Thomas Paine & his wife Rebecka were received into ye co'munion of the church 23 of ye 2'd m. 1641. [Note: In old-styles dates, the second month is April. More info may be found here.]
"Rev. John Phillips of Wrentham … wrote a letter to Gov. John Winthrop in which he stated among other things that 'Thomas Paine of Salem and my servant Rebecca Ware have been thrice published in marriage at Salem and Dedham.' His letter was dated at Roxbury, 17 Oct. 1640. … no marriages were recorded on the town records of Dedham for the year 1640, but of this marriage in that year there can be no doubt."
