It is my understanding that the term "Black Dutch" refers to people whose ancestors are of Dutch decendent who married into the Spanish or Gypsies. Some of the Melungeons claimed Black Dutch to cover their ancestry because of discrimination so don't accept the Black Dutch label as is. ----- Original Message ----- From: CAROL <carolann@wt.net> To: <CRAIG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 19, 2000 7:43 PM Subject: [CRAIG-L] Re: "Black Dutch" > I have seen this term in regards to another surname that I am trying to > learn about. Growing up the term "Black Irish" was used to describe Irish > who were descendants of Irish and survivors of the Spanish Armada who > reached the Irish shores and settled there. It may be of no relation, but > then again, who knows... > Carol Ann > Spring, TX > > ALEXANDER, BULLARD, BURTON, BYNUM, CARRELL, CRAIG, CUMMING, MORRIS, > MURPHREE, PAXTON, PRATHER, ZAVADA > > > ==== CRAIG Mailing List ==== > All Material sent through Craig-L > is copyright 2000 by its original > author. Permission must be obtained > from the original author for the reuse > of any text "whole or in part". > Craig Genealogy Web Page > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/9791 > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >