Hi gang, To answer Bruce's question, we don't yet know how and if James Spence and Burwell Spence were related. Burwell's bunch were from Grayson/Carroll Co. VA and James' bunch were from Augusta Co. VA. Between 1820 and 1830, some of Burwell's children moved to Tazewell Co. VA where James' children & grandchildren were living also. So we have both groups in Tazewell Co. VA and don't know why. We think they may have been related somehow. We do know that James was not Burwell's father as James was born in 1748 and Burwell in 1763. It is entirely possible that they weren't related at all. We haven't found proof either way. Thomas Spence is very elusive. First, we have been told that he was a Colonial Soldier, most probably in the Pittsylvania/ Greenville Co. area, but can't find documentation. There were several Thomas Spences around in the same time period. It is thought that James' father was Thomas Spence and Mary Green(e). Likewise, some think that Burwell's father may have also been named Thomas Spence. Whether they are one and the same, we don't know yet. Anyone who has anything on Thomas' Rev. War service or where the information came from in the first place, please chime in ! Carolyn