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Hello Hamlin Family members and friends, welcome to the Hamlin Family website. Please come back and visit us often as family contributions will help to make our little piece of the World Wide Web powerful, fun and educational. My hope is that this site will help to bridge the distances between our homes and serve as a meeting place for future generations.

I would like to welcome you to share any information, ideas or comments you may have about our site. One of my goals is to make the information on these pages accurate and complete. I know this will take time and lots of input from family members. Thanks to all the family members who have provided information thus far.

The pursuit for other Hamlin Family members was met with some success over the past months. This information is currently being compiled, documented and verified. I hope to have lots of connections to other family members made in the coming months.

Thanks to Quasi Howell, Ida Moreman, Annie Ragin, Lisa Zirker, Marie Plant and Mary Powell who have been a great help to our research.

African Ancestry DNA Testing

I have recently submitted DNA for testing by the African Ancestry company. African Ancestry is a company with the worlds largest database of African DNA. The DNA testing offered by this company is very often able to link an individuals DNA to a specific African region and tribe. This is the same company that did the DNA testing for Oprah Winfrey on the PBS special African American Lives. This DNA test will be relevant for all family members who are direct descendants of any one of the following:

George Hamlin (1862), Isaac Hamlin (1873), Annie Hamlin Amica (1880), Liza Hamlin(1862), John Hamlin (1878), William Hamlin (1875).

sharing the results of this test with the family when they become available. It's an incredible way to reconnect with the part of our story that began before our captivity.

The Results of the African Ancestry DNA Testing are in.

The Paternal Lineage of the Hamlin Family traces it's origins to the African country:

Guinea Bissau. Our Dna is a 100% match for the Balanta and Fulani Tribes of

Guinea Bissau. Information on the history, culture and lives of our African Ancestors

is coming soon...

Tony