The Cumbo Family: Tracing one of the First African descended families in America
This is an ancestral story of an African man and woman's resilience and agency over bondage to build a free life for their son and future generations.
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Introducing the Cumbo US South Y-DNA Project
I am very excited to introduce the Cumbo US South Y-DNA Project. The goal of the project is to document the direct paternal ancestry of the Cumbo family in Ame...
Using Y-DNA to Uncover Cumbo Connections
Author’s Note: All All living males born with the last name Cumbo (or its derivatives) who have Y-DNA tested are invited to join our Cumbo US South Y-DN...
Adventures in Haiti
I’m on my last day of vacation in Haiti. It’s been an amazing trip. My wife was born in Port Au Prince, Haiti. Her ancestors were from Les Cayes. O...
Discussion: Cumbos as Lumbee
There’s been a substantive discussion on my Cumbos as Lumbee Indian blog post both in the blog’s comments section as well as in the various genealogy comm...
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...