Stephen Paine Jr (1629 - 1678)

Born 29 Sep 1629 in Great Ellingham, Breckland Borough, Norfolk, England

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Chickering) Metcalf — married 3 Nov 1652 (to Jan 1678) in Dedham, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 24 Jan 1678 at age 48 in Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony

Biography

Stephen Paine Jr immigrated to New England as a child during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640).

[Note: Births of their children are recorded as Page instead of Paine in Rehboth VR]

Stephen Paine Jr. was born about 1629 at Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England son of Stephen Paine and Neele Adcocke, and came to New England with his parents in August, 1638 on the Diligent. ^[1]

Stephen Paine took the Oath of Fidelity in 1657. He became a prominent landowner in Swansea and Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was an active participant in King Philip's War in 1675, contributing both money and personal services to the cause.

Stephen married Ann Chickering on on November 3, 1652 at Dedham, MA. ^{[2][3] [1]} Anne was born in England, daughter of Francis Chickering and his first wife Ann/Annis Fiske, of Suffolk, England who came to Dedham, Massachusetts by 1639. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

On October 17, 1658, Anne's stepmother Sarah, was appointed administrator of Francis Chickering's estate and was granted her dower. The division of the remainder of the estate, including house, lands, debts and goods, were to go the the five daughters, accounting for L100 already given to Stephen Paine, as part of his wife's portion. ^[7]

Stephen was buried at Rehoboth, Massachusetts on January 24, 1677/8. ^{[1] [8]}

His estate was inventoried on May 16, 1678 and assessed at L585: 10:11. He left no will but eldest son Stephen presented the Plymouth Court with a written 'manifestation of his wishes in order of the disposal of his estate', naming the following: ^[9][10]

• wife Anne
• eldest son Stephen
• second son John
• third son Samuel
• fourth son Nathaniel
• fifth son Benjamin
• daughter Rebecca, wife of Samuel Pecke
• daughters Mary, Elizabeth and Sarah ^[9]

In his father Stephen Paine Sr's. will written on July 18, 1679, he left bequests to:

• grandson Samuel Paine
• grandson John Paine
• grandson Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel
• grandsons Nathaniel and Benjamin, sons of son Stephen, deceased
• daughter-in-law Anne Paine
• grand daughters Elizabeth and Sarah ^[1]

Anne married second, Thomas Metcalf on December 2, 1679, as his second wife. ^{[1] [8]}

Anne died on January 1, 1688 at Dedham, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [3]}

Stephen and Anne's youngest son Benjamin died about May, 1698 at Bristol, Rhode Island. He left L20 to his brother John Paine, with the remainder being divided among his siblings. In the final accounting on October 30, 1700, the remaining estate was divided among:

• brother Nathaniel Paine, brother Stephen Paine. brother Samuel Paine
• brothers-in-law Samuel Peck; Enoch Hunt; Jacob Pepper; Daniel Aldis ^[9]

