Was Mary Jane Richardson Jones born to free black parents?
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Yes, Mary Jane Richardson Jones was born into freedom in 1801. Her parents, John Richardson and Margaret Carter Richardson were both free black individuals of African and European heritage. They lived in the Northern United States where slavery had been abolished, providing Mary Jane and her 5 siblings the opportunity to grow up and attain an education in Massachusetts and New York, free from the bondage of slavery.
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