Betty (Dower slave), approximately 1738 – 1795

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Betty (approximately 1738 – 1795) was a dower slave who came to live and work at Mount Vernon in Virginia as part of the Custis Estate, when Martha married George Washington. She worked as a seamstress, and was the mother of Ona Judge and Philadelphia Judge, with Andrew Judge, who was an indentured servant from England.
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referencedIn Mount Vernon slavery database, approximately 1740-1809 George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
referencedIn George Washington Papers, Series 1, Exercise Books, Diaries, and Surveys 1745-99, Subseries 1B, Diaries 1748-1799: Diary, January 17 - April 30, 1786 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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parentOf Judge, Ona, 1773-1848 person
parentOf Judge, Philadelphia person
associatedWith Mount Vernon (Va. : Estate) corporateBody
ownedBy Washington, Martha, 1731-1802 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Mount Vernon VA US
Subject
Slaves
Occupation
Seamstresses
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Person

Birth 1738

Death 1795

Female

English

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