I have no answers for you Karim, but I wanted to wish you Luck on this search of yours. I am researching from the other side of the fence, myself. My line is from TN O'neal Slave- holders , and I was hoping to find descendents of the enslaved persons from that farm to see if there were any "Kin" who are of the O'neal line that I also come from. I realize that for some this is a touchy subject still, because slavery in the US is only just over 137 years in the past, which of course means that great grandparents could relate personal experiences of Enslavement and Freedom to children, grand children and great grand children who are still alive today. I have been, in the past few days, searching for query sites that include the question of Slave/Slave holder and the desire to connect with anyone of my lines that may either be related by blood or chose to keep the ex-owners surname for what ever reasons, because I think my family would be proud to be connected to people who endured so much and came away strong from the bond that held them. My problem is, of course that I do not know what type of people my lines of slave holders were, and can't know if any persons of slave ancestry would even want to claim kinship with me and mine, even if they were 'blood" relatives. I need to try all avenues of research, though, because I want as complete a historical record as possible, and I would like to "Know" my ancestors somewhat , also. I hope that others who see your Post to the list will come forward and name either and or slave holders /slave in their lines so that we can put the bitterness and fear of that time in the past where it rightly belongs and realize that we can be helping each other to make OUR family histories much more complete. gloria lange ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.