I am trying to sort out a long held belief that William Payne who immigrated to Massachusetts in 1635ish and was of Lavenham was also of the Manor of Nowton. The Lavenham parish registers have a host of Paynes, born, married and died in Lavenham. My question is if they lived in Nowtown, would they bypass their own parish church and go to the Lavenham church? Is it more likely that the William Payne at Nowton Manor was a different man altogether. Anyone know anything about these Payne families?
Jeanie