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My email is msladyjae@gmail.com and I have a tree and DNA to see if we have a connection.- Joyceann. STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL, TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER They came into Tennessee via Virginia. This list is subject to expansion. Also Mary Bolling 1720-1790 Wilkes NC m. Andrew Baker 1720-1779 Rowan NC. The parents settled in Owens Co. Ke. Is Jones her maiden name? Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Were most of these peoples of Native American ancestry? 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. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. Taylor. Grandson of John Snow Creek Taliaferro and Sarah Smith, both from Virginia. So here we are. 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. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS See more ideas about appalachia, history, appalachian people. Thanks, Rachel. We are most likely cousins as I have jones/hall/hill/clarks/browns all in my direct bloodlines. Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. My family has web page on Facebook. Jack, a Melungeon descendant through several ancestors, expected that his Y paternal . We are a Lumbee church. When my mouth fell open, she said, I knew because you have the look. Well well. 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. The other listed names are somewhere in between all of these. 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.) Joyceann Gray passed your info to me because I have Bass matches. Hi there I am researching my ancestry and possible Melungeon roots and have hit a brick wall. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. We share Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. 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 . Thanks! 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. Senator named John Sherman Cooper who was my mother-in-laws first cousin. While I have some information, I would like to trace him back to Ireland, as my DNA shows over 70% Irish. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, Surname is Turner. HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Hi. Owens, Ke. Hello Ms. J Gray: On another list the surname Riddle was given as a surname for Melungeons. Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. Mixed Melungeons had lived in Vir- ginia from 1660. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. DNA study is not my strong suit! Cumbo. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Butler. I believe that she was melungeon. This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. All maternal lines tested have been European. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. Location and surnames may help in tracing Melungeon ancestor roots. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. 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. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! (LogOut/ msladyjae@gmail.com, The Lumbee Indians live down toward to coast of N.C. Carol Kaurish. My 3rd great grandfather was called Spanish Jim. When I asked why my mother was so dark, I was told that it was because she had Cherokee blood. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! My maternal grandfather was Clarence Gibson. I have also done a DNA test at the request of a distant relative to try and connect those with my last name and variations of it. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. My uncles name was Earnest Hall. They lived in Gilbert, West Virginia. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. Christy. Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. . My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? Change). My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. 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. My Big Question is does this line go back to the Nansemond Tribe of Virginia?? I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. That's what happened to Jack Goins, Hawkins County, Tn. I, too, have no Native American or black ancestry showing up in my DNA results from ancestry.com, nor any Spanish, Portuguese, or Mediterranean ancestry. One group of Melungeon descendants is actively seeking recognition as an Indian tribe . I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. Glad to see the name here. But alot of these surnames are in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana AKA No Mans Land. (LogOut/ Apr 9, 2017 - COMMON MELUNGEON SURNAMES Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth, Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly,. I had no idea what that meant. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. hello, my name is hannah Branham. 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. Aakster Dutch. There are some Caudills from my line in the Letcher County, Kentucky, Lee and Wise County, Virginia -- I think most of those are by marriage. Native American descendant. I hope Im on the right track. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . I have Iberian, Sardinian, Turkish, North African and Nigerian DNA. 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. Our roots go back to the late 1600s and early 1700s. I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Thank you for your time and any help in advance. (LogOut/ Greetings, Please email me when you are available. Found your list of names. Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. 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. Oct 26, 2022 - Explore Polly Collins Mullins's board "Melungeons", followed by 258 people on Pinterest. Jones, Smith, Martin, Osborne (was in the Revolutionary War) Stallard, Sizemore, Brown, Cooper, Perkins. 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. Thank you for the informative blog. She grew up there and was adopted by a Mitchell family. 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). But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. 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. Can you help me determine if there are melungeon connections? Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. All I know about her is that she was a female paster and could levitate things when she would get really caught up in preaching the Word. Thank you, George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. Initially, it drew a strong reaction from historians and genealogists who noted the absence of evidence to document the key claim: 12 Did you find any info on the finger print info?? Williamson, Wood. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. USA Chau Mecca Burton Ferrell. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. I am a Cooper. Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. Does anyone have any information to share? His grandfather may have been of African descent. And I also did a dna test. Always claimed to be cherokee but nothing in my research shows it. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. My mother never discussed what our family was mixed with or the tribe, when I asked. . 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). They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. and we are talking and gathering info. Would love to research this further. I wish I knew more about, but anyone I can ask are now passed. On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. Martin. The best way to find out your heritage is to do a DNA test with Ancestry. By the way we are a 9CM match on gedmatch, distant cousins. So then we need to go to our trees From my mother Chapman. Thanks for adding me. My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. It is nice to find this site. Campell, Carrico, Carter, Casteel, Caudill, Chapman, Chavis, Clark, Cloud, Coal/Cole/Coles, Coffey, Coleman, Colley, Collier/Colyer, Collins, Collinsworth, Cook(e), Cooper, Cotman, Counts, Cox/Coxe, Criel, Croston, Crow, Cumba/Cumbo/Cumbow, Curry, Custalow. I did DNA and Im a mixture from the middle east as well as west asian, English, Scottish, Irish and Welsh. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. Thank you, Victoria Thornton. A B C D E F G H I J K L M ajpilkey76@gmail.com. Cooper. From the Little Peedee in S.C. too Hancock Cty.,TN. Is there any way to find out if there is Melugeon in my history. Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. Maybe in finding this site I can do so know. We are cousins! This page was last modified on: Thursday, 01-Jul-1999 13:32:47 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by there you will find relatives who can possibly hold the key for you! His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. Coleman. Little. A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. The rest of my matches are 1 in Germany and the rest in Spain, Portugal, Purro Rico, Italy, and Brazil. And then there was Mama, the youngest. And for some not any death dates. