Race and Slavery Petitions Project

Details for
BOSTON, Maria ([the younger]) in Petition 20979119

Name:BOSTON, Maria ([the younger])
Petition:20979119 filed in Maryland, 1791
Role in Petition:
Color and Gender:mulatto female
Status:slave
Identified Immediate Family:BOSTON, Nelly - mother
BOSTON, George - son of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Nathan - son of BOSTON, Nelly
BOSTON, Daniel - son of BOSTON, Nelly
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Term Slave:
Freedom:Free by 1795. Sued for freedom in 1791. Origins of freedom: descended from a free yellow woman.