VERY WELL stated Linda. I am quite sure that many others on this list will 
find their ancestry is as mixed as yours.

I am retired from Colonial Williamsburg. as an interpreter of African 
American History I was often asked how did I feel telling the story of how 
African-Virginians were treated, "Doesn't it make you angry...hate white 
people...etc...?"  My response was "My African ancestors were brought here 
to work uncompensated for my English ancestors who stole the land from my 
American ancestors, how am I suppose to feel?"

Harriott







From: Linda Threadgill <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history 
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Subject: [VA-HIST] This forum
Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 09:58:42 -0700
>Hi,
>I have been a member of this mailing list off and on since 1996. There was 
>a time when many of us enjoyed the discussions about Virginia history, 
>especially those of us not from VA, but whose family have roots in this 
>state.
>
>Lately the forum seems to have become one used to argue and push certain 
>people's agendas. There are still great people on this list who are not 
>heard from. I think this is due to the nature of the most recent posts. I 
>am getting very tired of the on going racist arguments. I have to say, some 
>of our members are a very creative bunch. It seems that any topic can be 
>turned into something that has to do with slavery or the War Between the 
>States.
>
>I am going on vacation next week and will be unsubbing. I am seriously 
>considering leaving this list permanently. I ask the list members to please 
>consider those of us who enjoy reading the messages, but comment very 
>little. All posts don't need or require a response. That is what your 
>delete key is for. There have been many times over the last several weeks 
>that I could have contributed to the discussion. I am a mixed race person. 
>Yes, I have done DNA testing so I know this is a fact. I belong to one of 
>America's First Families, the Charitys. My maiden name is Stith. I 
>descended from the African American Stiths who were slaves, but had 
>connections to the Jeffersons, Washingtons, Lees, Bollings, Randolphs, 
>Masons, Goodwyns, etc as well as to the Hairstons. Thru my Charity and 
>Jones families I have connections to former Gov. Wilder. One of my distant 
>Charity cousins was Arthur Ashe's tennis coach when he was growing up in 
>Richmond. I also have family ties to England and Scotland thru my maternal 
>family line which is also out of VA and TN. My paternal lines are from 
>Charles City, Surry, Sussex, Southampton and Greensville Counties. I am a 
>very distant relative to Nat Turner and have cousins who have connections 
>to the families that were killed by Nat Turner. My greatgreatgrandfather 
>was Henry Grizzard who was from the Ambrose Grizard (Grisard) line of 
>Southampton County and who were relatives to Judge Powell. And last but not 
>least, my aunt was an English teacher at Maggie Walker High School. So you 
>see you were talking about my families and I was not pleased. BUT, I also 
>did not comment.
>
>I have communicated with Henry and Paul in the past and respect their work. 
>Most of the others who commented, I have no issue with, but "J South" 
>................
>
>
>Linda Stith Threadgill whose family names also include Massenburg, Ruffin, 
>Green, Adkins, Bradby, Miles, Ford, McKenzie, McCaleb, Thomas, Glenn, 
>Liggins surnames to name only a few.

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