Note: This is a familial narrative based on documentation, family oral history, and DNA evidence. Core Family Surnames: Mitchell, Vann/Vaughn/Vaughan, Rodgers/Rogers, Watkins, Walden, English, Mumford/Munford, Stagg/Staggs, Parker, Cobb To understand why my ancestors were documented as mulatto in Virginia, we must understand the laws during that time. In “An act declaring who shall not bear office in this country,(October 1705)” passed in October 1785, the General Assembly es