Horses
From Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia
Below is a list of the names and foaling or purchase dates (if known) of Thomas Jefferson's riding horses.
| Horse Name | Foaled |
| Alllycrocker [1] | 1758 |
| Gustavus | 1762 |
| Cacullin | 1764 |
| The General | 1769 |
| Crab | 1771 |
| Everallyn | purchased 1774 |
| Alfred | 1774 |
| Caractacus | 1775 |
| Elthelinda | 1776 |
| Silvertail | 1773 |
| Orra Moor | 1778 |
| Peggy Waffington | 1778 |
| Zanga | 1778 |
| Odin | 1778 |
| Polly Peachum | 1778 |
| Silveret | 1780 |
| Assaragoa | 1779 |
| Raleigh | 1777 |
| Tarquin | purchased 1790 |
| Brimmer | purchased 1790 |
| Remus & Romulus (carriage horses) | Not known |
| Matchless | purchased 1791 |
| Fitzpartner | purchased 1799 |
| Wildair | purchased 1801 |
| Castor | |
| Diomede | |
| Bremo | Spring 1806; purchased by Jefferson 1814 |
| Wellington | purchased 1815 |
| Tecumseh | purchased 1815 |
| Peacemaker | purchased 1819 |
| The Eagle | purchased 1820 |
Footnotes
- ↑ List compiled from Betts, Farm Book, 87-109.
Further Sources
- Massachusetts Historical Society. Thomas Jefferson's Farm Book. http://thomasjeffersonpapers.org/cfm/doc.cfm?id=farm_1
- Look for sources in the Thomas Jefferson Portal

