Daniel Paine Sr. (ca. 1633-1677)

Daniel Paine first appeared in Northampton County, Virginia, on December 4, 1653, when William Whittington interviewed him for a court case against Robert Foster. The court estimated that he was about twenty years old, making his birth year around 1633.[1] There do not appear to be any records identifying his birthplace, parents, or siblings.

In 1653, Northampton, Virginia, was a small but growing community on the Chesapeake Bay's Eastern Shore, primarily settled by English colonists. The region's economy was largely agricultural, with tobacco as the dominant crop. Northampton was significant for its fertile soil and strategic location for trade.

It is unclear when Daniel arrived in Northampton County. On March 25, 1651, the county’s inhabitants signed a document promising to be faithful to the Commonwealth of England, and it had no Paine signatures.[2]

During the colonial period, the Virginia General Assembly assessed an annual tax, termed a “tithable,” on free white males, enslaved people, and Indigenous servants aged sixteen or older.[3] Daniel did not appear on a list of tithables anywhere in the Virginia colony until 1664 when he was listed along with William Satchell in Northampton County.[4]

Daniel’s connection to William Satchell is unclear. A “William Satchill,” age 22, sailed for the Virginia Colony in 1635 on the Globe of London.[5] William Satchell wrote his will in 1679 and left his estate to his son John and two daughters Ellen and Grace.[6]

Daniel married Ann (Cozier) Burrell, the widow of Robert Burrell, who died before June 1665. [7] The marriage may have been why, on June 15, 1665, he bought several household items from the estate of James Petti-John.[8]

In 1665, Daniel again appeared on the list of tithables, but this time with Richard Patrick and William Satchill was on his own.[9] In 1666, Daniel appeared on the tithables list under Province Nelson[10]; in 1667, he appeared on his own.[11] He was on the tithables list until 1671 when he stopped appearing even though he probably continued living in Northampton County.

Daniel was probably a trader since there were several court cases in Northampton County in which Daniel was ordered to pay bills due for tobacco and casks,[12]and others were ordered to pay him debts owed.[13] He must have been well respected in the county since he was appointed to sit on juries in 1667,[14] 1670,[15] and 1671.[16]  On August 28, 1668, he registered his cattle mark along with his stepson, Provost Burrell.[17]

Daniel and Ann had three daughters and one son.[18] Daniel must have been a difficult man since, on her deathbed, Ann told her friend Elizabeth Daniell that if Daniel remarried and her son Provost was in any way abused, she wanted Provost to be placed in the care of Charles Parker. On June 28, 1675, the court, based on Elizabeth’s testimony, ordered Daniel to deliver Provost to Charles Parker with the estate that belonged to him.[19] After Ann died, Daniel married a woman named Elizabeth, whose surname is unknown.[20]

Daniel died sometime before September 22, 1677, presumably in Northampton County since this is where his estate was probated.[21] His widow, Elizabeth, relinquished administration of the estate to Colonel William Kendall, Daniel’s principal creditor.[22] The court ordered Kendall, as executor of Daniel’s estate, to pay Daniel’s debts.[23] After debts and court fees were paid, the court allowed Elizabeth to take several items from the estate, and the estate balance was divided among Daniel’s children.[24]

Since Daniel’s children were underage when he died, the Northampton Orphan Court placed them with guardians. His daughter Anne was placed with Thomas Harmanson,[25] Margaret with Walter Mathews,[26] and Isabel with Joseph Warren.[27] His only son, Daniel, was placed with Thomas Thompson, Daniel’s wife Ann’s half-brother.[28]

Footnotes

[1] Virginia, Northampton County. Deeds Wills Etc. No. 4 1651-1654. FamilySearch, Film #007645515, image 3 of 425 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-Y7WT?i=2&cat=372292, p. 189, image 195 of 425 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9P6-Y7J3?i=194&cat=372292.

[2] Wise, Jennings C. Ye kingdome of Accawmacke, or, The Eastern Shore of Virginia in the seventeenth century. (Richmond VA: The Bell Book and Stationary Company, 1911) 135.

[3] Library of Virginia. Guide to colonial-era tithable lists in Virginia. https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/tithables.

[4] Virginia, Northampton County. Tithables 1662-1664 1675-1677. FamilySearch, Film #007645516, image 3 of 547 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-B3YD?i=2&cat=372158, p. 97, image 9 of 547 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P6-BQ7B?i=8&cat=372158.

[5] Vital Records from the New England Historical and Genealogical Register Vol. 4. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014) 261. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/rd/21068/261/1426553880.

[6] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 11 1678-83. FamilySearch, Film #007645503, Image 435 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YWZB?i=434&cat=372292, p. 71, image 480 of 1136, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y71B.

[7] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 10 1674-1679. FamilySearch, Film #007645503, image 237 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YWLT?i=236&cat=399930, p. 48, image 279 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y7VT.

[8] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 9 1664-1674. FamilySearch, Film #007645511, image 4 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWCQ?i=3&cat=372292, p. 9, image 21 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWH3?i=20&cat=372292.

[9] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 9, p. 14, image 26 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWCT?i=25&cat=372292.

[10] Ibid, p. 29, image 44 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWQ2?i=43&cat=372292.

[11] Ibid, p. 42, image 58 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWW6?i=57&cat=372292.

[12] Ibid, p. [unreadable], image 37 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XW44?i=36&cat=372292 and p. 27, image 42 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWD6?i=41&cat=372292.

[13] Ibid, p. 92, image 108 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWSV?i=107&cat=399930.

[14] Ibid, p. 37, image 53 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWZ8?i=52&cat=372292 and p. 44, image 60 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWH5?i=59&cat=372292.

[15] Ibid, p. 91, image 107 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XWWP?i=106&cat=399930.

[16] Ibid, p. 112, image 128 of 495 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99PX-XW3G?i=127&cat=399930.

[17] Walczyk, Frank V. Cattle Marks of Northampton County, Va 1665-1742. (Coram NY: Peter’s Row, 1999) 10.

[18] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 10, p. 208, image 359 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y766?i=358&cat=399930.

[19] Ibid, p. 48, image 279 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y7VT.

[20] Ibid.

[21] Ibid, p. 208, image 359 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y766?i=358&cat=399930.

[22] Ibid, p. 201, image 355 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y7X1?i=354&cat=399930.

[23] Ibid, p. 223, image 367 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YWDT?i=366&cat=399930 and Northampton County, Virginia. "Order Book No. 11, p. 18, image 454 of 1136. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y4M7?i=453&cat=372292.

[24] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 10, p. 251, image 381 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YW8S?i=380&cat=399930.

[25] Ibid, p. 317, image 409 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y7ZX?i=408&cat=399930.

[26] Ibid, p. 221, image 366 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YW6H?i=365&cat=399930.

[27] Ibid, p. 160, image 335 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-YWXV?i=334&cat=399930.

[28] Ibid, p. 158, image 334 of 1136 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89P6-Y76R?i=333&cat=399930.