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My last name is emanuel n my father said im related to lettsomes n thomas n jennings. Ive done some research n ive found that my maternal father father... is mulato. I want to know if HIS father was black or white. N this happened in the daish west indies 1770s

Yo mr lettsome i need some help from from u.

Yo mr lettsome i need some help from from u.

Lawd, my extended family from the immediate family is such a kallaloo, for daddy’s thru the gens just did NOT stay at home. So many “step” EVERYONE, as if breaking down who was auntie from first set of children of great grand mother isn’t enough to detangle. Loving your content as I go thru funeral pamphlets collected by cousins who have shared. Starting to feel like God’s Wuk, lol. If nothing else, we have PURPOSE. Love to all my Caribbean detectives of the family legacies.

I truly believe the real cash crop in the Caribbean may have been the breeding of slaves: separating the children from families, shipping them ultimately north to the US mainland. I could be wrong and would to be properly informed. Maternal side, grandfather was a family history buff who shared the family tree to late 1400’s in Germany(Eyelets, Iletz) I lost it during Hurricane Hugo and am still pained deeply. I was so devastated and discouraged that I left the research alone over 30 years. I’m trying once more.

Your videos are worth the wait. Sending solid good vibes Mr. Dexter

Mr. Dexter, I’m newly subscribed, enjoying your delightful and informative offerings. I hope you are encouraged to share more. St. Croix native residing in OR. You help salve homesickness and expand educational view. Hope you are proud of your achievements and courage to share your journey though I’m sure it was painstaking in effort.

Can you go into some of the layers of subplots of the us naval rule and and the arguments of the constitution definitions and reasons for allowing for a governor in the newly formed USVI? I’m so very confused and would appreciate any direction to literature pointing to the early history of the USVI after purchase by the United States and their naval occupation. Thank you.

Your video presentation on historical events is absolutely captivating and engaging. I thoroughly enjoy the seamless blend of humour and factual content in your videos. Today was my first time discovering your channel, and I've been completely drawn in, binge-watching your content. Your work is truly fantastic, and I look forward to seeing more from you!

My family did our history many years ago which wasn’t hard because my family kept a lot of history being that we are one of the oldest families to come out of St. Criox. (1700’s). My great grandfather was born on Viecas island in the 1870’s and he was the son of a Hispanic woman and a danish man. He married a woman (great grandmother) whose family went back generations as well. My grandfather used to to tell me that even though the US brought the islands in 1917 it wasn’t until after WW2 did he become US citizens (1948). Oddly enough the first borns in our family going back 150 yrs have the same name. It’s slightly different if you were born from a woman than to a man. I was the only one that named my son the name the woman would give t their first born male. It alot of confusion during family reunions because a few of us have the same unique name. I was the last of my immediate family to be born in the USVI. Sadly we do t get any love as Virgin Islanders amongst the West Indians because we are still considered Americans.

My 2nd Great Grandfather Phillip Duprey (diff name varieties) was born in Trinidad 1852, give or take 1 year. The first record is him in the UK 1980 with his wife and first child, as a British Subject. This is a challenge. Your info should be helpful. Thabk you.

I just want us to be independent island free from the U.S. chains

We are NOT African hence why we don’t look alike we are Virgin Islanders our ancestors were always Virgin Islanders NOT African

Everyone in the caribbean are mixed.

Just discovered your channel today and I’m glad I did. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve listened to so far. Just hate to see that you haven’t made a video in a year.

Island Ancestors claims that the indigenous people were "exterminated". This may not be true, and he offers no evidence for this claim.

Excellent presentation and done in a style that keeps the readers interest. I have lived in St Thomas for the past 55 years and this is such a wonderful presentation that is digestable and interesting! Keep up the good work!

Thank you for sharing! I’ve always wanted to know where my ancestry comes from

your not accurate, with who the Ta ino people were as suggesting the so called black people were not them, they were not str8 haired south american looking people, at least the captain logs of the various ships trading in the area says different-- they only saw negroid people, why they were taken as slaves and were the 1st to be called negro

I am a Black American with roots in the Danish West Indies.

Who is your president right now?

Also speak about the negros there burn down plantains and took control of the island in st john

No mention when Columbus "discovered" the Virgin Islands, that he landed(the first documented landing)-on St. Croix in 1493 or the slave revolts and the negotiations of the sale that also involved the people of VI like David Hamilton Jackson.

I really enjoyed the content..i don't recall being thought this in school back home..we were focused on US hostory and the colonies..It's not till I came to America and met up with Jamaicans, Kitticians and other Island that I got the forward..it's a shame

Thanks. I waz born in STX but my family The Fahie/Foy and Flemming i would like to get more info on the roots of them az well..

Dexter you killed me with that intro 😂😂 great job and keep the vids coming!

So happy to have found your channel!

My moms dad is st Lucian and I virtually don’t know anything about his family , unlike Jamaican records which are abundant st Lucian records are scarce online do you know anyway I can get st Lucian records going back too slavery period please I really need your help

Great video. Thank you so much. Please continue to make more videos.

Where can we find family history records , my family in us / British

Earned yourself a sub!

Love thisssssss ❤thank you

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Super helpful! Thanks

Of course the US used the island for bombing. Deja vu.

Thank you for a great history lesson about the Virgin Islands! I love St. John’s USVI!!! We Love the Caribbean islands!

This was very informative. Although I’m not of Caribbean decent, I’ve been told I have an African ancestor but I’m white as snow. It helped with you giving information about a few of the companies and especially why 23&me really isn’t a wise choice.

man feel so bad for the indeginous virginians

Dude I like your content, and intent there-with, though you shouldn't sugar coat the the truths of the past - Germany didn't part with their investments in the Caribbean they withdrew their participation in the plundering and rape of the Caribbean, it's native people, and the African people who were brought there against their will - The Germans had FOMO, attempted to go into business with the invaders, and didn't care (after the fact) what had actually happened there (I.e., you knocked an old woman down to get those goods? Who cares! How much you want for 'em? Unbelievable) - People pre-modern era were a bit savage - let's not hide it.

Don't sugar coat it - The Islands were taken from the indigenous people of the region by hoards of criminals from the Spanish, British, and Danish Prisons, and Military Regimens (all courtesy of the governments/monarchs of those respective nations), all in the name of their countries, the arcane structures of feudalism, and greed & power.

West Indian don’t trust anyone enough for dna testing

I really enjoyed the video. I have been researching the Hetherington name for many years and I am aware of President Hetherington. Have you done any videos that mention him?

It would be cool if folks in both sets of the VIs had dual citizenship so you could just casually island-hop 🫠

Good job. Well done. I love seeing Black people who are into family history and genealogy.

At 10:30, as a genealogy researcher I would have thought you’d have known better than to say something like this. James II (the Duke of York), who founded the Royal African Company and his brother Charles II, who gave it a royal charter, are not ancestors of the current royal family. Charles II had no legitimate children, and James II was deposed in 1688, with his remaining British line going extinct in 1714, and his Jacobite line being dispossessed of the throne and currently living in Germany.

Thank you for sharing this information! ❤

Dexter, I am intrigued by your videos and my family hail from tortola and I am sure you are familiar with the Lettsome, Frett, Skeleton, Potter, Penn and more. I would love to connect with you and learn more

Gracias por la información amigo, bendiciones,paz y bienestar para nuestras islas💐😎😘👍🏼

so looking it up there were two referendums for Danish West Indies to be part of the US one in 1868 which had a 98.26% vote for yes and in 1916 with a 99.83% vote or yes Denmark must been really sucky for the vast majority to want not be part of Denmark anymore