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Kidnapped from his home in the Portugese Azore Islands, on June 23, 1765, a small boy of 5 years old was abandoned on a wharf at City Point (now Hopewell, Virginia). So began the American life of Peter Francisco. As a boy, Peter was bought into indentured servant hood by Judge Anthony Winston of Buckingham County. He gained strength and stature working in Judge Winston’s fields and as a black smith. As a teenager, Peter accompanied Judge Winston to Richmond and overheard Patrick Henry’s famous “give me liberty or give me death” speech through the St. John’s Church windows. He was compelled to join the revolution and fought valiantly for our nation’s freedom.

There are many accounts of Peter’s bravey, strength, and heroism during the American Revolution, including the Battles of Brandywine, Stony Point, Camden, Guilford Courthouse, and his confrontation with Tarleton’s Raiders. Peter was there with his friend Marquis de Lafayette at Yorktown, Virginia, to witness the surrender of General Cornwallis on October 19, 1781. General George Washington, himself, stated that “without him we would have lost two crucial battles, perhaps the War, and with it our freedom. He was truly a One Man Army.”

We are so proud of our Great, Great, Great Grandfather and are thrilled to present the Francisco Landing development and park as a tribute to Peter and our great country.