Jana I knew I had a Melungeon reference some where... and here is what I had. I spent the afternoon going over your J. Hoyle Mayfield material and I will be glad when it is available in full as I am sure it will spread new light on the subject. I ran out a similar chart from my data and compared it to the Mayfield data. It is very nearly in sequence. As in your item 6) if Richard's descendants were of mixed blood then that would explain there migration north of the Ohio rather then west across the Mississippi. However I also suspect that the African American branch of the family in Mississippi is also of mix blood. I will keep looking Good Luck Joe Matlock Descendants of Fannie Elizabeth Rayburn Generation No. 1 1. FANNIE ELIZABETH1 RAYBURN She married JAMES JASON MATLOCK, son of MOORE MATLOCK and EMILY POWELL. He was born 18 July 1769 in Halifax, Virginia, and died 29 October 1848 in Roane County Tennessee.. More About JAMES JASON MATLOCK: Burial: Matlock Cemetery Roane County Tennessee Children of FANNIE RAYBURN and JAMES MATLOCK are: i. FANNY2 MATLOCK, m. GEORGE STUBBS, 26 November 1805, Roane County Tennessee. Notes for GEORGE STUBBS: George Stubbs' father Jesse Stubbs was a Melungeon ii. ELIZABETH MATLOCK, b. 22 July 1790, Virginia; d. Bef. 1860; m. JOHN MEAD, 09 July 1811, Roane County, Tennessee; b. 22 July 1790, Virginia; d. 1867, Roane County, Tennessee. iii. REBECCA MILLER MATLOCK, b. 22 March 1793, Scott County, Missouri; Stepchild; m. (1) JOHN TURNER; m. (2) JAMES MCMULLEN, 31 October 1811, Roane County, Tennessee. iv. JAMES JASON MATLOCK, b. 05 February 1795, Roane County, Tennessee; d. 12 August 1868, Polk County, Tennessee; m. MARY ELIZABETH BETSY HICKS, 30 September 1815, Roane County Tennessee; b. Abt. 1795, Georgia; d. December 1880, Polk County Tennessee. Notes for JAMES JASON MATLOCK: In 1860 this family is living in Polk County, Tennessee. Abraham, Soloman, and Martha are still at home. More About MARY ELIZABETH BETSY HICKS: Burial: Matlock Cemetary Polk County Tennessee v. MOORE MATLOCK, b. 30 September 1801; d. 1842, Tennessee; m. REBECCA PICKLE, 05 March 1825, Roane County Tennessee; b. Abt. 1811, Tennessee.. Notes for REBECCA PICKLE: In 1850 this family in living in Roane County, Tennessee with Nathaniel Elkins age 23 in the household. vi. MINERVA MATLOCK, b. 1804; m. ROBERT NALL, 05 September 1836, Hawkins County, Tennessee; b. 24 September 1767, Orange County, Virginia; d. 1858, Overton County, Tennessee. >>> "Jana Black" <[email protected]> 01/24/01 05:41PM >>> Hi Joe, Guess I am feeling "persnickety" but I'd really like to run this out... If Richard's data hasn't been substantiated simply because someone felt somehow "ashamed" of it for racial reasons, I'll happily be the one to pry open the proverbial "can of worms..." Here is what Gene said in part of a very long treatise that I am going to put into the mail to you (he is a high school teacher in CA). He includes evidence referring to Indians and the Hebrew: "When my wife and I visited and talked with Melungeons in Hancock County, Tennessee, they told me that their forefathers, while on a hunting expedition, had met these settlers on Roanoke Island. After talking with the settlers, the Melungeons decided the two groups had a common ancestry. Since the colonists were suffering from Indian attacks, hunger, and privation, the Melungeons invited them to accompany them to Tennessee. Some historians say that the Roanoke colonists went to live with the Croatoan Indians on nearby Croatoan Island. Perhaps the Croatoans and the Melungeons were the same people. How do the Matlocks fit in this picture? We Matlocks must accept that we haven't always been "lily-white." It took us many centuries to "whiten up" in England. Of course, nearly all the Indian hordes were dark brown or black. After all, we were the Mahat-lohki or "Divine Assemblage," descendants of the black-skinned Druid priests of India. Then when we went to the New World, most of us had to work as indentured servants. We worked hard in the fields with Negroes and Indians. And we also bedded down with them at night. In fact, according to my research of death certificates, etc., we Matlocks only became blond and blue-eyed at the end of the Civil War. In terms of race-mixing with Blacks and Indians, every "White" American family is typically like us. In the late 1700s, a group of mixed-blood Weddle ancestors (the White part of them was German) settled on the banks of the Clinch River, where Kingston, Tennessee now stands. Later on, they moved to Hancock and Hawkins County, mixing with the Melungeons and our Matlock ancestors." Joe, where in TN are you? Talk to you whenever it works... Jana PS Gene claims that the word Mahat-lohki is the origin of our surname Matlock! Almost forgot to mention it... ---
