In Season 12, Episode 5 of Finding Your Roots, which aired this past Tuesday night on PBS, Henry Louis Gates Jr. explored the ancestry of basketball stars Brittney Griner and Chris Paul. I was stunned when Chris Paul’s family history revealed the identity of one of his ancestors, Zachariah Clinkscales of Anderson County, South Carolina.

Zachariah, and the closely connected history of the late Chadwick Aaron Boseman’s ancestor, Phillip Clinkscales, were the focus of my October 4, 2020 blog post, which includes even more documentation.

All signs point to Chris and Chadwick likely being distant cousins! It truly is a small world.

The Ancestors Who Greeted Chadwick Aaron Boseman can be read here.