Catherine was born about 1840 in Washington, DC. She was the eldest child of John Brent and Elizabeth Edmonson. Both her parents had been enslaved earlier in their lives; Catherine appears to have been born shortly after her mother obtained her freedom so was born free.
She grew up with her parents and a number of younger siblings in Washington, DC. In 1848, six of her mother's enslaved younger siblings were involved in an escape attempt that has come to be known as the "Pearl Incident".
Kate married James H Paynter in 1861 in her parent's home in Washington, DC, as described in "Escape on the Pearl" by Mary Kay Ricks. She may have passed away prior to 1870 when a "James Painter", age 39, is living with her parents but she is not present.
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