Some even claimed to be members of the Saponi tribe in North . As a researcher and family historian, I was excited when a . MARTIN MAYLE MINARD MINER MINOR MIZER MOORE MORLEY MOSELY MOZINGO I have been doing fakily research on both of my parents sides. The Clarks and Coopers were listed on the census in Malboro Co, Kershaw Co and Gafney, SC. George Boone 1850 m. to Rose/Rosa Richardson. Morris Baker and Jane Smith had a daughter, my 5th great grandmother, Mary Polly Baker 1780-1831 m. Owen Meredith Ballou, my 5th great grandfather, 1766-1847. Greetings, Since then, the Dutch started adopting surnames. But I seen the Smith name were Melungeons just trying to find out about my family history. Any information on the Halls in Hertford County NC and Virginia. On the early 1900s census our family was classified as mulattos born in Virginia/Western Virginia. I would love to talk with you and compare notes. 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 . "Jordan, son of Gilbert Gibson was undoubtedly born after 1746/7, possibly as late as 1752 or so. As time permits my intention is to research as many of these families as I can. 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. She died in 1906 during childbirth with my grandmother. Smith, Stevens. The name "Melungeon" was not applied to these first Afri- cans by white outsiders or slave owners. However I hit a dead end on her father, Thomas Davis and his parents. Thanks for adding me. I am on Ancestry and 23andme I do have both Indigenous and African dna, as well as Iberian and Ashkanazi Jewish. I believe that she was melungeon. Hello! I know she had children in Wise, Virginia as well as in Haticus, W Va, and Morristown, TN between the years of 1915-1935 with my grandmother being the youngest in 1935. Additionally, Jack founded both the Y-DNA, mitochondrial (maternal) DNA and autosomal Families of Interest . What are the Common Melungeon Surnames? occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Thank you for your time in reading this. What are your Stallard Roberson and Mullins ancestors? Right now I am researching for someone else and I came across a rumour that Faith Parker (b. Chau Mecca Burton Ferrell. Jackson Joel Gilliam is my gggrandfather. Surnames on my maternal grandmas side are Mullins, Stallard, Stanley and Roberson/Robertson/Robinson. I guess we didnt like staying that home.. My mother was a Barnes. 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). COLLINS COLLINSWORTH COLYER COOPER CORMAN COUNTS COX COXE CRIEL I was looking to see if anyone that is connected to the Jones line. (LogOut/ Ramey, Rasnick, Reaves/Reeves, Revels, Richardson, Roberson/Robertson/Robinson, Russell. My "Brown" Genealogy-East Tenn/Ky. That's what happened to Jack Goins, Hawkins County, Tn. Hello my name is Melissa Blevins Nesbit. " Do you need some help in your genealogy search? It possibly accounts for my 0.7% West African/Congolese DNA. I did find her husband and kids. I have been doing a lot of research just using Family Search. But I believe the melungeon is on my grammaws side. 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). Hi Brent, Thank you for the informative blog. Ive been researching for a couple of months when I first came across melungeons. My direct line melungeon surnames are Wright. My great grandmother was Leeann Cox and it was said she had Indian blood. His grandfather may have been of African descent. All of them were from West Virginia, Virginia, Tennessee, and North carolina. Lumbees, we are a very unique creature and I'm proud of that. If you look on Ancestry.com, you may be able to link your lineage. Would you mind giving me some pointers as to where I can look to find birth records of Melungeon children? mine is public on Ancestry: Main Tree (Hatter/Walker/Pegg/Page). She was very religious. Im from Eastern Kentucky also. About Us; Staff; Camps; Scuba. 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. Would love to research this further. Please contact me if you have any information you would like to share or questions. 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. Archivist and founder of the Melungeon Core DNA project. Some these Wood cousins have JM 172 Haplogroups. My maiden name is Page and I suspect Melungeon DNA is my line that ended up in south central Kentucky. Any information would be great. My grandfathers was a Falin, Gilliam, Cox, Mickelborough, Mayo, Hylton, Burnett, Pettus, Strachey, Ogilvie, Graham, Wells Witt, Skaggs, Hatfield, McCoy, Mace, and so on. They had L. Wyatt (Linder) Wood, 1833-1911. Holler back! https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2646 and https://wordpress.com/post/jgraydiscovery.com/2675, Thank you for your response! So glad I could be of help. But their surnames arent on this list. One of my great uncles. 