I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. Have there been anymore research into more names? 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 . The family claimed Cherokee and white but resided around Roanoke, VA at least since the 1850s. Any help would be awesome. My aunt Mamie, the second youngest was olive completed with striking green eyes. 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. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. Surnames include Adkins, Beam (er), Black, Blevins, Brown, Bunch, Bundren, Burke, Burns, Cooper, Davis, Fields, Gist, Gunter, Keys, Lackey, Lowrey, Redwine, Riley, Shankles, and Sizemore. Ms. Lady Jae: Received some great information from you sometime ago for surname Goin. Mississippi never had a law like that, because such a law would have prevented the states finest old families from marrying their neighbors. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! Melungeon Geography and Surnames. 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. RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. Cynthia Millican 2/06/01. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE DYESS, GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON GIPSON GOINS Some say we were black dutch. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. A few years ago I came across a possible Melungeon connection. What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? 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. Have fun tracing your lineage. 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 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. April Pilkey Williams Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. This years meeting is in a couple of days! Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. My grandparents and all 13 kids used to go up to NJ and work the fields when jersey was the garden state still. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. Any information would be great. Thanks, Rachel. Joyceann. 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). Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. 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. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. Melungeon (pron. Thank you, Victoria Thornton. I did find her husband and kids. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. When some names come up, push the button for tree. Cumbo. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. I will soon be 74 and just have forgotten where I have put a lot of things. I have a light olive skin and can wear colors that a lot of other people in my family cannot wear. I hope you get your answers. Dare. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Thank you, We are cousins! Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. 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. My ancestors are Wood. Note: One of my ancestors, a Mulungen, was a signer of the Declaration. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. Hi. Smith, Stevens. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. 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 Patterson. King James IV is also my 14th great grandfather. Micajah Bunch was part Melungeon and . But I still need help. Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. Naturally there are many questions. 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. But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. I have family tree and dna to work with! They came into Tennessee via Virginia. I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. I can not find any information about Elizbeth Katherines birth, or her as a child, it is as if she just appears as an adult out of the blue. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. Little. I will research from one of my books and let you know. It was a name they called themselves. His grandfather may have been of African descent. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? Is Jones her maiden name? Melungeons ( / mlndnz / m-LUN-jnz) are an ethnicity from the Southeastern United States who descend from Europeans, Native American, and sub-Saharan Africans brought to America as indentured servants and later as slaves. Any info on the Boone line would be appreciated, or sites with Boone dna projects. 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 . Hello! All maternal lines tested have been European. Crooked pinky fingers, high cheekbones, lumps under my jawbone, ridiculously thick, curly hair, shovel teeth on SIX teeth. Do you have any information? I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. 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, Hi! Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. The pages wont let me open them . My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. I took a DNA test and we had Portuguese, as well as West African ancestry that we were unaware of, but unsurprised (my daughter took the test too). Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. I just came upon this site. 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. I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN Chapman, Chavis. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. White. 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. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. 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. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. 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. All this is so fascinating to me. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. I had no idea what that meant. I found the connection and sent it to her. They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. 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. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Location and surnames may help in tracing Melungeon ancestor roots. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. Brooks. The surnames of the first recorded Melungeons included Collins, Gibson, Mullins, Goins, Bunch, Bowlin, and Denham. I met him years ago. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. I have always been the odd duck in my family. This is what my husband and I have done. 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. 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 Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. She just said, our only concern was surviving. Would love to hear if you have tips or suggestions! Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Glad to see the name here. Same with my father and his two sisters, but not as much as my grandfather. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. We were always told we had Indian blood. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. I have several of these surnames in my tree. Thank you for your work. 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. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. Harris, Harvie. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. Where can I look to find more information? LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. She was very religious. That we were from the Carolinas , Virginias and Appalachias. Thanks for posting. Jack Goins is the patriarch of Melungeon research. 2 Answers. 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 . 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). 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. Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Historical Summary I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO I cannot find any info on early Portugeuse settlements in South Carolina or Virginia. Well hope you know and I hope you enjoy my DNA. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. John Brown-Warrants 26 Dec 1760, 700 acres on the Flatt River, includes Bolins, Riddles and Collins Improvements. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. I say supposed because there is a discrepancy. Scott. Fingers crossed! Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, So interesting! My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. That's what happened to Jack Goins, Hawkins County, Tn. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. from my grandmother Burton. The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. According to FamilySearch.org, some common Melungeon last names may include: Bowling (Bolin) Bunch Chavis (Chavez) Collins Epps Evans Fields Francisco Gibson Gill3 Goins Goodman Minor Mise Moore Mullins Osborn (e) Phipps Reeves (Rives, Rieves, Reeves, Reaves) Ridley (Riddle) Rodrigues Stowers Vanover Williams Wise Melungeon people Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. Best of luck and Merry Christmas! Physical Traits. Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. 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. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Thanks in advance. Co. Kentucky. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. 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. Melungeon origins Any new Ideas? Chau Mecca Burton Ferrell. Would taking one of the ancestry dna tests help determine this or just make it more confusing? Knowing it could be a false positive or perhaps true, I have pursued that info. Other researchers have speculated that "Melungeon" derives from the Turkish melun can, (meaning "cursed soul"); the Italian melongena ("eggplant," referring to one with dark skin), or the old English term "malengin" ("guile; deceit"). Home. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. 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. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. I am seeing Miner, Smith, Bolling, Nichols.. Hello, Change). Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. ROBERT DEGNEN 5/31/00. It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. 2847 results. Ive been researching for a couple of months when I first came across melungeons. My great great grandmother was a Callaway! I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. I honestly believe we are Melungeon. Have you started a family research project? 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. The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. It never went to my email. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. Jones, Smith, Martin, Osborne (was in the Revolutionary War) Stallard, Sizemore, Brown, Cooper, Perkins. C 2. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. Please email me when you are available. Suddenly thing are starting to make so much more sense. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. 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 . Found your list of names. 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. Does anyone have any information to share? I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. 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. I have photos, and a tree on family search org if anybodys intersted. 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. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Hello 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. But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. Its been a long road just to here! What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! 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.) It is part of Ancestry.com but the site is free. 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. My last name is Carter from my fathers sur name. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. Howe. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. My great grandfather was a Freeman of color in South carolina. Thanks for checking in! But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER Powell. hello, my name is hannah Branham. While the Melungeon people faced social isolation due to their non-white heritage, they rarely faced legal penalties for it. The following common Melungeon surnames They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. The names of many Cherokees who did not leave North Carolina are found in: Blankenship, Bob. West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his 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. Do the companies get different results? There is no proof that Melungeons even have Mediterranean ancestry, . North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Boone, Bowman, Badby, Branham, Braveboy, Briger/Bridger, Brogan, Brooks, Brown, Bunch, Butler, Butters, Bullion, Burton, Buxton, Byrd. My name is Nikki Landerkin. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. her parents names? Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. I saw where the name Branham is mentioned and my great-great grandmothers name was Ressie Branham and her husband was Charels Zolly Moody. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. 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. 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. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. 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. Wow!! There are a lot of Coopers in Eastern Kentucky, especially Somerset, Ky. 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. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. I am 4 th cousin s with lowry,revels and bakers per my 2018 ancestry.com test results. Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? Like Like. Lucas. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. 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. It is nice to find this site. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. Grandson of John Snow Creek Taliaferro and Sarah Smith, both from Virginia. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. But it can be difficult to trace. Can you help me figure out if there is a melange in connection which might explain this family claim? Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. 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. 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. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. 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 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. 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! It has taken years and both of my parents have been gone over about 20 years. Let me know how it goes. Im a 25 year old Graduate student and I just want to know more about where my family comes from. 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). Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. Greetings, Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! I do not have dark skin and for the most part people are shocked about my skin. Hi! The family line I have been researching is Perkins. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. Thanks for what you are doing. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? 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