It’s fair to say that some of my ancestral families haven given me grey hairs when…
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Confirming Jason Futrell of Rich Square, Northampton County, NC as my 4x great grandfather
The new suite of genealogical and DNA analytical tools from MyHeritage has literally knocked my ancestry…
From Northampton County, NC to Roberts Settlement, Indiana: the hidden history of fpoc
Timing seems to be everything when it comes to genealogy. You can search and search for…
Genetic genealogy, DNA triangulation, and the search for my missing Futrell ancestor
When it comes to my genealogy adventures, more often than not, I feel like Sherlock Holmes…
Free black families in Colonial America: The Bugg (Doss) family
Every genealogist, regardless of experience levels, has a family line that makes him or her want…
Me, Quaker manumissions – and an 1828 voyage to Liberia
This post is a companion piece to my previous post, Quakers & Slavery: 50 shades of…
My first African ancestor discovered
When it comes to African American genealogy, finding an African ancestor seems like a pipe-dream. It’s…