Taylor. 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. Thanks for adding 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. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. 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. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH I sent you that second email before I reread your origninal one, give me a bit of time and Ill see what I can find. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. Love recognizes no barriers. It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. 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. 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. msladyjae@gmail.com, The Lumbee Indians live down toward to coast of N.C. Carol Kaurish. Hello! Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. 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. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. 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. Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. We do belong somewhere after all. I also have linked back with Mary Bolling and a Bunch surname. I joined facebook today. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. 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. A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. 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. Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Would taking one of the ancestry dna tests help determine this or just make it more confusing? Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. I have that genealogy somewhere but trying to find it is a different thing. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. Thank you, 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. Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! Jeremiahs father Jeremiah Sr. b.1724 then Edward Bass b.1697 Bertie, N. Carolina. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. Supposedly Calloways father was John Henry Jeremiah Bunch (again according to Ancestry family trees) who may have been Melungeon at least a tree has that in their comments. Some say we were black dutch. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. 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. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. Are we related?? I have the knot . Hello! When some names come up, push the button for tree. called Quattlebaum Nation: besides the Quattlebaum surnames, I see many other names on my family tree. So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. Thanks! You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. 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." 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! What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! I saw where the name Branham is mentioned and my great-great grandmothers name was Ressie Branham and her husband was Charels Zolly Moody. I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. Anyway if you are able to help me find more information about Betty and her Collins and the Colliers and Norris, I would really be grateful. Her father was surname a Steadman. Lumbees, we are a very unique creature and I'm proud of that. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Is there a place I can compare my family tree to yours? I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. The ones that I do not have in my lineage, my husband probably has a large number of the other names plus my son-in-law has a lot more of those other names. Have fun tracing your lineage. So interesting! Thank you for contacting me, how can I help? I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. I was always told my fathers maternal grandmother was Cherokee. Bennett. But I still need help. My blue-eyed, somewhat darker skinned, maternal grandfather had a mysterious father whose parents, William Wright and Malissa Delph (my great-great grandparents) were born in Tennessee and both age 24 in the 1860 census. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Dorothy E., Mary, Sebron, Neal M., Henry, Hugh, ruby, Mac Harris, Julia M., & Henry Gaston. The following common Melungeon surnames Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. 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. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. Its Brent Stanley aka Peppy my Louisiana Redbone name. Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. I think I solved the mystery. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? Her father (my grandmothers great grandfather) was from Kentucky and his grandfather, Calloway Bunch came from Bedford, VA according to Ancestry. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. And thank you for checking in on my site, I hope you enjoyed reading! Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. 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 you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. 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. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Connie Crosby 4/27/02 . BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. Same with my father and his two sisters, but not as much as my grandfather. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. My sons DNA came back recently with >1% Cameroon/Congo. Also Mary Bolling 1720-1790 Wilkes NC m. Andrew Baker 1720-1779 Rowan NC. 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. 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. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. Would love to hear more. One of my aunts is this way. At that time, their native Angolan fa- They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. 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. Its been a long road just to here! You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. There are Coopers who live in Somerset, Ky. and a lot of the older generations have died. Because I just dont know. the opinions in this page are strictly the author's, based upon They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Naturally there are many questions. Jack Goins is the patriarch of Melungeon research. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. I appreciate any help you can give. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. Christy, Hi Christy, I am still researching but its slow going. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. My Clarks were Portuguese/Croatan. My grandmother Margaret Davis is dark and had coarse hair. Both of my maternal grandparents are from that area. Three years ago, I was working in Lumberton, NC. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. She grew up there and was adopted by a Mitchell family. I wish I knew more about, but anyone I can ask are now passed. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. Dare. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Looking for Starnes. Does anyone have any information to share? I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. Not looking like any of the others. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. from my grandmother Burton. I do not have dark skin and for the most part people are shocked about my skin. Our roots go back to the late 1600s and early 1700s. Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. (And no Cherokee.) His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. Home. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. 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. Senator named John Sherman Cooper who was my mother-in-laws first cousin. 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. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. Are you able to expound a little more on the lineage of Melungeon peoples and the specific areas they inhabited? I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. Hope you can find your connections. Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. Most of us probably think of America as being settled by British, Protestant colonists who fought the Indians, tamed the wilderness, and brought "democracy"-or at least a representative republic-to North America. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. All around 1700-1800 time frame. She was very religious. These were all Melungeon surnames. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. 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 . Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. Haplogroup R1b. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. 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. Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. Match case Limit results 1 per page melungeon and melung eon-related s urnames (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 . The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Thanks for contacting me, Im working on a big project right now and as soon as I can Ill see what I can find. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. This page was last modified on: Thursday, 01-Jul-1999 13:32:47 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. Hi Debby, HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Redbone & Melungeons !!!! Thanks, Rachel. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. John Brown-Warrants 26 Dec 1760, 700 acres on the Flatt River, includes Bolins, Riddles and Collins Improvements. A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. I am a Johnson from Halifax county, VA. All of my paternal line are dark skinned, dark hair and blue eyes with a very specific nose. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell. Patterson. I see you have the surname Quattlebaum in your files. LumbeePrincess, the oral history you've shared makes a lot of sense to me. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. This is so confusing! The Bass family married into my Malone family, so if you need any info on that-I can help. Johnson, Jones. Greetings, Thanks for adding me. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth, Hunt, Hunter, Richardson, Gibbs, and other families. My brother is very fair and red hair. Nancy My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. My mother is very racist and maybe she didnt know until after I was conceived or whatever, but she tells me nothing. Kikkert meaning "frog". My grandparents and all 13 kids used to go up to NJ and work the fields when jersey was the garden state still. I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. White. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. Another tree said his daughter Lizzie was Cherokee so Im not sure how much can be believed from what Ancestry shows because of lack of documentation. 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