1 Melungeons are a populace of mixed ethnicity marked by dark skin, dark hair, and daunting light blue eyes. While most Melungeons claimed Native American heritage for years, these people are actually a combination of Caucasian, African American, Native American, and Portuguese ethnicities. The term “Melungeon” was often regarded as being derogatory as it insinuated that people of this race were financially challenged and uneducated. The largest known population of Melungeons reside in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana.
2 Mary Jemison was a young lady aged fifteen years old who was kidnapped along with her parents and visiting neighbors on April 5, 1758 by a raiding party of Shawnee Indians and their French
