Hey, I think I just learned something new from you or else something I knew and had forgotten. Was Black Bill actually William Eli Wardrope? Had a bunch of kids with Nancy Lowery? Don't think I knew about the Foxfire reference. Would certainly like to know more about all this info. Sonny >From: Joyce70356@aol.com >Reply-To: WALDROP-L@rootsweb.com >To: WALDROP-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [WALDROP] Black Dutch >Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2002 07:57:43 EDT > >Hi Jan, >The Black Dutch Waldrops you mentioned from the Foxfire Book are my >Waldrops, >and Black Bill was my GGGG Grandfather. He was married to Nancy Lowery. >There >are many connections to "Mulatto" or "Melungeon" with my Waldrops, with his >generation and following generations. I love to hear from anyone who has >this >family connection. Thanks. >Joanne C. > >My surnames: >WALDROOP (many variations), SCAFFE (many variations), ROBERTS, GIBSON, >COOPER, ELLISON, FITZGERALD, GRIFFIN, PEOPLES, SADLER, SMITH, SIMS, CHAVIS, >LOWERY, HENRY, MONTGOMERY > > >==== 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 _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.