Hercules (1794-1823)

Hercules (1794-1823)

Biographical

First Name	Hercules
Surnames
Gender	Male
Birth Information	20 Nov. 1794, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 and Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
Death Information	1823, Louisiana Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 2 Mar. 1824
Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
	Unknown Wilson Cary Nicholas to Thomas Jefferson Randolph, 2 Mar. 1824

Genealogy

Mother	Betty (b. 1749) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
Father	Hercules (1733-1807) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30

Timeline

1794
Bedford County

LifeEvent: Birth

On list of births.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1794 Nov.
Bedford County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

On "Roll of the negroes Nov. 1794. and where to be settled for the year 1795."

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30
1798
Bedford County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1805 July
Bedford County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60
1810
Bedford County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 131
1810 Apr.
Poplar Forest

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 129
1819
Tomahawk

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for wool, shirts, blankets, beds, or hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 166
1819
Poplar Forest

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 168
1822 Dec. 23
Bedford County

Violence: Punishment

Found not guilty of stabbing overseer William Gough and planning an insurrection.

Bedford County Trial Proceedings for Poplar Forest Slaves Gawen, Billy, and Hercules in Assault on William Gough, Overseer
1822 Dec. 23
Bedford County

Violence: Punishment

Discussion of court proceedings and his defense lawyer, Christopher Clark.

Extract from William Radford