Gang, Will everyone look through your notes and see if you have anything on Thomas Spence ? Especially the Thomas Spence who was married to Mary Green, parents of James Spence b. 1748, who married Jane Bluford. I've heard he was a Colonial Soldier. Since the Fowler book doesn't claim him by documentation, we have a shot at him. He may be the Thomas we need. About a year ago I was in touch with a man, Brooks Wilson, who was researching this Thomas in Surry Co. NC. Brooks moved to Florida and promised he would contact me when he got a new ISP, but I haven't heard from him since. He descended down through Martha "Patsy" Spence, born in Bedford Co. VA, who married John Puckett. He has in his possession research performed by his great aunt in the early 1900's that indicated that Martha was in fact a Spence, not a Hensley, and she was probably Burwell's little sister. Brooks' great aunt believed that Martha and Burwell's father was a Thomas Spence. Martha married John Puckett in NC and they moved to Grayson Co. VA and Martha died in Carroll Co. VA. From the census records, they did in fact live close to the Spences in 1850. This is why it is thought that Rebecca Puckett was John's sister and from NC. I don't know about that. Seems to me there were Pucketts all over and Burwell could have met Rebecca in Tazewell at Ft. Whitten, since he was briefly stationed there. The NC Puckett's don't seem to have a connection to Drury or Isham Puckett, because Isham & Drury Puckett were in VA. ( Drury Puckett was one of the first settlers in early Russell Co. or Washington Co. and is mentioned often in their histories. ) Anyway, back to Thomas Spence. We need to see what we can dig up on him.... Carolyn