This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YYB.2ACI/579.773.867.884.1040.1 Message Board Post: Can't tell you about Beaseman. However, Bousman came over from Germany in 1752 as Baussman. Keep looking and be sure to use the Soundex. Good luck!