Lord of The Manor of Nowton.
Anthony Paine son of William , married Martha Castell, who died June 28, 1603. He lived at Bury St. Edmunds, gentleman, and had the Manor of Nowton, settled upon him by his brother Henry . He died and was buried at Nowton, March 3, 1606. He left a will dated Feb.16 previous, in which he directed his body to be buried in the chancel of Nowton church, near his late wife-gave his house to his son William, also his nest of “bolls with cover all glit having the arms of the Countess of Oxford upon it,” etc. His wife’s wedding ring he gave to Mary, daughter of Walter Paine; all the remainder of his estate he gave to his son William, whom he appointed sole executor. He had four children:
John, who married Frances Spring
Thomas, bap. Jan 16, 1563
William bap. Dec 2, 1565, married
Anne, bap Jan 13,1560 married William Weston.
The manor of Nowton which Anthony had received by devise fron his brother Henry, was by him left to young Anthony, son of John, who had died before his father. This, young Anthony conveyed to his uncle William, who thereby became, as he is described in the Visitation, “Lord of the Manor of Nowton.”