My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. Some say we were black dutch. Upon reading message boards someone suggested that the father could be Mlungeon. 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. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. Howe. Williamson, Wood. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott My maiden name is Barker. Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Thanks in advance. These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. 3 great grandmother Ramey who wasnt related to my grandmother Davis was also said to be black dutch. Have there been anymore research into more names? I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. We are generally from the VA/NC/KY area, with some lines being in SC (our Hicks/Love line). RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. I cannot find any info on early Portugeuse settlements in South Carolina or Virginia. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. Best of luck and Merry Christmas! A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. Apr 9, 2017 - COMMON MELUNGEON SURNAMES Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth, Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly,. there you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! We just about cover all of those people. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. These families became the plantation aristocracy. 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.) We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. Thanks for posting. 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. Oct 26, 2022 - Explore Polly Collins Mullins's board "Melungeons", followed by 258 people on Pinterest. : /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. I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Brooks. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. Who knows we my be related. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Co. Kentucky. Thank you for this site. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. 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. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. (pulasky County). I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Naturally there are many questions. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. I do know they all did come out of Tennesee and settled down into Kentucky. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. Hi Debby, Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. 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). King James IV is also my 14th great grandfather. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! Love recognizes no barriers. . They had a U.S. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. We have always been told we are of cherokee and possibly Saponi descent. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. I am looking for information on the Jones, Barker, and Smith lines specifically but I cross about 15 of these families in my tree several times. Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. 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. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. I did find her husband and kids. Email: [emailprotected]. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. 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. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. John Brown-Warrants 26 Dec 1760, 700 acres on the Flatt River, includes Bolins, Riddles and Collins Improvements. His grandmother was a Julia Jones. Is Jones her maiden name? Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. Taylor. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? Other relations are Chavis and Locklear which are frim the Lumbee Indians.HELP! My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. But their surnames arent on this list. Cooper. In Callaway County and Randolph County Missouri, known Melungeon surnames in the community are listed on Census records, Minor, Gibson, Hicks, Hix, and more. I have that genealogy somewhere but trying to find it is a different thing. Thank you for the informative blog. What can you tell me? Annete. I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. Its Brent Stanley aka Peppy my Louisiana Redbone name. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. 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. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? I appreciate all that you are doing. Genealogist At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. He married Elizabeth Connor, born in Richmond, 1766 1818. It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. 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 I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Thanks! Carol Kaurish. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth, Hunt, Hunter, Richardson, Gibbs, and other families. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! That we were from the Carolinas , Virginias and Appalachias. 1819 in NC) had 5 children with a Native American and gave them her last name. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. All around 1700-1800 time frame. Some of the most prominent surnames that have been claimed as potentially associated with a Melungeon identity include Bowling (Bolin), Bunch, Chavis (Chavez), Collins, Epps, Evans, Fields, Francisco, Gibson, Gill, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Mise, Moore, Mullins, Osborn (e), Phipps, Reeves (Rives, Rieves, Reeves, Reaves), Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. I'm also more certain because even though my Ancestry results give Great Britain 62%, Ireland 17%, Western Europe 5%, South Europe 5%, Europe East 5 . Change). Thanks Ms. Gray! Viccars. One group of Melungeon descendants is actively seeking recognition as an Indian tribe . 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. Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. My brother is very fair and red hair. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. I wish there was a way to do further research on these surnames in my family. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. My grandfather used the term Portuguee with affection, and his Melungeon (I assume) Indiana grandparents were Malissa Delph and William Addison Wright from Tennessee. 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. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. 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. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. 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. This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. My last name is Carter from my fathers sur name. Someone told me a while back I had the Melungeon background. 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). Thanks for checking in! The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Smith (40), Williams (27), Johnson (26), Brown (26), Davis (19), Jones (16), Martin (15), Moore (15), Clark (13), Taylor (13), Cox (11), Jackson (10), Hill (10). Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. Interview your folks and any elders still alive. Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. Native American descendant. He also stated that his cousin, Beulah, told him in the 40s that she had documented this. crcst test prep; crcst free test questions; paid test; crcst exam prep notes; subscribe My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! 