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Families of Payne of East Grinstead and Lewes, by Mark Antony Lower, published 1854 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 7, notes & queries, p.231) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 2092] & The Keep [LIB/500226] & S.A.S. library

Beyond the Call of Duty, by E. M. Gooday, published September 1976 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 2 no. 6, article, p.196) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7966] & The Keep [LIB/501254] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The entries in the East Dean register for the year 1559/1560 include this burial of two sisters [Payne] on the same day

Educational & Social Conflict in East Grinstead in the 18th & 19th Centuries: Part I The Payne Endowment, by Deidre Neville, published December 1979 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 2, article, pp.60-63) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The Easebourne Village Club, by James Punch, published December 1994 in Midhurst Magazine (Volume 7 Number 2, article, pp.26-28, Winter 1994) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15968]

The Midhurst Village Club occupies the buildings was formerly a Catholic Chapel. It was established by Anthony Joseph Browne, seventh Viscount Montague, in the 18th century, to serve the then large Catholic population in the district.

The Early Payne Family Of Sussex, by John F. Howes, published September 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 7, article, pp.302-307) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508978] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

The PAYNEs were a large and ubiquitous family from Sussex with numerous branches evident in 16th century parish registers and were probably related to PAYNEs in Hampshire, Kent and Surrey.
Many Sussex families can claim to either be descendants of a PAYNE or to have a PAYNE in their extended family tree. For me it is my 10 x great grandmother Elizabeth PAYNE christened in Ardingly on 11 Mar 1592/3, the daughter of Richard PAYNE. The 16th century Ardingly parish registers contain much information on the family but little connects them together and I was unable to find a published comprehensive review of the family. Peter Brown (www.peter-brown.net) has organized many of the 16th century PAYNEs and this persuaded me to start researching earlier records of the family.

The Early Payne Family Of Sussex - Part Two, by John F. Howes, published December 2013 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 20 no. 8, article, pp.341-346) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508979] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

Following on from my article in the September Historian (Vol 20, No 7, Page 302) I will now return to the mid-15th century and another likely descendent of the Twineham PAYNEs, Thomas, whom I believe is the ancestor of the various PAYNE families in Ardingly, West Hoathly, and Balcombe.

The Early Payne Family of Sussex - Part Three, by John F. Howes, published March 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 1, article, pp.5-10) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508980]

In the two prior articles I have demonstrated the presence in Twineham/Hickstead of a well-established yeoman family of PAYNEs. I also provided evidence to suggest that all the PAYNEs in the Mid-Sussex area were descended from this family, due to strong connections to both the HOMEWOOD and the MICHELBORNE/MASCALL families. While direct links between the early family members are not always documented there is enough circumstantial evidence to suggest a strong likelihood of a connection.
In this article I will deal with the PAYNEs of Horsted Keynes and Balcombe and one of the branches from East Grinstead who also held properties in Waldron and some adjacent parishes. These branches of the family all have good circumstantial connections to the PAYNEs of Twineham, through connections in Lindfield during the 15th century (See Parts 1 & 2).

The Early Payne Family of Sussex - Part Four, by John F. Howes, published June 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 2, article, pp.86-90) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508981]

In the three previous articles in this series I have described how the PAYNE Family of Mid Sussex developed in the Twineham/Hickstead area then spread to adjacent parishes in Lindfield, Ardingly, West Hoathly, Horsted Keynes, Balcombe and East Grinstead. More than one branch of this family resided in East Grinstead during the 16th century. The connection to Twineham is less obvious initially but as I deal with the first group referred to initially as the PAYNEs of Pyckstone, their relationship to the earlier PAYNEs becomes evident in a marriage of distant PAYNE cousins in 1583.
In this article I will deal with the PAYNEs of Pyckstone and their probable relative the PAYNEs of Plawhatch. I have also taken this opportunity to mention the PAYNE family of Petworth even though I have been unable to fit them to the rest of the family.

The Early Payne Family of Sussex - Part Five, by John F. Howes, published September 2014 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 21 no. 3, article, pp.129-133) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508853]

In the previous four articles I have provided evidence that suggests the numerous branches of the PAYNE family living in mid-Sussex descended from a single branch that settled in Twineham/Hickstead in the early 15th century and was closely associated with the Bolney family. Both families had significant holdings in the Eastbourne area. This led me to the conclusion that the mid-Sussex PAYNEs had descended from the Eastbourne family and specifically from a John PAYNE and his wife Gunnora (See Part 1).

Digging up my Payne roots, by Barbara Robinson, published September 2016 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 22 no. 3, article, pp.108-111) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/509265]