Dick, Thanks for your response to my query. Considering that in 1741 the Carolinas and most of North America were under British rule, that was a law laid down by the British and would have affected all of the colonies. Am I on the right track? Listers please add you input! Cara Cara, "In NC (North Carolina). the marriage act of 1741 forbade "the abominable mixture" between white men and women and Indians, Negroes, Mustees and Mulattoes or any person of mixed blood." The above taken from a list by June Bork and submitted by Sara Patton to the WVGreenbr-List, Saturday March 17, 2001. Dick Martin