John Payne (1725 - abt. 1798)

Born 1725 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland, American Colonies

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Shelton) Payne — married 1755 in Frederick, Frederick County, Maryland

Descendants

Died about 22 Oct 1798 at about age 73 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1725. In the mid 1700s he assisted Flayle, Jr., in running the Potomac River ferry from "Pain's Delight" in Maryland to Stump's Landing in Loudoun County, Virginia.

By 1782 he had moved southwest to Bedford County, Virginia, where he appears in the tax lists as early as 1782.

• 1774/3/28, Payne, John, late of the Province of Maryland from Richard Stith, exor for Richard Randolph, Dec’d, 70 lbs, 112 A, middle & N forks of Rock Castle Crk, beg at James Ayres corner. Bedford Co VA db 5, 209.

• 1783/10/27, Payne, John of Bedford from Daniel & Jane Price of same, 262 A, part of Randolph’s 13550 A patent, joining John Payns line, Charles Swains, John Hall’s, John Best’s & John Ayres lines. Presence of Abraham Mitchell, John Wilkes, Patrick Lynch, Edward Hore. Bedford Co VA db7, 261

• 1785/--/--, Payne, John, Sr from Cowen, atty for Pleasants, 21 lbs, 9 sh, 140 A, part of a tract of Pleasants of 13550 A, formerly Randolph’s on a br of Mill Crk. Prices corner. written 1780/3/25, Bedford Co VA db7, 489

• 1789/1/23, Payne, John & Mary to George Nichols, 120 A, both sides Goose Crk presence William Payn, Flayl Payn?, Archibald Nichols. Bedford Co VA db 8, 142

my wife MARY between all my children to will CATHERINE KENNETT, JOHN PAYNE, WILLIAM PAYNE, THOMAS PAYNE, MARGERY PAYNE HARPER, AND SARAH BROWN

He wrote his will on 9 June 1798 in Bedford County, Viginia.

Will of John Payne, 1798

I John Payne of Bedford County do hereby make and ordain this my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say 1th. give and bequeath to my beloved wife MARY PAYNE all the use of profit of my whole Estate both real and Personal during her Natural life or widowhood and at her death or shall she marry then give my Estate away in manner and form as follows that is to say............................ 2ndly. I give and bequeath to may Son WILLIAM PAYNE one hundred and fifty acres of land adjoining the land of JOHN KENNETT,JAMES KERSEY, and WILLIAM McCoy--where he now lives him and his heirs forever. Tis also my desire that my said Son shall make a new line between him and JOHN KENNETT by running a line from Prices Corner straight to where the old line -------- the ? between my son WILLIAM AND JOHN KENNETT. I also give to my said Son WILLIAM PAYNE a set of black smith tools which has now in his possession and also at the death of my MARY PAYNE I give to may said son WILLIAM one Negro Man named JAMES to him and his heirs. 3rdly I give and bequeath to my Son THOMAS PAYNE all the land below a line that shall be run by beginning where mine and JOHN AYERS line crosses the road that runs from? AYRES to my house and running a straight line to the upper end of my son THOMAS fence and then a straight line as the fence runs to my line on the top of the mountain to and his heirs forever. At the death of my wife MARY or should she marry I then give to my son THOMAS my small still to him and his heirs forever. 4thly. I give to my three daughters to CATHERINE KENNETT,MARGERY HAPER, AND SARAH BROWER one Hundred and fifty acres of Land lying on the head of Ayers Mill Creek to be equally dived between them to here and their Heirs forever. 5thly I give to my three Sons to  ? , JOHN, WILLIAM and THOMAS at the death of my beloved wife MARY all the rest of my land to be Equally dived between them to them and their heirs forever. All the rest of my Estate which is not given away in the above I give to be equally dived at the death of my wife MARY between all my children to will CATHERINE KENNETT, JOHN PAYNE, WILLIAM PAYNE, THOMAS PAYNE, MARGERY PAYNE HARPER, AND SARAH BROWN ..? 7thly. I hereby constitute and appoint my beloved wife, WILLIAM PAYNE AND THOMAS PAYNE my whole and sole Executors to this my last Will and Testament given under my hand this 9th day of June 1798

Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in presents off: SAMUEL HANCOCK, CHARLES GILL

His JOHN PAYNE SEAL AND MARK

In a court held for Bedford County 22 day of October 1798

This Last Will and Testament of JOHN PAYNE deceased was proved by the oath of SAMEUL HANCOCK AND CHARLES GILL witness to whose names are thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of MARY PAYNE executorix and WILLIAM PAYNE one of the Executers. therein named who made oath thereto certificate is granted them for obtaining probate in due form one giving security whereupon they together with JOHN PHELPS AND ROBERT HARPER their securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the? of Three hundred Dollars conditioned for the said Executers due and faithful administration of said deceased Estate and Performance of his will liberty being reserved THOMAS and the other Executor therein named to join in the Probate when he think fit. Teste Ja. Steptoe CBC

(Submitted by Katherine Snow)

It was proved on 22 Oct 1798 in Bedford, BEDFORD County., Virginia:

In a court held for Bedford County 22 day of October 1798

This Last Will and Testament of JOHN PAYNE deceased was proved by the oath of SAMEUL HANCOCK AND CHARLES GILL witness to whose names are thereto subscribed and ordered to be recorded. And on the motion of MARY PAYNE executrix and WILLIAM PAYNE one of the Executers. therein named who made oath thereto certificate is granted them for obtaining probate in due form one giving security whereupon they together with JOHN PHELPS AND ROBERT HARPER their securities entered into and acknowledged their Bond in the? of Three hundred Dollars conditioned for the said Executers due and faithful administration of said deceased Estate and Performance of his will liberty being reserved THOMAS and the other Executor therein namedto join in the Probate when he think fit. Teste Ja. Steptoe CBC

(Submitted by Katherine Snow

Citations

Acknowledgments

• Payne-4913 was created by Patricia Hickin through the import of L_RIELEY-Lucy m LAYMAN-Lewis Gish Ancestors 20141203.ged on Dec 3, 2014.

On November 20, 1773, John Payne and his wife, Mary, sold their 34.5-acre share of "Payne's Delight" that his father, Flayle Payne of Maryland (1696-1764) had established along the banks of Potomac River in Frederick County, Maryland near the town of present-day Knoxville. The couple then removed with their family to Bedford County, Virginia, where they purchased 112 acres of land in what is now the Huddleston district of the county. The farmland was situated on the head branches of the middle and north forks of Rock Castle Creek. In 1781 during the War of Revolution, John Payne provided Christopher Irvine, D.C., 200 pounds of beef and four bushels of corn to be used the troops of the Continental Line.

Sources

• Bedford County, Virginia, deedbook, vol.. 5, page 209.

• Bedford County, Virginia, Taxable Property & Tithes for 1782 Author: Bedford Co., VA Publication: in Virginia Appalachian Notes, Southwestern Virginia Genealogical Society, Roanoke, Virginia, Published Quarterly, May 1981 Date: 23 Oct 2006 Repository: F221 V8 278 vol V, #2, Virginia Historical Society, 428 North Boulevard, PO Box 7311, Richmond, Virgin9a 23221-0311.

• "THOMAS, born 1723, died 1765 IN FREDERICK County, MD." Author: Payne, Renée Brulé, Payne Family GenForum #4174, 28 Nov 2001 URL: http://genforum.genealogy.com/payne/messages/4174.html

• "Will of John Payne, 1798, Bedford County, VA" [Submitted by Katherine Snow ] 7 Dec 1786, Frederick County, MD. "Records of Wills Probated 9-28-1799, Frederick Co., MD." URL: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/bedford/wills/payne1.txt

• Payne and Associated Families of Breckinridge Co., Ky. by Norman Payne (2006?).

• Loudoun Discovered: Commuities, Corners & Crossroads: vol 5: Waterford, The German Settlement, and Between the Hills by Eugene M. Scheel (originally published in The Loudoun Times-Mirror, Leesburg, Virginia. Updated and exxpanded with Maps & Photographs by The Friends of the Thomas Balch Library, 3 Oct 2007).
• Flayl Payne of Maryland Descendants 1706-1986 by William C. Payne

• https://gw.geneanet.org/karex?lang=en&pz=karen+marie&nz=nichols&p=jane&n=booth