Check the original document for the appearence of "Rufsell". I believe that at that time the first "s" in words with "ss" looked alot like a "f". This might make a difference. Max ----- Original Message ----- From: "JOHNNY FELLOWS" <jonbon@prodigy.net> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 9:54 PM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] James & Martha ( Rufsell ) Maxwell > > The bible was printed in 1829 . etc.