There is much talk in my Walroup/Waldrop family of Black Dutch also. They were from NC>GA>TX. AND I have found descendants of my ancestor spelling the name both ways. There is also a story of a gggggrandmother who was full blooded Indian. I have yet to find that in my tree but am sure it is very possible. This is my extent of the knowledge of my Black Dutch ancestry. In my research, there doesn't seem to be a clear cut answer to this origin. Brenda Hay CensusDiggins.com http://www.censusdiggins.com Home of FREE databases and GenStuff GiveAway.