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First things first before I get to my Monacan Indian lineage. Ancestry DNA is not that reliable, so, I uploaded my raw DNA results to DNA Land. As you can see, I am mostly European. Then, there is Siberian. The Naukan and Chukchi are from north-eastern Siberia, and who carried the 'First American' DNA. There are several others with whom I share genetic markers with as well. Keep in mind, this is a map of my ancient ancestors, not my recent ancestors. This is where a lot of people get confused. My sixth great-grandfather was Thomas Evans, who was born circa 1725 in Virginia. Some say Lunenburg or Brunswick County, Virginia, but nobody is for certain. His wife’s name was Margaret, and she was a full-blooded Monacan Indian. They were more than likely married in a traditional Monacan Indian ceremony. Here is a painting below of a Native American woman who is going to represent Margaret.  This is from Karenne Wood, a Monacan Indian tribal historian. She menti