b Orange Cty NC Son of: Henry Payne (ca 1775 - 28 May 1837 TN) & Rachel Thompson (1774 - 5 May 1859) Married: 1827 or earlier Cynthia Armstrong * (d/of John Armstrong* & Elizabeth Martin*) Children: - Alfred* (1828 TN) -
Jane (1829 TN) -
Rachel* (1832 TN) -
twins Henry* and John* (1834 TN) -
Elizabeth (1837 TN buried Allendale Cem; m1: 2 Jan 1862 Wabash IL John M Brown {1828-1864} John buried with first wife Eliza Knight in Old Lancaster Cem; m2: James Robinson) -
James (1840 TN-1923 buried Allendale Cem; m: Harriett McFarland) -
Mary Ann (1842 TN-1883 IL buried Allendale Cem; m: Marquis M D L Compton) -
Abigail* (1844 IL m: William Reef Smith*) -
Andrew Jackson (1847 IL m: Ella Reck) -
adopted son Franklin Pierce* (1850)
* indicates buried with John Payne in Armstrong Cemetery.
About Armstrong Cemetery:
Armstrong Cemetery was used for burials prior to the advent of Allendale Cemetery in Allendale, Wabash County IL. One of the earliest cemeteries in Wabash county. On County Road 2040N. Burials: 167 Location: About one mile southeast of Allendale, Illinois - Wabash County (Wabash township)
