Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
BOSTON, Jenny in Petition 20979120

Name:BOSTON, Jenny
Petition:20979120 filed in Maryland, 1791
Role in Petition:petitioner
Color and Gender:mulatto female
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:BOSTON, Nelly - mother
BOSTON, Fanny - daughter of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Henny - daughter of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Anne - daughter of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Peter - son of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Bet - daughter of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Daniel - son of BOSTON, Nelly
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Freedom:Free by 1795. Sued for freedom in 1791. Origins of freedom: descended from a free yellow woman.