BIOGRAPHY:BIOGRAPHY: "1778 his parents gave him land in Ld., Co. on which he lived adjacent to Capt. Burdett Ashton. This deed was witnessed by Hardage Lane, his brother-in-law. 14 June 1779 he was sworn in as 1st Lieut. of Ld. Co. militia. 1783 he went temporarily to Kentucky and was end-marker in a survey of land in Fayette Co. belonging to Philip Grymes.
1784 he and his w. of Cameron Par., Ld. Co., sold the land given to him by his parents. In the Spring of 1786 he and his family, in company with his brother-in-law Thomas Lewis and wife, and with Richard Allen and w. Ann Wisdom and family, migrated to KY. and settled on Town Fork four miles from Lexington. He had a grant of 500 a. on Elkhorn River. He settled on what was later known as the Thorn Place, at present owned by Messrs. Drake. John Allen, who m. successively two of Henry Payne's daus. came into possession of the estate 1828 and lived there until 1846. The Allen family sold the place 1845 to John Thorn, who sold it to the Drake brothers.
1803 the Court House at Lexington burned. Henry Payne was one of the commissioners appointed by the Governor to have the damaged records copied and restored. 1806 he and his w. joined with his brother and sisters in selling 373 a. in Montgomery Co., a part of their father's estate. At the same time he and his two married sisters bought from his brothers 1500 a. in Campbell Co. on the Ohio in the extreme Northern part of the State. In the same year Henry Payne of Fayette Co. sold land in Jessamine Co. adjacent to his 1400 a. therein. 1814-1815 and 1819-1820 he represented Fayette Co. in the Legistature. 1828 a deed by his children stated that he died intestate." Source: The Paynes of Virginia, by Brook Payne, (Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1937), pgs 253-254.
BURIAL: Henry Payne, Anna Payne, Theodosa, Sarah, and "child of Lewis" were moved from the farm cemetery to The Lexington Cemetery on 3 Apr 1856. The graves are clustered together. Henry and Anna's head stones are horizontal in the ground, badly worn and cracked. Disposition # 983 or #59825, Section C, Lot 44 of the Lexington Cemetery, 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Ky 40508. Phone: 859-255-5522. [email protected]
CHILDREN:
1) Nancy, b. 21 Dec 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. James Johnson
2) Henry Convers, b. ca 1780, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. Kitty Lewis
3) Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1781, Loudoun County, VIrginia; m. [1] Catherine Hale, m. [2] Mary Scott
4) Elizabeth "Betsy", b. 27 May 1785, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. 11 Apr 1838, Fayette, Kentucky; m. [1] William Johnson, m. [2] John Allen
5) Lydia Payne, b. 19 July 1791, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 18 May 1787; m. John Allen 23 Nov 1808
6) Theodosia, b. 29 Sep 1793, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 29 Nov 1826; m. John H. (Benjamin?) Taylor
7) Anne, b. ?; m. Samuel Chew
MARRIAGE: Henry Payne and Anne Lane were married 5 Mar 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
1784 he and his w. of Cameron Par., Ld. Co., sold the land given to him by his parents. In the Spring of 1786 he and his family, in company with his brother-in-law Thomas Lewis and wife, and with Richard Allen and w. Ann Wisdom and family, migrated to KY. and settled on Town Fork four miles from Lexington. He had a grant of 500 a. on Elkhorn River. He settled on what was later known as the Thorn Place, at present owned by Messrs. Drake. John Allen, who m. successively two of Henry Payne's daus. came into possession of the estate 1828 and lived there until 1846. The Allen family sold the place 1845 to John Thorn, who sold it to the Drake brothers.
1803 the Court House at Lexington burned. Henry Payne was one of the commissioners appointed by the Governor to have the damaged records copied and restored. 1806 he and his w. joined with his brother and sisters in selling 373 a. in Montgomery Co., a part of their father's estate. At the same time he and his two married sisters bought from his brothers 1500 a. in Campbell Co. on the Ohio in the extreme Northern part of the State. In the same year Henry Payne of Fayette Co. sold land in Jessamine Co. adjacent to his 1400 a. therein. 1814-1815 and 1819-1820 he represented Fayette Co. in the Legistature. 1828 a deed by his children stated that he died intestate." Source: The Paynes of Virginia, by Brook Payne, (Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1937), pgs 253-254.
BURIAL: Henry Payne, Anna Payne, Theodosa, Sarah, and "child of Lewis" were moved from the farm cemetery to The Lexington Cemetery on 3 Apr 1856. The graves are clustered together. Henry and Anna's head stones are horizontal in the ground, badly worn and cracked. Disposition # 983 or #59825, Section C, Lot 44 of the Lexington Cemetery, 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Ky 40508. Phone: 859-255-5522. [email protected]
CHILDREN:
1) Nancy, b. 21 Dec 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. James Johnson
2) Henry Convers, b. ca 1780, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. Kitty Lewis
3) Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1781, Loudoun County, VIrginia; m. [1] Catherine Hale, m. [2] Mary Scott
4) Elizabeth "Betsy", b. 27 May 1785, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. 11 Apr 1838, Fayette, Kentucky; m. [1] William Johnson, m. [2] John Allen
5) Lydia Payne, b. 19 July 1791, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 18 May 1787; m. John Allen 23 Nov 1808
6) Theodosia, b. 29 Sep 1793, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 29 Nov 1826; m. John H. (Benjamin?) Taylor
7) Anne, b. ?; m. Samuel Chew
MARRIAGE: Henry Payne and Anne Lane were married 5 Mar 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
BIOGRAPHY:BIOGRAPHY: "1778 his parents gave him land in Ld., Co. on which he lived adjacent to Capt. Burdett Ashton. This deed was witnessed by Hardage Lane, his brother-in-law. 14 June 1779 he was sworn in as 1st Lieut. of Ld. Co. militia. 1783 he went temporarily to Kentucky and was end-marker in a survey of land in Fayette Co. belonging to Philip Grymes.
