May 29th

Births:

1631 Samuel Denton in Halifax, England son of Richard Denton.  Samuel immigrated to America ca. 1650.  He married Mary Rock Smith in Hempstead, NY 1656. She was born 1640 in Dorchester, MA the daughter of John Rock & Elizabeth (Gildersleeve) Smith.  They had at least one son.  Samuel and Mary died within five days of each other in 1713 in Hempstead.  The Rock Smith family used the name to distinguish themselves from several other Smith families of the Long Island area.

1929 Lynette Smith daughter of James & Bessie (Nemnich) Smith.  She married a Hartman and died in 1988.

Boni MacGregor wife of Timothy Lathrop

Aden Guttmann son of Darren & Rachael (Hogue) Guttmann

Anniversaries:

1606 William Stacey & Anne Garrold in Bocking, England.  William was the son of Lawrence & Isabell (Archer) Stacey.  He and Anne had five children.  Anne was buried 22 Jan. 1623.  William married a second time to Priscilla (Spurge) Skinner.  His will was written in 1650.

1645 Matthew Grant & Susanna Capen in Windsor, CT.  Matthew was born 1601 in England and sailed on the Mary & John to Plymouth, MA in 1630.  He moved from Dorchester, MA to Windsor, CT in 1635 where he worked as a surveyor and recorder of deeds.  Susanna born 1602 in England the daughter of Bernard & Joan (Purchase) Capen married 1) William Rockwell in 1624.  They also came across on the Mary & John and moved from Dorchester, MA to Windsor in 1637.  William Rockwell died in 1640.  Matthew Grant died 1681 in Windsor and Susanna died ca. 1665.  She and Matthew did not have any children.

1689 Nicholas Rittenhouse & Wilhelmina Dewees in New York.  Nicholas born 1666 was the son of William Rittenhouse.  Wilhelmina the daughter of Garrett & Zytian (Lieuwes) Dewees was born ca. 1665 in Leeuwarden, Netherlands.  Nicholas died in 1734 and Wilhelmina after 1737.

1993 Russell Robertson & Elizabeth Walker.  Russell is the son of Harold & Alene (Winesburgh) Robertson.