Might it be possible through some of the runaway slave listings in  
the Virginia Gazette? A few, I noticed, seemed to be for men who had  
tribal markings, certain scars on their faces, etc. Might one find  
out through their owner's name and then listings of slaves owned by  
that person, and possibly find out who the particular runaway was and  
where in Africa he might have come from? Surely there are studies of  
African tribal markings in that period. A bit of a stretch, probably,  
but it might work.

Nancy.

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I was never lost, but I was bewildered once for three days.

--Daniel Boone



On Mar 9, 2007, at 12:26 PM, Henry Wiencek wrote:

> Through searching plantation and court records it is possible to  
> identify
> the ancestor who was brought from Africa, though I am not aware of any
> examples. I wouldn't be surprised if someone has done it. Ed Ball  
> and the
> people working with him may have done this. Newly arrived young  
> slaves were
> taken into court to have their ages established for tax purposes,  
> and their
> names were recorded.
>
> Henry Wiencek