Notable Slaves of Washington
- Henry Washington – he escaped to become a Black Loyalist during the American Revolutionary War, joining the British
- Deborah Squash - with her husband Harvey escaped from Mount Vernon; they went to New York where they joined the British during the American Revolutionary War and were evacuated in 1783 as freedmen
- Davy Jones
- Hercules (slave), cook at President's House in Philadelphia, escaped from there, leaving family at Mount Vernon
- Oney Judge – escaped slavery in Philadelphia from the President's house, but had to leave family at Mount Vernon
- Emily Hartley - escaped once
- Billy Lee - the only one of Washington's slaves freed outright by Washington in his will. Because he served by Washington's side throughout the American Revolutionary War and was sometimes depicted next to Washington in paintings, Lee was one of the most publicized African Americans of his time.
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