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1789 - 1827 (37 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Robert Payne was born on 20 Dec 1789 in Scott County, Kentucky; died on 28 Aug 1827 in Fayette County, Missouri. Notes:
He was a private in James Stucker's Company of Scott County, and as such was one of the men who composed the "Forlorn Hope" at the Battle of the Thames 5 October 1813, a detachment that Col. Richard M. Johnson ordered forward to attract the Indian fire, in order that the remainder of the Regiment might charge whiel the enemy's muskets were being reloaded. This detachment consisted of 20 men...Col. Johnson, who accompanied this detachment, and five others survived the attack, among whom was Robert Payne. He settled in Howard County, Missouri in 1820. He and his wife had six children. (Payne, pp. 262-263).
Robert married Maria Williams on 2 Jun 1814 in Scott County, Kentucky. Maria was born on 7 Oct 1795; died on 6 Jan 1887. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Generation: 2
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