George Edward FREENEY Jr. Paternal Genetic Genealogy Report

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Pedigree

1. DNA Devereaux FREENEY, George Edward Sr.
   1. MINER, Dorothy Ann Jones
      1. DNA Devereaux FREENEY, George Edward Jr.
         1. Ferguson, Roberta Jean
            1. Devereaux Jones, Samantha Paige
            2. Devereaux Jones, Blake Austin
         2. Pirtle, Susan Paige

Ancestors

Source References

1. Dan Riley, Lead Technical Program Manager - Walt Disney Company: George Edward FREENEY Jr LinkedIn Colleague Reference
   1. • Date: 31 May 2013
      • Page: Dan Riley worked with George Edward FREENEY Jr on the same team.
      • Confidence: Very High
      • Citation:

        "George is a tenacious, insightful project manager. I worked side by side with him during my time at Cypress and was always struck by his ability to deftly manage high-touch stakeholders, their changing requirements and still maintain budget and scheduling commitments. His technical acumen allows him to make good decisions and function efficiently when resources are stretched and his personality inherently fosters the collaborative environment necessary for effective teamwork."

2. Jerome Depelingi: Eyes on Main Street
   1. • Date: 2022
      • Page: 1; Recognition: Eyes on Main Street, Inc. 8th Edition Participating Photgrapher
      • Confidence: Very High
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3. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr.: Black Book: [23andMe] Genetic Citations
   1. • Date: 1 Jan 2020
      • Page: 1; Extant: George Edward FREENEY Sr. and Dorothy Ann MINER.
      • Confidence: Very High
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      • Citation:

        EAADI Genetic Citation:
        According to extant genealogy records, immediate family recall and explanatations, and DNA test results, it is determined that George Edward FREENEY Sr. is George Edward FREENEY Jr's biological Father.

   2. • Date: 2019
      • Page: 1-5; Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENEY Jr. Health and Ancestry Reports Summary.
      • Confidence: High
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   3. • Date: 1 Dec 2019
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENY Jr. Sierra Leonean DNA.
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        West African: 81.4%
        Nigerian: 36.8%
        Ghanaian, Liberian & Sierra Leonean: 31.5%
        Senegambian & Guinean: 4.1%
        Broadly West African: 9.0%

        Congolese & Southern East African: 12.5%
        Angolan & Congolese: 12.3%
        Broadly Congolese & Southern East African: 0.2%

        African Hunter-Gatherer: 0.4%

        Broadly Sub-Saharan African: 0.3%

        European: 4.9%
        Northwestern European: 4.6%

        Ireland
        British & Irish 4.1%

        Broadly Northwestern European 0.5%
        Southern European 0.3%
        Spanish & Portuguese 0.3%

        Trace Ancestry 0.4%

         

        6/14/23, 8:47 PM Ancestry Composition - 23andMe
        https://you.23andme.com/reports/ancestry_composition_hd/#print 2/2
        Recent Ancestry in the Americas
        Updated: January 15, 2023

   4. • Date: 16 Aug 2021
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: Enslaved African American Haplo Groups; E-Z6018
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Origin and Migrations of Haplogroup E-Z6018 17,000 Years Ago

        George FREENEY Jr's paternal lineage belongs to the E-Z6018 branch of haplogroup E, which is prevalent in regions south of the Sahara. The haplogroup originated approximately 17,000 years ago in habitable areas of western Africa, during a period when much of the continent experienced extreme dryness due to Ice Age climate conditions. Thousands of years later, individuals carrying the E-Z6018 haplogroup migrated throughout sub-Saharan Africa, driven by advancements in agriculture and iron-working in the region.

        George FREENEY Jr's paternal haplogroup, E-Z6018, can be traced back to an individual who lived less than 17,000 years ago, approximately 680 generations ago.

        Today, E-Z6018 is relatively uncommon, with only approximately 1 in 5,600 23andMe customers sharing this haplogroup assignment. George FREENEY Jr. shares this haplogroup with other men who are paternal-line descendants of the common ancestor of E-Z6018, including other 23andMe customers.

   5. • Date: 1 Jan 2020
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENEY Jr. is a desendant of Scott DEVEREAUX.
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Scott DEVEREAUX was born enslaved in Wrightsboro, Georgia, USA in 1792. He settled in the Republic of Texas with his owner in 1842. He died a free man in Camden, Rusk County, Texas some time after 1867.

