Are there any distant cousins related to them? 3 great grandmother Ramey who wasnt related to my grandmother Davis was also said to be black dutch. There are a lot of Coopers in Eastern Kentucky, especially Somerset, Ky. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 2 Answers. Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. These common kinships of cousins show the Melungeon society was becoming cohesive and distinctively apart in colonial America at least 100 years before the American Revolution. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! Melungeons ( / mlndnz / m-LUN-jnz) are an ethnicity from the Southeastern United States who descend from Europeans, Native American, and sub-Saharan Africans brought to America as indentured servants and later as slaves. Im going to share your comments with Angela Walton Raji and Melvin Collier, they have Bass out of Arkansas. Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. linda mckee 12/16/08. My grandmother, a Chapman, when young was always asked if she were Jewish, to which she simply replied, no. In the early 80s when I was a little girl, I remember Papaw Chapman (her father) always saying we were Dutch Indian and Black Dutch. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth April Pilkey Williams Thank you for the informative blog. With there descendants moving west over the centuries. I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. That is the route I took and it worked quite well. My mother was a Barnes. All this is so fascinating to me. I just came across your blog this afternoon. Thank you for contacting me, how can I help? Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. That we were from the Carolinas , Virginias and Appalachias. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. At that time, their native Angolan fa- Greetings, Wright. You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. Would love to research this further. We just about cover all of those people. from my grandmother Burton. Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. Melungeons are descendants of people of mixed ethnic ancestry who, before the end of the eighteenth century, were discovered living in limited areas of what is now the southeastern United States, notably in the Appalachian Mountains near the point where Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina converge. So then we need to go to our trees I know very little of my fathers familys origins, except my grandmothers name, Mary Jo Berry, how she died (tragically) and my dad was from Tennessee. Im having trouble finding record of who the father would be, as the only census I have is for 1860 Census (in Brier Creek, Hancock, Tennessee)and she is listed as head with no other male partner in the house and everyone is white. He married Elizabeth Connor, born in Richmond, 1766 1818. Any help would be awesome. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Hello, I was wondering if you could help me more with my roots. BROOKS BROWN BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD, CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAPMAN What do you have on the BARKERs, my grandfather on my fathers side was GEORGE WASHINGTON BARKER. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). I recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. My "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. Are we related?? And Smith on my fathers side. My maiden name is Barker. The Melungeons were a people of mysterious origins who had swarthy complexions, straight black hair, black or gray eyes and were found by the first pioneers. I just came upon this site. She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. It was great to get your email, Ive been asked to speak in Charles Town and as soon as I finish up with that presentation Ill be back on my Melungeon research. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. We think she was born in Wythe County, Va in 1927 and was married to my great grandfather John Rufus Mink, Sr around 1913-1914 as she had their first child in 1915. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. The `so-called,' Melungeons were `discovered' in the Appalachian Mountains in 1654 by English explorers and were described as being `dark-skinned, reddish-brown complexioned people supposed to be of Moorish descent, who were neither Indian nor Negro, but had fine European features, and claimed to be Portuguese." (Louise Davis, "The Mystery of the So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . Most of us probably think of America as being settled by British, Protestant colonists who fought the Indians, tamed the wilderness, and brought "democracy"-or at least a representative republic-to North America. My Clarks were Portuguese/Croatan. My ancestors are Wood. The mother of my grandfather, Harris Brown, her name is Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson (Brown). Do the companies get different results? Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott Because I just dont know. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. Thank you, I also have connections to various surnames on common Melungeon surname list and trace various branches back to the different areas moving E to SE in . She was a black person in Memphis, Tenn., I believe. My brother is very fair and red hair. Holler back! Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. According to FamilySearch.org, some common Melungeon last names may include: Bowling (Bolin) Bunch Chavis (Chavez) Collins Epps Evans Fields Francisco Gibson Gill3 Goins Goodman Minor Mise Moore Mullins Osborn (e) Phipps Reeves (Rives, Rieves, Reeves, Reaves) Ridley (Riddle) Rodrigues Stowers Vanover Williams Wise Melungeon people I have noticed that it can be difficult to discern skintones in old black and white photos unless some one was very pale or very dark skinned depending on the photo.I was that way too, until I moved to Vermont 20+ yrs ago, the 9 month long Winters have taken their toll but a week of 80 degree sunny days and bam its back, LoL, lots of blue eyes and some green to, I have brown but its a pretty light colored brown, I grew up in the 15th from time to time(name comes from long ago, instead of a county they were numbered districts or something to that effect) my family also looked quite a bit different than most of the people in the grassyfork/ delrio/ Hartford tn area. Any suggestions? So hopefully I can hear more. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. (LogOut/ Cooper. Com. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. hello, my name is hannah Branham. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. Hello! God Bless, Comparing Kit A861408 (*JGray) [Migration F2 A] and XN3591432 (Brent Stanley) [Ancestry], Sorry, we dont match but then again DNA gets diluted after 4 generations. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Johnson, Jones. Martin. 2847 results. I am from these areas as well on both sides of my family, paternal and maternal, back 8 generations. