r/BlackGenealogy

Although Garinagu are not considered a primary location in Mexico—there is Garifuna located in Mexico despite not being recognized in the Mexican Census and there is proven influence and documentation of Garifuna & Afro Belizean (Kriol) migration and local musical impacts of Chetumal.

Many Garifuna and Kriol had migrated to Chetumal during Early 1900s to the 1940s, this was due to a rising very industry in Chicle and Rum which was understaffed which sought workers from British Honduras or British Yucatan (Now Belize).

Y-DNA: E1a1-M44

MtDNA: D1

This individual in particular has obviously experienced intermixing with Afro Yucataecan Populations, but this Mayan-South Caribbean-African mix is very common in Garifuna regions of Punta Gorda in Belize.

Background on the Garifuna: Free Africans who mixed with Indigenous Caribbean (Kalinago), their culture is primarily Indigenous American with a emphasis on Seafaring and Well-being: were described first as Black Caribs or Garifuna Indians who culture was Piracy combined with Warmongering.

1. Maternal & Paternal Haplogroups E-M123 & L2a1
2. Tribe: Kawahla Kamalab - more specifically Shanabla Al Gezira (not to be confused with Shanabla Kordofan)
3. Located in: Nayel, Al-Kabur, Al-Musallamiyah, Arbagi, Fiteis, Abderahman, Algoz, Al Nedeyana, Madani, Wad Biliya, Al Marabi3a, Tanoub, Wad Hussein, Al Mahas, Al-Sa3dab etc.
4. Common family names: Al-Nuwayri, Shamboul, Masaad.

A little background: My family is from the Kamalab branch of the Kawahla Tribe in central Sudan, mainly around Wad Madani, Nayel, Musallamiyah, and Arbagi. According to tribal genealogy, the Kawahla trace their lineage back to Kahil bin Amer and ultimately to Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, one of the Prophet Muhammad’s companions and a member of Quraysh. The tribe migrated from Arabia into Egypt and later Sudan during the early Islamic period, where they mixed with local Nubian and Arab populations and became one of the major Arab confederations in Sudan. The Kamalab (“sons of Kamal”) emerged as a respected Kawahla sub-clan known for leadership, scholarship, and governance in Gezira and the White Nile regions. Oral histories also mention a massacre of the Kamalab by a Ja’aliyyin leader in the 1700s, after which the lineage was rebuilt through a surviving child named ʿUrwa. Later, Sheikh Shamboul, a Kamalab figure, established the Shanabla of Gezira (not to be confused with the Shanabla of Kordofan), whose descendants settled around Nayel and Wad Madani. During the Mahdist wars, Madani wad Shamboul fought with Hicks Pasha’s forces and died at the Battle of Shaykan in 1883. Under British rule, Nazir Masaad from the Kamalab became a prominent tribal leader in Musallamiyah. Today, many Kamalab and Shanabla families still maintain strong roots in Gezira, while also preserving a mixed Sudanese Arab and Nubian identity shaped by centuries of migration, intermarriage, and Sudanese history.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10192001/

The Return Path

As an African American from the Deep South, I've previously received small percentages (1–2%) of Balkan and Romani ancestry in my DNA results and dismissed them as noise. However, my mother's results recently came in, and she shows around (3%) Balkan, Romanian, and Romani ancestry as well. She also has over 100 Romani DNA matches, all of whom are related to one another.

Does anyone have insight into how this might have occurred, specifically, how my family could have acquired Balkan/Romani ancestry? I've attempted to trace it, but this has led me to sparse info.

I’m Primarily Igbo/mende/Akan/Yoruba on 23 but they aren’t my closest populations on Illustrative.

Oldest daughter results just came in a few mins ago. a little underwhelming but they did give her her native as opposed to ancestry only giving her a trace in the hack.but what’s weird is that it says I gave her 0.6 mesoamerican when I don’t even have that on my own report 🥴🥴when I get paid again I’ll upgrade to premuim to see her distant groups.my mom has the North Carolina western piedmont group but it’s distant for her so I reckon my daughter is getting hers from her dads side 🤔🤔I was also hoping for more closer matches then she got on ancestry but no such luck with that either.

Some of you expressed interest in this on another post. I hope to have the blog completed and live by the beginning of next week.

Besides mapping my own genetic similarities to various African ethnic groups, I'll be offering a guide for others to do the same. I'll include instructions on how to perform the most technical aspects using artificial intelligence as well as manually.

Which tribe do I resemble the most?

Hello everyone, I have a question for those from the DMV, especially natives of the Washington, DC area. I took my AncestryDNA test for the first time, and the results were what I expected, but I was shocked to see Spanish. I was shocked to even see that pop up in my results because I don't have a direct link to Cerole Heritage or a community sticker saying that I have lineage. When I saw Portugal for the updated results, it threw me off because I knew from the American colonial map that only the English/ Great Britain had full control over the land. So my question is: does anyone know any history of the Portuguese and/or Spaniards in the DC area beyond the first discovery of the United States? Or should I take another DNA test like 23andMe to find better community and ethnicity matches?

I will attach my results in this post. Thank y'all for the help.

As far as I know, my grandfather’s side of the family has deep roots in Arkansas (I believe in or around Hope especially). My cousins and I each have the Ark-La-Tex Creoles group. Now , originally i assumed i got the group from my grandma’s side since her side is of heavy Louisiana ancestry and we have confirmed Creole heritage on that side . However, after seeing that my cousins on my grandfather’s side also have this group, i wonder if it could be indicative of Creole heritage on his side too. In addition to this, my father also has the Ark-La-Texas group and the River Parishes group and his side has deep Mississippi and Alabama roots. Thoughts? Thanks.

Hi, I have a screenshot of my 1880 census and I just want to know how accurate or reliable it is. This is my third great-grandma on my dad's side, and I was looking at birth places of her parents and what stood out to me is that her dad was born in Africa which I thought was really cool. I just want to know how accurate the 1880 is compared to the 1870 and 1900. I have her in the 1900 census as well and it says her father's birthplace is Virginia. I asked someone and they said the 1880 census is more accurate. I’m not sure what you guys think? To be honest, I think this is a really cool find to see Africa on there.