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UPDATE: Melungeon Origins
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DNA
studies have documented
Melungeons in [[Hancock County, Tennessee]], [[Hawkins County, Tennessee]], and [[Lee County, Virginia]] descend from African males and European females. Conclusions of this
scholarly
study were published in ''The Journal of Genetic Genealogy'' (April 2012).
Read more at
[http://news.yahoo.com/dna-study-seeks-origin-appalachias-melungeons-201144041.html DNA study seeks origins of Appalachia's Melungeons] (AP).
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Highly publicized DNA study
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A recent
DNA
study has been highly publicized as indicating that
Melungeons in [[Hancock County, Tennessee]], [[Hawkins County, Tennessee]], and [[Lee County, Virginia]] descend from African males and European females. Conclusions of this study were published in ''The Journal of Genetic Genealogy'' (April 2012).
This was widely reported in the news media through such articles as
[http://news.yahoo.com/dna-study-seeks-origin-appalachias-melungeons-201144041.html DNA study seeks origins of Appalachia's Melungeons] (AP).
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While this study has been widely publicized as though it completely settles the question of Melungeon origins generally, it does not. Various surnames traditionally associated with Melungeon identity were not included in the study. In addition, it leaves untouched some of the families who in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were typically classed as whites, but who claimed Native American ancestry, such as the Sizemore claimants among the Eastern Cherokee applicants.
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*[http://www.jgoins.com/core_melungeon.htm Melungeon DNA Project]
*[http://www.jgoins.com/core_melungeon.htm Melungeon DNA Project]
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=== References ===
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=== References
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==== Bibliography ====
==== Bibliography ====