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MelungeonResearch

On this site, you will find both old and new research and genealogy on the Melungeons. The Melungeons of NC/VA/KY/TN/WV are especially covered here.

Mountain Ties

Genealogy, history, folklore, and culture of the people of this area, focused on the Cumberland Mountain area of the Central Appalachian region, centered around Dickenson, Wise and Russell Counties in Southwestern Virginia and Pike and Letcher Counties in Eastern Kentucky. Some families are closely associated with a group of people known as Melungeons.

Redbone (ethnicity) (Wikipedia)

Redbone Nation

Research into the origins, the history, the culture, and the ethnicity of those people known as Redbones.

Searching for Saponi Town

Identifying and researching Native American ancestry deriving from the Eastern Siouan peoples of the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina, also known as Saponi or Tutelo, Family lore of Blackfoot or Blackfeet Indian ancestry derived east of the Mississippi appears to be related to these Eastern Siouan people. Also associated with some melungeon communities.