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Oney Judge is Born
Exact date is unknown.
Born to Betty, a seamstress, and Andrew Judge, a white tailor who was an indentured servant at Mount Vernon -
Start of the Revolutionary War
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Invited to work in the Mansion
Exact date is unknown.
Invited to be a playmate to Nelly and became an acomplished semstress. -
End of the Revolutionary War
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Gerorge Washington becomes president
He won the very first US presidential election. -
Moved to NY with the Washingtons
Moved with the Washingtons to NewYork where George Washington would sit as Presedent. The White House was not yet built. -
Moved to Philadelphia
The government was relocated to Philadelphia -
George Washington is relected
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Told she is going to be a wedding gift
Mrs. Washington's eldest granddaughter, Elizabeth Custis, was married on March 20, 1796. Mrs. Washington informed Oney that she was to be given as a gift to the bride rather than be set free when Martha Washington died. -
Ranaway fromt he Washingtons
Ran away to her friend's the Jones's and then to Porthsmouth, New Hampshire. -
Elizabeth Langdon spotted her
In the summer, Elizabeth Langdon, or Betsey, a close friend of Netty, saw Oney in New Hampshire. Oney became worried, -
Joseph Whipple came for Oney
Oney refused to go with him to the Washingtons and declared herself free -
Married Jack Staines and had a child
Married the sailor Jack Staines and had a child. She would later have two more. -
Burnwell Bassett, Jr. came for Oney
Burnwell Bassett came to New Hamprisre for buisness and lived with the Langdons. The Langdons were now friends with Oney and warned her Burnwell Bassett wanted to take her to the washingtons. She went into hinding with ther husband and child. -
Ona Judge Staines dies
Her children and husband all died before she did. Due to the Fugitive Slave Act of 1793, she lived as a fugitive. She and her children, though they were born in New Hampshire, remained property of the Custis estate
