PROJECT GOWAN PAMPHLET

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• First negro preacher accepted into Virginia's Dover Baptist Association

• First Virginia slave to constitute a church while excommunicated

• First slave preacher tied to a slave revolt who wasn't executed

• First black preacher to own real estate in James City County & Williamsburg

• First ordained slave Baptist preacher

• Organized Virginia's First independent African-American church

• Founder of the First Baptist church in Williamsburg, Virginia

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Rev. John Waller's Meetinghouse

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18th Century Bibles & Literature

Christian History Magazine

Gowan's Baptist Church 2013

OHP Media History Network

OHP Media Podcasts

I'm Jan Couperthwaite and I'm a historical researcher and the foremost authority on Gowan Pamphlet, the slave preacher who pulled together a congregation in Williamsburg, Virginia while still an enslaved man owned by tavernkeeper Jane Vobe and her son David Miller. For more than seven years I have been digging for facts about this elusive African-American ordained slave Baptist preacher who left no record of his work except a congregation "Historic First Baptist Church" of Williamsburg, Va that still exists in the 21st-Century!

I just appeared on several editions of "Our Historical Past" radio program hosted by James A. Cameron, Jr. Of course I spoke about my favorite subject, Project Gowan Pamphlet. I even set the record straight with regards to Jesse Cole, Jr. and Jesse Cole, Sr. Here's a link that will take you to Our Historical Past radio podcasts. I hope you have as much fun listening as I had taking part in the program.

I've unlocked the secrets surrounding Gowan Pamphlet and I want to share what I've discovered. Please explore Project Gowan Pamphlet. Discover how Gowan Pamphlet was tied to the notorious slave rebellion known as "SecretKeeper." Meet the people who made up his life. Some were friends...Some were enemies...And sometimes friends became enemies.

Check my Project Gowan Pamphlet Facebook page if you want to keep up with my research or the progress on my book. I welcome discussing my research, so if you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

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