George Payne Sr. (abt. 1677 - bef. 1745)

Born about 1677 in Rappahannock, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

Husband of Mary Jane (Woodson) Payne — married 30 Oct 1705 in Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, Colonial America

Descendants

Died before 15 Jan 1745 before about age 68 in Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

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Biography

George Payne was reportedly born in about 1677 in Rappahannock County in the Colony of Virginia.^{[citation needed]} His origins are disputed.

Notes from Twelve Va Counties (book in Valparaiso Library) Goochland Co. chapter:

"Payne was a prominent name in Goochland Co. The will of George Payne, High Sheriff of the County in 1732, of the Parish of St. James, Goochland, dated December 3, 1744, mentions his wife, Mary Woodson, and his sons, Josias(Josiah), George and John.

The Paynes were closely related, through marriages and by blood, to the Spotswoods, to Martha Washington, and to Dolly Payne Madison.

George Payne, ancestor of the Paynes of Campbell county, came from Bedfordshire, England. He and his brother Robert came to America together. Settling in Fauquier county. George held a grant from King George, embracing land in Goochland, Buckingham, Bedford and Campbell counties and land lying on Dan river in southern Virginia and northern North Carolina.^[1]

He married Mary, the daughter of John Woodson; was a justice of the peace from 1728-29, and sheriff of Goochland from 1734-37; died in 1744.

His son, Colonel John Payne, born 1713, inherited a large fortune and the family seat White Hall, in Goochland. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from 1752 to 1768 inclusive, lieutenant-colonel of militia and member of the Revolutionary Committee of Safety of Goochland. John Payne married, 1st, Miss Archer.

Children:

1. John m. Mary, daughter of John Chichester;
2. Archer m., 1st, Martha, daughter of Captain Nathaniel West Dandridge of the English army; m., 2nd, Betsy Brooks and lived at New Market, Goochland county, an estate given him by his father in 1775
3. Robert died unmarried in 1776.

Birth

Born in Sittingbourne, Goochland Co, VA^[2]

Marriage

Husband: @I2003@

Wife: @I2004@

Marriage: Date: BEF 30 OCT 1705

Place: Goochland County, Virginia

Source: #S124 Page: Page 148

Child: @I2002@

Child: @I2005@

Child: @I2006@

Child: @I2007@

Will & Death

Will of George Payne. Goochland Co., VA, WB 4, pp. 484-486, written 3 Dec 1744, proved 15 Jan 1744 (15 Jan 1745 in today’s calendar).^[3]

wife (Mary? page torn) Payne
my son John Payne
my son Josias Payne
my son George Payne
my three sons Josias George and John
my grand daughter Agness Payne
my grandson Augustine Payne
my grandson Jesse Payne
wife Mary Payne
Exrs: my three sons Josias George & John Payne
Wit: Will.m Miller, Charles Jordan, James Bates

Death Date: 1744 in Goochland Co, VA^[2]

Death Date: BEF 15 JAN 1743/44

Place: Goochland Co., VA.

Research Notes

• Needs Relationship Review: Two different fathers listed, William or Richard. Spratlin-29 18:40, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Will recorded 3 Dec 1744 and proven 15 Jan 1745; Goochland Co. Deed Bk 4, pp. 484-6.

It is suggested in Campbell Chronicles that this George may have come from England with a brother Robert.

George was born in about 1670. He passed away in 1744.^[4]

Disputed Parents

Various claims have been made concerning his parents, but there does not appear to be any reliable source supporting any of them. Previously claims concerning his parents include:

• The original profile claimed that he was the son of William Payne and Susanna Merryman. However, William's son was not of age when he wrote his will in 1696 and based on the known ages of his siblings, he could not have been born before 1689 which makes William's son too young to have married in 1705. William's family is detailed in The Paynes of Virginia.

• His father may have been Richard Payne (1633-abt.1692).^{[citation needed]}

Records

Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917^[5]

Name: George Payne

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 21 Nov 1707

Event Place: St James Northam Parish, Goochland, Virginia, United States

Gender: Male

Father's Name: Geor. Payne

Mother's Name: Mary Woodson

Origins

This is food for though: By the fact that the Pain/Payne... names are prevalent in Goochland may be because the Pain family is of Huguenot origin. This is a Huguenot: Pain, Elie : a merchant in Paris, who fled from France at the Revocation and settled in London, where he greatly prospered. Numerous French Protestants of the same name fled into England, where their descendants still survive under the names of Pain, Paine, or Payne. At Deal and Sandwich, at Rye, and in the southern counties, the Paines are numerous. One of the ministers of the French church at Bristol was a M. Pain. Louis Pain was a well-known author, and William was an architect in London.^[6]

DNA Information

yDNA testing shows that George is not descended from John "the Immigrant" Payne and George is listed as an "Earliest Known Ancestor".^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Early, R. H., CAMPBELL CHRONICLES and FAMILY SKETCHES. Embracing the History of CAMPBELL COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1782-1926. J. P. BELL COMPANY, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 1927 History of the Paynes Last accessed Dec 21, 2015.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Brøderbund WFT Vol. 2, Ed. 1, Tree #4281, Date of Import: Jan 2, 1997.
3. ↑ Digital image at Ancestry.com - https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/9085/images/007645025_00262?pId=1470366
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #11294367 for George John Payne Sr. (memorial only, no headstone photo).
5. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRC-9DV : 28 January 2020), George Payne, 1707.
6. ↑ http://www.godrules.net/library/smiles/95smiles4.htm
7. ↑ "Payne DNA" papayne.rootsweb.ancestry.com. 2007. Accessed April 30, 2016. http://papayne.rootsweb.ancestry.com/dna-project/
8. ↑ "Payne FamilyTreeDNA Project." familytreedna.com. Accessed April 30, 2016. https://www.familytreedna.com/public/payne?iframe=ycolorized

See also:

• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRC-MG3 : accessed 1 May 2016), George Payne in entry for Josias Payne, 30 Oct 1705; citing ST JAMES NORTHAM PARISH,GOOCHLAND,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-Q43 : accessed 1 May 2016), Geor. Payne in entry for Robert Payne, 16 Nov 1709; citing ST JAMES NORTHAM PARISH,GOOCHLAND,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
• "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRRH-JB6 : accessed 1 May 2016), George Payne in entry for John Payne, 04 Dec 1713; citing ST JAMES NORTHAM PARISH,GOOCHLAND,VIRGINIA, reference ; FHL microfilm 975.5 V2D.
• The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. "The Payne Family of Goochland, &c." 3rd ed. Vol. 6. Richmond, VA: Virginia Historical Society, 1899. p. 313-316.
• Early, R. H. Campbell Chronicles and Family Sketches, Embracing the History of Campbell County, Virginia, 1782-1926. Lynchburg, VA: J.P. Bell, 1927. p. 476-479.
• Douglas, William. The Douglas register: being a detailed record of births, marriages and deaths together with other interesting notes, as kept by the Rev. William Douglas, from 1750-1797; An index of Goochland Willis; Notes on the French-Hugeunot refugees who lived in Manakin-Town; published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2004; original publisher: J.W. Fergusson & Sons, Richmond, VA, * William and Mary Quarterly.
• Find A Grave: Memorial #11294367 for George John Payne Sr. (memorial only, no headstone photo).