George Payne Sr. (1728 - 1799)

Born 10 Dec 1728 in New Garden, Chester, Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Cowgill) Payne — married 26 May 1752 in Society of Friends, Maryland Colony

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1799 at age 70 in Washington, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Payne Name Study.

George Payne was born December 10, 1728, in New Garden, Pennsylvania, the son of Josiah Payne Jr. and Martha Sheppard. Josiah was born in Middlesex, England; emigrated to Virginia in 1714 and soon moved on to Chester County, Pennsylvania where he married Martha Sheppard. George was the 8th of thirteen children.

George married Rachel Cowgill March 26, 1752; they had four children in 10 years. He died on January 23, 1799, in Washington County, Tennessee, at the age of 70.

Research Notes

He passed away in 1801. ^[1]

Birth: born 4th day, 10th Month (Old Style, i.e. December), 1728; George's Ancestral File no. is X39T-7Q. [This is reason for conflicting birth dates.]

Marriage: 26th day, 3rd Month (New Style, i.e. March) 1752; see Maryland Marriages pub. by Gen. Pub. Co. of Baltimore. See also Nottingham MM records, Lancaster Co., PA, which lists births of first 5 children of George and Rachel PAIN [sic] of York Co. (film #389403). Look elsewhere (in York Co. records?) for birth dates of later children. Certificate of Removal in Hopewell Friends History, p. 415 to Hopewell from Deer Creek MM dated 3rd day, 11 mo., 1777, names Geo Pain, w. Rachel & ch., Rachel, Martha, Sarah, Alice, & Geo.

Will dated 23 Jan 1799

Abstracts of wills of Berkeley County, Virginia

George Payne left his wife Rachel 1/3 of the home plantation and the whole tract of land he had purchased from Joel Brown.

• Son Jesse was only left 5 pounds because he had already received a full share of the estate.
• Son Henry the tract of land he lives on in exchange for 50 pounds due 30 Apr 1793, 50 pounds due 1 May 1795 and 50 pounds due 1 May 1799. Those payments were to go to Henry's daughters Hannah Hazlett, Mary Manifold and Rachel McCleary.
• Daughter Martha Smith was to receive 50 pounds.
• Daughter Sarah 10 pounds. Sarah Squibbs children Caleb, Rachel, Hannah, Sarah and George were left 40 pounds divided between them when they come of age.
• Grandson George Smith 10 pounds at 21 years.
• Granddaughter Rachel Smith 10 pounds at 18 years old.
• Granddaughter Mary Smith 10 pounds at 18.
• Son George Payne was to receive the remaining 1/3 of the home plantation after wife Rachel dies. Also the Joel Brown tract after Rachel dies in exchange for 130 pound payment to daughters Martha Smith, Sarah Squibb and his grandchildren as before.
• All the rest of the estate was left to wife Rachel after 50 pounds each to daughters Hannah, Mary and Rachel.

Henry appointed his wife Rachel, son George and John Cowgill as executors of his estate.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Jim Payne, May 25, 2013

• George Payne, Sr (1728-1799) on Find A Grave: Memorial #107735969 retrieved 02 March 2018
• WikiTree profile Payne-1781 created through the import of Most 2011_7b.ged on Oct 17, 2011 by Mike Saufley. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mike and others.
• Source: S1067479042 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source: S1067479042 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source: S1067479042 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.Ancestry Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree 119004135
• Maryland, Compiled Marriage Index, 1634-1777

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Jim Payne for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by Jim and others.