Children

1. Stephen born on November 23, 1654 [23: 9; 1654] ^[1] ; died at Rehoboth on Stephen, March 12, 1709/10; married first Elizabeth, daughter of Rev. Ebenezer Williams; married second Mary Brintnall on August 12, 1707 . ^{[8] [11]}
2. Rebecca born on December 20, 1656 [20: 10: 1656] ^[1]; married first Peter Hunt on December 24, 1673; married second, Samuel Peck on November 21, 1677. ^[8]
3. John born on April 3, 1659 [3: 2: 1658] ^{[8] [1]}; married first, Elizabeth Belcher about 1682; married second Martha (___), about 1710. ^[9]
4. Mary born on August 11, 1659 [11: 5: 1659 ^[1]]; married Enoch Hunt on October 29, 1678. ^[8]
5. Samuel born on August 12, 1662 [12: 5: 1662] ^[1]; married first, Anna Peck on December 16, 1685 ^[8]; married second Mrs. Abigail Frissell of Woodstock, Connecticut; he died at Woodstock on May 11, 1735. ^[9]
6. Elizabeth born on October 27, 1664 [27: 8: 1664] ^[1] ; married Jacob Pepper of Roxbury on February 10, 1684/5. ^{[8] [1]}
7. Sarah born on October 12, 1666 ^{[8] [1]}; died at Dedham on December 16, 1733; married Daniel Aldis on November 23, 1685. ^[12]
8. Nathaniel born on December 20, 1667 ^[1] died on March 25, 1718; married Dorothy Chaffee on May 1, 1694. ^[8]
9. Benjamin born on March 9, 1670 ^{[8] [1]}; died at Bristol, Rhode, Island about May, 1698. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15} Paine, Sidney L. The English Ancestry of Stephen Paine of Rehoboth, Plymouth Colony in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 143, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1989, p. 299-302 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.)
2. ↑ Massachusetts Town & Vital Records by subscription at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2495/images/40143_264675__0004-00138?usePUB=true&_phsrc=eiB198&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&pId=5919765
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Hill, Don Gleason. Editor. The Records of Births, Marriages and Deaths, and Intentions of Marriage, In the Town of Dedham, Massachusetts, Parts I & II, 1635-1845, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1886, p. 21: 28
4. ↑ Chamberlain, George. W. The English Ancestry of the Chickerings of New England in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 69, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1915, p.
5. ↑ Abstracts from the Candler, Manuscript in the British Museum: Fiske in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 4, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1850, p. 180
6. ↑ Moriary, G. Andrews. Genealogical Research in England: The Fiske Family in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 8, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1934, p. 272-3
7. ↑ Abstracts of Early Wills in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 9, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1855, p. 346
8. ↑ ^{8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10} Vital Record of Rehoboth 1642-1895: Marriages, Intentions, Births and Deaths: Part I, Marriages and Intentions, p. 274-5: 695: 857
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5} Paine, Nathaniel. Genealogical Notes on the Paine Family of Worcester, Mass, Privately Printing, Albany, New York, 1878, p. 6-7
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-V3NG : 13 March 2023), Wills 1633-1686 vol 1-4 > image 450 of 616; State Archives, Boston.
11. ↑ Kulp, George P., editor. Luzerne Legal Register, Volume 13, Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, 1884, p. 73-4
12. ↑ Whitin, Frederick H. The Aldis Family of Dedham, Wrentham, Franklin and Roxbury, Massachusetts, 1640-1800, Reprint from the Dedham Historical Register, Dedham Transcript Press, 1905, p. 11

(from Find a Grave Memorial) Born in Great Ellington, Norfolk, England. Married Anna Chickering 3 Nov 1652 in Rehoboth MA. Died in 1677/8. He was born in Norfolk County, England in 1629. He emigrated to Hingham, Massachusetts Bay, [Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Of America] with his parents, in the ship "Dililgent" in 1638, and then to Rehobeth in 1643. Stephen served under Major John Bradford in King Philip's War in 1675. He was a tanner by occupation and was active in town affairs. He married Ann Checkering (1616), the daughter of Francis and Ann (Fiske) Chickering on November 3, 1652 and she bore him nine children. He died intestate at Rehobeth where he was buried on Jan 24, 1677/8. The inventory of his estate dated May 1678 was valued at L585-10s-11d. Source: Savage 3:335; Pepper Gen. p. 17

Birth

Birth Date: 7 May 1626

Place: Great Ellingham, Norfolk, England

Birth Date: 7 May 1626

Place: Tenterden, Kent, England

Found multiple copies of BIRTH DATE. Using 7 May 1626

See also

• Find A Grave: Memorial #34277811
• Paine, Lyman May. My Ancestors: In Memory of John Paine & Mary Ann May of East Woodstock, Conn. (Private Publisher, 1914). Page 21.
• Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree 54439699
• Brown, Enoch Burdick. "Ancestry and Posterity of Brinton Paine Brown." 1903. Suppliment by Hughena Foster Willan. 1967. Widmeyer Press Ltd., Leamington, Ontario, Canada. View online at FamilySearch.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Andrew White for creating WikiTree profile Paine-795 through the import of APW_2013-03-26.ged on Mar 26, 2013 and to Gwendy Darling for creating Paine-1304 through the import of Thompson-Darling family tree (2).ged on Jan 18, 2015.