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     James Paine was born on 6 Jul 1665.¹ He was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. James Paine died on 13 Nov 1728 at Barnstable, Massachusetts, at age 63.¹

     John Paine was born on 14 Mar 1660/61.¹ He was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. John Paine married (1) Beanit Freeman on 14 Mar 1689.¹ John Paine died on 26 Oct 1731 at age 70.¹

     Joseph Paine was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. Joseph Paine died on 1 Oct 1712 at Harwich, Massachusetts.¹

     Lora Marcia Paine was born on 27 Jul 1893 at Massachusetts.^3,4 She was the daughter of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.¹

     Lucy Paine was born c 1815 at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.² Lucy married at Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, on 6 Mar 1858, Cyrus Hills. .²
     Page 63 and 64 gives the will, in full from family papers, of Levi Paine of Belchertown. It was dated 25 April 1829. After making bequests to his mother, his wife, to an adopted daughter and to his brothers and sisters, Paine made his wife Lucy [Jennings] and Jonathan Olds the sole executors and administrators of his will. Cyrus Hills was one of the witnesses.
This brother, Lemuel, married Elizabeth Morse and Page 73 lists Lucy Paine, b. April 11, 1815, among the childen of Lemuel and Elizabeth (Morse) Paine
Page 89 continues her story: " Lucy Paine, (Gen. VII, No. 138), b. April 11, 1815, in Hampshire, County, Massachusetts; d. Nov. 12, 1899, at LaMoille, Illinois; m. May, 1836, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, to Willet Graves, b. Feb. 6, 1803, in Hampshire County, Massachusetts; d. July 24, 1855, in Belchertown, Massachusetts.
Residence: Belchertown, Massachusetts, and LaMoille, Illinois.
"Mrs. Lucy (Paine) Graves, m. (2) ab. 1858, to Cyrus Hill of Massachusetts, and went to LaMoille, Illinois, where she remained until her death. There were no children by second marriage.
Authority: Family Records contibuted by Gratie (Barrett) White, No. 377."³
     The following newspaper article gives some support for relationships in this family:
"An interesting law case"
Lucy P. Hills vs. Z. S. Hills adm. of Cyrus Hills
"Mrs. Hills, formerly the widow of Willet Graves, deceased, administered on his estate in Mass. where he died. She got some of the estate. Then married Cyrus Hills & moved to Ill. & loaned him $300 in 1859 at 10%. Since this was not repaid, she claimed from the estate. [I should have abstracted more of the article to show why the case was of interest.]⁴
     Her obituary states:
          "Mrs. Hills Passes Away
"The death of Mrs. Lucy Hills took place last Sunday. Death has been expected for several weeks and up to the last she was tenderly cared for by her loved ones. Miss Laura Graves has given her entire time to the care of her grandmother, for a long time, and her devotion to her duty as she saw it, is worthy of all the credit which has been given by relatives and friends alike. Lucy Paine was born at Ludlow, Mass., April 11, 1815 and died at LaMoille, Ill., November 12, 1899, aged 84 years, 7 months and 1 day. She was united in marriage to Willet Graves, May 24, 1836, and to the couole were born four sons and two daughters. Mr. Graves died July 24, 1855 in Massachusetts. On March 6, 1858 Mrs. Graves was married to Cyrus Hills with whom she lived happily until his death, May 25, 1868. She made a profession of faith in Christ when 14 years of age and four years later united with the Baptist church, continuing in the faith to the end of a long life. She was a great lover of the Bible and her church hymn book, and from them derived great comfort. She came to Lamoille in March, 1858 where she has resided. Surviving her are three sons, two daughters, seventeen grandchildren. The funeral service was held at the residence, Tuesday at 11 a. m., Rev. Hales and Rev. Hoffman officiating. Rev. Hales preached from a text found in Rev. 14:13. Six grandsons acted as pallbearers. Peace to her memory."⁵

     Mary Paine was the daughter of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. Mary Paine married (1) James Rogers on 11 Jan 1670 at Eastham, Massachusetts.¹ Mary Paine married [2] Israel Cole, son of Daniel Cole and Ruth (?), on 24 Apr 1679 at Eastham, Massachusetts.^2,3

     Milton Kinsley Paine was born c 1905 at Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.²

     Morris Stanley Paine was born on 7 Feb 1909 at Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.³

     Nicholas Paine was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. Nicholas Paine died in 1733.¹

     Olive Jessie Paine was born on 10 May 1897 at Massachusetts.^3,4 She was the daughter of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.¹

     Ralph D. Paine was born on 17 Dec 1888 at Massachusetts.^2,3 He was the son of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.¹

     Samuel Paine was born c 1652. He was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. Samuel Paine married Patience Freeman on 31 Jan 1682.¹ Samuel Paine died on 13 Oct 1712.¹

     Thomas Paine married Mary Snow, daughter of Nicholas Snow and Constance Hopkins, b Apr 1651.¹ Thomas Paine died on 16 Aug 1706 at Eastham, Massachusetts.²
     He is on the ancestor roster for the Colonial Dames XVIIth Century. According to the listing, Thomas Paine married Mary Snow and lived in Massachusetts. He was a constable and deputy to court and died in 1706.³ ToDo: Decide how to handle Thomas Paine and Margaret Pultney, possible parents of Thomas Paine. Virkus, who collected without vetting and thus previewed the quality of much of the internet, reported: "Paine (Payne), Thomas, (1586 - 1650), from Eng., with his son Thomas. to Plymouth, Mass., 1621; settled at Yarmouth; freeman, 1639; 1st dep. Gen. Ct; m Margaret, dau. Sir Thomas Pultney."⁴ One story of the origin of this family, told without the necessary documentation, is:
"THOJMAS PAINE, the ancestor of the "Cape family of Paine," immigrated to this country, as tradition has it, in 1624, bringing with him an only son bearing the name of Thomas -- a lad of ten years who had lost the sight of one of his eyes by an arrow befroe he left his native clime. From what part of England they came, the traditional accounts in the several branches of the family differ. In what vessel they came, or at what place they landed on our coast, tradition as well as records is silent. ... By some he is supposed to have been the Thomas Paine who settled at Yarmouth in 1639, and who was the first deputy from that place to the Colony Court at Plymouth; and who was living at that place as late as 1650.
"2. Thomas Paine the son -- "the lad who had lost the sight of one of his eres" -- about 1650 married Mary, daughter of Nicholas and Constance Snow of Eastham, and granddaughter of Stephen Hopkins the Pilgrim ..."⁵ He left a will on 12 May 1705. His inventory was taken 30 Aug 1706 and the will probated 2 Oct 1706. He named his son Nicholas, his daughter Mary, wife of Israel Cole, then his children Samuel, Thomas, Elisha, John, Nicholas, James, Joseph, and Dorcas Vickerie, wife of Benjamin Vickerie. He also mentioned the three eldest children of his daughter Mary, wife of Israel Cole, who were James Rogers, Mary Cole, and Abigail Yeats. The executors were his sons Samuel Paine and Captain Thomas Paine.⁶

     Thomas Paine was born c 1657.¹ He was the son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow. Thomas Paine married Hannah Shaw on 5 Aug 1678.¹ Thomas Paine died on 23 Jun 1721.¹

     Walter Erwin Paine was born on 28 Sep 1899 at Massachusetts.^3,4 He was the son of Alfred Kingsley Paine and Minnie Etta Olds.¹

     Sarah Palmer married William Olds, son of Joseph (Branch Co. (Mich) pioneer) Olds.¹ Sarah Palmer was born in 1810 at Seneca County, New York.¹ She died on 14 Jan 1856.^2,3 She was buried at West Girard Cemetery, Girard, Branch County, Michigan.⁴
     Sarah Olds and William Olds appeared on the census of 30 Aug 1850 at Union Township, Branch County, Michigan, as follows:
     William Olds, 47, farmer, b. Vt.
     Sarah " , 40, b. N. Y.
     Frederick " , 19, b. N. Y.
     Elizabeth " , 17, b. N. Y.
     Orlando " , 15, b. N. Y.
     Harriet " , 10, b. Mich.
     Almarette " , 8, b. Mich.
[This census record could be the source of the facts in the Edson B. Olds manuscript for the children of William.]⁵

     Virginia Jeane Palmer married Charles K. Stokes.² Virginia Jeane Palmer was born on 23 May 1923 at Jackson, Michigan.³ She married Kenneth H. Shoemaker, son of Clarence Asa Shoemaker and Nellie Olds, on 19 Sep 1950 at Steuben County, Indiana.⁴ Virginia Jeane Palmer and Kenneth were divorced on 15 Aug 1951 at Jackson County, Michigan.⁵ Virginia Jeane Palmer died on 22 May 1998 at Jackson, Jackson County, Michigan, at age 74.⁶ She was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Napolean, Jackson County, Michigan.⁷
     A Social Security Claim was made for Virginia Jeane Palmer in Jan 1997 giving her name as Virginia Jean Stokes. This listed her father's name as Jewell R. Palmer, her mother's name as Ada A. Detter and her birth as 20 May 1922. The report also shows:
     Sep 1940: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEAN PALMER;
Sep 1941: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEANNE PALMER;
Apr 1943: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEA MURRAY;
Jan 1954: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEA ARNETT;
Jan 1968: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEA STOKES;
22 Jan 1997: Name listed as VIRGINIA JEAN STOKES.
[ Note that the name Shoemaker does not appear here.].⁸

     Asahel Palmeter was born on 15 Aug 1790 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Eli Palmeter was born on 23 Jun 1800 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Elizabeth Palmeter was born on 21 Apr 1789 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ She was the daughter of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.

     Enos Palmeter was born on 3 Apr 1794 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Ezra Palmeter was born on 22 Mar 1798 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     John Palmeter was born on 20 Feb 1792 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     Joshua Palmeter was born on 27 May 1766.² He married Elizabeth Olds, daughter of John Old and Anna Sexton, on 27 May 1788 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^3,4
     Joshua must have had a first wife, Anna, who died 20 Feb 1788.⁵

     Noble Palmeter was born on 17 Mar 1796 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.¹ He was the son of Joshua Palmeter and Elizabeth Olds.¹

     (?) Parish was the child of Marcellus V. Parish and Henrietta Ridgely.²

     Marcellus V. Parish married Henrietta Ridgely, daughter of William Simmons Ridgely and Ann Eliza Crowell, on 20 Aug 1874 at Crawford County, Kansas.¹ Marcellus V. Parish died b 1 Jun 1880.²

     Susan M. Park was born on 23 Jun 1834.^1,2 She married Walker Olds, son of Cheney Olds and Amma Walker, on 20 May 1856.¹ Susan M. Park died on 28 Jan 1917 at age 82.² She was buried at Oakridge Cemetery, Albany, Whiteside County, Illinois.³

     Adah B. Parker married Ray Howard Olds, son of Walter Howard Olds and Carrie Estella Howard, on 14 Aug 1912.¹ Adah B. Parker died on 9 Nov 1990² and was buried at Boxwood Cemetery, Medina, Orleans County, New York.³

     Aladisa Parker was born on 1 Nov 1793 at Peru, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.¹ She was the daughter of Elias Parker and Ellinse (Ellidise) Olds.¹