South Carolina

03 Nov

In 1850 A.D. , DaCosta (Signature Sephardic Jewish Name) was Listed as Mulatto

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References2003, Black, Genealogical Publishing Com, generations, Jews, Light, Mulatto, nationality, South Carolina

Source: Irish Found in South Carolina--1850 Census (Genealogical Publishing Com) 2003 A.D. Note: From page vi of the Irish Found in South Carolina source. Note: From page 41 of the Irish Found in South Carolina source. Note: From page 41 of the Irish Found in South Carolina source. These sources confirm yet again that the Sephardic Jews were at times listed as "mulatto". Remember, mulatto was based upon visible appearance in previous generations so a light-skinned black person (light-skinned is extremely relative depending on the viewer) was called it or they were called mulattos because people knew they were of…

04 Dec

Uncle Billy: The Black Rechabite

One For All0 CommentsHistorical References, The Shemites1780, 2000s, 2007, 2013, 800bc, 900bc, Africa, Baal, Canaanites, Jehu, Jonadab, Judah, Negro, Rechab, Rechabites, South Carolina, Tribe of Levi, Yale University

Source: American Zion (Yale University) 2013 A.D. From American Zion, "The Rechabites from whom Billy claimed his ancestry were a biblical clan, the progeny of Jehonadab (or Jonadab), the son of Recab." Source: britannica.com (Encyclopaedia Britannica) 2007 A.D "Rechabite, member of a conservative, ascetic Israelite sect that was named for Rechab, the father of Jehonadab. Jehonadab was an ally of Jehu, a 9th century bc king of Israel, and a zealous antagonist against the worshippers of Baal, a Canaanite fertility deity. Though of obscure origin, the Rechabites apparently were related to the Kenites, according to I Chron. 2:55, a tribe…