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Hello, I am Yosi. I work with a small nonprofit conducting genealogy research for Indigenous artists on our roster. Currently I am researching a family with suspected Haliwa-Saponi heritage and my goal is to help find more information about that connection to be able to share with them. I have searched records such as census, marriage, birth, and death certificates, etc, and I have looked through all of the forum replies on here that I could find related information on, but I am still hitting a wall with this research so I am posting to see if anyone can share any further insights. I greatly appreciate any help you can provide!
The most recent relative is Bernice Wilkins, born 12-3-1932 near Halifax, North Carolina, d. 2016.
>Father: Andrew Wilkins, born 1-10-1910 in North Carolina, d. 1982
>>Paternal Grandfather: Anthony John Wilkins, born abt 1887 near Halifax, North Carolina
>>Paternal Grandmother: Pinkie Gertrude Moore, born abt 1896 near Halifax, North Carolina
>Mother: Fanny Chanie(Chany, Chrie) Mae Ruth Silver, born 2-21-1913 in North Carolina, d. 1987
>>Maternal Grandfather: John Silver Jr, born 7-8-1877 near Halifax, North Carolina, d. 1953
>>Maternal Grandmother: Fannie Richardson, born 5-26-1880 in North Carolina, d. 1961
I am uncertain which of these lineages are the suspected origin(s) of their connection to the Haliwa-Saponi people. I do have more information available for older generations from this family tree that I am happy to share, but to keep it simple, I will just list some of the other names from those older generations instead of arranging them according to their relations (all of the following were born in North Carolina):
Weley W Wilkins b. 1875
Leona Alston b.1875
John Silver b. 1844
Sally Ann”Mittie” Harville (Harvey) b. 1855
James Jim Nick Richardson b. 1850
Sally Silver b. 1856
Hardy Silver b. 1813
Nancy Lynch b. 1813
Thomas “Tom” hardy Harville b. 1805
Mary Alice Silver b. 1827
Nicholas Hyde Richardson Sr. b. 1805
Elizabeth Betsey Richardson b. 1811
John Richardson b. 1825
Eliza Louisa Silver b. 1835
Thank you for taking the time to help uncover their families connection to the Haliwa-Saponi! Please let me know if there is any further information that would be useful for me to provide and I’ll do my best.
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YosiHi Yosi,
You may want to follow up with someone who belongs to the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe in relation to Haliwa-Saponi lineages.
I believe Fannie Richardson b.1880 may be a Richardson/Bass descendant of John Richardson b.1770 and Sarah Bass b.1777.
Some forum topics related to that line:
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-MarcThanks MarcSnelling, I believe I found what I was looking for after looking at the links you provided. This was very helpful and I appreciate it very much! I wanted to note that the “Evans Family of Halifax, NC” thread only lets me view it on occasion for some reason. Additionally, I had reached out to the Haliwa-Saponi tribe a couple of times via phone and email listed on their website and have not gotten a response.
To summarize my findings for others who may see this thread, I’ve listed the line of parentage I believe I found that traces Fannie Richardson to the Richardson/Bass family and includes earlier generations of John Richardson and Sarah Bass. Suggestions, corrections, and questions are welcome! Birth dates are approx.
1) Bernice Wilkins, b. 1932 (married Marcellus Arrington)
2) Fanny ‘Chanie’ Mae Ruth Silver, b. 1913 (married Andrew Wilkins, b. 1910)
3) Fannie Richardson, b. 1880 (married John Silver Jr., b. 1877)
4) James Jim Nick Richardson, b. 1850 (married Sally Silver, b. 1856)
5) Nicholas Richardson, b. 1805 (married Elizabeth Betsy Richardson, b. 1810/1811)
6.A) Sarah ‘Sallie’ Bass, b. 1767/1777 (married 6.B)
+6.A.1) Elijah Bass, b. 1743 Nansemond (married 6.A.2)
++6.A.1.A) John Bass, b. 1716
+++6.A.1.A.1) Edward Bass, b. 1672, Nansemond
++++6.A.1.A.1.A) William Bass Sr., b. 1654 (married Catherine Lanier, b. 1655)
+++++6.A.1.A.1.A.1) Keziah ‘Elizabeth’ Tucker, b. 1618, Nansemond (married John Bass, b. 1616)
+6.A.2) Mary Richardson/Bass, b. 1757, Nansemond
++6.A.2.A) Benjamin Bass Sr., b. 1722/1740, Nansemond (married 6.A.2.B)
+++6.A.2.A.1) Edward Bass, b. 1672, Nansemond
++++6.A.2.A.1.A) William Bass Sr., b. 1654 (married Catherine Lanier b. 1655)
+++++6.A.2.A.1.A.1) Keziah ‘Elizabeth’ Tucker, b. 1618, Nansemond (married John Bass, b. 1616)
++6.A.2.B) Mary Bass, b. 1722, Nansemond
+++6.A.2.B.1) John Bass Sr., b. 1673, Nansemond
++++6.A.2.B.1.A) William Bass Sr., b. 1654 (married Catherine Lanier, b. 1655)
+++++6.A.2.B.1.A.1) Keziah ‘Elizabeth’ Tucker, b. 1618, Nansemond (married John Bass, b. 1616)
6.B) John Richardson, b. 1770, Haliwa-Saponi
+6.B.1) Mary Richardson/Bass, b. 1745/1751, Haliwa-Saponi (married Benjamin Richardson, b. 1750- unknown parentage?)
++6.B.1.A) Benjamin Bass Sr., b. 1722/1740, Nansemond (married 6.B.2.B)
+++6.B.1.A.1) Edward Bass, b. 1672, Nansemond
++++6.B.1.A.1.A) William Bass Sr., b. 1654 (married Catherine Lanier, b. 1655)
+++++6.B.1.A.1.A.1) Keziah ‘Elizabeth’ Tucker, b. 1618, Nansemond (married John Bass, b. 1616)
++6.B.2.B) Mary Bass, b. 1722, Nansemond
+++6.A.2.B.1) John Bass Sr., b. 1673, Nansemond
++++6.A.2.B.1.A) William Bass Sr., b. 1654 (married Catherine Lanier, b. 1655)
+++++6.A.2.B.1.A.1) Keziah ‘Elizabeth’ Tucker, b. 1618, Nansemond (married John Bass, b. 1616)
Other References Used: https://nativeamericanroots.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/the-nansemond-indian-bass-family-of-granville/
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bass-1503
https://www.geni.com/people/Sarah-Richardson/6000000072409762822
háʔnəŋ cn (thank you!)
YosiHi Yosi, We have been doing maintenance on the site the last two weeks, to improve SEO and eliminate errors with content in Saponitown forum not coming up from certain links. Hopefully it will work consistently going forward. You can always drop us a line in the new contact form if it is not.
Kianga Lucas’s Native American Roots that you shared is one of the sites we have listed on the Links page. We try to keep that page up to date with links to groups and sites that may be helpful.
Thanks for sharing.
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