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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


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.


Was there a slave schooner called the Phillis?

There was no historically known slave schooner named the Phillis. However, the name "Phillis" may be associated with Phyllis Wheatley, a renowned African American poet who was enslaved in the 18th century.


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.


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


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.