Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson

1772 - Aft 1846  (74 years)

• Name	Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson  [1, 2]
  Nickname	Betsy
  Born	10 Apr 1772  [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Aft Jul 1846  [1]
  Notes	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.
  Person ID	I6381	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Robert Johnson,   b. Abt 1745,   d. Abt 1815  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	Jemima Suggett,   b. Abt 1753,   d. Abt 1814  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Family ID	F2980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Payne,   b. 8 Apr 1764, Fairfax County, Virginia ,   d. 9 Sep 1837  (Age 73 years)
  Married	28 Jun 1787	Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Col. Asa Payne,   b. 19 Mar 1788, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Robert Payne,   b. 20 Dec 1789, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. 28 Aug 1827, Fayette County, Missouri  (Age 37 years)   3. Nancy Payne,   b. 16 Oct 1791, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Sally Payne,   b. 16 Nov 1793, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Payne,   b. 15 Nov 1795, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. 1887, Warsaw, Gallatin County, Kentucky  (Age 91 years)   6. Elizabeth Payne,   b. 22 Jan 1798, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Newton Payne,   b. 4 Jan 1800, Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. 16 Mar 1850  (Age 50 years)   8. William Johnson Payne,   b. 26 Jan 1802, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. 30 Jan 1813  (Age 11 years)   9. Thomas Jefferson Payne,   b. 3 Feb 1804, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1880, Howard County, Missouri  (Age 75 years)   10. Franklin Payne,   b. 16 Mar 1806, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1874, Scott County, Kentucky  (Age 67 years)   11. Richard Johnson Payne,   b. 26 Feb 1808, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. 27 May 1823  (Age 15 years)   12. Emeline Payne,   b. 13 Mar 1810, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Abt 1851, Grand Lake, Chicot County, Arkansas  (Age 40 years)   13. Cyrus Payne,   b. 10 Nov 1812, Scott County, Kentucky ,   d. Between 1846 and 1848  (Age 33 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F2583	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 28 Jun 1787 - Georgetown, Scott County, Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Payne, Brooke THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA (Third Printing, C.J. Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA 1998). [S460] Westerfield, Ed. KENTUCKY GENEALOGICAL AND BIOGRAPHY, VOL V (Owensboro, KY: 1975), p 226 (Reliability: 3). [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.