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 >