John Paine, son of Thomas and Mary Paine of Eastham, was born, according to his own statement, March 14, 1661. For his first wife he married Bennet Freeman, March 14, 1689. For his second wife he married Alice Mayo, March 3, 1719-20. He was admitted a freeman in June, 1690. In 1693 he was elected a Selectman of Eastham, and afterwards held the office five years. He was chosen clerk of the town in 1703,
and was re-elected yearly until 1729. He was Treasurer from 1709 to 1730, and a Representative to the
General Court at Boston in 1703, 1709, 1714, 1716,- 171S, 1724, and in 1725.
He was often chosen an agent by the town to transact important business; and was frequently called upon by parties to settle disputes respecting titles to land in various parts of the County, and to settle such other matters of importance that needed arbitration among his townsmen, and among the people of the neighboring towns.
Mr. Paine was an esteemed member ot the church at Eastham, and for many years was a deacon. By trade his descendants say he wa's a "whale-boat builder;" and there is some eviclence that he was interested in the whale fishery. He was of a literary turn of mind, and some of his spare moments were devoted to literary pur- suits. A portion of a diary kept by him, in which are entries as early as 1695 and as late as 1717 in prose and poetry, is yet extant, in the possession of a descendant.
His death occurred after a long illness, October 26, 1731, and he was interred in the old churchyard in the town of Orleans, which was then the South Precinct of Eastham, where a slate stone marks the spot with this inscription:
Here lyes buried the body of Mr. John Paine, aged 70 years, 7 months and 12 days,deceased Oct. ye 26, 1731. The will of John Paine is recorded at Barnstable, and is a lengthy document, too long to be given in full in this paper. It bears date July 14, 1731. He mentions wife, Alice, who, "in special consideration for extraordinary care and trouble in tending " him in his " long- illness," was well considered. He mentions sons, John, William, Theophilus and Thomas Paine, and daughters Mary Freeman, Sarah Knowles, Elizabeth Snow, Rebecca Paine, Mercy Paine, Alice Paine and Hannah Paine. Executors mentioned were John and William Paine, the two eldest sons. Witnesses to the will were Nathaniel Mayo, Samuel Higgins and Jonathan Higgins, Jr., who evidently were his neighbors. The precise spot where his house stood cannot be pointed out with certainty. It is in the present town of Orleans, and not far southwardly of the old churchyard where his ashes now repose.
and was re-elected yearly until 1729. He was Treasurer from 1709 to 1730, and a Representative to the
General Court at Boston in 1703, 1709, 1714, 1716,- 171S, 1724, and in 1725.
He was often chosen an agent by the town to transact important business; and was frequently called upon by parties to settle disputes respecting titles to land in various parts of the County, and to settle such other matters of importance that needed arbitration among his townsmen, and among the people of the neighboring towns.
Mr. Paine was an esteemed member ot the church at Eastham, and for many years was a deacon. By trade his descendants say he wa's a "whale-boat builder;" and there is some eviclence that he was interested in the whale fishery. He was of a literary turn of mind, and some of his spare moments were devoted to literary pur- suits. A portion of a diary kept by him, in which are entries as early as 1695 and as late as 1717 in prose and poetry, is yet extant, in the possession of a descendant.
His death occurred after a long illness, October 26, 1731, and he was interred in the old churchyard in the town of Orleans, which was then the South Precinct of Eastham, where a slate stone marks the spot with this inscription:
Here lyes buried the body of Mr. John Paine, aged 70 years, 7 months and 12 days,deceased Oct. ye 26, 1731. The will of John Paine is recorded at Barnstable, and is a lengthy document, too long to be given in full in this paper. It bears date July 14, 1731. He mentions wife, Alice, who, "in special consideration for extraordinary care and trouble in tending " him in his " long- illness," was well considered. He mentions sons, John, William, Theophilus and Thomas Paine, and daughters Mary Freeman, Sarah Knowles, Elizabeth Snow, Rebecca Paine, Mercy Paine, Alice Paine and Hannah Paine. Executors mentioned were John and William Paine, the two eldest sons. Witnesses to the will were Nathaniel Mayo, Samuel Higgins and Jonathan Higgins, Jr., who evidently were his neighbors. The precise spot where his house stood cannot be pointed out with certainty. It is in the present town of Orleans, and not far southwardly of the old churchyard where his ashes now repose.