        George Edward FREENEY Jr. possesses a paternal haplogroup identified as E-Z6018, which is relatively rare among individuals who have taken the 23andMe DNA test. Out of 5,600 customers who have received their haplogroup assignment from 23andMe, only one shares the E-Z6018 haplogroup with George. This indicates a shared ancestry with other men who are paternal-line descendants of a common ancestor carrying the E-Z6018 haplogroup, including (2) other individuals within the 23andMe customer database, and enslaved men owned by Charles DEVEREAUX I, John William DEVEREUX, and Julien Sidney DEVEREUX beginning in the 1700s.

        The inheritance of this haplogroup can be traced back through generations, as it was passed down from George's father, who in turn received an identical Y chromosome from his own father, and so forth.

        In the context of George Edward FREENEY Jr's genetic genealogy, his reported DNA Connection with Vindell Marvin FREENEY and his paternal grandfather, Jim FREENEY, further confirms biological family connection. All members of the FREENEY family have acknowledged and confirmed their knowledge of George as George Jr.

        Based on existing documentation and family recollections, Scott DEVEREAUX is recognized as George Edward FREENEY Jr.'s 4th biological great-grandfather. It's worth noting that descending men from the lineage of Scott DEVEREAUX share the same paternal haplogroup, E-Z6018.

        These findings, supported by extant records and family accounts, provide extreme confidence in George Edward FREENEY Jr's biological connection to Scott DEVEREAUX through DNA Match shared segments, and the presence of the E-Z6018 haplogroup. Proving living, descending male lineages of the enslaved DEVEREAUX descedants.

   6. • Date: 19 Jun 2023
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENEY Jr. and LUCAS are E-Z-6018 4th Cousins.
   7. • Date: 6 May 2023
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: Derrionte FREENEY and George Edward FREENEY Jr are 2nd Cousins.
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        Chr Start End (cM) SNPs
        3 30811589 70313558 39.66 8016
        6 4012929 44162146 56.93 11568
        7 36253012 70686526 27.73 5618
        11 32328064 69028548 26.18 5751
        14 53065714 90644012 40.13 8215

   8. • Date: 15 Jun 2023
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: DNA Theory Richard DEVEREAUX. and Charles Huges DEVEREAUX II.
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      • Citation:

        23andMe reports a DNA Match between George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Richard DEVEREAUX. As of 17 Jun 2023, there is a pending confirmation of the DNA match between the two to establish their relationship to Charles Hughes DEVEREAUX II, who is the father of Alfred M. DEVEREAUX and the brother of John William DEVEREUX.

        In the 1850 Census Slave Schedules, it is recorded that Julien Sidney Devereaux owned four Mulatto slaves. Among them is a male slave, aged 42, whose birth year corresponds to that of Charles, Tabby's Mulatto son, who was born in 1808 in Wrightsboro, Columbia County, Georgia.

        Based on this information, it is reasonable to assume that Charles Hughes Devereaux II is the father of the aforementioned 42-year-old Mulatto man, referred to as Charles DEVEREAUX III.

        The purpose of this comparison is to identify the specific chromosomes and segments associated with the confirmed European ancestor of the DEVEREAUX family. Simultaneously, it aims to emphasize the unique genetics specific to a unique branch of the already complex African American FREENEY, DEVEREAX, and HENRY lineages that descend from slaves, Scott and Tabby DEVEREAUX.

        Detailed segment data

        George Edward FREENEY Jr. | Richard DEVEREAUX
        Chromosome: 4
        Common Relative Clusters: 2

        DNA Relatives each have in common can be found on Cromosome 4. Richard DEVEREAUX's DNA Matches starting position range from 3499153 through an ending position of 18716492 overlapping segment. A second group in the same common DNA Relatives appears on Chromosome 4, but they all have a Start Position of 1.

        View Data Here

        If suspect is correct, and Genealogy records and reporting through this project is correct, his marker would appear in Amey DEVEREUX.

4. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr.: Black Book: [MyHeritage] Genetic Citations
   1. • Date: 2019
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: DNA Connection George Edward FREENEY Sr. and Vindell Marvin FREENEY.
      • Confidence: Very High
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      • Citation:

        My Heriatage DNA results reports that George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Vindell Marvin FREENEY are genetically 2nd cousins.

        Genealogy records and sources indicate that Jimmy FREENEY is Vindell's father, and his bother, Jim FREENEY is George Edward FREENEY Sr's Father. George Edward FREENEY Sr. and Vindell Mrvin FREENEY are genetic 1st Cousins.

