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.
Tag: History
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...
Marion Cumbo, Cellist of the Harlem Renaissance
Author’s Note: Thank you to cousin and Cumbo family historian Charlotte Baskerville Brown for inspiring this blog post and for all of the extraordinary family r...
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...
Using Social Media, AncestryDNA & Gedmatch to advance family research
Author’s Notes: 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...
How Hertford & Northampton Cumbos Connect?
Author’s Notes: 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...
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...
Family Trailblazers
What fuels your interest in genealogy? What drives my passion is the excitement of discovering new ancestors and relatives and learning their life stories and h...
Hall Family History Etched In My DNA
I am a Cumbo through my grandfather and a Hall through my grandmother. My Cumbo ancestors were free people of color who settled in Northampton County, North Ca...
Cumbo Family Reunion Group Photos
We celebrated our 2016 Cumbo Family Reunion July 15-17 in Williamsburg, Virginia. The reunion reconnected Cumbo family branches literally separated by hundreds...