John Paine, son of Thomas and Mary Paine of Eastham, was born, according to his own statement, March 14, 1661. For his first wife he married Bennet Freeman, March 14, 1689. For his second wife he married Alice Mayo, March 3, 1719-20. He was admitted a freeman in June, 1690. In 1693 he was elected a Selectman of Eastham, and afterwards held the office five years. He was chosen clerk of the town in 1703,
and was re-elected yearly until 1729. He was Treasurer from 1709 to 1730, and a Representative to the
General Court at Boston in 1703, 1709, 1714, 1716,- 171S, 1724, and in 1725.
He was often chosen an agent by the town to transact important business; and was frequently called upon by parties to settle disputes respecting titles to land in various parts of the County, and to settle such other matters of importance that needed arbitration among his townsmen, and among the people of the neighboring towns.
Mr. Paine was an esteemed member ot the church at Eastham, and for many years was a deacon. By trade his descendants say he wa's a "whale-boat builder;" and there is some eviclence that he was interested in the whale fishery. He was of a literary turn of mind, and some of his spare moments were devoted to literary pur- suits. A portion of a diary kept by him, in which are entries as early as 1695 and as late as 1717 in prose and poetry, is yet extant, in the possession of a descendant.
His death occurred after a long illness, October 26, 1731, and he was interred in the old churchyard in the town of Orleans, which was then the South Precinct of Eastham, where a slate stone marks the spot with this inscription:
Here lyes buried the body of Mr. John Paine, aged 70 years, 7 months and 12 days,deceased Oct. ye 26, 1731. The will of John Paine is recorded at Barnstable, and is a lengthy document, too long to be given in full in this paper. It bears date July 14, 1731. He mentions wife, Alice, who, "in special consideration for extraordinary care and trouble in tending " him in his " long- illness," was well considered. He mentions sons, John, William, Theophilus and Thomas Paine, and daughters Mary Freeman, Sarah Knowles, Elizabeth Snow, Rebecca Paine, Mercy Paine, Alice Paine and Hannah Paine. Executors mentioned were John and William Paine, the two eldest sons. Witnesses to the will were Nathaniel Mayo, Samuel Higgins and Jonathan Higgins, Jr., who evidently were his neighbors. The precise spot where his house stood cannot be pointed out with certainty. It is in the present town of Orleans, and not far southwardly of the old churchyard where his ashes now repose.
and was re-elected yearly until 1729. He was Treasurer from 1709 to 1730, and a Representative to the
General Court at Boston in 1703, 1709, 1714, 1716,- 171S, 1724, and in 1725.
He was often chosen an agent by the town to transact important business; and was frequently called upon by parties to settle disputes respecting titles to land in various parts of the County, and to settle such other matters of importance that needed arbitration among his townsmen, and among the people of the neighboring towns.
Mr. Paine was an esteemed member ot the church at Eastham, and for many years was a deacon. By trade his descendants say he wa's a "whale-boat builder;" and there is some eviclence that he was interested in the whale fishery. He was of a literary turn of mind, and some of his spare moments were devoted to literary pur- suits. A portion of a diary kept by him, in which are entries as early as 1695 and as late as 1717 in prose and poetry, is yet extant, in the possession of a descendant.
His death occurred after a long illness, October 26, 1731, and he was interred in the old churchyard in the town of Orleans, which was then the South Precinct of Eastham, where a slate stone marks the spot with this inscription:
Here lyes buried the body of Mr. John Paine, aged 70 years, 7 months and 12 days,deceased Oct. ye 26, 1731. The will of John Paine is recorded at Barnstable, and is a lengthy document, too long to be given in full in this paper. It bears date July 14, 1731. He mentions wife, Alice, who, "in special consideration for extraordinary care and trouble in tending " him in his " long- illness," was well considered. He mentions sons, John, William, Theophilus and Thomas Paine, and daughters Mary Freeman, Sarah Knowles, Elizabeth Snow, Rebecca Paine, Mercy Paine, Alice Paine and Hannah Paine. Executors mentioned were John and William Paine, the two eldest sons. Witnesses to the will were Nathaniel Mayo, Samuel Higgins and Jonathan Higgins, Jr., who evidently were his neighbors. The precise spot where his house stood cannot be pointed out with certainty. It is in the present town of Orleans, and not far southwardly of the old churchyard where his ashes now repose.
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