Peggy was one of the sixteen known enslaved people held at the Bush-Holley House. Unlike most of those enslaved by the Bushes, Peggy does not appear to be related by blood to the other enslaved individuals in the house. Our earliest known rerecord of Peggy is in the first United States Census in 1790, in which she is listed among the enslaved. She was around 10 years old.
Peggy was a teenager when David Bush died in 1797. She was named in the will’s inventory, but she was not willed to anyone in particular. Three years later, Peggy is gone from the Bush household along with the only other two enslaved people named in the inventory but not willed to anyone in particular; Jupiter and Charles. It is likely that they were sold or given away during this time. We do not know what happens to Peggy after leaving the Bush household.
