Date: Fri, 15 Oct 1999 22:02:16 -0400
From: hallie <hallied@mindspring.com>

I can trace the Lake's back 6 generations to (supposedly)
first freed slave in St. Martin/NA I am still researching dates (thats
the hard part) but I am looking for
Vinchong (sp?) Lake  who's son was
James Lake who married Elizabeth Marie Lake (nee) Cannegieter
They had 9 children
Catherine
Lucille
Sarah
Moses
James
Alexander
Peter
Elizabeth
Azalia
I am now researching thier children and grand children
Elizabeth Lake married Daniel Alfred Blake and  my grandmother was one
of thier children. If you have any info at all I would absolutely love
to have it. and if I can help you in your search just let me know! :)


> > Sure you can I can trace the Lake's back 6 generations to (supposedly)
> > first freed slave in St. Martin/NA

> A freed slave?  I've read of the LAKE surname being traced back to
> England, Ireland, and other European countries, but never back to a freed
> slave.
>
> I'm not sure I know where St. Martin is.  Are you referring to the island
> in the Caribbean?

Yes it's in the caribbean and the freed slaves actualy came over from holland
france and other islands near by Anguilla st. kitts st. bats it's a long line
in my family there were 15 freed slaves in the family when they came to the
island now the family is huge and spread out over the world