On 5 Nov 1651 when Mary was 18, she first married
Rev. Samuel Danforth, son of
Nicholas Danforth (1 Mar 1588/9-8 Apr 1638) &
Elizabeth Barber (-22 Feb 1628/9), in Roxbury, MA.
57 Born ca 1626 in Framlingham, Suffolk. Samuel was baptized in Framlingham, Suffolk, on 17 Oct 1626.57 Samuel died in Roxbury, MA on 19 Nov 1674.57 Education: Harvard 1643.
From Bartlett:57
Samuel “was brought to New England in 1632 by his parents, who settled in Cambridge, Mass, where he was graduated at Harvard college in 1643. On Sept. 24, 1650, he was ordained assistant to Rev. John Eliot of Roxbury, and continued in that office until his death, Nov. 19, 1674. Mr. Danforth was skilled in mathematics and astronomy, and published several almanacs; and also kept in the church records a ajournal of notable public events. He was particularly distinguished for the fervor of his piety and the purity of his life.”57