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Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. Martin. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! carol warren 2/21/11. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Roanoke, Virginia 24015 Lasie. I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via Virginia. Thank you, Hope you can find your connections. (LogOut/ Historical Summary Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! reaves/osteen/lawson. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? 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. I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. (And no Cherokee.) My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. He married Elizabeth Connor, born in Richmond, 1766 1818. . If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and How can I help? Would love to hear more. 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. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. All I know about her is that she was a female paster and could levitate things when she would get really caught up in preaching the Word. Any suggestions? Haplogroup R1b. I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. Do you have any information? Can you help me determine if there are melungeon connections? 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. Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. I am a Cooper. My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. Coleman. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. Berry. The Melungeons were dark-skinned and isolated, but the ethnicity of these olive and brown-skinned families has been in question since the early 1800s. We are generally from the VA/NC/KY area, with some lines being in SC (our Hicks/Love line). Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. My great great grandmother was a Callaway! So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? Does anyone have any information to share? Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? If anyone can help us that would be amazing. Thanks! I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Physical Traits. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. 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. Graham. USA Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. ROBERT DEGNEN 5/31/00. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. "Price emphasis on the existence of a group is fundamental to studying the genealogy of social isolate groups, as . " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? I did find her husband and kids. My Big Question is does this line go back to the Nansemond Tribe 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. So glad I could be of help. Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. (LogOut/ Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. Let me know how it goes. Fingers crossed! Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Joyceann. 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. This article provides greater insight into my families probable history. Thanks for adding me. My grandmother, a Chapman, when young was always asked if she were Jewish, to which she simply replied, no. In the early 80s when I was a little girl, I remember Papaw Chapman (her father) always saying we were Dutch Indian and Black Dutch. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. So interesting! My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. When I asked why my mother was so dark, I was told that it was because she had Cherokee blood. 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 I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. John Brown-Warrants 26 Dec 1760, 700 acres on the Flatt River, includes Bolins, Riddles and Collins Improvements. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. Also Mary Bolling 1720-1790 Wilkes NC m. Andrew Baker 1720-1779 Rowan NC. hello, my name is hannah Branham. So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. It has taken years and both of my parents have been gone over about 20 years. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Her father was surname a Steadman. This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. 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. 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. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. I wish there was a way to do further research on these surnames in my family. We believe the melungeon came through from my direct Collins and Gabbard lines from that area. Who knows we my be related. I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Lumbees, we are a very unique creature and I'm proud of that. Jeremiahs father Jeremiah Sr. b.1724 then Edward Bass b.1697 Bertie, N. Carolina. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. In this regard, Melungeons retained enough European ancestry to still participate in many institutions of the United States but still be treated with racial scorn and remain isolated from broader social acceptance. Im a direct descendant of the Davis, my great grandmother was from the VA / Tennessee area. I was thinking maybe someone would see my ost any maybe have some new ideas of where I can search for records or what to look under as the regular ones do not pan out. Reply. We are finding out all kinds of things about our heritage that we never knew. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN Oxendine, Paine. my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. 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 If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! Home. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. My family has web page on Facebook. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. 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. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . Scott. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Her mother was Elmeda Johnson who died in childbirth,her father Jim cogdill went to ww1 and her grandparents raised her, family stories have suggested her mother was NA and Ive seen the name Luna johnson in my search once , it suggested that Luna johnson was her grandmother or great grandmother, all my grandmothers sons look very Hispanic in old photos but a lighter skin tone,say lighter than a Mexicans but quite a bit darker than a regular Caucasian,she her self had what Ive heard described as very ruddy complexion but to me she looked pure cherokee. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. Thanks, Rachel. 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. 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. The Majority of my ancestors are from The Appalachians. Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. It was great to get your email, Ive been asked to speak in Charles Town and as soon as I finish up with that presentation Ill be back on my Melungeon research. PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT, RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE 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. George Alvin Jr. 1787-1864 from N.C. to Illinois, Clark Co. My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. My uncles name was Earnest Hall. I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. linda mckee 12/16/08. Holler back! my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Jack Goins is the patriarch of Melungeon research. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. I joined facebook today. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? I always hear we were romani. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. I am researching my family tree. And for some not any death dates. My ancestors are Wood. Also, I am related to the Bolling which go back to the Randolph and then to the Carters, and Hill last names. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. I will research from one of my books and let you know. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. Joyceann Gray passed your info to me because I have Bass matches. The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. I would like to email you about my connection to the Shavers/Chavis/Chavers, Brown, Hall, Kelley and other family names in Alabama and Franklin County Tennesse. At that time, their native Angolan fa- My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. The following common Melungeon surnames occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. 1819 in NC) had 5 children with a Native American and gave them her last name. It was a name they called themselves. Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . 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. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. Mixed Melungeons had lived in Vir- ginia from 1660. I hope you get your answers. The name Melungeon derives from mlange, an appellation bestowed by early French settlers on the Clinch river. We just about cover all of those people. Are there any distant cousins related to them? William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. We do belong somewhere after all. This is what my husband and I have done. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). Finally, my first identified link!! There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . 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. Ive been researching for a couple of months when I first came across melungeons. There are many more on the list who are indirect ancestors surnames. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. I have always been the odd duck in my family. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. On my Daddys side my Grandmaw was Pearl Bass. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. 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. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. Would love to research this further. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. I have looked through the regular channels on Ancestry and also in records local to me but have yet to drive over to Lee County, Va or to Hancock county to look at physical records but it is in the plans at some point. Bridger. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. Blevins, Gamble, Rucker, Hicks, Kelly, Howard, Thompson, Phipps, and more. mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. I have been doing fakily research on both of my parents sides. There may also be "Native American features," as well as "a particular type of bump or ridge at the back of the head (usually just above the neck) known at the Melungeon bump." 18 Kathy Lyday, a professor at Elon University in North Carolina, has said that in older photos . Her father (my grandmothers great grandfather) was from Kentucky and his grandfather, Calloway Bunch came from Bedford, VA according to Ancestry. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. There are a lot of Coopers in Eastern Kentucky, especially Somerset, Ky. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! 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 . My "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. Patterson. I found the connection and sent it to her. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. My grandmother Daviss mothers was kitts and I have that line complete. Hello, I was wondering if you could help me more with my roots. On an Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. 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. Thank you. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. These were all Melungeon surnames. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. My name is Nikki Landerkin. That's what happened to Jack Goins, Hawkins County, Tn. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. They were from Middlebourne WV. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. My grandmother Margaret Davis is dark and had coarse hair. Brooks. My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. The surnames of the first recorded Melungeons included Collins, Gibson, Mullins, Goins, Bunch, Bowlin, and Denham. Her folks were from Pennsylvania. 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. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. 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. 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 . They lived in Gilbert, West Virginia. But their surnames arent on this list. her parents names? The pages wont let me open them. from my grandmother Burton. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Kikkert meaning "frog". They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Look for an email from Nikki Matt Landerkin, Okay Thanks! This years meeting is in a couple of days! Hi! With blonde hair blue eyes. where o you believe she was raised? My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and 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 Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. They had a U.S. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. My ancestral lines take me to Muskogee (Creek) in Georgia/SouthCarolina ending in Oklahoma. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. 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