Good morning, Gordon.... That is interesting. I never thought about PAYNES coming from Ireland. There is so much to learn in genealogy and all very interesting and never know where the leads and info make take a person. Yes, logging and Port Townsend do go together. I am in Wenatchee, WA and are you in WA also. My husband's people were in VA-WVA.... William M. PAYNE m. Judy A. BELCHER 1830 Tazewell, VA and apparently resided in McDowell Co., WVA (VA at the time since before WVA was formed). And that is all we know. His son, Flavius Josephus PAYNE migrated to Grundy Co., Spickard, MO where he married (2) Harriet DEAN and their son Lewis Martin PAYNE m. Etha Mae ANDERSON (MO), and their son Roy Kenneth PAYNE m. Seraph Leola DYER of East Wenatchee, Douglas Co., WA in King Co, WA. and their son Sheridan Lewis PAYNE (Chick) B. 7 Dec. 1933 Wenatchee, WA m. me Nola Lois RANKIN (B 6 June 1935 Tacoma Pierce Co, WA) of Peshastin, Chelan Co., WA at Couer d'Alene, Kootenai Co., Idaho 25 April 1959. We have one daugter, Sharilyn Louise PAYNE, 6 March 1970; four sons: Sheridan Lewis PAYNE II (Lewie) 22 April 1963; Stanley Lamar PAYNE (Stan) May 22, 1966 m. Donna Leigh Tomasek (B. 13 May 1975) m. 1993 May 13...one son James Roy Hanley PAYNE (Jimmy) 4 Jan 1995; Steven Leroy PAYNE 4 May 1968; Shawn Lee PAYNE 22 March 1974 Thanks for your message, Gordon. Now you know of another line of PAYNES. Hopefully someone out there will connect with us. Best to you and yours, Nola Payne in WA Surnames: PAYNE,DYER,DEAN,BELCHER,WISER, COTTON;RANKIN,NEFF,LOPER,DEWITT, WOLFE,BUSER,CLOMAN,CULBERT, EDMUNDSON,RIDLEY,DAY,CONGER, POND,FAIRBANKS,ROBINSON,BOWIE, WEBBER,SMALLEY,STROUT, HENDERSON, NORTON,MADDISON,(PTL) Alternate Email Addresses: NLPfromWA@webtv.net, NLP-COLONIES2WA@webtv.net, mompayne2@hotmail.com