Re: Descendants of Robert and Mourning Adams of Goochland
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Re: Descendants of Robert and Mourning Adams of Goochland
Bill Davidson 11/14/11
You mention the Gilliam gentleman.
It is interesting that all of the known descendants of Robert Adams of Goochland who have participated in the DNA testing programs are exact matches to a group of Gilley's.
All of the Adams and the Gilley's trace thier earliest know ancestor to the Goochland portion of the James River in the very early 1700's.Neither group can trace a match to any European Gilley or Adams.We guess that we are all actually Gilley's or all actually Adams.It is possible that there was an adoption or name change at some point.Also a possibility of a little messing around.Maybe Gilley was a change in spelling of Gilliam.
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Re: Descendants of Robert and Mourning Adams of Goochland
Bill Davidson 11/14/11