HI ALL SWEAT RESEARCHERS, Having noticed some of the questions I thought I give what I do know of the Sweats. I am descended of the ALLEN SWEAT/SWETT-NANCY EVANS line of McNairy Tenn which traces back to William Sweat & Sarah (Turner or Kilbourun) according to what some say. Mine goes back to an early Robert Sweat. Many of the sweats may be connected the the SWEET/SWEETE/SWETT/SWEAT of DEVONSHIRE in SW ENGLAND. Ther is even a TRAYNE/TRAINE MANOR HOUSE which was of the SWEET family. You can enjoy many hours looking online at the GENUKI - ENGLAND- DEVONSHORE COUNTY RECORDS. OR thru GENFORUM -DEVONSHIRE-. *The Sweat are listed among Melungeon families as there was apparently much mixed-racial heritage among the Sweat. *They are also on Paul Heinigg's list of Free Persons of Color. I found some of my line mentioned there. *My Allen sweat had lived as a child on the Scott Plantation on or near the Roanoke River. ***NOTE: If any has any info on this Plantation, please let me know! *In early Virginia Colonial records (online) I found articles noting the Sweats among families interracially mixed with Indian Tribes of that early area. *Col Robert Sweat of Tenn wrote a small book on the Allen Sweat line. *There is another Book by "WISE" on the SWEATS OF THE SOUTH. (I think this is correct) **If anyone can connect with my Sarah or William, I love to know. I have not been able to get Col. Sweat's book yeat as they had sold out. Sande in Alabama __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com