Melungeon
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The National Melungeon Registry WHO ARE THE MELUNGEONS The Melungeons are most likely the descendants of the late 16th century Portuguese and Turks stranded on the Carolina shores when the settlement of Santa Elena, South Carolina was abandoned by the Spanish. They later intermarried with the Powhatan, Pamunkey, Chickahominy and Catawba Indians. After being abandoned in the outlying Spanish ...
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