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1763 - 1830 (67 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Devall Payne was born on 1 Jan 1763 in Fairfax County, Virginia; died on 21 Jun 1830 in Mason County, Kentucky. Notes:
Brooke Payne notes that his name is spelled in various ways: D.V., Devaul, Duvall, Deval, De Vall, Devall. In spelling it Devall, Payne follows the practice of living descendants who use the name. (Payne, p 251). He took at active part in the civil affairs of his State, being a member of the Legislature 1801, 1805, 1817, and 1828. He was State Senator 1807-1811; Presidential elector 1813, 1817, and 1825. 1816 he was Justice of the Peace in Mason co.Collins's HISTORY OF KENTUCKY (says)...'he joined Capt. Kenneth McChord's troop of cavalry and served in 1791 under General Charles Scott against the Indians on the Wabash...in 1813 he was appointed Major in Col. Richard M. Johnson's regiment of mounted rifleman. On 5 Oct 1813 at the Battle of the Thames he charged at the head of his battalion through the British lines; and in company with General Harrison's aides when in pursuit of General Proctor...also said to have distinguished himself at the Battle of River Raisen, Michigan where in January 1813 the Americans suffered an overwhelming defeat by the British and massacre by the Indians." (Payne, p 252).
Devall married Hannah Innes Brent on 15 Dec 1785 in Loudoun County, Virginia. Hannah was born on 10 Apr 1769 in Prince William County, Virginia; died on 15 Sep 1837 in Mt. Carmel, Fleming County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
3. | John Payne (1.Devall1) was born on 18 Feb 1788 in Loudoun County, Virginia; and died. |
4. | Mary Payne (1.Devall1) was born on 20 Jun 1789 in Kentucky; and died. Notes:
As she was born in the year her parents moved from Fx. County to Kentucky, the place of her birth is uncertain. (Payne, p 270).
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13. | Benjamin Payne (1.Devall1) was born on 15 Mar 1807 in Mason County, Kentucky; died before 1817. Notes:
"d. y(oung)." (Payne, p. 273).
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