William Tucker

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 colonies that later became the United States. 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. 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 contracted for servitude. becoming the first African child baptized in English North America. He was named after Captain Tucker. The captain's plantation was located on the Hampton River. Nearby was a Native American village, once known as Kecoughtan, Virginia of the Kecoughtan tribe. It is now Hampton, Virginia.

Legacy The 2-acre Tucker Family Cemetery in Hampton was named after him. Next to the cemetery is the Aberdeen Gardens neighborhood that was established by African Americans. The cemetery, which was previously called the Old Colored Graveyard, contains the remains of people that believe they were related to William. There are many unmarked graves, but it is believed that he is interred there. It is around one mile to the Bluebird Gap Farm, which is believed to be the site of Captain William Tucker's plantation.