Richard Paine, of Lavenham

William married Agnes (Ann) Neves in Lavenham in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul on 28 December 1584. [3] William did not leave a will, but he was buried in the church yard of St. Peter and St. Paul on June 9, 1621. [3] Agnes (Ann) Payne wrote her will in 1635, it was not proved until April 1646. She left her property and goods to her daughter Susan and son Richard.[4]

In a 1634 court case, Richard Paine of Lavenham, son of William and Agnes, was arrested in Bury St. Edmunds, a place he said was "far off" and where "he was a stranger." The Paynes of Nowton and Bury were well known in Bury St. Edmunds, having been part of the Feoffees who ran the town for many years. [7] [8]It has also been shown that the Payne family of Bury was considered "conservative" in their religion, meaning they were more "catholic" in their beliefs. The majority of the feoffees of Bury were anti-Puritan until a 1606 shakeup of the town government. [9]