As a tool to supplement traditional forms of genealogical research, this Y-DNA project will investigate Lunsford/Lunceford surname inheritance for present-day descendants of Baldwin Lunsford (abt 1764 – 1850) of Fauquier County, Virginia. Also appearing in various public records as "Bolda, "Baldy" and "Archibald" Lunceford, Baldwin is our earliest known ancestor. Currently, his origin remains unknown. Due to geographic proximity and migration patterns along the Rappahannock river, it is tempting to conclude that our Fauquier Co., VA clan descended from the colonial Lunsford families of the Virginia Northern Neck. However, we are aware of several independent families living in Virginia during Baldwin’s time. For this reason, we also are interested in the genetic genealogy of all Lunceford/Lunsford families; in Virginia, the US and world-wide.