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. Enjoying The Company While On The Journey! My family is from Tennessee and Northern Alabama. My name Is Brent Stanley, I live in CT. Finally, my first identified link!! Joyceann. What was a Melungeon? Someone told me a while back I had the Melungeon background. Please email me when you are available. My great grandmother was Leona G. Phipps from Grayson County, Virginia. Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection. Any info on the Boone line would be appreciated, or sites with Boone dna projects. Melungeon/Indian Genealogy By Marion Pezzullo April 08, 2005 at 12:29:40. 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. Nash, Nelson, Newman, Niccans, Nichols, Noel, Norris. My name is Nikki Landerkin. I descend from the Brooks, Clarks and Cooper lines. Thanks for what you are doing. Trying to put all the pieces of the Shumpert family in place. He is the Hawkins County, TN archivist, has written 2 books on Melungeons, "Melungeons and Other Pioneer Families," now out of print, and " Melungeons, Footprints from the Past .". 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. Earlier they may have lived near the Atlantic coast but, preferring a more secluded setting . I believe we could also match and I am eager to speak with you. I have lots of Bass surnames including Aaron Bass of Bertie, NC. He was definitely a minor in 1756 (deed of gift of Gilbert Gibson). North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. And I also did a dna test. Im now wandering if may have originally been a Custalow or Croston??? Co. Kentucky. This match comes up as 4th gen cousin to me. 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. My families are listed here, and we are known to be of Melungeon origin on certain lines. Thank you for posting this. BROOKS BROWN BUNCH BULLION BURTON BUTLER BUTTERS BUXTON BYRD, CAMPBELL CARRICO CARTER CASTEEL CAUDILL CHAPMAN A famous bearer of this name is Jelmer Wiersma a Dutch heavy metal guitarist. Can you give me access to your family tree? Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community. I just recently found out about maternal grandrnothers line. Sammons, Sampson, Sawyer, Scott, Sexton, Shavis, Shepherd/Shephard, Short. Other Surnames in his line are Brewer, Davis, Seals, Phipps, Tagliaferro(toliver) and many more. By genealogy.com user November 22, 2001 at 05:34:49. Some Melungeons suspect Abe Lincoln, Elvis Presley and Ava Gardner may all have had some Melungeon blood. Hi My family is of the Evans of SC. Email: [emailprotected]. Kikkert meaning "frog". The Melungeon, who called their leaders "king" instead of "chief," intermarried with the Cherokee Indians and were considered a branch of the tribe. My grandparents are from Big Stone Gap Virginia. Three years ago, I was working in Lumberton, NC. Alternatively, Italian pioneers in Virginia used their word for aubergine to. Page, Paine, Patterson, Perkins, Perry, Phelps, Phipps, Pinder, Polly, Powell, Powers, Pritchard, Pruitt. Revels, Sampson. Melungeon families themselves claimed to be Indian, white and Portuguese. I came across this site and am hoping to find some answers. For centuries, they remained almost invisible to the American mainstream. Maddox, Maggard, Major, Male/Mayle, Maloney, Marsh, Martin, Miles, Minard, Miner/Minor, Mizer, Moore, Morley, Mullins, Mursh. Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts. Howe. Lowry. This is so confusing! I sent you that second email before I reread your origninal one, give me a bit of time and Ill see what I can find. Could use any help I can get from you or anyone reading this on pinning things down. So too his wife, Nancy Stamper. Stoney Creek church records show the name "Melungeon" was known in Virginia before it ap- peared in Tennessee. 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. Dare. Smith (40), Williams (27), Johnson (26), Brown (26), Davis (19), Jones (16), Martin (15), Moore (15), Clark (13), Taylor (13), Cox (11), Jackson (10), Hill (10). So youre saying that your grandmother was a Melungeon? 