A couple more tidbits; though I don't have earlier ancestry info - see SRJ: > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:ilfrankl- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of zandz > Sent: Saturday, March 15, 2014 8:51 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ILFRANKL] James Madison Payne - born 1829 > > I am not really familiar with this family but my research for a friend has led > me here. > > Adam Nelson Payne was born in Franklin County, IL on August 13, 1864 and > died December 2, 1923 in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. He married Elizabeth > "Lizzie" Catherine Epley in Dunklin County, Missouri and I have information > on them. SRJ: I have her as Elizabeth Katherine EPLEY (02 Mar 1858 - 1945) d/o Jesse William N EPLEY and Elizabeth Kathryn ? ; Adam Nelson and her mar. 25 Sep 1887 Dunklin Co., OK (I had Adam's death date but not place - thanks!) > > 1880 Franklin County, IL Census: > James M. Payne 51 VA SRJ: I do have him as James Madison PAYNE (1829 VA - 22 Sep 1880 [probably Tyrone Twp.?], FCI) Louisa J THOMAS PAYNE ( 28 May 1829 KY - 12 Apr 1904 [probably Tyrone Twp.?], FCI ) there's another son: John W PAYNE b. 1862 FCI d. 08 Sep 1867 I have this because supposedly Louisa J THOMAS is sister of: William H THOMAS (03 May 1818 - 30 Oct 1877 Tyrone? Twp., FCI) who married Elizabeth PAYNE (1819 KY - 05 Mar 1885 Tyrone? Twp., FCI bef 1841 in KY. William and Elizabeth had: Adam THOMAS (28 Jul 1841 KY - 17 Jun 1901 Tyrone? Twp., FCI) 1/m Deborah "Debbie" GOSNELL (13 Apr 1846 KY - 30 Nov 1873 Tyrone? Twp., FCI) -> 4 children 2/m Madora E WELLMAN (14 Mar 1849 TN -07 Jan 1879 Tyrone? Twp., FCI) on 07 Jan 1875 FCI -> 2 children 3/m Mary WALK? (abt 13 Nov 1849 - 09 Apr 1907 Tyrone? Twp., FCI) Nancy Redmon THOMAS (1855 - ?) mar. James Kaywood Polk CONNOR 22 Mar 1877 FCI -> 4 children... (Wonder how Elizabeth PAYNE THOMAS (1819) is connected ... ?) > Louisa J. (Thomas) Payne 35 KY > Adam N. Payne 16 IL > Clarra E. Payne 13 IL > Nancy I. Payne 11 IL SRJ: I have Nancy as Nancy J., and there's another daughter Belle b. 1869 (twin?) as well > James H.(enry) 6 IL SRJ: 2 more children: Queen Victoria PAYNE 1877 FCI - 10 Apr 1880 FCI Joseph F PAYNE 1880 FCI - 04 Oct 1884 FCI > > So far I haven't been able to find this family in 1870. > > 1860 Logan County, KY > J. M. Paine 32 VA > Clara Paine 63 NY > William Coles 6 KY > > 1850 Green County, KY > John C. Pane 68 VA > Clary Pane 52 NY > Mary Pane 26 VA > Louesa Pane 24 VA (married Alson Hunter and I have all census for her) > Susan Pane 22 VA > James M. Pane 21 VA (married Louisa J. Thomas and I have information > except 1870 census) > John Pane 1 Green Co. > > This led me to find the Will of John Coles Payne in Logan County, KY below. > > Does anyone have further documents and proofs to move to the next > generation backward? I can see that he has a daughter Dolley that was born > about 1815-1817 so I assume he was married previously. Dollie was married > to Wesley Thomas and I have information on them. > > Seems most researchers from here back are interested in connecting to > Dollie Payne Todd Madison, wife of President James Madison. > > Mary > > ********************************* > WILL OF JOHN COLES PAYNE - LOGAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY - APRIL 30, 1860 > > In the name of God, amen, I John Coles PAYNE now of the County of Logan > and State of Kentucky being of sound mind tho feable in body, do make and > declare this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all > former Wills and Testaments. > > Item, in case of a certain contingency occurring in the death of Mary C. > Consten (?) before she reaches age of twenty-one, by her farthers (sic) Will > he bequeaths me five thousand dollars should I survive her, should this > happen. > > Item, I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Dolley P. THOMAS, now > of Arkansas one-thousand dollars, requesting her to give five-hundred > dollars to her son Benjamin Winston Dudley THOMAS when he becomes of > age or his going into business for himself. The remaining five-hundred dollars > I give to said Dolley P. THOMAS in full and __ controlled to me both interest > and principal at her pleasure. > > Item, I give and bequeath to my crazy the beloved daughter Mary C. PAYNE > now in the asylum near Hopkinsville, one-thousand dollars in full and __ > controlled to me both principal and interest at her discretion, hoping her > affection for her own children will induce her to preserve and apply it to her > own and their use solely. I give to my wife Clara W. PAYNE the interest on > five-hundred dollars and at her death I give and bequeath the said five- > hundred dollars to my son James Madison PAYNE, and as proof of my deep > affection and grateful sense of his devotion to me, I give to my said son > James M. PAYNE one-thousand dollars in addition to the five-hundred > already given at his mothers death. > > Item, I give and bequeath to each of my nephews James M. TODD and > Richard D. Curtts (?) two-hundred and fifty dollars. And I appoint my said son > James M. PAYNE administrator of this my Will and require that the respective > shares be distributed as soon as Dr. Canstens (?) bequest is received by my > administrator from whom no Security shall be exacted. > > Signed: Jno. C. PAYNE (Seal) > > Witness: > P. G. H. GOODWIN > T. BREZENDINE > > Logan County set at a County Court held for Logan County at the Courthouse > in Russellville on the 30th of April 1860 the foregoing last Will and Testament > of Jno. C. PAYNE, dec'd was produced in open court and proven by the oaths > of T. BRIIZENDINE & P. G. H. GOODWIN subscribing witnesses thereto to be > the act & deed and last Will & Testament of the said Jno. C. PAYNE, dec'd & > ordered to be recorded wherefrom the same together with this certificate > hath been duly admitted to record in my office. Given under my hand this > date above written. > > Signed James E. WRIGHT, Clerk > By C. H. CALDWELL, DC > *********************************************************END