This is in reply to Tammy who asked whether there is anyone with a connection to Newfoundland Paynes. I'm replying to the list in case this may be of interest to others. I have traced my maternal line back to John Payne and Sarah Cross Singleton who married in 1809 and who lived and raised their family in Rocky Harbour on the Northern Peninsula in Newfoundland. They were both natives of England, but I haven't traced them back there. I believe John Payne's grave stone says that he was a native of Jersey. Also, I believe that the original spelling of the name was Paine -- later changed to Payne. I don't know whether he would have had any connection to Paynes in Quirpon, Newfoundland. A story says that he deserted from a Man o' War, and that's how he ended up in Newfoundland. There is an interesting story about John Payne and Sarah Cross Singleton and how they came to be married in St. John's, Nfld., which was a long distance from Rocky Harbour in those days. The story is related on this Newfoundland genealogical website: http://www.huronweb.com/genweb/nf.htm Click on: Regions: Northern Pen(insula): St. Barbe South District: Oral History: Cow Head. One of the regional co-ordinators of this site is Alexander (Sandy) Payne. Another excellent site for Newfoundland genealogical research is: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Heritage/NGB/ Hope this is of some assistance to any who may have Pain/Paine/Payne relatives who went to or came from Newfoundland. You can contact me privately at lchat@home.com if I can help. Best to all. Leona Chatwood