They were listed as white on census, but Im at a dead end before 1850 census, a Daniel Boone is listed as the father, and the only other earlier record I can find is a Daniel Boone in Amherst, VA that fits his birth year, but listed black. I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. I am researching the following names of my Hancock/Hawkins Tennessee ancestors who apparently had ties to the border areas in Virginia and Noryh Carolina as well . Revels, Sampson. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. My uncle says their daughter, Martha Gilliam Barnett, was 100% Cherokee. My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. It was an open secret that they were not white. I imagine you had a fruitful trip. My fathers side was 100% European. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! 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 . There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. His son Moses Bass b.1778 Duplin, N. Carolina d.1845 Bear Head Creek, Starks, Louisiana is my 3rd G-Grandpaw. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! The study found the truth to be somewhat less exotic: Genetic evidence shows that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central European . So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? I guess we didnt like staying that home.. Oxendine, Paine. (LogOut/ We just about cover all of those people. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Thanks for contacting me, Im working on a big project right now and as soon as I can Ill see what I can find. Genealogist And then there was Mama, the youngest. Thank you! Did you find any info on the finger print info?? I did have an Uncle by the name of Neal who was married to Loretta. I am actually stuck on my grandmothers maternal line, my great grandmothers maiden name was Jones and I am unable to find any information on her mother and her mothers line. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. They had a U.S. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. Ive been stumped. Also Mary Bolling 1720-1790 Wilkes NC m. Andrew Baker 1720-1779 Rowan NC. her parents names? It was a name they called themselves. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. Initially, it drew a strong reaction from historians and genealogists who noted the absence of evidence to document the key claim: 12 Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. King James IV is also my 14th great grandfather. If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. 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. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. I recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. Thank you. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. My great grandmother, born Dema Delph, was adopted by another family and we have no insight into her birth parents. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. Our roots go back to the late 1600s and early 1700s. I, too, am kin to Reeves from the VA/WV area who claimed unproven Native blood, even though there descendants were dark-skinned, dark-haired, etc. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. I had no idea what that meant. Historical records are sometimes sketchy and amorphous. 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. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material God Bless, Comparing Kit A861408 (*JGray) [Migration F2 A] and XN3591432 (Brent Stanley) [Ancestry], Sorry, we dont match but then again DNA gets diluted after 4 generations. April Pilkey Williams maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. Thank you, Victoria Thornton. I know very little of my fathers familys origins, except my grandmothers name, Mary Jo Berry, how she died (tragically) and my dad was from Tennessee. He married Elizabeth Connor, born in Richmond, 1766 1818. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. Right back to Newmans Ridge. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. 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. Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. Adams/brown/butler/campbell/lots of clarks from virginia/cole/davis/garland/hall/hill/,lots of Jones from bristol/abingdon,Virginia into east Tennessee near Johnson city,lydia Martin from Richmond,va/nichols/robertson/Mary rock (Smith) who married samuel Denton my 8 th gg/talitha cumi Stevens who married my 2 bd gg huh. Note: One of my ancestors, a Mulungen, was a signer of the Declaration. , I am descended from Wood. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. Thanks for posting. You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. 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. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs, Take a look at this blog: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. Im having trouble finding record of who the father would be, as the only census I have is for 1860 Census (in Brier Creek, Hancock, Tennessee)and she is listed as head with no other male partner in the house and everyone is white. We are Tacketts, Dial, Salyer/Sawyer, Green, Smith, Mullins, Coffey, and Sizemore. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Im a direct descendant of the Davis, my great grandmother was from the VA / Tennessee area. 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. 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. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . 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. His grandmother was a Julia Jones. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. My dad and all his siblings are dark skinned with dark hair with some having blue eyes. With blonde hair blue eyes. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. George Boone 1850 m. to Rose/Rosa Richardson. Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. We do belong somewhere after all. The rest of my matches are 1 in Germany and the rest in Spain, Portugal, Purro Rico, Italy, and Brazil. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. Thanks in advance. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY Do the companies get different results? They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. This article provides greater insight into my families probable history. Christy. Try this https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/, Check this page out.. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. 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 . Patterson. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . the opinions in this page are strictly the author's, based upon I wont be attending, as I live 3000 miles away, but it might be useful to you who live near Virginia. 1819 in NC) had 5 children with a Native American and gave them her last name. Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! Hello. Where can I look to find more information? I can not find any information about Elizbeth Katherines birth, or her as a child, it is as if she just appears as an adult out of the blue. Hi there I am researching my ancestry and possible Melungeon roots and have hit a brick wall. I appreciate any help you can give. She just said, our only concern was surviving. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. Thanks for adding me. I know she had children in Wise, Virginia as well as in Haticus, W Va, and Morristown, TN between the years of 1915-1935 with my grandmother being the youngest in 1935. If you 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 have several of these surnames in my tree. 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. 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. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. 