Black Dutch (genealogy)

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Black Dutch is a term with several different meanings in United States dialect and slang. It generally refers to racial, ethnic or cultural roots. Its meaning varies and such differences are contingent upon time and place. Several varied groups of multiracial people have sometimes been referred to as or identified as Black Dutch, most often as a reference to their ancestors. The Dictionary of American Regional English defined black Dutch as "A dark-complexioned people of uncertain origin." Genealogist and journalist James Pylant wrote that "a blanket definition cannot be given for every American family claiming descent from the Black Dutch." Common interpretations of Black Dutch ancestry include Jewish, Spanish Dutch, Dutch Indonesian, Native American, Mulatto, Sub-Saharan African, and others. Jimmie H. Crane wrote in 2006 that term Black Dutch appears to have become widely adopted in the Southern Highlands and as far west as Texas in the early 19th century by certain Southeastern families...

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