Archives of Maryland
(Biographical Series)

Mima Queen (b. ? - d. ?)
MSA SC 5496-24668
Petitioner for Freedom, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, 1810  

Biography:

In 1810, Mima Queen Louisa filed a petition against her owner John Hepburn for their freedom on behalf of herself and her daughter Louisa. Mima Queen stated that she was to be free because she was descended from a free woman named Mary Queen. Queen claimed that Mary Queen was her great grandmother. Around the same time there were other slaves with the same surname who were suing for their freedom making the same claim that they were descended from Mary Queen. Some members of the Queen family were able to secure their freedom, while others would remain enslaved. Mima Queen's case was unique because it involved the submission of hearsay evidence. There were three witnesses, Freeders Ryland, Richard Disney and Caleb Clark, who all claimed that they were told and/or overheard that Mary Queen was a free woman.


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