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Who Was John Punch? John Punch (Fl. 1630S, Living 1640) Was an Enslaved African Who Lived in the Colony of Virginia. Thought to Have Been an Indentured...
Who Was John Punch?
John Punch (fl. 1630s, living 1640) was an enslaved African who lived in the colony of Virginia. Thought to have been an indentured servant, Punch attempted to escape to Maryland and was sentenced in July 1640 by the Virginia Governor’s Council to serve as a slave for the remainder of his life.
colony of Virginia
The Colony of Virginia, chartered in 1606 and settled in 1607, was the first enduring English colony in North America, following failed proprietary attempts at settlement on Newfoundland by Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1583, and the subsequent farther south Roanoke Island (modern eastern North Carolina) by Sir Walter …
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