This project is for descendants of families once referred to as free people of color, mulatto, free blacks and Native American, that once lived in the areas of southern Virginia, the Granville District, the eastern coast of North Carolina and portions of South Carolina. Many of these families migrated west to the New River area of Wilkes and Ashe County NC.
In order to join the project one must be a descendant of the surnames above and their ancestors must have lived in the specified areas having once been identified by records as free people of color, mulatto, free blacks and Native Americans.
If your surname is not listed and your history fits our criteria, please feel free to submit your story to us, we will make sure every submission is answered.