I am putting together a small booklet for our family; historic info, family sheets and a short history on the origin and possible "meaning" of each of our family lines. This is NOT going to be published, but a computer copy, meant for our family only. I am asking for some assistance on the name, Payne. This is meant to be rather generic, but I hesitate to use the stuff received in the mail from Bath, Ohio. I only know that our Wayne Co. IL. Payne ancestor, Thomas, was b. in 1808 in N.C., so I have a lot of future research ahead of me! Thanks for whatever help you might offer! Sandra Brandt brandt@comwares.net