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Subj: Slayden Research
Date: 7/7/2003 4:32:44 PM Mountain Daylight Time
From: <A HREF="mailto:SSLgen">SSLgen</A>
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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?
Thank you,
Sharon Leonard
Albuquerque, NM
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