Author Archives: Roberta Estes

About Roberta Estes

Scientist, author, genetic genealogist. Documenting Native Heritage through contemporaneous records and DNA.

Fourth Generation Inclusive

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Roberta Estes

News travels fast. One of our blog subscribers, Joy, recently sent me a link to a new blog that’s just a few months old, Fourth Generation Inclusive. I’ve already found a couple of things involving Native heritage to repost and … Continue reading →

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Thick Hair, Small Boobs, Shovel Shaped Teeth and More

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Yep, there’s a gene for these traits, and more. The same gene, named EDAR (short for Ectodysplasin receptor EDARV370A), it turns out, also confers more sweat glands and distinctive teeth and is found in the majority of East Asian people. … Continue reading →

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Attamuskeet and Mustee Children Baptized 1767

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Reverend Stewart’s last letter tells us that be baptized more Attamuskeet Indian children and that by this time, some were mustee. A word no longer is use, at that time mustee meant admixed with Indian, and possibly Indian and black. … Continue reading →

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Two Hyde County Indian Boys Baptized 1765

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Letter from Alexander Stewart to Daniel Burton Stewart, Alexander, 1725-1772 November 22, 1765 Volume 07, Pages 126-127 ——————– page 126 ——————– [N. C. Letter Book S. P. G.,] Mr Stewart to the Secretary. … Continue reading →

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Roanoke, Hatteras, Attamuskeet Indians Baptized 1763

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Letter from Alexander Stewart to Daniel Burton Stewart, Alexander, 1725-1772 November 06, 1763 Volume 06, Pages 995-996 [From North Carolina Letter Book. S. P. G.] Mr. Stewart to the Secretary Glebe near Bath … Continue reading →

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The Creeks Murder the Traders – 1760

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Colonial and State Records of North Carolina Letter from Arthur Dobbs to William Pitt, Earl of Chatham Dobbs, Arthur, 1689-1765 June 14, 1760 Volume 06, Pages 263-264 [B. P. R. O. Am. & W. Ind. Vol. 72.] Letter from Governor … Continue reading →

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The Autosomal Me – Who Am I???

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Roberta Estes

This is Part 3 of a multi-part series. Part 1 was “The Autosomal Me – Unraveling Minority Admixture” and Part 2 was “The Autosomal Me – The Ancestors Speak.” Part 1 discussed the technique we are going to use to … Continue reading →

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Fort Dobbs and the Indian Attack – 1760

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Roberta Estes

Twenty-seven miles west of modern-day Salisbury, North Carolina, Fort Dobbs is located in Iredell County. In 1756, colonial Governor Arthur Dobbs commissioned the construction of the fort to protect Piedmont settlements during the French and Indian War (1754-1763). At that … Continue reading →

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The Autosomal Me – The Ancestors Speak

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Roberta Estes

This is Part 2 in the series, “The Autosomal Me.” Part 1 was “The Autosomal Me – UnRaveling Minority Admixture.” Every Sunday, I write something called a Sunday Story. I’ve done this for years. I send them to my kids … Continue reading →

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When Did Humans Come to the Americas?

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Roberta Estes

This article (and photo of a Cactus Hill, Va. archaeology dig) in the current Smithsonian online magazine proves quite interesting. It has been widely accepted for a number of years that the Clovis point people were the original inhabitants of America and … Continue reading →

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