This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JU.2ADI/922 Message Board Post: Hey Everyone I'm still researching! lol Okay, I'm looking for any information on The Griffin Settlement around Hale and/or Perry County Alabama. This settlement was "where the half and half griffin's" lived. They were not allowed to go to public school so they had their own school known as The Elliot Creek School. The Griffin's that started this "settlement" were descendants of Archibald Hilary Griffin. His daughter Sarah Ann, had two children listed as mulatto; Aaron and Joshua. These children were born in 1847 ( Aaron) and 1839 (Joshua). They can be found on the Perry county census 5 Mile Roll 12 Book 1 (page 8 and 9) They can also be found in the 1860 census Perry County, Five Mile Roll 20 Book 1 page 510. Archibald did own slaves. But during those time no slave names were listed. I would love to find a will that might offer such a listing. Does anyone have access to such files? In later years Sarah Ann can be found in the household of either boy listed as mother. Problem is, I'd love to know who the father was. There are rumors that he was a slave by the name of Dawes Dixon of Dixon Dawes/Doss or some variation of such spelling. No proof at the present time other than to say that Joshua named one of his children John Doss/Dawes. These descendants grew up being told they were "black dutch" and "cherokee". They were listed as mulatto on census. Their mother was listed as white daughter of Archibald Hilary. Many Duncans married into this line as well, Lilly Duncan married Lee Griffin, son of Joshua. Lilly's sister married Newborn Griffin, son of Aaron. Margaret Duncan, daughter of Lilly Duncan married Thomas Edgar Griffin, son of Aaron. If anyone knows ANYTHING about this...rumor or documented proof..please let me know. Thanks so much Sharon Griffin-Cobb