Can I get some help(family/ancestor related)

[I AM WE ARE]

Moms was digging thru some old boxes and found out my grandfather's grandfather was from this country. I admit, I've never heard anything about it and don't know where to begin to learn. Any posters can give credible assistance?


Rep pending

 

[I AM WE ARE]

 

[Still Benefited]

Why the world has so many Guineas

From Canada to Oceania, Guineas are in abundant supply

www.economist.com

GUINEA. Equatorial Guinea. Guinea-Bissau. Papua New Guinea. The Gulf of Guinea. Guinea, Virginia. Guinea, Nova Scotia. The world has more Guineas than a pirate's treasure chest. What explains the prevalence of the name?

Etymologists dispute the earliest origins of the word “Guinea”. Some trace it to a word in Tuareg, a Berber language, for black people: aginaw. Others think it originally referred to Djenné, a trading city in modern-day Mali. In the 15th century, Portuguese sailors used “Guiné” to describe an area near what is today Senegal, and by the 18th century, Europeans used “Guinea” to refer to much of the West African coastline. As colonisers carved up the continent, many European nations controlled their own Guinea. At independence, French Guinea became Guinea, Spanish Guinea became Equatorial Guinea, and Portuguese Guinea became Guinea-Bissau. The region was a major source of gold, hence the name “guinea” for the British gold coin.

 

[TheKongoEmpire]

Have you done an ethnicity genetic test?

 

[MajesticLion]

That's a a blessing to have a starting point to learn more about yourself.


I'd say take a daycation and visit the Equatorial Guinea Embassy in DC. Call ahead an set up an appointment, I've found it better to deal with such people in person rather than email or on the phone, at least when starting out. Good luck.

 

[I AM WE ARE]

Have you done an ethnicity genetic test?

Yes pops side is 46% Nigerian, 16% Benin,12% French (almost everybody from the boot got French ancestors)
This is on Mom's side