Thomas Payne (abt. 1645 - abt. 1692)

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Died about 24 Jan 1692 at about age 47 in York, Maine [uncertain]

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Thomas Payne ... ^[1]

THOMAS PAINE (ABT 1645) MASSACRED BY INDIANS · 8 September 2013 · 3 Comments

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: The origin this Thomas Paine or Payne is undetermined. A number of persons of this name were living in New England at this period. He was married to Elizabeth Milbury after moving to York. He first appears in York in 1679 as grantee of an unidentified tract next to that of William Freethy, although he likely was the man absent from meetings in July 1674 (Scarboro cases).

In 1683 he was granted a tract "next behind Henry Donnell," where he lived until the Candlemas Day Massacre on 24 Jan 1691/92 when he and his wife were killed and his children, Bethia and Samuel, were made captive and carried to Canada.

She was redeemed in 1698. No record of Samuel has been found in Canada. Their grandfather Milbury willed 10 shillings apiece to them in 1695. His daughter Bethia, at that time unmarried, sold her father's 1683 grant with full warranty on 5 Dec 1711.

SOURCES:

(1) "History of York, Maine : successively known as Bristol (1632), Agamenticus (1641), Gorgeana (1642), and York (1652)," By Charles Edward Banks ; with contributions on topography and land titles by Angevine W. Gowen. Vol. 1, Paged 271 &3-4 ( Regional Publishing Co.: Baltimore, MD, 1967) FHL #974.195/Y1 H2

(2) "Genealogical Dictionary of Maine and New Hampshire," Compiled by Sybil Noyes, Charles T. Libby, and Walter Goodwin Davis, Page 524/5, Reprint of original 5 section publication (Genealogical Publishing Co.: Baltimore, MD, 1979) FHL #974 D2

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• Janice Hardin, firsthand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Janice and others.

1. ↑ Entered by Janice Hardin, Nov 14, 2011