The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. Surnames: Allen. Jane Taylor was born in Virginia in 1798 and died in Marietta ,Ohio in 1883 or 1888. My maiden name is Barker. 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. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. Haplogroup R1b. Im now wandering if may have originally been a Custalow or Croston??? Hello, I looking for any information on the Collins, Campbell, Burford, Taylor so what I am looking for is any information on families that moved to Texas. 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. Of course, these surnames are common names in America, and are only considered "Melungeon" names in the areas where Melungeons live. What can you tell me? My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. While I have some information, I would like to trace him back to Ireland, as my DNA shows over 70% Irish. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. Love recognizes no barriers. George Boone 1850 m. to Rose/Rosa Richardson. , I am descended from Wood. 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! Some say we were black dutch. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. (LogOut/ My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. LumbeePrincess, the oral history you've shared makes a lot of sense to me. 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 last name is Carter from my fathers sur name. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. Any help would be awesome. Melungeon (pron. My grandmother Margaret Davis is dark and had coarse hair. How did you find out who your great-grandmother was? From the Little Peedee in S.C. too Hancock Cty.,TN. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. Genealogist Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. 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. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. My name Christy If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. 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 .". My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. 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 What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? Right back to Newmans Ridge. Some even claimed to be members of the Saponi tribe in North . I met him years ago. Would love to hear more. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. 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). Have fun tracing your lineage. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. There are a lot of Coopers in Eastern Kentucky, especially Somerset, Ky. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. The pages wont let me open them. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. . I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. My mothers family was different than the other families around us in Mississippi. Im a 25 year old Graduate student and I just want to know more about where my family comes from. her parents names? People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO HER FATHER WAS Richard and they say he was a Pony Express rider. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). Reply message to 540.529.2592. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. 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. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . just to name a few. Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. (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.). A lady invited me to a revival at her church. 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. One set of my 7th great grandparents were Jane Bunch, Carolinas, 1740-1782 m. Hugh Smith, d. Wilkes Co. NC, 1738-1781. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. Now my Grandfather was George Denham and his father was Edward Denham and mother was Betty Collins. . She was a black person in Memphis, Tenn., I believe. We are cousins! Thanks! her reading and research of various materials noted herein. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. 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. Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. The parents settled in Owens Co. Ke. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. 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. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. Joyceann. Hi! I have several names on your list who are in my direct line: Dalton/ Brown/ Clark/ Davis/ Evans/ Freeman/ Hill/ James/ Jones/ Martin/ Moore/ Osborn(e)/ Powell/ Pruitt/ Williams. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? Hello! Hi Debby, Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE 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. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. My uncles name was Earnest Hall. My DNA has me 98% European and 2% Asian. My name is Nikki Landerkin. https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Lucas. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. Carol Kaurish. I imagine you had a fruitful trip. Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. I think I solved the mystery. 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 Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. The Short surname was my maiden name. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. 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. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Thank you for your response! Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. Yet my sons 23&me results showed Iberian Peninsula ancestry that is not showing up on mine, nor on my husbands, from ancestry. What was a Melungeon? He also stated that his cousin, Beulah, told him in the 40s that she had documented this. 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 . Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. [https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8](https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8). My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. Bridger. 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.) Hello! Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. Christy, Hi Christy, I am still researching but its slow going. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. Kikkert meaning "frog". I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. Johnson, Jones. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? My mother is very racist and maybe she didnt know until after I was conceived or whatever, but she tells me nothing. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. There are Coopers who live in Somerset, Ky. and a lot of the older generations have died. I had no idea what that meant. So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? Senator named John Sherman Cooper who was my mother-in-laws first cousin. It was an open secret that they were not white. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. Im a direct descendant of the Davis, my great grandmother was from the VA / Tennessee area. 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. Sparks Morrison These last names show up in my family try. As the study's authorsRoberta J. Estes, Jack H. Goins, Penny Ferguson and Janet Lewis Crainnote: At one time isolated geographically and socially due to their dark countenance, they were known. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . My brother is very fair and red hair. 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). You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. We are a Lumbee church. When my mouth fell open, she said, I knew because you have the look. Well well. The Bass family married into my Malone family, so if you need any info on that-I can help. My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. My dad was always told we had Cherokee in us. Volume 2 lists Cherokees west of the Mississippi from rolls . She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. I found the connection and sent it to her. The oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. It never went to my email. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. My great grandmother, born Dema Delph, was adopted by another family and we have no insight into her birth parents. Howe. 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 . I will soon be 74 and just have forgotten where I have put a lot of things. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH 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. I am 4 th cousins with.bakers/lowry/revels and cox per my ancestry.com DNA test results in June of 2018. : /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. All around 1700-1800 time frame. She had very dark brown eyes and black hair. ROBERT DEGNEN 5/31/00. Do you have any information? I grew up in upper east tn living in the tri cities (bristol/kingsport and Johnson city) area from 1964 until 1988 when I moved toive in Richmind,va. It was a name they called themselves. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. The family line I have been researching is Perkins. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? So hopefully I can hear more. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. 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 . Hello. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. 36 C 2. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. The Bollings go all the way back to Eastern Virginia in the 1700s. As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. I just came upon this site. I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. My grandpa Short had black hair and black eyes. The name Melungeon derives from mlange, an appellation bestowed by early French settlers on the Clinch river. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. April Pilkey Williams The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. This is so confusing! 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. My fathers side was 100% European. hello, my name is hannah Branham. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. Oxendine, Paine. 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. Any information would be great. 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. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! 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). Roanoke, Virginia 24015 Melungeon. I do know they all did come out of Tennesee and settled down into Kentucky. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! The family claimed Cherokee and white but resided around Roanoke, VA at least since the 1850s. 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. Note: One of my ancestors, a Mulungen, was a signer of the Declaration. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. 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. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. My siblings and I and my children are the only living biological descendants of this line as far back as my maternal grandparents generation if not farther. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. In 1997, Brent Kennedy published The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People - An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. Reply. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Revels, Sampson. Learn more. My mother never discussed what our family was mixed with or the tribe, when I asked. My grandmother Daviss mothers was kitts and I have that line complete. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. She just said, our only concern was surviving. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. 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. Blevins, Gamble, Rucker, Hicks, Kelly, Howard, Thompson, Phipps, and more. Lasie. Can you give me access to your family tree? Does anyone have any information to share? Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. Co. Kentucky. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. I too have very little information about about my fathers family so if you would like to get in touch feel free to do so. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. Stay tuned! where o you believe she was raised? There are many more on the list who are indirect ancestors surnames. Lumbees, we are a very unique creature and I'm proud of that. 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. 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. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? Hello. 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. GOINGS GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN, HALL HAMMON(D) HARMON HARRIS HARVIE HARVEY The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Although I cannot find the connect yet. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Thank you, Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth
