Levi Francis Payne

1830 - 1890  (64 years)

• Name	Levi Francis Payne  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Between 1826 and 1830	Missouri   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1890	Marion County, Missouri   [3, 4]
  Notes	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 Levi Payne 80 9 59 9 80 9 59 9 This family was not listed on the 1860 Ledger of Shelby slave owners. They also located several Indentures entered into by Levi: 5 January 1867 between Francis and Elizabeth Bosworth of Marion County, Missouri to Levi F. Payne, selling him land in Shelby County, Missouri for $120. The land was an undivided (1/8) interest which they received by virtue of inheritance as heirs at law of William Payne, deceased. (Book T U p-56) 18 March 1871 between Levi F. Payne and Barilla Jane Payne, his wife, of Marion County, Missouri and William Montgomery, with Levi purchasing land from them in Shelby County for $400, to-wit: the W 1.2 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 9 in Township fifty-nine, Range 9 west containing 80 acres more or less, filed 24 Oct 1872 (Book W) 6 January 1876 between Thomas H and Martha J Payne his wife, Francis W Bosworth and Elizabeth H Bosworth his wife Wilbern Baldwin and Sarah H Baldwin his wife for and in consideration of one Dollar to be paid by Levi F. Payne of the county of Marion, Missouri sell real estate in Shelby County, Missouri to wit: the west half of the North East quarter of section 12 township 58 range 10 west containing 80 acres more or less. Recorded in the State of Kentucky, County of Jefferson (vol 2 C, P-138). [Apparently this had been recorded incorrectly at one time, because two deed corrections relating to this transaction immediately followed this deed]. 17 September 18?? between William H Payne and Mary J his wife of Shelby Co, Missouri and Levi F. Payne of Marion Co, Missouri for a parcel of land in Shelby County, to-wit: the North West 1/4 of the North East quarter of section 13 township 58 range 10 containing 40 acres more or less. It was recorded on 27 January 1876. (BOOK U, p-257) Finally, Charles and Mary Pat Strong located the following Will: Shelby County #5 - Levi Francis Payne Will - May 18, 1890 In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I Levi F. Payne of Shelbina Mo being now of sound mind do make this my last will and testament to with: I hereby give, will and bequeath to my four children to with Amanda A Payne and Alice C. Payne and Thomas J. Payne and James E. Payne, all of my property both real and personal and all rights and choses in any action at law that may hereafter accrue that I shall die possessed of. In testimony hereof I hereby sign and seal L. F. Payne (Seal) We the undersigned saw the above L.F. Payne sign the above after reading the same this fourteenth (14) day of May, 1890. J. L. Smith (Seal) T. W. P. Reed (Seal) (This is from a copy of the probated will.) Courtesy of Charles Strong and Mary Pat Strong
  Person ID	I4781	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William C. Payne,   b. 1788, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 5 Apr 1865, Shelby County, Missouri (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sally" Hamilton,   b. Abt 1790, Kentucky d. Aft 1870 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	17 Jan 1807	Bourbon County, Kentucky   [3, 5]
  Family ID	F156	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Rebecca Jones,   b. Bef 1833   d. Bef 1860 (Age 27 years)
  Marriage	17 Sep 1851	Palmyra, Shelby County, Missouri   [4, 6]
  	Sylvia and I spent most of the day yesterday checking deeds and looking for the Payne-Jones cemetery. With the help of two life long residents Charles Vannoy and C.L. Taylor we found the cemetery, It was all grown over and near dark, was still able to find Eliza Jones stone and several other 2X18X12 inch stones. There is a very large oak tree in the center and is about 200 years old, We will go back in the next couple of days and clean it up and take some pictures. C.L. Taylor told us where the old house site is located about 100 yards North, All of house is gone except the old well and a few other things. C.L. told us his family purchased the land from the family Levi F. sold the land to. I did find this transfer and looked a the deed. As i remember it sold for $1525. We have a copy of the land grant and will send you a copy. The grant is for 80 acres and is described as the W1/2 of the NE1/4 of sec 13 T58N R10W The cemetery is located on this land and is in the SW1/4 of the NE1/4 sec 13 T58NR10W. Charles & Sylvia [chudson@marktwain.net]
  Children	1. Amanda A. Payne,   b. Aft 1851   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Alice C. Payne,   b. Abt 1854   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

  Family 2	Barilla Jane Gash,   b. Bef 1837   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	20 Mar 1860	Marion County, Missouri   [3, 7]
  Children	1. Thomas Jefferson Payne,   b. Aft 1860   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Edward Payne,   b. Aft 1862   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Alexander Payne,   b. Aft 1864   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2571	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between 1826 and 1830 - Missouri Marriage - 17 Sep 1851 - Palmyra, Shelby County, Missouri Marriage - 20 Mar 1860 - Marion County, Missouri Death - 17 May 1890 - Marion County, Missouri  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S468] Williams, Cova Jean Hurst--Family Researcher (GEDCOM file). [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [S466] Wilham, Kathleen Genealogical Research and Publishing (2 Sharon Way, Shelbina MO 63468). [S272] Payne, Brooke THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA (Third Printing, C.J. Carrier Company, Harrisonburg, VA 1998). [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.). [S181] Marion County, Missouri Marriage Records, B-83 (Reliability: 3). [S181] Marion County, Missouri Marriage Records, 3-90 (Reliability: 3).