The
Mestee group of Rhea, Roane and Hamilton counties, Tennessee, or a member of the group. Group also known as the
Graysville Melungeons. From the most common name in the group.
Goins is the most common name in the Mestees of the Southeast. Graysville, Tennessee, is the only incorporated town with a Melungeon majority.
Many ancestors of the
Goins of
Graysville were Goinstown Indians from Rockingham, Stokes and
Surry counties, NC, and Henry and Patrick counties, VA.
