Here are entries from my book "Index to Loudoun Co Va Land Deed Books A-Z, 1757 - 1800": Bk:Pg: G:314, 315 Date: 13 Apr 1770 Returned to Court: 13 Aug 1770 William PAYNE & wife Susanna (formerly widow of Nathaniel Brown) of Fairfax to Thomas OWSLEY of Loudoun. Lease/release of 158a on Goose Creek adj Thomas ROBINSON, Walter MIDDLETON. Wit: H. ROSS, John HOUGH, Robert STEPHENS, William DOUGLASS. Bk:Pg: M:303 Date: 21 Dec 1778 Returned to Court: 14 Jun 1779 Edward PAYNE & wife Ann Holland of Fairfax to son Henry PAYNE of Loudoun. Gift of 331½a where Henry now lives adj Capt. Burdit ASHTON, Barbary BERKLEY. Wit: Geo. SUMMERS, Har. LANE, Wm. PAYNE, Sanford PAYNE. Bk:Pg: N:317, 319 Date: 1 Feb 1782 Returned to Court: 12 Aug 1782 John Fryer BUCKLEY & wife Mary of Fairfax to William PAYNE of Loudoun. Lease/release of 528a between little Rockyrun and Johnnymorerun. Wit: Jer. HUTCHISON, Chas. ESKRIDGE, Lewis PRITCHET, Richard GREY. Bk:Pg: N:346 Date: 7 Jan 1782 Returned to Court: 12 Aug 1782 William PAYNE (son of Edward PAYNE of Fairfax) to John Fryer BUCKLEY of Loudoun. Bond to keep clear the name of John F. BUCKLEY in suit now brought in Loudoun by Col. Thomas BLACKBURN of Prince William Co. concerning land PAYNE bought from BUCKLEY. Wit: Jer HUTCHISON, Chas. ESKRIDGE. Bk:Pg: O:237, 239 Date: 24 Nov 1784 Returned to Court: 11 Apr 1785 William PAYNE & wife Mary of Cameron Parish to Francis ADAMS of Cameron Parish. Lease/release of 325ac between little Rockey Run and Johnny More Run. Wit: William Bd. SEARS. James H. LANE, Will. LANE, Chas. ESKRIDGE, Geo. SUMMERS. Bk:Pg: O:244, 245 Date: 24 Nov 1784 Returned to Court: 11 Apr 1785 William PAYNE & wife Mary of Cameron Parish to Abednego ADAMS of Fairfax. Lease/release of 390ac between little Rockey Run and Johny More Run. Wit: William Bd. SEARS, Will. LANE, Geo. SUMMERS, James H. LANE, Chas. ESKRIDGE. The date of 12 Aug 1782 was the date the deed was returned to the court and ordered to be recorded. The "Date" listed above is the date the deed was written. Pat Duncan GenNutLdn@msn.com From: Annerupert@aol.com Subject: Re: [VAFairfax] Wm Payne Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2006 07:28:04 EDT Thanks for information. Can the following William Payne be identified? William Payne There was another William Payne who on Nov 9, 1778 and 12 August 1782 made the following deeds, LOUDOUN CO. VA. 9 Nov. 1778 Margaret Campbell & Mary Hardy [ sisters and coheirs of Edward Conners, dec'd ]of Fairfax Co. to Jane Campbell [ d/o Margaret ] of Fairfax co.gift of 800 acres on Cabin Branch of Broad run. wit: Peter Mauzy, Lewis Pritchet, Henry Roussau, William Payne, Sandford Payne. 12 Aug. 1782 John Fryer Buckley & wife Mary of Fairfax to William Payne of Loudoun Co. L/Rof 528 acres between little Rockyrun and Johnnymorerun. wit. Jer. Hutchison, Cas. Eskridge, Lewis Pritchet, Richard Grey. Question: Since we know one William Payne b 1724 d July 12, 1782, is the date 12 Aug 1782 a date of record? Is this same William Payne connected to one who died 1 month earlier?