Hi Pat,
Please see this list of links:
http://homepages.rootsweb.com/%7Emtnties/mlgnlinks.html This is the
information on "The Melungeons". This is a mixture race of white/native
American/Mediterarian(like Portuguese or Turkish) represented by several
surnames in the upper south regions, centered in TN. Currently research is
on DNA variants. Certain diseases determine sources in the Middle East.
"Mullens" and all other spellings of this surname is most represented. I
read where Irish Jim Mullens and Mahala had 20 children! I am a Carter and
often see my name on its lists. The history on this "Tri-racial isolated"
peoples is not documented well because of prejudice and uneducation. It is
getting better. Their history is kept separate and often secretive. I hate
that. Feel free to contact me at anytime at narrow(a)mediaone.net.
Sincerely,
Sharon C L
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Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 8:05 PM
Subject: [CARTER-L] (no subject)
Diane & Sharon...does your research include any
Mullen(s)/Mullin(s)...in
TN/KY/VA/WV/NC...or IL...or TX...or AR/MO/KS?
I have an Eli Carter Mullen b abt 1822 TN to (given name unknown) Mullen
and
Hannah (maiden name unknown)...searching for a Mullen/Carter
connection in
hopes of identifying his parents. By late 1820s, his parents were in
IL...by
1830s his parents were in Texas Territory (owned then by Mexican
Government)...father Mullen died in TX...about 1836...by 1840, Hannah
Mullen
and her family were back in IL...from there, they married and
scattered in
all directions.
Any all Mullen/Carter clues gratefully received!
Pat