So I'm looking at this deed (I do oil & gas title work) filed in 1859. It's a succession of this guy & it's naming his assets, some of which were slaves. One woman is described as, "Roxanna, a griff woman aged fifteen year."
I'd never heard the word "griff" used in reference to a person before. Apparently it's some archaic way to say "mixed."
Who knew?
I guess the master messed with Roxanna's mommy.
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