Write It! Series #3 feat. William Tucker
Today is February 3, 2017 and on January 3, 1624 William Tucker was the first recorded person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies. William Tucker was born in 1624 near Jamestown, Virginia to married African indentured servants named “Antoney and Isabell,”. William Tucker was named in honor of a Virginia Planter. References African American Registry. (2013). First Black Birth Recorded in America. Retrieved from http://www.aaregistry.org/historic_events/view/first-black-birth-recorded-america BlackPast.org. (2017). Tucker, William (1624- ? ). Retrieved from http://www.blackpast.org/aah/tucker-william-1624