Payne
- Pain - Paine-Hatteras Island Group
Genealogy
Report
Information from Paul
Heinegg's site:
http://www.freeafricanamericans.com
extracted by: Jen
PAYNE
FAMILY
1.
Francis1 Payne, born say 1620, was a slave called "Francisco a
Negroe" when Philip Taylor claimed him as a headright in 1637 [Nugent, Cavaliers
and Pioneers I:74]. The relationship between some masters and their slaves
before slavery became institutionalized is illustrated by an agreement between
Taylor and one of his slaves who stated in Northampton County court that
Now Mr. Taylor and
I have divided our corne and I am very glad of it now I know myne ... owne
ground I will work when I please and play when I please [Orders 1640-45,
457].
Thomas Yeoman, a poor
white Northampton County planter, called him "Frank Capt. Taylor's
Negro" in 1646 when he bequeathed him his estate consisting of 400 pounds
of tobacco, 3 barrels of corn, and a shirt in gratitude for Francis looking
after him while he was sick [DW 1645-51, 20].
Taylor died the same
year and left Francis to his widow Jane who remarried and moved to Maryland with
her husband William Eltonhead [DW 1645-51, 14 by Deal, Race and Class,
310-321]. On 13 May 1649 Jane called him "Francis Payne my Negro
servant" when she gave him the right to a crop he was raising and the
"power from tyme to tyme to make use of the ground and plantation" in
return for 1,500 pounds of tobacco and six barrels of corn after the harvest [DW
1651-4, fol. 118]. This land was in Northampton County on Old Town Neck [Whitelaw,
Virginia's Eastern Shore, 281-2]. A few months afterwards she agreed to
sell him his freedom in exchange for three male servants with six to seven years
to serve [DW 1651-54, fol. 118]. Still later that year Jane's husband wrote a
letter to him about his progress in helping him acquire these three servants:
After my love to
thee etc. I cannot heare of any servants in Yorke ... But if you doe get your
tobacco in caske, I question not but to gett them, when I come downe againe ...
I will bringe downe some caske with mee ... your lovinge mayster [DW
1651-54, fol. 174].
A few months later
Eltonhead received a bill for two servants "which is for the use of Francis
Payne Negro towards his freedom," and within a year Payne completed the
payments. He was free by 1651 when he successfully sued Joseph Edlowe of
Maryland for a debt of 300 pounds of tobacco for a heifer Edlowe purchased from
him, and he had to pay Randall Revell a 400 pound debt later that same year [DW
1651-54, 119, p.38, fol.50, p.69]. He purchased a mare in June 1655 and sold its
colt to Anthony Johnson on 31 January 1660 [DW 1655-68, fol. 19; 1657-66,
fol. 74]. His former mistress confirmed his freedom in the July 1656 Northampton
County court
I Mrs Jane
Eltonhead ... have hereunto sett my hand that ye aforesd Payne (a negro) shall
bee discharged from all hinderances of servitude (his child) or any that doth
belong to ye sd Payne [DW 1654-55 fol.100].
By September 1656 he
had married Amy, a white woman, who he gave a mare by deed of jointure. Later
that year he sued John Gussall for failure to pay him rent [Orders
1665-56, 15; DW 1654-55, fol. 138; DW 1655-68, fol. 19, 21]. In 1665 he and
Emmanuel Driggus were security for Hannah Carter when she was
manumitted by her master, Francis Pigot [DW 1665-68, pt.2, 15]. He was called
"Francis Pane Negro" in the Northampton County tithe lists on which he
was taxable on two tithes in 1663 and only one tithe from 1664 to 1668. He left
a 9 May 1673 Northampton County will, proved 29 September 1763 leaving all his
estate to Agnes Pane, stating that Devrox Dregushe (Driggers) was
to have nothing [Orders 1657-64, 176, 198; 1664-74, fol.14, p.42, fol.54, 217,
220-1]. The only evidence that Francis Payne ever had any children was the
mention of a child in Jane Eltonhead's 1656 confirmation of his freedom.
However, the following may have been his descendants:
2
i. Rebecca, born say 1720.
ii.
William, born say 1750, a "Mulatto" boy bound to William Hancock, then
to Robert Wooding, Gent., who then sold the indenture to Joseph Gill in May
1764. The Halifax County, Virginia court ordered him returned to Wooding [Pleas
4:266, 279]. He may have been the "Mulatto" William Payne who was
taxable in Culpeper County from 1787 to 1802: taxable on 2 slaves in 1789, 1 in
1792, 2 in 1793, 1 from 1795 to 1801, perhaps the father of John Paine who was a
"Mulatto" taxable in Culpeper from 1796 to 1802 [PPTL 1782-1802,
frames 194, 305, 434, 566, 608, 609, 648, 692, 693, 742, 785, 823, 867].
iii.
Francis2, head of a Gloucester County household of 5 "other
free" in 1810 [VA:666]. He and his unnamed wife were "Mulattoes"
living in Gloucester County in 1813. He was over the age of forty-five in 1815
[Personal Property Tax List 1800-20].
iv.
