Daniel Paine Sr.’s Parents

It is unclear how Daniel Paine Sr. arrived on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and who his parents were. While Daniel may have traveled to the Virginia Colonies as a teenager, there is no teenage Daniel Paine on any manifests for ships that sailed to the colonies in the 1650s. This does not exclude this possibility since many early passenger lists were not preserved.

Daniel could have traveled to the Virginia colony as an infant with his parents or been born there. While three men with Paine surnames were shareholders in the Virginia Company,[1] no Paines appear to have been among the early settlers of Jamestown. No Paine appears on the list of original settlers compiled in 1607, but this list did not include the names of all settlers.[2]

The lists of settlers in the First and Second Supplies in 1608 do not include any Paines, but the list does not include all individuals.[3] In 1624, the Virginia General Assembly imposed a tax of ten pounds of tobacco for every male head above sixteen years of age, and the census of Jamestown colonists for that year does not list any Paines.[4] A 1625 census of the 51 colonists living on the Eastern Shore does not include any Paines.[5] Several Paines lived in the Virginia colony after these early censuses were taken.

Y-DNA testing excludes William Paine of Ipswich, Massachusetts, as Daniel’s father. On April 15, 1635, at the age of 37, William left England on the ship Increase with his wife Anna (age 40) and their children: William (age 10), Anna (age 5), John (age 3), and Daniel (age 8 weeks).[6] In early 2025, William Paine’s ninth great-grandson took a Y-DNA test, and the results exclude William Paine of Ipswich as a common ancestor.

In reviewing available records, the following individuals could have been Daniel Paine’s parents:

James Paine

On November 13, 1688, John Wicks gave a deposition in the Accomack County Court and referred to a James Paine.[7] There are no further records of this James Paine.

Daniell and Margaret Pane

On June 21, 1629, “Daniell Pane”, born to Daniell and Margaret Pane, was christened in Saint Botolph Bishopsgate, London, England.[8] There are no further records of this family.  

Florentine and Marian Payne

Florentine Payne (b.ca. 1601) appeared in many court proceedings in Accomack/Northampton County, Virginia, from 1637 to 1647. A court on March 27, 1637, estimated him to be approximately 36 years old.[9] From the court proceedings, he appears to have been a trader. In 1642, Florentine transferred his right of assignment of land for the transportation of persons to Richard Lee, who was granted 1,000 acres of land on the north side of the Charles River in Poropotanck Creek.[10] He also served as a Virginia House of Burgesses member that same year, representing Elizabeth City, located at the mouth of the James River where it meets with the Chesapeake Bay.[11] He represented Elizabeth City again in the 1658-59 Virginia Assembly.[12]

He may have been the son of William Payne, who lived in Winchester, Great Britain, and died in 1608 with a son named “Florentyne,” under the age of 21.[13] A Florentyne Paine married Marian Lovell in London, England in 1624.[14] There are no records of Florentine and Marian’s children.

John Paine

In 1623, John Paine was among the list of people living in Neck O’Land, Virginia after the 1622 Indian massacre.[15] He appears in a 1624 census living in the Bermuda Hundred aka Neck O’Land.[16] He doesn't appear in the 1624/5 Virginia Muster. There are no records indicating he married and had children, and no records of his birth or death.

Richard Paine

On December 31, 1619, a prisoner named Richard Paine was sent to Virginia.[17] There are no records indicating he married and had children, and no records of his death.

Thomas and Mary Payne

On December 11, 1636, a Daniel Paine was christened in England. He was born to “Thomas and Mary Paine” in Great Missenden, Buckingham, England.[18] On July 4, 1635, a Thomas Payne age 23 embarked from London to Virginia on board the Transport.[19] On June 30, 1646, John Stringer was given land in Northampton County for transporting a Thomas Paine to the colony[20], and in 1664, Thomas Payne appeared on the Virginia tithables list under Colonel John Stringer.[21] That same year, Thomas witnessed the sale of land by Thomas Dimmer to John Stringer.[22] There are no further records of Thomas and Mary Paine, their son Daniel, or any other children.

William Payne

A carpenter named William Payne appeared in several court cases in Accawmacke County. He may be the William Payne who was a stockholder in the Virginia Company. [23] In 1632, the court ordered William Whithart to pay William Payne two shillings for one day of work since he did not appear in court to testify in a case filed against Edward Drew.[24] On February 19, 1634, William Payne, aged 27, testified in court about a wager made by George Scovell that William Burdette would not marry the widow Sanders.[25] On November 3, 1634, Lewes Whyte testified that William Payne slept with Edward Drew’s wife while he was away.[26] On January 1, 1636, John Foster, aged 20, was ordered to pay W. Payne for W. Wattington one hogshead of tobacco.[27]

On May 20, 1634, Captain William Claiborne paid carpenter William Paine to build a pinnace (boat) called the Longtail and shallop and for other boat works.[28] On January 6, 1645, the Northampton County Court ordered Thomas Cole to pay William Payne 638 pounds of tobacco.[29] The deposition of William Payne was taken in open court regarding another case involving Mr. Wallis, Mr. Spenser, and Henry Weathers.[30] There are no records indicating he married and had children, and no records of his death.

He should not be confused with another William Payne who purchased a gown from Hugh Hayes. After he died, the court, meeting on February 19, 1634, ordered his administrators to pay the debt owed.[31] There are no records indicating he married and had children, and no records of his death.

Footnotes 

[1] Kingsbury, Susan M. Records of the Virginia Company of London, 1606-26, Vol. III. (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1906-1935) 86-87. https://www.loc.gov/item/06035006/.

[2] Virtual Jamestown. Original Settlers (May 14, 1607) at Jamestown, listed by occupation. https://www.virtualjamestown.org/census2a.html.

[3] Virtual Jamestown. First Supply (January 1608): List of settlers by occupation. https://www.virtualjamestown.org/census3a.html. Virtual Jamestown. Second Supply (September 1608): List of settlers by occupation. https://www.virtualjamestown.org/census4a.html.

[4] Jamestown City, VA Census 1624. http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/jamestown/census/jameship.txt.

[5] Turman, Nora Miller. The Eastern Shore of Virginia 1603-1964. (Onancock VA: The Eastern Shore News, Inc., 1964) 11.

[6] Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-1633, Volume 5. (Boston MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999) 340.

[7] Virginia, Accomack County. Wills & C Orders 1682-1697. FamilySearch, Film #007643836, image 2 of 603 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9P4-NH25?i=1, p. 25, image 84 of 603 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9P4-NHJ1?i=83.

[8] England: Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch, 2014.) p. 64802692 of 6724997 https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/england-births-and-christenings-1538-1975/RecordDisplay?pageName=&rId=401219786.

[9] Virginia, Accomack County. Records 1632-1640. FamilySearch, Film #007643791, image 4 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SW17?i=3, image 53 of 477, p. 66 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-S4WD.

[10] Library of Virginia. Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants/Northern Neck Grants and Surveys Patents No. 1 1623-1643 vol. 1&2. Richmond VA: State of Virginia) 797 https://image.lva.virginia.gov/LONN/LO-1/001/701-800.html

[11] A History of the Virginia House of Delegates, Burgesses & Delegates. https://history.house.virginia.gov/members/1124.

[12] Standard, William Glover. The colonial Virginia register: a list of governors, councillors and other higher officials, and also of members of the House of Burgesses and revolutionary conventions of the colony of Virginia. (Baltimore MD: Genealogical Publication Co., 1965) 74.

[13] Hampshire. Probate Records Apr 24, 2000. Image 986 of 2,569. https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-M3G5-J4H7?view=fullText&keywords=FLORENTYNE%20PAYNE&groupId=TH-7771-101537-2339-52

[14] England: Marriages, 1538-1973. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Marriages, 1538-1973. FamilySearch, 2014.) https://www.americanancestors.org/DB544/rd/317141528.

[15] Jamestowne Society. Lists of the livinge & dead in Virginia – February 16th, 1623 and the list of those killed during the uprising March 22, 1622. https://www.jamestowne.org/1623-lists-of-living--dead.html

[16] Coldham, Peter W. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987) 35.

[17] Ibid, p. 15.

[18] England: Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Original index: England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. FamilySearch, 2014.) p. 59774220 of 6724997 https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/england-births-and-christenings-1538-1975/RecordDisplay?pageName=&rId=396191314.

[19] Coldham, Peter W. The Complete Book of Emigrants, 1607-1660, p. 153-54.

[20] Mackey, Howard and Marlene A. Groves eds. Northampton County Virginia Record Book Court Cases 1664-1674. Vol 9. (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2003) 9.

[21] 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.

[22] Mackey, Howard and Marlene A. Groves eds. Northampton County Virginia Record Book Court Cases 1664-1674. Vol 8. (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2003) 341.

[23] Kingsbury, Susan M. Records of the Virginia Company of London, 1606-26, Vol. III. (Washington DC: Government Printing Office, 1906-1935) 86-87. https://www.loc.gov/item/06035006/.

[24] Virginia, Accomack County. Records 1632-1640. FamilySearch, Film #007643791, image 4 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SW17?i=3, p. 3, image 21 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SWTX?i=20.

[25] Virginia, Accomack County. Records 1632-1640, p. 12, image 26 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SWRK?i=25.

[26] Virginia, Northampton County. Order Book No. 1 1632-1640. FamilySearch, Film #007645603, image 5 of 224 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9P6-BHN7?i=4&cat=370362, p. 24, image 32 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-S4MS?i=31.

[27] Virginia, Accomack County. Records 1632-1640, p. 64, image 52 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-S49N?i=51.

[28] "Claiborne vs Clobery et als. In the High Court of Admiralty," Maryland Historical Magazine 28, (1933): 40. https://mdhs.msa.maryland.gov/pages/Viewer.aspx?speccol=5881&Series=1&Item=109.

[29] Mackey, Howard and Marlene A. Groves eds. Northampton County Virginia Record Book Court Cases 1645-1651. Vol 3. (Rockport, ME: Picton Press, 2000) 12.

[30] Ibid. p. 37.

[31] Virginia, Accomack County. Records 1632-1640, p. 23, image 33 of 477 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99P7-SWY9?i=32.