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). The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . I will soon be 74 and just have forgotten where I have put a lot of things. So hopefully I can hear more. Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. Please email me when you are available. Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. 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. I have family tree and dna to work with! Melungeon Geography and Surnames. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. The pages wont let me open them . My daughters paternal grandmother (from Eastern Tennessee) told me her two great grandmothers were both full blooded Cherokee (and her maiden name was Riddle, I believe). Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. Reply. In 1997, Brent Kennedy published The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People - An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. Native American descendant. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va Melungeon (pron. She had very dark brown eyes and black hair. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I am from these areas as well on both sides of my family, paternal and maternal, back 8 generations. On my Daddys side my Grandmaw was Pearl Bass. where o you believe she was raised? They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. 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. I have noticed that it can be difficult to discern skintones in old black and white photos unless some one was very pale or very dark skinned depending on the photo.I was that way too, until I moved to Vermont 20+ yrs ago, the 9 month long Winters have taken their toll but a week of 80 degree sunny days and bam its back, LoL, lots of blue eyes and some green to, I have brown but its a pretty light colored brown, I grew up in the 15th from time to time(name comes from long ago, instead of a county they were numbered districts or something to that effect) my family also looked quite a bit different than most of the people in the grassyfork/ delrio/ Hartford tn area. Jane Taylor was born in Virginia in 1798 and died in Marietta ,Ohio in 1883 or 1888. I was led to this site through research and also as a result of our unexpected DNA results as well which have been a wonderful surprise and way to help me find our family lines and also some small medical answers. I have been able to trace lots of those names listed above back to the first settlers to this country. There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon . 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 What do you have on the BARKERs, my grandfather on my fathers side was GEORGE WASHINGTON BARKER. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. Where did they come from? Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. 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. Thank you, Martin. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Willis. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. (LogOut/ I am seeing Miner, Smith, Bolling, Nichols.. Hello, Although I cannot find the connect yet. I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. The names of many Cherokees who did not leave North Carolina are found in: Blankenship, Bob. We are finding out all kinds of things about our heritage that we never knew. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. 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 . The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? Joyceann. Always claimed to be cherokee but nothing in my research shows it. Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. Have there been anymore research into more names? Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . 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. Greetings, Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE We were always told we had Indian blood. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. But I still need help. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. Any information would be great. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. linda mckee 12/16/08. Bennett. Would love to research this further. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. Johnson, Jones. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and My ancestral lines take me to Muskogee (Creek) in Georgia/SouthCarolina ending in Oklahoma. (LogOut/ Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. 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. 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. I will research from one of my books and let you know. I just came upon this site. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. My name Christy Tally, Taylor, Thompson, Tolliver, Tuppance, Turner, Ware, Watts, Weaver, White, Whited, Wilkins, Williams, Williamson, Willis, Wisby, Wise, Wood, Wright, Wyatt, Wynn, Monacan surnames of Beverly, Branham, Johns, Pinn and Terry. Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. My name is Nikki Landerkin. Little. 1999. Locklear. George Alvin Jr. 1787-1864 from N.C. to Illinois, Clark Co. Wright. These were all Melungeon surnames. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. Would love to hear more. reaves/osteen/lawson. 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. Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. Brown. We have always been told we are of cherokee and possibly Saponi descent. BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). The list of eligible Melungeon surnames is Bell, Bolton, Bowling, Bolin, Bowlin, Breedlove, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Gipson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Menley, Morning, Mullins, Nichols, Perkins, Riddle, Sizemore, Shumake, Sullivan, Trent and Williams. From my mother Chapman. My aunt Mamie, the second youngest was olive completed with striking green eyes. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. The following common Melungeon surnames I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via Virginia. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. sounds like youve done a lot of work already, do you have a family tree established? I found the connection and sent it to her. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! I always hear we were romani. 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 . Annete. 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). That's what happened to Jack Goins, Hawkins County, Tn. Love recognizes no barriers. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. Thanks for what you are doing. Owens, Ke. Because I just dont know. Thank you for your time in reading this. Howe. While the Melungeon people faced social isolation due to their non-white heritage, they rarely faced legal penalties for it. Thanks! LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL, TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER DNA study is not my strong suit! Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. I was always told my fathers maternal grandmother was Cherokee. Connie Crosby 4/27/02 . A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Viccars. Graham. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. 7. COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL 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." to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Have you started a family research project? Change). That we were from the Carolinas , Virginias and Appalachias. My dad was always told we had Cherokee in us. She was very religious. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Looking for Starnes. 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