Anyone Trace their Lineage back to a White Man?

[GoAggieGo.]

I'm guessing the mid to late 1800s she was born. How did she end up with your great grandfather?

Late 1800’s/early 1900’s.

She’s actually my step great grandmother. My great grandfathers first wife (my OG great grandmother) died early, and he remarried. They met in South Carolina, I don’t know how exactly. Apparently, there was quite a bit of mixing on my moms side of the family. I know, it probably has no real significance, but my mom and grandmother are pretty dark. I’m dark skinned. So, while there was some mixing on my moms side, there wasn’t much at all on my dads side. I’ve never seen anyone white with any of my relatives on that side, and looking at old pictures and hearing old stories, there is no tales that involved white people.

It’s funny, because when I took that ancestry test, my euro % was 12%. My mothers side probably contributes heavy to that

 

[Burned Verses]

Not on the books, I have a lot of mixed people down my tree though. The oldest relative I know of is a free black man from the 1700’s.

 

[Peak]

Cacs at a family reunion?

 

[Monsanto]

Late 1800’s/early 1900’s.

She’s actually my step great grandmother. My great grandfathers first wife (my OG great grandmother) died early, and he remarried. They met in South Carolina, I don’t know how exactly. Apparently, there was quite a bit of mixing on my moms side of the family. I know, it probably has no real significance, but my mom and grandmother are pretty dark. I’m dark skinned. So, while there was some mixing on my moms side, there wasn’t much at all on my dads side. I’ve never seen anyone white with any of my relatives on that side, and looking at old pictures and hearing old stories, there is no tales that involved white people.

It’s funny, because when I took that ancestry test, my euro % was 12%. My mothers side probably contributes heavy to that

Damn, this is crazy, I'm really interested in how he met her and married her.

If the mixing wasn't as frequent that is a strong 12 percent on your mom's side alone.

 

[ba'al]

Hell to the no!


Team no white ancestors/full black!

 

[tuckgod]

Do you know if it is due to slavery or something else?

Nah, my pops side of the family was never slaves, that comes from moms side.

He was a wealthy landowner in NC that fell in love with a free black woman, had kids with her and left her a shytload of land that my family has to this day.

 

[Monsanto]

Nah, my pops side of the family was never slaves, that comes from moms side.

He was a wealthy landowner in NC that fell in love with a free black woman, had kids with her and left her a shytload of land that my family has to this day.

Wow, that's what's up. Glad that it's still in your family to this day.

Salute.

 

[Shadow King]

My maternal great-grandfather and his brothers were white and Native. My aunt is into this and said our ancestors were free through the 1800s. I think my paternal great-great-grandfather was white.

 

[GoAggieGo.]

Damn, this is crazy, I'm really interested in how he met her and married her.

If the mixing wasn't as frequent that is a strong 12 percent on your mom's side alone.

I learned quite a bit last weekend about my moms side. They have their own part of town in Lumberton, NC. It’s hood now, but people still call it by it’s original name. It’s my grandmothers last name, with “town” added on the end. We have a reunion in the low country SC this year that my bro and I will go to. I’ve got a ton of questions.

On my dads side, I know of the plantation owner that enslaved my grandmothers side. His name is George Hairston. They throw a huge ass reunion every year, where apparently, the black and white Hairston’s meet up. Never been to one of those, and I lowkey don’t wanna go.

 

[Chelsea Bridge]

I never cared enough to research it

 

[The_Truth]

This is one of my greatest fears, actually.

 

[CarbonBraddock]

no, i am 100 percent black.

 

[JadeB]

W

23andMe.

I'm 8% European, 90% Sub-Saharan African and 1.8% Filipino for some reason
the rest are trace amounts from Southeast Asia

23andMe also shows when your last ancestor of each race was. My last white ancestor was 6 generations ago.

Which state you are from? Might explain the Filipino ancestry if you're from the Western states.

 

[3rdWorld]

No. Full blooded Black.

I wonder if people with significant cac dna feel the same way cacs do..

 

[BaldingSoHard]

I think my great grandfather was white. Or maybe Jewish. Not entirely sure.