Joe David Bellamy

Cousin Obama: Whatever their political affilations, Bellamy cousins may be surprised to learn that Barack Obama's mother is a direct descendant of Mary Bellamy, daughter of John-III, and her husband Charles Bunch. That's right--Barack is a Bellamy! One can't help feeling that at least some of Obama's popularity might be due to this early infusion of Bellamy charm.

Richard Bellamy: At the time of the publication of The Bellamys of Early Virginia, we had tested only one Georgia Bellamy in our Bellamy DNA project, who turned out not to be related to the Virginia Bellamys. However, since that time we have tested three others who are descendants of the Richard Bellamy who migrated to Georgia with the Webb family in the eighteenth century, and we have established beyond doubt that Richard Bellamy was related to the Virginia Bellamys, probably another son of John-II and a brother of Benjamin, Samuel, and John-III.