Two questions please I'm new to the board - 1) what is the Melungeon 2) but maybe more important, I don't understand the comment about the Cherokee Woman thing -- being new did I accidentally stumble into something that was already ongoing? Margie had asked about an ancestor being on the Dawes rolls, I responded I had been told we had Indian blood in our line & this could be my answer and Benny indicated his line could be as well; is the problem the word "Indian" was used rather than "Native American"? I've never felt shame in being told I have Indian blood so feel at a loss as to why there was this response to the string I tried to help on.

Melungeons are a people traditionally thought to be White Northern European, Black African, and Red American Indian. However emerging evidence suggests that they are not only White, Black, or Indian, but a mixture of two or more of those ethnic groups, as well as an amalgamation that very likely includes the following Sixteenth and Seventeenth century Mediterranean peoples: Spanish, Portuguese, Turks, Berbers, Moors, Sephardic Jews, and others. Also there is evidence for including Seventeenth and Eighteenth century Black people from the Atlantic Coast of Africa, especially the Malange area of Angola, who came to America as indentured servants and slaves. Some of them obtained freedom, or were free by birth, and became part of the Melungeon mix. -----Original Message----- From: ROBERT WORTHAM [mailto:rwortham@flash.net] Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 11:28 PM To: TUCKER-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [TUCKER-L] Melungeon & Cherokee Woman Response Two questions please I'm new to the board - 1) what is the Melungeon 2) but maybe more important, I don't understand the comment about the Cherokee Woman thing -- being new did I accidentally stumble into something that was already ongoing? Margie had asked about an ancestor being on the Dawes rolls, I responded I had been told we had Indian blood in our line & this could be my answer and Benny indicated his line could be as well; is the problem the word "Indian" was used rather than "Native American"? I've never felt shame in being told I have Indian blood so feel at a loss as to why there was this response to the string I tried to help on. ==== TUCKER Mailing List ==== Kathy Tucker Leigh, List Moderator kroseleigh@leighdesigns.us http://archiver.rootsweb.com/TUCKER-L TUCKER Family website at: http://www.usgennet.org/family/tucker/index.html ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237