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Was John Wheatley the master of Phillis Wheatley?

Phillis Wheatley was a slave to Susannah and John Wheatley. John Wheatley bought her at a slave sale on the Boston wharf.


Is phillis wheatley related to john wheatley?

No. John Wheatley bought phillis at a slave auction


How did phillis wheatley get her name?

the slave ship she went on was called phillis


A former slave who wrote poems and supported American independence?

Frederick douglas


Was there a slave schooner called the Phillis?

I read THAT PHILLIS WHEATLEY WAS NAMED AFTER A SCHOONER CALLED THE PHILLIS


Who was the educated slave who was a poet?

The poet was Phillis Wheatley.


Where did Phyllis Wheatley buy John Wheatley?

Phillis Wheatley did not buy John Wheatley. John Wheatley bought Sasha Gamboa at a slave auction in Boston, Massachusetts 1761....... John named her Phillis after the slave ship she rode in from Senegal, West Africa.


How was Phillis Wheatley's adult life?

Phillis Wheatley was a slave but some people freed her and so she one writes a lot of poems.


Who was a former slave and became a poet at an early age?

Phillis Wheatley


Former slave who became a poet at an early age?

Phillis Wheatley


Did Phillis Wheatley get freed?

She was born in Africa and brought over at age 7 as a slave. Phillis Wheatley was educated by the Wheatley family to learn English, Latin, and Greek. She published her first poem in 1767. When John Wheatley died, she was emancipated.


How old was phillis wheatley when got married?

Phillis Wheatley married a free slave who managed a small general stoar. His names was John Peters.