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Anthony Johnson (c. 1600 – 1670) was an Angolan-born man who achieved wealth in the early 17th-century Colony of Virginia. Held as an indentured servant in 1621, he earned his freedom after several years and was granted land by the colony.
19 de ago. de 2019 · Anthony Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621. He farmed other people’s land in the new English colony before he acquired land of his own and wealth. He married Mary, had children — two daughters and two sons — and passed on his own property to his heirs before his death in 1670.
Anthony Johnson ( b. c. 1600 – d. 1670) era un angoleño negro conocido por lograr riqueza a principios del siglo XVII en la Colonia de Virginia. Fue uno de los primeros terratenientes afroamericanos y, merced a una sentencia a su favor por los tribunales de Virginia, obtuvo el derecho de poseer legalmente un esclavo.
3 de abr. de 2017 · Originario de Angola, Anthony Johnson llegó a la antigua colonia británica de Virginia en 1619. Tras varios años de trabajo, acabó ganando su libertad y se le concedieron tierras de cultivo, convirtiéndose en un agricultor colonialista.
5 de jun. de 2018 · According to historians Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith, in 1622, an enslaved African named Anthonio appeared in the historical record. It is believed that Johnson arrived in Virginia in...
14 de mar. de 2016 · White Supremacist groups have claimed that Anthony Johnson, a Black forced laborer who became free in 17th century Virginia, was the first legal slave owner in the British colonies that became the United States. That claim is historically false and misleading.
14 de dic. de 2010 · Anthony Johnson was the first prominent black landholder in the English colonies. Johnson arrived in Virginia in 1621 aboard the James. It is uncertain if Johnson arrived as an indentured servant or as a slave, early records list him as “Antonio, a Negro.”
