Looking for Starnes. 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.) This page was last modified on: Thursday, 01-Jul-1999 13:32:47 MDT, RootsWeb is funded and supported by I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. But I am trying to find more about my Indian family, and am also related to Pocahontas through her daughter Kaokee. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. Im going to share your comments with Angela Walton Raji and Melvin Collier, they have Bass out of Arkansas. Hi Debby, Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. She was very religious. I was wondering if you have any information on the Browns in or near Halifax County, NC and the border of Virginia? My ancestor, John Washington Cooper, left Virginia for Louisiana circa 1830, where he and his children married into old French Creole families. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. 185 thoughts on " Common Melungeon Surname List " Debbie Foresman says: February 22, 2020 at 10:04 am. My husbands mother has been dead way over 25 years and he has been dead for years. Did you find any info on the finger print info?? Hello again Ms. Gray. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. The Short surname was my maiden name. I see you have the surname Quattlebaum in your files. Please let me know if you are still researching these families. Oral tradition - and perhaps convenience -. My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. No indication of his mother, but it was not Alma Hall his other wife. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. If anyone can help us that would be amazing. Another tree said his daughter Lizzie was Cherokee so Im not sure how much can be believed from what Ancestry shows because of lack of documentation. A B C D E F G H I J K L M Howe. Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Have you started a family research project? My grandmother, a Chapman, when young was always asked if she were Jewish, to which she simply replied, no. In the early 80s when I was a little girl, I remember Papaw Chapman (her father) always saying we were Dutch Indian and Black Dutch. Glad to see the name here. Thank you, Same with my father and his two sisters, but not as much as my grandfather. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. I found the connection and sent it to her. Thanks for contacting me, Im working on a big project right now and as soon as I can Ill see what I can find. I did find her husband and kids. CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY So then we need to go to our trees Senator named John Sherman Cooper who was my mother-in-laws first cousin. I learned about these colors when I was in Fashion for 28 years. My grandfathers mother came from Kentucky and her last name was Bolling. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. I appreciate all that you are doing. 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. Dad was a Revolutionary soldier. I do not know much more than what is below, but my father (Jerry Lee Wood, son of Wyatt Wert Wood) who claimed Welch/Irish descent, had straight dark hair, turned nut brown in the slightest bit of sun, and had hazel green eyes. If this helps my ftdna kit # B511534. As the study's authorsRoberta J. Estes, Jack H. Goins, Penny Ferguson and Janet Lewis Crainnote: At one time isolated geographically and socially due to their dark countenance, they were known. 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. My great grandmother, born Dema Delph, was adopted by another family and we have no insight into her birth parents. Turkish, Jewish, Italian, Syrian, Nigerian, My eldest cousin knows Great Grands maiden name. The family line I have been researching is Perkins. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. Is there any way to find out if there is Melugeon in my history. You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. I have several of these surnames in my tree. I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. Other researchers have speculated that "Melungeon" derives from the Turkish melun can, (meaning "cursed soul"); the Italian melongena ("eggplant," referring to one with dark skin), or the old English term "malengin" ("guile; deceit"). The center of Melungeon territory in former times was Newman's Ridge, Hancock County, Tennessee. My mothers family tree, is as the old people used to say, eat up with Melungeons. Co. Kentucky. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. 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. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. This article provides greater insight into my families probable history. Hello. Would love to hear more. William HAll and Eliza Jane Thomas 2nd wife Rebecka Mahin. 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 Thank you for this site. Some say we were black dutch. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. My grandparents and all 13 kids used to go up to NJ and work the fields when jersey was the garden state still. Thank you for providing a surnames list, Ive been trying to find out anout my mothers fathers side, surname is Boone and Richardson. And then there was Mama, the youngest. Thank you for your consideration. 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. The biggest thing I am trying to accomplish, however, is to help my grandmother find closure and to find her family so she can have peace before her time comes. Powell. Im a 25 year old Graduate student and I just want to know more about where my family comes from. Typical Melungeon physical traits are said to include dark hair and skin with light-colored eyes. 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. Location and surnames may help in tracing Melungeon ancestor roots. My great great grandmother was a Callaway! 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. 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. HAWKES HENDRICKS HENDRIX HILL HILLMAN HOGGE HOLMES HOPKINS HOWE Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. Momma had olive skin, blue eyes, dark brown eyelashes and eyebrows, straight brown blonde hair. So interesting! I'm pale in the winter but will tan a nice golden . Home > Forum > Surnames > Melungeon. These families settled in Lincoln Co and are mentioned in the Indian Commission Affairs and in a report by Robert K. Thomas. 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 born and raised in Big Stone Gap Va I am of mulungeon descent. