Bedford County was named for Thomas Bedford. In a message dated 10/20/2002 1:59:24 PM Central Standard Time, kaycolorado@aol.com writes: > Subj:[TNBEDFOR] Bedford County's Name > Date:10/20/2002 1:59:24 PM Central Standard Time > Reply-to:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > To:<A HREF="mailto:TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com">TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com</A> > Sent from the Internet > > > > 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/IhB.2ACI/317 > > Message Board Post: > > This is probably a really dumb question but I've looked in fifteen or > twenty places that "ought" to have the answer to this question and don't. > I thought I'd try people who might actually know the answer. > > Who or what was Bedford County TN named for? > > Thanks. > > Pam > >