African slaves 1619 Flashcards
Sao Joao Bautista ship
Portuguese ship sailing from Angola
On board Sao Joao Bautista 1618
Around 350-400 Africans
Taken in war by the Portuguese
Being transported to Spanish/Portuguese colonies in America
July 1619 the Treasurer ship
Captained by Daniel Elfrith (an English privateer in the service of the Earl of Warwick)
Owned by Earl of Warwick
July 1619 the White Lion ship
Captained by John Colyn Jope
Probably owned by Earl of Warwick, but sailing under Dutch flag
White Lion and Treasurer encountered
Sao Joao ship
Intercepted it and divided part of the enslaved cargo
July 1619 Sao Joao
Landed 147 African slaves in Mexico
John Rolfe letter to Sir Edwin Sandy January 1620
About 1619
Rolfe letter included
Yeardley set up the Assembly
Various ships/boats and fishing voyages in the region
Livestock doing well/ready for sale
Colony increasing in population
Rolfe on the Treasurer and White Lion
End of August, White Lion arrived at Point Comfort
Supposed to arrive together
Treasurer arrived later
On the White Lion
20 African slaves
True number of slaves is questioned
First African slaves sold as
Indentured servants in Virginia
Africans in the colony
Some transported to Jamestown
Some transported to Flowerdew Hundred plantation (Yeardley’s plantation until 1624 when sold to Peirsey)
Jope indicated he had captured
60 Africans and corn
Hence the disputed number
John Pory (secretary of the colony) recorded the White Lion
Was moored in Virginia for 1 month
Meant any other enslaved Africans were likely sold
Treasurer ship arrived a few days after the White Lion
Had 28-30 Africans onboard
Only 2-3 were sold in Virginia
