The Paines and Treats
- Robert Treat (1622–1710), Governor of Connecticut Colony 1683-1698. Great-grandfather of Robert Treat Paine.
- Robert Treat Paine (1731–1814), Delegate to the Continental Congress from Massachusetts 1774-1778, Massachusetts State Representative 1777, Attorney General of Massachusetts 1777-1790, Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court 1790-1804. Great-grandson of Robert Treat.
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