The majority of the African Melungeon Ancestors were from the kingdom of Ndongo in Angola. A Portuguese general invaded Ndongo and enslaved as many as 50,000 Angolan people between 1618-1620. Dutch and English pirates stole the ship with enslaved Africans and brought the first ship to Virginia in 1619. After the death of her father and brother Queen Nzinga became queen of Angola and continued to fight the Portuguese slave trade of her people until her death in 1663. The African Melungeon Ancestors that were brought to Colonial Virginia Surnames were:
Johnson
Driggers
Cumbo/Cumie
Mozingo
Mingo
Evans
Charity
Dale/Dial
Gowen/Goins
Payne
Cane
Davis
George
Sisco
Tann
Wansey
Archer
Kersey
Webb
Cuttillo
James
Jacobs
Beckett
Bell
Francis
Guy
Harris
Jones
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