>From the current (Spring 2006) issue of "Kentucky Ancestors," genealogical quarterly of Kentucky Historical Society. "Kentuckians in Death Notices of the Nashville Christian Advocate, June-December 1857," by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith. (About 100 names appear in this article, but only a few are from SCKHGS area): "July 16, 1857 POLLY PAYNE, nee MARTIN, died Barren Co., Ky., June 5, 1857; lived to be almost a century old; born in Albemarle Co., Va.; married Benjamin Payne who had first married her sister who died; moved from VA to Barren Co., Ky. in 1821, where he died 1832; mother of 8 children, 4 living." -------------- This was the MARY "POLLY" PAYNE named in Benjamin's Barren County Will (w.p. 1832), but I had never seen her maiden name, MARTIN, established before--perhaps others have. In any case, I thought this was worth sharing. A marriage record (1784) exists in Albemarle County, VA, for Benjamin and his first wife, ANNE MARTIN (my ancestor), but I've never seen a death date for ANNE. The only quibble I would make with this is that I'm fairly certain there's a Barren County Deed for this Benjamin Payne for the purchase of 900 acres on Skaggs Creek, in 1818. This ancestral Payne farm was near Temple Hill, and included the Saltpeter Cave. Could this 1821 date actually be the date that Polly married Benjamin--when she first came to Kentucky, perhaps? Benjamin and Polly were Methodists, and are named in early church records compiled by Clayton Simmons--sorry, I don't recall the name of the church. (see "Historical trip through east Barren County, Kentucky and the Hamilton-Sanderson murder trial," from the Glasgow Times, December 3, 1942-September 2, 1943. Evansville, IN: Whipporwill, 198?) Charles R. Arterburn ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com