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« on: December 10, 2011, 06:17:45 AM »
Uncle Roger,
[spoiler]When Julia came back from 1897 to 1969, there's a scene where she tells Chris that he is actually a Collins because he descends from Quentin's daughter, who survived. Since the head of the family in PT 1970 is a Quentin Collins who looks just like the 19th century Quentin, we must presume that the PT 1890s Quentin proved to be a devoted husband to Jenny and that both his children survived. The Chris Collins of PT 1970 could therefore be a descendant of 1890s Quentin's first son, or of a second son if, as seems likely, he and Jenny had more children together. If Chris was a first cousin of Quentin's, then he would have descended from very close to the original 1890s Quentin. Since Chris handled Quentin's legal and financial affairs, he was clearly a close and trusted member of the family.[/spoiler]
That is my take on why Chris in PT is a Collins. If Tom existed, he presumably was no longer living in Collinsport, as he is never mentioned.
Best, Gothick