I am a new subscriber to the list. I picked up one of the messages on PLM that Patrick Payne wrote on the English history of the Paine/Paynes. As my husband is descended from ELIZABETH PAINE HAMMOND of Suffolk, England, I picked up the rest of the posts on a search of the Payne list. They made for very interesting reading, and I am looking forward to more. My husband also has a mystery PAINE in his ancestry. She was PRISCILLA PAINE who was born c1725 and married Joshua BEAL 1-5-1744 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA. She died in Hingham 4-22-1807. Joshua was born 9-22-1722 in Hingham and died 2-9-1804 in Hingham. The IGI and MA marriage CD has one of their marriages in Cohasset, Norfolk, MA. on 1-5-1744. That could be a clue to her ancestry. As I look, the children seem to have gotten married in both Hingham and Cohasset, MA Does anyone have any clues to solve this mystery of Priscilla PAINE's ancestry or know of any MA PAINE/PAYNEs in Cohasset, MA in the early 1700s. Any help would be appreciated. Descendants of Priscilla PAINE 1 Priscilla PAINE b: Abt. 1725 in ? d: April 22, 1807 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA .. +Joshua BEAL b: September 22, 1722 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA d: February 09, 1804 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA .. 2 Hannah Beal b: November 30, 1744 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Harry Lambert b: Abt. 1740 d: Unknown .. 2 Priscilla BEALS src1: History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth Co., MA, src2: Mayflower Descendent Legacy CD-ROM b: November 21, 1746 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Knight BROWN src1: The National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Volume 54, src2: History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater in Plymouth Co., MA b: November 04, 1750 in Scituate, Mass. d: April 04, 1832 in East Bridgewater, Mass .. 2 Joshua Beal b: August 19, 1748 in Hingham, Mass d: December 01, 1748 .. 2 Welcome Beal b: Abt. 1749 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Susanna Brown b: October 09, 1757 in Scituate d: Unknown .. 2 Andrew Beal b: July 03, 1750 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Priscilla Studley b: Abt. 1755 d: Unknown .. 2 Elijah Beal b: Abt. 1752 in Hingham, Mass d: Abt. 1784 in at Sea ...... +Milcah Stodder b: Unknown d: Unknown .. 2 Betsey Beal b: June 29, 1755 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +William Pincin b: Unknown d: Unknown .. 2 Delight Beal b: May 14, 1758 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Elisha Litchfield b: Unknown d: Unknown .. 2 Rebecca Beal b: October 26, 1760 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Noah Stodder b: Unknown d: Unknown .. 2 Daniel Beal b: January 15, 1762 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown ...... +Celia Beal b: Unknown d: Unknown .. 2 Elisha Beal b: May 11, 1766 in Hingham, Mass d: Unknown .. 2 Catherine Beal b: Abt. 1768 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA d: Unknown ...... +Joshua Morse b: 1765 d: Unknown .. 2 Joshua Beal b: Abt. 1769 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA d: Unknown Thanks, Susan -- Susan C. Johanson Springfield, VA djohanson@mindspring.com Rootsweb sponsor-NEHGS member http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=johanson http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/j/o/h/Susan-C-Johanson/ ...Searching for footprints in the sands of time...