I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. Thank you for your time and any help in advance. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. 36 Stay tuned! I cannot find any info on early Portugeuse settlements in South Carolina or Virginia. We were always told we had Indian blood. 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 knows anything concerning the melungeons from Grayson County, Virginia. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . Melungeon Geography and Surnames. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. 2847 results. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. Were most of these peoples of Native American ancestry? The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. 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. 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. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott Are you able to expound a little more on the lineage of Melungeon peoples and the specific areas they inhabited? I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his Native American descendant. A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. It was an open secret that they were not white. The pages wont let me open them . Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. Aakster Dutch. 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. Dare. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. In Callaway County and Randolph County Missouri, known Melungeon surnames in the community are listed on Census records, Minor, Gibson, Hicks, Hix, and more. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. My great grandfather is Harris Brown, a Melungeon, and also has Portuguese ancestry, however I don't have information past his father John Brown who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson a . (LogOut/ The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. He also stated that his cousin, Beulah, told him in the 40s that she had documented this. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. We just about cover all of those people. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. My direct line melungeon surnames are Wright. Thank you for your time in reading this. My grandfather used the term Portuguee with affection, and his Melungeon (I assume) Indiana grandparents were Malissa Delph and William Addison Wright from Tennessee. 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. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. Christy. Thanks for what you are doing. That we were from the Carolinas , Virginias and Appalachias. She grew up there and was adopted by a Mitchell family. Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. Holler back! Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. Williamson, Wood. Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Hello! I took a DNA test and we had Portuguese, as well as West African ancestry that we were unaware of, but unsurprised (my daughter took the test too). She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. from my grandmother Burton. ROBERT DEGNEN 5/31/00. Some these Wood cousins have JM 172 Haplogroups. Thank you for posting this. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! 7. Graham. All I know is that his mother was likely named Polly, and I can find a Polly Cooper in the 1810 Virginia census with appropriately aged dependents; she is listed as a person of color. From DNA tests, I know I have both Iberian and Native American DNA. 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. Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. Best of luck and Merry Christmas! to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Glad to see the name here. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. We do belong somewhere after all. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . USA Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. His grandfather may have been of African descent. Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. This article provides greater insight into my families probable history. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. I will research from one of my books and let you know. Carol Kaurish. Any suggestions? My family has web page on Facebook. 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. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. Any help would be awesome. My fathers side was 100% European. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. A judgment of failure to pay was entered against Isaac Cooper and George Cooper (corrected to: Bean) in February 1805 in the same county (and collected). . I do not have dark skin and for the most part people are shocked about my skin. Naturally there are many questions. Johnson, Jones. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT, RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE Chapman, Chavis. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Let me know how it goes. 1819 in NC) had 5 children with a Native American and gave them her last name. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Who knows we my be related. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. My great grandmother, born Dema Delph, was adopted by another family and we have no insight into her birth parents. Any info on the Boone line would be appreciated, or sites with Boone dna projects. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. 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. My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. Do you have a family tree I could vew that might help me help you? I have the knot . I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. 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. The following common Melungeon surnames 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. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? King James IV is also my 14th great grandfather. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson from Wharn Cliff West Virginia. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. sounds like youve done a lot of work already, do you have a family tree established? I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. A B C D E F G H I J K L M 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . It never went to my email. Surnames: Allen. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. Butler. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! I always hear we were romani. Chau Mecca Burton Ferrell. These were all Melungeon surnames. 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. HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Hello:I have ran across an interesting web page and it offers new insights into Melungeon origins.I wanted to see if anybody else has found it?I am writing a short story of it and will be posting it around eventually.It's not plaguarism its research because I am copying from more than one source :-) Johnny From my mother Chapman. just to name a few. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Does anyone know anything about Po (Napoleon) Brown from south east Kentucky? People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER Surname is Turner. Can you give me access to your family tree? My sons DNA came back recently with >1% Cameroon/Congo. Are we related?? Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. My grandpa Short had black hair and black eyes. We are looking for information on these family lines not to upset current family members, or to find living people, nor to upset lives. Com. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN I have been wondering if we are Melungeons. Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. The other listed names are somewhere in between all of these. I am pretty sure I am Melungian, I would love to connect and learn more. Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. Would love to research this further. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. What was a Melungeon? These families became the plantation aristocracy. My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. In addition, it leaves untouched some of the families who in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were typically classed as whites, but who claimed Native American ancestry, such as the Sizemore claimants among the Eastern Cherokee applicants." I guess we didnt like staying that home.. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. Nearly everyone who has written about the Melungeons agrees that they fiercely resented the name. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. The pages wont let me open them. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. This is so confusing! Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. Hendricks/Hendrix and Graham from Virginia and Kentucky are prominent in his heritage. What I know this far is that theres a definite Cherokee lineage with respect to Benjamin Sinnes (daughter, Jemima Sinnes-Goin). Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. 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. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. 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. Lowry. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? Thanks for adding me. Thank you for your response! Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. Hello, I was wondering if you could help me more with my roots. Melungeon (pron. What do you have on the BARKERs, my grandfather on my fathers side was GEORGE WASHINGTON BARKER. His grandmother was a Julia Jones. (LogOut/ Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . 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. 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. Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Physical Traits. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. I do not know much more than what is below, but my father (Jerry Lee Wood, son of Wyatt Wert Wood) who claimed Welch/Irish descent, had straight dark hair, turned nut brown in the slightest bit of sun, and had hazel green eyes. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. (LogOut/ I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. 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. One group of Melungeon descendants is actively seeking recognition as an Indian tribe . I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. 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