Anthony Johnson, a f

January 1 2014

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Anthony Johnson, a free Black Man (who was probably one of the first twenty settlers), received a grant for 250 acres of land in Northampton County, Va (July 24, 1681). Mr. Johnson established a settlement on the banks of the Pungo Teague River (for the purpose of building a Tobacco Farm). Mr Johnson (IRONICALLY) is on record as the first person to legally own a Black Slave.

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