I was just informed that my great(4x's)grandfather was a plantation owner in North Carolina with the last name Ruffin. He had a child named Lucinda "Lucy" Ruffin with one of the slave women. Lucinda "Lucy" was born in 1820. I know that Lucinda married a man named Mr. Lewis and they had twelve children. Allen, Elix or Alex, William, Bridgette, Eliza and Daniel are the names that I know. My great(2x's)grandmother was Eliza. The five male children (names unknown) that were fair skinned kept the last name Ruffin and stayed on the east coast. The other seven children that were darker skinned moved to the west coast (Oakland/Fresno). They took the last name Lewis after their father. I am trying to find anyone that knows any information about my Ruffin family members...Thanks