On 7 May 1699, "Mary and Lydia, daughter of Tho's Ruid" baptized at the First Congregational Church of Preston, indicating that Mary had married Thomas Rood by this date. [Note: baptism record may be seen in Source:Preston, New London, Connecticut, United States. Bi-Centennial Celebration of the First Congregational Church of Preston, Connecticut, 1698-1898, p. 137.]
