Emanuell Cumbo 1667 VA Land Grant Fully Transcribed
Here is a full transcription of Emaunell Cumbo’s 18 April 1667 land grant which I am making publicly available to researchers for the first time. To all who rea...
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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...
Meeting the Queen
The New Museum This past weekend the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture opened its doors to the public. It was a herculean eff...
Meet Edith Cumbo, Nation Builder
We celebrated our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion last weekend July 15-17 in Williamsburg, Virginia. One of the reasons we chose Williamsburg was because Colonial Wi...
Photo Blog: Cumbo Reunion July 15, 2016
On July 15-17, over 200 Cumbo descendants gathered from across the nation and around the world in Williamsburg, VA for our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion. Here are ...
A Brief History of the Cumbo Family
Here is the family history I presented on July 16th at our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion in Williamsburg, VA, where over 200 Cumbo descendants from across the natio...
The Battle Over Britton Cumbo’s Estate
Britton Cumbo, my 4x Great grandfather and the root of the Cumbos of Northampton family from which I descend, was born a free person of color around 1825, orpha...
How Roots Inspired Me
“My name is Kunta Kinte.” This week I have been watching the remake of Alex Haley’s Roots, airing on the History Channel. It’s brilliant. Watching this update...