Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1881 edition. Excerpt: ... PART II. Post-emigration Or American History Of The Family. CHAPTER XI. t Generation I. William Paine. WILLIAM PAINE (42), with whom commences the American history of the family in question, was born in Suffolk County, England, in 1598-9, probably in the Parish of Nowton. He was presumably the son of William Paine (28), Lord of the Manor of that place, as has been already explained, under his name, on a previous page. He came to America in the ship Increase, Robert Lee, Master, which sailed from London in April, 1635, he being then of the age of 37 years. His wife Ann, 40 years of age, and five children accompanied him, the oldest 11 years and the youngest 8 weeks old. They landed at Boston, and at once took up their residence in Watertown, where he formed one of the "earliest list of the inhabitants" "to whom was allotted on July 25, 1636, a grant of the Great Dividends to the freemen and all the townsmen there inhabiting, being 120 in number." To each of them was thus assigned 70 acres. His location was in the neighborhood of the present grounds of Mt. Auburn, on "the road to the Pond," present Washington Street, about one-half mile west of Fresh Pond. In addition to this, his homestead lot, he very soon acquired many other parcels of land in town, and became known as a large land-holder. Although he shortly after exchanged his home for one in another town, yet he never lost his interest in this, his original place of residence, but continued through life to be a large owner of property there. Inheriting the blood and character of a true Norman ancestry, with that spirit of energy, enterprise and public zeal which has so universally characterized that race, he began early to exhibit these traits of character in his business life, and...