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John Colyn Jope
Bornfl. 1607
Died1641
Piratical career
TypePrivateer
AllegianceEngland
Years active1600s–1630s
RankCaptain, Reverend
Base of operationsPlymouth
CommandsThe White Lion
Later workMerchant

John Colyn Jope (fl. 1600–1630) was a 17th-century English privateer, merchant adventurer and is the first documented slave trader[1] in the English colonies of North America.

He and Daniel Elfrith were the first men to arrive in the Colony of Virginia to sell slaves. Arriving only four days ahead his partner, Jope had sold the first African slaves in the American colonies in exchange for provisions, however Elfrith's arrival sparked considerably more controversy and was turned away by the colony.

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Category:English privateers Category:1580 births Category:1630 deaths

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