John was born about 17 Mar 1754 in Bedford, Bedford County, Virginia. He was the son of Joseph Payne and Phoebe Offill and was mentioned in his father's will in 1803. He passed away in 14 Sep 1839 in Sumner County, Tennessee. [1]
John married Elizabeth Litt about 1774, probably while living in Botetourte, Virginia. It is believed that they had the following children:
Mary "Polly" Payne was born in Virginia about 1775
James Moses Payne was born in Virginia about 1776
Elizabeth "Betsy" Payne was born in Virginia about 1777
Phoebe Payne was born in Virginia about 1779
Dudley Payne was born in Virginia about 1780
Warren Larkin Payne was born in Virginia about 1785
Sarah "Sally" Payne was born in Virginia about 1787
Nancy Payne was born in Virginia about 1789
Simpson Payne was born in Virginia about 1790
Joseph Payne was born in Tennessee about 1793
John Thomas Payne was born in Tennessee about 1795
Simpson Payne was born in Tennessee about 1796
Phebe Payne Vaught was born in Tennessee about 1800
Rebecca Payne Bailey was born in Tennessee about 1803
Theodocia "Dorsha" Payne was born in Tennessee about 1806
John enlisted in the military during the Revolutionary War in Bedford County, Virginia, for two years on 9th Feb 1776. [2]
John moved from Virginia and settled in Tennessee about 1793s. He was living in Sumner, Tennessee in 1820[3]
↑ See the Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Payne, #S3627, Southern Campaigns Revolutionary War Pension Statements & Rosters, http://www.revwarapps.org/s3627.pdf
↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLT-4KS : accessed 13 June 2019), John Payne, Gallatin, Sumner, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 332, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 124; FHL microfilm 193,686..
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