Hi Mark, I'm just dusting off some research on my husband's Quaker lines. He descends from no fewer than four Thomas Whites of Perquimans County! The only one that appears to be of an age to have a slave in 1783 is Thomas, son of Thomas and Rachel Jordan. He was one of their 12 children and twin to Rachel White. b: 25 Dec 1730 d: Aug 1809 m: 11 May 1755 in Rowan Co., NC to Anna Barrow, daughter of Joseph Barrow and Sarah Copeland (I need more info on her!) Their children include Orpha, Nathan, Jonathan m: abt 1769 at Rich Square MM, Northampton Co., NC to Pherby Duke (no further info on this marriage) I'm starting with a pedigree chart obtained twelve years ago from a cousin (since deceased). I don't know his sources. Most of the above is also in Hinshaw, though. "The History of Perquimans County," now online at Ancestry.com, also has many references to his ancestors, though I don't always understand how she reaches her conclusions. Let me know if you think this is the right family. Thomas White and Rachel Jordan were apparently pillars of the Quaker community there. Thanks for the reference to the Hiram Hilty book. I'm just getting started and am already overwhelmed by the amount of source material on the NC Quakers! --Linda