Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. I suggest you try to gain access to her adoption records and get with a DNA expert who can help you with sorting through GEDmatch. It was an open secret that they were not white. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. This list is subject to expansion. White. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. This is so confusing! Yet my sons 23&me results showed Iberian Peninsula ancestry that is not showing up on mine, nor on my husbands, from ancestry. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. Hendricks/Hendrix and Graham from Virginia and Kentucky are prominent in his heritage. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. Any info on the Boone line would be appreciated, or sites with Boone dna projects. Thank you, Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. (LogOut/ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. My family has web page on Facebook. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. I wish there was a way to do further research on these surnames in my family. Would love to research this further. Nearly everyone who has written about the Melungeons agrees that they fiercely resented the name. My sons DNA came back recently with >1% Cameroon/Congo. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. Historical records are sometimes sketchy and amorphous. His grandfather may have been of African descent. Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. These laws required anyone with one drop of African blood to be classified as black. George Bean later moved to Franklin Co., Tenn. His wife Jane Bean who died about then may have been Isaac's sister. My family grew up believing our Greatgrandma Skaggs was a Blackfoot Indian, My Fathers DNA shows otherwise. I guess meaning that I have far far less matches in R1b as compared to the majority of testers. Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. My mothers family was different than the other families around us in Mississippi. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. The rest of my matches are 1 in Germany and the rest in Spain, Portugal, Purro Rico, Italy, and Brazil. 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. 2847 results. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. The names on the 23andme ancestry list, that are on your list are: I cannot find any info on early Portugeuse settlements in South Carolina or Virginia. BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN 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. One of my aunts is this way. Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. In Callaway County and Randolph County Missouri, known Melungeon surnames in the community are listed on Census records, Minor, Gibson, Hicks, Hix, and more. If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. 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. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Melungeon (pron. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. 3 great grandmother Ramey who wasnt related to my grandmother Davis was also said to be black dutch. Hello again Ms. Gray. (And no Cherokee.) It never went to my email. My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. 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 lots of Bass surnames including Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. The other listed names are somewhere in between all of these. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material So hopefully I can hear more. Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Wow!! 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 have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. Now my Grandfather was George Denham and his father was Edward Denham and mother was Betty Collins. 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. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. 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." Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. A new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy found that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. 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. Bridger. Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. 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). called Quattlebaum Nation: besides the Quattlebaum surnames, I see many other names on my family tree. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. Clarks, Coopers, Saunders and Pruitts. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN. Can you help me figure out if there is a melange in connection which might explain this family claim? Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. Jane Taylor was born in Virginia in 1798 and died in Marietta ,Ohio in 1883 or 1888. Berry. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. My grandmother Margaret Davis is dark and had coarse hair. Joyceann. Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. Thank you for your time in reading this. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. 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 . 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. BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. My maiden name is Barker. (LogOut/ Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. Thanks in advance. Hi! Thanks! We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? With there descendants moving west over the centuries. If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. Change). Found your list of names. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. , I am descended from Wood. Some families that descend from lines known to be of Melungeon origin, but cannot find Native ancestry, may need to search more in that direction for their exact mixture. 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. 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. So here we are. 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. The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. My ancestors are Wood. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. The pages wont let me open them . My DNA has me 98% European and 2% Asian. It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. Scott. Hello:I have ran across an interesting web page and it offers new insights into Melungeon origins.I wanted to see if anybody else has found it?I am writing a short story of it and will be posting it around eventually.It's not plaguarism its research because I am copying from more than one source :-) Johnny Aakster Dutch. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. April Pilkey Williams Love recognizes no barriers. Bennett. I am looking for any leads towards a melungeon bloodline within my family because it would answer a lot of questions. Taylor. Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. Smith, Stevens. Connie Crosby 4/27/02 . I would like to email you about my connection to the Shavers/Chavis/Chavers, Brown, Hall, Kelley and other family names in Alabama and Franklin County Tennesse. Various surnames traditionally associated with Melungeon identity were not included in the study. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. The parents settled in Owens Co. Ke. While I have some information, I would like to trace him back to Ireland, as my DNA shows over 70% Irish. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. I found the connection and sent it to her. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. Lasie. Com. 18 of those being in the US all with my last name or variants and very distant matches. My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. The Melungeon culture has typically been associated with the Appalachian region. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. My grandfather used the term Portuguee with affection, and his Melungeon (I assume) Indiana grandparents were Malissa Delph and William Addison Wright from Tennessee. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. Email: [emailprotected]. https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646, https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, https://jgraydiscovery.com/2019/08/13/melungeon-tuscarora/. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Redbone & Melungeons !!!! Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. My fathers name was Creed and his mothers name was Emma Jo Hall. 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. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. My name is Nikki Landerkin. Brown. Upon reading message boards someone suggested that the father could be Mlungeon. my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. But their surnames arent on this list. Thanks for contacting me, Im working on a big project right now and as soon as I can Ill see what I can find. Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. 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), I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? 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. All around 1700-1800 time frame. No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. This years meeting is in a couple of days! After that it gets shaky. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! Powell. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. I have been able to trace lots of those names listed above back to the first settlers to this country. I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. My brother is very fair and red hair. 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. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. Brooks. My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. Thank you, Im going to share your comments with Angela Walton Raji and Melvin Collier, they have Bass out of Arkansas. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson from Wharn Cliff West Virginia. C 2. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. (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.). See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. Martin. Would love to hear more. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. What I know this far is that theres a definite Cherokee lineage with respect to Benjamin Sinnes (daughter, Jemima Sinnes-Goin). Hello Melungeon-related surnames (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 COLLEY COLLIER COLLINS And then there was Mama, the youngest. I see you have the surname Quattlebaum in your files. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. Dad claimed their was Cherokee on his side but I have found no proof. For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. Also Mary Bolling 1720-1790 Wilkes NC m. Andrew Baker 1720-1779 Rowan NC. The pages wont let me open them. I have been wondering if we are Melungeons. 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. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. 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. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. USA 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). There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. I say supposed because there is a discrepancy. My fathers side was 100% European. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. I also have linked back with Mary Bolling and a Bunch surname. Cumbo. Holler back! Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! I appreciate any help you can give. I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Home. Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. 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. She was a black person in Memphis, Tenn., I believe. She just said, our only concern was surviving. My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. What can you tell me? I do not know much more than what is below, but my father (Jerry Lee Wood, son of Wyatt Wert Wood) who claimed Welch/Irish descent, had straight dark hair, turned nut brown in the slightest bit of sun, and had hazel green eyes. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. Wright. Her father was surname a Steadman. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. I do know they all did come out of Tennesee and settled down into Kentucky. 2 Answers. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! 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. 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. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. Cherokee Roots. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. 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 . I am seeing Miner, Smith, Bolling, Nichols.. Hello, I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. It is nice to find this site. 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). 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.) Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Christy, Hi Christy, I am still researching but its slow going. Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. 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. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. Viccars. His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. God Bless. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Physical Traits. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. 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. John Brown-Warrants 26 Dec 1760, 700 acres on the Flatt River, includes Bolins, Riddles and Collins Improvements. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. 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. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). I hope Im on the right track. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. Naturally there are many questions. I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. HER FATHER WAS Richard and they say he was a Pony Express rider. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Ive been stumped. Can you help me determine if there are melungeon connections? We are a Lumbee church. When my mouth fell open, she said, I knew because you have the look. Well well. On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL This is what my husband and I have done. We are generally from the VA/NC/KY area, with some lines being in SC (our Hicks/Love line). I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . 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