http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi AfriGeneas Free Persons of Color Forum http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11462 I believe in "heritage trips" and have made a few myself. Make sure you know exactly what you are looking for in order to make the most of the trip and the expense of the trip. Should you need help in working out loose ends on your research or scaling brick walls in finding answers about your ... Sat, 25 May 2013 17:53:50 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11462 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11461 Well i suppose your right but so far i traced my mother's side to two counities perry county, dallas county in the 1880 and 1870 but i cold not go no further i think it's best if i pay alabama a trip. What do think about that? Sat, 25 May 2013 15:08:03 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11461 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11460 Barry, It takes work and dedication to research your family history but the benefits and knowledge you gain from it, are immeasurable. Knowing your family history tells you how your ancestors fit in the country's history and also tell you a little about yourself - after all, the people who ... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:34:51 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11460 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11459 Well im not researching my family history. But i do enjoy watching series on " Who do you think you are" and Henry Louis Gates JR. series on free negroes below the maxon-dixon line. Furthermore my family is free alabama and i dont think they were free like yours. Your blessed i hope i ... Fri, 24 May 2013 17:40:18 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11459 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11458 I notice that there is a free black John Scott in Prince William County on the 1830 census, who may have been the husband of Nelly's daughter. My information about Nelly remains the same as in my earlier post, with the exception that Nelly was the daughter of Phebe/Phoebe Cole, b. around 1732, ... Wed, 22 May 2013 21:13:39 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11458 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11457 Barry, Just on the off-chance that you or someone else is researching their free Scott ancestors, my research might help in connecting us. My ggggrandfather, Robert Cole, had 2 brothers and all were free in the 1770s living in Mecklenburg, VA. A sister, Nelly (Ellen/Eleanor) Cole, I believe is the ... Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:59 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11457 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11456 Hi Barry, Here is what I said: "But most telling was the findings that he had free ancestors who were SCOTTs and HUMBLES and that they had been free at least before 1806. If the persons who researched for him had bothered to check out Paul Heinegg's work, they would have found that the SCOTTs ... Wed, 22 May 2013 14:52:26 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11456 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11455 Hello deloris where did you exactly hear about the scott/humbles freed family research from. Wed, 22 May 2013 13:52:22 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11455 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11454 I am researching the Charles M Pelot and Joseph Ford Pelot family of Abbeville, SC who had a plantation called Whitlich. Joseph F Pelot, presumably the son of Charles M Pelot, is listed with 3 mulatto slaves in 1850. I am trying to trace those 3 slaves. Judy Fri, 17 May 2013 17:52:16 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11454 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11453 The time period im concerned with is from about 1800-1935. But especially the 1820-1880. Are your relatives from this area? Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:28 +0100 http://www.afrigeneas.com/forum-fpoc/index.cgi/md/read/id/11453