The Chavis project has been established to identify and connect the various Chavis and those with similar surnames.  Many of these individuals have a history of Native American and/or African American ancestry and early family members are found in Virginia, and North and South Carolina.  Many Chavis originated from FPOC or were never slaves but Free People of Color.  FPOC account for a minority of Africans and made up only about 10% of Africans since over 80% were enslaved forced immigrants.  Therefore, finding origins can be very challenging for most Chavis, combined with a variety of DNA admixtures that often do not show any native DNA.

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