Jamestown in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Angelo (fl. 1619-1625)

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 20, 2021

1. Angelo (fl. 1619-1625) Marker

Inscription. Angelo (Angela) was likely born in the West African kingdom of Ndongo, part of present-day Angola, Captured and sold to slave traders, she was forced onto a Portuguese ship. Two English privateers, the White Lion and the Treasurer, attacked the ship as it neared Spanish America, removing Angelo and some 60 other Africans. The White Lion arrived at Point Comfort, VA, in Aug. 1619, followed by the Treasurer with Angelo aboard, There she and about 30 others, the first documented Africans in Virginia, were sold. Angelo labored in the Jamestown household of Capt. William Peirce, planter, merchant, and political and military leader. She last appears in colonial records in the muster of 1625.

Erected 2020 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number WT 6.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Colonial Era • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1619.

Location. 37° 13.711′ N, 76° 46.897′ W. Marker is in Jamestown, Virginia, in James City County. It is on Jamestown Road (Virginia Route 31) east of Colonial Parkway, on the right when

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traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Greate Road (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); First Poles Arrive (about 500 feet away); Jamestown (about 500 feet away); First Africans in English America (about 600 feet away); First Africans In Jamestown (about 600 feet away); First Germans at Jamestown (about 600 feet away); Jamestown Road (about 700 feet away); Pocahontas (about 700 feet away).

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, October 20, 2021

2. Angelo (fl. 1619-1625) Marker

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Credits. This page was last revised on October 20, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 20, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 545 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 20, 2021, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.