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.