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- Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:20 am
- Forum: Melungeon
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca Expedition DNA Search
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Cabeza de Vaca Expedition DNA Search
Read my posts on thread at Native American DNA Search There are possible descendents of several noted members, including Lope de Oviedo, of the Narváez expedition whose heritage may originate on the central Gulf Coast. For people with indigenous ancestry of tribes of the Gulf Coast - Atakapa, Chitim...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:17 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Re: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
Interesting discussion JOURNAL ARTICLE Notes on the History of La Bahía del Espíritu Santo https://www.jstor.org/stable/30242768?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents “After successfully marching to the borders of Red River without encountering any resistance from the French, the Marquis received a royal...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 6:06 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Re: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
There was a Ft. Of same name in late 1600, that French named Ft. Louis, the Spain named Espiritu Santo in Texas. Note after the Spanish Explorersed, in earl Y turn or century, 1702: Spanish French moved from Biloxi and built Ft. In Mobile River moving to Current city on River near Bay entrance, Ft. ...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:57 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Re: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
https://narangahtravel.com/2017/11/bay-of-the-holy-spirit/ http://baldwincountyal.gov/all-mobile/community/about-baldwin-county/history-of-baldwin-county/historical-compilations-comprehensive-history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Bay Note mentions 4 rivers as does Galveston Mobile Bay is an...
- Wed Oct 17, 2018 5:55 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Re: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
“Mobile Bay as the “Bahia del Espiritu Santo.” It credits this name to Spanish explorer Alonso Álvarez de Pineda, who sailed the Gulf’s northern littoral in 1519” https://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2012/07/historian_finds_reason_to_ques.html http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMKKFZ_Bay_of_t...
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:51 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Re: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
Interesting, I didn’t think of this with my matches. Melungeon did think of Juan Parfo, and Desoto and others, but this explains certain regional historical matches before later Spanish Settlements.
Cabaza became an Indian Trader.
Cabaza became an Indian Trader.
- Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:48 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28
Cabeza de Vaca's Gulf Coast Expedition DNA search
DNA Search There are possible descendents of several noted members, including Lope de Oviedo, of the Narváez expedition whose heritage may originate on the central Gulf Coast. For people with indigenous ancestry of tribes of the Gulf Coast - Atakapa, Chitimacha, Choctaw, Biloxi, Apalachee, and other...
- Mon Oct 08, 2018 10:33 pm
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Taino
- Replies: 0
- Views: 33
Taino
“My great-grandmother was pure-blooded Taíno, my mother of mixed blood,” she said. “When I told people I was Taíno, they said, ‘What, are you crazy? There aren’t any left!’ But I don’t believe you have to look a certain way. I have all of my ancestors within me.” Read more: https://www.smithsonianma...
- Sat Sep 22, 2018 5:17 pm
- Forum: African
- Topic: Panel discussion on Ancestry
- Replies: 0
- Views: 74
Panel discussion on Ancestry
A historian, a geneticist and an anthropologist discussion regarding dna testing, genealogy, cultural
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_contin ... fullscreen
https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_contin ... fullscreen
- Fri Sep 21, 2018 11:04 am
- Forum: Melungeon
- Topic: John Punch or Bunch Ancestor of Stanley Dunham
- Replies: 1
- Views: 500
Re: John Punch or Bunch Ancestor of Stanley Dunham- Obama
Click on names to get chart
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