Paine, Thomas-Hyde County-Probate Page 110, 29th November 1826 ...Wife: Dorothy Paine to have 2 Negro men named BENJAMIN & JAMES 7 sons: John, Edward, Saunderson, Benjamin, Thomas, William, & Cornelius one Negro man named BOAZ? ...At my wife's decease or when the youngest child comes of age, then Negroes BENJAMIN & JAMES to choose their masters among my sons: John, Edward, Saunderson, Benjamin, Thomas, William, & Cornelius. signed Thomas Paine Contributed by: spice3@juno.com vkn 6/15/99 All Rights Reserved