To: Jamestown1630; Fiddlstix
Historically, Melungeons were associated with the Cumberland Gap area of central Appalachia, which includes portions of East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and eastern Kentucky. Tri-racial describes populations thought to be of mixed European, African and Native American ancestry
22 posted on
08/17/2017 6:10:50 PM PDT by
JBW1949
(I'm really PC....PATRIOTICALLY CORRECT!!!!)
To: JBW1949
I thought the theories included the possibility that there were Middle Eastern or Gypsy in there..
25 posted on
08/17/2017 6:13:11 PM PDT by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: JBW1949; Jamestown1630; All
Just input the word "Melungeons" into your favorite search engine.
OMG!!! TRY It! There's tons of info available! And Pix! It's fascinating!
I'll be spending some time reading now!
41 posted on
08/17/2017 6:28:35 PM PDT by
Fiddlstix
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