        George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Vindell Marvin FREENEY Shared DNA segments:

        Chr Start End Start RSID End RSID (cM) SNPs
        1 19481703 90720587 rs139621326 rs112781872 78.1 36352
        1 116675909 168523113 rs74884121 rs7521708 39.1 13696
        4 4340034 18716492 rs2920191 rs112234144 28.4 9472
        8 97847358 129620475 rs1864384 rs1476165 34.2 15360
        9 138061259 141029033 rs7049140 rs193018625 7.7 2007
        15 47765970 80013872 rs16959552 rs12903636 35.7 17536
        19 31989523 51061818 rs9676902 rs4584940 28.3 10368
        20 24292066 55342297 rs11696792 rs6069871 37.1 14976

5. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr, Susan Pirtle: Black Book: African American Extant Family Recalls and Archives
   1. • Date: 2023
      • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: George Edward Freeney Jr; (George Jones) NCAA; Olympic Trial; Athlete
      • Confidence: Very High
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      • Citation:

        George Edward Freeney Jr., an accomplished athlete, was awarded a full Track and Field scholarship at the University of Arkansas as a 110 and 400-meter hurdler. In 1987, he achieved the remarkable feat of qualifying for the 1988 Olympic Trials. However, his Olympic dreams were dashed when he suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon at a non-conference meet while competing at the University of Kansas in the same year.

        Despite the injury, Freeney displayed tremendous resilience and continued to compete. However, it is acknowledged that the injury had a lasting impact on his athletic abilities, and he was never able to regain his previous level of performance.

        The ACTN3 R577X variant has been found to be more prevalent in elite sprinters who are associated with fast-twitch muscle fibers. Fast-twitch muscle fibers are responsible for generating quick and powerful bursts of force, which are crucial for sprinting and other high-intensity activities. The absence of α-actinin-3 in these muscle fibers may contribute to differences in muscle performance, potentially providing advantages in activities requiring explosive power.

        George Edward FREENEY Jr. Gene: ACTN3

        Build 37 Elite Athlete Type II Fast Muscle 11 ACTN3, ARG577TER rs1815739 66328095 C or T CT
        Build 38 Elite Athlete Type II Fast Muscle 11 ACTN3, ARG577TER rs1815739 66560624 C or T CT

   2. • Date: 2008
      • Page: 1; Extant: Dr. Phil Episode: "Who Am I: George"
      • Confidence: Very High
   3. • Date: 1842
      • Page: 1-5; Recognition: George Edward FREENEY Jr. SRT Application
      • Confidence: Low
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6. Dorothy J. Franks: "Unknown no Longer"
   1. • Date: 1825
      • Page: 55-58; Daniel Devereux; Katy Bradley; Martin Freeny
      • Confidence: High
      • Citation:

        FREENEYs are genetic descendants of Scott and Tabby DEVEREAUX. Daniel DEVEREAUX was born into slavery on September 10, 1825, in Montezuma, Covington County, Alabama, USA. His parents, Scott DEVEREAUX and Tabby Devereaux _____, were enslaved and owned by John William DEVEREUX and his son Julien Sidney DEVEREUX of Monte Verdi Plantation in Cushing, Rusk County, Texas, USA.

        Daniel DEVEREAUX had seven sons and four daughters with a slave named Katy BRADLEY. He passed away at a young age of 30 on November 19, 1856, at the Monte Verdi Plantation in Rusk County, Texas, USA, just before the birth of his son, Daniel DEVEREAUX Jr.

        After Daniel's death, his widow Katy Devereaux BRADLEY was allowed to join in Civil Union with Martin FREENY, who inferred and raised Daniel's children. It is important to note that Daniel is the biological father of "Little" Tabby _____, Mary Jane _____, Nelson _____, Elmina _____, Arthur "Art" _____, Aaron _____, Rolly2 _____, Lucy Ann _____, Robert "Bob" _____ George Elbert _____ Sr, and Daniel _____ Jr. Martin FREENY is their biological Uncle because Daniel's bother Henry was in a civil union with Martin's sister Maria Henry FREENY.

7. Texas Informer: Texas Informer - Monte Verdi Plantation Historical Marker Slave Names
   1. • Date: 2018
      • Page: 1; Recognition: Scott and Tabby Devereaux Descendants (THC)
      • Confidence: Very High
8. US National Archives and Records Administration: 1840 U.S. Federal Census
   1. • Date: 1840
      • Page: 1; Slave Record: Devereux slaves living in Macon, Alabama; Roll: 9; Page 6; Family History Library Film: 0002334
      • Confidence: High
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      • Citation:

        Julien Sidney DEVEREUX
        Home in 1840: Macon, Alabama

9. National Archives: 1842 John William DEVEREUX U.S Slave Manifest
   1. • Date: 1842
      • Page: 3; Owner Migrations: John William DEVEREUX; Scott DEVEREAUX; Lousiana Travel to Texas.
      • Confidence: High
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      • Citation:

        Name: John W Devereux
        Residence Place: Alabama, USA

        All Enslaved People
        
        Name: Scott

10. Joleen Snider Maddox: "Claiming Sunday" Edition I
    1. • Date: 1842
       • Page: 21-22; Owner Migrations: Scott DEVEREAUX by Steamboat to Texas in 1842; "Claiming Sunday"; Edition I; Chapter 3 ; p. 21-22.
       • Confidence: High
       • Citation:

         Scott did not come on the overland trail to Texas with all the other slaves in 1841. He came in the spring of 1842 with John William Devereux, and they tooka riverboat from Mobile to New Orleans and then a steamer to Galveston.

