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Tufton Farm
Tufton Farm, located in Albemarle County, Virginia, borders the Monticello plantation. The farm was passed down from Peter Jefferson to his son Thomas Jefferson, whose grandson Thomas Jefferson Randolph inherited the property. Thomas Jefferson experimented with plants and sustainable farming. It is now the site of the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants. History The land for the farm was patented in two separate tracts of 150 acres each by Peter Jefferson in 1740 and 1755. After he had the forest land cleared by enslaved people, he grew tobacco. When he died, the property passed to his son, Thomas Jefferson. The farm was part of the original 5,000 acres that Jefferson owned. It was a quarter farm, located about from Monticello's main house gates. The property was named for Sackville Tufton, 8th Earl of Thanet#Family, Lady Caroline Tufton (Tufton, Pembrokeshire#Name, Tufton, Pembrokeshire ยง Name) by Martha Jefferson Randolph, Tufton was her schoolmate in Paris. During Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 112,395. Albemarle County was created in 1744 from the western portion of Goochland County, though portions of Albemarle were later carved out to create other counties. Albemarle County was named in honor of Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle. Its most famous inhabitant was Thomas Jefferson, who built his estate home, Monticello, in the county. History At the time of European encounter, the inhabitants of the area that became Albemarle County were a Siouan-speaking tribe called the Saponi. In 1744, the Virginia General Assembly created Albemarle County from the western portion of Goochland County. The county was named in honor of Wille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
