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Subject: Re: [MDHARFOR] Parentage of William F. Payn
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2006 21:02:41 EDT
I'm sharing this with the whole list to help everyone understand the value of
land records to trace your ancestors, especially in the pre-1850 time period
when the census records do not give family members' names and there are not
many other records. Before people recorded births, marriages, and deaths, they
accurately recorded land ownership.
In a message dated 10/14/2006 12:21:13 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
writes:
> Q: are they related/descendents of THE Benjamin Payne that married
> Charlotte Norris??
>
Looking through the land records and the census, I now have 3 Benjamin Paynes
in the early 19th century in or near Harford Co, MD. The first (whom I
presume is the one you meant married Charlotte Norris) died in 1821 according to a
deed in 1842 when Benjamin N Payne and his wife Mary sold land to Amanda Zana
Payne. It says that Benjamin's estate had been divided into 6 lots on petition
of his heirs.
After 1821, there are two Benjamins in various land records and census in
Harford County.
Benjamin Payne, born about 1795 in PA (he married Eleanor and moved to KY
about 1847). A 1822 deed indicates that this Benjamin, along with Edward, Lydia,
Mary, and John were the heirs of John Payne late of Fawn Township, York Co,
PA. Another deed in 1847 indicates that Alice was the widow of the elder John
and still living.
Benjamin N Payne, born about 1806 (He married Mary Cathcart in 1829) A deed
in 1829 from Charlotte Payne Jr to Benjamin N Payne and witnessed by Vincent
Norris strongly suggests that this Benjamin N is the son of Benjamin Payne and
Charlotte Norris and that the elder Charlotte was still living. (I'll bet the
middle initial "N" is "Norris".) He was in Baltimore County in the 1840 census
and appears to have purchased his first property there in Feb 1845. Until Dec
14, 1869 he is a party to about a hundred deeds and leases in Baltimore County
with his wife. There is then one lease on Jan 11, 1871. After that they both
disappear. Since Mary is listed without him in the 1870 census, it appears
that he must have died after Dec 14, 1869 and before the census in 1870.
Mike Pierce
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