Esther Granger Gillette (b. 1795)

Biographical

First Name	Esther
Alternate Names	Easther Account of Sale of Slaves from Thomas Jefferson’s Estate, 1 Jan. 1829
Surnames	Granger Father’s surname.
	Gillette Partner’s surname. “Life Among the Lowly, No. 3” by Israel Jefferson (December 25, 1873)
Gender	Female
Birth Information	19 Mar. 1795, Shadwell or Lego Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
Enslaver	Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
	William Garland Account of Sale of Slaves from Thomas Jefferson’s Estate, 1 Jan. 1829

Genealogy

Mother	Minerva Granger (b. 1771) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
Father	Bagwell Granger (b. 1768) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
Partner	Gill Gillette (b. 1792) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
Children	Lindsay Gillette (b. 1813) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130

Timeline

1795
Albemarle County

LifeEvent: Birth

On list of births.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31
1795

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, or beds.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 49
1796

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1796
Shadwell

Provisions: Food

Fish supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 53
1797 May
Shadwell

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 52
1798
Monticello

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1798

Provisions: Food

Supply list for fish and beef.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 57
1799
Monticello

Provisions: Food

Distribution list for grain, fish, and beef.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 56
1799 Oct.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 55
1800 Nov.

Provisions: Supplies

Distribution list for linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, or shoes.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 58a
1801

Commercial: Enslaved_hire

Leased to John H. Craven.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60
1809

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 137
1810
Albemarle County

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll sorted by age.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 130
1810
Tufton

Provisions: Food

Monthly supply of pork.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 135
1810

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for hats.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 143
1810 Feb.
Tufton

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

Plantation roll.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 128
1810 Feb.
Tufton

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 134
1810 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, plains, cotton, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1811 June 16

Provisions: Clothing

Was supplied summer clothing.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 136
1812

Provisions: Supplies

Bed distribution list for 1812, 1815, and 1818.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1812

Provisions: Supplies

Blanket distribution list for 1812, 1815, and 1818.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 142
1812 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for linen, blankets, beds, hats, or sifters.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813

Provisions: Clothing

Distribution list for summer clothing.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 139
1813 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 144
1814 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 146
1815
Tufton

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 148
1815 June 26
Tufton

Labor: Agricultural
Farm Laborer

Received mutton and whiskey for labor during wheat harvest.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 149
1815 Dec.

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 150
1816
Tufton

Commercial: Enslaved_inventory

List of people with notes on spinning and weaving of fabrics.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 152
1816

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 154
1817
Tufton

Provisions: Food

Bread supply list.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 156
1817

Provisions: Clothing

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

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 158
1817

Commercial: Enslaved_loan

Leased to Thomas J. Randolph.

Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 160
1829 Jan. 01

FreedomStatus: Sale

Sold to William Garland with partner at an estate sale in front of the Eagle Hotel, Charlottesville.

Account of Sale of Slaves from Thomas Jefferson’s Estate

DIGITAL ARCHIVE of SLAVERY to FREEDOM at MONTICELLO (beta)

Esther Granger Gillette (b. 1795)

Biographical

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