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. I wish there was a way to do further research on these surnames in my family. It is part of Ancestry.com but the site is free. 3 great grandmother Ramey who wasnt related to my grandmother Davis was also said to be black dutch. Hi Brent, My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. All the matches to me, thousands, had African blood. We were Black Dutch, Melungeon, Blackfoot and Osage. They, along with associated families, migrated to western NC from the eastern/coastal NC and borderline SC/NC. I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. 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. Her family is from the Cumberland Gap area of Kentucky. Thank you. To the contrary, Elizabeth Caldwell Hirschman's research indicates the earliest settlers . Jeremiahs father Jeremiah Sr. b.1724 then Edward Bass b.1697 Bertie, N. Carolina. I would love to find out if any of them are Melungeon! Hey Brent im from Louisiana Grant Parish Area, funny we are doing the same research for Mulungeon Ancestors. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. My mother and grandfather are directly from the Hall lineage. 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). Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. If given the space, we could present complex scores of intermarriages of Melungeon and other mixed surnames beginning in the 1600s of colonial America. On an It is like her whole Jones line does not exist. My grandmother is Bessie Zackery and her mother was Elizabeth Collier or Dicey Elizabeth Collier and her mother was a Mary Ann Norris. Annete. The pages wont let me open them . Just found out through 23 and me that I have spanish/portuguese ancestry. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! to Clark co. Ill. Linders wife, Jane Sophia Lee. Dalton, Dare, Davis, Denham, Dennis, Dial, Dorton, Doyle, Driggers, Dye, Dyess. One set of my 7th great grandparents were Jane Bunch, Carolinas, 1740-1782 m. Hugh Smith, d. Wilkes Co. NC, 1738-1781. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. I am a Denham..Been researching this info a great confirmation! (LogOut/ Have fun tracing your lineage. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. Hello! USA Over the generations, many other surnames have become associated with the Melungeons. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. 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. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. 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. occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and They came into Tennessee via Virginia. Any suggestions? I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. I really enjoyed reading your article, and hope to learn even more in the future. This is my email: My great grandmothers name was Elizabeth Katherine Jones Mink King. Oct 26, 2022 - Explore Polly Collins Mullins's board "Melungeons", followed by 258 people on Pinterest. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. I have added links to certain names that I have more information to share. Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. After receiving my Y resilts I came up with only 27 matches. One of their kids, Wyatt Wert Wood, born in Illinois, 1913 1993, moved to Garland, Texas. I have family tree and dna to work with! We are a Lumbee church. When my mouth fell open, she said, I knew because you have the look. Well well. Graham. I think I solved the mystery. Redbone & Melungeons !!!! Am trying to find out much more. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. 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. Sincerely, All this is so fascinating to me. 2 vols. 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. By the way we are a 9CM match on gedmatch, distant cousins. Richard Lister on the trail of a lost people. I recently read a wonderful novel based on that terrible place. Langston, Lasie, Lawson, Locklear, Lopes, Lowry, Lucas. 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. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! 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. Surname is Goin. Where can I look to find more information? Jan. My mammaw was a Smith , heard they Indians in there blood line. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Is Jones her maiden name? The names of many Cherokees who did not leave North Carolina are found in: Blankenship, Bob. If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. What a great feeling you must be experiencing with this new found gem! What can you tell me? Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. Joyceann Gray passed your info to me because I have Bass matches. Sparks Morrison 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. Page 100 - Research Melungeon in the Surnames forums on Genealogy.com, the new GenForum! I never realized that tri-racial folks as these even existed. What was a Melungeon? Im on Facebook as Corliss Blevins Wickline. My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. You present a hard nut to crack but not impossible. My uncle says their daughter, Martha Gilliam Barnett, was 100% Cherokee. Thank you for writing, so let us see where this takes us. Does anyone know anything about Po (Napoleon) Brown from south east Kentucky? I joined facebook today. Brooks. Roanoke, Virginia 24015 Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. Reply. The Melungeon culture has typically been associated with the Appalachian region. I do not know if they would be of your lineage but you could check those out. I suspect that they were mulungeon and passed as white after moving to Indiana. The other listed names are somewhere in between all of these. Ive been interested in my family history for my entire life. https://nativeheritageproject.com/2012/08/10/a-report-on-research-of-lumbee-origins-by-robert-k-thomas-part-18-appendix/?fbclid=IwAR21JgwWwyYej0aPBQ8JKjGvNaHk_pXexc7Ddmkn6kKdxF6vaLxJdglOIf8. Surnames: Allen. We were always told we had Indian blood. We do belong somewhere after all. As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . Wow!! I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. You are very welcome, Taking a DNA test might very well help. There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. Oxendine, Paine. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . The following common Melungeon surnames Im from Eastern Kentucky also. RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS Ely, Epps, Evans, Fields, Freeman, French. I recently had my DNA done and it confused me more. At the most basic level, he learned, they were a group of interconnected families that had lived in certain counties in Tennessee, Virginia, and. April Pilkey Williams Although I cannot find the connect yet. A lady invited me to a revival at her church. Researchers with ancestral roots in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia may have Melungeon genes. Her folks were from Pennsylvania. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? I know that these roots come through my mothers family who I have traced back to when they came here to the U.S. Her parents born in Amherst Co. VA in 1760s. Mixed Melungeons had lived in Vir- ginia from 1660. Scott. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. I do not have dark skin and for the most part people are shocked about my skin. Hello! All maternal lines tested have been European. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. 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. Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. Lucas. My great great grandfather and even his wife. my mothers last name is Brown, my fathers last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. Im researching my Berry family from Hawkins /Tennesse and Virginia . I have always been the odd duck in my family. She lived from 1818 to 1894, but I dont have any info on her race, My great great grandfathers name is Russell Vicars. 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 Yes, on ancestry, send me your email and Ill invite you. There was a guy by the last name of Kennedy. His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. I have been trying to place my Melungeon ancestors as well as my Native ancestry. My fathers name was Creed and his mothers name was Emma Jo Hall. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? I did take my fathers death certificate when she was unaware. Thanks Ms. Gray! TUPPANCE TURNER, WARE WATTS WEAVER WHITE WHITED WILKINS WILLIAMS And for some not any death dates. Enjoying The Company While On TheJourney. My 4th G-Grandpaw was Jeremiah Bass Jr. b.1746 Bertie, N.Carolina d.1808 Addams Co, Mississippi. Please email me when you are available. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL The list of eligible Melungeon surnames is Bell, Bolton, Bowling, Bolin, Bowlin, Breedlove, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Gipson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Menley, Morning, Mullins, Nichols, Perkins, Riddle, Sizemore, Shumake, Sullivan, Trent and Williams. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. 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. I am a Cooper. Any help would be greatly appreciated from anyone who may be familiar with these family lines. Hi there I am researching my ancestry and possible Melungeon roots and have hit a brick wall. While I have some information, I would like to trace him back to Ireland, as my DNA shows over 70% Irish. North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky. I asked my grandfather (1885-1973) what his familys origins were and he said Black Dutch. Melungeon. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. I cant find nothing on Betty Collins. I would love to talk with you and compare notes. Im now wandering if may have originally been a Custalow or Croston??? 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 would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. Do the companies get different results? Hall, Hammon, Harmon, Harris, Harvie/Harvey, Hawkes, Hendricks/Hendrix, Hill, Hillman, Hogge, Holmes, Hopkins, Howe, Hyatt. Right back to Newmans Ridge. Martin. My paternal grandmothers grandmother was a Bunch from Indiana. 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! Elizabeth Katherine Jones supposed DOB was February 27, 1901. F denton/watts fron jamestown/white/Sara Williams ( b1720s) married to samuel jobes (born 1720s) married in the 1750s lived in roqan,nc/woods marriedcinyo my froakie in 1800s in jobesborough,tn area. I would really like to know all I can find out about my grandparents. (LogOut/ My name is Nikki Landerkin. From my mother Chapman. Adams/brown/butler/campbell/lots of clarks from virginia/cole/davis/garland/hall/hill/,lots of Jones from bristol/abingdon,Virginia into east Tennessee near Johnson city,lydia Martin from Richmond,va/nichols/robertson/Mary rock (Smith) who married samuel Denton my 8 th gg/talitha cumi Stevens who married my 2 bd gg huh. Thanks for posting. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. Melungeon (pron. HYATT, LANGSTON LASIE LAWSON LOCKLEAR LOPES LOWRY Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. His grandfather may have been of African descent. called Quattlebaum Nation: besides the Quattlebaum surnames, I see many other names on my family tree. 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. My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. Smiling, Smith, Stallard, Stanley, Steel, Stevens, Stewart, Strother. Joseph Higdon says: February 9, 2023 at 4:17 am. Connie Crosby 4/27/02 . Thanks for checking in! If you have any information It would be extremely helpful. Ethnically my immediate family is all some mix of Irish/ North African / Subsaharan African/ Eastern European/ Southern European/ Native American. My dad and all his siblings are dark skinned with dark hair with some having blue eyes. I wont be attending, as I live 3000 miles away, but it might be useful to you who live near Virginia. She had pictures of both g- grandmothers. The name Melungeon derives from mlange, an appellation bestowed by early French settlers on the Clinch river. There are many more on the list who are indirect ancestors surnames. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Apr 9, 2017 - COMMON MELUNGEON SURNAMES Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth, Barker, Barnes, Bass, Beckler, Bedgood, Bell, Bennett, Berry, Beverly,. The Bollings go all the way back to Eastern Virginia in the 1700s. Jordan-Son of Gilbert Gibson. Him and his wife did not have any children. (And no Cherokee.) Does anyone have any information to share? Hendricks/Hendrix and Graham from Virginia and Kentucky are prominent in his heritage. My name is Relaeh and this journey has been wild. Hi! Owens, Ke. Are they Mulatto or Melungeon? Thanks! My DNA has me 98% European and 2% Asian. Hi, on my fathers side I have Davis, Spillman and Ramey as well as Berry all from south eastern 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. I took a DNA test a couple of years ago and many of these names have shown up amongst my cousin matches surname list, especially Bass, Adkins, Castill, Carter, Dyes, Driggers, Goins, Sheppard and so many others. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. Knowing it could be a false positive or perhaps true, I have pursued that info. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. I had dark hair and green eyes from 2 blue eyed parents. Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. Melungeons: The Last Lost Tribe in America. 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. Her siblings varied greatly in their appearance. B C D E F G H i J K L M Howe, Niccans Nichols. 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