"WT 5. John2 Shepard … married first, at Salem, Mass., 6 Dec. 1677, Rebecca (Putnam) Fuller, … daughter of (Capt.) John and Rebecca (Prince) Putnam, widow of John Fuller."
"Fuller, Rebecka, wid., and John Sheapard, [married] 6:10 m:1677 [December 6, 1677]. (court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court.)"[In 1677, the 10th month was December.]