Until I read Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 novel Demon Copperhead, I had never seen the word Melungeon (pronounced muh-luhn-juhn). I wondered who were orf are these people? It turns out it is the name given to a “race” of people who settled in the Appalachian Mountains of the USA, probably as early as 1567. Their heritage is extremely confusing, even to academics who are studying them today. There are efforts to identify Melungeon DNA, but it is proving to be a challenge to professional genealogists. No wonder.
What do you know about Melungeons?
What do you know about Melungeons?
What do you know about Melungeons?
Until I read Barbara Kingsolver’s 2022 novel Demon Copperhead, I had never seen the word Melungeon (pronounced muh-luhn-juhn). I wondered who were orf are these people? It turns out it is the name given to a “race” of people who settled in the Appalachian Mountains of the USA, probably as early as 1567. Their heritage is extremely confusing, even to academics who are studying them today. There are efforts to identify Melungeon DNA, but it is proving to be a challenge to professional genealogists. No wonder.