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. Simply wanted to reach out and see if you have anything on Sinnes to see if theres a Melungeon connection. Thanks for checking in! I have been able to trace lots of those names listed above back to the first settlers to this country. They also have a very specific twang or dialect when speaking. STANLEY STEEL STEVENS STEWART STROTHER SWEATT SWETT SWINDALL, TALLY TACKETT TAYLOR THOMPSON TIPTON TOLLIVER , I am descended from Wood. The mystery is beginning to unfold, thanks to genealogical DNA tests. I, too, have no Native American or black ancestry showing up in my DNA results from ancestry.com, nor any Spanish, Portuguese, or Mediterranean ancestry. Hello! I am from these areas as well on both sides of my family, paternal and maternal, back 8 generations. Thanks for posting. Look in Bibles and record any folklore that might have been passed down. Some Notes on Jordan Gibson. The Majority of my ancestors are from The Appalachians. I was astounded and wondered where all these genes came from. My mothers side not so much. These common kinships of cousins show the Melungeon society was becoming cohesive and distinctively apart in colonial America at least 100 years before the American Revolution. CROSTON CROW CUMBA CUMBO CUMBOW CURRY CUSTALOW, DALTON DARE DAVIS DENHAM DENNIS DIAL DOOLEY GOINGS GORVENS GOWAN GOWEN GRAHAM GREEN(E) GWINN, HALL HAMMON(D) HARMON HARRIS HARVIE HARVEY I know is name was simply Bill Hall and his father name was Earnest Hall. Also, I am related to the Bolling which go back to the Randolph and then to the Carters, and Hill last names. They had a U.S. 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. Are we related?? Her parents are from Kentucky, from S.C. and Maryland. The following common Melungeon surnames occurring in North Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia were noted by Dr. N. Brent Kennedy during his research for The Melungeons: The Resurrection of a Proud People An Untold Story of Ethnic Cleansing in America. But i was born in the dark piney woods of Starks,LA. her parents names? Have fun tracing your lineage. Im a direct descendant of the Davis, my great grandmother was from the VA / Tennessee area. His wife, Mary Mae Heffley 1872-1959. Brooks. Im a Brooks, Clark, and Cooper descendent. Some of the other names in my tree of life are Ashworth,Sweat, Hoosier. I am a Cooper. Some say we were black dutch. 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. My grandma also removed warts, used scripture to stop bleeding, blew the fire out of a burn. Both of my maternal grandparents are from that area. The core Melungeon families in Hawkins County, Tennessee are Bolin, Bolling, Bunch, Collins, Denham, Gibson, Goins, Goodman, Minor, Moore, Mullins, Sullivan, and Williams. Among the northern Europeans, the Melungeon ancestors include English, Scot, Irish, Welsh, Dutch, and German parents. They were from Roanoke Va, Patty, if youre on Facebook we can chat find me Joyceann Gray, I just checked your list of family namesfound two People that have looked at my results say that they are out of the ordinary. Yet my sons 23&me results showed Iberian Peninsula ancestry that is not showing up on mine, nor on my husbands, from ancestry. People are always asking me exactly what are you? Anyone with any info or connection, please email me!!!! Just trying to find the source of my Spanish/Portugeuse heritage. I dont have a Clarence, in my tree I have the following gibsons: I have 21 of those melungeon surnames in my direct bloodlines. maxg, Nov 28, 2007 #22. It was great to get your email, Ive been asked to speak in Charles Town and as soon as I finish up with that presentation Ill be back on my Melungeon research. Harris, Harvie. Here are some of the most common surnames that exist for Melungeons: Bowlin Bunch Collins Epps Denham Evans Fields Goins Gibson Mullins Reeves Williams While this is not an exhaustive list of surnames, this should give you an idea of how many names may be related to the Melungeon tribe of people. Thank you! My grandfather was known as Brownie because of his color, and had indian looking features but his sisters had blonde hair. North American Indian ancestors include people from the tribes of Powhatan, Mattaponi, Monie, Nansemond, Rappahanock, Pamunkey, Chickahominie, Cherokee (Buffalo Ridge) and Choctaw. If you would like to check it out its kit#XN3591432. (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.). My Big Question is does this line go back to the Nansemond Tribe of Virginia?? They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. I am stuck on finding any census records or ethnic listings for these women. 