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Old Dan Tucker or Reverend Daniel Tucker was
born on February 14, 1740 in Virginia.
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He served as a captain in the American Revolution.
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Daniel Tucker operated a ferry and carried people
back and forth across the Savannah River between
the states of Georgia and South Carolina.
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Daniel Tucker was probably best known for his
role as a Methodist minister who cared very
deeply for the slave population.
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The slaves adored him, writing verse after verse
of Old Dan Tucker about him to show their
appreciation for all that he did for them.