Forgive me, but life happens and as a result I am over a month behind on my e-mails. Billie, would it be ok for me to e-mail you off the list regarding Walkers. I have a Walker I am dead ended on from the NC/TN area. Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 13, 2001 12:35 PM Subject: Re: [GREEN-L] GREEN BRICKWALL > Be happy too! There are several different theories about how they got their > name and who they are.One is they were a group of folks of Portuguese or > Turkish decent that settled in the mountian areas of Ky and Va.Another is > they are of Scotch/Irish/English decent that mixed with the slaves and Native > Americans.I've alsoseen links to Gypsy heritage as possible.They are > described as having red to drk hair striking green or blue eyes swarthy to > drk skin. Melungeon back in 1700's-1800's was basically a derogatory > term(much like the "n" word ) to describe anyone of questionable heratige. > This group married within their own group and migrated around together > between Va,Ky,Nc,Tenn. In Va: The forts along the Clinch River,Newmans > Ridge,Sinking Spring,Blackmore Fort,Wise Va,Harlan Co,Morgan Co,Ky, > Wilkes,Surry Co,(Yadkin Co,too I believe) all were known Melungeon heartland > areas.Likely if your family has rumour about someone supposed to be native or > relatives that are very difficult to trace parents to,its a good chance > someone was Melungeon.All My Greens,Porters > ,Walkers,Wells,Crafts,Sparks,Houstons,ect,ALL moved around together in known > Melungeon areas, Lewis has been described in several documents as "being of a > very brown complexion" his parents are a mystery. I heard all my life that my > great grandpa Craft was "Indian" and his mother decends from Lewis Green.I'm > not sure its Lewis,but somewhere in this line is my Melungeon heritage.To > learn more hit the search here on AOL type in Melungeon and check out the > sites.Green is actually one of the common Melungeon names. Sparks Geneology > site of Nancy Sparks Morrison (who is also a Green decendant and my 4th > cousin) has excellent info about them. Billie C. > >