         John purchased some items in the Crescent City for himself and "For Scot small things" for which he paid "62 cents." Devereux carried "2 dollars given to him "by Dougherty for Tabby" Dougherty was the family who bought the Alabama Plantation.

11. US National Archives and Records Administration: 1850 U.S. Federal Census
    1. • Date: 1850
       • Page: 1; Slave Record: Scott DEVEREAUX; 1850 Census - Slave Schedules; Julien Sidney Devereux
       • Confidence: High
       • Citation:

         Gender: Male
         Race: Black
         Age: 58
         Birth Date: 1792
         Residence Date: 1850
         Residence Place: Rusk, Rusk, Texas, USA
         Role: Enslaved Person
         Slave Owner: Julien Sidney Devereux

         Household members
         Name Age
         Julien Sidney Devereux

12. Texas County, District and Probate Courts: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records - Julien Sidney Devereux
    1. • Date: 1856
       • Page: 1; Slave Record: Scott Devereaux; Julien Sidney Devereux Will after death
       • Confidence: High
13. Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States: Emancipation Proclamation
    1. • Date: 19 Jun 1865
       • Page: 1; Extant: "Juneteeth" - General Order #3; Slaves freed in Texas;
       • Confidence: Very High
14. Texas State Library and Archives: Texas, U.S., Voter Registration Lists
    1. • Date: 1867
       • Page: 1; Slave Record: Scott Devereaux; Rusk County, Texas; Microfilm, 12 rolls;
       • Confidence: High
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       • Citation:

         Scott Devereaux was a 75-year-old man who was alive until July 24, 1867. He was no longer enslaved and resided in Camden, Rusk County, Texas.

         Archive Collection Title: 1867 Voter Registration Lists
         Name: Scott DEVEREAUX
         Birthplace: Georgia
         Registry Date: 24 Jul 1867
         Emancipated: 1867
         Residence Place: Camden
         State: Texas
         County: Rusk County
         Residence Place: Camden
         Line Number: 706
         Archive Reel Number: 10

15. Nytesia Ross: "WE SPEAK THEIR NAMES"
    1. • Date: 2018
       • Page: 1; Extant: (THC) Recognition - "We Speak Their Names" video - https://vimeo.com/308056100
       • Confidence: Very High
16. Texas Historical Commission: The Texas Historical Commission (THC)
    1. • Date: 2018
       • Page: 1; Monte Verdi Plantation Slave Family Surnames
       • Confidence: High
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17. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr, Susan Pirtle: Black Book: [Ancestry.com] Genetic Citations
    1. • Date: 17 Jan 2020
       • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: Kaylin HURD and George Edward FREENEY Jr. are 2nd Cousins.
       • Confidence: Very High
       • Citation:

         Ancestry.com DNA test results reports that:
         George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Kaylynn HURD are biological 2nd cousin 2x removed on George's Paternal side with <1% shared DNA: 52 cM across 2 segments, Longest segment: 41 cM

         Kaylynn's family recall records and DNA Matches in common indicate that:
         Kaylynn HURD's Grandfather on her mother's side is Henry FREENEY Sr., the son of Robert FREENEY Sr, who is George Edward FREENEY Jr's Great-grandfather.

         ThruLineage:
         Robert FREENEY Sr's father, Aaron FREENEY is Daniel DEVEREAUX's son. All of these men and male descendants share the E-Z6018 Haplogroup passed down from Scott DEVEREAUX.

         Enslaved DNA Common Ancestors:
         ToDo

    2. • Date: 24 Sep 2022
       • Page: 1; EAADI Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENEY Jr. and LaChandra FREENEY4th Cousins
       • Confidence: High
       • Citation:

         Ancestry.com DNA test results reports that:
         George Edward FREENEY Jr. and LaChandra FREENEY are biological 4th Cousins on George's Paternal side with 4% shared DNA: 274 cM across 11 segments.

         LaChandra's family tree and genealogy records indicate that:
         LaChandra FREENEY's Grandfather on her mother's side is Deason FREENEY, the son of Leonard FREENEY, who was the son of Arthur "Art" FREENEY.

