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Re: What's a Melungeon?
Posted by: Greg Dale	Date: September 03, 1998 at 16:24:58
In Reply to: What's a Melungeon? by Diana Matthiesen	of 1296

Melungeons were a group of people of unknown origon who were supposedly in the Appalachian region when the early settlers arrived. There are a variety of theories about them - check them out on the WWW. There are several sites that you can find with any of the search engines. It really is a fascinating story. The name Carrico shows up on the list of family names that are associated with the Melungeons.

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Re: What's a Melungeon? Diana Gale Matthiesen 9/26/98 (0)

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