BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Betty |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | Jan. 1801, Bedford County Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Betty |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | Jan. 1801, Bedford County Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Sally (b. 1777)Isabel (1795-1807)Milly (1797-1819)Abbey (b. 1804) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Bear Creek | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Gawen (b. 1778)Sally (b. 1777)Milly (1797-1819)Abbey (b. 1804)Edy (b. 1806)Martin (b. 1809) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Tomahawk. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Gawen (b. 1778)Sally (b. 1777)Matilda (b. 1818)Abbey (b. 1804)Edy (b. 1806)Martin (b. 1809)Hannah (b. 1770)Moses (b. 1811)Mary Anne (b. 1812)Harriet (b. 1815)Alfred Grason (b. 1818) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 166 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of blanket distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1820 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Martin (b. 1809)Moses (b. 1811) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
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