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To: bert
They even found that some Mellungens have a genetic marker found only in a group of Africans who live in Karachi.

That area was part of the Islamic Caliphate during the time period we are talking about so its conceivable black Islamic sailers/servants were taken prisoner by the Spanish and transported to South Carolina (then Carolana).

Finding "white markers" in what today is essentially a "white community" would not be a surprise of course. Finding "black markers" wouldn't be a surprise either, but finding Karachi' blacks' markers IS.

44 posted on 02/02/2009 6:43:25 AM PST by muawiyah
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To: muawiyah
There are also strong ties to Turkey that are represented by populations in various spots around the Med. There seem to be words and place names in some of the language placing Mulengeon distant ancestors to Turkey.

It is truly an interesting but very confusing tale. There has been a recent surge of interest by boomers to get to the bottom of their heritage. My area is home to an annual gathering where stories are swapped and genealogies scrutinized as never, never before.

I tend to believe that some Portuguese sailors with the Turkish genes sailed from Cartehegna and were abandoned by their Spanish Masters at a failed Georgia or Carolina Spanish colony.They somehow were amalgamated with other marooned or failed groups. I see no reason that some of the folks from the Lost colony were not part of the group.

53 posted on 02/02/2009 10:37:29 AM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The original point of America was not to be Europe)
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