I'm not really sure. My Richardson's are all from SW Virginia area. I do know that there is a William "Buckeye Billy" Richardson from that area, that several list members are researching, but I do not know if I am connected to his line in any way or not. I am thinking probably not. I "believe" that my line came from a Cullin Richardson who was born in Ireland and lived in NC and then migrated on to VA. take care, Heather SHOP WITH ME ONLINE!!! www.longaberger.com/HeatherPage ----- Original Message ----- From: William Johnson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:56 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] BLACK DUTCH > Mazie: > > Noticed you were tracing the Richardson family and wondered if you had run > into a William Richardson, his son, William Clement Richardson. They were > from southern Illinois. I do not have any material that goes back beyond > this. > Any help would be appreciated. > Peace, > > William G. Johnson > [email protected] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "maizie13" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 7:28 PM > Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] BLACK DUTCH > > > > Hi Eleonore, > > I have often heard this term too. What some researchers are now finding > is > > that "black Dutch" is often a misnomer for Melungeons, and Native American > > Ancestry. Many people said that they were of "Dutch" extraction, even > > though they were of darker complexions, in order to avoid being classified > > as a slave or relocated during the American Indian Removals. On the > Cyndi's > > List website, she has some great links to Melungeon and "Black Dutch" > sites. > > Many people are offended by this term and you may find a reference to this > > on some of these sites. I don't know a whole lot about the "Black Dutch", > > but I will help you with what I can, so don't hesitate to email me. > > Good Luck with your search, > > Heather Wilson-Egelston > > Researching:RICHARDSON, ROLLEN or ROLEN, BOWLING or BOWLES, > > MATHENY, McMILLION or McMILLIAN, of VA > > MILLER, BLEVINS, & PRUITT of NC > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > SHOP WITH ME ONLINE!!! > > www.longaberger.com/HeatherPage > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Eleonore Crespo <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2001 8:08 PM > > Subject: [RICHARDSON] BLACK DUTCH > > > > > > > Hi, I was told that in my Richardson ancestors there were some "black > > Dutch" > > > I had not heard this term before and was wondering if anyone knows > exactly > > > what is meant by that? And from what area of Europe would a black Dutch > > come > > > from? Thanks so much,Eleonore > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > >