www.freeaficanamericans.com-there is a lot of conjecture on the part of the author. He uses ' may have been' 'probably' 'may be' when attempting to explain relationship. #1 the john berry (white man) who had a son with a mulotto by the name of james 9/16/1693 has nothing to do with James Lowrie 1 who was granted land by King Charles 11 in 1732 as was Henry Berry and both were identified as Indian elders for the Lumbees. The land was known as Lowrie Swamp in Robeson County, N.C. Now the James Berry b.1693 died in 1779 in York County Va. In 1762 he was listed as a resident of Elizabeth City, Va. #2 Henry Berry Lowrie was the gg gson to James Lowrie 1 above. The terms used to describe the race of the Indians were 'mulottos' 'free persons of color' 'colored persons' 'free person'. The author has decided that this means african slaves or free africans. #3 Lowries and Kerseys were listed in Robeson County during the 1700's. The Kerseys were listed as white. There were Kearseys in the Bertie County, N.C. area in the 1700's also. If the conjectures of the author is to be taken as fact, then he is stating that all the families in Robeson, Hoke, Cumberland, Sampson, Columbus, Scotland, Marion District S.C., Dillon S.C. with Lumbee surnames and many white families are of African slave descent. He certainly gives a lot of credit for the N.C./S.C./Va./Tn/Ark. population to the African slaves. He seems to have a problem with the Lowery's since he dealt with them so feriously. Maybe James Lowery 111 who was in court with several bastard children, not James 1 nor James 11, scorned some of his relatives (females). # 4 William Lowry b.ca. 1754/d.1847 was the father of Allen 1791/1865; Patty 1795/1867; Alfred 1802(1811?); George James 1799/1879; and George 1820/1880.#5 The wife of James 11 b.ca1735 was Sarah America Kersey not Celia Lowry. Celia was his daughter who was listed as white on the Robeson County census. I read this web site one year ago and I sent an email to the author in reference to his stringing names and dates and tying them with his maybe's, could be, could have been, and probably. I will take documented facts to explain my lineage, but not someone such as this author. Unfortunately so many readers take what he says and use it as factual info. This is wrong!