Hi Giles, Thanks for your e-mail referring to Joan BLAXALL. I'm afraid I have no knowledge of the lady but am forwarding this correspondence to BLAXALL-L@ rootsweb.com, the BLAXALL [and variants] mailing list. I am sure we will get a response, probably from my cousin Carlton BLAXILL, who has traced our line(s) back to a marriage 2 July 1621 in Yoxford, Suffolk between John BLAXALL and Agnes (Ann) WYTHE. Perhaps Joan was John's sister ? Assuming Joan and Agnes married in their own parishes, John would have been courting a girl living about 28 miles away which seems a bit far to me, but one should never pre-judge a case ! Regards Geoff Blaxall Giles Colchester wrote: > I was interested to read your correspondence in Rootsweb, as I have a > Blaxall in my tree who comes from reasonably close to Sudbury. Joan > BLAXALL married a Roger Colchester in Great Blakenham in 1629. They > lived in Barking and Needham Market in Suffolk. If you have a > connection with this, I would be interested to hear. Every so often I > go past the Homerton hospital. I recollect that the roads are two > ways around it, but I wouldn't be taking the quickest route to get > between your two roads. Wishing you every success in your > researchesGiles Colchester, researching family COLCHESTER