Mary PAINE
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Born: abt. 1622 in England
Mary was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1639.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mary married John TRIPP abt. 1639 in Portsmouth, Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
John TRIPP was born 6 February 1610 in Horkstow, England. John died 28 October 1678 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
Mary married (2) Benjamin ENGELL 4 April 1682 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Benjamin ENGELL was born abt. 1605 in England (United Kingdom).
Mary PAINE died 12 February 1687 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England.
"According to a deposition made by William Collinge in 1666, Richard Searl sold a three acre lot just above the town ferry to Mary Paine, afterwards the wife of John Tripp, for a pint of wine, the sale taking place at the house of William Baulstone ..., where apparently Mary was a barmaid [West, RIHSC, 25:71]. John Tripp later ran the ferry from this site. "
Source:
2m-4 April 1682 Bejamin Engell. An article on Mary's family appeared on page 15, Vol 12, No 6, Second Boat, Jan-Feb.,1992.
One Hundred and Sixty Allied Families, RI edition, page 246. 1677, 12,6,Will, proved 1678, 10, 28. Executrix, wife Mary.
New England Families, RI edition, page 41. Mary Paine, daughter of Anthony Paine, became the wife of John Tripp, Portsmouth, RI. She survived her husband, and married(second), April 4, 1683, Benjamin Engell, and died February 12, 1687.
Sources: 160 Allied Families by Austin: Genealogies of RI FamiliesTrippGenealogySavage Ancestral Lines Revisited500 1st Families of AmericaR. I. Genealogical Register.
RI Families: Mary Paine, daughter of Anthony Paine and Rose of Portsmouth.She was the sole executrix of his will. She may have married a second time, 4 April, 1682, Benjamin Engell.
160 Families: Mary Paine, died 12 Feb 1687. Married (1) John Tripp and had 10 children, (2) 4 April 1682 Benjamin Engell. About 1641, Mary Paine, before she was married, bought three acres of land from Richard Searle for a pint of wine. Presumably the land was in Portsmouth, RI.
Ancestral lines: Mary Paine died 12 Feb, 1687. According to a disposition made by William Collinge in 1666, Richard sold a three-acrelot just above the town ferry to Mary Paine for a pint of wine, the sale taking place at the house of William Baulstone, where apparently Mary was a barmaid. John Tripp later ran the fery from this site. She married(2) 4 April 1682 Benjamin Engell.
500 families: Mary Paine, died 1687, was the daughter of Anthony Paine.Had 11 children. RIGR: Named, Mary Tripp in her father's will."
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Spouse & Children of Mary PAINE
Marriage date: abt. 1639
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Providence Plantations
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Children of John TRIPP and Mary PAINE
Died: 20 November 1719, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 January 1713, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 27 November 1718, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: abt. 1715, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 October 1717, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Died: 1 July 1716, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 September 1684, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 30 May 1730, Dartmouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marriage date: 4 April 1682
Marriage place: Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850
Children of Benjamin ENGELL and Mary PAINE
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1640 Birth of ChildJohn TRIPP was born June 1640, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1642 Birth of ChildPeleg TRIPP was born 5 November 1642, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1651 Birth of ChildIsabel TRIPP was born 1 July 1651, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
John TRIPP married 7 September 1665, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Susannah ANTHONY
Joseph TRIPP married 6 August 1667, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Mehitable FISH
Isabel TRIPP married 4 March 1675, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Samson SHERMAN
John TRIPP died 28 October 1678, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Abiel TRIPP married 20 January 1679, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Deliverance HALL
Martha TRIPP married 23 February 1681, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to Samuel SHERMAN
Mary PAINE and Benjamin ENGELL 4 April 1682, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Abiel TRIPP died 10 September 1684, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
12 February 1687
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England
Record added: 5/19/2009 5:13:25 PM
Last updated: 7/9/2025 11:38:15 AM
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