John Daniel Payne

John Daniel Payne Y Photo: His and his wife’s photograph is in the Old Jail Museum, Warrenton.# Checked on this in late September 2005 and on 2 October 2005. This photograph does not appear to be at the museum. Born: 22 April 1828, in Tuscumbia, Alabama.[2943] 22 April 1826.[2944] Married: Lucy Harrison Gordon Blackwell on 20 January 1852 in Fauquier County.[2945] She was born on 7 May 1834 and died on 10 January 1897 in Warrenton at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Stone. Lucy “was buried beside her husband; her grave is not marked.” Her parents were William Steptoe Blackwell and Anne Sparke Gordon, his wife.[2946] Lucy Harrison Gordon Blackwell’s parents were Anne Sparke (Gordon) and William Blackwell.[2947] [NOTE:Note, no middle name at this source for Wm Blackwell.] Died: 16 December 1880 in Fauquier County, and was buried in Warrenton Cemetery. “The dates of his birth and death cut on his grave-stone are incorrect. This has been determined by the examination of more reliable evidence, in conference with members of his family… John Daniel Payne’s obituary in the Warrenton paper, which states that he d. Thursday 16 Dec 1880 in his 53rd year, is correct. His son-in-law informs the writer that the inscription on the grave-stone was furnished by the deceased’s daughter, probably from memory, as there was no Bible record in her possession.”[2948] 18 December 1881; buried Warrenton Cemetery.[2949] Obituary: The microfilm at the Warrenton branch of the Fauquier County Public Library of The Fauquier Democrat, “the Warrenton paper” at the time, skips the issue dated at his death.[2950] Double check. ** **Also, check with Jno. Toler. Children: “Dr. and Mrs. Payne had 3 children—Minerva W., Churchill, and William E.”[2951] Minerva Winston was born 6 December 1852, married George Blagdon Stone, and died 15 January 1924. Churchill was born around 1853 to 1855 and “died in infancy”. William Eustace was born 2 September 1856 and died 13 April 1857. His grave “bears the inscription—‘Ere sin could blight or sorrow fade, death came with friendly care, the opening bud to Heaven conveyed, and bade it blossom there.’ ”[2952] Parents and Siblings: “[He] was a son of Colonel William Winter Payne, born in Fauquier County, … a member of Congress from Alabama, who married Minerva Winston, daughter of Governor Winston, of Alabama.”[2953] Another source gives his father as William Richards Hooe Winter Payne, “known as Colonel Winter Payne.” He was born 2 January 1807 at “Granville”, Fauquier County; married Minerva West Winston on 27 June 1826 in Franklin County, Alabama; died 2 September 1874 in Warrenton. Minerva was born 20 March 1810 near Nashville, Tennessee, and died “14 May 1882 in Warrenton at the home of her daughter”.[2954] John Daniel’s only sibling was Mary Elizabeth Winston Payne.[2955] Other Family: His sister Minerva “Erva” Winston Payne married her first cousin William H. Payne, the first wartime captain of the Black Horse, later Brig. Gen. Source?

John Daniel’s sister, Mary Elizabeth Winston Payne, married William H. F. Payne [BH].[2956] See William’s entry for more information about William and his wife. [**Remember to cross-reference this if not already done.]

His wife’s sister Sarah wed Isham Keith [BH]. See Isham’s entry for more about Mrs. Payne’s family. Also see Anderson Doniphan Smith [BH] about Sarah’s genealogical relationships to several other cavalrymen. John Daniel Payne’s son-in-law, George, “is the owner of an attractive house in Warrenton, and also has a beautifully situated farm in Fauquier county, in the cultivation of which he takes a deep interest, driving out each morning, except in winter, to personally superintend its cultivation.” He was educated in Washington, D. C., Switzerland, France and Annapolis, Maryland; he practiced law in Washington, D. C. More about him, and his family, is available at reference.[2957] Stories, Letters & Biographies: In “1847 John Daniel Payne accompanied his father from Alabama to “Bellevue”, Fq. [Fauquier] Co., Va. He became a physician, and lived at “Erland”, Greenwich, P.W. [Prince William] Co. and “Inglewood”, same county, on the highway near Buckland. His brother-in-law wrote of him—‘His house was the home for the fatherless, and in all the relations of life he came up to the full measure of a man.’ ”[2958] CSR: Company A; enlisted 10 March 1862; ordered by Secretary of War to raise a Company May 1863. Additional Information: “John Daniel Payne was a member of the ‘Black Horse Cavalry,’ and was captain of a company recruited in Prince William County, Virginia. ”[2959] Listed as “Dr. Jno. Daniel Payne.”[2960] Private.[2961]