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Did you know that most of us who have ties to Alabama have ancestor connections to South Carolina and the West Indies like Jamaica? This is a session for the Williamsburg, SC group to show how we must expand our research beyond the boundaries of our immediate locale interests. For me, it started when I […]
BTTBW – Williamsburg, Abbeville, Anderson SC & beyond Read More »
In this session, I explain how the Byrds/Birds of Alabama are related to those from Georgia and Virginia and Free Persons of Color (FPOC) like the surname Fortune. We also discuss how participants on the session were related to Delbra and one another. Applications and tools were discussed like Ancestry, pedigree charts, MCRA in Gedcom
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In October 2023, I hosted the first session to explain how the Stinson’s of Bullock and Pike County, Alabama were related to the surname Presley, Betsil/Betzil out of Chambers & Georgia.
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In this session, I will share the information I’ve gathered on the Fitzpatrick surname out of Bullock, Macon and neighboring counties. Bird Fitzpatrick the enslaver was a Judge and his family one was of the original founders in Pike/Macon and Bullock County. Viewing the purchase, selling and gifting of slaves will help you understand how
Analyzing lower chromosome segments can indeed be a powerful tool for understanding and breaking through those challenging brick walls in genetic genealogy. Here’s a brief overview of how you can approach this: Understanding Brick Walls and Low Chromosome Segments. Why Brick Walls Occur: Generational Gaps: For distant relatives (5th-8th cousins), the DNA you share may
BTTBW – Gedmatch, DNA Painter and Chromosomes less than 7.. Getting it to make sense! Read More »
You’ve taken your DNA test and you’ve even uploaded it to Gedmatch. Now go one step further and add your family tree so that others can see how they may be related to you. This short video walks you through the process of downloading your tree or Gedcom file from Ancestry and uploading it to
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In this session, discover who our oldest ancestors are and explore our connections from Georgia to Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and beyond! Find out just how we are related. In preparation for this meeting, go to Ancestry or whatever DNA testing platform you have an account, search for the following surnames. Anderson Whigham Hannah If
