Harriet Tubman, nicknamed “Minty”, by her parents, Ben Ross and Harriet Green, was a slave. Her father, Ben Ross, also a slave, was owned by Anthony Thompson. Her mom, Harriet Green, was a slave owned by Joseph and Mary Pattison Brodess. Harriet and Ben met sometime in 1803 when Joseph died, and Mary was left in charge of Bucktown Farm and their son, Edward. Mary remarried to Anthony Thompson. Anthony managed her land and slaves which brought Ben and Harriet together. They had nine children named Linah, Mariah Ritty, Soph, Robert, Araminta (Harriet), Ben, Rachel, Henry, and Moses. When Edward turned twenty-one, he married and took over Bucktown Farm which separated Harriet and her children from Ben. In 1825 Edward’s farm was financially struggling
