Thanks for the information concerning William Payne. Does anyone have connection of this William to John Payne/Robert Payne and descendants? > [Original Message] > From: Nessa \(Louise\) <lptrofimuk@home.com> > To: <PAYNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 10/6/01 5:13:00 PM > Subject: Info > > Capt. WILLIAM PAYNE: resident of Fauquier; aged 78; was living in town > of Falmoutht, Stafford cty, Va., in 1776 and had the comm.. of a militia > company. Continued to live there from 1776 - 1780 and to command same > company. In 1780 removed to Westmoreland and was made Captain of > company of militia, and was at the siege of Yorktown..."I have a letter > of invitation requiresting me to meet General Lafayette, on which I am > addressed as Captain and styled his Brother in Arms"....also another > from citizens of Fauquier. Was born in Westmoreland, 1755. Court is of > opinion he was a Captain in the Rev. service. Fauq.., Va., 31 Aug 1832, > Orders, p. 125" > > This taken from: "Ancestral Proofs and Probabilities - An Occasional > Bulletin, Number Three, Military Service, Copyright 1936, Milnor > Ljungstedt MILITARY SERVICE from Court Records" --- kS2Oc5yKeBE= dpVpTiYLRebzj//JP08P3A== --- mijojohn@earthlink.net --- EarthLink: It's your Internet.