Maybe Melungeon

A Research Article
By Jack Goins, MHS VP for Heritage

This story deals with some unanswered questions on the Historical Melungeons. When and where did this name begin and who was the most likely source? The answer to these questions is based on opinions from my research. Some of my direct line ancestors were entwined in this history and some in my Goins family were among the first settlers in the Clinch area. Authors listed them as Melungeon because of various tax, court and census records. To set this story in its correct perspective the Melungeons were designated by census and tax enumerators, courts, and some of their white neighbors as free persons of color, or mulatto.

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