I have seen a record for a birth from 1648 transcribed two ways in the NEHGR and online at another web site: (1) "Mary dau. of Roger & Susan Buck borne 23 (4) 1648" (2) and "born 23 June 1648" Neither place explained how they transcribed the original source - Vital Records from Cambridge. I presume all the older towns in the various counties used the same style to record their dates. If the new year begins March 23rd (more or less) - wouldn't the fourth month be July? I am afraid I can't find a source to understand this style of dating by numbering the months. Thanks for any help or links for more information. (Cyndi's list didn't get into numbering of months in the Old Style.) Susan