S03 E02 Genealogy Adventures Live Gullah Geechee Genealogy With Althea Sumpter

09/16/19 • 46 min

In this episode, we spoke with researcher Althea Sumpter, who comes from the Gullah community in South Carolina about some of the basics when it comes to researching Gullah Geechee ancestry.We spend some time discussing Gullah culture and history. We also touch on Gullah African admixtures - something to look out for in your DNA results. We also chat about names in your family tree that might indicate Gulla Geechee ancestry:MALE NAMESAsseyBaliphoBanjoeBeayBeoyBram 'Barbary born'CockcooseCrackCudjoe 'Angola'Cuff 'Coromantee'CuffeeCulley 'Kishee'CuminDagoDembowDibbe 'new ... has his teeth filed'DonasEasomFodee 'Gold Coast'GamoneGunnah 'country born'Homady Hughky 'Coromantee'JobnyKetchMallay Mambee 'Gold Coast'MamenaManso 'Gambia'MarmilloMingoMobeMollockMusco JackOkreePhercoPoutaQuacoeQuammanoQuaowQuash 'Coromantee'QuawRente 'Ebo'SaffranSamboSandico 'new'SangoSaundySawneySerrah 'Mandingo'ShampeeSirrah 'Guiney'SogoStepneyTokey 'Angola'Tomboe 'new'Wabee 'Mandingo'WhanWolly 'Gambia'YankeYankiZickZockyZounFEMALE NAMESAbaAbeyAffeyAguaArrahBanabaBinah 'country born'BodyCambaDyeEleyEmbroFantame FortimerJubaJudaMabiaMamado MawdlongMindaNeaRinoRynahSackSibbyTinahTeinaWindyRESOURCESAlthea Sumpter:http://altheasumpter.com/index.htmlAfrigeneas: http://www.afrigeneas.com Glynn County Genealogy (for Weeping Time research):http://www.glynngen.com/enslavement/butler.htmLowcountry Africana:http://www.lowcountryafricana.comLowcountry Digital Library: http://lowcountrydigital.library.cofc.edu The Weeping Time Descendants:(A closed research group. This is strictly a group for people who are actively researching this community of enslaved people)https://www.facebook.com/groups/460217554789067They Had Names:https://theyhadnames.net

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S03 E01 Genealogy Adventures Live Native American Genealogy With Chief Lonzado Langley (Euchee)

In this episode, we spoke with Chief Lonzado Langley of the Euchee in South Carolina about some of the basics when it comes to researching Native American ancestory - with an emphasis on Native American ancestry in the southern coastal states.Chief Langley shares some important research resources. He also shares his own personal genealogical journey, which includes how he learned to carry on the oral tradition of remembering family lineages.He also reminds us that sometimes our ancestry is preserved in the very names our families used, as well as the names of the towns they founded.Catch Genealogy Live on Sundays at 4pm EST via1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/genealogyadventuresusa2. Listen Vision Studios: https://listenvisionlive.com/

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GA S03 E03: Scotchtown: Enslaved family research with Jennifer Hurst-Wender & Andi Cumbo-Floyd

In this episode, we spoke with Jennifer Wender-Hurst (Preservation Virginia) and writer/editor Andi Cumbo-Floyd about the work they are doing researching and documenting the lives of the enslaved people held at Scotchtown in Beaverdam, Hanover County, Virginia. This work is part of a project spearheaded by Preservation Virginia (https://preservationvirginia.org).Jennifer and Andi discuss the process of researching a community of enslaved people to find and contact their descendants, and the work that goes into achieving that goal. Both also chat about research strategies - and share some important research resources.Join us live every Sunday at 4pm EST via https://www.facebook.com/genealogyadventuresusa

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