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), 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. My last name is Carter from my fathers sur name. What can you tell me? I will research from one of my books and let you know. I appreciate all that you are doing. Butler. (pulasky County). sounds like youve done a lot of work already, do you have a family tree established? This is my email: reaves/osteen/lawson. The following common Melungeon surnames Hi! Bunch shows up as a Melungeon last name. Have you ever heard of Lowerys or Roses in your findings? Thank you for your work. Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I have a match with a common Bass ancestor. Hello:I have ran across an interesting web page and it offers new insights into Melungeon origins.I wanted to see if anybody else has found it?I am writing a short story of it and will be posting it around eventually.It's not plaguarism its research because I am copying from more than one source :-) Johnny Most of my siblings and I have those chestnut color eyes like our mother and grandfather. Ive been stumped. I am hoping to find out if there is any Melungeon history in from my past. It never went to my email. I have EVERY characteristic of being of melungeon decent, shovel teeth, ridge at neck, disease, skin color, and the eye fold. Then she leaned over and whispered Its okay, you can come. "Price emphasis on the existence of a group is fundamental to studying the genealogy of social isolate groups, as . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Fathers surname of CROS(S)LOW seems to hit a wall several generations back. Thanks Ms. Gray! Lasie. I took a DNA test and we had Portuguese, as well as West African ancestry that we were unaware of, but unsurprised (my daughter took the test too). RICHARDSON RIDDLE RIVERS ROBERSON ROBERTSON ROBINSON RUSSELL, SAMMONS SAMPSON SAWYER SCOTT SEXTON SHAVIS My Reeves family always claimed Indian descent. BARKER BARNES BASS BECKLER BELCHER BEDGOOD BELL Scuba Certification; Private Scuba Lessons; Scuba Refresher for Certified Divers; Try Scuba Diving; Enriched Air Diver (Nitrox) My ancestors lived in Lee Co. and Scott Cos. VA then to Hawkins Co. TN. I would suggest you begin with establishing a family tree and building from there. 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. The Clarks were said to be Portuguese. Correlating Historical Facts to DNA Test Results. All of familys descendants to this day have an olive or yellow cast to their complection. Re: reaves/osteen/lawson. Where are you living I too am a Foresman. My great great grandfather and even his wife. You may be able to find valuable information there at the college. About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material Webster (1962, 1122) described the Melungeon as "a member of a dark-skinned people of mixed Caucasian, Negro, and Indian stock, inhabiting the Tennessee mountains."5 Davis (1963, 16) identified the Melungeons as "dark-skinned, reddish- brown complexioned people [who were] supposed to be of Moorish descent, neither Indian nor Negro, but . (LogOut/ Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth 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. That can be but does not have to be a Jewish Haplogroup. I was thinking maybe someone would see my ost any maybe have some new ideas of where I can search for records or what to look under as the regular ones do not pan out. Had always been told a great great grandma was Native-Cherokee but both my fathers and my own DNA shows minimal to no Native. I appreciate any help you can give. His wife was Nancy Gray and son was Moses Bass. 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.) I wish I knew more about, but anyone I can ask are now passed. Where can I look to find more information? My 84 year old Aunt just did DNA it came back with Camaroin/Bantu/Congo. Melungeon Geography and Surnames. I have attached some pics to this email of my great great grandfather, my 4th great grandfather, and my 4th great grandmother. Cherokee Roots. 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. And from Chancery records digitized by the Virginia State Archives and on-line for Louisa County he appears to have . If you are researching in Alphabetical order, let me know when you get to the Gibsons. Change). If anyone has done in lineage on these people their whole lineage will pop up. These families seem to have originated in the same place and traveled together to Mississippi after the Louisiana Purchase. I'm still digging on into the melungeon . Williamson, Wood. Physical Traits. Some of the more common surnames, or variations thereof, having been identified so far as having Melungeon origins are: Adams, Adkins, Allen, Allmond, Ashworth Do you have any information? King James IV is also my 14th great grandfather. It has taken years and both of my parents have been gone over about 20 years. 