Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. The study points out that the family line of “John ... “My Ancestor’s Name and Race Changed in Census Records.

The name likely comes from the French ... At age 12, Winkler learned his father's family hailed from Hancock County and had Melungeon roots, fueling his lifelong fascination and academic career ...

Kinfolks: Falling Off the Family Tree, My Search for My Melungeon Ancestors ... diseases such as sarcoidosis and a commonality of last names, such as Mullins, Collins, Bolling, Gibson and Goins.

In another lawsuit in 1855, Jacob Perkins, who is described as “an East Tennessean of a Melungeon family,” sued a man who had accused him of having “negro blood.” In a note to his attorney, Perkins ...

ROBERTA ESTES: Thank you. Glad to be with you today. HINOJOSA: Wayne, I want to start with you because you are a member of a Melungeon family. So, when you were growing up, what were you told ...

In another lawsuit in 1855, Jacob Perkins, who is described as “an East Tennessean of a Melungeon family,” sued a man who had accused him of having “negro blood.” In a note to his attorney ...

KINGSPORT (Tennessee) July 1: Might the Melungeon people of the US Appalachian mountains be descendants of Moorish and Turkish sailors who escaped the Lost Colony of Roanoke? Or are their ...

The Melungeon Heritage Association met in Hillsborough ... has that changed the identity that's been passed down to you from your family at all? Or is this just, you've done the homework already?

Recent discussions here about the marvelous and misunderstood Melungeons have unfolded in ... Don’t forget to provide your full name (and its proper spelling) and hometown.