William Tucker was a Virginia-born child to two of the first Africans in Virginia who landed in Jamestown Colony before his birth. He was the first African American who was born in the British colonie
Historical marker with William, Antony, and Isabell mentioned
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Indentured servitude is a form of labor in which a person is contracted to work without salary for a specific number of years. The contract, called an "indenture", may be entered voluntarily for a pre
William Tucker (Virginia colony)
…1624, and appears on the Virginia Muster of 1624/5, the first comprehensive census made in North America. 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…
An indenture signed by Henry Mayer, with an "X", in 1738. This contract bound Mayer to Abraham Hestant of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, who had paid for Mayer to travel from Europe.
Jean Baptiste de La Vérendrye of New France with a group of engagés (indentured servants)
Slaves having a stick fight. A white indentured servant is standing on the left.
Indian woman in traditional dress