Edward Burling, m. at Tottenham Friends Monthly Meeting, "10th month [December] 16th 1673" Grace Norington, d/o William Norrington and Grace Harwood, d. "probably" 28 Feb 1715/16, "perhaps" 29 Feb 1715/16. She m. (2) in 1706 John Ferris, Sr. [citing "Marriage Intentions and Dealings Related to Marriage from Men's and Women's Monthly Meetings, Flushing, 1676-1800" by John Cox, Jr., listing 2nd intentions 3.2.1706].
[Note: the author indicates uncertainty about how leap years were affected by the switch to the Gregorian calendar. Leap days every four years were introduced by the Julian Calendar and long preceded the switch to Gregorian. The specific date 29 Feb came into being in the "late Middle ages" (wikipedia:Julian calendar), so the last day of February in a leap year would have been designated 29 Feb. The previous cycle of every four years was retained, except for years divisible by 100. This is confirmed by a quick survey of old records showing 29 Feb occurring in old-style years 1647, 1679, 1723; i.e., new style 1648, 1680, and 1724. Thus, 1715/16 is a leap year, and the last day of February was 29 Feb in that year.]
