Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

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Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Legg inn av samsloan » 17 des 2006 00:17:33

Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Uncle Jeff was an elderly Black man who lived in a cabin just past the
bridge on Trent's Ferry Road in Lynchburg, Virginia that crossed
Judith's Creek, which now marks the border between the City of
Lynchburg and Bedford County. To reach the cabin, one needed to cross
the bridge and then turn right onto Fox Hill Road. The cabin would be
on a hillock to the immediate right.

Uncle Jeff had been born into slavery and he had lots of children,
grand children, great-grand children and great-great-grandchildren,
more than a hundred in all, who could always be seen around the cabin
every time I drove past.

The cabin has since been demolished. I believe that his descendants
still live on the land or in the immediate vicinity, which is now a
wealthy, high-class area where the rich people live.

I never got to meet Uncle Jeff, because he was already more than one
hundred years old when I lived near there and he never left the house.
I do not know when he died but he was still alive in 1962 when I went
off to college.

In researching the lives of the slaves of Thomas Jefferson, it has
occurred to me that Uncle Jeff might have had something to do with
Thomas Jefferson, hence the name Uncle Jeff.

Also, Thomas Jefferson kept some of his slaves at a place named
Judith's Creek. This is mentioned on page 7 of the Farm Book by Thomas
Jefferson as "Judith's Creek or Dunlora". Thomas Jefferson had nine
slaves there.

However, the Judith's Creek is several miles long. It empties into the
James River less than a mile from Uncle Jeff's former cabin. It is not
clear exactly where Thomas Jefferson kept those nine slaves. Does
anybody know?

Sam Sloan

Ray O'Hara

Re: Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Legg inn av Ray O'Hara » 17 des 2006 01:59:19

"samsloan" <samhsloan@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

However, the Judith's Creek is several miles long. It empties into the
James River less than a mile from Uncle Jeff's former cabin. It is not
clear exactly where Thomas Jefferson kept those nine slaves. Does
anybody know?

Sam Sloan


maybe you should try a geneology group or a group dedicated to slavery and
leave the rev group off your list

pj.evans

Re: Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Legg inn av pj.evans » 17 des 2006 02:52:22

OFF TOPIC FOR SOC.GENEALOGY.MEDIEVAL

Could you please keep your cross-posting to the relevant groups????


samsloan wrote:
Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Uncle Jeff was an elderly Black man who lived in a cabin just past the
bridge on Trent's Ferry Road in Lynchburg, Virginia that crossed
Judith's Creek, which now marks the border between the City of
Lynchburg and Bedford County. To reach the cabin, one needed to cross
the bridge and then turn right onto Fox Hill Road. The cabin would be
on a hillock to the immediate right.

Uncle Jeff had been born into slavery and he had lots of children,
grand children, great-grand children and great-great-grandchildren,
more than a hundred in all, who could always be seen around the cabin
every time I drove past.

The cabin has since been demolished. I believe that his descendants
still live on the land or in the immediate vicinity, which is now a
wealthy, high-class area where the rich people live.

I never got to meet Uncle Jeff, because he was already more than one
hundred years old when I lived near there and he never left the house.
I do not know when he died but he was still alive in 1962 when I went
off to college.

In researching the lives of the slaves of Thomas Jefferson, it has
occurred to me that Uncle Jeff might have had something to do with
Thomas Jefferson, hence the name Uncle Jeff.

Also, Thomas Jefferson kept some of his slaves at a place named
Judith's Creek. This is mentioned on page 7 of the Farm Book by Thomas
Jefferson as "Judith's Creek or Dunlora". Thomas Jefferson had nine
slaves there.

However, the Judith's Creek is several miles long. It empties into the
James River less than a mile from Uncle Jeff's former cabin. It is not
clear exactly where Thomas Jefferson kept those nine slaves. Does
anybody know?

Sam Sloan

samsloan

Re: Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Legg inn av samsloan » 18 des 2006 22:57:23

Just explain this is little better.

Thomas Jefferson kept nine slaves in a place he called "Judith's
Creek", which was in Bedford County, Virginia.

During the years I lived in Bedford County Virginia, there was an
elderly Black man named "Uncle Jeff" who lived next to Judith's Creek
and just off of Fox Hill Road.

Uncle Jeff had been born as a slave and he lived to be more than one
hundred years old.

I do not know when Uncle Jeff died, but it was after 1962, when I went
off to college.

Due to the coincidence in name and place, I am wondering if Uncle Jeff
or his parents might have been slaves of Thomas Jefferson.

Sam Sloan

samsloan wrote:
Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Uncle Jeff was an elderly Black man who lived in a cabin just past the
bridge on Trent's Ferry Road in Lynchburg, Virginia that crossed
Judith's Creek, which now marks the border between the City of
Lynchburg and Bedford County. To reach the cabin, one needed to cross
the bridge and then turn right onto Fox Hill Road. The cabin would be
on a hillock to the immediate right.

Uncle Jeff had been born into slavery and he had lots of children,
grand children, great-grand children and great-great-grandchildren,
more than a hundred in all, who could always be seen around the cabin
every time I drove past.

The cabin has since been demolished. I believe that his descendants
still live on the land or in the immediate vicinity, which is now a
wealthy, high-class area where the rich people live.

I never got to meet Uncle Jeff, because he was already more than one
hundred years old when I lived near there and he never left the house.
I do not know when he died but he was still alive in 1962 when I went
off to college.

In researching the lives of the slaves of Thomas Jefferson, it has
occurred to me that Uncle Jeff might have had something to do with
Thomas Jefferson, hence the name Uncle Jeff.

Also, Thomas Jefferson kept some of his slaves at a place named
Judith's Creek. This is mentioned on page 7 of the Farm Book by Thomas
Jefferson as "Judith's Creek or Dunlora". Thomas Jefferson had nine
slaves there.

However, the Judith's Creek is several miles long. It empties into the
James River less than a mile from Uncle Jeff's former cabin. It is not
clear exactly where Thomas Jefferson kept those nine slaves. Does
anybody know?

Sam Sloan

samsloan

Re: Uncle Jeff's Cabin and Judith's Creek

Legg inn av samsloan » 28 des 2006 12:49:10

My book came out today. You should be able to order it on Amazon and
elsewhere within a week.

The Farm Book by Thomas Jefferson With light notes and annotations by
Sam Sloan

ISBN 0-923891-80-3

Go to
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... ofthomasje

This link does not work now, but keep trying and within a week the book
will appear.

Sam Sloan

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