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Sara wrote:
<<Apparently, Melungeons are people of mixed
ethnic descent including Portuguese, Turkish, Moorish, Arabic, Jewish,
American Indian, and African that lived in Appalachia but their exact
origins are unclear.>>

Now this might be a possibility. My thinking is that "a Turk" might have
referred to a political group (such as the Whigs) or some local gang of
vigilantes or bandits. Or it might be a term unsed to describe a local
militia unit. It may also have been a derogatory term used locally to
describe a general group of people.

Thanks!
Nel

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