BIOGRAPHICAL
| First Name | Cate |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 8 Mar. 1788, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
AS PROPERTY
| First Name | Cate |
| Surnames | |
| Gender | Female |
| Birth Information | 8 Mar. 1788, Poplar Forest Thomas Jefferson’s Farm Book, page 30 |
| Bowling Clark records a list of people enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at Poplar Forest, organized by family groups. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hercules (1733-1807)Betty (b. 1749)Augustine (b. 1775)Mary (b. 1792) |
| Sources | Bowling Clark to Thomas Jefferson, [17 Aug. 1792] |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves across his properties and where they will be settled the following year. 49 people are recorded in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hercules (1733-1807)Betty (b. 1749)Augustine (b. 1775)Gawen (b. 1778)Mary (b. 1792)Hercules (1794-1823) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 30 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County from late 1798 to early 1799. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hercules (1733-1807)Betty (b. 1749)Augustine (b. 1775)Gawen (b. 1778)Mary (b. 1792)Hercules (1794-1823)Jupiter (1800-1809) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 57 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents the people he enslaves in Bedford County. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Hercules (1733-1807)Betty (b. 1749)Augustine (b. 1775)Gawen (b. 1778)Mary (b. 1792)Hercules (1794-1823)Jupiter (1800-1809) |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 60 |
| Thomas Jefferson documents people living at Poplar Forest. | |
| Role | Enumerated |
| Listed With | Betty (b. 1749)Mary (b. 1792)Hercules (1794-1823) |
| 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 |
| Sources | Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book, page 167 |
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