DOGGETT

THE
FAMILY TREE
FROM CENTURIES AGO TO THE 21ST CENTURY

MANY RIVERS TO CROSS

By Timothy Doggett

“Nothing can dim the light which shines from

within.”
— Maya Angelou
 “When I liberate others, I
liberate myself.”
-Fannie Lou Hamer

This was artist Aaron Douglas’ 1936 oil

painting work called Aspiration.
 Contents
1. Preface

2. Halpogroups 4. My Maternal
Family’s History

3. My Paternal 5. Reflections
Family’s History
 PREFACE
In this new era of time, more people are discovering about their genealogy all of the time. There
was a time when I knew very little about my ancestry beyond my grandparents. Now, I know more
information about my relatives than ever before. Millions of people are researching census
documents and doing DNA tests to establish connections with their relatives constantly. DNA is a
wonderful thing since it is the one tie that documents not only our common humanity. It
represents the beauty and the creative aspects of life. The more that we learn about DNA and
genetics, the better we appreciate our inherit value as human beings. In 2018 alone, I learned more
facts about my relatives than at any time in my 35 years living on this Earth. At early 2019, it is the
perfect time to show the truth about my people. Transparency is a necessity since I have nothing to
hide about my ancestors. The following information will not show every aspect of my ancestors
since that is impossible to do as we are humans. Yet, it will give a comprehensive summary about
my relatives on both sides of my family. I am appreciative to God first and foremost for giving me
the opportunity to learn about these truths and to show them to the world. Like always, every
human being originated from Africa historically and genetically. It is important to point that truth
out.

Here is the Norfolk 17. They were admitted to Norfolk Public Schools on February 2, 1959.
 Halpogroups
In our generation, more and more people are studying genealogy. Learning about our ancestors certainly is
interesting and makes us aware of the common bonds that we have as human beings. Nothing is new under the
sun. So, our forefathers and our foremothers had the same emotions, the same yearnings for justice, and the same
motivation to enact action as we do in our time near 2020. Recently, I have investigated much of my ancestry and
I have certainly made incredible discoveries. I discovered distant cousins that I didn’t know, and I knew of my
many ancestors who made an incredible impact on American history. For example, my 3rd great-grandfather
Johnson Brickhouse was born in 1826 and he was a man who fought on the Union side of the Civil War. Also, my
fifth great-grandmother was Zilphy Claud (1820-1893) of Southampton County, Virginia. She was born a slave
and lived to see the end of slavery in witnessing her children including her grandchildren. My mother told me
stories about a man named Arthur Boss Claud (1891-1974), who is my second great-grandfather. He was a short
man and a famous man of Southampton County. My father talked about my second great-grandmother Esther
Brickhouse Bailey (1862-1955) too. She was born a slave and lived to see freedom. She lived in Northampton
County, Virginia. So, I have been blessed enough to know a lot about my ancestors. Today is the time to show
more information not only on DNA. It is also time to present facts on my family history on my father’s side and
on my mother’s side. Haplogroups and other components of genealogical research are very important. As
technology develops, even more millions of human beings will get DNA tests in figuring out their genetic
ancestral story.
DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid. DNA in essence is a molecule made up of 2 chains (made up of
nucleotides) that coil around each other to form a double helix. DNA carries the genetic instructions used in the
growth, development, functioning, and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses. The
instructions dealing with life is encoded in DNA. DNA is organized into pieces called chromosomes. Then,
chromosomes are organized into genes. DNA plus RNA (ribonucleic acid) are nucleic acids. Nucleic acids are one
of the four major types of macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. The two strands of DNA
are called polynucleotides since they are made up of simpler monomeric units called nucleotides.

Therefore, DNA stores biological information. A chromosome is a DNA molecule with part or all of the genetic
material (genome) or an organism. Chromosomes are made up of chromatin fiber. So, you have a cell. In the
middle of the cell is the nucleus. Part of the nucleus is the chromosome and a chromosome is made up of DNA.
The unit of DNA packaging in eukaryotes (i.e. any organism have cells with a nucleus enclosed with membranes.
Humans therefore are eukaryotes. Conversely, prokaryotes are bacteria and archaea) is called the nucleosome. So,
genetic information is held in DNA via genes. The genetic information in a genome is held within genes and the
complete set of this information in an organism is called the genotype. A gene is a unit of heredity and is a region
of DNA that influences the characteristics of an organism. The genotype represents the genetic makeup of a cell.
The genotype influences the phenotype. A phenotype results from the expression of an organism's genetic code,
its genotype, as well as the influence of environmental factors and the interactions between the two.

The phenotype is an organism’s observable characteristics or traits like morphology, development, biochemical, or
physiological properties. For example, black hair or dark skin is a phenotype. Also, the egg and sperm are necessary
to create human life. They have only 23 chromosomes each in humans. A sperm from a man and an egg from a
woman combine to create the zygote (via fertilization. The sperm binds with the eggs and fuses the gametes to
form a new organism. One cell divides constantly and ends up with a human life). Sperm cells have an X and a Y
while egg cells can only have an X. The zygote has 46 chromosomes and grows into a baby. This process of the
sperm and the egg merging into one human with the DNA is called meiosis. In genetics, all of our chromosomes
are inherited from both of our parents. Genes can dictate our characteristics. For example, if you have long arms,
then the genes inherited from your parents will instruct your body to have long arms. Genes have proteins to do
functions like giving cells shape, digesting foods, and carrying oxygen in the blood. By about 60,000-70,000 years
ago, modern day Homo sapiens sapiens lived in all over Africa and they started to travel into the world beyond
Africa as well.
A lot of people don’t know what haplogroups mean. In genetic testing, haplogroups are discussed all of the time.
What is a haplogroup? A haplogroup is a genetic population group who share a common ancestor on the
patrilineal or the matrilineal line. Researchers give haplogroups assigned letters of the alphabet and refinements
are made up of additional number and letter combinations. Haplogroups have shared genetic variation. So, a
haplogroup is like a signal of your genetic ancestry. A haplogroup is made up of similar haplotypes. A haplotype is
a DNA signature that is made up of markets on a single chromosome that the end to be inherited together. In
other words, a haplotype is a group of genes in an organism that are inherited together from a single parent. A
haplogroup is a group of similar haplotypes that share a common ancestor with a single-nucleotide polymorphism
mutation. More specifically, a haplogroup is a combination of alleles at different chromosomes regions that are
closely linked and that tend to be inherited together. Each letter and number in a haplogroup corresponds to a set
of defining mutations in our mitochondrial DNA and our Y-chromosome. Some letter and number
combinations define a mark when a population first migrated out of Africa or when another group was
geographically isolated.
 My 23 and Me Ancestry Composition
1% 1%

12%

Sub-Saharan African

European

East Asian & Native

86% American

Unassigned

The maternal haplogroups (mtDNA) are determined by defining variants in your own mitochondrial DNA.
Everyone inherits their mitochondria from our mothers. Our mtDNA is the only type of DNA that is found
outside of the nucleus. That is why it doesn’t recombine with other types of DNA. Our mitochondria is inherited
directly from our mothers and undergoes very little recombination. We share maternal hapologroup with any
relative you share a direct maternal line with. So, our mothers, our brothers, our sisters, our maternal aunts, our
maternal grandmother, etc. would share the same maternal haplogroup. Maternal hapologroup goes back through
the generations to a single mutation at a specific place and time. Human mtDNA haplogroups are lettered: A, B,
C, CZ, D, E,F, G, H, HV, I, J, pre-JT, JT, K, L0, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6,M, N, P, Q, R, R0, S, T, U, V, W, X, Y,
and Z. The most up-to-date version of the mtDNA tree is maintained by Mannis van Oven on the PhyloTree
website. mtDNA hapologroups in Africa include L0, L1, L2, L3, L4, L5, and L6.

The paternal haplogroup (Y-DNA) is determined by defining variants in our Y-Chromosome. The Y
chromosome is the sex determining chromosome for males, which means men inherit it from our fathers. I am a
man, so I inherited by my Y-chromosome from my father and I have a paternal haplogroup situation. The Y
chromosome does have recombination with the X-chromosome, but it only does it at the end. About 95% of the
Y chromosome remains intact relatively across generations. The Y chromosome is a reflection of our paternal
ancestry. Human Y chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) haplogroups are named from A to T, and are further
subdivided using numbers and lower case letters. Y chromosome haplogroup designations are established by the Y
Chromosome Consortium. Haplogroup E-V38 is a human Y-chromosome DNA haplogroup. It is primarily
distributed in Africa. E-V38 has two basal branches, E-M329 (formerly E1b1c or E1b1*) and E-M2 (formerly E1b1a).
 These images show Halifax County, North Carolina (the origin of much of my
paternal ancestors in America).

My Paternal Family’s Tree

Centuries and thousands of years of history relate to my family history. I am an African American, so my
ancestors came from Africa. DNA testing showed conclusively that many of my ancestors came from Nigeria and
the Congo. My paternal haplogroup is E-CTS3764.1. Later, people from my father’s side resided heavily in
Halifax, North Carolina. Halifax was created by 1757. It has a history in the Revolutionary War and it was the
location of the origin of many of my paternal ancestors. Centuries ago, there was my paternal fourth great
grandfather named James Doggett. He married my fourth great-grandmother named Edney Doggett. They had a
child named Alfred Doggett. (ca. 1828 - ?). Alfred was born in North Carolina and he married a woman named
Jennie Dobson (ca. 1820's-1919). Jennie’s father and mother were Brest Dobson and Susan Dobson. Jennie Dobson
was my 3rd great grandmother. Jennie was born in Halifax County, North Carolina and she passed away at
Guilford County, North Carolina on November 17, 1919.

