Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. 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"). Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. . Surveyed 13 April 1761, deed 14 Oct 1761. . Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. Love recognizes no barriers. (LogOut/ They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth, Hunt, Hunter, Richardson, Gibbs, and other families. My maiden name is Barker. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. 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The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Thank you for this site. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. Coleman. Nearly everyone who has written about the Melungeons agrees that they fiercely resented the name. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. Jelle: The Dutch form of the name William, meaning 'sacrifice'. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. In Callaway County and Randolph County Missouri, known Melungeon surnames in the community are listed on Census records, Minor, Gibson, Hicks, Hix, and more. Found your list of names. 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. My great great grandmother was a Callaway! I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. 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. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. She was a black person in Memphis, Tenn., I believe. I joined facebook today. His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. Now my Grandfather was George Denham and his father was Edward Denham and mother was Betty Collins. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. 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 paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. I wish there was a way to do further research on these surnames in my family. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. Brooks. So interesting! Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? 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. Im now wandering if may have originally been a Custalow or Croston??? I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. 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 . Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. I am looking for information on the Jones, Barker, and Smith lines specifically but I cross about 15 of these families in my tree several times. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. My grandpa Short had black hair and black eyes. Have you started a family research project? Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. (LogOut/ I just came upon this site. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. I am researching my family tree. Surname is Turner. Just learned there is a Jesse Taliaferro Toliver connected through the Wood/Stamper line. I appreciate any help you can give. But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. 18 of those being in the US all with my last name or variants and very distant matches. and we are talking and gathering info. 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 Hi everyone, Im currently researching my fathers side of the family who is from the area of Halifax and Sampson County, and the Virginia borderline. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. Thank you for the informative blog. I appreciate all that you are doing. the opinions in this page are strictly the author's, based upon Lowry. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Hello! Thank you, Victoria Thornton. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. Roanoke, Virginia 24015 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. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. My mothers side not so much. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. 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. Change). This is my email: Taylor. His son Moses Bass b.1778 Duplin, N. Carolina d.1845 Bear Head Creek, Starks, Louisiana is my 3rd G-Grandpaw. George Boone 1850 m. to Rose/Rosa Richardson. Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . The rest of my matches are 1 in Germany and the rest in Spain, Portugal, Purro Rico, Italy, and Brazil. Nancy Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. Morris Baker and Jane Smith had a daughter, my 5th great grandmother, Mary Polly Baker 1780-1831 m. Owen Meredith Ballou, my 5th great grandfather, 1766-1847. Someone told me a while back I had the Melungeon background. 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. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE DYESS, GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON GIPSON GOINS North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. Lumbees, we are a very unique creature and I'm proud of that. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. Some these Wood cousins have JM 172 Haplogroups. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. Hello, I looking for any information on the Collins, Campbell, Burford, Taylor so what I am looking for is any information on families that moved to Texas. Berry. They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. Am trying to find out much more. Sparks Morrison But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. My fathers name was Creed and his mothers name was Emma Jo Hall. (LogOut/ I have been doing fakily research on both of my parents sides. I tried looking you up on Facebook but no luck, thought Id send some pics to get your thoughts), Thank you for writing, Look for Joyceann Gray on Facebook. Jack Goins is the patriarch of Melungeon research. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. Thanks for what you are doing. (LogOut/ my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. One of their kids, Wyatt Wert Wood, born in Illinois, 1913 1993, moved to Garland, Texas. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! I will research from one of my books and let you know. Scott. Melungeon. STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL, TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER reaves/osteen/lawson. My name is Nikki Landerkin. Greetings, I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. Tally, Taylor, Thompson, Tolliver, Tuppance, Turner, Ware, Watts, Weaver, White, Whited, Wilkins, Williams, Williamson, Willis, Wisby, Wise, Wood, Wright, Wyatt, Wynn, Monacan surnames of Beverly, Branham, Johns, Pinn and Terry. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. Locklear. 