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I found out recently from a DNA test that I was of Mediterranean descent. After months of research, I discovered that I am a descendant of the Taliaferros. They have a very interesting story.

Well. Now I hve to find my friend's family of Carters I have been practicing speed Geniology through feelings and maps.

I am a descendent of Philip Ludwell, through his daughter Jane Ludwell, who married Daniel Parke.

Im from the lee family as well. My grandfather.

My mother was a Randall which use to be Randolph, Ranulf, and greystoke before the norman conquest. They mixed into the royal family around the Lancasters, but were in scotland by the time the war of roses wents down. Walter fitz Ranulf is about as far back as i can go. There is a wiki. Thomas fitz Ranulf was a lawyer for Alexander the 2nd and helped with the treaty of york between scotland and england. 1 Randolph in the line spyed on the queen of scotland for her sister the queen of england. (As an ambassador)I think mary and Elizabeth. Sorry this is all off of my head.

On my maternal side, my grandparents related to the Tailiafaro is with Joseph Porterarried to Rose Tailiafaro. Her father was Dr.Tailliafaro.

It was extremely rare back then for a female to be called Sarah. So it seems unlikely in Miss Grimes' case unless there was some Jewish ancestry hidden away. This FFVer (my name is a list of ingredients) is enjoying your series. Appreciate in particular the respect with which you cover your subject -- increasingly rare these days. Have you covered the Wallers by chance? (Hopefully without giving credence to the Roots yarn.) I have happy memories of first encountering the Taliaferro name in the Ware Church graveyard while bopping around Gloucester with my parents about 1960 -- was a small boy but already passionate about the state, the history, everything. I was and am also mad about reed organs, and there was a terrific variety of them in the many local antique shops. My grandmother authored 'My Dearest Polly' and 'John Norton and Sons: Merchants of London and Virginia'.

I just found your channel and love the content. The unfiltered opinions and comments of your guests are immensely satisfying and informative to me. It's helping me shape and refine my own views on the American civil war and its' characters. To offer a minor critique to the scholar here, I am increasingly finding the value of monuments and statues worthwhile. I think some public display that is easily accessible (museums too obviously) offer a layman's waypoint or foundation stone in learning and understanding human history. The need for tactile evidence is universal to all people. From the Jews marking the crossing into Canaan, to even the statue of Lee formerly in Richmond. From a religious perspective as a Christian myself I understand General Lee's sentiments on his distaste to be immortalized through statues and etc as somewhat vain and fleeting in comparison to the eternity that lies within Christ, I do think such physical markers offer a point on where to begin in learning a out American history.

I've just started researching my roots, so I find this intriguing. My mother was a Boling, and it appears that these are our ancestors. Thank you for the added information

I’m sure this guys has “a lot of black friends”

Oh right, I love when someone with a deep drawl explains that the Civil War wasn’t about slavery 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

SW Ontario Canada Burwells

Robert "King" Carter is my Great Grandfather via Gentleman "Jim" Robinson... My father's , father's father... I'm also related to the real Robert E. Lee. Not the whitewashed guy they show in the "his story" books. I have the true story!!

Love your work. Thank you for introducing this little known but very important aspect to the shaping of Virginia.

I'm so happy to find your channel, I'm descended from the Carters

Randolph married my ancestor, Elizabeth Beverly

This is very interesting! Thank you for this video.

I’m looking forward to hearing this as my dad sent me an article by this writer that said one of the dumbest things I have ever heard (no exaggeration, I actually all alone said out loud “no way!” As I read the crazy dumb statement)and I’m always interested to hear idiots with an education speak. Im also prepared if said idiotic statement was a one off-I shall find out

I am Lee Descendent,,,.My Dad Used to Look up our ancestors

My great grandfather was Captain Hubbard Hubert Ferrell who died in 1676 while defending the Virginia colony during Bacons Rebellion. He was shot in the stomach at Kings Creek . He was a soldier in Berkeleys army. How can I find out more about him ? He is supposed to be buried in westmoreland va ? His wife was Dorothy Drew Farrell whose gravesite is in St Paul’s Norfolk Va . She passed in 1673 , the oldest stone in the yard . I’d like to know more about them .

My great Aunt was a Taliaferro! I am part of this family and very proud. I loved her dearly.

My grandfather Hubbard Hubert Ferrell (1645-1676) was an officer in Berkeleys army . Died at Bacons House 1676 . He was an Irish man born in Co Longford Ireland. I’m attempting to understand how he came to be in that army and the political and military situation in that day .

2000 acre land grant, Governors land

I needed this because I’m writing an essay. I’ll have to go look for sources

It's interesting to know that all cultures have held slaves at one point or another.

Nice work! 😊 I just found your podcast. Wondering if you are creating an episode on my Ancient Planter ancestors, Cecily Jordan Ferrar of Jordan’s Journey plantation and daughter Temperance Bailey who married Richard Cocke. I see you’ve presented Cecily and Samuel Jordan. It would be my many generations of Cockes who heavily influenced the Colonial history. Temperance and Richard Cocke are listed as one of Colonial Virginia’s progenitor families. I’m a direct descendant through 6 generations until Ann Cocke married a Cheek and daughtered out. You and I have to be cousins! 😊

Really enjoying your podcasts! My wife is a tour guide at Berkeley. Sharing this with her and the staff.

