Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. A B C D E F G H I J K L M And for some not any death dates. The mother of my grandfather, Harris Brown, her name is Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson (Brown). His grandfather may have been of African descent. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. I am a Cooper. Oct 26, 2022 - Explore Polly Collins Mullins's board "Melungeons", followed by 258 people on Pinterest. 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. Reply message to 540.529.2592. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. Harris, Harvie. Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. Volume 2 lists Cherokees west of the Mississippi from rolls . They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. Thank you for your time in reading this. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. Cool, but it was more Portegues blood than Indian, I would be interested in this DNA I also have several of these sir names on my daughter dna. I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via Virginia. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. It has taken years and both of my parents have been gone over about 20 years. Hello again Ms. Gray. 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. This list is subject to expansion. 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 . Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. 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. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. Fingers crossed! I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. 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.) I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. 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), Ridley (Riddle), Rodrigues, I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. Carol Kaurish. Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. 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 . Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. Right back to Newmans Ridge. 1819 in NC) had 5 children with a Native American and gave them her last name. I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. 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. The names on the 23andme ancestry list, that are on your list are: 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. Interview your folks and any elders still alive. Were most of these peoples of Native American ancestry? Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . My grandparents and all 13 kids used to go up to NJ and work the fields when jersey was the garden state still. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. 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. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Physical Traits. And I also did a dna test. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT, RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE Can you help me figure out if there is a melange in connection which might explain this family claim? Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. My aunt Mamie, the second youngest was olive completed with striking green eyes. 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 have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. Thank you for contacting me, how can I help? Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. Thank you for the informative blog. 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. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. : /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. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. On an He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. They had a U.S. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. 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 . Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. 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. Where can I look to find more information? As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Please email me when you are available. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS Look for an email from Nikki Matt Landerkin, Okay Thanks! What I know this far is that theres a definite Cherokee lineage with respect to Benjamin Sinnes (daughter, Jemima Sinnes-Goin). No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. Dare. If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. My fathers side was 100% European. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. 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. 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. Hope you can find your connections. 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. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. 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. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. We are cousins! If anyone can help us that would be amazing. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). where o you believe she was raised? Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. . 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. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. Any help would be awesome. Thank you! Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. 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. 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. Thank you for your time and any help in advance. There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! Smith, Stevens. 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 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.). Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. Both of my maternal grandparents are from that area. I have the knot . 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). My brother is very fair and red hair. She was very religious. 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 believe that in the frontier days a colony of Melungeon people migrated from Virginia and North Carolina to what is now Claiborne County, Mississippi. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . Thanks for what you are doing. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. 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 found the connection and sent it to her. Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS I am researching my family tree. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. I also have linked back with Mary Bolling and a Bunch surname. I just came upon this site. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. My fathers name was Creed and his mothers name was Emma Jo Hall. Thanks for contacting me, Im working on a big project right now and as soon as I can Ill see what I can find. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . In January of 1943, Plecker sent a circular to all public health and county officials in Virginia, listing, county by county, the surnames of all families suspected of having African ancestry. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. I recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. Finally, my first identified link!! Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL Thanks for adding me. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. But it can be difficult to trace. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. Where did they come from? Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. 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. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. My direct line melungeon surnames are Annete. Love recognizes no barriers. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. The Bollings go all the way back to Eastern Virginia in the 1700s. Some even claimed to be members of the Saponi tribe in North . Do you have a family tree I could vew that might help me help you? I was told we were Jewish my entire life but never made more connection to it as kid, but more so as an adult. All maternal lines tested have been European. Hello! It is part of Ancestry.com but the site is free. She had very dark brown eyes and black hair. Howe. Hello! The family claimed Cherokee and white but resided around Roanoke, VA at least since the 1850s. I did have an Uncle by the name of Neal who was married to Loretta. Have fun tracing your lineage. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. What was a Melungeon? His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. My sons DNA came back recently with >1% Cameroon/Congo. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! Do you have any information on the Bunch family? And then there was Mama, the youngest. 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. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. 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. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott 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. Glad to see the name here. I have lots of Bass surnames including Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. Patterson. 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 Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. God Bless. Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. Thank you for this site. Hello. One group of Melungeon descendants is actively seeking recognition as an Indian tribe . 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. These common kinships of cousins show the Melungeon society was becoming cohesive and distinctively apart in colonial America at least 100 years before the American Revolution. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. My family has web page on Facebook. The Short surname was my maiden name. Co. Kentucky. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth I guess we didnt like staying that home.. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. Cumbo. 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