My siblings and I and my children are the only living biological descendants of this line as far back as my maternal grandparents generation if not farther. But it can be difficult to trace. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. Johnson, Jones. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott He also stated that his cousin, Beulah, told him in the 40s that she had documented this. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. My family goes very far back in this area and I have many Names in the family tree you listed: Sizemore, Green, Robertson, Robinson, Bowlin, Jackson, Allen, Thompson, Collins, Hall, Jones, Martin, Perkins, Stevens, Other names to look at maybe that are very intertwined Abbot, Stacey, Griffith, Griffin,Godsey, Lacy (maybe same as Lasie you have listed). Im not sure how you can help, but if you can think of any way I might learn more about the Cooper Melungeons I would be very thankful. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. That never added up, because the neighbor lady was 100% Cherokee and she was lighter skinned than my mother. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Some say we were black dutch. Learn more. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. I sent you that second email before I reread your origninal one, give me a bit of time and Ill see what I can find. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. Have there been anymore research into more names? Surnames: Allen. Rumors of Indian heritage, a great grandma that ran a hotel for coal miners in WV and family from Kentucky, WV , VA, OH and NC. Would taking one of the ancestry dna tests help determine this or just make it more confusing? Found your list of names. Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs, Take a look at this blog: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. Thank you. So here we are. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: Does anyone have any information to share? Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. What can you tell me? Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. Supposedly Calloways father was John Henry Jeremiah Bunch (again according to Ancestry family trees) who may have been Melungeon at least a tree has that in their comments. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. 36 So glad I could be of help. 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. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. My family grew up believing our Greatgrandma Skaggs was a Blackfoot Indian, My Fathers DNA shows otherwise. Were most of these peoples of Native American ancestry? Hello again Ms. Gray. Adams/brown/butler/campbell/lots of clarks from virginia/cole/davis/garland/hall/hill/,lots of Jones from bristol/abingdon,Virginia into east Tennessee near Johnson city,lydia Martin from Richmond,va/nichols/robertson/Mary rock (Smith) who married samuel Denton my 8 th gg/talitha cumi Stevens who married my 2 bd gg huh. 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. Would love to research this further. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. I met him years ago. Redbone & Melungeons !!!! Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Home. It never went to my email. These families became the plantation aristocracy. Change). I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? from my grandmother Burton. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. We are Tacketts, Dial, Salyer/Sawyer, Green, Smith, Mullins, Coffey, and Sizemore. Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! The ones that I do not have in my lineage, my husband probably has a large number of the other names plus my son-in-law has a lot more of those other names. We believe the melungeon came through from my direct Collins and Gabbard lines from that area. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People Grandson of John Snow Creek Taliaferro and Sarah Smith, both from Virginia. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. Morris Baker and Jane Smith had a daughter, my 5th great grandmother, Mary Polly Baker 1780-1831 m. Owen Meredith Ballou, my 5th great grandfather, 1766-1847. linda mckee 12/16/08. I appreciate all that you are doing. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. I grew up in upper east tn living in the tri cities (bristol/kingsport and Johnson city) area from 1964 until 1988 when I moved toive in Richmind,va. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. My "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. I have an olive tone that turns to a reddiah brown in the summer months. Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. F denton/watts fron jamestown/white/Sara Williams ( b1720s) married to samuel jobes (born 1720s) married in the 1750s lived in roqan,nc/woods marriedcinyo my froakie in 1800s in jobesborough,tn area. What do you have on the BARKERs, my grandfather on my fathers side was GEORGE WASHINGTON BARKER. Thank you! Chapman, Chavis. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. Bennett. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. My maiden name is Barker. Grandmaw Janie Perkins always told me we came from the Carolinas and the Virginias. To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . Of course, these surnames are common names in America, and are only considered "Melungeon" names in the areas where Melungeons live. My uncles name was Earnest Hall. My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. I guess meaning that I have far far less matches in R1b as compared to the majority of testers. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. 2847 results. In 1969 cultural anthropologists William S. Pollitzer and W. H. Brown published their study comparing the physical characteristics and gene frequencies in six blood group systems of 177 Melungeons in Tennessee and Virginia to various worldwide populations. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. On an Hello, I looking for any information on the Collins, Campbell, Burford, Taylor so what I am looking for is any information on families that moved to Texas. MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. 