Hi Cyndi in Baltimore and all, Looking at my "Atlas of County Boundary Changes in Va." I see that Bedford Co., Va. came into being in 1754; being created from the Co. of Lunenburg. Lunenburg became a Co. in 1746; being created from the Western part of Brunswick Co. Brunswick Co. was created in 1732; partly from Prince George Co. and partly from what was virtually wilderness to the South. So maybe your ancestor came from Bedford, England, if that existed. Hope this helps. Lois Smith