Is there any male with the Byassee surname who is interested in getting the DNA test to help find out where Byassee came from? Ancestry has a DNA tab and the cost has come down. I am a female Byassee descendent or I would love to do it. There were several Byassee families in early Virginia. The earliest found so far was a John Byasse who came to the Shirley Plantation in 1711 by way of England. If someone has done it or plans to do it, hope you will post results here! There are also DNA groups on the Ancestry DNA tab, but no Byas* yet.
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our family name is Biasey or spelt..Byassie,Biasy,Biacy,Bicey..My ggrandfather was raised in Farmville, va. He was born in 1834... All of my family are of color..
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Hi! I don't know if you saw the PBS series African American Lives. One or more of the African Americans who had their DNA tested found a primary or surname ancestor who was actually from Europe or the British Isles. Others were able to find out which country in Africa they originated from. My husband had an ancestor who came from the Netherlands as an indentured servant and then changed his name, so can't always go by the name, either.
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if one cannot go by a name what other source does one have besides being of color?? I would love to know the results of your DNA!! you assumed by me saying of color, you assumed African American............................
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I have not been able to get any DNA results yet, unfortunately. I believe that the John Byassse who came to the Shirley plantation from England in 1711 was probably an ancestor to the John Byassee on the first Amelia, Virginia census. He came on a ship owned by Edward Hill III who also owned the Shirley Plantation in Charles City County and additional land in Kent County. For anyone he brought to the new world the Ship owner or the person who paid for passage received "head rights" for 50 acres per person. Some of the passengers were family members, some may have been friends, and some probably came as indentured servants. I don't know which category John Byassee occupied. Part of Charles City County eventually became Amelia County.
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Byassie
Clem
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abt 1832
Male
Mulatto
Virginia
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Byassie
Susan
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abt 1824
Female
Mulatto
Virginia
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1870 census shows Clem Byassie and wife Susan residing in Hampden, Prince Edward Cty, Va. Susan owned land 51+ acres on Leigh Mountain Rd, in the cty of Prince Edward.
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I have not encountered the name Clem before. There are not a lot of Byassees and the few that exist are hard to find because of the different spellings. You can only use so many asterisks on a Ancestry search. My great-grandfater, Peter was transcribed as Byaper. I found him using the first name only and the birth date and location. My Byassees started in Amelia county and possibly New Kent before that. From there they were in Nottoway, Lunenburg, and Mecklenburg counties before going to Person co. NC. From there they went to Hickman County, KY and then to Crockett and Dyer co. TN. I believe the first in this country may have been a John Byasse who came on a ship from England in 1711, but not sure of that. An early census / tax record shows them in Amelia county about 1782-1783.
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I don't have a current Ancestry subscription. I looks like there might be a couple more records here: I searched in Virginia for Clem Byas*
Exact Search Results - Historical Records You searched for Clem Byas* in Virginia Refine your search indicates Subscription required Sign Up! Historical Records Family Trees Stories & Publications Photos & Maps Find census, immigration, military, vital records and more.
Census & Voter Lists 1 1 1870 United States Federal Census
Birth, Marriage & Death 2 1 Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 1 Prince Edward County, Virginia Deaths, 1862-79
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My husband is descended from one of the two Byassee brothers who came to Kentucky in the 1840's. One was John Henry (Jack) Byassee and the other was Jupiter Byassee. I'm not sure without checking which one. I imagine he would get DNA tested, but I have no idea how to go about it.
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