There were no real rules to go by. Usually a slave was know by his 1st name and his master's surname. If several slaves had the same name, then the master might even change the name. ----- Original Message ----- From: <BrElyoung@aol.com> To: <MITCHELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [MITCHELL] Mitchell Slave Owners > Please excuse my ignorance, but didn't slaves have their own surnames, or > were they always just known by their first name until freed? > > Liz > > > ==== MITCHELL Mailing List ==== > DO NOT POST NON-GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS TO THIS LIST. > >