The Melungeon DNA Project is a genetic study of people who have Melungeon ancestors according to historic records. Participants' genealogical suitability for inclusion is determined by a group of Melungeon researchers. The study was started by Jack Goins, author of "Melungeon And Other Pioneer Families", in 2005. Goins is himself of Melungeon ancestry. Participants must descend in a paternal line for the Y chromosome testing, or a maternal line for the Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) testing.

The Melungeon DNA Project volunteer administrator has no commercial affiliation with any profit-making organization and receives no compensation for services or expenses involved with the project.

Group 1: Core Melungeon At present, Bunch, Goins, Gibson, Minor, Collins, Williams, Goodman, Denham, Bolin, Mullins, Moore, Shumake, Boltons, Perkins, Mornings, Menleys, Breedlove, Hopkins and Mallett, and name variations, have been designated core families by the project organizers. More names may be added as this is an ongoing research project, and these names will be in Group 1.

Group 2: Melungeon related. If the above names are in the participant's family but are not in a direct line to enable Y DNA or mtDNA testing, participants will be placed in Group 2: Melungeon related.

Preliminary results of the Core Melungeon DNA Project are available here:

• Y line Results
• mtDNA results

External links

• Jack Goins' website
• Historical Melungeons Blog
• Our Melungeons
• ISOGG Success Stories
• Genealogy by DNA; Can it Deliver?