This the 3rd in a series of articles that compile genealogical data extracted from wills and probate records from the estate of James L. McDavid Sr. (b. 1795 in South Carolina – d. 1842 in Alabama).

Enslaved North Americans listed by name in the will of Reverend Adam Jones: Bill, Candace, Peter, Frank, Hannah, Charity, Celia, William, and Frank.

If DNA matches without family trees seem to be posing obstacles in your research, read on for tips on how to leverage DNA mystery matches to open new discoveries on your genetic genealogical journey.

If you’ve received your DNA results from a genealogy DNA website, but have little or no genealogical research experience, this article provides guidance about how to discover what and who your DNA matches are revealing to you.

This article documents the names and approximate birthdates of people enslaved by James McDavid Sr. and Nancy (Clayton) McDavid’s estate from the 1840s through Emancipation in 1865.

DNA evidence is essential if you truly want to know the people who’ve come together throughout time to create you. Knowing how genealogical DNA tests work and how to interpret data they provide opens you to infinite facets of the biological story that’s led to your Earthly existence.

This article explains how you’re related to your ‘distant’ and not so distant cousins and explores the value of interviewing cousins as part of your DNA and genealogy research.

This is the story of how I discovered my 2nd Great Grandmother, Mary Farrar and our genetic connection to Alexander Thomas Douglass through genetic genealogy.

None of us actually know how many grandparents we have due to a phenomenon called pedigree collapse. This article explains what pedigree collapse is and how it affects your family history.

Cornelia McDavid was born into slavery in Madison County, Alabama around the year of 1851. This is the story of how I discovered our genetic connection and our familial ties to the American Slave Trade.

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Runaways jailed in Mississippi and Louisiana in June 1857: Ben, William, Bryant, Wiley, Jim, Albert, George, Cuffey, and Dan

Runaways Jailed in Mississippi and Louisiana in April 1861: Claiborne, George, Jerry, Henry, Charles, Mary Virginia, Lewis, and Susan.