This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: chickenhawk1192004 Surnames: jones/ray/ robertson/and allied family's Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.floyd/4.26.163.178.190.2.1.1.2.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Mitch: In the census you'll notice nathaniel teller jones and nancy ray are marked as FPC in early floyd co ky,...now just at a glance most people think they are black, ....well just so happens that is far from the truth...not so...in old colonial va if you were mixed what ever white/indian as the vast majority of people in the buffalo ridge are of amherst co va, they tagged you as that, most didn't object because it ment you didn't have to pay taxes and the reason many of us can't go back and find where they lived at was because they didn't own the land they squatted on there were some like my family and some of the jones family who got there early enought to claim grants before it became popular for plantations people like the lewis'a, randolph's thomas jefferson and those rich land owners to come and buy everything up, my family sold out to the cabell's and their historian says they bought their property from the indians, after finding what I know, about my family, I do ! believe that was the case, you should read about the buffalo ridge cherokee, which where at lest 3 different surnames of my family come from in amherst co va, the jones, ray, and robertsons, then tell you what you think and what I've found all 3 trace to within 5mil. of each other, if that....jim 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.