Thomas Paine Jr.

     Thomas was born on Friday, 18 January 1613 in Wrentham, County Suffolk, England.^1,2 Thomas married Rebecca Ware after 17 October 1640 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts.³ He was a weaver & a farmer. After the death of his father, the family bible passed to him. Thomas made his will on 26 July 1686 at Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Imprimis I do give and bequeath unto my well beloved wife Rebecka the east end of my Dwelling house to dwell in as long as she live: also my garden and half the fruit of my Orchard and at all times sufficient firewood cut and riven fit for her fire to be layd neer the door by my Executors and the use of a horse, at any time when she do desire the same also I give unto her one cow, which she shall chuse which my Executors shall at their own charge keep and mayntaine for her use, and when the sayd cow come to decay, or need to be fatted off, they shall put as good a young cow in her place for my sayd wives use by them to be mayntayned as aforesaid and my loving wife shall have liberty to put one swine with ther swine to be keept at ther charge from time to time, till she take them away to fatt, And further my minde and will is that my Executors shall pay or cause to be payd to my sayd loving wife, three pounds and ten shillings yearly Ten shillings thereof to be payd in money and three parts of the remaining sume to be payd in good marckantable Indian Corne and one fourth part in English corn at price Currant, the like quanity and maner of payment to be made each year, so long as my said wife continue this life; Also I give unto my sayd well veloved wife all and every part of my household stuff of every sort whatsoever for her use and at her decease to give to whomever she please, and if what I have given prove not sufficient to supply my sayd wives necessity my Executors are to add thereto, by advice from the overseers.
Item I have given in moveables and in land unto my son-in-law Thomas Patton of Bileraka the full portion that he is to have upon the account of my daughter Rebecka, his wife, deceased, and do hereby confirm that Land that is now in his hands, that I bought in Bileraka for my son Thomas Payne, to be abide and remayne the lands of the sayd Thomas Patton and heyres and successors for ever Provided the sayd Thomas Patton pay unto my son Thomas Payne so much for his labor and cost in improveing as the sayd land is bettered thereby. And I do give and bequeath to my Grandchild Rebeka Patton five pounds to be payd in Dedham by my executors within one year after her marriage.
Item. I do give and bequeath unto my loving daughter Elizabeth Huntting, & or her heyers for ever one parcel of meadow Lying in Fowle Meadow containing three Arcres. Also my two wood Lotts Lying in the Clapbord Trees, & my two acres of seader swamp lyeing by South Playne. And further I do give & bequeath unto my sayd daughter Elizabeth Huntting fifteen pounds to by payd in Currant country payment, in two payments, five pounds of one sayd payment shall be payd to her , or her heyers within one year after my decease & the other ten pounds shall be payd within two years after my wives decease, to be payd in good Currant payment at currant contry price in Dedham.
I do nominate appoint & empower my Loving sons Thomas Paine & given John Payne to be my executors to whom I give full power Requisit to do performe this my Last will & Testament, in receiving & paying debts, funeral charges & all thos things above sayd, equally to be pqyd by them in such Respect to whom I doe give all the Houses Lands of all sorts not disposed of before to be equally devided in two parts by my son Thomas Payne & John Payne to take his choice & if either of my said sons decease without Issue, or have not a child live to twenty one years of age to inherit; the sayd houses & lands shall then be the legall estate of the surviveing brother or his children & if either of my sons sell any of my sayd Lands the other brother is to have the first ofer of it.
Item I give to my son Thomas one cow. Item I give to my son John all my weaveing tooles and implyments of all sorts, & all my husbandry tooles & all the rest of my moveables & estate not before expressly given I do give to be equally devided betwixt my executors aforesaid who in paying all debts & legacies are in all things to bear ether equal share according to this my will, & I do Request my Loveing friends Richard Elice, Thomas Battelle & Thomas Aldridge to be the overseers & suppervisors of this my sayd will whose advice or any two of them my said executors are to take & to do & performe acording thereunto, that this my Last will & Testament I do here declare & have for full confirmation set to my hand & seale
In the presence of Richard Elice, Thomas Battelle and Thomas Metcalfe.⁴

Thomas departed this life on Saturday, 3 August 1686 in Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.⁵ The inventory of Thomas's estate was taken on Monday, 16 September 1686 by his sons: Thomas & John Payne. It was valued at 266 pounds, 13 shillings & 6 pence. His will was probated on 23 September 1686 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.