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. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. Am trying to find out much more. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. 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. Do the companies get different results? The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! They were from Middlebourne WV. Thank you, All of the people with that last name probably came from the same last name when they came here to the U.S. My husband had a distant relative to contact him about 2 months ago about her relatives. Love recognizes no barriers. Good afternoon, You have so much work put into this. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. She is 86 years old and sadly, that time is coming closer than we want to admit and I would love to help her find her moms family before it is too late. But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. Here are some of the most common surnames that exist for Melungeons: Bowlin Bunch Collins Epps Denham Evans Fields Goins Gibson Mullins Reeves Williams While this is not an exhaustive list of surnames, this should give you an idea of how many names may be related to the Melungeon tribe of people. If you go on Family Search, try to think of the oldest person you may know that is in your family and who lived in the 1800s and if you can come up with approximate birthdate and date of death, put those in and then after that push search. A few years ago I came across a possible Melungeon connection. After that it gets shaky. They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. Annete. I was led to this site through research and also as a result of our unexpected DNA results as well which have been a wonderful surprise and way to help me find our family lines and also some small medical answers. Berry. Native American descendant. Reply message to 540.529.2592. Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. What was a Melungeon? Both of my maternal grandparents are from that area. I was thinking maybe someone would see my ost any maybe have some new ideas of where I can search for records or what to look under as the regular ones do not pan out. 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. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. Interview your folks and any elders still alive. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. All this is so fascinating to me. The following common Melungeon surnames If you are Melungeon and do not see your family name or a qualifying county please contact our historian at midwestlosthistory@gmail.com SURNAMES Adkins Allen Bowling/Bollin (g) Bennett Brown Bowman Bunch/Punch Campbell Carter Childers/Childress Chavis Clark Cox Collier Collins Cumbow Duncan Davis Denham Dial 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. Right back to Newmans Ridge. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. Thanks! They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. I will research from one of my books and let you know. The pages wont let me open them. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. Other researchers have speculated that "Melungeon" derives from the Turkish melun can, (meaning "cursed soul"); the Italian melongena ("eggplant," referring to one with dark skin), or the old English term "malengin" ("guile; deceit"). Thank you, Redbone, Your comment has given me a great idea of how to tackle all the incoming messages regarding our Melungeon line. Melungeon (pron. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. Please email me when you are available. https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. I never realized that tri-racial folks as these even existed. All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. God Bless. The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. What an interesting article. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. Initially, it drew a strong reaction from historians and genealogists who noted the absence of evidence to document the key claim: 12 (LogOut/ My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. Thank you for your consideration. 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. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. Thanks Ms. Gray! reaves/osteen/lawson. Nancy Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Surname is Turner. Brooks. I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. My Clarks were Portuguese/Croatan. Various surnames traditionally associated with Melungeon identity were not included in the study. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. From my mother Chapman. and we are talking and gathering info. A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Hello. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. Aakster Dutch. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. I recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. called Quattlebaum Nation: besides the Quattlebaum surnames, I see many other names on my family tree. Sincerely, Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. On my Daddys side my Grandmaw was Pearl Bass. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. Any help would be awesome. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. I would like to email you about my connection to the Shavers/Chavis/Chavers, Brown, Hall, Kelley and other family names in Alabama and Franklin County Tennesse. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. They lived in Gilbert, West Virginia. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. Anyway if you are able to help me find more information about Betty and her Collins and the Colliers and Norris, I would really be grateful. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. Volume 2 lists Cherokees west of the Mississippi from rolls . I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. My name Christy He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell.