Bridget Biddy Research Paper

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Bridget “Biddy” Mason Bridget was born in a plantation in Hancock,Georgia, on august 15 1818 as a slave. Biddy was separated from her parents when she was just a child, she was also sold a couple of times. She spent most of her years working in a plantation for john smith as a house servant and midwife. Biddy was her nickname but they gave her the name Bridget. Later on john gave the 18- year old Bridget as a wedding gift to his cousins Robert m. Smith and his wife Rebecca Smith, and had to be sent to Logtown,Mississippi. Robert was really mean to Bridget he would punish her and abuse her. Bridget ended up pregnant and had three daughters with Robert. Bridget was the first African American woman to found the first African episcopal church …show more content…

Bridget was a founder or member of the F.A.M.E church of L.A which was the city's first African church. She organized meetings in her home on spring st. later on she donated her land on which the church was built. Which is now known as the “biddy mason park” in L.A. Robert Smith was a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , they were encouraged to free all their slaves by mormons, but Robert didn't want to take part so he and his family and his slaves moved to San Bernardino California. All the slaves that immigrated or were born in California were protected by the free state law where they have the right to be free. But since Bridget was under the influence of her owner Robert , he did not agree with those rules so it that made her life harsher. Robert decided to take his slaves to Texas but Bridget didn't trust him a bit, she feared being separated from her children just like she was taken from her mother. Bridget, with the help of her friends made a plan to escape from Robert. Bridget's plan failed so that gave robert a chance to capture them

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