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My husband is trying to research his family name, Revels and Hall. Could someone please direct me which way to start? He has always thought that he was more Irish, but recently found out that he is 85% Native American. I would like to help him trace his family heritage. Thank you to anyone who responds!
Welcome, Devilsihangel, where’s your husband’s family from? The Revels is a common name among the Lumbee in Robeson County. How did he find out he’s 85% NA? A DNA test? Does the family look Indian?
Thank you, Linda.
My husbands family is from South Carolina. He spoke with his aunt not long ago, and she informed him that both sets of his grandparents are NA. He has not had a DNA done, but we are figuring that with both sets being NA, he has to be at least 80 to 85%. I have not met his father’s side of the family, but his mother’s side of the family definitely has prominent NA features. My son seems to think that my husband is part of the Sumae (not sure how this is spelled) tribe.
Thank you for your interest and input into this.
I know that someone by the name of Hall was chief of the Meherrin, and also has Nottoway ties.
A percentage could be hard to estimate, since the tribes in the Upper South have a fair amount of admixture to them going way, way back. So, even if they’ve been marrying within their own community for a long time, there’s still other bloodlines likely in the mix. Whereabouts in SC were those families living? Robeson county, where the Lumbee are, borders on SC. There are a number of diverse tribes believed to be in the mix with the Lumbee, which is not an historical name, but refers to the river there. Tuscarora and Siouan are often cited and have enclaves within that community.
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