Joe, I believe you might have a couple of errors in your posting to Jana. Rebecca Matlack was born in the Sullivan Co, and Washington Co, area of TN. Her father was living in that area in that time frame. I was told that she died in Scott County, MO. Since there were children born before and after her by his wife Fannie Rayburn I don't know how the stepchild slipped in there. Jason didn't marry the Miller lady until later... May I ask where the middle name for Rebecca came from... Minerva that is daughter of Jason was married to John Browder 7 Dec 1827 in Roane County, TN. The Minerva that married Robert Nall in Hawkins County must belong to someone else. Not sure who at this time. But I would suspect that it is either Charles, Loving or Richard Medlock who were living in Hawkins County when the 1830 census was taken. But narrowing it down some the only one in the 1830 census that had daughters was Charles. Wanda "A wolf that will not howl will never find it's pack."...Anonymous ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Matlock" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 1:57 PM Subject: RE: [MATLOCK-L] David Matlock - Lucy Matlock Blair wedding > Jana > I knew I had a Melungeon reference some where... and here is what I had. I spent the afternoon going over your J. Hoyle Mayfield material and I will be glad when it is available in full as I am sure it will spread new light on the subject. I ran out a similar chart from my data and compared it to the Mayfield data. It is very nearly in sequence. As in your item 6) if Richard's descendants were of mixed blood then that would explain there migration north of the Ohio rather then west across the Mississippi. However I also suspect that the African American branch of the family in Mississippi is also of mix blood. > > I will keep looking > > Good Luck > > Joe Matlock > > > Descendants of Fannie Elizabeth Rayburn > > > Generation No. 1 > > 1. FANNIE ELIZABETH1 RAYBURN She married JAMES JASON MATLOCK, son of MOORE MATLOCK and EMILY POWELL. He was born 18 July 1769 in Halifax, Virginia, and died 29 October 1848 in Roane County Tennessee.. > > More About JAMES JASON MATLOCK: > Burial: Matlock Cemetery Roane County Tennessee > > Children of FANNIE RAYBURN and JAMES MATLOCK are: > i. FANNY2 MATLOCK, m. GEORGE STUBBS, 26 November 1805, Roane County Tennessee. > > Notes for GEORGE STUBBS: > George Stubbs' father Jesse Stubbs was a Melungeon > > > ii. ELIZABETH MATLOCK, b. 22 July 1790, Virginia; d. Bef. 1860; m. JOHN MEAD, 09 July 1811, Roane County, Tennessee; b. 22 July 1790, Virginia; d. 1867, Roane County, Tennessee. > iii. REBECCA MILLER MATLOCK, b. 22 March 1793, Scott County, Missouri; Stepchild; m. (1) JOHN TURNER; m. (2) JAMES MCMULLEN, 31 October 1811, Roane County, Tennessee. > iv. JAMES JASON MATLOCK, b. 05 February 1795, Roane County, Tennessee; d. 12 August 1868, Polk County, Tennessee; m. MARY ELIZABETH BETSY HICKS, 30 September 1815, Roane County Tennessee; b. Abt. 1795, Georgia; d. December 1880, Polk County Tennessee. > > Notes for JAMES JASON MATLOCK: > In 1860 this family is living in Polk County, Tennessee. Abraham, Soloman, and Martha are still at home. > > More About MARY ELIZABETH BETSY HICKS: > Burial: Matlock Cemetary Polk County Tennessee > > v. MOORE MATLOCK, b. 30 September 1801; d. 1842, Tennessee; m. REBECCA PICKLE, 05 March 1825, Roane County Tennessee; b. Abt. 1811, Tennessee.. > > Notes for REBECCA PICKLE: > In 1850 this family in living in Roane County, Tennessee with Nathaniel Elkins age 23 in the household. > > vi. MINERVA MATLOCK, b. 1804; m. ROBERT NALL, 05 September 1836, Hawkins County, Tennessee; b. 24 September 1767, Orange County, Virginia; d. 1858, Overton County, Tennessee. > > > >>> "Jana Black" <[email protected]> 01/24/01 05:41PM >>> > Hi Joe, > > Guess I am feeling "persnickety" but I'd really like to run this out... If > Richard's data hasn't been substantiated simply because someone felt somehow > "ashamed" of it for racial reasons, I'll happily be the one to pry open the > proverbial "can of worms..." > > Here is what Gene said in part of a very long treatise that I am going to > put into the mail to you (he is a high school teacher in CA). He includes > evidence referring to Indians and the Hebrew: > > "When my wife and I visited and talked with Melungeons in Hancock County, > Tennessee, they told me that their forefathers, while on a hunting > expedition, had met these settlers on Roanoke Island. After talking with the > settlers, the Melungeons decided the two groups had a common ancestry. Since > the colonists were suffering from Indian attacks, hunger, and privation, the > Melungeons invited them to accompany them to Tennessee. Some historians say > that the Roanoke colonists went to live with the Croatoan Indians on nearby > Croatoan Island. Perhaps the Croatoans and the Melungeons were the same > people. > > How do the Matlocks fit in this picture? > > We Matlocks must accept that we haven't always been "lily-white." It took us > many centuries to "whiten up" in England. Of course, nearly all the Indian > hordes were dark brown or black. After all, we were the Mahat-lohki or > "Divine Assemblage," descendants of the black-skinned Druid priests of > India. Then when we went to the New World, most of us had to work as > indentured servants. We worked hard in the fields with Negroes and Indians. > And we also bedded down with them at night. In fact, according to my > research of death certificates, etc., we Matlocks only became blond and > blue-eyed at the end of the Civil War. In terms of race-mixing with Blacks > and Indians, every "White" American family is typically like us. > > In the late 1700s, a group of mixed-blood Weddle ancestors (the White part > of them was German) settled on the banks of the Clinch River, where > Kingston, Tennessee now stands. Later on, they moved to Hancock and Hawkins > County, mixing with the Melungeons and our Matlock ancestors." > > Joe, where in TN are you? Talk to you whenever it works... > Jana > > PS Gene claims that the word Mahat-lohki is the origin of our surname > Matlock! Almost forgot to mention it... > > --- > > > ==== MATLOCK Mailing List ==== > For problems on the list write to [email protected] >