1784 he and his w. of Cameron Par., Ld. Co., sold the land given to him by his parents. In the Spring of 1786 he and his family, in company with his brother-in-law Thomas Lewis and wife, and with Richard Allen and w. Ann Wisdom and family, migrated to KY. and settled on Town Fork four miles from Lexington. He had a grant of 500 a. on Elkhorn River. He settled on what was later known as the Thorn Place, at present owned by Messrs. Drake. John Allen, who m. successively two of Henry Payne's daus. came into possession of the estate 1828 and lived there until 1846. The Allen family sold the place 1845 to John Thorn, who sold it to the Drake brothers.
1803 the Court House at Lexington burned. Henry Payne was one of the commissioners appointed by the Governor to have the damaged records copied and restored. 1806 he and his w. joined with his brother and sisters in selling 373 a. in Montgomery Co., a part of their father's estate. At the same time he and his two married sisters bought from his brothers 1500 a. in Campbell Co. on the Ohio in the extreme Northern part of the State. In the same year Henry Payne of Fayette Co. sold land in Jessamine Co. adjacent to his 1400 a. therein. 1814-1815 and 1819-1820 he represented Fayette Co. in the Legistature. 1828 a deed by his children stated that he died intestate." Source: The Paynes of Virginia, by Brook Payne, (Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1937), pgs 253-254.
BURIAL: Henry Payne, Anna Payne, Theodosa, Sarah, and "child of Lewis" were moved from the farm cemetery to The Lexington Cemetery on 3 Apr 1856. The graves are clustered together. Henry and Anna's head stones are horizontal in the ground, badly worn and cracked. Disposition # 983 or #59825, Section C, Lot 44 of the Lexington Cemetery, 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Ky 40508. Phone: 859-255-5522. [email protected]
CHILDREN:
1) Nancy, b. 21 Dec 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. James Johnson
2) Henry Convers, b. ca 1780, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. Kitty Lewis
3) Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1781, Loudoun County, VIrginia; m. [1] Catherine Hale, m. [2] Mary Scott
4) Elizabeth "Betsy", b. 27 May 1785, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. 11 Apr 1838, Fayette, Kentucky; m. [1] William Johnson, m. [2] John Allen
5) Lydia Payne, b. 19 July 1791, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 18 May 1787; m. John Allen 23 Nov 1808
6) Theodosia, b. 29 Sep 1793, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 29 Nov 1826; m. John H. (Benjamin?) Taylor
7) Anne, b. ?; m. Samuel Chew
MARRIAGE: Henry Payne and Anne Lane were married 5 Mar 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
1784 he and his w. of Cameron Par., Ld. Co., sold the land given to him by his parents. In the Spring of 1786 he and his family, in company with his brother-in-law Thomas Lewis and wife, and with Richard Allen and w. Ann Wisdom and family, migrated to KY. and settled on Town Fork four miles from Lexington. He had a grant of 500 a. on Elkhorn River. He settled on what was later known as the Thorn Place, at present owned by Messrs. Drake. John Allen, who m. successively two of Henry Payne's daus. came into possession of the estate 1828 and lived there until 1846. The Allen family sold the place 1845 to John Thorn, who sold it to the Drake brothers.
1803 the Court House at Lexington burned. Henry Payne was one of the commissioners appointed by the Governor to have the damaged records copied and restored. 1806 he and his w. joined with his brother and sisters in selling 373 a. in Montgomery Co., a part of their father's estate. At the same time he and his two married sisters bought from his brothers 1500 a. in Campbell Co. on the Ohio in the extreme Northern part of the State. In the same year Henry Payne of Fayette Co. sold land in Jessamine Co. adjacent to his 1400 a. therein. 1814-1815 and 1819-1820 he represented Fayette Co. in the Legistature. 1828 a deed by his children stated that he died intestate." Source: The Paynes of Virginia, by Brook Payne, (Richmond: William Byrd Press, 1937), pgs 253-254.
BURIAL: Henry Payne, Anna Payne, Theodosa, Sarah, and "child of Lewis" were moved from the farm cemetery to The Lexington Cemetery on 3 Apr 1856. The graves are clustered together. Henry and Anna's head stones are horizontal in the ground, badly worn and cracked. Disposition # 983 or #59825, Section C, Lot 44 of the Lexington Cemetery, 833 W. Main Street, Lexington, Ky 40508. Phone: 859-255-5522. [email protected]
CHILDREN:
1) Nancy, b. 21 Dec 1778, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. James Johnson
2) Henry Convers, b. ca 1780, Loudoun County, Virginia; m. Kitty Lewis
3) Nathan, b. 17 Jul 1781, Loudoun County, VIrginia; m. [1] Catherine Hale, m. [2] Mary Scott
4) Elizabeth "Betsy", b. 27 May 1785, Loudoun County, Virginia; d. 11 Apr 1838, Fayette, Kentucky; m. [1] William Johnson, m. [2] John Allen
5) Lydia Payne, b. 19 July 1791, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 18 May 1787; m. John Allen 23 Nov 1808
6) Theodosia, b. 29 Sep 1793, Fayette County, Kentucky; d. 29 Nov 1826; m. John H. (Benjamin?) Taylor
7) Anne, b. ?; m. Samuel Chew
MARRIAGE: Henry Payne and Anne Lane were married 5 Mar 1775 in Fairfax County, Virginia.
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