IMPORTANT! Please note that individuals listed here are not necessarily Indian. They may be free blacks, mulattos, mestizos, or any other non-white citizens. This is just intended to be a potential starting point for your research. Free People of Color – by County – 1790 Federal Census A cross-reference using surnames, known names of Indian […]
Apprentice Bonds for Free People of Color in Craven County, North Carolina (1769-1820)
Originally published 2005, updated 2026 In researching Indian ancestry, it’s important to note that people who had some or a mostly indigenous background were often recorded as something other than Indian. Sometimes “White,” other times “Black,” or “Negro,” and other times “Free Person of Color,” “Colored,” or “Mulatto.” As surprising as it might be to […]