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. It was a name they called themselves. I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. But their surnames arent on this list. . Right back to Newmans Ridge. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. Scott. my family comes from west virginia in the appalachian mountains and we are of native american descent through my grandma though i havent tracked down who yet. Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. What was a Melungeon? Hi Brent, I hope you get your answers. Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Am trying to find out much more. I see you have the surname Quattlebaum in your files. There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. Also known as the "Lost People of Appalachia," these darker-skinned people were called "Melungeons," a word derived from the Arabic "Melun-Jinn" meaning one who has been abandoned by God - a cursed soul. Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . While the Melungeon people faced social isolation due to their non-white heritage, they rarely faced legal penalties for it. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. Native American descendant. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. I think I solved the mystery. Hi! My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. The surnames of the first recorded Melungeons included Collins, Gibson, Mullins, Goins, Bunch, Bowlin, and Denham. He is the Hawkins County, TN archivist, has written 2 books on Melungeons, "Melungeons and Other Pioneer Families," now out of print, and " Melungeons, Footprints from the Past .". I appreciate all that you are doing. That never added up, because the neighbor lady was 100% Cherokee and she was lighter skinned than my mother. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. Tally, Taylor, Thompson, Tolliver, Tuppance, Turner, Ware, Watts, Weaver, White, Whited, Wilkins, Williams, Williamson, Willis, Wisby, Wise, Wood, Wright, Wyatt, Wynn, Monacan surnames of Beverly, Branham, Johns, Pinn and Terry. just to name a few. My mothers family was different than the other families around us in Mississippi. No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. Hope you can find your connections. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The rest of my matches are 1 in Germany and the rest in Spain, Portugal, Purro Rico, Italy, and Brazil. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. (I am particularly intrigued by this period, as I have recently been following a deep and growing pull to connect with the Monacan people of Bear Mountain.). Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. I wont be attending, as I live 3000 miles away, but it might be useful to you who live near Virginia. My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! Thank you for writing, so let us see where this takes us. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Growing up I was told tales that on my dads side we had a definitive blood line to the Monacan Nation out of Amhurst County VA. On my moms side I was always told her family was Melungeon and my Greatgrand father having the name Woodrow Baker. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. I have looked through the regular channels on Ancestry and also in records local to me but have yet to drive over to Lee County, Va or to Hancock county to look at physical records but it is in the plans at some point. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. Have fun tracing your lineage. We are cousins! There are some Caudills from my line in the Letcher County, Kentucky, Lee and Wise County, Virginia -- I think most of those are by marriage. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. Someone told me a while back I had the Melungeon background. Surname is Goin. , I am descended from Wood. By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. Would love to do a DNA test but Ill be honest, I work in the medical field and I worry that the insurance companies may use that against us someday, dont really care about me but my kids on the other hand! Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. Good afternoon, You have so much work put into this. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. After that it gets shaky. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. This list is subject to expansion. The names on the 23andme ancestry list, that are on your list are: Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. We believe the melungeon came through from my direct Collins and Gabbard lines from that area. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I have been doing fakily research on both of my parents sides. Hello! Owens, Ke. I have also done a DNA test at the request of a distant relative to try and connect those with my last name and variations of it. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! The Bollings go all the way back to Eastern Virginia in the 1700s. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! Coleman. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. I have several names on your list who are in my direct line: Dalton/ Brown/ Clark/ Davis/ Evans/ Freeman/ Hill/ James/ Jones/ Martin/ Moore/ Osborn(e)/ Powell/ Pruitt/ Williams. To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . Oxendine, Paine. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. Bennett. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. I was told in school I had 'N_____r' lips. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! Sincerely, my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Campell, Carrico, Carter, Casteel, Caudill, Chapman, Chavis, Clark, Cloud, Coal/Cole/Coles, Coffey, Coleman, Colley, Collier/Colyer, Collins, Collinsworth, Cook(e), Cooper, Cotman, Counts, Cox/Coxe, Criel, Croston, Crow, Cumba/Cumbo/Cumbow, Curry, Custalow. Williamson, Wood. I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. Thanks for adding me. Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. It was an open secret that they were not white. We have always been told we are of cherokee and possibly Saponi descent. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. Thanks for what you are doing. The oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. These were all Melungeon surnames. Thank you, Redbone, Your comment has given me a great idea of how to tackle all the incoming messages regarding our Melungeon line. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Hello. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Email: [emailprotected]. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. Hi! We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? Its been a long road just to here! Cumbo. These last names show up in my family try. My family has web page on Facebook. Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. One of my great uncles. My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. 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