Rhoda (Hinds) Payne (abt. 1792 - abt. 1866)

Born about 1792 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James Payne — married 5 Jun 1819 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States

Died about 1866 at about age 74 in Wayne, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Rhoda Hinds married James Payne 5 Jun 1819 in Wayne Co., Kentucky.^[1]

James Payne and Rhoda Hinds
married June 5, 1819 by Matthew Floyd
sureties: Nathaniel Mercer and James Hutcherson
"Rhoda Hinds proved to be 21 years of age by the oath of Nathaniel Mercer --- witnessed by William Hutcherson and James Hutchison"

Census

1840 Wayne Co., Kentucky ^[2]
Roda Payne 0001 -- 00120001; 2 in agriculture; 4 slaves (2 male, 2 female)
male female
< 5
5-10
10-15 1
1 15-20 2
20-30
30-40
40-50
50-60 1

Roda lives next to her brother-in-law John S. Wray.

1850 Wayne Co., Kentucky, District No. 2; Aug 22; pg 42 ^[3]
293/300
Rhoda Payne 58 FW Tn $300
Martha M. E. Iles 29 FW Tn
George W. Payne 25 MW Tn None (Idiot)

She owns 5 slaves in the Slave Schedule. Her brother-in-law John B. Hinds lives at 292/299, and her brother-in-law John S. Wray lives at 291/298.

1860 Wayne Co., Kentucky, p.o. Weaverton and Clio; July 31; pg 151 ^[4]
1008/993
Rhoda Payne 66 FW Tn $200/$2800 house wife
George Payne 35 MW Tn day laborer (partially idiotic)

John B. Hinds lives at 1005/990. Rhoda is the owner of 4 slaves in the Slave Schedule.

Land

On January 8, 1851 John S. Wray and Elizabeth, his wife, of Wayne Co. sold to Rhoda Payne of Wayne Co. for $100 a tract of 66 2/3 acres, more or less, on which Rhoda Payne was then living, out of a 200 acre tract which had previously belonged to the estate of Pleasant S. Johnson on the south side of Cumberland River. It is described by metes and bound and is on Nancy Johnson's line. John S. Wray holds the tract by deed from Joseph M. Johnson dated January 13, 1841. (Bk L, pg 170-71) See notes under Pleasant S. Johnson for more details about Wray's ownership.

Death

Rhoda Payne is on the Wayne Co. tax roll in 1864 and in 1865. In 1864 she owns 66 acres on Cumberland River worth $150, 6 slaves worth $600, and 4 cattle. Her net worth is $750. She is absent in 1866 and in 1867. Presumably she died in about 1866.

Sources

1. ↑ Wayne Co., Ky. Marriages & Vital Records 1801--1860 compiled by June Baldwin Bork
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1840", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTP-V2L : Fri Mar 08 20:11:26 UTC 2024), Entry for Roda Payne, 1840.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65P-H2S : Sun Mar 10 12:12:57 UTC 2024), Entry for Rhoda Payne and Martha M Sled, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZB1-25P : Sat Mar 09 18:13:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Rhoda Payne and George Payne, 1860.

• Will of Joseph Hinds, 1820