Eva Marie, I have Rogers and Griffiths who came from Wales between 1850-1879, but they didn't go to PA. However, they were petite and dark-haired with ruddy complexions, as your Rogers were. Perhaps Black Dutch were early Welsh settlers to PA? Our family Bible had a weekly Welsh language newspaper in it from Utica, NY dated 1851. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

I reread this letter and you just might be right. However, the Rogers roots are Norman. I am sure many settled in Wales and intermarried, as they did in England and Ireland. Eva Marie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin B." <robinjb10@hotmail.com> To: <PENNA-DUTCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 10:36 AM Subject: [PADutch] Black Dutch=Welsh? > Eva Marie, I have Rogers and Griffiths who came from Wales between > 1850-1879, but they didn't go to PA. However, they were petite and > dark-haired with ruddy complexions, as your Rogers were. Perhaps Black > Dutch were early Welsh settlers to PA? Our family Bible had a weekly Welsh > language newspaper in it from Utica, NY dated 1851. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== PENNA-DUTCH Mailing List ==== > Keep those PA DUTCH traditions alive and share them with the list. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library >