Search your DNA matches for the following surnames to see if you happen to have any matches: Stratford, Cooks (SC,GA,AL) or Wannamaker, Rogers/Rodgers (SC,GA,AL,MI). These surnames start out in North and South Carolina and the slaves were removed from their families and taken to Georgia, Alabama, and even Mississippi. In this session, I share with my DNA matched cousins how to Break Through The Brick Walls they have with unknown matches by strategically searching for records to find their lost ancestors. I also share information about the resource theSHANPROJECT.com this goal if this website is to transcribe records of the enslaved ancestors and to provide a platform where individuals can search for them.