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. Beginning in the early 1800s, or possibly before, the term Melungeon (meh-LUN'-jun) was used as a derogatory term to describe a group of about 40 families along the Tennessee-Virginia border. My DNA test at age 80 found my paternal family..and every surname on the site. The family claimed Cherokee and white but resided around Roanoke, VA at least since the 1850s. A B C D E F G H I J K L M I was able to trace her lineage back to Captain Nathaniel Basse whose son, Reverend John Basse, married a Nansemond woman. I can possibly help if you connect to Sylvaneous Brewer, b 1812-1815 in Claiborne County, Tennessee, and lived in Lee County, Virginia, from 1850 to circa 1900. 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. What are your Stallard and Sizemore ancestors? How can I help? 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. They were from tennessee and mixed but no paper trail to show that. But I still need help. Andrew Jackson Chavers was my 2nd great grandfather. 2847 results. I was raised not knowing anything of my fathers family, he died when I was 18 months old. The surnames most associated with the Melungeons are the Irish name Collins, and the English name Gibson. from my grandmother Burton. Thanks! My daughter will be helping us in the future so if i find it, I will try to send it to you. Well hopefully you can work your skills to help me find a better understanding. My Grandfather was Cleo Berry Son of Lydia Price and Calvin Berry. Bridger. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Com. Owens, Ke. Surnames: Allen. I have family tree and dna to work with! Have you run across any melungeon Johnsons in your research from that part of VA? Jones, Smith, Martin, Osborne (was in the Revolutionary War) Stallard, Sizemore, Brown, Cooper, Perkins. Re: Are these names of Melungeon orgin? Thank you for writing, have you seen the other two pages concerning the histories of the Melungeon people? Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They were FPOC as early as the mid 1700s. He was my Grandfather but I know very little about him and believe he may have been Melungeon. My great great grandmother was a Callaway! 3 great grandmother Ramey who wasnt related to my grandmother Davis was also said to be black dutch. Lucas. Is Jones her maiden name? If anyone knows anything concerning the melungeons from Grayson County, Virginia. Hammon, Jones, Osborn, and Steele on my mothers side. I am seeing several surnames from my sides. Have there been anymore research into more names? 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. All around 1700-1800 time frame. My family has web page on Facebook. His grandmother was a Julia Jones. Recently made a trip to Clairborne County TN to travel the lands near the Cumberland Gap where some of my people are from. Hello! They were originally from SC and settled in the Blue Ridge Mountains around Gaston/Lincoln Co, Rutherford Co and Cleveland Co. I have that genealogy somewhere but trying to find it is a different thing. 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. Japanese Last Names Meaning Dark. Right back to Newmans Ridge. . There is actually an unincorporated community named Goin that had a post office until the mid-sixties. As soon as I get things settled and get back to researching Id love to connect with you. Thanks, Rachel. Hello! Its been a long road just to here! And Smith on my fathers side. Mama was the darkest white woman that I ever saw. I am so saddened by your grandmothers story. Good afternoon, I have been on a search for a little while now trying to find out where my heritage rests. my father's last name is King but that is not a Melungeon name but Brown is. His 7 th/gg/was Mary rock Smith whos dad was LT John Rock Smith from plymouth,ma colony. My family is from Wise Dickinson and Buchanan counties in Va. Like their names? Have you started a family research project? Thank you for your timely response and for sharing. Also, if you know who they were their spouse, this will help even more. We just about cover all of those people. Joyceann. USA (LogOut/ Coleman. The Bass family married into my Malone family, so if you need any info on that-I can help. All my mother would ever say isI dont need to know. Bryson Gibson was born between 1775 and 1782 Washington County, Virginia to Thomas and Mary Gibson. Children of both these sets were Morris Baker 1750-1810 m. Jane Smith 1755-1810, my 6th great grandparents both Wilkes NC. Patterson. Cherokee, North Carolina: B. 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