John Jackson Payne1

Male, #9988, (4 Aug 1798 - after 1870)

ParentWilliam Isaac Payne (1755 - 1818)
ParentMary Abigail Swint (1768 - 29 Aug 1852)
John Jackson Payne|b. 4 Aug 1798\nd. after 1870|p9988.htm|William Isaac Payne|b. 1755\nd. 1818|p9986.htm|Mary Abigail Swint|b. 1768\nd. 29 Aug 1852|p9987.htm|Samuel Payne|b. say 1733|p44475.htm||||||||||

Name Variation John Jackson Payne was also known as Jack. 
Birth*4 Aug 1798 John was born at Columbia Co., Georgia, on 4 Aug 1798.2 
 He was the son of William Isaac Payne and Mary Abigail Swint. 
(Family Member) Relocationbetween 1808 and 1815 He was an accompanying familiy member in the relocation of William Isaac Payne between 1808 and 1815 at Twiggs Co., Georgia. 
Deed*Sep 1818 A deed was granted to him in Sep 1818 at Butler Co., Alabama.
(Records from the Cahaba Land Co. Receivers Office in Milledgeville, GA, (Book 300) show John and Samuel Payne of Twiggs Co. bought land at Sec 3, Tsp 10, Rng 14. At the same time William Payne from Twiggs Co., GA bought land in Butler Co., AL, Sec 26, Tsp 11, Rng 14.).3,4 
Relocation*14 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.5 
Voted*1 Aug 1820 Butler Co., AL was created 13 Dec 1819 and the first election was held in Aug 1820. Included on the list of voters were three of the sons of William Payne: Samuel, Daniel and John.6 
Marriage*20 Sep 1820 He married Mary Frances Gafford at Butler Co., Alabama, on 20 Sep 1820.7 
1830 Census*1 Jun 1830 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at Butler Co., Alabama. (John Payne, 1M0-4, 1M5-10, 1M30-39, 1F0-4, 1F20-29).8 
Letter at PO*1 Jul 1835 He had a letter at the Post Office on 1 Jul 1835 at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama.9 
1840 Census*1 Jun 1840 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census on 1 Jun 1840 at Butler Co., Alabama.
((1M0-4, 1M10-14, 1M15-19, 1M20-29, 1M30-39, 2F0-4, 1F5-9, 2F10-14, 1F30-39, (MSlv0-9, 1MSlv24-34, 2MSlv35-54, 6FSlv0-9, 2FSlv10-23, 5FSlv24-34; 36 total, 12 in Agriculture)).10 
1850 Census*1 Jun 1850 John was listed as the head of a family (John Payne, 53, M, GA, Farmer, $2500) on the 1850 Census at Butler Co., Alabama.11 
Tax roll*1856 He registered to pay taxes at Butler Co., Alabama, in 1856.12 
1860 Census*1 Jun 1860 John was listed as the head of a family (John Payne, 60, M, GA, Planter, RE=12,250, PE=11,350) on the 1860 Census at Butler Co., Alabama.13 
1870 Census*1 Jun 1870 John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama.14 
Death*after 1870 He died at Butler Co., Alabama, after 1870. 
Descendant* See footnote for the name and contact info of a descendant of John Jackson Payne who would like to communicate with other descendants.15 

Family

Mary Frances Gafford (20 Sep 1806 - 12 Jun 1881)
Marriage*20 Sep 1820 He married Mary Frances Gafford at Butler Co., Alabama, on 20 Sep 1820.7 
Children

Charts Warren Culpepper's Ancestry Chart
Samuel Payne Descendants
Last Edited 8 Nov 2007

Citations

  1. E-mail from Paul Grant to Lew Griffin, 2000.
  2. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    p. 64. Cemetery Records of People born before 1850. John Payne, b 4 Aug 1798, d (blank). Cemetery #31.
  3. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Old Cahaba Land Office Records and Military Warrants, 1817-1853 Southern University Press, Birmingham, AL 1986.
    Page 4.
  4. George Bernard Lewis: Chairman of the Butler Co. Heritage Book Committee, editor, The Heritage of Butler County, Alabama, Clanton, AL: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2003.
    Pages 3-4: "Early Landowners of Butler County," from the Butler County Tract Book showing the first owners of land in the county:
    1817: ..., Daniel Gafford, Jeremiah Gafford, ...
    1818: ..., Grant Gafford (Assignee), James Gafford (Assignee), ...
    1819: ..., John Payne (Assignee), ...
  5. J. B. Little, History of Butler Co., AL.
    pg. 79.
  6. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    p. 22.
  7. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Early County Marriages, p. 109 (John Jackson Payne and Mary Frances Gafford, 20 Sep 1820).
  8. 1830 Federal Census, United States.
    Butler Co., AL, page 287, Ancestry.com images 11-12.
  9. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    p. 25-26.
  10. 1840 Federal Census, United States.
    Butler Co., AL, page 133, ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  11. 1850 Federal Census, United States.
    Butler Co., AL, Beat 1, page 181, lines 21-30. Ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  12. Marilyn Davis Hahn, Butler County, Alabama in the 19th Century 1978.
    Real Estate Taxes for 1856, p. 172.
  13. 1860 Federal Census, United States.
    Butler Co., AL, Precinct 12, page 281, Ancestry.com image transcribed by Warren Culpepper.
  14. 1870 Federal Census, United States.
    Page 380B, Family 322, Township 10, Greenville, Butler Co., AL
    John Payne, 71, M, Farmer, RE=$5000, PE=$500, GA
    Francis Payne, 64, F, Keeping House, GA
    Nancy Payne, 35, F, Keeping House, RE=$1500, AL
    Dorothy Payne, 28, F, Keeping House, RE=$900, AL
    Thomas Payne, 24, M, Farmer, RE=$3500, PE=$400, AL
    John Swint (or Swink), 13, M, Laborer, AL.
  15. Warren L. Culpepper, Publisher of Culpepper Connections, See link below for e-mail address.