My name is Nikki Landerkin. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America. On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. (LogOut/ We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. Melungeon. 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. My great grandmother was Leeann Cox and it was said she had Indian blood. I met him years ago. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. 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. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Joyceann Gray passed your info to me because I have Bass matches. From my mother Chapman. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott The pages wont let me open them . I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. The family line I have been researching is Perkins. just to name a few. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! Lowry. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. Thank you for your time and any help in advance. Blevins, Gamble, Rucker, Hicks, Kelly, Howard, Thompson, Phipps, and more. 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 . I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. I am researching my family tree. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, Look for an email from Nikki Matt Landerkin, Okay Thanks! Melungeon origins Any new Ideas? What can you tell me? He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. Him and his wife did not have any children. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Hi Debby, Stay tuned! But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. 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. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. My ancestors are Wood. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. Learn more. Where did they come from? Are you able to expound a little more on the lineage of Melungeon peoples and the specific areas they inhabited? Where are you living I too am a Foresman. The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. My maiden name is Barker. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. 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. USA We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. I was looking to see if anyone that is connected to the Jones line. Yet my sons 23&me results showed Iberian Peninsula ancestry that is not showing up on mine, nor on my husbands, from ancestry. My last name is Carter from my fathers sur name. The biggest thing I am trying to accomplish, however, is to help my grandmother find closure and to find her family so she can have peace before her time comes. 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 . About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. One of my aunts is this way. Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. Willis. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Thanks in advance. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? Same with my father and his two sisters, but not as much as my grandfather. Thanks for adding me. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. 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. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. That can be but does not have to be a Jewish Haplogroup. My dad and all his siblings are dark skinned with dark hair with some having blue eyes. What I know this far is that theres a definite Cherokee lineage with respect to Benjamin Sinnes (daughter, Jemima Sinnes-Goin). I will research from one of my books and let you know. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. These last names show up in my family try. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Hi! I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. 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. Harris, Harvie. 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. My sons DNA came back recently with >1% Cameroon/Congo. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. It has taken years and both of my parents have been gone over about 20 years. Jane Taylor was born in Virginia in 1798 and died in Marietta ,Ohio in 1883 or 1888. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. White. Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Are we related?? She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Did you find any info on the finger print info?? I think I solved the mystery. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. My fathers name was Creed and his mothers name was Emma Jo Hall. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. [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). Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. 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. Patterson. One set of my 7th great grandparents were Jane Bunch, Carolinas, 1740-1782 m. Hugh Smith, d. Wilkes Co. NC, 1738-1781. Please email me when you are available. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . Thanks for what you are doing. We just about cover all of those people. That is the route I took and it worked quite well. Surnames: Allen. In 1997, Brent Kennedy published The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People - An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. Owens, Ke. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. But their surnames arent on this list. I found the connection and sent it to her. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. Found your list of names. 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 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. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. I have photos, and a tree on family search org if anybodys intersted. A lot of evidence has led me to see that I come from Ashkenazi and Portuguese Sephardic descent. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Lucas. WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. A B C D E F G H I J K L M A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. So here we are. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. 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. the opinions in this page are strictly the author's, based upon 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). Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. I had no idea what that meant. We are just looking to complete our family trees, our heritage, and to find medical information as well because we have several relatives that have odd illnesses that have no known origins. Thank you for posting this. Thanks! Fingers crossed! Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. 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. BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. (LogOut/ Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. 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. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. 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. I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. All this is so fascinating to me. The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. 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. 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. 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 . When I asked why my mother was so dark, I was told that it was because she had Cherokee blood. I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. So glad I could be of help. But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. Scott. from my grandmother Burton. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. 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. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. 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