When I researched this i came up with 2 possibilities. The first is that half breed indians would tell the people coming to take them away to the reservations that they were black dutch or irish. The is the one I tend to believe just from the coloring of my own family since we are all very dark skinned with dark hair and brown eyes. My brother especially looks Indian. The second explaination was that the gypsys would call themselves that when they came to america as indentured servants and had finally worked off their passage or run away. Hope this helps. Jana Watts Margaret <hfish@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Hello All, Can any one explain why a person.....a Waldrop, born in Louisiana, would call himself Black Dutch? Margaret ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== To use Waldrop Message Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop To Review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup

Thanks to all for the help with the question of Black Dutch. My gr-grandfather Waldrop, who was born in Louisiana in the 1850s was in not in any danger of Removal, but he called himself Black Dutch and says his mother was an Indian. He says her name was Faver/Favre. But her maiden name on the record of her marriage to James Waldrop, is Waldrop. It is a complete mystery who her parents were. She was born 1830 in Mississippi and came early in her life to Louisiana. I don't suppose I can ever find out for sure, but I was looking to find whether she was Indian or not. Thanks for all of your input. Margaret Waldrop Halverson

Well, this may be way off base but I have heard that the Black Dutch term came from the offspring of Germans who lived in the Alsace region and married French women. As a rule, they tended to have darker hair. It made sense to me at the time. Mickey ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== To use Waldrop Message Board: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop To Review Archived messages: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L

When I was very young, my grandmother would call me the only Black Irish in the family as she was. Meaning we both had very dark hair hers was black..I mean real black and dark eyes and fair skin. My grandmother hair and eye were black, yet her skin was as pale as ivory soap. My hair isn't as black, but eye are, I am fair skin, but I tan well. I've been told that this came from the Irish and the Spanish having children. My grandmother's maiden name was McKenzie and her mother's maiden's name was McBride. My McBride's ancestors were White , Liverman and Aldridge. I have researched my McKenzies line , yet. Richardson, McBride, McKenzie, White, Aldridge and Liverman doesn't sound Spanish, maybe when I research past Liverman McKenzies and McBrides I will find where my Black Irish came from. I also heard a boat shipped wrecked near Ireland and this is suppose to be when the Irish and Spanish had children. Was that Black Irish or Black Sheep? hmmmmmmmmmmm. We have several red heads in our family also. I can't remember when my grandmother didn't call me her Black Irish granddaughter. Anyone else have any stories? Sandra ERNIE WATTS wrote: > When I researched this i came up with 2 possibilities. The first is that half breed indians would tell the people coming to take them away to the reservations that they were black dutch or irish. The is the one I tend to believe just from the coloring of my own family since we are all very dark skinned with dark hair and brown eyes. My brother especially looks Indian. > The second explaination was that the gypsys would call themselves that when they came to america as indentured servants and had finally worked off their passage or run away. > Hope this helps. > > Jana Watts > Margaret <hfish@ix.netcom.com> wrote: Hello All, > Can any one explain why a person.....a Waldrop, > born in Louisiana, would call himself Black Dutch? > > Margaret > > ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== > To use Waldrop Message Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop > To Review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L > > --------------------------------- > Do You Yahoo!? > Sign-up for Video Highlights of 2002 FIFA World Cup > > ==== WALDROP Mailing List ==== > To use Waldrop Message Board: > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/wal/Waldrop > To Review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/WALDROP-L