Mary Abigail Swint

Female, #9987, (1768 - 29 Aug 1852)

Birth*1768 Mary was born in 1768.1 
Marriage*circa 1785 She married William Isaac Payne at Columbia Co., Georgia, circa 1785. 
Married Namecirca 1785  As of circa 1785, her married name was Payne. 
Relocationbetween 1808 and 1815 Mary Abigail Swint, Samuel Payne, Daniel Payne, John Jackson Payne, William Isaac Payne Jr., Hannah Payne and Nancy Payne was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of William Isaac Payne between 1808 and 1815 at Twiggs Co., Georgia. 
Biography* In Ball's History of Clarke County, AL (pp. 330-331), there is the assertion that "William Isaac Payne and Mary Abigail Shouse joined the Coleman Caravan in Dalton, GA in 1817 and moved west to Lowndes Co., AL. Mary Abigail was from Twiggs Co., GA." Actually, William Sr. died in Twiggs Co. in 1818, and the William cited must have been his son William Jr. who moved with his brothers and their Mother. Also, the 1817 date seems premature based on the date of death of William Sr in Twiggs Co.
 
Relocation14 Jan 1819 "On the evening of the 14 Jan 1819, the peace of the happy forest of oaks was disburbed by a train of emigrants" and the Paynes were listed among the first settlers to arrive (in what was soon to become Butler Co., AL). In Ball's History of Clarke County, AL (pp. 330-331), there is the assertion that "William Isaac Payne and Mary Abigail Shouse [sic] (from Twiggs Co., GA) joined the Coleman Caravan in Dalton, GA in 1817 and moved west to Lowndes Co., AL." Actually, William Sr. died in Twiggs Co. in 1818, and the William cited must have been his son William Jr. who moved with his brothers and their Mother. Also, the 1817 date seems premature based on the date of death of William Sr in Twiggs Co.2 
Death*29 Aug 1852 She died at Sandy Ridge, Lowndes Co., Alabama, on 29 Aug 1852.1 
Burial*circa 30 Aug 1852 Her body was interred circa 30 Aug 1852 at Payne Cemetery, Sandy Ridge, Lowndes Co., Alabama. She is believed to have been the first person buried here..1 
Research note* Mary Abigail was a sister of John Swint, a Revolutionary War soldier who died about 1801 in Hancock Co., GA. They were living together in the Keg Creek area of Richmond Co., GA (later Columbia Co., GA) when she married in 1785. If you can identify the parents, of Mary and John, please contact Warren Culpepper.3,4 

Family

William Isaac Payne (1755 - 1818)
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Last Edited 14 Jul 2005

Citations

  1. Cheryl H. Harrell, compiler, e-mail address, Payne Cemetery, Sandy Ridge, Lowndes Co., AL, Rootsweb: USGenWeb Archives, Jan 1998.
    http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/lowndes/cemeteries/payne.txt
    Tombstone: "Mary A. Payne, Died 29 Aug 1852, aged 84 years."
  2. J. B. Little, History of Butler Co., AL.
    pg. 79.
  3. DAR Patriot Index, Washington, DC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, 2003.
  4. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.