1 It is now known that DNA samples can be contaminated by contact by other persons with the sample, or even DNA attached to . Her father (my grandmothers great grandfather) was from Kentucky and his grandfather, Calloway Bunch came from Bedford, VA according to Ancestry. C 2. Location and surnames may help in tracing Melungeon ancestor roots. Hi. I guess we didnt like staying that home.. I have the knot . This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and So here we are. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. 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 . My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. Beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term Melungeon (meh-LUN'-jun) was used as a derogatory term to describe a group of about 40 families along the Tennessee-Virginia border. Cumbo. One of my aunts is this way. Are you able to expound a little more on the lineage of Melungeon peoples and the specific areas they inhabited? Like Like. Owens, Ke. There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. 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. Patterson. These were all Melungeon surnames. The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. 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. Does anyone have any information to share? Brown. 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. 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 . I have an olive tone that turns to a reddiah brown in the summer months. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. Clarks, Coopers, Saunders and Pruitts. I will soon be 74 and just have forgotten where I have put a lot of things. Please email me when you are available. There are a lot of Coopers in Eastern Kentucky, especially Somerset, Ky. Mixed Melungeons had lived in Vir- ginia from 1660. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. My family grew up believing our Greatgrandma Skaggs was a Blackfoot Indian, My Fathers DNA shows otherwise. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, A lady invited me to a revival at her church. Reply. COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL Bridger. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. We do belong somewhere after all. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. My mother was a Barnes. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. USA I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. Revels, Sampson. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. These families became the plantation aristocracy. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. Her father was surname a Steadman. Johnson, Jones. Grandson of John Snow Creek Taliaferro and Sarah Smith, both from Virginia. What are the Common Melungeon Surnames? Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. 2847 results. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. My great grandfather was a Freeman of color in South carolina. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. LUCAS, MADDOX MAGGARD MAJOR MALE MALONE(Y) MARSH 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). Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Christy. I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. We are cousins! My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson from Wharn Cliff West Virginia. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. 7. There are Coopers who live in Somerset, Ky. and a lot of the older generations have died. You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. 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/. My DNA has me 98% European and 2% Asian. Oct 26, 2022 - Explore Polly Collins Mullins's board "Melungeons", followed by 258 people on Pinterest. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. BENNETT BERRY BEVERLY BIGGS BOLEN BOLLING BOLTON BOONE BOWLIN Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. Thanks for adding me. Where did they come from? 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. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. I just came across your blog this afternoon. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. . I am pretty sure I am Melungian, I would love to connect and learn more. 2 vols. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. I always hear we were romani. Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. I was thinking maybe someone would see my ost any maybe have some new ideas of where I can search for records or what to look under as the regular ones do not pan out. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. But I still need help. MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! Im not sure how you can help, but if you can think of any way I might learn more about the Cooper Melungeons I would be very thankful. 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. Im having a hard time finding any information abt the Browns in the Halifax, Sampson County, and Virginia borderline area. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Thank you for posting this. Just to note, a lot of Melungeon families are mixed with Roma. My ancestral lines take me to Muskogee (Creek) in Georgia/SouthCarolina ending in Oklahoma. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. I have family tree and dna to work with! About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. Hope you can find your connections. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. (And no Cherokee.) This is what my husband and I have done. The following common Melungeon surnames Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN Annete. Naturally there are many questions. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. ROBERT DEGNEN 5/31/00. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. We believe the melungeon came through from my direct Collins and Gabbard lines from that area. 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. 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. Glad to see the name here. I have several of these surnames in my tree. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. I have been doing some ansestry searching, combined with some hints that my great grandma spoke of often. hello, my name is hannah Branham. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. How did you find out who your great-grandmother was? Haplogroup R1b. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. I just came upon this site. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. I am 4 th cousins with.bakers/lowry/revels and cox per my ancestry.com DNA test results in June of 2018. I have found a lot of information for her father and his people, but her mother is a big mystery. If anyone knows anything concerning the melungeons from Grayson County, Virginia. 2 Answers. RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. 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