Alfred and Jennie had many children. Their names were Alfred Doggett (1862-?), Adam Doggett (1862-?), James
Doggett (1863-?), and Daniel Doggett (1868-?). Adam Doggett was my 2nd great-grandfather. He was a famous
man in many family trees of African Americans in the North Carolina and Virginia area. He had many children.
He had two wives. His first wife was Georganna Tillery (1868-1954). Adam and Georganna married in the year of
1886. Georganna was my 2nd great grandmother. Adam Doggett also looked exactly like my father as I have seen
Adam Doggett’s picture in ancestry.com before. It’s a spinning image of my father.

Adam and Georganna had five sons by the names of Carl Doggett (1886-1968), Arthur Lawrence Doggett (1889-
1944), Mancy Doggett (1896-1964), Ily (or Ely) Doggett (1903-?. Ely Doggett married Roberta Rhodes on the date
of September 12, 1934 at Halifax County, North Carolina), and Oren Doggett (1899-?). They had 3 daughters of
Ada Doggett (1890-1960), Leatte Doggett (1897-?. She married Robert Floyd Williams on December 23, 1917 at
Martin County, North Carolina. Robert Floyd Williams lived from 1898 to 1976), and Penora Doggett (1895-?).

My second great aunt Leatte Doggett and Robert Floyd Williams had the following children: Beatrice Latrice
Williams (1918-?), Larry Williams (1920-1968), George Ann Marie Williams (1921-1923), William Floyd Williams
(1925-1928), Wiley Theodore Williams (1927-?), Jasper Williams (1930-2002), Thelton Williams (1932-?), Luther
Williams (1934-?), and Lethia Marie Williams (1938-?). My first cousin Beatrice Latrice Williams married Suvalu
Jones (1918-1992) at the date of April 18, 1938 at Halifax, North Carolina. Suvalu was born in Scotland Neck,
Halifax North Carolina and he passed away at the place of Waterbury, New Haven, CT. Beatrice and Suvalu had a
child named Dolores Jones (Dolores lived in Connecticut). Dolores Jones married the late Bishop Dr. Richard
Gerald Gatling Sr. (1944-2014) and Bishop Dr. Richard Gerald Gatling Sr. was born in Waterbury, New Haven,
Connecticut on August 29, 1944. Dolores and Dr. Gatling Sr. had the following children: Alicia Gatling-Sweat
(1969-present), Pastor Dwain V. Gatling (1970-present), Evangelist Raenette Gatling, and Richard G. Gatling Jr.
Alicia Gatling-Sweat married Mark Sweat (1971-present) and have the following children: Mark Amber Sweat and
Mark Sweat Jr. The Gatling family lives in Connecticut, Virginia,
Georgia, and in other places of America.

My second great aunt Ada (Ettie) Doggett married Gus Roberson on the
date of September 16, 1909 at Halifax, North Carolina. Ada and Gus had
a daughter named Mary Clara Roberson Sessoms (1910-2000). Mary
Clara Roberson Sessoms married Tom Jefferson Sessoms (1907-1961) on
the date of January 5, 1928. Mary and Tom had the following child:
Thomas Clinton Sessoms (1907-1961), Rev. Vernon Augusta Sessoms
(1938-2006), Bishop Herman L. Sessoms, and Pete Sessoms. Rev.
Vernon Augusta Sessoms married Reverend Mable Louise Roberson on
the date of December 22, 1958 at Edgecombe, North Carolina. Vernon
and Mable had a daughter named Cottie Marie Sessoms (1958-2013) plus
the following sons: Eric T. Sessoms (1962-present), Stevie Sessoms (1962- This is a picture of Adam
present), Vernon Sessoms Jr. (1964-present), Parnell Aundre Sessoms Doggett or Carl Doggett’s
(1966-present), and Troy Sessoms. Cottie Marie Sessoms (who was born father or my second great
at Newport News, Virginia and she was a member of the Zion Baptist grandfather.
Church in Newport News for 42 years) lived from September 16, 1959 to
July 2, 2013. Cottie Marie Sessoms married Beresford Devincent Jones (1958-present) at the date of October 2, 1982.
Penora Doggett married Gustave Whitehead at Martin, North Carolina on the date of April 23, 1913. Penora and
Gustave had the following children: Arlene Whitehead (1915-1988. She lived in Brooklyn, NYC), Ernestine
Whitehead (1918-?), Martha Whitehead (1925-2003), Matthew Whitehead (1925-?), and Annie V. Whitehead (1930-
?).

Arthur Lawrence Doggett (who was the son of Adam Doggett) was my second great uncle. He married a woman
named Alvania Staton on the date of January 14, 1914 at Edgecombe, North Carolina. Arthur and Alvania had the
following children: Iva Lena Doggett (1917-1995), Arthur Doggett Jr. (1919-1993), Meddrict Doggett (1921-1977),
Fred Edward Doggett (1923-1947), Anne V. Doggett (1924-1924), Georgianna Doggett (1926-2018. She lived from
November 7, 1926 to August 10, 2018 being 91 by the time of her passing), Leland Doggett (1930-1978), Hubert
Lawrence Doggett (1933-1991), and Helen Maxine Doggett (1936-?. She lived in Kentucky). My first cousin Iva
Lena Doggett married James Linwood Hyman (1920-1996) on the date of April 16, 1949 at Greenville, Virginia.
James Hyman passed away at Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Calvary Cemetery at Norfolk, Virginia. My first
cousin Meddrict Doggett married Rozella Opra Pickett on the date of December 21, 1949 at Halifax, North
Carolina. They had a daughter named Janie Vanesta Doggett (1952-present) and two other children. Meddrict and
Rozella had a divorce at Norfolk, Virginia on the date of April 3, 1964. Meddrict Doggett was also enlisted as a
soldier at Fort Bragg, North Carolina during World War II. My first cousin Georgianna Doggett married John
Rufus Davis (1925-2005) at September 2, 1948 at Halifax County, North Carolina. Their children are: McArthur
Doggett, Dorothy Jean Davis (1949-present), Joan Carolyn Davis (1951-present), Fraddle Yvonne Davis (1954-
present), Starlette Edmonds, Valerie Chase, Pamela Scott, and Eric Davis. Arthur Doggett Jr. (1919-1993) or the
grandson of Adam Doggett married Alma Virginia Douglas (1926-2013). Arthur Doggett Jr. was born at Palmyra,
North Carolina and passed away at Northampton County, Virginia. Arthur Doggett Jr. and Alma Virginia
Douglas had the following children: England Warner Doggett (1944-2006), Arthur Doggett (1947-present),
Wilhelmenia Teresa Doggett (1949-present), Sharon Darlene Doggett (1955-present), Alma Loretta Doggett
Corbin Johnson (1959-present), Remona Doggett, and Betty Doggett-Copes. Sharon Doggett has the following
children: Anika Lynn Doggett-Davis, Reggie Doggett, and Ryan Doggett. Anika Lynn Doggett-Davis is my third
cousin (as we both share the same second great-grandfather Adam Doggett). Anika Lynn Doggett-Davis (1981-
present) married Lemar Jerron Davis and they have numerous children. Betty Copes (who lives in the Pocomoke,
Maryland area now. She was born in 1945) has the following children (they were born at Accomack, Virgnia) of:
Karen Nicola Copes (1967-present), Latoya Tranelle Copes (1977-present), Sherema Copes (1965-present. She is
Betty Copes’ first born), and Antonio Copes.

Carl Doggett was my great-grandfather and he lived from January 5, 1886 (in North Carolina) to July 7, 1968. He
passed away in Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia. Carl traveled into other places. By this time (during
the mid to late 20th century), my paternal family traveled from Halifax County, North Carolina into Virginia,
Maryland, Delaware, and as far north as New Jersey. Many of my paternal relatives live in New Jersey to this very
day. My second great-grandfather Adam Doggett also temporarily married Mary L. Hyman on the date of June
26, 1905. Carl Doggett married Lizzie Trice (1885-1950) on the date of April 15, 1907 at Halifax, North Carolina.
Lizzie Trice was born on May 16, 1885 at Palmyra, North Carolina and she passed away at the date of July 2, 1950 at
Cape Charles, Virginia. Lizzie Trice’s parents were William Trice (1848-?) and Easter Baker (1856-?). William and
Easter had the daughters of: M.A. Trice (1875-?), Lizzie Trice, and Fannie Trice (1879-1880). William and Easter’s
sons were J. H. Trice (1877-?) and Bynum Trice (1882-1959). Bynum Trice lived in the Palmyra, Halifax, North
Carolina area. She married Lula Shields Trice (1880-1955). Their children were James Hilliard Trice (1902-1966),
William Trice (1903-?), Lula Trice (1905-1988. She married Taylor Clark on January 26, 1924 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Taylor Clark lived from 1903 to 1970), Gertrude Trice (1909-?), Blanche Trice (1913-2003), and Bynum
Junior Trice (1916-1966).

This is Cape Charles, Virginia.

My paternal great-grandparents of Carl and Lizzie had two daughters by the names of: Annie Mae Doggett (1910-
1984) and Ernestine Doggett Lee (1911-1994). They also had seven sons by the names of Linwood Doggett (1908-?),
William McKinley Doggett (1914-?), James Curtis Doggett (1915-1992), Esley Doggett (1917-2001), Thurman Lee
Doggett (1919-1985), Ollie Doggett (1920-2004), Levi Doggett Sr. (1923-2015), and Melson Doggett (1925-?). My
great uncle William McKinley Doggett married Bertha May Wiggins on the date of April 4, 1934 at Halifax, North
Carolina. Bertha May Wiggins lived from 1916 to 2010 being 94 years old when she passed away. She lived at
Allentown, Monmouth, New Jersey before her passing. Bertha May was born in Martin County, North Carolina
and was later a great resident of Cranbury, New Jersey for decades. She had 7 grandchildren, 11 great-
grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, grand nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of
friends. William McKinley and Bertha May Wiggins had the following children: Dessie Mae Doggett (1959-1999),
William Doggett Jr. (1940-present), Ruth M. Doggett, and George L. Doggett. Ruth Doggett married Kenneth L.
Edwards and they live in New Jersey.

My great uncle James Curtis Doggett (1915-1992), who was the son of Carl Doggett, was born on September 13, 1915
at Halifax, North Carolina. James Curtis Doggett married Edith Mae Clark (1919-1972). James Curtis Doggett and
Edith Mae Clark had the following children: Carter Eugene Doggett (1935-2001), Dorothy Mae Doggett (1937-
2014), Leroy Doggett (1943-present), Lawrence Frederick Doggett (1943-present), and Christine Doggett Brown.
Dorothy Mae Doggett was also a great woman. She lived from January 14, 1937 at Halifax, North Carolina to
September 18, 2014. She had a child named Garnell Doggett (1953-present) and Garnell’s father was Samuel Ames.
Dorothy Mae Doggett married Sidney Freddie Douglas Jr. (1928-2005) at the date of April 23, 1955 at
Northampton County, Virginia. Dorothy Mae Doggett and Sidney Freddie Douglas Jr. had the following
children: Iris P. Douglas-Collins (1955-1995), Glendora Vanessa Douglas (1956-present), and Sidney F. Douglas III.
Dorothy also had three adopted children by the following names: Samuel Smith of Philadelphia, Solomon
Owens, and Archie Collins III, Dorothy Mae Doggett was my first cousin.

My great uncle Levi Doggett Sr. lived a long life. He not only lived for over 90 years on this Earth. He was a very
spiritual man who was very much a part of his community and he loved his family. He married Elizabeth Virginia
Wynn (1923-1980) at the date of July 24, 1946 at Northampton County, Virginia. Elizabeth's parents were Franklin
Alexander Wynn (1898-1981) and Hattie Spady (1896-1929). Levi Doggett Sr. and Elizabeth Wynn had the
following children: Charles Elmore Doggett (1946-2010), Levi Doggett Jr. (1948-), Laverne Olivia Doggett (1948-),
Juanita Mae Doggett (1958-), Annie Joyner Doggett, Mary Ann Doggett, and Elizabeth Jenifer Doggett.

My great uncle Linwood Doggett (from North Carolina) or the son of Carl Doggett married Bashie Ann
Whitmore (1907-1963) on the date of April 5, 1929 at Halifax County, North Carolina. Linwood and Bashie Ann
had a divorce on the date of November 29, 1946 at Northampton County, Virginia. They had the three daughters
of Viola Doggett (1940-), Alberta Doggett Flowers (1932-2000. She lived in the Bronx, NYC), and Clarise Doggett
(1934-2002). Clarise Doggett lived in Florida for years. Clarise D. Strawter or the daughter of Linwood Doggett
worked as volunteer in the Marin County School District in Florida and she worked in Club Exclesa.
 Baltimore, Maryland is home to many
row houses, and numerous of my
paternal relatives have either lived or
worked in Baltimore. Baltimore has more
than 600,000 residents and it has a wide
spectrum of cultural diversity.
Wilmington, Delaware is another home to many of my
paternal relatives too. Historically, Wilmington has been
visited by Swedish colonists centuries ago. The city was
built on the site of Fort Christina, the first Swedish
settlement in North America. It is at the confluence of
the Christina River and Brandywine River, near where
the Christina flows into the Delaware River.

Thurman Lee Doggett was my paternal grandfather. He traveled and worked in Baltimore. My father has a lot of
memories about him. He lived from February 20, 1919 to August of 1985. My family came into the funeral. I was
just 2 ½ years old when I came to Thurman Lee Doggett’s funeral at Baltimore, Maryland. Thurman Lee married
Effie Sarah Bryant on April 10, 1944 at Northampton, County, Virginia. Effie Sarah Bryant lived from 1920-2017
and she was my paternal grandmother. I visited her in Baltimore in the year of 2016. Effie Sarah Bryant had two
husbands. Effie’s first husband was a man named Jacob Collins. She married him when she was 19 at the date of
July 4, 1909 at Northampton County, Virginia. They had a child named Wilbert Collins (1909-1990). Wilbert
Collins married Lillian Mapp Collins and had two sons named Ralph Collins (1928-) and Richard Collins (1935-)
including the daughter Mallie G. Collins (1930-). Jacob Collins’ father was Caleb Collins (1834-1920) and his
mother was Adah Collins (1838-1896). Caleb Collins’ parents were his father Major Collins (1816-1877) and his
mother Lakey Collins (1810-?).

Adah Collins married Caleb Collins on the date of June 20, 1871 at Northampton County, Virginia. Adah Collins’
parents were James Savage (1805-1883) and Tamer Lecato-Church (1816-?). The mother of Tamer Lecato-Church
was Adah Lecato (1785-?). Adah Lecato was born in Northampton County, Virginia.

Jacob Collins’ first wife was Sarah Felton who he married on the date of December 6, 1888 at Northampton,
County, Virginia. They had one son named Levin Collins (1896-1953).

Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant’s second husband was William Henry Bryant (1892-1962). They had daughters of the
names of Maria Bryant (1914-?), Mittie Bryant (1914-1993), Ruth Ellen Bryant (1916-?), Effie Sarah Bryant, and Ida
Ann Bryant Pratt (1923-2018). Ida Ann Bryant Pratt passed away in Philadelphia as many of my paternal relatives
do live in Philadelphia too. Her funeral was in Norfolk, Virginia at the Metropolitan Funeral Home at Granby
Street. I was a pallbearer at Ida Ann Bryant Pratt’s funeral too. Ida Ann Bryant Pratt was buried at Cape Charles,
Virginia. Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant’s parents were Harry Bailey and Esther Brickhouse Bailey (1862-1955). Esther
Brickhouse Bailey was born as slave according to my father and she was my 2nd great-grandmother. Her parents
were Julia Perkins (1835-?) and Johnson Brickhouse (1826-?). Johnson Brickhouse was my 3rd great-grandfather
and an African American Union Civil War veteran. His parents
were Benjamin Brickhouse II (1791-1878) and Eliza
Remembering Collins (1805-?). Johnson Brickhouse and Benjamin Brickhouse II
lived in Northampton County, Virginia. Benjamin Brickhouse II’s
the American parents were Benjamin Brickhouse I (1750-?) and Polly Brickhouse
(1760-?). Johnson Brickhouse married Julia Perkins (1835-?). Julia
Civil War Perkins’ parents were George Perkins I (1815-?) and Esther Perkins
(1816-?). George Perkins I was my 4th great grandfather.

His son was George Perkins II (1847-1932) or my 4th great uncle.

George Perkins II married Fannie Lou Blackstock (1848-1949).
One of their daughters was a woman named Sophronia Perkins
(1870-1926). Mittie Bryant was my great aunt and she married a
man named Cecil Spencer Lofland (1913-1973) on the date of July 1,
The top image 1940. Cecil and Mittie had many children by the names of
showed a painting Elizabeth Lottie Lofland (1943-1989), Ida Ann Lofland (1945-2013.
of the Battle of
I saw my cousin Ida Ann Lofland just before she passed away in
Gettysburg in 1863.
The image on the Cape Charles, Virginia. I came to her funeral too), and Cecil
left in the middle Spencer Lofland Jr. (1947-2013). Ida Ann Lofland married a man
showed artillery. who was born in Haiti named Maurice Pacius (1953-). They had
The image on the many children too by the names of Maurice and Anorle. My
left presented the cousin Elizabeth Lottie Lofland (1943-1989) married John Robert
ruins of Atlanta Pegram Jr. on the date of January 4, 1967 at Chesapeake, Virginia.
and the picture on They had the children of Sophia, Alethea, and Keisha.
the bottom showed
the USS Atlanta
Union iconlad.
 Many of my paternal relatives do live in the state of New Jersey too.

Also, my 2nd great grandfather Adam Doggett married a woman named Nancy Reynolds (1888-1982). My father
saw her before too. Adam and Nancy had many children and many of their descendants are people that I have
never heard of before in my life until this time. Adam and Nancy had the daughters of: Sarah Doggett Lee (1917-
2013), Roberta Doggett (1925-1926), Geneva Doggett (1927-?), Emma Doggett (1929-?), Eunice Doggett (1929-?),
and Carrie Bell Doggett (1931-1979). Adam and Nancy’s sons are Alphonso Doggett (1911-1977. He married Sarah
Smith on September 29, 1932 at Greensville, Virginia), Elvin Doggett (1914-2002), James Doggett (1919-2003),
Cleveland Doggett (1921-1921), and Joseph Doggett (1922-2001). One of the most beloved children of Adam
Doggett and Nancy Reynolds was Sarah Doggett Lee. Sarah was born on May 19, 1917 at North Carolina. Many of
my relatives on my father's side lived in Martin County, North Carolina and Scotland Neck, North Carolina.
Sarah Doggett Lee passed away at October 18, 2013 at Norfolk, Virginia. Sarah Doggett Lee married James
Wendell Lee (1920-1955) on the date of July 18, 1946 at Norfolk, Virginia. Sarah and James had the daughters of
Corine Doggett (1939-2007), Mary Helen Doggett (1937-present. She married James Patrick Spellman at Norfolk,
Virginia on the date of June 15, 1962), and Cora Alberta Lee (1941-present. Cora married Howard Paulette Warren
at the date of July 22, 1967 at Norfolk, Virginia).

