Betty: Your interesting find of an "Isaac BIRDWELL, of Farmington" in 1754 would warrant a closer look. This Susquehannah Company, was apparently a land company based out of Hartford, Connecticut. Since there were dozens of families there descended from an early settler named BIDWELL, it is likely that this Isaac was also a BIDWELL rather than a BIRDWELL. However, that may not be the case. From the little bit of research I've done on New England we clearly have a John BIRDWELL living in Hartford from about 1740 onwards. He had some children with at least one son living to be an adult. If this Isaac was in fact a BIRDWELL he is probably too old to be a son, but he could be a brother to this John Birdwell. Yet an error for BIDWELL would be the most likely answer. The 1790 census for CT lists three BIRDWELL families. I've found evidence that two of those three were named BIDWELL, and their census entries were in error. So far, John Birdwell is the only one who has held up to research. The question is still wide open, but the origin of our George Birdwell of Virginia just might be found in New England. Thanks for sharing your find. Weldon J. Birdwell, in Montana