Paul,
Thank you for clarifying that point. I think I got it (smile).

Anita


>From: Paul Heinegg <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history         
>      <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: Re: Indian servants/slaves
>Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:30:03 -0500
>
>I was referring specifically to the Bass family, but they were probably 
>similar to other Indian families. Modern-day Bass "chiefs" have by my 
>calculations something around 1/2,000 th Indian ancestry from John Bass's 
>wife. Most African Americans from Virginia, descendants of both free and 
>slave, probably have more Indian ancestry than the Bass family.
>
>Indian culture would have had little use in English society, so it is not a 
>criticism of people with Indian descent that they adopted English ways. Nor 
>would I think it anything to be proud of that they maintained a culture 
>which no longer applied. But nothing wrong with being proud of your 
>ancestry.
>Paul

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