Lewis T. Payne

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Educated at West Point and also attended Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky. In 1810, he was appointed by President Madison as Indian Sub-agent and stationed at Fort Madison and Fort Snelling. Was a Major in the War of 1812 and aide-de-camp to his father, General John Payne. He was at Fort Meigs during the siege by the British and Indians. After the war he farmed in Scott County and served as Justice of the Peace. (Payne, p. 262).

Asa married Theodocia Turner on 27 Dec 1810 in Fayette County, Kentucky. Theodocia (daughter of Lewis E. Turner and Theodosia Payne) was born on 26 Feb 1788; died on 11 Jun 1841. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Moved to Kentucky in the mid 1780's. He was arrested by Colonel Levi Todd on 6 September 1786 and threatened to be treated as a deserter until he furnished a substitute for his service. He settled in Scott County at Payne's depot near Georgetown. The Magazine of the Kentucky Historical Society refers to him as General John Payne, and states that he commanded Kentucky troops in the first expedition against the Indians in 1812. He was a State Senator from Scott County from 1830-1832.

According to his son, Asa, he died after being thrown from his horse.

Westerfield's book of Kentucky Genealogical and Biographical Sketches states that he was in the Virginia Militia, and present at the surrender of Lord Cornwallis, soon after which he settled in Kentucky; was active in the Indian wars on the frontier; a general in the war of 1812, a State senator, a farmer and large slave holder, and died in 1837.

John married Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson on 28 Jun 1787 in Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky. Elizabeth (daughter of Robert Johnson and Jemima Suggett) was born on 10 Apr 1772; died after Jul 1846. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In the book THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA, there is an interesting account on pages 240 through 242 about the siege of Bryan's Station, Kentucky. It is an abstraction of a letter written by Betsy in 1846, detailing her memories of her family being attacked by Indians.

Kentucky Historical Society, "Genealogies of Kentucky Families: Vol. O-Y" (Baltimore Gen. Publ.-1981) notes she is the sister of Col. Richard M. Johnson of Georgetown, Kentucky. Betsy and John had fifteen children, four of them surviving: Asa Payne of Payne's Depot, Scott County, Kentucky; 2. John of Jack Payne, Warsaw, Ky.; 3. Jeff Payne, Howard Co, Missouri; and 4. A daughter, Mrs. Offut.

Lewis married Theodosia Payne. Theodosia (daughter of Edward Payne and Ann Holland Conyers) was born on 18 Jan 1750 in Fairfax County, Virginia; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His will dated 20 June 1769 (16 Sept 1776) named his sons in the order William, Edward, Sanford, and John, and mentions his wife and daughters, but not by name. His wife was to live on the plantation on which he lived if she so chose, otherwise, his son Edward was to possess it. Edward was named as sole executor, and was to have the care and education of testator's son John. (Payne, The PAYNES OF VIRGINIA).

William married Anne Jennings on 1 Mar 1763 in Fairfax County, Virginia. Anne was born on 28 Feb 1738; died on 11 Dec 1827. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Colonel Robert Johnson was a Captain in the Revolution under George Rogers Clark, also Representative and State Senator in Kentucky, and member of the Constitutional Convention at Danville, Kentucky.

Robert married Jemima Suggett. Jemima was born about 1753; died about 1814. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In 1755, on an expedition against the Shawnee Indians, Ensign Edward Payne marched with an outfit commanded by Capt. Lewis Elzey to Winchester. Members of the party had enlisted to serve 30 days. No relief arriving at the expiration of that period, some of the officers and enlisted men chose to leave. Among the group that left was Ensign Payne. Therefore a subsequent claim for compensation for this service was rejected. He later served as a Church Warden, Justice of Fairfax County, and Sheriff. In 1782 he was recorded in the Virginia Census as head of a family consisting of 8 whites and 26 blacks.

Col. Edward Payne was a member of the Danville (Ky.) Convention on 23 May 1785. Kentucky was finally separated from Virginia in 1792 after seven such conventions. Edward was a member of the Kentucky Constitutional Convention and Senatorial elector for Fayette County.

Edward married Ann Holland Conyers on 27 Feb 1749 in Overwharton Parish, Stafford County, Virginia. Ann was born on 23 Aug 1728 in Stafford County, Virginia; died on 11 Jan 1806. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Said to be the daughter of Henry Conyers, and sister of Theodosia, who married James Deneale. (Brooks Payne).

"GENEALOGIES OF KENTUCKY FAMILIES" from the Registrer of the Ky Hist Society Vol O-Y, (Baltimore Gen. Publ.-1981) notes that Ann Holland Conyers was related to Lord Holland Conyers, Henry Fox, the Duke of Richmond and Earl of Leinster.