tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915419311648748469.post9072950792880359052..comments2024-03-18T01:54:18.779-06:00Comments on Appalachian Mixed Blood Notes: Happy Independence Day !Donald Alfred Collinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729681499724856424noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915419311648748469.post-6325270051959024932016-07-10T18:52:07.440-06:002016-07-10T18:52:07.440-06:00Well if you have read this blog you will see I am ...Well if you have read this blog you will see I am of the opinion that there never were a people who claimed to be Melungeons, it was a name called them by their neighbors in East Tennessee, , which is based on historical research.<br />Abe Lincoln is no more a Melungeon descendant than a pizz-ant. As far as Bootsy Collins, I actually know who he is, in fact a cousin and I use to joke about if he was kin to us.<br />Why don't you research his Collins family history and see if he has roots in Floyd Co. Kentucky or Wilkes Co. NC. I have no idea if Bootsy is kin to us. Your comment tickled me to no end !!!<br />Donald Alfred Collinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15729681499724856424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5915419311648748469.post-6376517268219772452016-07-10T17:37:52.036-06:002016-07-10T17:37:52.036-06:00Not sure where to leave the comment, so I chose th...Not sure where to leave the comment, so I chose the holiday! :) Thank you for your work and alla these resources ... so great to find this blog! I found you quite by accident.<br /><br />Aside: I just wondered if you knew whether Bootsy Collins is one of your Collinses? If it turns out he is Melungeon, I will be VERY HAPPY! Abe Lincoln is fine, but lets face it, he ain't Bootsy by a damn long shot, LOL. (his full given name is William Earl Collins) I would love to know. <br /><br />In any event, another Melungeon saying hi! I have the regulation shovel teeth, but I am paler than anybody, so we aren't all dark-skinned. Its a genetic crap shoot, and I loved your very insightful piece about that! Great work and thanks again. <br />Daisy Deadheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17993200276152025235noreply@blogger.com