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Ona "Oney" Judge Staines (c. 1773 – February 25, 1848) was a slave owned by the Washington family, first at the family's plantation at Mount Vernon and later, after George Washington became president, at the President's House in Philadelphia, then the nation's capital city.
In April 1789, Oney was one of seven enslaved Africans brought to New York City by the Washingtons to work in the presidential residence. With the change in the capital in November 1790, she was brought to Philadelphia, and probably shared a room with Nelly in the President's House.
Learn about the life of Ona Judge, a Black woman who escaped from the presidential mansion in 1796 and refused to return to enslavement. Explore how she faced the Washingtons' efforts to reclaim her and how she built a new life in freedom.
22 de dic. de 2021 · Oney Judge was born at Mount Vernon and became the personal servant of Martha Washington in 1789. She escaped from the President's House in Philadelphia in 1796 and lived as a free woman in New Hampshire until her death in 1848.
11 de mar. de 2018 · Learn about Ona \"Oney\" Judge, a former slave in George Washington's household who fled to New Hampshire in 1796. Read about her life, her escape, and her legacy as an abolitionist and a fugitive slave.
On May 21, 1796, Ona “Oney” Judge fled her enslavement to Pres. George Washington, while the first family resided in Philadelphia, then the nation’s temporary capital. Yes, Washington was an enslaver. He was one of 12 presidents in U.S. history (1 out of 4) who owned and sold people.
On May 21, 1796, enslaved maid Ona Judge seized her freedom from the President's House in Philadelphia while George and Martha Washington ate dinner. Judge had just learned that Mrs. Washington planned to bequeath her to Eliza Custis Law, Mrs. Washington's granddaughter.
