For some reason, I am unable to get to your survey, so I'm going to answer based on the results so far.   Migration route:  Cherokee County, North Carolina, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, California.  My great great grandfather, Rufus Marion Griffin, started out in NC and ended up being buried in San Diego, CA.   No oral history of being Native American that I am aware of.   Race:  Caucasian   Wales   I've been researching at least 10 years.   No, unfortunately, I am not aware of any male Griffins in our family, though there may be some out there.  So, no one is participating in DNA testing.   Griffin is the only spelling that I'm aware of.   I don't know their religious denomination, though my great grandmother, Martha Jane Griffin Crow, was a very active Jehovah's Witness in Yuma, Arizona.   No one ever described my Griffins as Black Irish, etc.   I am very interested in your survey.  I'm curious if anyone else will have the same migration pattern as my Griffins.  My brick wall is my great great great grandfather, William C. (I think that was his middle initial) Griffin.  I've been told he married Tabitha or Telitha Wiggins.  He was born in North Carolina in approximately 1813.  I have been unable to go back any further than him. --- On Tue, 8/24/10, gc-gateway@rootsweb.com <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> wrote: From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Subject: [GRIFFIN] Griffin Survey Results - So Far To: GRIFFIN-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:50 AM This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jantrevor Surnames: Griffin Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6802/mb.ashx Message Board Post: We have 18 respondents to the Griffin survey so far, I thought I would share the results. Of the migration routes identified in the survey, 27.8%  said their family's migration routed included  Virginia, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and some to CA 0.0% Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri 16.7% Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, 5.6% Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas 5.6% Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida 44.4% Indicated their family took an "Other route"  (Since I've historically focused on Southern Griffin families, I would love for any Northern Griffin's to share their family route...please feel free to email me via my Ancestry profile.)  -------- When asked if their Griffin family had an oral history of Native American ancestry: 35.3% said yes 64.7% said no ------- Since Griffin families are varied, when asked how their Griffin family is currently identified: 83.3% said White 0% African American 11.1 Native American 5.6% Mixed Ancestry ----------- When asked what the oral history is as to their family's original country of origin: 15.4% said England 53.8% said Ireland 23.1% said Wales 0% said Scotland 7.7% said Other -------- When asked how long they had been researching their Griffin line, respondents said: 11.1% 1-2 years 5.6% 2-5 years 27.8% 5-10 years 55.6% 10  years Clearly, we Griffins love researching our family history! -------- Of those families that reported some Native American ancestry, what tribe did they believe were their family members associated with (did not have to be registered members) Creek - 6.3% Cherokee - 25% Choctaw - 6.3% Chikasaw - 0% Other - 0% No Native American history - 62.5% ------ When asked if they are participating in the Griffin surname DNA project: 31.3% Yes 68.8 No ------- When asked what Griffin name spelling variations are part of their family research: 94.4% Griffin 22.2% Griffen 11.1% Griffith 5.6% Griffis 0% Gryffud ----- When asked if their Griffin family was historically Baptist or Methodist (as their appears to have been a split after the Great Awakening) 64.3% report Baptist 28.6% report Methodist 7.1% Other ------ When asked if their family had ever described themselves as Black Irish, Black Dutch or Melungeon: Of those that responded: 33.3% reported Black Irish 33.3% reported Black Dutch 33.3% reported Melungeon For the meaning of the terms Black Irish, Black Dutch, and Melungeon, please see Wikipedia. ----------- As more people respond to the survey, I'll post updated results once a month or so. Anyone who would like to participate in the survey can do so here: http://www.visualmediaworx.com/gone to texas.htm Hope this is helpful/at least interesting to Griffin researchers. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message