Hello, Nancy Rose, To identify a person suspected of bearing an "alias" or the victim of a misspelling is to identify as many collateral facts as possible. A preponderance of the evidence will give you confidence to accept or reject a relationship. For example, John, the illiterate (sic) son of Randall BAGULEY of Wrentham, England, born on February 17, 1689, was recorded in the marriage book in a Massachusetts town as John BEAGELY, son of Rundle, all other facts being identical. The researcher also turned up a signed report in Massachusetts by a resident reverend who certified John's identity because it was he who had baptized John in England. The family name became BIGELOW before its spelling was stabilized. The story is true although I'm reporting from memory and not from the record. The date and state may be in error. The facts are recorded in the BIGELOW family web site. As others do who reply here, I hope this helps. Stan