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Rebecca Josephine Pye

Female 1859 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rebecca Josephine Pye was born on 27 Jan 1859 (daughter of John Pye and Margaret Emily Payne); and died.

    Notes:

    Grayson County, Texas

    Family/Spouse: Tom Smith. Tom was born before 1859; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Pye was born about 1832 in Georgia (son of Edwards Pye and Adaline Wynn); and died.

    John married Margaret Emily Payne about 1851. Margaret (daughter of Epperson Duke Payne and Jane Caroline Russell) was born about 1835; died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret Emily Payne was born about 1835 (daughter of Epperson Duke Payne and Jane Caroline Russell); died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    Children:
    1. Mary Pye was born about 1852; and died.
    2. Jane Caroline Pye was born on 8 Nov 1854 in Milam, Sabine County, Texas; died on 27 Feb 1937 in Converse, Sabine Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Bossier Cemetery, Union Springs, Sabine Parish, Louisiana.
    3. Eddaline Pye was born on 28 Mar 1856; and died.
    4. 1. Rebecca Josephine Pye was born on 27 Jan 1859; and died.
    5. George Ederhard Pye was born about 1861; died in 1869 in Hill County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Edwards Pye was born about 1803 in Georgia; and died.

    Notes:

    Per "1850 Census Sabine County, Texas with Added Family Information and Corrections," Edward Pye owned 21 slaves.

    Edwards married Adaline Wynn. Adaline was born about 1808 in Georgia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Adaline Wynn was born about 1808 in Georgia; and died.
    Children:
    1. Lucia Jane Pye was born about 1830 in Georgia; and died.
    2. 2. John Pye was born about 1832 in Georgia; and died.
    3. Bennie Pye was born about 1840 in Alabama; and died.
    4. George Everett Pye was born about 1843 in Alabama; and died.
    5. Rebecca Pye was born about 1847 in Alabama; and died.

  3. 6.  Epperson Duke Payne was born before 1810 in Georgia (son of John M. Payne and Margaret Rush Williams); died on 8 Oct 1840; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The San Augustine Tribune reports that he served at the siege of Bexar and the Battle of San Jacinto. (17 March 2005, p 3).

    Epperson married Jane Caroline Russell on 24 Dec 1828 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama. Jane was born about 1810 in South Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1872; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Jane Caroline Russell was born about 1810 in South Carolina; died on 24 Sep 1872; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Blanche Toole said she was the daughter of David Russell.
    There are no dates on her gravestone.

    Children:
    1. David Russell Payne was born about 1833; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Margaret Emily Payne was born about 1835; died about 1864; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. Jayne Eliza Payne was born about 1837; died about 1853; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. James Pickens Payne was born about 1839; died about 1904.
    5. Caroline Epperson Derusha Payne was born in Oct 1840 in Texas; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 12.  John M. Payne was born on 4 Mar 1784 in North Carolina; died on 14 Oct 1848 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    A veteran of the war of 1812. He moved with his family to Texas sometime before 1835 and settled on land originally granted by the Spanish in 1794 to Juan Ignacio Perfirmo. After Texas Independence, John became a judge and the first justice of the peace in Sabine County. In 1837, President Sam Houston came to San Augustine and in a speech lauded the Payne family for their support and participation in the Texas Revolution. Payne served as a representative to the Third Congress of the Republic and with two of his sons, served on a committee to draft a resolution for annexation that met on March 31, 1845. (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p 3)

    f you want to see the lineage of the John M. Payne and Epperson Duke Payne line, go to Payne Family DNA Project, click on, then click on Results Chart of DNA Testing. This line is Lineage # 6, the Flayle Payne line. I am participant # 12585. I match DNA with this line, but I am a branch from it. Participants # 4677 and # 9667 are more closely related than I am.

    Kind Regards,
    William "Billy" C. Payne
    Author of "Flayl Payne of Maryland Descendants 1706 to 1986"
    tollard15@bellsouth.net

    The annotated transcription of the Payne-Williams cemetery in Sabine County indicates there are three separate markers at his gravesite. One is a military marker indicating he served in the Second Ga Militia, War of 1812, as well as being a Soldier in the Service of the Republic of Texas

    John married Margaret Rush Williams on 21 Mar 1805 in Georgia. Margaret was born about 1788 in North Carolina; died about 1857. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 13.  Margaret Rush Williams was born about 1788 in North Carolina; died about 1857.

    Notes:

    (Research):
    Census Listings:

    1850 Census
    Texas, Sabine County, Sabine District
    Enumerated 11 and 12 Oct 1850
    Stamped 316
    87-87
    Margaret Payne 62 F $400 NC
    Scott Ganntt 49 M Ga
    88-88
    Louisa Holoway and family
    89-89
    Benjamin W Payne 32 M Farmer Ga
    Ursa Ann Payne 27 F La
    Amanda Payne 5 F Tx
    Epps Payne 3 M Tx
    Sarah Agnes Payne 1 F Tx

    Notes:

    Married:
    He moved to Bibbs County, Georgia in the early 1800's and married Margaret Rush Williams on March 21, 1805 in Monticello. (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, March 17, 2005, p 3)

    Children:
    1. 6. Epperson Duke Payne was born before 1810 in Georgia; died on 8 Oct 1840; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. Teresa Payne was born between 1811 and 1813 in Georgia; and died.
    3. Emily Payne was born between 1813 and 1815 in Georgia; and died.
    4. Benjamin William Payne was born about 1817 in Georgia; died in Jul 1859 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Payne-Williams (Payne-Cordray-Williams-Gray) Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    5. Mary Rush Payne was born between 1819 and 1823 in Georgia; and died.
    6. John M. Payne was born before 1825 in Georgia; and died.