I read that a group travelled to the eastern part of Viriginia in the early 1600's and discovered a village settled by whites. The homes had windows and oval shaped doors. Several times a day the people met in the center of town for prayer. When asked who they were they said they were "Portagee". This place is called Wise county today and from what I understand there are Melungeons still living there.
yes there are, and in the tri-cities area too. some of the people are strikingly attractive, with dark skin, dark hair and blue eyes
You are correct that Melungeons still live in Wise County in Southwest Virginia. I personally know several and, in contrast to the typical Appalachian descendants of 18th century Scots-Irish and German settlers, they are dark, graceful, and very Mediterranean looking. Their compelling story as a distinctive people is an interesting foray into ethnohistory and is worthy of further study. Thanks for posting this article...
"The homes had windows and oval shaped doors."
Hobbits?
...Deu 30:3 The Lord thy God will bring back again thy captivity, and will have mercy on thee, and gather thee again out of all the nations, into which he scattered thee before.
Deu 30:4 If thou be driven as far as the poles of heaven, the Lord thy God will fetch thee back from hence,
Deu 30:5 And will take thee to himself, and bring thee into the land which thy fathers possessed, and thou shalt possess it: and blessing thee, he will make thee more numerous than were thy fathers.
Deu 30:6 The Lord thy God will circumcise thy heart, and the heart of thy seed: that thou mayst love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul, that thou mayst live.
Deu 30:9 And the Lord thy God will make thee abound in all the works of thy hands,....thy land, and in the plenty of all things. For the Lord will return to rejoice over thee in all good things, as he rejoiced in thy fathers: