This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: DebraNowell Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dunbar/1217.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Dear Spy2legal, We'd love to have you participate in the DNA Project. Since we are tracking the Dunbar surname, participants must be males with the last name of Dunbar. Our Project can offer a Rebate on the purchase of a Y-DNA test kit. To learn more please contact me at the Project's email: DunbarDNA AT gmail.com According to several websites, slavery in Jamaica was abolished in 1834. It's possible that a Dunbar or more were slave owners prior to that date but none were listed in that recent publication. Finding the land records prior to 1834 might give the Jamaica Dunbar's more information. I did find two Claudius Dunbar's born in Jamaica at FamilySearch.org. Both pages have links to pics of the actual Birth Certificate. Either one your Claudius? Claudius Octavius Dunbar b. 1887 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XFYD-V9X Claudius Allman Dunbar b. 1895 https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XN93-94M Debra Dunbar Nowell Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.