Tag: Virginia Colony

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Genealogy Adventures Special: The First Africans of Virginia with special guest Kathryn Knight

26/05/2019
Brian Sheffey
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The history of the first Africans of Virginia has been veiled in a shroud of secrecy…

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English American Ancestry: Playing Genealogical Hide and Go Seek with Col. Thomas Pettus (abt. 1598-1663)

23/10/2017
Brian Sheffey
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If I have learned one thing researching my ancient English American ancestry in the British-held American…

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The mystery of Henry West (1608-1647)

30/04/2016
Brian Sheffey
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Genealogy requires rather a substantial amount of critical thinking and deductive reasoning. This is especially true…