Genealogy Research for African Americans 

If you know anything about Virginia, you’ll know that those Indigenous peoples weren’t “African Americans”, they were there; prior to colonization.

I'm from VA and went back and found slaves in my family with the last name Gary, Ellis and Bynum... I'm moving to SC and I'm driving home to VA twice a month to do research especially on my Parker side from Ahoskie VA!! This is fascinating!! ✊🏿✊🏿😍🔥

I have researching my family for about 5 years off & on. I found my 5th great grandfather on my Mother's side. They are from Orange County, VA.

Took us a few years researching my family genealogy. The journey led me to find out we're not African.

I just found the site today! It’s a wealth of knowledge!

MY GRANDPARENTS HAIL FROM CHASE CITY, VA/ RICHMOND. I’VE BEEN RESEARCHING FOR YEARS NOW AND EVERY RESOURCE AT MY DISPOSAL WILL BE USED, INCLUDING THIS ONE. THANK YOU.

I'm third generation Virginian on my mother's side on my father's side his family been here in Virginia forever and I'm all so related to nat Turner on my father's side

It all hits a brick wall at some point. I suppose I can't assume anything. Other than no, hitting a brick wall regarding an African ancestors' origin doesn't make the particular ancestor an American Indian.

I Have Researched My Family But Had To Find Them. That was what gave Me My Knowledge. I Am 6% African. Mali /Togo. Congo. Ghana.

My greatgrand mother born 1882

Literally traced my ancestors back until I found the slave owners name and his second address in Jamaica. He Literally took my people from the island plantation called Buff Bay ( sugar slaves) to VA then Mississippi. Traced my ancestors back to the 1600’s I have all the documents including there emancipation papers and freedom papers and several war enlistments !! They were mulatto one was Named Samuel hynes Vick (yes relation to Mike Vick) who was rich af from real estate. Almost everyone in my family owns or sell real estate. I will remember all this when I’m told GO BACK to AFRICA . Even Sam’s father Daniel Vick was a free black man. Got me f’d 🆙

I can relate to him very much, you got to have that "search spirit" and researching and comparing and thinking outside of the box. I've tracked a ton of my ancestors and know a ton about each of their lives. I've become the family tree genealogist at 39 years old lol

I ended up here after learning my great grandfather worked as a miner in wise county Virginia. My grandmother told my sister she grew up in the Appalachians.

Thank you, Mr. Timothy. We're researching surnames: Grant, Manning, Mathews, and Williams in St Stephens Berkeley County, SC, USA

I love this , I just moved moved to VA beach, and I'm love looking up history. My ancestors are not here but this is so interesting ❤💯

I have Burford in my family. I am from Richmond Va

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I need to go on that website I've been on Ancestry and the free site and I need to know where they from here in Va or Maryland

Most family on my mom side come through line of virgina and Louisiana my dad side florida and cuba

I need to check out this site. It is hard doing research on black families. When we were coming up parents and relatives did not give us a lot of information on our families. My parents came from North Caroline to Virginia. I had been trying get information on where my granddad was buried but cannot find anything. He and my grandmother either separately or divorce because she remarried twice. I went to find a grave. Got information on her but it stated she was married to my granddad but afterwards she married again.