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Subject: Re: [LDR] John "Lum" and Edith Hall Biven / John "Tack"and Ada Biven Jones
Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2002 22:38:09 EDT

In a message dated 8/10/2002 10:04:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:


> >I know that I am asking a lot because the skin color of these folks was
> >black and not any records were >kept on Blacks during the early years of
> >this country, except 'slave records'. Since these Black folk were >freed
> >after the Civil War; I assume records were not important for Blacks, but I
> >would appreciate any help >that is offered.
>

Hello All (and Richard :-)),

I sent the following information privately because I think I just posted it
here not too long ago, but maybe not. The website clearly shows the type of
records that can be found for freed black slaves, mulattos, there are LDR tax
lists, etc.

Janet....My message follows --


Hello Dr. Anderson,

I am not familiar with the folks that you mention in your post, but I refer
you to a website that is devoted to records in colonial to about 1830 times
of freed blacks, mulattos, some Indians in NC, VA, DE, MD, SC. It doesn't
have an all site search engine which is unfortunate. While the Maryland and
Delaware portion is divided by family groups, there are many other names
within the groups...SO you might try a search through each page for Chance,
Bivens, Jones, etc. and see what you come up with. I would also go through
the pages for VA/NC/SC....Somerset was awfully close to Accomac Co VA (and
there are Accomac records). Maryland from the 1660s was a popular place for
Accomac/Northampton residents to abscond to if in trouble with the
authorities, whether for criminal or religious problems.

I do not know if I have African heritage, I've got to have Indians somewhere.
What I do have are about 13 (so far) x times grandfathers, whose wives are
unknown or unplaced/unplaceable easily if I do have a surname, who are on the
edge of the areas when the Cherokees were being routed from Western VA/NC and
Eastern TN. ca. 1770s/1780s. These were not only areas where Cherokees
lived, but also to which freed blacks moved. Those like Sally Hemings, 1/4
black, who lived just a little north of the folks I'm talking about, could
have well melded into the community.

If at some time I have $200 to spend for this purpose (lottery I am
thinking), I might do a mtDNA test as my straight maternal line (mother of my
mother, of her mother, etc.) goes back to a Winnie Haley (headstone),b. 1804
in Indian Territory NC (around Buncombe Co).

Good Luck:

Here's the website. The person there might have some suggestions for you.
There are several other websites devoted to freed slaves/slave records.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~toomuchtime/pagebanc.html

Best Regards,
Janet Hunter

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