At 12:53 AM 2/17/1999 EST, you wrote: >EbonyP, do you live in NC, I was born in Wilson, NC in the 1967 and i do >believe that my ancestors were slaves too, how do you began a search like this >to search and build a family tree, I am Andre' Boykin of Wilson, NC Andre' I have been trying to help one of my Pridgen listmembers find his family roots. Go to Barnes and Nobles or Amazon or some other book store and buy the book, FINDING A PLACE CALLED HOME by Dee Palmer Woodtor. She will help you get started on your genealogy. There are also great sites on the web that should help. Carol Carol P. Martoccia 903 East Fifth Street Greenville, NC 27858 Pridgen Home Page: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/6297 Pridgen Archives: http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl