And then there was Mama, the youngest. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. What can you tell me? I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! The mother of my grandfather, Harris Brown, her name is Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson (Brown). It was a name they called themselves. Stay tuned! My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. They were considered black from then on out, right down to my grandma whose maiden name was Goins. Thanks! This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. My ftdna family finder test revealed several matches within the Melungeon Families of Interst Group Page. Native American descendant. occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and George Alvin Jr. 1787-1864 from N.C. to Illinois, Clark Co. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. 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. From my mother Chapman. She was in her 20s, married to James Elbert Manis Ferrell. (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.). I am researching my family.actually that of my husband and children. Havent heard back from George yet, when I do Ill be sure to let you know! 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. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. Im just so tired of not knowing a connection and many of extended family feel the same sounds like youve done a lot of work already, do you have a family tree established? Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. Initially, it drew a strong reaction from historians and genealogists who noted the absence of evidence to document the key claim: 12 A few years ago I came across a possible Melungeon connection. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. Sincerely Just Another Redbone Looking For Roots! So interesting! My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. I am just trying to think of other places to look, other avenues to try. Hello! The Bass family married into my Malone family, so if you need any info on that-I can help. . Various surnames traditionally associated with Melungeon identity were not included in the study. Howe. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. This is so confusing! This page was last modified on: Thursday, 01-Jul-1999 13:32:47 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by My fathers side was 100% European. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. Little. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. These laws required anyone with one drop of African blood to be classified as black. Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. I have been trying for so long to do this on my own. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. Blevins, Gamble, Rucker, Hicks, Kelly, Howard, Thompson, Phipps, and more. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. I found the connection and sent it to her. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! Hello. The study found the truth to be somewhat less exotic: Genetic evidence shows that the families historically called Melungeons are the offspring of sub-Saharan African men and white women of northern or central European . Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. 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 for your consideration. HER FATHER WAS Richard and they say he was a Pony Express rider. I am researching my family tree. 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 have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. She was born in Hancock County, TN we assume. She just said, our only concern was surviving. Like Like. Joyceann. My mother never discussed what our family was mixed with or the tribe, when I asked. 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. her parents names? Who knows we my be related. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. Upon reading message boards someone suggested that the father could be Mlungeon. My grandmother had straight dark hair and somewhat darker skin. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. They also married into the Goins, Ashe, Whitworth and Wellman families. and we are talking and gathering info. Hello! They came into Tennessee via Virginia. This is what my husband and I have done. Melungeon-related surnames (North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN BRANHAM BROGAN BULLION BURTON BYRD CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAVIS CLARK COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER COLLINS My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. One of my aunts is this way. Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. Our roots go back to the late 1600s and early 1700s. mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). Graham. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. I have no idea but I am willing to work with you to find out! Hi. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. My great grandfather is Harris Brown, a Melungeon, and also has Portuguese ancestry, however I dont have information past his father John Brown who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson a Thank you, Redbone, Your comment has given me a great idea of how to tackle all the incoming messages regarding our Melungeon line. We are looking for information on these family lines not to upset current family members, or to find living people, nor to upset lives. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. Lowry. What was a Melungeon? And thank you for checking in on my site, I hope you enjoyed reading! RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. ajpilkey76@gmail.com. Shari Wahls stepfather is Franklin C. Hatter. Can you help me determine if there are melungeon connections? A good deal of my research, in addition to Mulungeon, leads back to Cherokee heritage from northeastern AL. People are always asking me exactly what are you? Anyone with any info or connection, please email me!!!! Can you help me figure out if there is a melange in connection which might explain this family claim? Cherokee Roots. My grandmother was adopted and sadly was a victim of the Tennessee Childrens Home Society and was stolen from her family. 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. The `so-called,' Melungeons were `discovered' in the Appalachian Mountains in 1654 by English explorers and were described as being `dark-skinned, reddish-brown complexioned people supposed to be of Moorish descent, who were neither Indian nor Negro, but had fine European features, and claimed to be Portuguese." (Louise Davis, "The Mystery of the 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. I did a DNA but found there was very littlelike 1 or 2%. One of their kids, Wyatt Wert Wood, born in Illinois, 1913 1993, moved to Garland, Texas. Wish I knew of someone that could help point me in the right direction. Harold Lee denton/Richmond,va 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. MULLINS, NASH NELSON NEWMAN NICCANS NICHOLS NOEL NORRIS, PAGE PAINE PATTERSON PERKINS PERRY PHELPS As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Brunie Barthol Wood, 1872-1964, Illinois to Indianapolis. I have lots of Bass surnames including Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. 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. Many of the Melungeon are believed to have taken the surnames of white settlers as their dialects switched to English for trading. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: Thank you for being our [an error occurred while processing this directive] visitor since July 1, Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. FORUM ARTICLES SEARCH. 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. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Where was your Clarence Gibson fromScreenshot 2022-11-29 at 9.43.57 AM I and everyone else in my family has run into issues finding the parents of Jane Taylor who Married Beniah MacKnight. 1999. Annete. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. 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. All maternal lines tested have been European. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Now to find the link to the Indian Nation. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. The oldest two were blondish and blue eyed. Are there any distant cousins related to them? Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. BROOKS BROWN BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD, CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAPMAN Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . Christy, Hi Christy, I am still researching but its slow going. So here we are. 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 . They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. Louise Ralston Brown 4/23/02. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. Please email me when you are available. I have been wondering if we are Melungeons. Harris, Harvie. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. Maya Angelou. Co. Kentucky. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. My grandpaw was also a Pentecostal revival preacher who has been written about in several books about the Pentecostal snake handlers, I know one was by a fella named Jimmy morrow. 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. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. I have several of these surnames in my tree. 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. I also had 1% of the unknown but I have known for years that I had in me the melungeons lineage. Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. My great grandmother, born Dema Delph, was adopted by another family and we have no insight into her birth parents. Someone told me a while back I had the Melungeon background. 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. Williamson, Wood. Sometimes DNA tests hold surprising results, results that the individual didn't expect. Hi! Joyceann. 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. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? Thank you for your work. During Reconstruction, most southern states passed One drop laws. We are generally from the VA/NC/KY area, with some lines being in SC (our Hicks/Love line). We think she was born in Wythe County, Va in 1927 and was married to my great grandfather John Rufus Mink, Sr around 1913-1914 as she had their first child in 1915. HI ,Ihave Halls in my line too! Home. 7. Thank you so much, in advance, for any consideration and for what you are bringing to others!!! 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. Family still has very unique mix of features listed in connection with Melungeon. 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. 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! 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. People publish scholarly books, not gangster rap records, with Redbone or Melungeon in the title. But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. Hope you can find your connections. But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. Genealogist North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. I wish I could prove anything but I know it is a long time family claim. Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. I joined facebook today. My grandfather had a very dark complexion and when I asked him about this he said these traits were Black Dutch. His grandfather may have been of African descent. Found your list of names. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. 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. Thanks! The names of many Cherokees who did not leave North Carolina are found in: Blankenship, Bob. CHAVIS CLARK CLOUD COAL COFFEY COLE COLEMAN COLES COLLEY COLLIER Hello! I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Thank you for your time and any help in advance. Thank you for this site. But it can be difficult to trace. Is Jones her maiden name? Smith, Stevens. Aakster Dutch. (And no Cherokee.) My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. My sons dna showed black ancestry circa 1700. If I run across anything new Ill shoot it your way or post it here on my site. Thank you, They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. All this is so fascinating to me. I also have linked back with Mary Bolling and a Bunch surname. Locklear. Melungeon and Melungeon-related surnames (Carolina's, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky) ADAMS ADKINS BARKER BARNES BECKLER BELL BENNETT BERRY BIGGS BOLEN BOWLIN BOWLING BOWMAN Would appreciate any comments/information you may be able to provide. 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. Both of my maternal grandparents are from that area. carol warren 2/21/11. Lucas. I havent done a lot of research on these names yet I just know they show up in my line. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. 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 have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. This surname means from the anchor in Dutch. For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. We are a Lumbee church. When my mouth fell open, she said, I knew because you have the look. Well well. 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 grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. The census shows that the area was settled by Gibsons, Griffins, Mullins, Cox, Bowlings,Wests, Elmores, Williamsons,Gowins, Cooks, Crows and Perkins. I think I solved the mystery. Do the companies get different results? On my grandmother side we are Callaway,Ray and Mitchell. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. 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). They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Were most of these peoples of Native American ancestry? We do belong somewhere after all. [https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8](https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8). Are we related?? By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. Brooks. Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. These words do not seem to carry the same negative connotations for people who identify as Redbone or Melungeon. Page 135 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Let me know how it goes. 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 would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! My ancestors are Wood. It was an open secret that they were not white. George Alvin Wood Sr., 1764-1802 from Yorkshire, through Richmond, settled in Scott My moms side are lots of Jones and Clarks and my dads Dentons have been in states since 1634 with the ma bay colony. In January of 1943, Plecker sent a circular to all public health and county officials in Virginia, listing, county by county, the surnames of all families suspected of having African ancestry. The college of UVA Wise, Va. held an event several years ago about Melungeon. I just recently found out about maternal grandmothers line. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Good afternoon, You have so much work put into this. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern kentucky. I was told in school I had 'N_____r' lips. Viccars. Also known as the "Lost People of Appalachia," these darker-skinned people were called "Melungeons," a word derived from the Arabic "Melun-Jinn" meaning one who has been abandoned by God - a cursed soul. Robert K Thomas mentions an offshoot of Lumbees settling in Lincoln Co, Asheville and Macon Co NC in the link below. Finally, my first identified link!! I see you have the surname Quattlebaum in your files. I guess meaning that I have far far less matches in R1b as compared to the majority of testers. Any info on the Boone line would be appreciated, or sites with Boone dna projects. Jane Taylor was born in Virginia in 1798 and died in Marietta ,Ohio in 1883 or 1888. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Thanks Ms. Gray! Taylor. Sand Mountain extends from South Pittsburg in Tennessee to Boaz, Alabama. My husband is a Buford, Collins, Conner. The other listed names are somewhere in between all of these. Would taking one of the ancestry dna tests help determine this or just make it more confusing? Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. Also, the Revells family, from Cumberland,Sampson and Robeson Co, were living near my Brooks and Clarks. 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. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. 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. From the Little Peedee in S.C. too Hancock Cty.,TN. I believe that she was melungeon. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. Now I am trying to gain more information abt my grandfathers father, John Brown Jr, who married Eliza Ann Jenkins Richardson. So hopefully I can hear more. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my 4th great grandfather, and he is from Scott County Virginia. I hope Im on the right track. 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. There is a Melungeon Historical group that meets annually. I am a Cooper. CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY Also, I am related to the Bolling which go back to the Randolph and then to the Carters, and Hill last names. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. My family goes very far back in this area and I have many Names in the family tree you listed: Sizemore, Green, Robertson, Robinson, Bowlin, Jackson, Allen, Thompson, Collins, Hall, Jones, Martin, Perkins, Stevens, Other names to look at maybe that are very intertwined Abbot, Stacey, Griffith, Griffin,Godsey, Lacy (maybe same as Lasie you have listed). They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. They were from Middlebourne WV. Some of the most prominent surnames that have been claimed as potentially associated with a Melungeon identity include Bowling (Bolin), Bunch, Chavis (Chavez), Collins, Epps, Evans, Fields, Francisco, Gibson, Gill, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Mise, Moore, Mullins, Osborn (e), Phipps, Reeves (Rives, Rieves, Reeves, Reaves), Ridley (Riddle), Rodrigues, 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. That can be but does not have to be a Jewish Haplogroup. My aunt Mamie, the second youngest was olive completed with striking green eyes. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his 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. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! Wright. After that it gets shaky. My mothers side not so much. She had very dark brown eyes and black hair. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Sincerely, 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 direct line melungeon surnames are So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? But when I get to these relatives I can not find any birth dates. 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