James M. Payne
Birth 1804
Virginia, USA
Death unknown
Barren County, Kentucky, USA
JAMES first married ELEANOR ROBINSON of Albemarle County, Virginia:
Name: James M. Payne
Spouse Name: Eleanor Robinson
Marriage Date: 2 May 1831
County: Albermarle
State: Virginia
From Benjamin Payne’s Will (drafted August 23, 1831): “And as my son James is now in Virginia and has written to me that there is four hundred and seventy Dollars of my money in his hands ready for me .... “
“James M. and Eleanor R. Payne” conveyed in Barren County his inherited land from the saltpeter cave farm on Skaggs Creek, in 1841 (see Photos).
JAMES M. PAYNE and ELENOR PAYNE first appeared in a member list of First Presbyterian Church (OS) of Glasgow, Kentucky, May 14, 1840. JAMES and ELENOR first appeared in Session Minutes, February 20, 1842. During that Session, JAMES was elected an Elder of the Church and appointed Clerk of Sessions. He resigned as Clerk in 1845, resumed in 1852, and served through May, 1868. JAMES continuously served as Elder of First Presbyterian, last appearing in Session Minutes in 1871.
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JAMES’ second marriage was with MARY W. SMITH:
Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Name: Jas. M. Payne
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 18 Dec 1850
Spouse's Name: Mary W. Smith
Event Place: Barren, Kentucky
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JAMES last married CAROLINE (JORDAN) COCKRILL:
Kentucky Marriages, 1785-1979
Name: James M. Payne
Spouse's Name: Caroline Cockrill
Event Date: 13 Mar 1856
Event Place: Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky
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