William Payne, Jr.

1724 - 1782  (57 years)

• Name	William Payne  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	31 Jul 1724	Westmoreland County, Virginia   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jul 1782	Fairfax County, Virginia   [1]
  Notes	"He was five feet, five inches tall, quite slender, not a military man at all, though Washington Irving said that he did more than any other man to keep up the financial end of the army in Virginia." There was to be a meeting, in the Fall of 1755, in Alexandria, Fairfax County to chose a delegate to represent the county in the House of Burgesses at Williamsburg. As it rained on the particular day appointed Col. George Washington (23), who was just a few month's "flush with the laurels of Braddock's Field," assumed that the meeting would be postponed. Washington's regiment at the time was still at Fort Cumberland. Next day he showed up for the meeting and was outraged that it had in fact gone ahead and that the assembled gentlemen and planters had made a selection without him being present. There was a heated argument between him, representing the losing candidate, and William Payne, representing the successful. In impetous anger the Colonel referred to William Payne as something other than a southern gentleman. The small and slender William (31) instantly took his hickory walking stick and lashed out in the public square. He knocked George Washington down. Washington's officers immediately whipped out their cold irons. Washington stopped any further developments. This settled the matter for the day. Next day Mr Payne received a polite message that Washington wanted to meet him at a certain tavern nearby. He went with the feeling that there was to be a challenge to a duel. Greeting him in a friendly way Washington ushered him to a table at the back where there was a bottle of wine. He apologised for what he had said, saying he had no right to speak like that. William was deeply moved. Where upon the two men drank toasts to each others health and became friends. Some time later William visited Washington's home at Mt. Vernon. Washington introduced his wife, Martha, to the man who, he said, had the courage to attack him even though he, Washington, was a much bigger man." (Excerpted by Ken Harvey from THE PAYNES OF VIRGINIA, based on Parson Weems's "Life of Washington.")
  Person ID	I4808	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Payne,   b. 10 Aug 1692, Westmoreland County, Virginia d. 24 Aug 1776, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Alicia Jones,   b. Abt 1686   d. 31 Oct 1760, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	1 Feb 1712	Richmond (Independent City), Virginia   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F1218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susannah Clark,   b. 17 Dec 1721, Prince William County, Virginia d. 22 Feb 1771 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1747	Pohick Church, Truro Parish, Virginia   [1]
  	Marriage performed by Rev. Charles Green. "GENEALOGIES OF KENTUCKY FAMILIES" from the Registrer of the Ky Hist Society Vol O-Y, (Baltimore Gen. Publ.-1981)
  Children	1. Alicia Payne,   b. 17 Dec 1749, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 27 Feb 1837 (Age 87 years)   2. William Payne,   b. 14 Feb 1750, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 23 Sep 1813 (Age 63 years)   3. Mary Payne,   b. 23 Feb 1753, Fairfax County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   4. Benjamin Clark Payne,   b. 28 Dec 1755, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 29 Apr 1789, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 33 years)   5. Penelope Payne,   b. 7 Dec 1757, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 2 Aug 1785 (Age 27 years)   6. Anne Payne,   b. 4 Jul 1759, Fairfax County, Virginia d. Yes, date unknown   7. Devall Payne,   b. 1 Jan 1763, Fairfax County, Virginia d. 21 Jun 1830, Mason County, Kentucky (Age 67 years)
  Family ID	F2581	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jul 1724 - Westmoreland County, Virginia Death - 12 Jul 1782 - Fairfax County, Virginia  = 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. [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.).