Thanks for your words on mulatto. I lived in West Africa for 2 years so understand the red hair. Lady Patricia > To Paul and Lady Patricia:- > Possibly many are familiar with Nova Scotia -- my ancestors arrived > at Shelburne with an American habit - slaves - after my gr.gr.gr. > granfather was in prison because they lost at one battle. This was 1783. > As soon as they arrived at this British colony, the black slaves had to > go -- the younger ones were given land to farm and formed the town > of Birchtown, first black settlement in Nova Scotia. > Over the years they drifted to Liverpool -- and I guess I was young > when I expected to see a black couple together, but parents of a dear > friend were black and white, > My husband was brought up in a totally white community and was > suddenly awakened when he saw a very tall black man hugging and > kissing me -- good thing he was president of the local Legion! > My husband then became acquainted with the brother of a man > killed overseas in 1944, one of my friends. > Should anyone ever see WOMEN with very pale carroty coloured > hair, they are descendants of slaves picked up in Gambia, Africa. > The colour is real, but has to be pale. > Also, at Sunnybrook, my husband had four black caregivers - he > died in the arms of one. > Muriel > -----Original Message----- > From: can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:can-ont-simcoe-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of paron > Sent: June-29-07 1:12 PM > To: can-ont-simcoe@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [CAN-ONT-SIMCOE] HARRINGTON / HERRINGTON > > Colleen, In reply to you ? "mulatto". > I did my DNA and found the same. I did see on a census from Hawaii that > stated Mulatto =not native. Has any one else seen that? > Lady Patricia > > The Canadian "NELSON" Dictionary describes the term as > (1) a PERSON HAVING ONE WHITE AND ONE BLACK PARENT > (2) A PERSON OF MIXED WHITE AND BLACK ANCESTRY > The origin of the word is evidentally SPANISH !!!!!!!!!!!! > > The Americans ( Bless Them ) in the days before Abe Lincoln declared > everyone equal, had a term for every mixture of black and white Ancestry. > > The one that comes to mind is QUADROON .... a person with one quarter > Black > Ancestry ......... one of your four Grandparents were of black Ancestry > !!!! > > Seem to recall that these terminologies had a basis in law, and determined > your particular " rights " to inheritance, land ownership, and a host of > other things, which thankfully are now HISTORY. > > Unfortunately, many of these past terms had derogatory usage .... which is > why I am (described as ) a WASP ..... White Anglo Saxon Protestant and > most > of the Neighbourhood are Pure White and Protestant !!!!!!!!!! > > Right now, some reader is probably preparing a pot full of > tar-and-feathers > :-) > > All in the interest of History, > > Paul Robins > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > CAN-ONT-SIMCOE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >