My reference is to my ancestors who lived in Virginia in the 16-1800's. I
traced several lines of my ancestors (who were referred to as Mulatto), to
several Virginia tribes. I did not include the dates I was referring to, and
apologize for that.
Anita
>From: Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
> <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA
>Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:14:05 +0000
>
>While the term "mulatto" may be used to describe "Natives" by some,
>I believe it technically refers to a person whose ancestry is Negro and
>Caucasian.
>That's the meaning it had when I was growing up in Virginia.
>--
>Melinda C. P. Skinner
>Richmond, VA
>
>
> -------------- Original message ----------------------
>From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]>
> > While researching for my book, I found instances of Free Blacks &
>Mulattoes
> > (another name for Native), who owned slaves. One of my ancestors owned,
>and
> > freed slaves, (including a female who married his brother). Since
>Natives
> > and Free Blacks were under siege, it is highly unlikely they would have
>held
> > large amounts of slaves. Slavery was an international business with
>ships
> > leaving slave states headed for European Markets. That meant a
>requirement
> > for a shipping industry, and connections that Free Blacks and Natives
>did
> > not have.
> >
> > Anita
> >
> >
> > >From: Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
> > > <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: Re: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA
> > >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:29:05 -0500
> > >
> > >By statute, blacks and Native Americans were barred from buying and
>owning
> > >white servants in 17th century Virginia. Indian slave ownership
>existed in
> > >the deep South but not apparently in the upper South.
> > >
> > >Harold S. Forsythe
> > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Basil Forest" <[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:24 AM
> > >Subject: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA
> > >
> > >
> > >>Does anyone know of any research or articles on the ownership of
>slaves by
> > >>Native Americans in Virginia?
> > >>
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