>From what I have read and been told, the Blue Fugates were that way because of intermarriage. There was a lot of that with the Fugates. My Combs line, grandmother, Nora Mae Combs, was from that line of Fugates. However, we did not get any of the blue. Paul S Boggs Miami, Fl [email protected] wrote: > Pam, > As I remember it ,the Blue Fugates were one family with the genetic condition > that you describe.They may have had Melungeon ancestry but there were many > other Melungeon families who did not share their condition.It was unique to > their family.Melungeons are a wider group of mixed ancestry families.If anyone > feels I don't have it straight let me know.I'm open. > RoEllen > > ==== BOGGS Mailing List ==== > Help maintain free access to genealogical information on the Internet in 1999 by supporting Rootsweb: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html/