What was a Melungeon? My brother is very fair and red hair. 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. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. The parents settled in Owens Co. Ke. 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 . 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. 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 Jones, Smith, Martin, Osborne (was in the Revolutionary War) Stallard, Sizemore, Brown, Cooper, Perkins. I, too, have no Native American or black ancestry showing up in my DNA results from ancestry.com, nor any Spanish, Portuguese, or Mediterranean ancestry. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. The list of eligible Melungeon surnames is Bell, Bolton, Bowling, Bolin, Bowlin, Breedlove, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Gipson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Menley, Morning, Mullins, Nichols, Perkins, Riddle, Sizemore, Shumake, Sullivan, Trent and Williams. His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. One set of my 7th great grandparents were Jane Bunch, Carolinas, 1740-1782 m. Hugh Smith, d. Wilkes Co. NC, 1738-1781. 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 Melungeon Geography and Surnames. 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. Try this https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/, Check this page out.. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. And thank you for checking in on my site, I hope you enjoyed reading! There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . This page was last modified on: Thursday, 01-Jul-1999 13:32:47 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. His grandfather may have been of African descent. After that it gets shaky. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS Please email me when you are available. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. They were listed as white on census, but Im at a dead end before 1850 census, a Daniel Boone is listed as the father, and the only other earlier record I can find is a Daniel Boone in Amherst, VA that fits his birth year, but listed black. For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Joyceann. HER FATHER WAS Richard and they say he was a Pony Express rider. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Im going to share your comments with Angela Walton Raji and Melvin Collier, they have Bass out of Arkansas. 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. I have several of these surnames in my tree. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. from my grandmother Burton. Thank you, Redbone, Your comment has given me a great idea of how to tackle all the incoming messages regarding our Melungeon line. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. where o you believe she was raised? The family line I have been researching is Perkins. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. 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 So hopefully I can hear more. She was very religious. I appreciate any help you can give. Wright. Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. They were from Roanoke Va, Patty, if youre on Facebook we can chat find me Joyceann Gray, I just checked your list of family namesfound two Like Like. Thalassemia genes are widely distributed in the world but are found most often among people with ancestors from the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and southern Asia. The mother of my grandfather, Harris Brown, her name is Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson (Brown). I always hear we were romani. One of my great uncles. CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. 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. 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). No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. We do belong somewhere after all. Nancy 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. Hope you can find your connections. My mother was a Barnes. Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. 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 Virginia, NW NC and SE Kentucky (Hall surname in Floyd Co. KY). As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. Bennett. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . 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 oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. The names on the 23andme ancestry list, that are on your list are: So glad I could be of help. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. (LogOut/ I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. I appreciate all that you are doing. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. Is Jones her maiden name? I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. 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. They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. Cherokee Roots. Thank you for this site. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Where can I look to find more information? I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. Co. Kentucky. My mothers side not so much. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. Jeremiahs father Jeremiah Sr. b.1724 then Edward Bass b.1697 Bertie, N. Carolina. So many questions, where to start,my maternal grammaw was a cogdill and married a Raines in cocke county Tennessee in a remote area known as the 15th (we still retain the property on the old 15th Rd, it lies between del Rio and grassy fork tn.) She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. I believe that in the frontier days a colony of Melungeon people migrated from Virginia and North Carolina to what is now Claiborne County, Mississippi. You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. But I still need help. Hi! But it can be difficult to trace. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS 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. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. My mother is very racist and maybe she didnt know until after I was conceived or whatever, but she tells me nothing. Hello! I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? I have not had any DNA tests done, but again would like to know about my Indian family, and also about the melungeons as well. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. Graham. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. Aakster Dutch. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. Melungeon. Have you started a family research project? but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. 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. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. On an Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! And for some not any death dates. I hope you get your answers. He also stated that his cousin, Beulah, told him in the 40s that she had documented this. And Smith on my fathers side. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. (LogOut/ I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. Three years ago, I was working in Lumberton, NC. I have the knot . my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Hello! People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. Reply. Would love to hear more. just to name a few. 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. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth She just said, our only concern was surviving. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. 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"). That is the route I took and it worked quite well. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Would love to research this further. 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. I am from these areas as well on both sides of my family, paternal and maternal, back 8 generations. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Her skin was so dark her lips looked blue and she had a line on the side of her hands where the pigment stopped and the skin of her palms began. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. 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. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Are there any distant cousins related to them? called Quattlebaum Nation: besides the Quattlebaum surnames, I see many other names on my family tree. Sparks Morrison Am trying to find out much more. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Does anyone have any information to share? Genealogist I do know they all did come out of Tennesee and settled down into Kentucky. Its Brent Stanley aka Peppy my Louisiana Redbone name. Fingers crossed! 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. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. Him and his wife did not have any children. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Melungeon-related surnames (North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN BRANHAM BROGAN BULLION BURTON BYRD CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAVIS CLARK COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER COLLINS Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I just came upon this site. reaves/osteen/lawson. Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. 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. Now my Grandfather was George Denham and his father was Edward Denham and mother was Betty Collins. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. Locklear. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. I just came across your blog this afternoon. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. I met him years ago. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. That never added up, because the neighbor lady was 100% Cherokee and she was lighter skinned than my mother. With there descendants moving west over the centuries. This is so confusing! My ancestors are Wood. Melungeon (pron. Thanks for checking in! I have that genealogy somewhere but trying to find it is a different thing. My grandpaw was also a Pentecostal revival preacher who has been written about in several books about the Pentecostal snake handlers, I know one was by a fella named Jimmy morrow. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. I have photos, and a tree on family search org if anybodys intersted. I think I solved the mystery. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. My blue-eyed, somewhat darker skinned, maternal grandfather had a mysterious father whose parents, William Wright and Malissa Delph (my great-great grandparents) were born in Tennessee and both age 24 in the 1860 census. research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People The only line I think is Melungeon is this single Goins line, which became "fully black" when one racially ambiguous Goins man whose family had been "free born" for generations married an enslaved black woman in the generation before the Civil War. Historical Summary I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. (LogOut/ Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. Dorothy E., Mary, Sebron, Neal M., Henry, Hugh, ruby, Mac Harris, Julia M., & Henry Gaston. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. (And no Cherokee.) I'm still digging on into the melungeon . I can possibly help if you connect to Sylvaneous Brewer, b 1812-1815 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and lived in Lee County, Virginia, from 1850 to circa 1900. I saw where the name Branham is mentioned and my great-great grandmothers name was Ressie Branham and her husband was Charels Zolly Moody. I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Cherokee, North Carolina: B. Blankenship, 1992.FS Library book 970.3 C424bL Volume one has rolls of Cherokees east of the Mississippi for the years 1817, 1818-1835, 1848, 1851, 1852, 1869, 1883, 1908, 1909, and 1924. MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO My grandfather used the term Portuguee with affection, and his Melungeon (I assume) Indiana grandparents were Malissa Delph and William Addison Wright from Tennessee. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. Where did they come from? Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material I was born and raised in Big Stone Gap Va I am of mulungeon descent. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. Hello Cool, but it was more Portegues blood than Indian, I would be interested in this DNA I also have several of these sir names on my daughter dna. So then we need to go to our trees Stay tuned! maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. 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