McMahans in the American South
1740-1970
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McMahans in the Thirteen Colonies and Early America, Including Tennessee, below the Mason Dickson Line.

McMahans in
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John McMahan

Jenny Craig McMahan

John and Jenny McMahan's Children

Archibald  and Ann Payne McMahan and Their Children

Jessie and  Caroline Barrett McMahan and their Children

William Lawrence and Ida Barron McMahan and their Children

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Collection of Information on the Payne Family

VA-NC-SC

Ann Payne married Archibald McMahan in 1791 in Grove Creek South Carolina .

She and Archibald were neighbors in the Hawfields community southwest of Hillsborough , North Carolina during the Revolution.  Beginning in 1789 her family to include her father, Thomas Payne a number of sisters and brothers, cousins and possibly uncles began to move to Grove or Golden Grove Creek, southeast of Greenville , South Carolina .  It was typical in this period for families to move in groups, typically away from more developed areas into less populated regions.

Archibald drove the wagon that Ann and her father traveled in to South Carolina , and it is likely that some of Archibald’s brothers and sisters made this trip as well.

Ann’s cousin, James Payne married Archibald’s sister Jane on 13 April, 1785 in Hillsborough, and on 25 February, 1786 , Bucker Smith married Ann’s sister, Margaret Payne.  Bucker and Margaret also moved to Golden Grove after Ann and Archibald were married.

Ann’s father, Thomas served in the Revolution, as did her uncle Nehemiah Payne who moved to Grove Creek from Orange County as well.

Thomas Payne’s ancestors have been the subject of intense research, assisted most recently with the use of DNA markers.  The information we have on the Payne family prior to their arrival in Orange County North Carolina has been provided by Patrick A. Payne and Hazel LeBlanc.

The original Payne emigrant to the Colonies was John Payne from Suffolk England .
He was born ca. 1615 and was first noted in Westmoreland County , Virginia .  He died in either 1689 or 1690.

Here are the generations for John to Thomas Payne, Ann’s father:

Thomas Payne
b.
m  Jane Smallpiece (died 1675)
d 1673
Thomas lived in St. Mary’s County, Maryland

Issac Payne
b 1664
m Sarah
d

Issac Payne, Jr.
b 1700
m Elizabeth
d

Thomas Payne  , Isaiah Payne and Nehemiah Payne were three of Issac Jr. children who were all born in Dorchester County Maryland, passed through Hillsborough North Carolina and ended up in Grove Creek , South Carolina .  Nehemiah Payne went on to Hall County , Georgia .  Thomas and Nehemiah both served in the Revolution.           

Thomas was born in 1740, married Ann ? and died July 11, 1797 .
Isaiah was born around 1735 , married Ann Williams and died in May of 1818
Nehemiah was born December 15, 1733 and died in 1841 in Hall County, Georgia.

Ann and her brothers and sisters appear below:

James Payne, born 1762 in Maryland , married Sarah Stanton in Greenville , SC and died in Greenville in October of 1842.

Prudence Payne, born 1765 in Orange County , NC .  She did not marry and was living with Ann in Pickensville , SC in 1850 when she died.

Ann Payne, born 1767 in Orange County, NC, Married 13 August 1791 in Greenville County, SC, and died November 21, 1851 in Pickensville.

Mary Payne, born 1769 in Orange County , NC , married Issac West in Greenville , SC.

Luany Payne, born 1769 in Orange County , NC ,.

Rhoda Payne, born in 1772 and married Samuel Batton

Rachel Payne, born 1774

Margaret Payne, married Bucker Smith 1786 in Orange County North Carolina and moved to Grove Creek in Greenville County sometime after 1791.

Thomas Jefferson Payne, born 1767

Additional Information on the Payne family:

  Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina September 1752 through August, 1766.  Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields.

  Joseph Pain was appointed to a road jury in November of 1764.  The road was to be laid out from Lewis Green’s ford on Dann River to Boyd’s Mill on the Haw River .  Entry 250. P112.

  James Paine served on a commission to run the dividing lines for the county in September of 1753 Entry 9-18. P 6

  Arthur Payne was in court over a debt to Reason Ricketts in May of 1763. Entry 38 p.83

Marriages by Holcome 1779-1868

Payne, James married Jane Mahan, 13 April, 1785 Moses Payne B.M.

  Payne Moses married Mary Rogers,  4 February, 1784 , James Payne, B.M.

  Payne, William married R. Murdock, 24 July 1786 , James Payne B.M.

The following information was found at the Oconee County Library, Seneca branch, in Smith Wills and Deeds, Vol. 1 by Linda A. Cheek. 

 Buckner Smith married Margaret Payne on 25 February, 1786 in Orange County , N.C. (N.C. Orange County Marriage Bonds)

Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Payne who moved to Greenville in 1791. Margaret had two brothers, William Payne and James Payne of Greenville , South Carolina .

Abstract of N.C. Wills, Grimes, Raleigh, N.C., E.M. Uzzell & Co., State Printing and Binding, 1910.

 Ann Payne, Craven Cty.  Witness to will of Thomas Spight, October 3, 1756. P. 355.

Peter Payne, March 18, 1754.  Edenton, Chowan County.  Sons William and Michael, Dau. Mary, Carolina, sarah, Emelia.

Peter Payne, witness Chowan County.  January 1750

Peter Payne, Executor, Chowan County, January 15, 1742, Edenton.

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 Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina September 1752 through August, 1766.  Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields.

 Joseph Pain was appointed to a road jury in November of 1764.  The road was to be laid out from Lewis Green’s ford on Dann River to Boyd’s Mill on the Haw River.  Entry 250. P112.

 James Paine served on a commission to run the dividing lines for the county in September of 1753 Entry 9-18. P 6

Arthur Payne was in court over a debt to Reason Ricketts in May of 1763. Entry 38 p.83.

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 N.C. Revolutionary Pension Under Acts of 1818-1832, As Reported by Secretary of State to Congress in 1835.

Thomas Payne - Private
Private N.C. Rev. Pensioners (p.79

Thomas Payne, Private
John Paine, Private (p. 81)

N.C. Records Vol 22.

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Greenville County Grantee Index, Mc-Q, 1787-1915, (c2749)

 1790 Isiah Payne, Edmond Edwards, book c, p.40, 73 ac, a wat Golden Grove Cr.

 1791 Nehemiah Payne, James Blessingame, book c, p. 212, 100 ac, Adj Dave McKinney land

 1791 Wm Payne James Blessingame, book c, p. 178, 100 ac, a Saluda River

 1793 John Payne, Reubin Copeland, book c, p. 341, 174 ac, Saluda River

 1795 Nehemiah Payne, wm Armstrong, book d, p. 156, 60 ac, a Golden Grove Creek

 1802 Aaron Payne, James Harrison, book g, p. 56, 240 ac, Grant of John Harmond

 1804 Thomas Paine, James Torrent, book G, p. 226 85 1/3 ac,  Grove Creek

 1807 Aaron Payne, John Moody, book H, p. 21 144 ac, a part grant John Moody

Note Henry Paris, 200 ac, Golden Creek

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Abstract of Deeds: Greenville County, SC Books A, B, & C (1787-1795)
Dr. A.B. Pruitt, 1997

 Jan 10, 1791 Benjamin Rice (Greenville Co.) To Jeremiah Smith (same); for 100 pounds sterling sold 400 ac on waters of Golden Cr waters of Saluda R; granted Oct 15 1784 by Gov. Benjamin Guerard to Benjamin Rice (grant book 3Z): border: joins a branch, Jeremiah Smith, Nathaniel Pendleton, & Isaiah Payne. (Signed) Benjamin Rice: witness Aron Payne, William Fariss, & Archibald Mahan; wit. oath by A. Mahan before J. Blasmgame esq: rec. Nov 14,1791 book C page 67.

 March 7, 1792 Rowland Tankersley and wife Clarysee (SC) to James Payne (same) for 100 pounds sterling sold 150 ac on N. branch of the Golden Grove “tract”; border John Westfield on N, Joseph Benson on W, said Tankersley on S. (Signed) Rowland Tankersley & Clarysee’s mark “+” ;

witness Isaac West, James Machan, & David Watson; with oath May 1792 by I West before Larkin Tarrant; rec. Jul 24, 1792; book c, p. 149.

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Abstracts of Land Entries: Orange County, N.C. 1778-1795. Dr. E. A. Pruitt

 December 29, 1778.  Thomas Payn enters 200 ac in Orange County on N. Side of Haw River, bordering the river Meadow Creek and Eli McDaniel (page. 260)

 December 30, 1778.  Nehemiah Payn enter 150 ac in Orange County on Meadow Creek of Haw River.  Borders Thomas Payne, Mary Rodgers and Meadow Creek. (p. 278)

 December 30, 1778.  James Payn enters 100 ac in Orange County on Meadow Creek of Haw River.  Border John Johnson and Josiah Payn. (page.272)

 Nehemiah Payne enters 5 ac in Orange County on Haw River, being an island called Big Island (page 124)

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Abstracts of the Minutes of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions of Orange County in the Province of North Carolina September 1752 through August, 1766.  Compiled by Ruth Herndon Shields.

Joseph Pain was appointed to a road jury in November of 1764.  The road was to be laid out from Lewis Green’s ford on Dann River to Boyd’s Mill on the Haw River.  Entry 250. P112.

James Paine served on a commission to run the dividing lines for the county in September of 1753 Entry 9-18. P 6

Arthur Payne was in court over a debt to Reason Ricketts in May of 1763. Entry 38 p.83

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James Paine in the 1820 Georgia Census Index, living

in Jackson County.  He was on microfilm page  # 291 on roll 8.

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Roster of Soldiers From N.C. in the American Revolution
N.C. Dar, 1932 Seeman Press, Durham, N.C.

