| First Name | Sophia |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 20 Apr. 1795 Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
| Mother | Phyllis (b. 1771) Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 31 |
| Clothing and textiles are distributed to enslaved and hired persons, inlucding linen, wool, cotton, stockings, shoes, blankets, and beds. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Phyllis (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 49 |
| Thomas Jefferson records distribution of fish. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Phyllis (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 53 |
| Linen, wool, stockings, blankets, beds, and shoes are distributed to 134 people enslaved or hired by Thomas Jefferson. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Phyllis (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| Bread is distributed to people living at Shadwell. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Phyllis (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 52 |
| 31 enslaved persons are transferred by Thomas Jefferson as part of a marriage settlement between his daughter Maria Eppes and John Wayles Eppes. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | John Wayles Eppes (1773-1823) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Phyllis (b. 1771) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Dowries Comparison Lists, [Sep. 1797] Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 25 |
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