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Answered: "Welcome to the Weekend Chat!" All Members Invited!! February 21st - 23rd, 2025
This Week's Topics: Wills and Slavery
Case Study: John Dillard Bellamy Jr. (1750-1826) of South Carolina left a will to his wife and children...the property included many slaves. For African Americans, this is where they can find information on their ancestors besides the slave schedules.
My Story: Through verification of DNA testing and genealogical research, I noticed that I do have some DNA from this prosperous slave owner. My cousin in SC told me that the Bellamys were very well known especially in Horry County.
Sobering Thoughts about Slavery: It is a sobering thought that I am related to a slaveowner. However, his son in Wilmington, NC allowed slaves to be married together to produce children (more slaves). Some relatives have purchased their own offspring from the slaveowners. And yes. The slaveowners had relations with female slaves. To the slaveowners, it helped with their economic needs.
How WikiTree is Helping: I'm thankful for the USBH project to do the research while I am in nursing school. They knew that I wanted to verify the DNA matches with the Bellamy slaveowners.
If you have any slaveowners or enslaved ancestors in your tree, check out the wills, slave schedules or DNA matches. Always ask for help from the United States Black Heritage Project Teams if you have any questions.
I am looking for information on winners of the house of savoy, my GG?grandfather second winner.
I have a facebook called Cicona, Zanchetta, Scalet, in my media I have a letter for both the cicona and Zanchetta my dad's side. The story goes that they went from riches to rags.Answered: Colonel Andrew Thomas McReynolds (1808 - 1898) was he a BG?
He is not listed as a Brevet Brigadier General in "Brevet Brigadier Generals in Blue" by Hunt and Brown.I need a Cemetery Category added please
I need a Cemetery Category added please for Kirkebo Cemetery, Lee Township, Norman County, Minnesota. The FindAGrave ID is: 82631.Thanks!
I need a Cemetery Category added please
I need a Cemetery Category added please for Henderson County Memory Gardens, Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee. The FindAGrave ID is: 2202167Thanks!
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- What surnames are you interested in researching?
- Some of the surnames in Tom's family tree include Carpenter (Ireland), Cosgrove (Ireland), Cosgrave (Ireland), Decker (Germany), Devault (France), Flood (Ireland), Hawk (England), Jasaitis (Lithuania), Keelty (Ireland), Kelley (Ireland), Leech (England), Mulholand (Ireland), Porter (France), Shaw (England), Shipps (England), Sites (Lithuania), Tutkus (Lithuania), Vause (England) and Yasaitis (Lithuania).
- What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
- USA (primarily Ohio), Ireland, England, Lithuania
- What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
- Advanced Family History Researcher
- If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
- Tom has extensive experience in researching online genealogy records and using Google Earth as an enhancement to that research. He is a volunteer leader on WikiTree, and serves as one of the co-leaders of WikiTree's Global Cemeteries Project. In addition, he serves as an administrator for several Facebook genealogy groups associated with Google Earth and three counties in Ireland (Leitrim, Waterford and Wexford). His first order of business after joining this site was to create a new group titled, "WikiTreers On GenealogyWise".
- Do you have a genealogy website or blog or belong to a Genealogy Society?
- sites.google.com/site/smsfohio/
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Tom, are your Shaws from southern Maryland?