 Thomas Payne

 Pri. Ballard’s Co.  30 Aug 1779 “w” deste Oct 79

Thomas Payne

Va. Militia Pri.  Pension March 4, 1831, Age 71

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Information on Early Paynes in Virginia

 Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants
Nell Marion Nugent, Virginia State Library, Richmond, Va. 1979.

Volume 1, 1623-1666

 Thomas Payne 600 Ac in Rapp. River, April, 1650

 Thomas Paynes August 5, 1650 Chas City Co., Powell’s Creek, Birthin Swamp.

 Thomas Payne 200 ac. on S. side Rapp River 1 Aug 1653

 Thomas Payne & John Chinlen, 2100 ac Rapp Co., 4 Sept 1663

 Thomas Payne & John Chinlen 3100 ac Rapp Co, 29 July, 1663.

 John Payne 940 ac on N. Side of Pepetick Cr.  November 1653

 John Payne 653 Ac. On N. side of Rapp. River June 1657.

 (Note: These two tracts adjoin)

 Volume 2, 1666 -1695

 p.138

Anne Payne (38)
 In Rappa. Co. Upon br. Of Moratico, 28 April, 1668

 Samuel Payne

New Kent Co. N. side of Motteponn Riv. On Morocosick Cr., 5 July, 1669. 
 

Volume 3, 1695-1732

 p.407

George Payne 400 ac (NL)

Goochland Co., N. side of James River on head br of Licking Hole Cr., adjoining Robert Adams, 27 Sept 1729, 40 shill.

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 Special Collections, Thurmond Institute, Clemson University

Jesse Payne, Goochland Co., 6 Oct 1770, 15 April 1771

Son George Morton Payne, Son Richard Baylor Payne, wife Francis, Brother George Payne and George Meriwether.   Williamsburg Wills, 1954, Ed William A. Crozier, Balt. Southern Book Company  P. 47.

John Payne, Lieut in Frontier Batt, last war, under comand of Colonel Byrd.  Williamsburg, 1774, Dummore.  P. 25  Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, William A. Crozier.

Judith Payne married George Ball 10 October 1735 Lancaster Co. Va.  P.2

Jean Payne married Will Lee 28 Sept 1780 Goouchland Co., Va   P. 9

 Mary Payne married John Shelton 18 Aug 1772, Goouchland Co, Va.  P.16

 Some Virginia Marriages 1700-1799, Vol 7 Compiled 1973 by Cecil D. McDonald, Jr.

 James McMahan, soldier in Capt. Hogg’s company of Rangers, Augusta Co., Nov 17, 1779. P 18.

Virginia Colonial Militia 1651-1776, William A. Crozier.

 Taliaferro Family, Some Prominent Virginia Families, Vol II, P. 731

 John Paine Died on December 29, 1753 in Craven County, N.C.

In his will, dated March 2, 1754, his son and the executor was listed as Thomas Paine and John's wife was Ann

Source: Abstracts of N.C. Wills, 1690-1760, P. 276

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Ann Payne, born in Virginia in 1765. Daughter of Thomas and Ann Payne of Rockingham County Virginia. She died in the Pickensville District of SC in 1848. She married Archibald McMahan on August 13, 1791   She had a brother, Thomas Payne, Jr.

THOMAS PAYNE OF VIRGINIA
Thomas Payne was born in Rockingham County, Virginia. The ancestors of this Payne family came from England to America and settled in Virginia between the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers. He married Ann........

And they moved to Orange County, NC shortly before the Revolutionary War. He was a Revolutionary Soldier and served in the North Carolina Militia from Orange County. (N.C. State Records, Vol 22). In 1791 he moved with his wife and family to the Greenville District where he died. His wife died in the same place.
 
Annie Payne's ancestors came to Jamestown, Va., from England, under the Second Charter She Died November 21, 1851 and is buried beside her husband in the family burial ground near Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church in Pickens County, SC.
 
Source:

Bowen-Field-Nimmons and Kindred Families
by Nora Deniza Field, Seneca, SC, Copyright, 1960.

Thomas, Nehemiah, Josiah, John and James Payne were paying taxes in Orange County, NC in 1779.

Source:

N.C. Taxpayers, 1701-1786

South Carolina State Archives

Columbia, SC

In the 1790 Census for Greenville County, Ninety Six District of South Carolina, the following were listed on page 69, in the same column:

Name Males Males Females

16+ -16

Josiah Payne 3 - 4
Nehemiah Payne 2 3 3
Isaac Payne 1 5 1
John Payne 1 - 1
William Payne 1 - 3
Archibald McMahan 1 - 1
Henry Paris 2 2 5

Source:   1790 Census of SC

Notes:

Nehemiah Payne was born in Dorsett County, Md on 15 Sept, 1733, and moved to Hillsborough, NC. and then to Greenville, SC before he moved to Hall County, Ga on 7 January, 1824.  He submitted a Revolutionary Pension Application number S32433.

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