Thomas Joslin's wife Rebecca

Many give the wife of Thomas Joslin, immigrant ancester to Massachusetts, as Rebecca Marlowe, there is no record or support for this. There has been proof given, however, for the maiden name Jude, as cited in an article in a BCG journal. The surname Marlowe is thought to have been one of the manufactured lineages of Anjou. Even though it was discredited years ago many still have placed it in their family trees.

Edward Perkins-New Haven 1648

There are so many birth places and dates for Edward that it's impossible right now to determine just exactly where he came from. Some have made him as an Edward from London who actually never left London and his history is trackable there into subsequent generations. His origins have been debated and some have even made the leap to presume that his name was actually Edmund in order to make him fit into a tree. It isn't uncommon to encounter difficulties in determining the origins of colonists who were not in the original group of immigrants to New Haven, their families generally having been more obscure and not as conscientious at preserving their lineage. It makes it hard for family historians. I have been presented with brick walls on most of the colonial families in my husband's trees and quite a few of mine though my colonial ancestors generally originate with more well documented lines. It would be better to begin this line with Edward for now until and unless some proof of his actual lineage is ascertained. So far the DNA typing doesn't go beyond Edward.