The Hord Project is to attempt to determine the African American lineage of the Hord family and any relationship to the Hords of Shady Grove, Virginia. We are specifically looking for ancestors of Reuben Hord (mulatto b.1820 Va) or any of the slaves from the Hord plantation. This is a significant project as Shady Grove had over 1,000 slaves in the late 1700s. For the many African American Hord families, this may be the only way to determine our heritage. We would appreciate participation of the John Hord and Peter Hord family of Shady Grove, Va. Thank You, Lynn Fisher Hill, Project Administrator (originator back in 2006; now Randy Harr and Malcolm Hoare of The H600 Project: A Surname Study, https://h600.org/