Who was William Tucker?

William Tucker 

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William Tucker (born 1624) was born to two of the first Africans in Virginia who landed in Jamestown Colony before his birth. He was the first African American that was born in the British colonies that later became the United States.

William Tucker was born near Jamestown of the Colony of Virginia in 1624. His parents were Isabell and Anthony, African indentured servants.

When he was born, there were 22 Africans in the colony, most of whom arrived in 1619. His parents were servants to Mary and Captain William Tucker, who was an envoy to the Pamunkey Native Americans for the colony. The Tucker plantation was located at or near the current site of Bluebird Gap Farm in Hampton.

Isabell and Anthony were wed in 1623 or before, with Captain Tucker's support. Under English law, indentured servants were not married while they still had time on their contract.  About the time William was born, there were two white children of indentured servants born in the colony. Tucker had 17 servants.

Reference:

"First black Virginia child to be remembered". richmondfreepress.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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