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. 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. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. These last names show up in my family try. And for some not any death dates. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. So interesting! My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. BOWLING BOWMAN BRADBY BRANHAM BRAVBOY BRIGER/BRIDGER BROGAN Dorothy E., Mary, Sebron, Neal M., Henry, Hugh, ruby, Mac Harris, Julia M., & Henry Gaston. Hey, his email came back to me as address not existing! My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Look for an email from Nikki Matt Landerkin, Okay Thanks! An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. Apr 9, 2017 - COMMON MELUNGEON SURNAMES Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth, Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly,. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Cumbo. Im a direct descendant of the Davis, my great grandmother was from the VA / Tennessee area. I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. I just came upon this site. When some names come up, push the button for tree. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. Hello again Ms. Gray. Now a new DNA study in the Journal of Genetic Genealogy attempts to separate truth from oral tradition and wishful thinking. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. Cherokee, North Carolina: B. Blankenship, 1992.FS Library book 970.3 C424bL Volume one has rolls of Cherokees east of the Mississippi for the years 1817, 1818-1835, 1848, 1851, 1852, 1869, 1883, 1908, 1909, and 1924. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. While the Melungeon people faced social isolation due to their non-white heritage, they rarely faced legal penalties for it. WILLIAMSON WILLIS WILSON WISBY WISE WOOD WRIGHT WYATT WYNN. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. How can I help? We have always been told we are of cherokee and possibly Saponi descent. 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 . That is EXCELLENT, Thank you so much for sharing!! Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Hello! But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. 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. I dont have much on my 4th great grandmother, She is from Scott county Virginia. After that it gets shaky. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. And thank you for checking in on my site, I hope you enjoyed reading! Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. Hello. Google AdSense Guest Advertisement. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. In 1997, Brent Kennedy published The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People - An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. My great grandmother was Leeann Cox and it was said she had Indian blood. 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 . April Pilkey Williams Carol Kaurish. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. My name Christy Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. Can you help me figure out if there is a melange in connection which might explain this family claim? It never went to my email. I have the knot . I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). 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. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. Hi Debby, Now my Grandfather was George Denham and his father was Edward Denham and mother was Betty Collins. By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. This list is subject to expansion. Not looking like any of the others. SHEPHARD SHEPHERD SHORT SHORTT SIZEMORE SMILING SMITH STALLARD reaves/osteen/lawson. Right back to Newmans Ridge. My brother is very fair and red hair. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Like Like. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. The pages wont let me open them . Cherokee Roots. Email: [emailprotected]. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. 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. CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY God Bless. Do you have any information? Wright. Thank you, Other relations are Chavis and Locklear which are frim the Lumbee Indians.HELP! Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? Brown. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. I am actually stuck on my grandmothers maternal line, my great grandmothers maiden name was Jones and I am unable to find any information on her mother and her mothers line. I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. PHIPPS PRINDER POLLY POWELL POWERS PRITCHARD PRUITT, RAMEY RASNICK REAVES REVELS REEVES RICE My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. In 1969 cultural anthropologists William S. Pollitzer and W. H. Brown published their study comparing the physical characteristics and gene frequencies in six blood group systems of 177 Melungeons in Tennessee and Virginia to various worldwide populations. Thank you, Victoria Thornton. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. I will research from one of my books and let you know. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! I am pretty sure I am Melungian, I would love to connect and learn more. Thank you. For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. Please email me when you are available. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. Thanks! Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. I hope you get your answers. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. They were from Middlebourne WV. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. My family has web page on Facebook. Is there any way to find out if there is Melugeon in my history. My grandparents and all 13 kids used to go up to NJ and work the fields when jersey was the garden state still. Hello, I was wondering if you could help me more with my roots. So glad I could be of help. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. I am 4 th cousins with.bakers/lowry/revels and cox per my ancestry.com DNA test results in June of 2018. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. My ancestors are Wood. I had no idea what that meant. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. I appreciate any help you can give. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. there you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! Haplogroup R1b. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Stay tuned! No Cherokee blood showed up in my daughters DNA test. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. I am seeing Miner, Smith, Bolling, Nichols.. Hello, The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Surname is Goin. 2847 results. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. Howe. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. Hi! Is Jones her maiden name? But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. 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). On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. 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. I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va 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. I have noticed that it can be difficult to discern skintones in old black and white photos unless some one was very pale or very dark skinned depending on the photo.I was that way too, until I moved to Vermont 20+ yrs ago, the 9 month long Winters have taken their toll but a week of 80 degree sunny days and bam its back, LoL, lots of blue eyes and some green to, I have brown but its a pretty light colored brown, I grew up in the 15th from time to time(name comes from long ago, instead of a county they were numbered districts or something to that effect) my family also looked quite a bit different than most of the people in the grassyfork/ delrio/ Hartford tn area. Thanks for checking in! George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. 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