Good friends with descendants of Nancy Toliver (b. 1785).

I’d be curious about what you found about the Harrison origin story. I haven’t heard anything of Viking royalty but I do find Harrison’s mainly in Danish settlements. In the end, we’re as American as you can be, not even having an origin story in England.

I'm a decent of the Randolph's, Lee's, Tucker's, Corbin's, Hancock's, Fitzhugh's, Carter's, Evan's, Gatewood's, and Boling's. Among others. Many of my lines go either to Colonial Virginia, North Carolina primarily but Maryland, and Massachusetts as well. My father is Monacan Indian through his mother. Obviously, Hancock's through his father. My Mother is from OBX. Her family is much harder to trace for some reason. A rare pre-colonial line on my maternal side leaves NC in the 1700s and goes back to Plymouth colony. I'm excited to uncover what history I can from her remaining ancestors. Thank you for putting this in a timeline with some context. Love the VFF series!!

Do the Hancock's, Phelp's, John's, Terry's and Cocke's. Their hella intertwined with Bolling's, Randolph's and Carter's in my family.

William Henry Harrison is my 5th gg. I'm trying to confirm his son Carter Harrison. My dna line shows the linage. I'm at a crossroad on Carter Harrison, William son.What I'm running into is that when I search his daughter says Anna, but my great great great is Rebecca. Anyone have knowledge.

Thanks for the information! Learning more everyday! Little Harry Lee has a lot of blank space for my studying about ancestry. 👍

I have Randolph, Bolling, Cocke, Evans, Patterson, Branham, Duff and Beverley in my Virginia family history from the colonial period. Thanks for this!!

PLEASE DO ONE ABOUT COLONEL RICHARD BLAND AND HIS SLAVES ON HIS PLANTATION AT JORDAN POINT IN HOPEWELL OFF THE JAMES RIVER

Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of one who has no sense.

I was doing my family tree and come to find out I’m related to the Randolphs through Mary Ishim

Hi Robert I've recently been researching into my family tree on ancestry, my names Lewis west I live in Bedfordshire in the uk, I've traced my family directly back from my father to Colonel John West, Jr. of West Point, Virginia (1632-1691) who according to my research my family was on of the families of virginia would my family in some way be connected to the videos and stories you tell on here? I've been amazed at some of the stuff I've discovered about my family

How about the Bishops that homestead on the James river in the 1600's ? 😊captain John Bishop sr. 1659.

Mary Kendall 1st wife of Hancock lee actually had several children.

As a Lee descendant I thank you. I love sharing these with my children 💙 💕 💗 ❤️

Henry was my 9th great grandfather his wife was lady Alice Elizabeth eltonhead. No I am not in Virginia but many of my family still are there including my dad and grandparents. His daughter Mary Ann was my 8th great grandmother and married into talley John Daniel Talley 7th great grandfather.

Interesting family profile. William Randolph’s wife, Mary Isham, was a half sister of my ancestor Katherine Royall Perrin. Members of the family also married into the Cocke, Worsham and Ligon families who were also my family.

Thank you.

This is my Dads family. A lot of these people live in Alabama now. They’ve been there for hundreds of years, and they are poor is dirt! This first family has a lot of dirt. At least my Dad made it in the book. 😂

Robert, thank you for this valuable interview. Currently, I am nearing the end of receiving my M.A. in American History, so this insight adds buoyancy in my historiographical research of the Antebellum and Civil War era. Interestingly, I have had this book on my bookshelf for years and have reapproached the articulation of H.W. Crocker now that I have a firmer grasp of both life experience and the historical roots of our country. Currently, I am surveying Dr. Robert Krick's statement of, "By 30 years after the Civil War had ended, by that time, the passage of time, the inroads of memory, the aging process, had that worked on the recollections of Confederate veterans. That passage of time had kind of smoothed away the sectional rancor of the war, and some of the suffering had vanished into the mists," in a lecture he delivered in 2007. The collective memory of the American Civil War is critical to understand the full political and socioeconomic impact as we reflect American history in modern times context. Having said this, I appreciate the time you have invested in this. May I please request a transcript link and proper University of Chicago style citation to use in my historical research?

Enjoyed this one, as usually, especially about Robert Carter III. While reading a book on him, saw the author referenced two letters from him to my ancestors, so naturally have requested scans of the letters from Duke, who hold the collection. Can't wait to se what was being discussed, but I suspect it was business plus the fact that one of them was an early Baptist preacher in Westmoreland County might have something to do with it. Have you considered doing the Awbreys, and maybe the Boggess's? Apparently the Awbreys (not my ancestors) owned half of what is now Fairfax County, as well as chunks of Westmoreland. And the Boggess's ran their businesses.

awesome interview! thank you!!

What about Moore Carter, Jimmy Carters Ancestor. Moore's brother John married Elizabeth Ball , sister of Mary Ball , George Washingtons mother?

Major Nathaniel Thacker Burwell - 1750-1802 , descendant of the first Lewis Burwell who was married to Abigail. My fifth Grandfather.