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)
