Brinton was a colonel in the Patriot Army of the Revolution; prisoner of war for many months in the old "Sugar House Prison" in New York.
Three of Col. Paine's brothers also served in the Patriot Army including his brother General Edward Paine who later founded Painesville, Ohio.
After the war was a member of the New York Legislature. About 1790 he removed to Newton, Tioga County and bought a large tract of land on which part of the city of Elmira now stands. He was the first judge of Tioga County. He died in Elmira in 1820.
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Ancestry and posterity of Brinton Paine Brown : Ancestry and posterity of Elizabeth Hoy Brown : Supplement Enoch B. Brown, Maria Williams, Isaac Foster, Charles Cohoon
Author: Brown, Enoch Burdick; Willan, Hughena Foster
Summary: Brinton Paine Brown, son of Benajah Brown and Violetta Paine, was born 1 August 1797 in Geneseo, New York. He maried Elizabeth Hoy, daughter of Joshua Hoy and Phoebe, in 1817 in Walsingham, Ontario. They had twelve children.
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"Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F73Y-9J5 : 11 February 2018), Brinten Payn, 22 Mar 1739; citing Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; FHL microfilm 1,376,165.
"United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-W1BD : 31 October 2017), Brinton Paine, Oct 1780; citing Oct 1780, New York, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,352.
"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKP-WW3 : accessed 2 February 2019), Brinton Paine, Amenia, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing p. 128, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 6; FHL microfilm 568,146.
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5Y-K7G : accessed 12 February 2018), Brinton Payne, Newtown, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 259,260, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 24; FHL microfilm 193,712.
"United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2Z-KGV : accessed 12 February 2018), Brinton Paine, Elmira, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 632, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 37; FHL microfilm 181,391.
"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG8-PQ5 : accessed 12 February 2018), Brinton Paine, Elmira, Tioga, New York, United States; citing p. 234, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 79; FHL microfilm 193,734.
"United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY4-SJN : 15 August 2017), Brinton Paine, Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States; citing p. 276, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 268; FHL microfilm 17,180.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Brinton by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Brinton: