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- Stephen Paine/ Payne Jr. was born Sept. 20, 1629 in Great Elling ham, Norfolk England. He came to New England in 1638 with his p arents and settled in Higham, Mass. In 1643 they moved to foun d Rehoboth Mass. He married Anna Chickering. Nov. 3, 1652 in De dham Mass. He had nine children, six boys, and three girls. Step hen Payne died a few months before his father and was buried Jan . 24, 1678. In 1657 he took the oath of Fidelity and became a p rominent citizen and landowner of Rehoboth, Attleboro and Swanse a, and operated a tannery. He was an active participant in Kin g Phillips war in 1675, contributing liberally, both in money ( L 10, s 11) and services to carry it on. (Rehoboth Rate book 2 , pg. 16) He gave 24 days service under Major Bradford. Kin g Phillips war was a war with the Indian King Phillip over dispu ted ownership of land, which the colonists had bought and the In dians wanted back.
Notes for Stephen Paine II (From Steve Payne's website)
The issue of land acquisition is important to this whole Chronic le and to American History in general, so something of what I le arned about it may be of interest. Stephen Paine II, along wit h his father, extended his holdings and acquired lands from Wams utta, son of Massasoit. He and his father built houses in Swanse a, and Stephen II acquired additional land in what is now Attleb oro. Wamsutta died and his brother Metacomet succeeded him as Sa chem or Chieftan, of the Wampanoag Tribe. The name King Philip w as bestowed on Metacomet by the English as a flattering title be cause the relationship between the Indians and the Puritans ha d been friendly, and Metacomet had been generous in their dealin g. However, as the immigration increased by large numbers and th e settlers began to encroach without any treaty or compensatio n to the tribes, it is understandable that King Philip took exce ption to these attitudes. He foresaw doom for his people unles s they unified and resisted. He was successful in organizing th e Confederation of the Narangassett tribes. By 1675 there was re peated meddling in Indian affairs by the settlers and this arrog ance at length provoked savage attacks on the settlements. Belat edly, the English succeeded in forming a limited Confederation o f their own comprising several of the Colonies. By uniting, an d with superior weapons, they managed to defeat the Indians afte r several months. It was the end of the Narangassett Confederati on, although fighting continued along the northeast frontier. In dian women and children, including King Philip's wife and son, w ere sold into slavery in the West Indies. King Philip was captur ed and killed. His head was sent to Plymouth and set on a pole i n a public place. It remained there in ghoulish display for twen ty-five years. The pious Puritans had made their point. Murder o f their own was intolerable. A savage massacre most certainly ne eds to be quelled, but what provoked it also requires examinatio n. Stephen Paine II was an active participant in King Philip's W ar in 1675 and fought in the English ranks under Major William B radford.
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1629 - 1678 (48 years)
