I am trying to find early references to children of mixed race appearing in the population of Virginia. That is, when did people begin to talk about this as an issue. I know that even in the 1600s enslaved African females were coming ashore pregnant from having been raped by ship's crew but, other than the reference, no discussion of what this meant. Testosterone being what it is, and availability and the inability to say no being what it must have been, mixed race children had to have been a social factor very early. But I haven't found the references. Many thanks to any list member who has guidance to hand. -- Stephan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stephan A. Schwartz € Email: [log in to unmask] Personal Website: http://www.stephanaschwartz.com € Schwartzreport: http://www.schwartzreport.net 147 Pinewood Road, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23451 € Voice: 757.422.4549 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html