I have not located the terms under which Mary Bowden was freed. I believe her papers are in Westmoreland County, even though she lived in Fredericksburg. Her daughter, Patty Bowden, received her papers from Alexander Spotswood in 1780. Pattys' stint at the Washington Plantation was totally different. She was indentured at birth and freed 30 years later. She was a personal servant to Elizabeth Spotswood, and moved to Fredericksburg when Elizabeth married Alexander Spotswood. Since Alexander is the one who authored Patty's freedom papers, I believe that her Indenture was assigned to Elizabeth when she married.
Anita
-- John Philip Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Did they free her per their contract as an indentured servant?
John Philip Adams
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She served almost 40 years, when the additional time was added on. One of
the documents I have states that she was fined in tobacco, and had
additional time added on. She was listed in the 1810 census for
Fredericksburg and was about 80 years old (she was born February 20, 1730).
She was not mentioned in the 1820 census, and was probably deceased.
Anita
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Was she freed at the end of her indenture of 30 years?
John Philip Adams
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In 1999 I visited George Washington Birthplace, and saw the cottage where my
ancestor, Mary Bowden lived. The servants who lived there slept in an area
over the kitchen. The cottage is right by the Main House, where the
Washington family lived. Anyone who visits GWBP should check out the
cottage, and the interpreters.
It was probably comfortable for those times, and better than many
accommodations. Yet, my ancestor fled that place at least three times that
we know of. Although she was serving an Indenture of thirty years, she still
desired her freedom. After all most slaves did not live long lives, and
thirty years was a life time (it just so happens that she did live to be
over 80 years of age).
Anita
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:54:59 -0400> From: [log in to unmask]> Subject:
Mount Vernon Opens Rebuilt Slave Cabin> To: [log in to unmask]> >
Dear list members:> > An article in today's Washington Post, with a photo
online, reports > on the opening of a rebuilt slave cabin at Mount Vernon:
"its highest- > profile slavery exhibit in years, a 16-by-14-foot log cabin
modeled > on the field hands' quarters on Washington's vast estate." I can't
> reproduce the article here for copyright reasons, but you can read it > at
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/19/ >
AR2007091902464.html.> > --Jurretta Heckscher
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