Charting Cumbo Migration Patterns
In a previous post I explored the origins of the name Cumbo and uncovered its beginnings in Africa and Italy. In this post I will explore Cumbo residence and m...
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Were the Cumbos Melungeon?
The origins of the American Melungeon have always been considered mysterious. Melungeons are generally known as a group of families from relatively unknown but ...
My Cumbo Ancestry Video
About a year ago the Ancestry products team reached out to me and invited me to record a testimonial video for a chance to star in an Ancestry TV spot. I thoug...
Were the Cumbos Portuguese?
My Cumbo ancestors migrated to Northampton County NC at the turn of the 19th century likely from Virginia. Census records tracked them starting in 1820, as fre...
The Origins of the Name Cumbo
Cumbo is a very unique sounding name. It stands out from the traditionally Anglo names associated with the first inhabitants of Jamestown. The origins of the ...
The Cumbos as mixed race people
According to Tim Hashaw’s book “The Birth of Black America: The First African Americans and the Pursuit of Freedom at Jamestown”: The African Cumbo family...
My Ancestral Pilgrimage to Northampton, NC
My Cumbo ancestors settled into Northampton County, North Carolina at the turn of the Nineteenth Century. Here is a travelogue of my trip to Northampton in Oct...
The Origins of Emanuell Cambow
Tim Hashaw in his book “The Birth of Black America: The First African Americans and the Pursuit of Freedom at Jamestown” makes reference to the orig...
Emanuell Cambow of Jamestown, VA
Here is what we know about Emanuell Cambow based on the book “Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware...