Joseph Payne (1758 - 1826)

Born 23 Mar 1758 in St James Northam Parish, Goochland County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Vanclief) Payne — married 31 Dec 1779 in Long Island, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1826 at age 68 in Bath, Virginia, United States

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Biography

Joseph Payne was a Virginia colonist.

Lieutenant Joseph Payne served with Virginia Militia during the American Revolution.

Joseph Payne is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A086055.

Joseph Payne is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 264698
Rank: Ensign

Joseph Payne was born on 23 March 1758 in Goochland County, Virginia, and christened in the St. James Northam Parish on 16 April 1758.^[1]

In the Spring of 1776 he enlisted as a sergeant in the Ninth Virginia Regiment under Col. Thomas Fleming and in May 1777 was promoted to ensign in Capt. Smith Sneed's company. He was captured at the battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania, along with his company and became a prisoner of war for the next three years.^[2]

While a prisoner in Long Island, New York, he married Ann Van Cleaf on 31 December 1779.^[2][3] Their first child, Ann, was born while he was still a prisoner. He was freed through an exchange of prisoners November 1780, returned to service, and was promoted to Lieutenant before he resigned on 18 February 1781.^[2]

His pension records identify the following children born to Joseph and Ann Payne:^[2]

• Ann, born 6 October 1780
• Richard, born 20 November 1782
• George V.C., born 19 August 1785
• Cornelius, born 30 July 1788
• Jesse, born 25 December 1790 and died prior to 1807
• Joseph, born 28 February 1792
• Robert, born 8 December 1795
• Mary, born 26 December 1798
• Elizabeth, born 6 September 1800
• Lavinia or Lavina, born 15 March 1804

In 1807, the family moved to Bath County, Virginia. He died on 5 April 1826^[4] and his wife Ann died on 14 February 1847. Five of their children survived their mother: Richard, George V.C., Joseph, Ann (Payne) Johnson, and Lavinia (Payne) Howell.^[2]

Research Notes

Birth Date

An unsourced birth date of 28 Feb 1758 was previously listed in the data field, while the biography lists the sourced date of 23 Mar 1758. Spratlin-29 16:55, 13 September 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ W. Mac. Jones (transcriber, editor), The Douglas Register (Richmond, Virginia: 1928), p268; image copy, Archive.org (https://archive.org/details/douglasregisterb00doug/page/n4/mode/1up).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4} "United States Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Applications, 1800-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS4J-SMC : 20 September 2019), Joseph Payne.
3. ↑ "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2CL-D5BX : 9 March 2021), Joseph Payne, 31 Dec 1779, New York, United States; citing ref. ID , county clerk offices from various counties, New York; FHL microfilm 930,131.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image).
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20821434 (accessed 21 May 2022)
   Memorial page for Joseph Payne (1758-1826), citing Windy Cove Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Millboro Springs, Bath County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Lisa Oakley (contributor 49280171).

See also:

• Geni profile: Joseph Payne.

Acknowledgments

• Thank you to Merilee Burton for creating WikiTree profile Payne-3791 through the import of burton[1].ged_2013-12-25.ged on Dec 26, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Merilee and others.