DNA shows 1% Sub Saharan African How do I find my slave ancestor?
My brother and I had our DNA done and it showed that we have 1% Sub Saharan African in our ancestry.I counted back the generations from me and it came out to be my 4th great grandmother.I already know my 4th great grandfather was a Slaveowner.However the son of this union was treated as white.No mention, that I have found, of Mulatto has been found on any census record.He was listed in the census with other whites even before they were freed.
My quandry is how do I find Georgia plantation records for a John Sheppard of Washington County, Georgia.I want to know who my 4th great grandmother was.Was she abused or was she a mistress? Does anyone have any idea how I figure this out?If it was later in time I could locate census records but this happened in 1790 in Colonial times.I really don't know where to look.
Am I at a hopless end?
Susan Clay
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