- Hugh Gwyn - Wikipedia
Hugh Gwyn (c 1590 - c 1654) was a British colonist who owned the first legally-sanctioned slave in the Colony of Virginia, John Punch Gwyn served several terms in the Virginia House of Burgesses and was a justice
- The First Slave Owner in America Was Not a Black Man
Therefore, Hugh Gwyn, the owner of Punch, is recognized as the first legal slave owner in America Additionally, a man named Samuel Maverick is said to have arrived in Boston with two slaves as far back as 1624
- Fact Check: The First Slave Owner In America Was NOT A Black Man
Thus, Hugh Gwyn, the man who owned John Punch, would be the first recognized slaveholder, eliminating the spurious claim that a Black man innovated the North American system
- Africans in America Part 1 Virgina recognizes slavery - PBS
Three servants working for a farmer named Hugh Gwyn ran away to Maryland Two were white; one was black They were captured in Maryland and returned to Jamestown, where the court sentenced all
- Runaway Enslaved People and Indentured Servants in Colonial Virginia
The decision dated July 9 describes three servants belonging to Hugh Gwyn who ran away to Maryland and were captured there Victor, “a Dutchman,” and James Gregory, “a Scotchman,” were each sentenced to be whipped, and four years were added to their indentures
- The Curious History of Anthony Johnson: From Captive African to Right . . .
Thus, Hugh Gwyn, the man who owned John Punch, would be the first recognized slaveholder, eliminating the spurious claim that a Black man innovated the North American system Punch’s experience certainly foreshadowed legal maneuvers in the 18th century
- Chatham, Hugh Gwyn - NCpedia
Hugh Gwyn Chatham, industrialist, public servant, philanthropist, and promoter of various enterprises, was born in Elkin of English and Welsh ancestry He was the eldest son of Alexander and Mary Elizabeth Gwyn Chatham, who later had two other sons, Richard Martin and Paul
- John Punch (c. 1605 - c. 1640) - Genealogy - Geni. com
On 9 July, 1640, John Punch, African slave owned by Hugh Gwyn was given a lifetime indenture in punishment for running away to Maryland with two white slaves The white slaves were only given whippings and one extra year of servitude
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