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The Tucker family roots run deep in Hampton history
Thelma Tucker traces 350 years of Black family life from Anthony and Isabella in early 1600s Jamestown through Captain Tucker's lineage in Hampton. She weighs slave status versus indentured servitude, cites scarce records, and highlights oral history as vital to linking generations while noting widespread record losses and the challenges of proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William ‘Tuckers
America
Thelma
Hampton
William Tucker
Fort Monroe
Chesapeake Bay
Anthony
Isabella
Black Tucker
Chestnut Street
John Rolfe
Tucker
Jamestown
Anthonys
Williams
Anthony Johnson
Northampton
Johnson
Tuckers
Norma Tucker
Captain ‘Tucker
Virginia
William
John Dorman
Emmanuel
Nat Tucker