First, it should be noted that the term "African-American" is fairly recent. Back in the time of the colonies, the word used was "Negro." One of the first Negroes we know about was Phillis Wheatley, a slave who was taught to read and write by the family in Boston who purchased her. She went on to become a well-respected poet, beginning in the 1760s. Another well-known Negro was Crispus Attucks, a free man who was killed in the Boston Massacre. Another black man who lived around that time and became prominent was a Mason and an abolitionist named Prince Hall. But unfortunately, since most of the slaves who were brought to the colonies were not well-known, and even most of the free black men and women were rarely mentioned by the press, it is difficult to know who was living in the colonies and who was not. Thus, it is also difficult to accurately answer this question.
I'm not sure who the first African American born in the US is, because the first African Americans were born before the United States was a country.
But Agustin, son of slaves Agustin and Francisca, was the first documented African-American, born in St. Augustine in 1606 (before Jamestown was even founded). Previous response left intact below:
"1621 William Tucker is the first African American born in the English colonies."
http://www.nps.gov/brvb/historyculture/colonialrevolutionary.htm
One of my ancestors...
That was Virginia Dare, born on 18 August 1587 on Roanoke Island. Well actually Virginia Dare was the first English child born in North America but the question is Who was the first African American child born in the colonies and it was William Tucker
Although many native American children had been born before this, the first European child born in North America was named Snorri, and born to Norse parents shortly after 1000 A.D.
Gloria Ford Gilmer was born in Baltimore, Maryland. She was the first black female that was admitted to the Board of Governors for the Mathematical Association of America.
unfortunately nobody can answer this question. people with dark skin pigments or (black) did not come only from Africa. many blacks have origins from Australia and other places around Egypt. however the main stream theory is pointing towards Africa.
Virginia Dare -feamale- but she dissapreard
Virginia Dare was the first child born to settlers in Roanoke, VA.
Virginia Dare
First English Child BornVirginia Dare on August 18, 1587 and was the first English child born in Roanoke, NC in the Americas.
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Virginia Dare.
America's first black sextuplets were born!
There was this kid name SevereDJdawg....
Virginia Dare.
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The first English child born in the New World was Virginia Dare, who was born in 1587 in Roanoke, modern day USA.
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To determine what generation American you are, count the number of generations between you and the ancestor who migrated from somewhere else to America. If you father was born elsewhere but came to America as a child or as an adult, and you were born in America, you are a first generation American; you are the first born in America. If your mother was born in America but her mother was born elsewhere, your mother is first generation and you are second generation.