Many of the descendants of Adam Doggett and Nancy Reynolds live in Virginia, Colorado, New Jersey, and
across America. Nancy Reynolds was born in Halifax, North Carolina and passed away on the date of September
7, 1982 at Norfolk, Virginia. Thurman Lee Doggett and Effie Sarah Bryant had four children. Their names are
Minnie Lee Doggett Turner (1944-), Harry Junior Doggett (1946), Thomas James Doggett (1947-), and Effie Sarah
Jones (1951-2017). Harry Doggett is the name of my father and I was born in 1983. This is the long history of my
paternal family tree.
 Heroes of Virginia

Ella Josephine Baker Evelyn Thomas Butts Plummer Bernard Aline Elizabeth Black
(1903-1986) was born in (1924-1993) was a civil Young (1884-1962) Hicks (1906-1974) was
Norfolk, Virginia. She rights leader in Virginia. was born in Halifax, an African American
was a leading African She helped to eliminate North Carolina. He educator and worked
American civil rights the poll tax federally as created the African to fight for equal pay in
leader and a human the Supreme Court American owned America. She worked
rights activist. She later banned the poll newspaper called the for educational equality
worked behind the tax during the 1960’s. Norfolk Journal and and was awarded the
scenes in civil rights for She was born in Guide. For years, he education Association
more than five decades. Norfolk, Virginia. She employed African of Norfolk’s Backbone
She was the Mother of helped to create Americans and he was Award in 1971. She was
SNCC and she believed Rosemont Middle a famous journalist. His born in Norfolk,
in grassroots organizing, School. Evelyn Butts newspaper was well Virginia. She was
democracy, and worked as the known throughout educated at Booker T.
egalitarianism. She commissioner of the Virginia including the Washington High
mentored Diane Nash, Norfolk rest of America. He was school and taught
Kwame Ture, Rosa Parks, Redevelopment and a founding member of there. She was buried
and Bob Moses. Housing Authority the Norfolk NAACP. at Calvary Cemetery at
(NRHA) in 1975. She The neighborhood Norfolk, Virginia.
was a lifelong fighter Young Park is named
for justice. after him.

Bless the 757

 The Great Migration
The African American Great Migration
was one of the most important events of
African American history. It was about
the movement of black people from the
rural South into the Northeast, the
Midwest, and the West. The first wave
of the Great Migration lasted from 1915-
1940 (when black people migrated into
New York City, Cleveland, Chicago, St.
Louis, Milwaukee, Philadelphia, Buffalo,
Albany, Boston, New Haven, and other
cities). The second wave of the great
Migration (which existed from 1940-
1970) saw black Americans travel into
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland,
Seattle, Denver, and other cities during
the age of World War 2 (plus beyond).
Many of my relatives were part of the
Great Migration.

Black people were involved in the Great

Migration for basic survival. Many black people
escaped lynching, racism, terrorism, and the
economic exploitation that came from
sharecropping in the South.
This picture above came from the
National Archives/Getty Images. By the
1920’s, the African American population
in Harlem grew to nearly 200,000 black
Americans. Just 15 years before, there
were very little black people living in
Harlem.

When African Americans reached their destinations via the Great

Migration, many still experienced problems like poverty, police brutality,
redlining, discrimination, racism, de facto segregation, and violence from
white racists.
 Southampton County, Virginia was founded in 1749.

My Maternal Family’s Tree

My maternal family tree has always existed from Southampton County, Virginia. Virginia is one of the oldest
locations in America where African slaves came into America. My maternal haplogroup is called L3e1e. Slaves
came into Virginia during the early 1600’s. By the early 1800’s, there was my maternal fifth great-grandmother
named Zilphy Claud. Her parents were my 6th great grand-father named F. Blunt and my 6th great grandmother
named A. Blunt. Zilphy Claud was a slave at the Claud plantation. The European Claude people were
descendants of the Huguenots from France who came into Southampton County by the early 1700’s. Philip J.
Claud was the slave owner of Zilphy Claud. Zilphy Claud had many children and these children were my direct
ancestors. For his act of promoting slavery and rape, Philip J. Claud (1806-1856) is an enemy of mine and an enemy
of God.

Philip J. Claud’s father (or the European-American) was John Claud (1774-1830. He married Polly Claud). Philip J.
Claud’s other brothers were William Claud (1789-? His wife was Mary Jones Phipps. She was born in ca. 1793.
They married on the date of December 20, 1815. William Claud disgracefully owned slaves whose names were
Toust, Dinah, Fanny, Isham, Mary, and Bett), John T. Claud (1811-1855), James W. Claud and Jesse J. Claud. Philip
J. Claud’s sisters were named Charlotte Claud, Milbry Claud, Rebecca Claud, and Nancy A. Claud. John Claud
(1774-1830)’s father was William Claud (1734-1811) and he married Charlotte Francis Turner (1753-1809). William
Claud’s father was Joshua Claud (1709-1775) and his wife was Hannah Blake (1711-1773). Joshua Claud had many
children like John Claud, William Claud (1734-1811), Joshua Claud (1730-1776), Phoebe Lundy (1730-?. She married
Byrd Lundy and later married Henry Morris after Byrd died in 1777. Phoebe married Henry Morris at
Southampton County, Virginia at the date of December 12, 1782), Elizabeth Mundy (1734-?), Mary Williamson,
and Lydia Clifton (1760-?).

Joshua’s father was Phillippe Masoier Grande Claude (1652-1720) and his wife was Hannah or Anna. Phillippe
Claude was born in France and he was a Huguenot. A Huguenot is a French Protestant religious human being.
Phillippe was born in Ratenelle, Saone-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. Philippe’s parents were Jehan Masoier Grand
Claude (1620-1670) and his mother was Claudine Vilant (1630-1690). Jehan was born at Ratenelle, Saône-et-Loire,
Bourgogne, France and he passed away at Montpont, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. Jehan married Claudine
Vilant at the date of Novembre 23, 1648. Jehan’s father was a man named Jean Masoier Grand Claude (1595-1650).
Philippe came into Jamestown Virginia at ca. September 1700 as a refugee from religious persecution in Europe.
He was part of 170 refugees on the Peter and the Anthony. They traveled from London to James River. I visited
Jamestown too on 2017, which was 410 years to the year after 1607.

Therefore, the courageous black woman Zilphy Claud was my 5th great grandmother. Zilphy Claud lived from
1820 to August 1893. We know the history of slavery and she was victimized. She had many sons and daughters.
Her three sons were Mason Claud (1840-1877), Carter Claud (1853-?), and George Washington Claud (1854-1923).
Zilphy had four daughters. Their names were Sarah Claud (1842-1892), Bettie Claud (1848-?), Rosa Claud, and
Lydia Claud.

Bettie Claud or Elizabeth Claud (the daughter of Zilphy Claud) was born in slavery and she was my fifth great
aunt. Elizabeth Claud married Charles Rogers and had two daughters of the names of: Maggie Rogers (1870-1913.
She passed away on April 20, 1913 in Portsmouth, Virginia) and Zilphia Ann Rogers (1871-1925). Maggie Rogers
married William Harris (1869-1939) at 1893. Maggie and William had the following children: Hattie C. Harris
(1884-?), Leonard W. Harris (1894-1969), Bessie Harris (1896-?), Charles Herman Harris (1898-1973), and Ethel J.
Harris (1901-?). Zilphia Ann Rogers married first Robert Crocker in Southampton County, Virginia in December
12, 1888. They had a divorce and Zilphia Ann Rogers married James Henry Broadnax on September 9, 1895. Zilpha
Ann Rogers and James Henry Broadnax had two children by the names of: Sallie Broadnax (1896-1927) and Percy
Lewis Broadnax (1897-1957). Sallie Broadnax married Charles H. Morgan on the date of March 28, 1919 at
Portsmouth, Virginia. After Sallie passed away in 1927, Charles married Roberta Deans on the date of June 20,
1928 at Portsmouth, Virginia.

Zilphia Ann Rogers later married Joseph Daniel Askew (1872-1959) too. Zilphia Ann Rogers' children were Lillie
Crocker, Joseph W. Askew (1899-1988), Margaret Askew (1913-1958. Margaret Askew married Louis Berry Hayes at
Detroit, Michigan at the date of September 10, 1948. Margaret previously married Melton Harmon Gallop at
November 6, 1933. Margaret Askew passed away at the date of July 24, 1958 at Dinwiddie, Virginia), and Jane
Askew (1904-1925). After Zilphia passed away in 1925, Joseph Daniel Askew married Gracie Riddick Closson (1885-
1959. Gracie was born in Norfolk, Virginia and her parents are Edmond plus Nancy Riddick) on 1925. Gracie
previously married Henry H. Closson with a daughter named Catherine Closson.

