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1850 Maryland Series: M432 Roll: 288 Page: 69

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From Gerald W. Scott
25 Feb 1997

I, the Reverend Gerald William Scott, have roots (my mother's father), on the Eastern Shore of MD, in Caroline Co., in the town of Ridgley. The family name is PRITCHETT. I have done quite a bit of work in tracing the family's history. From what I can gather, the area presently known as Caroline Co., was originally a part of Dorchester Co. Though our branch of the family are African American, we have Caucasian roots as well. My great-great grandfather, Medford Pritchett was noted as being a mulatto, in the 1880 Census. Tradition has it that his father was white, and he had Caucasian brothers. Many believe their names could have been George, Phillip and Samuel. There is a family of white Pritchetts in Denton, MD, (morticians by trade), who acknowledge kinship with our Branch. I am trying to get a more inclusive history of the family, and any information that you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I am looking for information that goes back before the Civil War, and any further links between the white and black Pritchetts of Dorchester/Caroline County(ies).

Also from Gerald W. Scott

My grandfather's father's name was Daniel Medford Pritchett, Sr. He was born in 1867. He had a brother named Henry Mack Pritchett, as well as several sisters.

Daniel Medford's father's name was Medford Pritchett. He was married to the former Adeline Clark. Tradition has it that Medford was racially a Mulatto (father was white, and mother black). We have also been told that he was the first mixed raced Pritchett. All of his family, on his father's side was white.

Family history also notes that he was related to the Pritchett's that ran and owned a Funeral Home in the area.