Bruinman's story I have a story(true) of a South African family. The patriach arrived in South Africa from England in mid 1800's. He settled in the platteland. He married an ex-slave from Mozambique. They had one son. He married a "colored" woman from the area. They had 3 children, one dark, one mixed and a girl with blue eyes. The dark son married a light of complexion women. Her family had Asian and a strong Khoi influence. They had six sons ranging from dark with straight hair to fair with curly hair. The eldest son (dark) married a light skin woman with straight hair. Half her family had been declared white. They had 4 children all curly hair. The eldest is Bruinman.  ¶ 11/17/2006 10:13:00 AM