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The Tucker saga of Anthony Isabella and William Tucker
Thelma Williams, a Hampton nurse, pursues a 350 year old family epic tracing Anthony and Isabella to Jamestown and Fort Monroe. She blends oral history, sparse records, and family lore to link the Tuckers to the first black child born in America and a lineage rooted in Hampton paths and a hidden cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton
Thelma Williams
Anthony
Isabella
William
Fort Monroe
Jamestown
Blue Bird Gap
Gurl
Thelma
William Tucker
America
William Tucker Thelma
New York City
Virginia
William Tuckers
Tucker
High Seas
Chesapeake Bay
Thei
Chestnut Street
Willam Tucker
Antoney Negro
Isabell Negro
Isabela
Histori
Ans
Anthonys
Williams
Anthony Johnson
John Dorman
Tuckers
Emmanuel
Nat Tucker
Nat Turner
Samuel
Thomas
Thomas Davidson
Jamestown Museum and Fort
James River