Most U.S. Tapscotts originated from two individuals, who may have been related and who are believed to have come from the Exmoor region of England. Henry arrived in Virginia in 1700; A second Tapscott, possibly William or James, is believed to have arrived in New Jersey about 1691. We want to answer the following questions. 1. Are the New Jersey and Virginia Tapscotts related and how? 2. Are one or both groups related to present-day Exmoor-area Tapscotts? 3. What is relationship of U.S. Tapscotts with those in Australia and Canada? 4. Can we confirm the researched genealogy for Virginia Tapscotts (there are believed to be three major branches from Henry)? 5. What is the connection between the Bowling/Bolling/Bolin/Bolding Family and the Tapscott Family?