This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NWillian Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.griffin/6658.1.1.1.1.2.2.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: that was very kind of you to take such time to give me such info. i have been afraid to start on the Indian line, but will go to the sites you gave me. i do have the griffin listed in the 1880 census w/wife ellen just in case, but my gt aunt was a librarian & was in charge of all the family members, bless her heart. i have the written papers she gave my dad & she swore charles's wife was caroline, so over the years, i have used ea name. i can trace imp lines that lead to the griffins, the albrittons from NC who homesteaded in GA as early as 1810, if my memory serves me right. my adams came from same basic area in NC, but went s on the coffee trail to thomas cty, ga, then to randolph for a couple of years, & that's where the adams & albrittons hook up. years later, joseph shows up in randolph cty, ga & somehow hooked up the daug of the albrittons & adams. i have his cival war record, but nothing else. i have also been researching my husband's line - he's a yankee born in Fl. i have learned so much about the northerners - his people wrote the charters for ct, ma, started dartmouth & on & on. i am fiercely proud of my southern roots, but it was so pleasant to find everything about everyone all written down so nice & neat for the yankees! again, thanks so much for your valued opinion, & good hunting to you too! nancy williams 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.