what does F.W.C. mean?

Jeanes, Lynette

barbaragailsmith1

I think it's Free Woman of Color

Robert Seal_1

Hello @Jeanes, Lynette,

I agree with @barbaragailsmith1 that it stands for free woman of color.

See the following glossary from the Berks County (Pennsylvania) Genealogical Society: https://berksgenes.org/helptips-genealogy-terms.html