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Thomas Paine 1539–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1539

Birth Location: Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1631

Death Location: Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Father: Sir Paine

Mother: Lady Ash

Spouse(s): Catharine Harssant

Children(s): Thomas Sr

Thomas Paine was born in 1539 in Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Paine And Lady Margery Ash. Thomas Paine married Catharine Harssant, and had children including Thomas Paine Sr. Thomas Paine passed away in 1631 in Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Paine was born in 1539 in Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England, the child of Sir William Paine And Lady Margery Ash.
  • Thomas Paine married Catharine Harssant, and had children including Thomas Paine Sr.
  • Thomas Paine passed away in 1631 in Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Paine's Ancestors

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Thomas Paine
1539–1631
Birth Place: Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England
Parents
Sir William Paine
1492–1568
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Lady (Margery) Ash
1510–
Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Paine's Descendants

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Thomas Paine (11 Dec 1539–1631) m. Catharine Harssant (1546–1620)
  1. 1. Thomas (Paine) Sr 1586–1640 m. Elizabeth Tuthill 1584–1657
    1. 1. Ralph (Richard) Payne 1620–1670 m. Edna (Cleo) Burleson 1630–1711
      1. 1. Bernard Payne 1666–1742 m. Elizbeth Trigg 1684–1720
        1. 1. Mary Payne 1710–1791 m. Lawrence Franklin 1680–1770

Thomas Paine's Timeline

7 Records

1539
11 Dec 1539
Birth of Thomas Paine in Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England
Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England
1578
1578
Age 39
Thomas Paine was married in Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England
Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England
1585
1585
Age 46
Thomas Paine was married in Wrentham, Suffolk, England
Wrentham, Suffolk, England
1600
5 November 1600
Age 61
Thomas Paine was married in St Marys, Redcliffe, Bristol, England
St Marys, Redcliffe, Bristol, England
1607
1607
Age 68
Thomas Paine was married in Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom
1625
8 May 1625
Age 86
Thomas Paine was married in Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwickshire, England
Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwickshire, England
1631
1631
Age 92
Death of Thomas Paine in Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1539
    Event Place: Halesworth, Cooklie, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1578
    Event Place: Swaffham-Prior, Cambridge, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Wrentham, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 November 1600
    Event Place: St Marys, Redcliffe, Bristol, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1607
    Event Place: Wantage, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 May 1625
    Event Place: Walsgrave on Sowe, Warwickshire, England

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1631
    Event Place: Cookley, Suffolk Coastal District, Suffolk, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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