I have always found it amusing that white/anglo Virginia families would do anything to hide a genetic connection with a non-white person... except Pocahontas. She has so many "white" descendants, it is no wonder she has been referred to as Virginia's Eve. Even as a child, I thought the hypocrisy was unfathomable and downright silly. -- Melinda C. P. Skinner Richmond, VA -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [log in to unmask] > I would think the law passed in 1662 is the first to suggest that there was a > bi-racial Virginia... > > 1662. Act XII. Children got by an Englishmen upon a Negro woman shall be bond > or free according to the condition of the mother, and if any Christian shall > commit fornication with a Negro man or woman, he shall pay double the ones of > the fomer act. > > Black Laws of Virginia - A Summary of the Legislative Acts of VA Concerning > Negroes from the Earliest Times to the Present > June Purcell Guild > > Selma Stewart > > > ************** > Wondering what's for Dinner Tonight? Get new > twists on family favorites at AOL Food. > > (http://food.aol.com/dinner-tonight?NCID=aolfod00030000000001) > > ______________________________________ > 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