Martha Jane (#20285514)

Black, female

Petition #20285514, filed in Arkansas (1855)

• Role in Petition: defendant
• Status: enslaved

• Term Slave: Yes. Until age 20.
• Freedom: Origins of freedom: freed by deed executed by deed executed by her mother's owner, Gilbert Bardin, and the will of Gilbert's wife, Charlotte Bardin.

Family roles(s)

• daughter

Economic profile

• From 1839 - appraisal