         ThruLineage:
         Aaron FREENEY is George Edward FREENEY's 2nd Great-grandfather. Arthur "Art" FREENEY is Aaron FREENEY's brother, and their father is Daniel DEVEREAUX. All of these men and male descendants share the E-Z6018 Haplogroup passed down from Scott DEVEREAUX.

         Enslaved DNA Common Ancestors:
         Scott DEVEREAUX - 4th Great-grandfather
         Tabby Devereaux _____ - 4th Great-grandmother
         Daniel DEVEREAUX - 3rd Great-grandfather
         Jerry BRADLEY - 4th Great-grandfather
         Mindah Bradley _____ - 4th Great-grandmother
         Katy Devereaux Freeny BRADLEY - 3rd Great-grandmother
         Aaron FREENEY - 2nd Great-grandfather
         Arthur "Art" FREENEY - 2nd Great-granduncle
         "Little" Mindah Bagley SCOTT - 3rd Great-grandaunt
         Mary Bagley MADDOX - 1st Cousin 4 x removed

          

    3. • Date: 23 Aug 2021
       • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: Marilyn WILLIAMS and George Edward Freeney Jr. are 4th Cousins.
       • Confidence: Very High
       • Citation:

         Ancestry.com DNA test results reports that:
         George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Marilyn WILLIAMS are biological 4th Cousins on George's Paternal side with <1% shared DNA: 52 cM across 2 segments, Longest segment: 41 cM

         Marilyn's family recall records, family tree, and DNA Matches in common indicate that:
         Marilyn WILLIAMS's 2nd Great-grandfather on her mother's side is Lucy Ann Williams FREENEY, the daughter of Daniel DEVEARUX, who is George Edward FREENEY Jr's 3rd Great-grandfather.

         ThruLineage:
         Marilyn WILLIAMS's 2nd Great-grandmother, Georgia Ann Williams Taylor SHEPPARD has a Great-Grandfather, Henry DUNCAN that is estimated to be born Abt. 1800 in Africa. Henry DUNCAN Enlistend with the Union 57th USA Colored Infantry, Compay A during the Civil War.

         Henry DUNCAN is George Edward FREENEY Jr's 5th Great-grandfather.

         Enslaved DNA Common Ancestors:
         ToDo

18. the Black Book :projects, Susan Pitle, George Freeney Jr.: Black Book: African American Genetic Genealogy Research
    1. • Date: 23 Jun 2021
       • Page: 1; Extant: Michael JOHNSON and George Edward FREENEY Jr are 4th Cousins.
       • Confidence: High
       • Citation:

         The following genealogical connections provide a basis for exploring the potential familial relationship between George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Michael Duane JOHNSON. Researchers can refer to these details to validate and investigate the shared ancestry between the two individuals.

         George was informed by multiple family members about a potential familial relationship between his paternal family and Michael Johnson. Through research, the following connection was discovered:

         Scott DEVEREAUX and Tabby Devereaux, _____, are the parents of Daniel DEVEREAUX.

         Daniel DEVEREAUX and Katy BRADLEY are the parents of Aaron FREENEY and Robert "Bob" DEVEREUX.

         Aaron FREENEY, George Edward FREENEY Jr's 2nd Great-grandfather, is a direct ancestor.

         Robert "Bob" DEVEREUX is the father of Odie Grant DEVEREUX.

         Odie Grant DEVEREUX, is Michael Duane JOHNSON's Great-grandmother.

         Odie Grant DEVEREUX is George Edward FREENEY Jr's 1st Cousin 1x removed.

         George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Michael Duane JOHNSON are 4th Cousins.

    2. • Date: 3 Feb 2020
       • Page: 1; Extant: George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Gerald FREENY are 3rd Cousins.
       • Confidence: High
    3. • Date: 6 Sep 2021
       • Page: 1; Extant: George Edward FREENEY Jr. and Judge Louis STURNS are 3rd Cousins.
       • Confidence: High
19. the Black Book :projects, George Freeney Jr.: Black Book: [FTDNA] Genetic Citations
    1. • Date: 8 Feb 2022
       • Page: 1; Genetic Citation: George Edward FREENEY Jr. shares a common ancient ancestor with John PUNCH.
       • Citation:

         Shared Ancestor: E-M4895
         7300 BCE

         John BUNCH: E-CTS10652
         1630 - 1704 CE

         George Edward FREENEY Jr. and John BUNCH share a common paternal line ancestor who lived around this time.

         https://discover.familytreedna.com/y-dna/E-Z6018/notable