One very important descendant of Zilphy Claud was Frank Thomas Claud (1861-1948). Frank Thomas Claud
married Elizabeth Whitehead in the year of 1887 at Southampton County, Virginia. Frank Claud and Elizabeth
Whitehead (1868-?) had the daughters of Mason Claud (1890-?), Martha J. Claud (1891-?), Jane Claud (1893-?),
Daisy Claud Peeples (1899-1927), and Adelaide Claud (1904-1968). Adelaide Claud married at first Weldon
Whitaker (1893-1955) on January 9, 1937 and later married Reverend George Coach (1897-1965) on April 13, 1958.
The sons of Frank and Elizabeth were Hilliard Thomas Claud (1884-?), Peter Claud (1891-1969), Joseph Claud
(1894-1988), Guy Franklin Claud Sr. (1896-1966), Richard Washington Claud (1898-1990), Persie Booker T.
Washington Claud (1900-?), Colie Claud (1906-?), and Willie Claud (1907-1974).

Zilphy Claud’s grandson Richard Washington Claud (1874-1945) married Ann Elizabeth Claud (1876-1960)
on the year of 1897 at Southampton County, Virginia. Richard Washington Claud’s father was George
Washington Claud (1854-1923. George Washington Claud’s mother was Zilphy Claud). Richard and Ann
Claud had the following children; William F. Claud (1898-1976), Bertha Claud (1900-1987), Lizzie Claud
(1903-?), Kattie Claud (1905-?), Callie L. Claud (1906-?), Thomas Jefferson Claud (1907-1997), Rosa M.
Claud (1910-?), Ralph Elijah Claud (1912-1965), Richard W. Claud Jr. (1915-?), and Etta Claud (1919-2016).
Richard Washington Claud’s son and my 2nd cousin Thomas Jefferson Claud (1907-1997) married Elsie
Elizabeth Owens (1912-2003). Thomas and Elsie Claud (there is a Claude family Facebook page that is
dedicated to their descendants too) had the following children: Virgie Lee Claud (1927-2015), Thomas Lee
Claud (1929-1995), Ann Aliza Claud (1931-1987), Elsie Beatrice Claud (1932-present), Richard Benjamin
Claud (1934-1967), Johnnie Lewis Claud (1935-2001. Johnnie Lewis Claud married Ivory Collins Jones on
the date of July 23, 1960 at Courtland, Virginia. Johnnie and Ivory Claud’s daughter is Wendy Ivette Claud.
She was born in September 5, 1960, and she is my fourth cousin. Wendy Ivette Claud married Gregory
Lewis Parker on October 22, 1983 at Hampton, Virginia), and William Henry Claud Sr. (1938-2001.
William Henry Claud Sr. married Christine Elizabeth Artis on June 21, 1958 at Courtland, Virginia.
William and Christine had the son Silvester Conrad Claud. Silvester was born on 1960, and he is my
fourth cousin). Elsie Beatrice Claud married Jimmie Gary (1927-1979) on the date of April 12, 1952 at
Southampton County, Virginia. Elsie Beatric Claude and Jimmie Gray had the following children:
Deborah Anne Gray (1952-present), Sherry Lucinda Gray (1960-present), and baby Gary (1964-1964).
Johnnie Lewis Claud (who was a veteran of the U.S. Army) also had two other daughters by the names of
Shelley Lanette Claude and Monique Jonae Claude (1970-present). Shelley Lanette Claude and Monique
Jonae Claude (Elsie Elizabeth Claud’s granddaughter Monique Jonae Claude married Mark Lidell Pollard
on April 3, 1999 at Hampton, Virginia at the Queen Street Baptist Church by the Rev. Anderson W. Clary
Jr.) are my fourth cousins. Monique and Mark Pollard’s child is Jacobi Lidell Pollard (2000-present. Jacobi
is my fifth cousin).

Hilliard Thomas Claud married Lugussie Hill and had the following children: Effie Lillie Claud (1914-?), Hattie
Claud (1917-1997), Edward Thomas Claud (1917-1979. Edward Claud married Sarah Annie Tiller at May 24, 1943 at
Newport News, Virginia), Mary Odist Claud (1918-?), Queen Esther Claud (1922-?), Betty S. Claud (1924-?),
Richard M. Claud (1926-?), and Lawrence R. Shaheed (1929-2018. His former name was Lawrence Randolph
Claud. He changed his name and became a member of the Nation of Islam since 1970 until he followed the
leadership of Iman W. Deen Muhammad). Hattie Claud married Rev. Hayden Anne Bryd (he lived from
February 16, 1912 at Elberon, Surry Virginia to November 16, 1991 at Hampton, Virginia) on the date of July 25,
1938 at Suffolk, Virginia. They had many children: Barbara Linda Byrd, Gloria Byrd-Johnson, and Hayden A.
Byrd.

Willie Claud married Ruth Jenkins (1908-2006) and had the children of Albert Washington Claud (1933-2015), and
James McKinley Claud (1936-1986). James McKinley Claud’s daughter is my fourth cousin Deborah Agbessi (her
mother is Maybelle Antionette Judd. Deborah was born on November 20, 1962. Deborah’s daughter is Ashlii
Teresa-Renee Parker and Ashlii is my fifth cousin. Ashlii’s father is Billy Lee Parker). Frank T. Claud’s son Peter
Claud married Nettie Rogers (1894-1924). Peter (or my second cousin) and Nettie had four daughters by the
names of Mary Claud (1918-2006), Sadie Claud (1919-2007), Katie Claud (1920-?), and Laura Elizabeth Claud
(1924-?). Peter and Nettie had the two sons of Ernest Lee Claud (1915-1990) and Norfleet Claud (1920-2004). Peter
Claud also married Joeanna Claud (on the date of February 6, 1927 at Northampton, North Carolina. Joeanna was
born in ca. 1897) and he married Janie Jackson (on the date of December 31, 1938 at Emporia, Virginia. Janie
Jackson was born in ca. 1901).

Joe Frank Claud (1930-2018) recently passed away in December of 2018. Joe Frank Claud’s mother was Joeanna
Claud (1891-?). Joe Frank Claud at first married Ruth Elizabeth Pugh on December 30, 1950 at Emporia, Virginia.
He later married Margaret Lee Speller on June 14, 2003 at Norfolk, Virginia.

Ernest Lee Claud married Allie B. Goodwyn (1915-2014) at the date of October 21, 1937 at Emporia, Virginia.
Ernest and Allie had three daughters by the names of Nettie Claude (1938-?), Dorothy Claud (1940-?), and
Mildred Claud. Ernest and Allie’s sons are Ernest Claud Jr. (1941-), Peter Lawrence Claud (1947-), and Kenneth
Claud.

Sarah Claud was my fourth great-grandmother. Sarah Claud married Tom Hill and had one son and three
daughters. The four daughters were Adeline Hill (1862-1930), Scap Hill (1868-?), Susanna Hill (1868-?), and
Roberta Hill (1873-?).

My fourth great aunt Adeline Hill married John Henry Williams (on the date of May 17, 1877 at Southampton
County, Virginia). They had the following children: James E. Williams (1879-1950), Peter Percy Williams (1880-
1949), Annie B. Williams (1885-?), Pattie F. Williams (1886-?), Mary Lee Williams (1890-1938), Addie Williams
(1892-?), Bessie Williams (1894-?), Joseph Williams (1898-?), and Norman Starr Williams (1899-?).
My fourth great aunt Roberta Hill (1875-1935) or the daughter of Sarah Claud was born in September 2, 1875 in
Virginia and she passed away at the date of October 24, 1935 at Southampton County, Virginia. She or Roberta
Hill married William Theo Scott at date of November 27, 1889 at Southampton County, Virginia. Roberta Hill
and William Theo Scott (1865-1935) had many children by the names of Elijah Perry Hill, Lena Mae Scott (1893-
1962), Millard Filmore Scott (1892-1959. His wife was Sarah Scott. He lived form September 27, 1892 to February
24, 1959 at the Richmond area Millard Filmore Scott was 66 years old), Sarah Francis Scott (1894-?), Nettie
Virginia Scott (1897-?), John Quincy Adams Scott (1898-?), William Scott Jr. (1903-?), Alberta Scott (1899-1994),
Inez Scott (1901-?), Guy Claudius Scott (1905-1965), Ezra Scott (1910-?), and Woodrow Wilson Scott (1910-1969).
My first cousin Alberta Scott (1899-1994) married Joseph Roberts (1897-1976) and Alberta was born in Courtland,
Virginia. She passed away at Edenton, North Carolina at Chowan County. Alberta and Joseph had a daughter
named Laura Roberts. Joseph Roberts' parents were William J. Roberts and Emma Roberts. Joseph Roberts was
also a World War One veteran of the U.S. Army.

My first cousin Lisa Mae Scott married Henry Flythe on the date of February 28, 1909 at Norfolk, Virginia. Lisa
Mae Scott and Henry Flythe had the children of Willie Flythe (1909-?), Henry Flythe (1913-?), Neva Flythe (1915-?),
Eunice Flythe (1917-?_), Pretlow Flythe (1918-?), Lena Scott Flythe (1928-1994), and Virginia Flythe (1920-?). Lena
Scott Flythe married Norfleet Howard Porter (1926-1975) at the date of January 28, 1956 at Courtland, Virginia.
After Norfleet passed away at February 8, 1975 at Richmond, Virginia, Lena Scott Flythe married Lemeuel Bryant
Majette at the year of 1975 at Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Lena Scott Flythe passed away at March 5, 1994
at Franklin, Virginia.

