20979115https://dlas.uncg.edu/petitions/petition/20979115MarylandPrince George'sCounty18101791General2561802Appellategranted; appealed; reversed31348Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MarylandCharles Mahoney states that "although he is entitled to his Freedom, being descended from a free Woman named Anne Joice [Joyce]," he is held in slavery by the Reverend John Ashton. Mahoney requests that he be discharged from further custody.Purchased own family (FPOC)Sues for freedom (enslaved)Seniors (FPOC)Enslaver (FPOC)Testimony (FPOC)Skills (enslaved)OverseersCrops (tobacco)HomicideSlave trade (Atlantic)Purchased for emancipation Term slaveryIllegitimacy Family separated (Black)