Kay, Anyone of mixed ethnicity in this time period could be referred to as 'mulatto' whether there is an African or a Native American connection. This was to distinguish 'persons of free color' from slaves from late 1700's to mid 1800's especially. Generally American Indians were referred to as Black and it is a possibly if the individual was of dark mixed complexion they would of been referred to as 'mulatto'. I have personally found this in my children's fathers family tree however they are clearly of Native American ethnicity but they were either called Black or Mulatto in all records I have found. Kindest regards, Tamara On Nov 25, 2007 9:39 PM, N & K Chestnut <nkopportunity@gorge.net> wrote: > Are you certain John FERGUSON was a "mulatto"? > Could he have been part American Indian instead? > > Kay C. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Robert A. Ferguson > To: NYDELAWA@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 4:13 PM > Subject: [NYDELAWA] FERGUSON, FERGUSONVILLE,FERGUSON CORNERS > > > Hello Everyone > I hope this post isn't asking too many questions. > > During the period of 1840-1860 when the Fergusonville Academy > was founded in Delaware county, there were Ferguson families > around Gorham, Ontario , e.g., John Ferguson b abt 1767. This > John Ferguson was listed as "mulatto". It seems that most of > this family moved to Delaware county. > > In Lyons-Broadalbin, Fulton/Wayne county, there was a > John Ferguson b abt 1765/ There was a school at > Ferguson Corners in Lyons. > > (Can someone sugest how I might find the father of > the mulatto John Ferguson?) > > Any help or comments will be appreciated. > > Robert A. Ferguson > San Jose, CA > To contact list administrator send email to nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > To contact list administrator send email to nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Folks, Someone had emailed me asking about Shavertown especially books and a DVD. Due to overwhelming input, I have lost who was asking but will add what is known. The DVD was advertised on the Delaware County web but was removed some time ago. Contact the Andes High School in Andes for this. Two books, Echoes along the Delaware and Beneath Pepacton Waters was published by Alice and Robert Jacobson. Since they still live in the Andes area and have a phone number it is expected that they might still sell books. I got my two about 10 years ago and have enjoyed the pictures and all the history. I was a kid living on Palmer Hill all those years back, but visited family so we got to see the construction of the two reservoirs......dropping all the best acreage and nice looking farms for what? Jacobson, Robert and Alice 55 Dibble Rd Andes, NY 13731-2511 (845) 676-3238 If anyone would like anything more, feel free to ask me... Jeremiah Palmer