[email protected] wrote: > > Dear long islanders; > > I am researching the following surnames in long island, NY:PALMER, DICKERSON, > REEVE, PAINE, MAPES > > Any help appreciated. > > Ruth Clark > [email protected] > Poinciana, FL > > ==== NY-LONGISLAND Mailing List ==== > Karima, List Owner/Administrator mailto:[email protected] > Please visit the following URL to review the guidelines for our list: > http://userweb.springnet1.com/quest/LONGISLAND/LongIslandWelcome.html Please give some specifics on the Paine line. My grandmother was a Payne, going back to Paine in the early 1700s on eastern Long Island. My middle name is Payne. Stuart Payne Howell