Is it possible or was it a pattern that women in early/mid 17th C would have been known/seen/recorded with the surname of her first marriage in parish records? I.e., Alice (Pardon) Tillinghast m. John Tillinghast 1597, (he died 1624), then Alice married a Henry Waller 1629.  Was married to him for possibly about 10 years or less, but her burial record might read Alice Tillinghast....especially if the 2nd husband died before her? Donna TILLINGHAST Casey Michigan, USA   The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it will change; the realist adjusts the sails.