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]> >To: [log in to unmask] >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 _________________________________________________________________ Make every IM count. Download Messenger and join the i’m Initiative now. It’s free. http://im.live.com/messenger/im/home/?source=TAGHM_June07