Travel Photos & Musings By Nathan W. Allen
I’m a descendant of Charles Hopkins Allen. He’s the last in my family tree to carry the “Hopkins” name. I was shocked to realize that this name goes all the way back to famed Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins, turns out he’s my great great (+) grandfather! Son of Pioneer Andrew Lee Allen Charles Hopkins Allen...
Did I just find a drop of honey in the milk pot? Indeed, it appears I’m a Pocahontas descendant! It started just like any other day…here I was, a (very) white American searching my family tree online. It ended with the surprising discovery that I am the great, great* grandson of Matoaka – one of...