Breakdown of Kwabena Selikem Wiredu Okatakyie Ancestry
Friday, October 29, 2021
UK based researcher Selikem Wiredu Okatakyie has shared his story of origination.
In the post sighted by Konkonsah GH, he indicated the various facts about his lineage both Maternal and Paternal.
Below is his write up,
Breakdown of Kwabena Selikem Wiredu Okatakyie Ancestry : Kwahu People of Ghana , Akuapem People of Ghana , Banyankole People of Uganda , Basotho People of Lesotho, Anlo- Ewe People of Ghana on my Maternal side .
Ahanta People of Ghana , Akwamu People of Ghana , Fula People of Senegal , Mamprusi People of Ghana and Garifuna People of Belize on my Paternal side .The exact People I share ancestry with. The Kwahu , Akuapem , Ahanta and Akwamu are subgroups of the Akan People .
My Mother’s Ancestry - Her Maternal Line .
Her Grand mother is Kwahu ( Akan) from OBO Kwahu Eastern Region of Ghana .
Her Grandfather is Anlo - Ewe from Alakple Volta Region of Ghana .
Her Great -Great - grandfather is Banyankole from Mbarra Western Part of Uganda .
Her Paternal Line - My Mother’s Paternal Line .
Her Grandmother is Akan Akuapem from Amanokrom , Eastern Region of Ghana .
Her Grandfather is Akan Kwahu from Nkwantanang , Eastern Region of Ghana .
Her Great Grandmother is Basotho from Peka of Leribe district of Lesotho.
My Father’s Ancestry .
His Maternal Line - My Father’s Maternal Line .
His Grandfather is Akwamu Akan from Akwamufie and he is a descendant of Nana Asemani Members from Akwamufie in Akwamu land and his Family migrated and settled in Kwahu Twenedurase as Akwamu Settlers .
His Grandmother was half Akwamu and half Mamprusi , her mother was Akwamu from Akwamufie and her Father was Mamprusi from Gambaga North East Region of Ghana .
His Paternal Line -My Father’s Paternal Line .
His GrandMother was Ahanta Akan from Akwidaa , Western Region .
His Grandfather was Ahanta ( Akan ) from Akwidaa, Western Region.
His Great -Great -grandmother was Ahanta from Akwidaa , Western Region .
His Great -Great- grandfather was Fula from Podor Village , Senegal .
His Great -Great -Great grandmother was Afro- Belizean Garifuna from Hopkins Village in Belize .
Note : Before the pass away of my Late Uncle And Auntie who were Griots , I spent time on phone with them on WhatsApp which they narrated how this Ancestry was traced and narrated the history to me . Any other stories published that is different from this is false and should be hold accountable.
Maternally , Kwahu , Akuapem , Banyankole, Anlo- Ewe , Basotho .
Paternally ,Akwamu , Ahanta , Mamprusi, Garifuna and Fula .