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[Young]

the few things i know:

On the left is my great grandmother and her family

her son (my grandpa is on the right) thats where they got the last name davis. The Davis' i met on Ancestry are either black like me or white; is weird sdsddssd

BUt i dont know my Grandmother's maiden name mess

it's not uncommon for us to have white cousin matches as AA's.
You have to remember that we have links to white people through previous intermarriage, or other stories that are a bit less savory/delightful. (slave rape)

Your great grandmother is gorgeous.  I can see u in all of your family, that picture you posted of your great grandfather, I can definitely see you in him.  He's gorgeous and he does give an Indian mess.

But we have to be careful when we assume based on features. A lot of people may see a brown skinned/dark skinned person with curly/wavy hair and a strong bone structure automatically think "oh they got Indian in their family" when the story could be more than that or something different.

That's the biggest thing I've learned. Definitely explore family stories but keep your mind OPEN. I mean that. The LAST place I would have looked is Haiti to uncover my family's roots.

I was so fixated on great grandma Chief that I thought I found all the answers I needed. But it's her husband who I look more like.

I haven't seen his picture but he had to be the "stereotypical" Melungeon. He's listed as "White" on some documents I found (including the marriage cert below) even though he was not White. which tells me a lot about his appearance.

The Melungeon meets the Coharie QUEEN

I get it.

The research part is so important omfff

[Young]

Young, your family is gorgeous. 

Thank you luv ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Glenda]

'Fro is right. Tbh one of my white friends clocked the European in me even before I knew which is kinda what made me want to dig into my mess, but I didn't know how. He was like "the shape of your face and your eyes and the light hues in your skin. I think you have European in you tbh". I was like  That's when 'fro came along and got me kinda SOLD.

[Glenda]

Young, what were your results?

Here's mine

Omfff yaaasss. We're Togo, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast sisters. 

[Young]

Young, what were your results?

Here's mine

Omfff yaaasss. We're Togo, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast sisters. 

Omfffffff hey sis

Let's visit our homeland mess lolz

[Glenda]

Young, what were your results?

Here's mine

Omfff yaaasss. We're Togo, Cameroon, and Ivory Coast sisters. 

Omfffffff hey sis

Let's visit our homeland mess lolz

A moment! A memorable event, if you will.

[Young]

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[merkaba]

'Fro is right. Tbh one of my white friends clocked the European in me even before I knew which is kinda what made me want to dig into my mess, but I didn't know how. He was like "the shape of your face and your eyes and the light hues in your skin. I think you have European in you tbh". I was like  That's when 'fro came along and got me kinda SOLD.

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[Glenda]

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u come to terms with being Middle Eastern yet, luv?

[Young]

Guys.

This is a love;awareness; self love; self discovery thread okay

[Glenda]

Guys.

This is a love;awareness; self love; self discovery thread okay

[Glenda]

What made me like was the fact that it was so SPECIFIC when people clocked me.

I mean if someone comes up to me and says I look African or remind them of Africa. I'd be like ok...well..here's why. sdbsdbsbdbsdbsb

But the fact that I got Haitian a few times. I'm like that's so fucking random and specific

Dumas blood is STRONG
hey Haiti! hey gwerl

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but !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Glenda]

One of my best friends is Hatian and she's damn proud of her heritage. Her mom is a ki. So lovable.

Haitians >>>>>>>

[Young]

Worth a re-post: Why Ancestry matters, and still tells you what you see in the mirror and in your family to this day.

http://brandy.4fans.net/index.php?action=post;msg=460514;topic=16075.315

[Inject My Lips]

Young, what were your results?

Here's mine

I have almost the same results as you but I'm more IvoryCoast/Ghana!

People said that my squarish jaw and straight teeth comes from the Ivory Coast, they also clocked the Asian in my eyes even tho its a small percent.