Hello List:  In Vol. III, Executive Journals, Council of Colonial Virginia,
pg 31 date about 1695  "Upon perusal of a Petition of John Bunch & Sarah
Slayden..."  Evidently John Bunch and Sarah Slayden were requesting
permission to marry however, there is a discussion of "Mulatto man"
marrying a White woman.  "It is ordered that the Petition of the said Bunch
and Slayden be referred till next General Court for? to argue the reasons
of his opinion before his excellency and ye Council."  Page 28: The
Petition of John Bunch and Sarah Slayden praying that the minister of
Blissland Parish may be ordered to publish the Banns..."

The Attorney General did not consider John Bunch to be a Mulatto in the
true meaning or sense of the word but rather the offspring of one white
person and another mixed blood person, or "Mustee."

I have not found any further court proceeding in the Executive Journals
addressing the findings or arguments given in the above proceeding.  Since
there are not Blissland Parish records not sure where to look for further
info.  Would the library have a map of the Blissland Parish area? Is this
New Kent County or Henrico County?
Thank you,
Sharon Leonard
Albuquerque, NM

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