Hello I am searching for the ancestry of Reuben Payne-husband of Elizabeth HAMLIN (b. 30 Jan 1763) and father of Job Hamlin PAYNE (1790-1856). As far as I know the PAYNES were long time residents of Portland, CT, also known as East Middletown and Chatham. I suspect Reuban is descended from a John PAYNE, a son of either a Job or John PAYNE who settled in the area in the late 1600s--but I haven't been able to make a real connection. Have looked in IGI, Middlesex-L list, Genweb etc. Does anyone know about this line of PAYNEs? Thanks! Rick Norwood rtfact@hughes.net