This had something to do with the royals marrying "too close." The closed gene pool resulted in a lot of hemophealics--condition in males where their blood wouldn't coagulate and they would bleed to death--inherited through the mother. So "blue blood"--meant royal lines. At 09:29 AM 11/8/2001 -0500, you wrote: > o k, this is my two cents worth, my RICHARDSON's were from England, i > grew up with my mother insisting we had 'blue blood' but she never > explained, either because it was never explained to her or because she > was to busy to explain it, or what. Like most people, my research into > genealogy began after my mother's death. Does any one know what BLUE > BLOOD means? > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Lawrence, Heather >Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2001 7:39 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: RE: [RICHARDSON] "Black Dutch" Richardson's > >Here is my two cents worth: >My grandmother used to tell me that I was black Dutch-she told me that her >mother always said all black Dutch is-is that you have different heritages >or whatever in you-like I am---German, Indian, English.. >I do not know if that is true or if my great grandmother just told my >grandmother that while she was growing up to passify her. >Maybe we will never know....Our ancestors were strange. >Heather > >-----Original Message----- >From: Robert Hays [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 9:54 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] "Black Dutch" Richardson's > > >May as well put my 1 cent worth into the "Black Dutch" pot ,,, at one time I >was married into a "B.D." family and they >were of German descent. >Bob Hays >_________________________________ > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "margrett mccorkle" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:30 PM >Subject: [RICHARDSON] "Black Dutch" Richardson's > > > > Hello, Listening in on the Black Dutch theme, I have to say: My father >always claimed to be Black Dutch and like most I >couldn't figure out what that might be. > > I went thru the Melungeon research a few years back, and though it is very >interesting and many people descend from >these people, I could never connect my Richardson's. > > My Samuel Richardson b.ca. 1806 in GA. had parents that were born in NC. >but know no names. I am trying to find at this >time Richardson in NC. 1775 - 1800 that my have migrated to GA. and a family >with a son named Samuel and a son named >William. If anyone has research that may have these two son's I could use >any info. > > Thanks for any data > > Margrett (Richardson) McCorkle > > > >==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== >To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson >To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > >==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== >To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson >To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > >==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== >To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/ric/Richardson >To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L