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William C. Payne

Male 1788 - 1865  (77 years)


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  • Name William C. Payne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 1788  Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Apr 1865  Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Buried Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • William's granddaughter said that he never spoke of his own father, but often of his step-father Grymes, a slave owner and cripple. (Payne, p 289)

      The first record of William in Shelby County, Missouri can be found in the minutes of the March, 1838 term of the circuit court of Shelby County, William Payne was one of a number of people brought up on charges of gaming. This indulgence was in the form of amusement for dull days, but authorities looked upon it as a dangerous practice, also as a means of "stuffing" their pocketbooks and creating a little stir. Bryant Cockrum, George Gentry, William Payne, Isaac Wooley, Elijah Owens and Robert Joiner were all charged with "playing at loo"; Joseph Holeman and Abraham Vandiver, "for playing seven-up"; Elijah Owens, John Ralls, and Abraham Vandiver, "for playing three up"; Wesley Habbiburton and Joseph Holeman were indicted "for permitting gaming in their house." Three of the parties were convicted. George Gentry was fined $2; Isaac Wooley $1, and William Payne $5. The others were acquitted. (HISTORY OF SHELBY COUNTY, p 25).

      The Shelby County 1840 Census shows Payne, William 0-0-1-0-2-0-0-1/0-0-1-2-0-0-0-1

      Charles R. Strong and his daughter, Mary Pat Strong, while at the Shelbina Library came across many years of the land tax records for Shelby County from 1836 - 1863. The following information was found on these tax rolls:

      Year Owner Acres Section Township Range 1841 William Payne 80 13 58 10 1844 William Payne 40 34 59 10 1852-1854 William Payne 80 13 58 10
      40 18 58 9 1858 William Payne Sr. Same as Above

      At the time of the 1850 census, 20 year old Edward WILSON and 16 year old Sarah WILSON were living with William and Sally, as was 13 year old Philo HOWELL. They were born, respectively, in Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio. Relationship unknown. Philo Howell was still living with the family at the time of the 1860 census.

      This family was not listed on the 1860 Ledger of Shelby slave owners.
    Person ID I156  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father George Payne,   b. Abt 1763, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1799, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 36 years) 
    Mother Mary Coe,   b. 29 Aug 1765, Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dec 1820, Bourbon County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 1783  Fairfax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F158  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah "Sally" Hamilton,   b. Abt 1790, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1870  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1807  Bourbon County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 7
    Children 
     1. Nancy Payne,   b. Abt 1808, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1839  (Age ~ 31 years)
     2. Matilda Payne,   b. Abt 1810, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1872, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years)
     3. Lucy Payne,   b. Aft 1811, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William H. Payne,   b. 15 Nov 1816, Nicholasville, Jessamine County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1885, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     5. Thomas Hamilton Payne,   b. 27 Jan 1819, Bourbon County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1884, Montague, Montague County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     6. Sarah Ann Payne,   b. 21 Aug 1825, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1903, Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     7. Mary Jane Payne,   b. Aft 1826, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Levi Francis Payne,   b. Between 1826 and 1830, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1890, Marion County, Missouri Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years)
     9. Elizabeth Hamilton Payne,   b. Between 1829 and 1831, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F156  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1788 - Fairfax County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jan 1807 - Bourbon County, Kentucky Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1865 - Shelby County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shelby County, Missouri Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Payne, John yDNA of direct male descendant
    Payne, John yDNA of direct male descendant
    Certificate of Y-chromosome DNA testing from The Geneographic Project. Haplogroup R1b is the most common in Western Europe, and are descendants of the Europe's first large-scale human settlers. The marker's frequency is high in northern France and the British Isles where it was carried by descendents who had weathered the Ice Age in Spain.

    The yDNA donor was Paul James Payne of Corpus Christi, now deceased. His line of descent from the immigrant John Payne is as follows:

    John Payne>William Payne>William Payne>Sanford Payne>George Payne>William C. Payne>Thomas Hamilton Payne, I>Walter Winkle Payne>Harry Carl Payne>Paul James Payne

  • Sources 
    1. [S468] Williams, Cova Jean Hurst--Family Researcher (GEDCOM file).

    2. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.

    3. [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.), AFN: L680-OT (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S466] Wilham, Kathleen Genealogical Research and Publishing (2 Sharon Way, Shelbina MO 63468).

    5. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.).

    6. [S272] Payne, Brooke THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA (Third Printing, C.J. Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA 1998).

    7. [S250] Ancestral File, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [database online], (Ancestral File (found at www.familysearch.org) is a collection of genealogical information taken from Pedigree Charts and Family Group Records submitted to the Family History Department since 1978. The information has not been verified against any official records. Since the information in Ancestral File is contributed, it is the responsibility of those who use the file to verify its accuracy.).