Hi and welcome,
I've been tracing a small "twig" of the Payne family tree. John Payne was a Revolutionary War patriot from New Hampshire; his father ran "Payne's Tavern" in the college town of Hanover, New Hampshire. A word of caution: there were several John Payne's, and at least two Samuel Payne's. Let me know if you want more info, Janine