I am trying to see if I can locate my Great Grandmother. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Apr 9, 2017 - COMMON MELUNGEON SURNAMES Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth, Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly,. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. 2 vols. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. I believe that she was melungeon. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. I wish I knew more about, but anyone I can ask are now passed. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth 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. there you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! ajpilkey76@gmail.com. Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. 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. My grandmother Daviss mothers was kitts and I have that line complete. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth, Hunt, Hunter, Richardson, Gibbs, and other families. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. So then we need to go to our trees MY Grandmaw was Janie Perkins on my Momas side. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. 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. 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. I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. 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. 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 To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: But, some of her DNA was from the Mediterranean. He was buried in Arlington, Virginia. I have been wondering if we are Melungeons. : /mlndn/ m-lun-jn) is the name of a Southern U.S. ethnic minority once found in the Appalachian Mountains in parts of the states of Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and North Carolina. Gann, Garland, Gibbs, Gibson/Gipson, Goins/Goings, Givens, Gowan/Gowen, Graham, Green(e), Gwinn. I guess Brent Stanley could be my match! Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. So here we are. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. My fathers name is Harrison Brown, son of Harris Brown and Rosa Burt (Brown). Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. 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. 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 . After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. My mothers family was different than the other families around us in Mississippi. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. Chapman, Chavis. 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. Note: One of my ancestors, a Mulungen, was a signer of the Declaration. Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. Always claimed to be cherokee but nothing in my research shows it. Aakster Dutch. Scott. Nearly everyone who has written about the Melungeons agrees that they fiercely resented the name. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . Hello again Ms. Gray. I wont be attending, as I live 3000 miles away, but it might be useful to you who live near Virginia. These laws required anyone with one drop of African blood to be classified as black. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. We do belong somewhere after all. These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. Coleman. My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson from Wharn Cliff West Virginia. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. I am from these areas as well on both sides of my family, paternal and maternal, back 8 generations. 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.) I descend from Reeves coming into Tennessee via Virginia. Hope you can find your connections. 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. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. My Grandmaw Pearl Bass always told my father Jasper Stanley. Dorothy E., Mary, Sebron, Neal M., Henry, Hugh, ruby, Mac Harris, Julia M., & Henry Gaston. linda mckee 12/16/08. We are Tacketts, Dial, Salyer/Sawyer, Green, Smith, Mullins, Coffey, and Sizemore. I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. I did find her husband and kids. I do not have everything but I now have a pretty good collection. 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. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. Home. I say supposed because there is a discrepancy. Cooper. George Alvin Jr. 1787-1864 from N.C. to Illinois, Clark Co. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. Please email me when you are available. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. I was told we were Jewish my entire life but never made more connection to it as kid, but more so as an adult. DNA study is not my strong suit! Thank you, Victoria Thornton. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. 36 From the Little Peedee in S.C. too Hancock Cty.,TN. 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 . This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. 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. 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 . Its been a long road just to here! 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. Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. 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. hello, my name is hannah Branham. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Lowry. I am so sorry that it took me a bit to see this response. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Holler back! Hendricks/Hendrix and Graham from Virginia and Kentucky are prominent in his heritage. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! I saw where the name Branham is mentioned and my great-great grandmothers name was Ressie Branham and her husband was Charels Zolly Moody. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. Taylor. His grandmother was a Julia Jones. My Big Question is does this line go back to the Nansemond Tribe of Virginia?? I guess we didnt like staying that home.. My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. her parents names? Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! So far this is all word of mouth and not confirmed. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. Physical Traits. The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. Bennett. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. Locklear. Joyceann. A judgment of failure to pay was entered against Isaac Cooper and George Cooper (corrected to: Bean) in February 1805 in the same county (and collected). Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. her reading and research of various materials noted herein. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. The pages wont let me open them. Would love to research this further. CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS My mothers side not so much. My maiden name is Barker. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Ive been researching for a couple of months when I first came across melungeons. 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. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. Historical records are sometimes sketchy and amorphous. Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. Butler. Some even claimed to be members of the Saponi tribe in North . West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his I will research from one of my books and let you know. In Callaway County and Randolph County Missouri, known Melungeon surnames in the community are listed on Census records, Minor, Gibson, Hicks, Hix, and more. The following common Melungeon surnames Carol Kaurish. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. On an And for some not any death dates. 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 can possibly help if you connect to Sylvaneous Brewer, b 1812-1815 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and lived in Lee County, Virginia, from 1850 to circa 1900. 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. It never went to my email. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. DORTON DOYLE DRIGGERS DULA DYE DYESS, GALLAGHER GANN GARLAND GIBSON GIPSON GOINS It was a name they called themselves. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. In 1997, Brent Kennedy published The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People - An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. Have there been anymore research into more names? I'm still digging on into the melungeon . Grew up in eastern tn near church hill and sneedeville home of melungeons. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. All maternal lines tested have been European. Hello! Finally, my first identified link!! With blonde hair blue eyes. I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. Co. Kentucky. Additionally, Jack founded both the Y-DNA, mitochondrial (maternal) DNA and autosomal Families of Interest . Senator named John Sherman Cooper who was my mother-in-laws first cousin. Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly, Biggs. Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same I will soon be 74 and just have forgotten where I have put a lot of things. If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL Her folks were from Pennsylvania. I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. 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. Ive been stumped. 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. All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. 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. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. I never realized that tri-racial folks as these even existed. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! 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. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. Does anyone know anything about Po (Napoleon) Brown from south east Kentucky? Thanks for adding me. Naturally there are many questions. Learn more. These families became the plantation aristocracy. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. My brother is very fair and red hair. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. I am pretty sure I am Melungian, I would love to connect and learn more. "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? What are the Common Melungeon Surnames? Thanks for what you are doing. Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. Greetings, Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. 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. Graham. Im a Brooks, Clark, and Cooper descendent. We just about cover all of those people. HER FATHER WAS Richard and they say he was a Pony Express rider. My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. I hope Im on the right track. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. By the way we are a 9CM match on gedmatch, distant cousins. Bridger. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. Thank you for the informative blog. Hi Debby, Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. 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. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. The family names from your list above are: Berry, Davis, Jones, Tolliver (Sara Isabelle Tagliferro is my ancestor via the Berry Line), Phipps, Osborne, Richardson and many more. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. Any information would be great. I have several names on your list who are in my direct line: Dalton/ Brown/ Clark/ Davis/ Evans/ Freeman/ Hill/ James/ Jones/ Martin/ Moore/ Osborn(e)/ Powell/ Pruitt/ Williams. This page was submitted by Nancy Sparks Morrison and Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. 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! Martin. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. Cool, but it was more Portegues blood than Indian, I would be interested in this DNA I also have several of these sir names on my daughter dna. There are many more on the list who are indirect ancestors surnames. I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Does anyone have any information to share? My dad was always told we had Cherokee in us. Thanks for checking in! Hi Pinky Blevins, I read your post interesting. 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 . Reply message to 540.529.2592. My aunt Mamie, the second youngest was olive completed with striking green eyes. One of my aunts is this way. People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. Do the companies get different results? Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. Knowing it could be a false positive or perhaps true, I have pursued that info. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. My great grandfather was a Freeman of color in South carolina. I do know they all did come out of Tennesee and settled down into Kentucky. My mother was a Barnes. GOINGS GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN, HALL HAMMON(D) HARMON HARRIS HARVIE HARVEY Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. My mother is very racist and maybe she didnt know until after I was conceived or whatever, but she tells me nothing. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. SHEPHARD SHEPHERD SHORT SHORTT SIZEMORE SMILING SMITH STALLARD But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. 2847 results. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. Thank you. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? (LogOut/ Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. My grandfather was straight black hair, brown eyes, and really dark in the summer sun. Where can I look to find more information? There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. (LogOut/ Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. Its Brent Stanley aka Peppy my Louisiana Redbone name. His son Moses Bass b.1778 Duplin, N. Carolina d.1845 Bear Head Creek, Starks, Louisiana is my 3rd G-Grandpaw. Some say we were black dutch. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. Lucas. We have been told of Native American ancestry, but the rest is a mystery. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. Blevins, Gamble, Rucker, Hicks, Kelly, Howard, Thompson, Phipps, and more. Haplogroup R1b. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? Thank you for writing, so let us see where this takes us. C 2. Chau Mecca Burton Ferrell. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. Look for an email from Nikki Matt Landerkin, Okay Thanks! 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. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. Brown. Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. Thanks Ms. Gray! 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. She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Where was your Clarence Gibson fromScreenshot 2022-11-29 at 9.43.57 AM All around 1700-1800 time frame. Native American descendant. She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. 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. Christy. Same with my father and his two sisters, but not as much as my grandfather. My great great grandfather and even his wife. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? 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 ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. 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 . They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. 1999. We have always been told we are of cherokee and possibly Saponi descent. 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. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. 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. Thank you. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. but im very sure my father is of melungeon descent, he is a dark ivory skin with dark hair and blue eyes. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. 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