I missed the earlier posts .... however, no big surprise for me. My Dad used to tell me how many slaves in the south would take on the last name of their "owners" if they were treated very well . Besides that, we are really all one anyway. In a message dated 10/17/2008 9:42:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: I am surprised that there were no responses to my previous posts about the tri-racial group in the upper south which included Paces. Since members of this group were classified variously as white, mulatto, or FPC (free person of color). Some of our non-matching Paces could come from this group, many of whom were so light skinned that they could easily pass into the white world and pass their name on. **************New MapQuest Local shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out (http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002)