Hello, Thanks for earlier suggestions concerning German ancestry. I have a question about 1600's names. My emigrant ancestor Thomas Vernon's father is generally accepted to be named James, although I haven't been able to find anything to substantiate this. On findmypast and familysearch I found a reference to his christening on 23 february 1639 with a father of Johis. Is it possible this is either a spelling variant or a mistaken transcription? Others who have researched Thomas put him at this location, so this record make sense, but I would like to be more sure. I'm attaching the image so that if anyone has inclination they can take a look. Any help would be appreciated! Cheers, Tony