by Gary Beaumont Nearly a thousand years ago, William de Bellomonte/Beaumont appears in West Yorkshire, England, under the patronage of...

By Gary Beaumont, February 2025 Ancient Connections Y-DNA is like a time capsule, and so it has even more to offer about the ancient...

By Gary Beaumont, February 2025 Acknowledgement: E.M. Beaumont has provided significant input for this document. First, he agreed to DNA testing, which was instrumental to the success of the Beaumont, West Yorkshire, Y-DNA surname project. Second, since the 1700s, his family actively saved information that is key to the story of the Beaumonts. Third, he doggedly searched archives for relevant historical records. And finally, he critiqued this article, generously offering hi