African Ancestored Genealogy

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Comment by Lisa B. Lee on July 21, 2009 at 9:39am

George;
I mean no offense, really, but this whole GenealogyWise thing is starting to REALLY get on my nerves. I mean, every time somebody sneezes, I get an email about it. I'm interested in what's going on, for sure, but the minutia is driving me batty. I've gone into my profile to try to limit the number of emails, but it appears it's either all or none. Don't want to be unsociable, but the volume of emails is becoming overwhelming. Any suggestions, before I jump off the Bay Bridge?

Comment by Cindy Neely on July 21, 2009 at 6:59am

Oh I would love to be able to attend. I just married my husband 4 months ago and he is a light skinned. He knows one of his ancestors was a white woman but all the pictures and information he had has been lost. I love him with all my heart and it makes me cry when I hear of how he was treated over the years just because of the color of his skin.

Comment by Mavis Jones on July 21, 2009 at 3:43am

Anita,

I wish I could attend your presentation. It sounds very interesting.

Comment by Anita Wills on July 21, 2009 at 12:50am

Kiersten,
That is why so many African Americans feel drawn to South Africa. The African Ancestors we have traced are from Guinea and Nigeria. I am a member of the Daughter's of the American Revolution, and also member of a Native American Tribe in Virginia. Yet, when I am out talking there are certain audience members who do not want to hear about it. It took a lot of research to go back and make those connections.

I will be doing a Presentation of my book at George Washington Birthplace in Virginia, on Friday (July 24th), and I will probably see more whites than African Americans. From 1690 to about 1880 Four Generations of my ancestors resided in Westmoreland County Virginia. The first generation was Lydia Hilliard (born in 1690), a white woman. Lydia had a child, Mary by a Negro man, (in 1710), and she was the second generation. Lydia and her daughter Mary Monroe, lived in the household of William Monroe Senior, the grandfather of President James Monroe. In 1730, Mary Monroe had a child with her husband, William Monroe. However, she was indicted for bastardy, because the marriage was void. When Mary went to court, the indictment was thrown out because of the ambiguities in the laws. However, the marriage was not valid, and Mary was a single mother. The child the couple had was my direct ancestor, Mary Bowden, the third generation of my ancestors in Westmoreland County.

When Mary was seven her mother died, and she was Indentured out to George Washington's father, Augustine Washington Senior. As a Mulatto her indenture was to last for thirty years. While serving her Indenture, she had a daughter Patty Bowden was born on the Washington Plantation. I believe her child was one of the Washington slaves, or another Mulatto Servant. Patty Bowden was the fourth generation of my ancestors, born in Westmoreland County Virginia. Two Generations were Servants to the Monroe's, and two were Servants to the Washington's. There is a lot more to the Presentation including the laws that were passed regarding Mulatto children.

George has a lot of knowledge and wisdom, and reviewed my first book. I look forward to sharing and learning from everyone.

Here is the link to the Amazon Site. They actually have both of my books on a two four one sale.

Pieces of the Quilt:


Anita

Comment by Anita Wills on July 20, 2009 at 4:47pm

Kiersten,
I am the author of two books, Notes And Documents of Free Persons of Color, and Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family. Both books deal with information I collected over twenty-years of researching and documenting my family history. Many of my maternal ancestors were, labeled Mulatto in Colonial Virginia and Pennsylvania. They were Native/ European/black mixtures, placed in a separate racial category. I have found relatives who consider themselves white, and others who consider themselves Native American. My branch of the family is under the African American Designation.

My mtDNA testing were 87% European, 8% Native, and 5% African (T2). My brothers DNA test showed our paternal line was 100% Native from Columbia South America. Keep in mind that my brother was attempting to find our African Roots. My paternal Aunt took a DNA test which traced to the Fulani from Northern Nigeria.

Following is a description of my Paternal Grandfathers Y-DNA results written by my brother: :
"Grandpop's (Baxter) y-chomosome is that of the native population of Columbia, the Indians that lived there before any Europeans or Africans arrived. Grandpop's y-chomosome shows a YAP-negative pattern; African genes are YAP-positive. What this means is that Grandpop's y-chomosome is of the "Eurasian Man," not directly African. If grandpop carried an African gene, it was not his y-chomosome. Grandpop also inherited an x-chomosome from his mother Emma Boyd, which he could have passed to Aunt Ada; Aunt Ada got an x-chomosome from Granny and one from Grandpop. Dr. Anthony Baxter"

From my experience there is an aversion to those who are writing and speaking about mixing of races. I have found this bias in America's Black and White Communities. Have you noticed any such bias in your research?

Anita Wills

Comment by Sonia L. Walker on July 20, 2009 at 4:14pm

George - I saw your info on the Afrigeneas Forum & I'm looking forward to another avenue to share in our quest to honor our ancestors. Sonia

Comment by Anita Wills on July 20, 2009 at 11:00am

George thanks I appreciate that. I am looking forward to the next phase of my writing which is traveling to events and doing Presentations. It is a wonderful experience to meet people fact to face, and tell my story.

Anita Wills

Comment by George Geder on July 20, 2009 at 8:56am

Welcome Anita & Art!

I'm so glad that you're joining in the conversations.
Get in where you fit in, as the expression goes.
This group will only gain from your input!

Peace,
"Guided by the Ancestors"

Comment by Anita Wills on July 19, 2009 at 8:22pm

I am pleased to see you spreading your wings George. My family and I have taken DNA tests to trace our African Lines. The one that went directly to Africa was my Paternal Grandmother Annie Bonaparte Baxter. The line came from Northern Nigeria (the Fulani), and is (of course), a female line. A Historian from Puerto Rico stated to me that the Fulani were mostly transported to Puerto Rico, Cuba, and other parts of the Caribbean. The information I have so far about the Fulani is that they are a Nomadic Tribe living in Northern Nigeria, Guinea, and parts of Liberia.

I am also the Author of two Family History Books, Pieces of the Quilt: The Mosaic of An African American Family, and Notes and Documents of Free Persons of Color. I will be at George Washington Birthplace National Monument on Friday July 24th, doing a Presentation & Signing From Pieces of the Quilt. I will be sharing information on Four Generations of Indentured Servants to the Monroe & Washington Families, beginng with Lydia Hilliard (1690).

I am also on BlogTalk Radio with my show, Anita Talks Genealogy (airs Sunday July 19th, from 8:00-8:45 pm.

To say I am busy is an understatement (smile).

Comment by Angela Walton-Raji on July 19, 2009 at 7:03pm

Kiersten,
The International Black Genealogy will take place at Ft. Wayne, Indiana in late October.

Information can be found here: www.blackgenealogysummit.com

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