Hi Folks...........For Your Information...: PROGENITOR OF THE AMERICAN FAMILIES OF: BEAUFORTS / BEAUFORDS / BLUEFORDS "BULFORDS" / FULFORDS / BURFORDS & " BUFORDS" was: RICHARD BEAUFORD B. 1617/18 Gravesend, England D. after 1656 Lancaster, Virginia Richard emigrated from Gravesend, England on 1 Aug 1635, at age 18, sailing on the ship called: "Elizabeth". Richard settled in Lancaster, Virginia when he obtained 300 acres of land on 15 April 1656, from John Vause, located on the South side of the Rappannock River. Early descendants can be located both in Middlesex Co., VA. & Richmond Co., VA. ----------------------------------------- For those who wonder what this means....the wife of James Spence of Augusta Co., VA. - Jane Bluford will eventually be traced back to this character once we get started on her line. Jim James F. Carver 610 Gay Street, Box 214 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662-0214 e-mail: heritage@zoomnet.net