| Anthony Paine migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1621-1640). (See The Directory, by R. C. Anderson, p. 250) Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: pgm |
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The Great Migration Directory, page 250 lists Anthony Paine and indicates his origins are unknown; therefore the names of his parents, the date and location of his birth are not known. Please do not add Ralph Paine and Dorothy (Unknown surname) Paine as the parents of Anthon Paine, or any other parentage combination.[1]
Anthony Paine was born in England, perhaps in about 1585, estimate based on age 25 years at marriage.
He married, in about 1610, Alice Potter, said to be the sister of Robert Potter. However, based on the year Alice was born, and the year of birth of Robert Potter and each of his siblings, she was likely his aunt, sister of Robert's father George. Terms like sister were often used for an aunt, similar to brother for nephew, etc.
Alice and Anthony had at least four children:
Anne and Anthony did not survive. Anthony Paine named daughters Alice and Mary in his will.
Anthony Paine migrated in 1638 and resided in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[1]He was admitted as an inhabitant of Portsmouth, Rhode Island on 6 Feb 1638:
John Anthony and 28 others (John Tripp, Robert Stainton, George Potter, Robert Potter, Wm Hutchinson, Samuel Gorton et al) signed a Compact of Loyalty to the government of Portsmouth on 30 Apr 1639:
Portsmouth Compact
The Portsmouth Compact was signed on Mar 7, 1638. Anne Hutchinson and some of her followers signed the document proclaiming their intention to create a "bodie politick" based on their own principles. Their search for land led them to Roger Williams, who in turn urged them to buy Aquidneck Island from the Narragansett Indians. Now a priceless document held in the Rhode Island state archives, the Portsmouth Compact not only established the Aquidneck Island town, but also set a precedent. It was the first document to establish political and religious independence from England.
A second Compact of Loyalty was written and signed Apr 30, 1639, and included the following names:
William Hutchinson Samuell Gorton Samuel Hutchinson John Wickes Richard Maggson Thomas Spiser John Roome (his mark) John Sloffe (his mark) Thomas Beddar (his mark) Erasmus Bullock Sampson Shotten Ralph Earle Robert Potter Nathanyell Potter Wm Heausens George Cleare George Lawton Anthony Payne (his mark) Jobe Haukins Richard Awards John More Nicholas Browne William Richardson John Trippe Thomas Layton Robert Stainton (his mark) John Briggs (his mark) James Davice[9]
Robert Potter, Nathanyell Potter and George Potter Jr. were brothers. They were also Anthony Paine's nephews through his wife Alice (Potter) Paine. They had all been previously driven out of Massachusetts with Ann Hutchinson, Samuell Gorton, the Warners and others, banished for challenging the authority of the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Anthony's first wife Alice died before 10 Nov 1643 — he signed a prenuptial that day with second wife Rose. Anthony Paine, being a widower, entered into an agreement with Rose [French] Grinnell, previous to their marriage. Rose was the widow of Matthew Grinnell whom she married 27 Aug 1615 in Leyden, Essex, England.[citation needed] She deeded to her three sons Matthew, Thomas and Daniel Grinnell "two sheeder goats apiece" and to her son Matthew a cow also. The goats were to abide in the hands of Anthony Paine for three years and the milk to be his, but the increase was to belong to her three sons. It was also agreed between Anthony and Rose that upon the death of either after marriage, the property of the one deceased should go to the children of that person, Rose having four children, Anthony having three.[10]
On 2 Jun 1645 Jun Anthony Paine purchased land in Portsmouth from Randall Holden; witnesses William James, John Warner, John Wilbore.[11]
Anthony Paine's will is dated 5 May 1649, proved in 1650, Executor, wife, Rose.
Genealogical Dictionary of New England Vol 3 p. 332. Slade-Babcock says: "His first wife was a sister of Robert Potter [Edith Bartlett Bartlett Sumner, Ancestry and Descendants of Amaziah Hall and Betsy Baldwin, Los Angeles, 1954]. He married secondly, in 1643, Rose, widow of Matthew Grinnell, who married thirdly, in 1650, James Weeden. He signed the Compact which re-incorporated Portsmouth on 30 Apr 1639. His will, dated 6 May 1649, was proved in 1650 [c.f. Portsmouth Records, 384]." Children, by first wife, Alice and Mary and a third child who died young.
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I also added the sources found in The Great Migration Directory, along with a link to the titles. Some TLC could be done here. Thanks.
Standard procedure in PGM in the case where GMD says origin is unknown is that we add a paragraph called "disputed origins" then detach parents leaving notes and links on their profiles as well.
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