Also, I am related to the Bolling which go back to the Randolph and then to the Carters, and Hill last names. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. Where did they come from? I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. They were from Middlebourne WV. 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. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. 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. No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. The names of many Cherokees who did not leave North Carolina are found in: Blankenship, Bob. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . I imagine you had a fruitful trip. Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon . On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth, Hunt, Hunter, Richardson, Gibbs, and other families. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. Can you help me determine if there are melungeon connections? Found your list of names. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. 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 too have very little information about about my fathers family so if you would like to get in touch feel free to do so. 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. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. 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. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. All maternal lines tested have been European. Williamson, Wood. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via Virginia. 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. And for some not any death dates. 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. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. Im a Brooks, Clark, and Cooper descendent. I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? 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. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. Other researchers have added Powell, LeBon, Bowling, Bunch, Goins, Goodman, Heard, Minor and Mullins. Cooper. Interview your folks and any elders still alive. Cumbo. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. 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 "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Co. Kentucky. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. Her father (my grandmothers great grandfather) was from Kentucky and his grandfather, Calloway Bunch came from Bedford, VA according to Ancestry. 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 ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. Like their names? I was looking to see if anyone that is connected to the Jones line. Clarks, Coopers, Saunders and Pruitts. My grandmother Margaret Davis is dark and had coarse hair. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Thank you for posting this. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Owens, Ke. The pages wont let me open them . I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. , I am descended from Wood. research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same 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. What an interesting article. I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. I was told in school I had 'N_____r' lips. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. 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 great grandfather is Harris Brown, a Melungeon, and also has Portuguese ancestry, however I dont have information past his father John Brown who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson a There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. My family has web page on Facebook. linda mckee 12/16/08. There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. Bridger. Some of the most prominent surnames that have been claimed as potentially associated with a Melungeon identity include Bowling (Bolin), Bunch, Chavis (Chavez), Collins, Epps, Evans, Fields, Francisco, Gibson, Gill, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Mise, Moore, Mullins, Osborn (e), Phipps, Reeves (Rives, Rieves, Reeves, Reaves), Historical Summary Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. Native American descendant. 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 . Sparks Morrison crcst test prep; crcst free test questions; paid test; crcst exam prep notes; subscribe HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE 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). I appreciate any help you can give. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Com. The following common Melungeon surnames My great great grandfather was born in Hancock County, Tennessee He lived from 1852 to 1927 On the 1870 Census it says that he is Mulatto. Change). Carol Kaurish. 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. 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. Scott. Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. I had no idea what that meant. Im now wandering if may have originally been a Custalow or Croston??? The oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. Have you started a family research project? Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN The surnames of the first recorded Melungeons included Collins, Gibson, Mullins, Goins, Bunch, Bowlin, and Denham. Annete. Here are some of the most common surnames that exist for Melungeons: Bowlin Bunch Collins Epps Denham Evans Fields Goins Gibson Mullins Reeves Williams While this is not an exhaustive list of surnames, this should give you an idea of how many names may be related to the Melungeon tribe of people. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. He married Elizabeth Connor, born in Richmond, 1766 1818. Martin. STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL, TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER My mothers side not so much. Hi Brent, and we are talking and gathering info. 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. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. from my grandmother Burton. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. When some names come up, push the button for tree. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. Reply. Please email me when you are available. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS Learn more. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. What was a Melungeon? Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. Powell. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. Thank you for contacting me, how can I help? The family line I have been researching is Perkins. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? With blonde hair blue eyes. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . I am researching my family tree. Compared to the sophistication of genetics in the second decade of the 21 st century, Melungeon DNA testing in the 1990s was rather simplistic. (LogOut/ Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. 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 . I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. Bennett. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). We are cousins! They were from Roanoke Va, Patty, if youre on Facebook we can chat find me Joyceann Gray, I just checked your list of family namesfound two Our grands are from Eastern KY our fathers were born there as well. 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. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. My maiden name is Barker. 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. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. 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