Agrippa Hull (1759–1848) was a free African-American patriot who served as an orderly to Tadeusz Kościuszko, a Polish military officer, engineer and nobleman, for five years during the American Revolutionary War. He served for a total of six years and two months. After the war, he received a veteran's pension. It was signed by George Washington, and he treasured it for the rest of his life. Born free in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 1759 in the middle of the Seven Years' War, Hull became the most significant black landowner in Stockbridge, where he lived after the Revolutionary War. He lived to the age of eighty-nine.
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa "Postumus" was son of the general of the same name and Julia the Elder. He was exiled when he was seventeen by his grandfather Augustus. He was executed by Tiberius when he became emperor.
Possibly originating from the Latin word "agripeta" meaning "land-grabber" or "squatter". Related to Agrippina, the name of several famous Roman women, including the mother of Nero.
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Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was a Roman statesman and general. He was close friend, son-in-law and minister to Caesar Augustus. He was responsible for most of Augustus's military triumphs, most notably winning the naval Battle of Actium against the forces of Mark Antony and Cleopatra. He married Augustus' daughter Julia Caesaris Augusti and had five childre with her. He died at the age of 52, before his fifth child, a son, was born. Julia named the baby Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa Postumus (Meaning "after death") in honour of her husband.