Evan, born say 1757, a "mulatto" listed among fourteen deserters from
Lieutenant John Tankersley's troops. Tankersley offered a reward for their
delivery to King George courthouse in the 3 October 1777 issue of the Virginia
Gazette [Purdie edition, p. 3, col. 1].
v.
Benjamin, born say 1760, Benjamin, born say 1760, a "yellow"
complexioned soldier from Buckingham County listed in the size roll of troops
who enlisted at Chesterfield Court House [The Chesterfield Supplement cited by
NSDAR, African American Patriots, 152]. He enlisted in Goochland County
[Jackson, Virginia Negro Soldiers, 41].
vi.
Joshua, born say 1760, a man of color born in Westmoreland County who was living
in King George County when he was listed in a register of soldiers who served in
the Revolution [NSDAR, African American Patriots, 152]. He was head of a
Rockingham County, North Carolina household of 5 "other free" in 1800
[NC:491].
vii.
Sarah, head of a Accomack Parish, Accomack County household of 2 "other
free" and 3 slaves in 1800 [Virginia Genealogist 2:13].
viii.
Thomas, head of a Prince William County household of 6 "other free" in
1810 [VA:510].
ix.
Joanna, "Free Negroe" head of a Fauquier County household of 2
"other free" in 1810 [VA:375].
x.
Molly, head of a Queen Ann's County, Maryland household of one "other
free" in 1790.
xi.
Ben, a "Mulatto" head of a 96 District, Abbeville County, South
Carolina household of one "other free" in 1790 [SC:57].
2.
Rebecca Paine, born say 1720, was living in Westmoreland County, Virginia, on 1
April 1741 when the court presented Francis Chandler for cohabiting with
her. He was the husband of Margaret Chandler, a "Mulatto"
woman. Rebecca was called a "Molatto" on 12 May 1746 when she agreed
to serve William Bayley for four years to pay a ten pound debt she owed him
[Orders 1739-43, 100; 1743-7, 137]. She may have been the mother of
3
i. Virgin, born say 1745.
4
ii. Lawrence, born 4 October 1748.
3.
Virgin Payne, born say 1745, was the mother of Rice and John Payne whose births
were recorded in St. Paul's Parish, King George County (no race indicated) [St.
Paul's Parish Register]. She was the mother of
i.
Rice, born 28 August 1766, registered in King George County on 25 November 1800:
a dark mulatto man, aged about thirty two years, five feet seven inches high
... Slender make ... born in this County of a free Woman [Register of Free
Persons, no.18]. He was head of a Prince William County household of 4
"other free" in 1810 [VA:515].
ii.
Jack, born 13 October 1772, registered in King George County on 5 February 1804:
a dark mulatto man, aged about twenty eight years, short and curled hair,
five feet ten Inches high, well set, though not corpulaent, born of a free
mother of this County [Register of Free Persons, no.38].
iii.
?Polly, born about 1793, registered in King George County on 3 September 1818: a
Black woman about 25 years of age, about 5 feet, stout made, born free
[Register of Free Persons, no.52].
4.
Lawrence Payne, born 4 October 1748, registered in King George County in
November 1794: a mulatto man born October the 4th 1748 about five feet nine
inches high, was bound by indenture to Langhern Dade to serve the term of thirty
one years. And his wife Susannah, born about 1742, registered the same
month: the wife of Laurence above, is about fifty two years old, about four
feet six inches high, of a dark yellow colour, served to the age of thirty one
years & is now free [Register of Free Persons 1785-1799, no.1, 5]. He
was head of a Rockingham County household of 4 "other free' in 1810
[VA:36]. Their children may have been Elizabeth, Alice, and Lett (no last name)
who registered at the same time as Lawrence and Susannah. They may have been the
parents of
i.
Charles, born about 1766, registered in King George County on 10 November 1801: a
dark mulatto man aged about thirty five years, about five feet six inches high,
rather spare...born in this County of free parents [Register of Free
Persons, no.36]. He died before 5 Augsut 1802 when Lawrence Payne was granted
administration on his King George County estate with Henry Brandican as
security [Orders 1799-1805, 346].
ii.
Alice, born about 1768, registered in November 1794: a mulatto woman, twenty
six years old, about four feet six inches high, was bound by indenture to
Townshend Dade, Gent., of this County to serve till eighteen years old & is
now a free woman [Register, no.3].
iii.
Elizabeth, born about 1770, registered in November 1794: a mulatto woman,
twenty four years old & about five feet high, was bound to William Lord
& his wife of this County to serve till the age of eighteen years, & is
now a free woman [Register, no.2].
iv.
Lett, born about 1773, registered in November 1794: of a dark yellow colour,
twenty one years old 7 about five feet high, was born free & of course is a
free woman [Register, no.4].
v.
Lawrence, Jr., head of a King George County household of one "other
free" in 1810 [VA:212].
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