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The Gullah are the african slaves and their descendants those of the Gullah that excaped from slavery and went to florida were called Black Seminole Indians . What im not sure is how blackfoot came into play those were circles trying to find out about the name Blackfoot And Blackfeet took weeks! Now im here, I really hope to find a link here. My grand father was John Westley Liptrot. Born in Mississippi his father was author or Arthur Liptrot knick name Manly and his father was Benjamin Liptrot not sure of rhe later two birth dates or Places. Thank u for anyhelp.
Welcome to Saponitown, Gullah.
If you haven’t already, read the articles on the home page about eastern blackfoot and the link to Indians and African Americans.
How did the term “blackfoot” come up in your search?
Before Mississippi, did your family have any known ties back to NC/SC/VA?
What are other surnames that connect to your family? grandmother, great aunts and uncles spouses.
Any family stories that may give us clues to work with?
Even if there is no connection to NC/VA Saponi there are people here who will gladly help you refine your research. Happy hunting.
Thank you for responding! The only thing I really have to work on statring out is afew handed down stories. With claims of being of the Blackfoot Indian group. After going over it several times with my limited tools for proper research. I did find out enough to realize that a connection with the BlackFeet Indian Group is close to eccentricly impossible. But this Title continued to surface. So I looked more into it and found out about the Black Seminole Indians which makes much more sense. Then in my researching African Indians , low and behold the term BlackFoot Indian pops up again , so I come rethink that maybe there is something there. The only surname I have to work with is Liptrot. which so far only results in slave owners and plantations. But from all of my reading and stories heard ,Indians and slaves became friends quickly in this land. So I have to research it.. even if its just to find out there is no connection. Thank u for you help!
I went to Worldconnect family tree search and searched surname Liptrot. This brought up over 1000 hits with many being in England so Liptrot is an English surname. Refining search with place born USA cut it to several hundred.
The earliest Liptrot born in USA was Edmond Liptrot born 1650 in York, VA. His wife was Rachel Ladd. Some of the earliest surnames associated with his children are Strange, Johnson and Tucker, all of which have ties to the Eastern Blackfoot tradition. The next generations of this family are migrating to GA, KY, and Alabama.
If a family story has persisted for generations, usually there is some basis for the story. I think you are on the right track. Sorry I don’t have any of the on-line subscription services. Maybe another member who does can find your grandparents on the census and track them back that way.
Arthur Westley Liptrot was born 8 Jan 1853, he married Mary Ann Nobles. They had seven children. The only listing that is not private is John Westley Liptrot born 24 Mar 1906 in Troy AL, died 27 May 1973 in Grand Rapids MI.
His father Benjamin Liptrot was born about 1820 and married Laura.
Not seeing any direct ancestors listed on Ancestry.com past that.
There is another John A. Liptrot born 1860 in AL with no spouse or children listed. His father was William Thomas Liptrot born about 1830 in GA, died ?, he is in Pike County AL on the 1860 census. John A Liptrot’s mother was Julia Ann Faulk 1841-1879.
Not sure if any of this helps. The Liptrots seem to have come from Lancashire England.
There are alternate spellings going back to pre-1860 censuses like Leaptrott, and Leptros.
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