FAMILY PROCESSIONAL

President General Ric Murphy (VA)
welcomes society members and honored guests before he introduces distinguished families
at the summit's opening.

(picture courtesy of Marjorie Powell)

OPENING PRAYER

Chaplain General Reverend Doctor Khadijah Matin (NJ) offers powerful words as President General Ric Murphy (VA) listens attentively.

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

WELCOME

Vice President of the Mid-Atlantic Region Joyce Mosley welcomes 2024 Honorees, distinguished families, members and honored guests to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

Members of the Roundtable Discussion:     
Who Are the Forgotten Patriots of the
Revolutionary War.

Scholars (L-R): Lt. Col. Myron M. Young (PA); Joseph Becton (PA); 
Eric Hardaway (PA) Moderator; and Dr. Shirley L. Green 

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

Members of the Roundtable Discussion:
The Role of Slavery During the American Revolution

Scholars (L-R): Dr. Evelyn McDowell (NJ) Moderator; Dennis Lloyd (GA); and
Rhonda Brace (MA). 

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

 

Society of the First African Families
of English America's

Annual 2024 Conference Room

Museum of the American Revolution
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

(picture courtesy of Museum of the American Revolution)

 Members of the Roundtable Discussion:  
The Role of Women During the
American Revolution

Scholars (L-R):  (L-R) Moderator - Jill Marie Snyder (CT); Adrienne G. Whaley (PA); Tramia Jackson (VA); and A'Lelia Bundles (DC). 

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

 

Members of the Roundtable Discussion:  
How do We Tell The Story of the Forgotten Patriots

Scholars (L-R): Dr. Shelley Murphy (VA); Bren Landon (VA) and Thom Reed (UT). 

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

Members of the Roundtable Discussion:  

Scholars (L-R): Moderator Reverend Doctor Khadijah Matin (NJ): Timothy Stephens (PA); Dr. Wendell Goins (NC); and Dr. Kevin Lombardi (VA).    

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

 

SOFAFEA Registrar General Hope Elliot (VA) and Joan Cornwall Murphy (MA & VA)

(picture courtesy of Verity Media)

Adrienne Whaley  of the Museum of the American Revolution (PA) and Terri Allen (MD)

(picture courtesy of Terri Allen)

Everett Butcher (VA) and Jennifer Horsley (NJ)

(picture courtesy of Veronica Horsley)

Everett Butcher (VA) and Tamela Tenpenny (AR).

(picture courtesy of Veronica Horsley)
 

SOFAFEA Founder Harold R. Cornwall (NY) and Founder and Treasurer General Douglas Cornwall (CA)

(picture courtesy of Vicki Williams Cornwall)

Veronica La Du (DC); Karen Kennedy (MD); Terri Allen (MD); Bren Landon (DC)

(picture courtesy of Terri Allen)

Ruth Hunt (NY) and Terri Allen (MD)

(picture courtesy of Terri Allen)

Timothy Stephens (PA); Dr. Wendell Goins (NC); and Dr. Kevin Lombardi (VA). 

(picture courtesy of Veronica Horsley)

Everett Butcher (VA) and Genealogist General
Dr. Shelley V. Murphy

(picture courtesy of Veronica Horsley)

(L-R) Charter Members Hudson Cornwall and Waverly Cornwall (NY); and Founding Members Harold Cornwall (NY) and Joan Cornwall Murphy (MA & VA)

(picture courtesy of Verity Media)

Founder and President of the Sons and Daughters of the United States Middle Passage Dr. Evelyn McDowell (NJ) with DAR's Bren Landon (DC)

(picture courtesy of Verity Media)
 

Attendees deep in thought during the Roundtable Discussion on the Role of Women During the American Revolution

(picture courtesy of Verity Media)

Thom Reed (UT) FamilySearch
International Scholar

(picture courtesy of Verity Media)

Scholar Lt. Col. Myron M. Young (PA)

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson) 
 

Member Angela Smith (DC) with new medal and certificate

(picture courtesy of Terri Allen)

Daughters of the Society of the First African Families of English America
who are also Daughters of the American Revolution

Seated First Row (L-R): Gigi Best Richardson (FL); Joan Cornwall Murphy (MA & VA)

Second Row (L-R) Veronica La Du (VA); Ruth Hunt (NY); A'Lelia Bundles (DC); Terri Allen (MD): Kathleen Lee (PA); Joyce Mosley (PA);  Sonya Bostic (NJ);
Saundra Shelley (IL); Dee Dee Roberts (NJ); Lisa White Fox (IL); Jackie Long (NY); Bren Landon (DC).

Third Row (L-R): Joan Branbury (NY); Courtney Smith (DC); Shelley Murphy (VA); Carla Clarke (NJ); Angela Smith (DC); Stephani Miller (FL);
Jennifer Horsley (NJ); Taryn Kennedy (MD); Mercedes Franklin (NY); Laura Harver (MD); Jill Marie Synder (CT); Heather Ware (DC).

(picture courtesy of Skip Richardson)

2024 Annual Meeting Booklet

On behalf of the Society of the First African Families of English America, we would like to once again congratulate our 2024 Honorees, and thank all of you who attended our Black-tie reception, our Annual Meeting and our summit.

We hope we accomplished our planning objectives by paying tribute to those who paved the way, helping to make new family connections, and in providing a learning experience that enhanced each of us personally, professionally and generationally
…until next year – THANK YOU !

2024 Annual Conference Booklet