Colonial people who go "against the grain" to achieve something good are what interests me. What made them different from the others? For example, I have come across examples of men reading the Declaration of Independence and freeing their slaves shortly afterwards, or freeing those of age and then giving training to the younger ones and then freeing them when they reached majority. The wife who waited until after her husband died to do as she wished with the slaves by freeing them and sending them to Liberia at her expense. Fathers who believed that daughters should be given an excellent education like their sons. An Indian woman who fought for her daughter's freedom after her indenture expired by standing up to the authorities by pointedly stating that her daughter was "born in Virginia." Or another Indian who decided to live like an Englishman, including making deeds and making a will. I have come across these examples and more during my research, but am interested in hearing about others anywhere in Virginia you might know about. What makes these people tick and act differently from their peers?