| Jefferson's Barb Mare* |
Black Sultan and two Barb mares were presented to President
Jefferson in 1806, by the Bey of Tunis. The three horses were later sold
at auction with both mares in foal to Black Sultan. One Barb mare went
to Louisiana and produced Beau Laquaise (c 1807), and no further infomation is known about either. The other Barb mare went to
Jefferson's son-in-law John Eppes who was also a member of Congress. She
was sent to Virginia where she foaled Sultana (f 1807). This Barb mare
was then bred to Citizen* and produced a foal (f 1810c) that would
become know as The Citizen Mare, the taproot of Family
A30. Sultana produced Lady Burton (b f 1813 by
Sir Archy) who was
said by Sanders Bruce, the compiler of the first six volumes of the
American Stud Book, to be one of the best broodmares America has ever
produced. It is very unlikely that Sultana bred a foal by Citizen*, as
is shown in the American Stud Book, as Citizen's last covering year was
1809, when Sultana was not yet a full two-year old, and covering at such
an early age was unusual and note was made of it in stud books. |
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