I do not have dark skin and for the most part people are shocked about my skin. 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. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. I cannot find any info on early Portugeuse settlements in South Carolina or Virginia. Hello. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. I have photos, and a tree on family search org if anybodys intersted. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. She grew up there and was adopted by a Mitchell family. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. 7. 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. Jones, Smith, Martin, Osborne (was in the Revolutionary War) Stallard, Sizemore, Brown, Cooper, Perkins. I did find her husband and kids. 18 of those being in the US all with my last name or variants and very distant matches. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. That is EXCELLENT, Thank you so much for sharing!! I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. I know she had children in Wise, Virginia as well as in Haticus, W Va, and Morristown, TN between the years of 1915-1935 with my grandmother being the youngest in 1935. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. I have family tree and dna to work with! The name Melungeon derives from mlange, an appellation bestowed by early French settlers on the Clinch river. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. Learn more. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? : /mlndn/ m-lun-jn) is the name of a Southern U.S. ethnic minority once found in the Appalachian Mountains in parts of the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Another tree said his daughter Lizzie was Cherokee so Im not sure how much can be believed from what Ancestry shows because of lack of documentation. These families became the plantation aristocracy. Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. I took a DNA test a couple of years ago and many of these names have shown up amongst my cousin matches surname list, especially Bass, Adkins, Castill, Carter, Dyes, Driggers, Goins, Sheppard and so many others. 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. Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. Im having a hard time finding any information abt the Browns in the Halifax, Sampson County, and Virginia borderline area. Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. 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. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . The oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. This is my email: As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. My mothers family was different than the other families around us in Mississippi. Kikkert meaning "frog". crcst test prep; crcst free test questions; paid test; crcst exam prep notes; subscribe Hello! My family grew up believing our Greatgrandma Skaggs was a Blackfoot Indian, My Fathers DNA shows otherwise. USA 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. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. This Thomas and Mary are believed to be the same Thomas and Mary found in Stoney Creek Church Records.Thomas and Mary Gibson along with Charles, Reubin and Henry are found in the early church records with Valentine Collins . Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. After that it gets shaky. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. Any suggestions? Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. I tried looking you up on Facebook but no luck, thought Id send some pics to get your thoughts), Thank you for writing, Look for Joyceann Gray on Facebook. If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon . But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. She had very dark brown eyes and black hair. Thank you, Roanoke, Virginia 24015 The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Hello! If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. Of course, these surnames are common names in America, and are only considered "Melungeon" names in the areas where Melungeons live. On my Daddys side my Grandmaw was Pearl Bass. , I am descended from Wood. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. 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 .". He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. I suggest you try to gain access to her adoption records and get with a DNA expert who can help you with sorting through GEDmatch. Thank you for this site. I saw where the name Branham is mentioned and my great-great grandmothers name was Ressie Branham and her husband was Charels Zolly Moody. BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via 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. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Hello! Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. carol warren 2/21/11. My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. Hi! Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. Various surnames traditionally associated with Melungeon identity were not included in the study. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. 2847 results. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. And for some not any death dates. Is Jones her maiden name? The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. 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. Lowry. A new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy found that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. 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 RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. White. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. Good afternoon, You have so much work put into this. So interesting! Webster (1962, 1122) described the Melungeon as "a member of a dark-skinned people of mixed Caucasian, Negro, and Indian stock, inhabiting the Tennessee mountains."5 Davis (1963, 16) identified the Melungeons as "dark-skinned, reddish- brown complexioned people [who were] supposed to be of Moorish descent, neither Indian nor Negro, but . I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. I, too, am kin to Reeves from the VA/WV area who claimed unproven Native blood, even though there descendants were dark-skinned, dark-haired, etc. Other relations are Chavis and Locklear which are frim the Lumbee Indians.HELP! Have there been anymore research into more names? But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. 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! 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. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. Historical Summary 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. Beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term Melungeon (meh-LUN'-jun) was used as a derogatory term to describe a group of about 40 families along the Tennessee-Virginia border. Butler. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. These were all Melungeon surnames. Its Brent Stanley aka Peppy my Louisiana Redbone name. My DNA has me 98% European and 2% Asian. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. She was very religious. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. 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. So then we need to go to our trees What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? They lived in Gilbert, West Virginia. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. Annete. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. Melungeon (pron. The family names from your list above are: Berry, Davis, Jones, Tolliver (Sara Isabelle Tagliferro is my ancestor via the Berry Line), Phipps, Osborne, Richardson and many more. Mixed Melungeons had lived in Vir- ginia from 1660. I can not find any information about Elizbeth Katherines birth, or her as a child, it is as if she just appears as an adult out of the blue. Thank you for your response! Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. 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. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Historical records are sometimes sketchy and amorphous. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. I have been able to trace lots of those names listed above back to the first settlers to this country. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. 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 Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. We are generally from the VA/NC/KY area, with some lines being in SC (our Hicks/Love line). Brooks. Cherokee Roots. to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. Smith, Stevens. So here we are. I have an olive tone that turns to a reddiah brown in the summer months. Do you have a family tree I could vew that might help me help you? We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. I wish I knew more about, but anyone I can ask are now passed. I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. there you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! The parents settled in Owens Co. Ke. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. The Melungeon culture has typically been associated with the Appalachian region. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. 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 Joyceann. Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same Would taking one of the ancestry dna tests help determine this or just make it more confusing? Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. This is what my husband and I have done. Have you started a family research project? The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. Some families that descend from lines known to be of Melungeon origin, but cannot find Native ancestry, may need to search more in that direction for their exact mixture. 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). They had a U.S. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. Hi Brent, 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. And I also did a dna test. Do the companies get different results? What do you have on the BARKERs, my grandfather on my fathers side was GEORGE WASHINGTON BARKER. (And no Cherokee.) Surname is Goin. Thanks for adding me. I have lots of Bass surnames including Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. We do belong somewhere after all. I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. Her parents are from Kentucky, from S.C. and Maryland. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. How did you find out who your great-grandmother was? My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. Cooper. I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. I guess we didnt like staying that home.. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. We are finding out all kinds of things about our heritage that we never knew. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. Thank you for writing, so let us see where this takes us. . Change). Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Sincerely, My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN I appreciate any help you can give. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. People are always asking me exactly what are you? Anyone with any info or connection, please email me!!!! This is so confusing! 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. We are just looking to complete our family trees, our heritage, and to find medical information as well because we have several relatives that have odd illnesses that have no known origins. My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. His grandfather may have been of African descent. Always claimed to be cherokee but nothing in my research shows it. My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. Looking for Starnes. I say supposed because there is a discrepancy. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. 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