Sarah Claud and E.C. Barrett's son was James Thompson Claud (1857-1926). James Thompson Claud was my
3rd great grandfather. He lived from January 1857 at Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia to October 9, 1926
at Capron, Virginia. James Thompson Claud married Susanna Turner at the date of August 19, 1880. Susanna
lived from 1862 to 1949 and her history was long and extensive. James Thompson Claud was Zilphy Claude’s
grandson. Susanna Turner was the daughter of a woman named Milly Bozeman (aka Turner). Susanna Turner’s
father was Morefield Hurst-Turner (ca. 1832-1918). Morefield’s father was Moore Hurst (ca. 1804-1870) from
Southampton County, Virginia. His father was my 6th great-grandfather named Solomon Hurst (ca.
1780-1877). Many family members said that Susanna Turner was the direct descendant of the Nottoway
Native American tribe of Southampton, County, Virginia. Many relatives said that Susanna had long, straight
black hair hanging down to her waist. Susanna was also known to have worn Native American clothing
regularly. My 23 and me DNA test found me to have 0.4% Native American heritage.

James Thompson Claud was born a slave, and Susanna Turner was not born a slave. James
Thompson purchased 194 acres of land in Southampton County for $400 on the date of March 14, 1903.
This land was joined by the lands of Susanna’s mother named Milly Turner (who was believed to be a
Nottoway Native American). Susanna’s brothers were James Turner (1868-?), Thomas Hurst (1868-1892),
William P. Turner (1872-?), George P. Hurst-Turner (1871-1887), and Benjamin Hurst-Turner (1874-?).
Susanna’s sisters were Virginia Swcety Hurst-Turner (1852-?), Cordelia (aka Candy) Turner (1860-1934),
and Josephine T. Hurst-Turner (1868-1929). William P. Turner married Romine Spurlock (1877-1972) at
the year of 1897. They had numerous children.

My fourth great aunt Josephine T. Hurst-Turner was born in Virginia and passed away at July 20, 1929 at Tyrrell,
North Carolina. Josephine T. Hurst married Kenneth Sykes (1865-?) at Southampton County, VA on the date of
December 5, 1888. Josephine and Kenneth’s daughters were Lelia Sykes (1892-?), Annie Sykes (1894-1987), Rebecca
Sykes (1898-?), Estell Sykes (1901-?), and Minnie Eva Sykes (1906-1980). Josephine and Kenneth’s sons were Harvey
L. Sykes (1894-1952), No Name Sykes (1898-?), Shug C. Sykes (1899-1983), and Kenneth Sykes Jr. (1902-?).
 Hampton Roads’ seven cities
City Population (2017) Land Area (square Land area (square km.)
miles) *including both *including both land
land and water and water
Norfolk 242,803 96 250
Virginia Beach 450,435 497 1,290
Portsmouth 95,535 47 120
Suffolk 90,237 429 1,080
Newport News 183,412 (*from 2013) 120 310
Chesapeake 232,977 (*from 2013) 351 910
Hampton 137,436 (* from 2010) 136 350
The State of Virginia 8,470,020 42,774.2 110,785.67
The United States of 327,167,434 (* from 3,796,742 9,833,520
America 2018)

The Black History

Museum and Cultural
Center of Virginia is
found in Richmond,
Our Stories & Our History Virginia.
 Great Events of African American
History
June 19, 1865 was the first
Juneteenth when African
Americans celebrated
freedom after the end of
the American Civil war.
Dr. Mae Carol Jemison
was the first African
American woman to travel
into space at the year of
1992. For decades, she has
been a great advocate for
STEM fields among black
people including people of
color.
The 1955-1956 The signing of the 1965 Voting
Montgomery Bus Boycott Rights Act changed American
at Alabama dealt with men, forever. It allowed more African
women, and children using Americans to gain political
sacrifice, courage, and power in local, state, and federal
strength in order for them offices. New mayors and new
to end an unjust law. leaders rose up. Likewise, recent
Claudette Colvin, Rosa Voter ID laws that suppress the
Parks, Dr. Martin Luther time in which people can vote
King Jr., and other human outline the necessity to fight for
beings had roles in the voting rights continuously.
boycott.
The opening of the National
Museum of African American
History and Culture came about
on September 24, 2016. The late
Rep. Mickey Leland was an early
proponent of this museum. He
didn’t live long enough to see his
dream fulfilled, but this museum
consists of greatness and cultural
excellence.
Also, James Thompson made his will just six months before he passed away. He wanted all of his land to be sold
and one-third to of the money sold to go to his wife Susanna while the rest to be divided among his children.
James Thompson Claud owned a lot of land in his lifetime.

So, James Thompson Claud and Susanna Field Hurst-Turner had

eight daughters by the names of Nannie Claud (1880-1947), Mattie
Claud (1882-?), Sarah Brown (1884-1920), Lila Claude (1886-?), Addie
Claud (1891-?), Virgie Mae Claud Hardy (1900-1968), Lillie Claud
(1892-?), and Eddie Claud (1903-?). Virgie Mae Claud Hardy was my
third great aunt. She lived from April 12, 1900 to September 23, 1968
according to Virginia state records. Her father was James Thompson
Claud and her mother was of course Susanna Turner. Virgie Mae
Claud Hardy’s first husband was a man named John Walter Hardy
(1890-1939). John Walter Hardy was a great man and worked hard in
his life. Together, John Walter Hardy and Virgie Mae Claud Hardy
had many children: Gertrude Hardy (1915-?), John Melton Hardy Sr.
This image showed Ralph Charles (1919-1995), Verlee Hardy (1920-1995), Leroy Hardy (1921-1996),
William Peeples. He was my Elizabeth Hardy (1923-1991), and Joseph Hardy (1923-2011). John
mother’s great uncle or my Walter Hardy passed away at 1939 and Virgie Made Claud Hardy
second-great uncle. married Willie Savila Blackwell (1895-?) in the year of 1950. Willie’s
father was Thomas Blackwell and his mother was named Matilda
Dickens. Verlee Hardy married Elisha Enoch Baker (1910-1999) at Norfolk, Virginia on November 25, 1948. Verlee
Hardy's mother Virgie Mae Claud Hardy passed away on September 23, 1968 at Franklin, Virginia at the age of 72.

Now, James Thompson Claud and Susanna Turner’s two sons were Arthur Boss Claude (1891-1974) and Joshua
Claud (1908-1980). Arthur Boss Claude was my 2nd great grandfather. He lived from December 12, 1891 to May
28, 1974 (when he passed away at Franklin, Virginia). Arthur Boss Claude married Martha Jane Claude (1880-
1949). Arthur and Jane had many children. Their sons were Edgerton Claude (1916-1962) and Loyd A. Claud
(1920-1923). Their daughters were Ella Claude Bynum-Turner (1913-1991), Susie Claude (1915-1999), Jossy Claud
(1918-?), Elizabeth Claude Smith (1919-2004) or “Topsy Claude”, Lona Lee Claud (1922-2005), and Cora Bell
Claud (1929-1964). Lona Lee Claud was my second great aunt and she married Willie Roscoe Joyner Sr. (1922-2018)
at the date of February 24, 1942 at Emporia, Virginia. They had the sons of: Willie Roscoe Joyner Jr. (1948-2011),
Kimbel Joyner (1956-present), Roy Joyner, Elton Enoise Joyner Sr., (1950-present), and Alpha Lee Joyner (1951-
present). Willie Roscoe Joyner Sr.'s parents were Joe Herbert Joyner (1903-1984) and Bettie Florence Boone (1903-
1978). Willie Roscoe Joyner Sr. lived to be 96 years old. My second great aunt Elizabeth Claude Smith married
Matthew Smith Junior (1911-1987) and both had a son named Hosea Lee Smith (1938-present).
Shiloh Baptist Church in Boykins, Virginia is a historic church found at Southampton
County, Virginia. Many of my maternal relatives visited the church before. I have
visited the church before too.
Ella Claude Bynum Turner was my great-grandmother. I heard many stories from my mother about her too. She
first married Fenton Bynum Jr. at the date of April 5, 1931. They had 2 sons whose names are Frank Bynum (1931-
1932) and Robert Lee Bynum. Robert Lee Bynum is my grandfather. He was born in 1932 and he still lives in
Southampton County, Virginia. Ella and Fenton Bynum Jr. had a divorce on the year of 1948. So, Ella Claude
Bynum-Turner married Theodore Roosevelt Turner on the date of April 24, 1948 at Courtland, Virginia. Ella and
Theodore had a son named Lawrence Turner (1941-). My grandfather is Robert Lee Bynum. He married Fannie
Louise Peeples on October 27, 1951 at Courtland, Virginia. Fannie Louise Peeples was my grandmother and she
lived from May 8, 1932 to 2007. I visited her just before he passed away at a hospital in Richmond, Virginia.
Fannie Louise Bynum’s parents were Joseph Henry Peeples (1898-1972) and Hollie Ethel Seaborn (1908-1996). I
have seen my maternal great-grandmother Hollie before when I was a child. Joseph’s father was Charles Peeples
(1855-1922) and Fannie Fronianna Susanna Virginia Brown (1857-1946).

Charles Peeples’ mother was Annie Peeples. My 2nd great grandfather Charles Peeples and Fannie Brown married
at the date of June 29, 1877 at Southampton County, Virginia. Fannie Peeples lived from 1857 to February 18, 1946
at the age of 90 years old. Charles Peeples and Fannie Brown had many children by the names of Annie L. Peeples
(1878-?), Ray Peeples (1879-1929), Ramer Peeples (1880-?), Mack Franklin Peeples (ca. 1892-1939. He married a
woman named Josephine and was 47 when he passed away), Ida Peeples (1881-1930), Peebles Peebles (1883-?),
Ralph Charles William Peeples (1884-1967), Lizzie Peebles (1886-1889), Ellen Peeples Williams (1880-1940), Ealey
H. Peeples (1891-?), Mack F. Peeples (1892-1939), Peebles Peebles (1893-?), Ransa W. Peeples, William Rouser
Peeples Sr. (1898-1952), Joseph Henry Peeples (1898-1972), and Glaster W. Peeples (1904-1956).
 Attucks Theater on Church Street at Norfolk, Virginia was a place I saw all of the
time during my childhood. By the time of the 21st century, it has been renovated and
hosts music from numerous artists among a myriad of genres today in early 2019. The
image on the right is the sculpture called “Ascension to a Higher State of Being.” It is
next to the Attucks Theater (and the artist involved in the 30 ft. tall sculpture is
Ayokunle Odeleye).
Charles's son Ralph Charles William Peeples lived from March 31, 1884 to May 10, 1967. Ralph passed away at
Norfolk, Virginia. Ralph Charles Williams Peeples married Mattie Annie Barrett (1892-?). Ralph and Mattie's
children were Vernell Franklin Peeples (1913-1987), Otis Louise Peebles (1917-2002), Maryland Peebles (1919- 1990),
Joseph Linwood Peebles (1927-1979), May Peebles (1930-?), and James Russell Peeples (1922-?). Vernell Franklin
Peeples married Bettie Wilkerson (1918-2003) on the date of February 20, 1937 at Courtland, Virginia. Vernell and
Bettie had the following children: Dollie Mae Peeples (1938-present), Lloyd Henry Peeples (1944-1947), and
Carolyn Annette Peeples (1951-present). Dollie Mae Peeples is my second cousin. Dollie Mae Peeples
married Ronald Dean Kuykendall on the date of June 15, 1958 at Portsmouth, Virginia. Dollie and Ronald had the
following children: Kim Denise Kuykendall (1958-present) and Sheri Lynn Kuykendall (1962-present). Dollie and
Ronald had a divorce on November 3, 1982 at Virginia. Dollie Mae Peeples remarried James Frederick Wells (1929-
present) on the date of April 23, 1984 at Norfolk, Virginia. Sheri Lynn Kuykendall was born in Portsmouth,
Virginia on the date of August 8, 1962. She married Frank Pulliam III (1958-present) at Portsmouth, Virginia on
the date of May 19, 1984. They have a daughter named Kourtney Pulliam (who is my third cousin).

My second great uncle Glaster W. Peeples lived from February 14, 1904 to February 9, 1956 at Drewyville, Virginia.
Glaster was the son of Charles Peeples. Glaster W. Peeples married Irene Lashey (1906-?) and had the following
children: James Wilson Peeples Sr. (1924-1979), Annie Lee Pittman (1925-1992), Carrie B. Peeples (1930-?),
Rudolph Peeples (1930-1981), and Dorthenia Peeples (1933-?). Joseph Wilson Peeples Sr. married Mary Hannah
Lampley (1925-2001) at the date of April 25, 1947 at Norfolk, Virginia. They had the following children: Jaami A.
Bilal (formerly Joseph Eugene Peeples Jr. He lived from 1952-2008), Khayriyyah Tauheedah Peoples Mahdi
(formerly Janette Peoples. She was born on May 4, 1953 at Norfolk, Virginia. She once married Abbas Fatih
Mahdi or formerly David King Bullock. Khayriyyah and Abbas' daughter is Fareedah Moore or my third cousin.
She was born on July 6, 1978), Shukriyyah Ali, and Wilbur Peeples.
 Staples of My Childhood
My great grandfather Joseph Henry Peeples married Hollie Ethel
Seaborn. Their following children are: Harold Lucius Peeples (1929-
1997), Fannie Louise Bynum (1932-2007), George Edward Peeples (1934-
?), Henry Peeples (1937-?), Lear Anne Peeples (1939-present), Euince
Mae Peeples (1944-2009), Lawrence James Peeples (1947-2010), and Lois
Peeples Cousins. My great uncle Harold Lucius Peeples was also a
Korean War veteran as a PFC of the United States Army. Harold Lucius
Peeples married Flordy Mae Rooks (1937-present) at the date of
September 2, 1950. Harold and Flordy had the child of Harold Michael
Peeples (1957-1986). Flordy Mae Rooks's parents are Aaron Elijah Rooks Blyden Branch Library has a long
(1905-1984) and Ida Mae Broadnax (1908-2003). history in Hampton Roads. It started
on July 19, 1921. The library in its
modern form existed by 1938 on
Hollie Ethel Seaborn or my maternal great-grandmother’s parents were Princess Anne Road. The library is
Indiana Reese (1871-1946) and George Seaborn (1862-?). George Seaborn named after the late scholar and
was born a slave. Indiana Reese’s parents were Richard Reese (1835-?) activist Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden.
and Jane Redman (1835-?). Richard and Jane’s children were Thomas
Reese (1864-?), Todie Reese (1866-?), William Reese (1867-1942),
Eldridge Rese (1870-1931), Indian Reese (1871-1946), John Reese (1873-?),
John Reese (1873-?), Benjamin Reese (1874-?), and Daniel Reese (1879-
1939). William Reese (1867-1942) was my third great uncle. He married
Mary Taylor (1860-?) at 1889. William and Mary Reese’s children were:
Jeanetta Reese (1889-?), Novella Reese (1890-?), Richard Reese (1893-
1962), Alice F. Reese (1896-?), Alphonese Reese (1897-1924), Olander
Reese (1897-1964), Lula M. Reese (1897-?), and Alexander Reese (1899-
1985). Richard Reese (1893-1962) married Mattie Owens (1893-1934) on
April 10, 1912 at Richmond, Virginia. Richard Reese and Mattie Owens The Olde Huntersville Recreation
had the following children: Sarah Reese (1915-?), Richard A. Reese Jr. Center continues to serve the people
(1915-1954), Lola Mattie Virginia Reese (1918-1982), Herman Reese (1920- of Norfolk, Virginia and the rest of
1954), Doris Alease Reese (1922-1993), Davis Reese (1922-?), Gladys Lee Hampton Roads for years and
decades.
Reese (1924-?), Margaret Reese (1927-1981), Deacon William Edward
Reese II (1929-2005), and Edgar Reese (1932-2005). Later in life, Richard
Reese (1893-1962) married Trula Bessie Williams (1894-1978) on December 24, 1939 at Virginia after Mattie Owens
passed away. My 2nd cousin Deacon William Edward Reese II married Clarine Elizabeth Jones (1932-2015) on April
25, 1951 at Prince George County, Virginia. They had the following children: Sylvester Leroy Reese (1953-present),
Garry Glen Reese (1955-present. He is my third cousin), Deloris Archer-Korokous, Al Justice, and William E.
Reese III. Much of the Reese family lives at Disputanta, Virginia (or at Prince George County, Virginia).

George and Indiana’s children were Willie Seaborn (1886-?), baby Seaborn (1887-1887), Richard Seaborn (1888-?),
George H. Seaborn (1889-1959), John Seaborn (1892-?), Paul Seaborn (1894-1973. He was a World War One
military veteran), Elsie Seaborn (1896-1915), Annie Seaborn (1896-?), Bennie Mason Seaborn (1897-1923), Mark
Earnest Seaborn (1904-1973), Lola Seaborn (1906-?), and Hollie Ethel Seaborn (1908-1996).

My maternal grandfather Robert Lee Bynum and my maternal grandmother Fannie Bynum had many children
by the names of Mary, William (my uncle William was raised at Shiloh Baptist Church, he was a veteran of the
U.S. Army, and he graduated in 1973 from Southampton County High School), Deborah, Reginald, Melloney,
and Ryan. Mary Doggett (the daughter of Robert Lee and Fannie Bynum) is my mother. So, this is part of my
maternal ancestry.

Reflections
One of the greatest reflections during this year of 2019 is the appreciation I have for knowing more
about my family tree than any other time in my life. Not to mention I did numerous DNA tests to
know about my heritage being mostly from the Congo and from Nigeria. Many of my relatives told
me stories about these men and women too. My mother recalled about seeing Arthur Boss Claude
(1891-1974) or my second great-grandfather being a short man. She also said that he was very
prominent in her life. One of the biggest discoveries about me was how much I was related to the
Claude family in Southampton County, Virginia. If you are a black American from Southampton
County, Virginia, then I could be related to you easily. I recognize the courage of my fifth great
grandmother Zilphy Claud (1820-1893) who had children and fought for justice in her life as well.
Zilphy was a slave and lived to see the end of it after the Civil War. Also, I know about my paternal
grandfather Thurman Lee (1919-1985) from my father too. Thurman Lee worked hard throughout
his life and his ancestors came from Halifax, North Carolina. Thurman Lee passed away in
Baltimore when I was almost 3 years old. Many of my paternal relatives live in Delaware, Cape
Charles (in Virginia), Philadelphia, New Jersey, and beyond. I have learned so much from
ancestry.com and from 23 and me. I even know more information about my distant cousins too. It
has been a long journey and I feel like the puzzles are coming together during this time. Learning is
a lifelong process and I will continue to live life.
 By Timothy