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Hi Debby, Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. My direct line melungeon surnames are With blonde hair blue eyes. 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. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Hello. The Melungeons were dark-skinned and isolated, but the ethnicity of these olive and brown-skinned families has been in question since the early 1800s. I just uploaded me DNA from Ancestry to Gedmatch Gensis. I have always been the odd duck in my family. (LogOut/ I have family tree and dna to work with! just to name a few. My grandmothers biological family is originally from Wise Virginia and Morristown, Tn areas. Her father (my grandmothers great grandfather) was from Kentucky and his grandfather, Calloway Bunch came from Bedford, VA according to Ancestry. My mother is very racist and maybe she didnt know until after I was conceived or whatever, but she tells me nothing. Joyceann. 2 vols. 7. You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. 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. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. Hello Her parents are from Kentucky, from S.C. and Maryland. Oxendine, Paine. 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. One of their kids, Wyatt Wert Wood, born in Illinois, 1913 1993, moved to Garland, Texas. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. This is what my husband and I have done. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Melissa, I too am from the Blevins family from Eastern Kentucky. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. The middle two were light complected with brown eyes and hair. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. One of my aunts is this way. My DNA shows a very small amount of sub saharan Congolese (.3%) and .5% Native American. Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! I met him years ago. Also, I am related to the Bolling which go back to the Randolph and then to the Carters, and Hill last names. 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/. Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. It never went to my email. Sparks Morrison Aaron had a wife, Nancy Gray, and a son named Moses Bass. Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. Learn more. Revels, Sampson. The cover letter stated that they were "mongrels" and were now trying to register as white. to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. All this is so fascinating to me. Neither of my parents had the same color of my skin and neither of my brothers. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell. On the 1870 Census it states that his race is Black. George Alvin Jr. 1787-1864 from N.C. to Illinois, Clark Co. The Melungeon core families, as identified by their paternal (surname) lines include European and African progenitors, about half and half. 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. These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. His name was James Turner born 1791 in Russell, VA. Is it possible he was Mulugeon? That is the route I took and it worked quite well. Our DNA came back though with european, african, NA . Chapman, Chavis. 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. Melungeons are descendants of people of mixed ethnic ancestry who, before the end of the eighteenth century, were discovered living in limited areas of what is now the southeastern United States, notably in the Appalachian Mountains near the point where Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina converge. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. Thank you for contacting me, how can I help? If I can help Id be glad to offer more suggestions once you begin your tree. White. What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? Although, he did not show any DNA connected to black people, he did show 1% of unknown. The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. What I know this far is that theres a definite Cherokee lineage with respect to Benjamin Sinnes (daughter, Jemima Sinnes-Goin). I just came upon this site. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. 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. Historical Summary My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. I imagine you had a fruitful trip. Best of luck and Merry Christmas! If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Sincerely, The name Melungeon derives from mlange, an appellation bestowed by early French settlers on the Clinch river. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. Hello! My family grew up believing our Greatgrandma Skaggs was a Blackfoot Indian, My Fathers DNA shows otherwise. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Hi! 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. 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. 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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. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. Ive been researching for a couple of months when I first came across melungeons. Ncestry.com i have them all uploaded my Denton family tree. We were always told we had Indian blood. Who knows we my be related. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Thank you, So hopefully I can hear more. 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 recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. Thanks for what you are doing. Brent Kennedy based his primary genetic proof on a 1990 study of blood samples from 177 Melungeon descendants taken in 1969. Thanks for posting. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. This is seen in all generations that I know of in my family. 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. Viccars. I will research from one of my books and let you know. Do you have any information? Hi Brent, My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. 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. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. I have several of these surnames in my tree. My "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. My family background is from West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. The surnames of the first recorded Melungeons included Collins, Gibson, Mullins, Goins, Bunch, Bowlin, and Denham. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. Campell, Carrico, Carter, Casteel, Caudill, Chapman, Chavis, Clark, Cloud, Coal/Cole/Coles, Coffey, Coleman, Colley, Collier/Colyer, Collins, Collinsworth, Cook(e), Cooper, Cotman, Counts, Cox/Coxe, Criel, Croston, Crow, Cumba/Cumbo/Cumbow, Curry, Custalow. Wow!! LumbeePrincess, the oral history you've shared makes a lot of sense to me. The thing I have been asking, but still dont know. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Dare. Thank you for posting this. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. The mother of my grandfather, Harris Brown, her name is Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson (Brown). Looking for Starnes. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Take a look at this website: https://the-melungeons.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-best-of-will-allen-dromgoole.html?fbclid=IwAR3n_jqz-VJhuT8WDjuQJxnQmGUhh5C6azEmc687FNvJurqMwFqraBlIPDs. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. : /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. Family is from WVA named McCumbee but I now find he was from NC and it seems it was Cumby/Cumbo/. Thanks for checking in! My maiden name is Barker. Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. In the heart of Appalachia in the southern United States, an isolated, dark skinned people known as the Melungeons, are challenging the accepted version of modern America's earliest history. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. 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. I am stumped here and cant seem to find much on them. They were from Roanoke Va, Patty, if youre on Facebook we can chat find me Joyceann Gray, I just checked your list of family namesfound two Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Any suggestions? Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. Thanks again and Ill keep a lookout for the mail. An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. 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. (I am particularly intrigued by this period, as I have recently been following a deep and growing pull to connect with the Monacan people of Bear Mountain.). They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. Or click an icon to log in or Sign up to melungeon surnames brown all adverts background is from named. Of Melungeon descendants is actively seeking recognition as an Indian tribe indication of his,. 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