| First Name | Ambrose |
| Alternate Names | Ambrus Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Male |
| Birth Information | 1785, Poplar Forest From Thomas Jefferson to Bowling Clark, 21 Sep. 1792 |
| Bowling Clark records a list of people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest, organized by family groups. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Sam (b. 1762)Dilcy (b. 1769)Hannah (b. 1789)Dinah (b. 1791) |
| Sources | Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Sam, Dilcy, and their three children are sold by Thomas Jefferson to Joshua Early during a sale in Bedford County. | |
| From Enslaver | Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) |
| To Enslaver | Joshua Early (1738-1812) |
| Role | Sold Or Transferred |
| Listed With | Sam (b. 1762)Dilcy (b. 1769)Hannah (b. 1789)Dinah (b. 1791) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 25 Thomas Jefferson to Bowling Clark, 21 September 1792 Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Mann Randolph, Jr., 12 October 1792 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Suckey (1771-1811)Cate (b. 1788)Daniel (b. 1790)Stephen (b. 1794)Philip (b. 1796) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
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