BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Billy |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Oct. 1808, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 129 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Billy |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | Oct. 1808, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Augustine (b. 1775)Flora (b. 1783)Gawen (b. 1804)Aleck (b. 1806) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 129 |
| Thomas Jefferson records the distribution of woollen, shirting, blankets and beds to people at Bear Creek. | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Augustine (b. 1775)Flora (b. 1783)Gawen (b. 1804)Aleck (b. 1806)Wiltshire Burton (b. 1814)Francis (b. 1818) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 167 |
| Thomas Jefferson records schedule of blanket distributions to people between 1819 through 1821 at Poplar Forest. On 1819 list | |
| Role | Receives Provisions |
| Listed With | Sarah Hubbard (b. 1788)Anderson (b. 1810)Henry (b. 1812)Nancy (b. 1818) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 168 |
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