My reference is to my ancestors who lived in Virginia in the 16-1800's. I traced several lines of my ancestors (who were referred to as Mulatto), to several Virginia tribes. I did not include the dates I was referring to, and apologize for that. Anita >From: Melinda Skinner <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 15:14:05 +0000 > >While the term "mulatto" may be used to describe "Natives" by some, >I believe it technically refers to a person whose ancestry is Negro and >Caucasian. >That's the meaning it had when I was growing up in Virginia. >-- >Melinda C. P. Skinner >Richmond, VA > > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: Anita Wills <[log in to unmask]> > > While researching for my book, I found instances of Free Blacks & >Mulattoes > > (another name for Native), who owned slaves. One of my ancestors owned, >and > > freed slaves, (including a female who married his brother). Since >Natives > > and Free Blacks were under siege, it is highly unlikely they would have >held > > large amounts of slaves. Slavery was an international business with >ships > > leaving slave states headed for European Markets. That meant a >requirement > > for a shipping industry, and connections that Free Blacks and Natives >did > > not have. > > > > Anita > > > > > > >From: Debra Jackson/Harold Forsythe <[log in to unmask]> > > >Reply-To: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > > > <[log in to unmask]> > > >To: [log in to unmask] > > >Subject: Re: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA > > >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 09:29:05 -0500 > > > > > >By statute, blacks and Native Americans were barred from buying and >owning > > >white servants in 17th century Virginia. Indian slave ownership >existed in > > >the deep South but not apparently in the upper South. > > > > > >Harold S. Forsythe > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Basil Forest" <[log in to unmask]> > > >To: <[log in to unmask]> > > >Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 9:24 AM > > >Subject: SLAVE OWNERSHIP BY NATIVE AMERICANS IN VIRGINIA > > > > > > > > >>Does anyone know of any research or articles on the ownership of >slaves by > > >>Native Americans in Virginia? > > >> > > >>To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >instructions > > >>at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >instructions > > >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > http://homepage.msn.com/zune?icid=hmetagline > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the >instructions > > at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > >To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html _________________________________________________________________ Find what you need at prices you’ll love. Compare products and save at MSN® Shopping. http://shopping.msn.com/default/shp/?ptnrid=37,ptnrdata=24102&tcode=T001MSN20A0701 To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html