1709, Massachusetts

December 19, 1709- Nehemiah Randall and Mercy Stockbridge are married in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

(Nehemiah Randall is my first cousin 9 times removed. Our common ancestors are William Randall & Elizabeth Carver.)

1709, Maryland

1709- Samuel Robey is born to John Robey & Sarah Hines Luckett in Charles County, Maryland.

Thomas Elder is born to William Elder & Elizabeth Finch at "Goodwill" in Prince George's County, Maryland.

John Hanson is born to John Hanson & Elizabeth Hussey in Charles County, Maryland.

Mary Tant is born to James Tant & Mary Heard in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

George Thompson marries Rebecca Medley in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

James Thompson marries Margaret Riley in St. Mary's County, Maryland.

(Samuel Robey is my fifth great granduncle. John Hanson is Samuel Robey's uncle. John Hanson is my sixth great granduncle. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Hussey.
Thomas Elder is my fifth great granduncle. Our common ancestor is Elizabeth Finch.
Mary Tant is my second cousin 7 times removed. Our common ancestor is Robert Drury.
George Thompson and James Thompson are my sixth great granduncles. They are brothers. Our common ancestors are Robert Thompson & Mary French.)

May 1709, England

May 12, 1709- William Brent and Sarah Gibbons are married in London, England. William, the grandson of Giles Brent, had been born in Stafford County, Virginia. He fell heir, by the deaths of relatives, to the estates of Stoke and Cossington, Somersetshire, and went to England in 1708 to recover his inheritance. There he married Sarah, daughter of William Gibbons, and sister of Sir John Gibbons, Member of Parliament for Middlesex. William Brent died in England on December 26, 1709. His widow Sarah came to Virginia in 1717, where she would go on to marry Reverend Alexander Scott.

Virginia Gleanings in England

(William Brent is my first cousin 8 times removed. Our common ancestors are Giles Brent & Mary Kittamaquund.)