My Cousins Nationwide in America

Maternal First Cousins Paternal First Cousins Maternal Second Paternal Second Cousins
Cousins
Shannell Patrice Clarence Jones Jr. Khayriyyah Tawheedah Keisha Pegram (b. 1976)
Massenburg (b. 1977) Peoples Mahdi (b. 1953)
Judith Massenburg (b. Lyniesha Moran (b.1977) Dollie Mae Peoples (b. Alethea Christine Pegram-
1987) 1938) Riddick (b. 1971)
Kidijah Maryan Bynum (b. Lynnea Doggett (b. 1977) Elton Enoise Joyner Jr. (b. Maurice Pacius Jr.(b.
1994) 1971) 1986)
Rolando Dejsus Bynum (b. Tonya Turner McDaniel Alpha Lee Joyner (b. Anorle Pacius (b. 1990)
1973) 1952)
Yolanda Bynum-Wall (b. Dawn Turner Gloria F. Hardy Charles Doggett Jr.
1979)

Maternal Third Cousins Paternal Third Cousins Maternal Fourth Paternal Fourth Cousins
Cousins
Sherri Lynne Kuykendall English Warner Doggett II Peter Lawrence Claud (b. Gregory Cornell Perkins
(b. 1962) 1947) (b. 1960)
Kim Denise Kuykendall (b. Anika Lynne Doggett- Norfleet Claud (b. 1944) Terri Coles-Yorkman
1958) Davis (b. 1981)
Kourtney Pulliam Reggie Doggett Cynthia Marie Claud (b. Charles Coles Jr.
1947)
Fareedah Moore (b. 1978) Eric T. Sessoms (b. 1962) Alberta Cornelia Claud-
Worrell (b. 1959)
Lula Viola Claud (1938- Alicia Gatling-Sweat (b. Cynthia Alice Claud-Byers
2013) 1969) (b. 1955)

In genealogical terms, the first cousin is a relative that shares grandparents, and
it’s a person who is the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. A person shares a
first cousin or cousin relationship with the children of their parents' siblings. For
example Lyniesha Moran is my first cousin as we both share the same
grandparent of Thurman Lee Doggett (1919-1985). A person shares a second
cousin relationship with the children of their parents' cousins. Second cousins
share at least one set of great-grandparents. My second cousin Alethea Christine
Pegram is my second cousin, because we both share the same great-grandparent
of Effie Sarah Bailey Bryant (1891-1977). The third cousin a relative that shares
great-great grandparents. A person shares a third cousin relationship with the
children of their parents' second cousins. My third cousin Fareedah Moore
shares my second grandparent of Charles Peeples (1855-1922). Fourth cousins
share at least one set of great-great-great-grandparents. A fifth cousin is a relative
that share great-great-great-great grandparents.
My Direct Maternal My Direct Paternal
Ancestors Ancestors

Zilphy Claud James Doggett

th
5 Great-Grandmother 4th Great-Grandfather
(1820-1893)

Alfred Doggett
rd
Sarah Claud 3 Great-Grandfather
th
4 Great-Grandmother (1828-?)
(1842-1892)
Adam Doggett
nd
2 Great-Grandfather
James Thompson Claude
(1862-?)
3rd Great-Grandfather
(1857-1926)
Carl Doggett
Great-Grandfather
Arthur Boss Claude
(1886-1968)
2nd Great-Grandfather
(1891-1974)
Thurman Lee Doggett
Grandfather
Ella Claude Bynum (1919-1985)
Great-Grandmother
(1913-1991)
Harry Junior Doggett
Father
Robert Lee Bynum (1946-present)
Grandfather
(1932-present)
Me
(1983-present)
Mary Elizabeth Doggett
Mother
(1952-present)

Me
(1983-present)
 Sankofa (meaning to learn from the past in order for us to make a better future. The word is from the Akan
language of the nation of Ghana)

1619-2019: 400 Years Later

400 years ago is a long Now, the capital of the These Africans were some
time ago, but this Ndongo Kingdom was (although not the exact
tragic event is a key the city of Kabasa. The first) of the early black
part of American area of Ndongo was set Africans in the British
history. In 1619, on top of a plateau that North American colonies.
African slaves were was 4,000 feet above sea In the case of William
brought from West level. They had palm Tucker, the first Black
Africa, by the trees, waterfalls, and The 20+ Africans were sent into person born in the
Portuguese. Later, they lush greenery. The Hampton by the White Lion colonies, Tucker desired
were kidnapped again water cascaded down to ship while the rest of the slaves freedom. He was son of
by people using a ship the meadows where were sent to other areas of "Antony and Isabell", a
with a Dutch flag. they had farms and Virginia. Some Africans (who married couple from
Subsequently, they raised cattle. The landed at Hampton, Virginia Angola who worked as
were shipped to my Ndongo people were first) came into Charles City, what other people called
state of Virginia. These shipped by the Jamestown, Sussex County, and "indentured servants" for
over 20 men, and Portuguese including Isle of Wright. These early Captain William Tucker
women were from the some elements of the generations of Africans at whom he was named
Ndongo Kingdom of traitorous Imbangala Virginia were skilled farmers and after. In actuality, these
modern day Angola. It group from Kabasa to artisans. These Africans had Africans were slaves and
is no secret that the the location called Bantu heritage as most African were forced to work
majority of African Luanda. These black Americans have Bantu heritage against their wills. Slavery
Americans have West men, women, and without question. A census by against black people
and Central African children slaves were the spring of 1619 had 32 black didn't start by the
ancestral heritage. In forced to go into Afro-Virginians living before the Portuguese in ca. 1440.
fact, I'm 86% sub- Luanda in chains. It is 20+ slaves came into Virginia. Some of the ancient
Saharan African and estimated that between So, black people lived in Virginia Romans had black
my DNA is mostly 12.5 to 15 million even before 1619. Anthony African slaves over 2,000
Nigerian and from the Africans were captured Johnson was an African from years ago, and many
Congo. from 1440 until the Angola who came into Virginia people of Arabic descent
end of U.S. slavery (or in 1621. The 1619 kidnapped had black slaves too long
the Maafa). The over 20 slaves were set to travel to before the 1400's. Slavery
black men and women Veracruz, Mexico (to work as is notoriously evil, and we
were on the ship called slaves in silver mines), until the remember these times in
Sao Joao Bautista (the Dutch influenced ships (via the order for us to stand up
ship had about 350 ships of the Treasurer and the for justice in general.
Africans in total and White Lion) captured the ship
many of them were (at the Gulf of Mexico after they
Christians). left Jamaica) and were sent into
at the place of Point Comfort (or
Fort Monroe) in Hampton, VA
(on the time of August of 1619).
Frederick Anna Murray Here is information on
Douglass Douglass
my ancestors’ in laws
(1818-1895)
(1817-1882) being related to
Rosetta E. Nathan Frederick Douglass and
Douglass Sprague
Anna Murray Douglass.
(1839-1906) (1841-1927)

Willis Sallie
Weaver Jones

“Truth is
powerful and it
prevails.” Estella
Samuel Nancy Ann David D.
Irene
Walden Weaver Weaver
-Sojourner Truth Sprague
(1836-1865) (1843-1922)
(1870-
1927)
Titus Lagrant Walden Mary
Virgie Mae Claud Hardy
Catherine
(1895-1968) (1859-1950)
Johnson
She is my third great
aunt. Her father was the Square Titus Lizzie
late Rev. James Walden Barnes
Turner
Thompson Claud and
John Walter Hardy (1893-1959)
her mother was Susanna (1895-?)
(1890-1939)
Field Hurst-Turner Claud

John Melton Hardy Sr. (1919-1995) Gloria Romenta Walden (1925-2015)

 HEROIC RELATIVES AND ANCESTORS
Sarah Doggett Lee (1917-2013) was my
half 2nd great aunt. She lived in North
Carolina and moved into Norfolk,
Virginia. Her husband was James
Wendell Lee (1920-1955) and they had
many children like Mary Hellen Doggett,
Corine Doggett, and Cora Albert Doggett.
She was a very down to Earth woman.

Jacqueline Marie Claud (1949-

2015) was a strong woman who
was part of the U.S. Air Force.
She was my first cousin as her
father was Edgerton Claud and
her mother was Thelma Ruth
Smith. Jacqueline Claud was the
grandson of Arthur Boss Claud
or my 2nd great grandfather. She
lived in Miami, Florida for years
and taught students at
Wilmington, North Carolina.
She was a spiritual, great human
being.
David Williams was my second
cousin. He was a famous musician.
He lived from 1950 to 2009. He was
born on November 21, 1950 at
Newport News, Virginia. Her father
was Larry Lamont Williams (1920-
1968) and Reatha Mackine Knight
(1922-1978). David’s grandmother
was Leatte Doggett or my 2nd great
aunt. Leatte Doggett’s mother and
father were Adam Doggett and
Georgianna Tillery Doggett (1868-
1954).
Emma Euince Doggett
McNeil is my half second
great aunt. She was born in
1929. Her mother was
Nancy Reynolds and her
father was my 2nd great
grandfather Adam Doggett.
Her husband is Johnnie
Thomas McNeal (he was
born in 1921).

Nancy Reynolds (1888-1982)

Alberta Scott (1899-1994) was my
Lula Viola Claud (1938-2013) was my
third cousin and married James Redic first cousin. Her mother was
Roberta Hill. Alberta’s great
Worrell.
grandmother was Zilphy Claud
(1820-1892).
was the last wife of Adam
Doggett. She gave birth to
many of my half-relatives. My
father knew of her too. She was
born in Halifax County, North
Carolina and lived in Norfolk,
Virginia too.
 The Past and the Present

Norfolk, Virginia during the 1950’s at City Hall Norfolk, Virginia today at Granby Street in
Avenue Downtown

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for

leaving your community and world better than you found
it.”
-Marian Wright Edelman
Black Lives Matter

The End
Peace and Blessings
Coming in 2021, I will reveal more family tree

information.