Colbert, Burwell, 1783-1862
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Burwell (Enslaved person), 1783-1862
Colbert, Burwell, b. 1783
Hemings, Burwell, 1783-1862
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found: Thomas Jefferson, Codicil to will, Mar.17, 1826:("I give to my good, affectionate, and faithful servant Burwell his freedom ....")
found: Monticello plantation database, Feb.23, 2007:(Burwell Colbert, b. Dec. 24, 1783, mother Betty Hemings, father unknown, freed 1826)
found: Monticello plantation database, October 9, 2023:(Burwell Colbert; 1783-1862; served as Thomas Jefferson's personal servant and ran his household, directing the work of enslaved housemaids, waiters, and porters; as a freed man, he worked at the University of Virginia and in the home of Jefferson's friends)
found: Monticello explorer website, Feb.23, 2007:("Burwell Colbert was an enslaved domestic worker at Monticello. He was the son of Betty Brown and the grandson of Elizabeth (Betty) Hemings ... Colbert married his first cousin Critta, the daughter of Nance Hemings. Burwell and Critta Colbert, who died in 1819, had eight children. Colbert was granted his freedom in Jefferson's will ... In 1834, he married Elizabeth Battles, a free woman of color; they had three daughters.")
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2007-02-23: new
2023-12-01: revised
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