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. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . My name Christy I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. I realize my writing style is very erratic (like somebody said squirrel in front of a hound,lol) and I apologise for that, but thank you so much for your time Mrs Gray, sincerely Edward Davis (P.S. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? The Melungeon culture has typically been associated with the Appalachian region. Volume 2 lists Cherokees west of the Mississippi from rolls . Brown. 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 . Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America. The pages wont let me open them . I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. Willis. I have traced my ancestry back to the right areas at the right times, I have pictures of them that just dont match up with the white on their census records. 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). 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 . The biggest thing I am trying to accomplish, however, is to help my grandmother find closure and to find her family so she can have peace before her time comes. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Finally, my first identified link!! 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." Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. 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. Powell. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. 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 I had no idea what that meant. I found the connection and sent it to her. Do you have any information on the Bunch family? We believe the melungeon came through from my direct Collins and Gabbard lines from that area. Johnson, Jones. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. 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. When I asked why my mother was so dark, I was told that it was because she had Cherokee blood. George Boone 1850 m. to Rose/Rosa Richardson. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. I imagine you had a fruitful trip. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. Grandmaw Janie Perkins always told me we came from the Carolinas and the Virginias. Thank you for your time in reading this. My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. USA This is what my husband and I have done. Joyceann. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Our roots go back to the late 1600s and early 1700s. The Majority of my ancestors are from The Appalachians. There are Coopers who live in Somerset, Ky. and a lot of the older generations have died. From my mother Chapman. We are looking for information on these family lines not to upset current family members, or to find living people, nor to upset lives. . My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson from Wharn Cliff West Virginia. Hi! Surnames: Allen. April Pilkey Williams I just came upon this site. While I have some information, I would like to trace him back to Ireland, as my DNA shows over 70% Irish. (LogOut/ Hello! 2 Answers. My ancestors are Wood. 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 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 .". Hello. Haplogroup R1b. I was looking to see if anyone that is connected to the Jones line. Reply. On an Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. 2 vols. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. I am researching my family tree. 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. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. Christy, Hi Christy, I am still researching but its slow going. I was told in school I had 'N_____r' lips. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. My great great grandfather was born in Hancock County, Tennessee He lived from 1852 to 1927 On the 1870 Census it says that he is Mulatto. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. I have the knot . An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. My great great grandfather and even his wife. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. 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 I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. Love recognizes no barriers. WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN. HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY Where did they come from? I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. 1999. Hendricks/Hendrix and Graham from Virginia and Kentucky are prominent in his heritage. 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. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. That is the route I took and it worked quite well. Reply message to 540.529.2592. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material , I am descended from Wood. Thank you, The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. 18 of those being in the US all with my last name or variants and very distant matches. Sincerely, Do you have a family tree I could vew that might help me help you? They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Harris, Harvie. Any help would be awesome. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. (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.). I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. I am seeing Miner, Smith, Bolling, Nichols.. Hello, I am 4 th cousin s with lowry,revels and bakers per my 2018 ancestry.com test results. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . I hope Im on the right track. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS Dorothy E., Mary, Sebron, Neal M., Henry, Hugh, ruby, Mac Harris, Julia M., & Henry Gaston. Knowing it could be a false positive or perhaps true, I have pursued that info. My grandmother Daviss mothers was kitts and I have that line complete. If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. My mother never discussed what our family was mixed with or the tribe, when I asked. where o you believe she was raised? Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. Historical Summary Hi everyone, Im currently researching my fathers side of the family who is from the area of Halifax and Sampson County, and the Virginia borderline. At that time, their native Angolan fa- On my Daddys side my Grandmaw was Pearl Bass. Thanks for what you are doing. Try this https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/, Check this page out.. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646. 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. I always hear we were romani. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. 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. 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 have been trying for so long to do this on my own. The Bollings go all the way back to Eastern Virginia in the 1700s. Melungeon (pron. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. So here we are. My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. 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. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. I say supposed because there is a discrepancy. I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Clarks, Coopers, Saunders and Pruitts. 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. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Its been a long road just to here! Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. 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