Hey girl! There are several sites in the area. One is about five miles from here at Fort Dorchester - an extinct town. There is also one, I believe at Edisto. The information that is coming out is amazing - it is changing all preconcieved ideas.
Melungeons, Red Bones, and another group are supposed to be or rather thought to be descended from Portugese sailors that were stranded here in SC close to Hilton Head.
The Mayans had a legend/story that a white man would RETURN to their shores. This was why they excepted the spaniard so readily.
Bits and pieces of information read and digested are popping into my mind. Quess I'll be doing more searching today to tie them together.
Thank you for the info, Miss Dixie! Good running into you again - I hope everything's going well with you. :)