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There has been extensive research contributed to the Claiborne County Day lines by John F. Day III whose research will be 
colored green below, 
 taking the DayFamilyDNA Chart results from three percipients of the Claiborne County Day lines. He states in his research: 
My Ransom Day is DNA Kit #17835. Unfortunately, the group have removed the links to various lines that match but there 
are many matching my Ransom Day’s line. 
 
The three lines are known to me as the Ambrose Day, Ransom Day and Reuben Day lines. All almost certainly 
proven by the Claiborne County records, the St. James Parish (Goochland Co., Va) registry and the DNA 
results from the Day Family DNA Chart.

There is evidence from the Court Minutes of TN-Claiborne that Ransom Day (b. 1760) was a brother to Ambrose

Day (b. 1761-1770) and Reuben Day (b.1761-1770).

Incidentally, the John. Day that married Ann Taylor (18 Mar 1784 in the same Douglas Register of Goochland) was a different John Day from the one that was married to Dorothy Henley, the parents of Ransom Day when he was born in 1762.  John and "Dolly" are still married in Albemarle in 1785.

Virginia Historical Genealogies by John Bennett Boddie lists this John Day as son of William Day and Ann Amelia Harris married to a woman with the surname Taylor.
 

 NOT MY LINE
Philip Day and his son John Ransome Day b. 1763; wife Elizabeth of Laurens Co SC  as a separate page.  Also a
Rootsweb Database on Philip Day as possible father of John Ransom of Claiborne.
 
PHILIP DAY born 1740 in Va. (NOTE - Philip's will was written about 1793 and he died about 1796)
John F.Day III, Los Altos, Ca says the following regarding his ancestor,
 Philip Day’s connection to the Ransom Day family of East Tennessee:
I have been particularly attracted to Ransom Day, Virginia Revolutionary War veteran and pioneer who led his family from
Virginia to Claiborne about 1806. “Ransom” is a recurring name in my Day family of South Carolina and Alabama. My 
4g-grandfather was Philip Day, recorded in Halifax County, Virginia in the 1782 census. His son, my 3g-grandfather was
John Ransom Day, born in Virginia, and died in South Carolina. Hence, my curiosity was perked by a man from Virginia by
the name Ransom Day.
 NOT MY LINE
Ensign John Day born 30 June 1742 Bucks Co. PA It was my belief that Ensign John Day migrated
 to Jefferson County, Tennessee and had a son David. More on Ensign John below:
There is a John DAY line that descends from John Day of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
 
(1) ENSIGN John DAY was born 30 June 1742 Bucks Co. PA,(this would be Ensign John Day) that married : Mary Susan 
(2) "Polly" Evans and Esther Drennin .  (FindaGrave for this line of John Day)
(3) His mother was Susan Wyley, daughter of James Wyley, This Rootsweb database lists this 
(4) John Day as the son of Nathaniel Day.  
Also, Ensign John Day had a son David Day who was a member of the Big Springs Baptist Church in Springdale. 
 
This File is a file from McClung Historical Collection on the descendants of Christopher Day down to 
Elizabeth Day McCoy Haynes was born on August 15, 1823
 
More on Pension Application of John Day, Ensign of a Company of the Militia of the County of Botetourt PDF File
 
This came from Linda Bollinger in the attached email 
 
SOURCE FOR ABOVE INFORMATION: SOUTHSIDE VA FAMILIES, Vol I, by Boddie, 1966, p. 343 
(Other than the fact that Ensign John had moved to Jefferson County, TN and had a son David who was a member at the 
same time Ransom of Claiborne was also a member of the same Church I have found no direct connection between these 
two Day lines.) Here are others researching this line:
 
Sue Price Ikerd, Rt. 1, Box 574, Conway, MO 65632. 
Sharon Bryant has added information to the Day line that brings up other points regarding the two John Day families and the name Ransom.
 
  MY LINE
(1)John Day and Dorothy Henley of St. James Parish (Goochland).   (My Lineage) 
 
(2) Patriot Ransom DAY (Certain Direct Line) was born Louisa County, State of Va. on the 15th day of January 1762 and married 16 Jun 1779 in 
Powhatan, Powhatan, Virginia, Elizabeth (Betsy) SMITH, who was born about 1762 in Virgina, daughter of James SMITH and Caroline MATILDA, 
Co., Va. 
 

Although the birth date does not fit the date of birth that Ransom Day gave in his own application. John F.Day III, Los

Altos, California explains:
1762 Jan 15 – VA-Louisa – Birth of Ransom Day

It is my belief that Patriot Ransom Day, Rev War Vet VA Line Serial No. R2790, whose Pension application says he was born on 15

Jan 1760 is one and the same Ransom Day, whose birth was recorded in the William Douglas Registry for St. James

Parish (Goochland) as born 15 Jan 1762 to the parents John Day and Dorothy Henley, and who was Baptized on 12 April 1762

(p.62 of the Registry).  I think Ransom, the old man who filed the 1844 pension application, was not sure when he was

born and made a good guess on the pension application. (HTML)  (PDF) I have found some mention a Catherine B. on the pension

application for Patriot John DAY. The pension application for

Birth date reported in Revolutionary War Pension Application. There is evidence from the Court Minutes of TN-Claiborne

that Ransom Day (b. 1760) was a brother to Ambrose Day (b. 1761-1770) and Reuben Day (b.1761-1770).

DEED BETWEEN RANSOM DAY SR.AND EZEKIAL P. HARRELL & JOHN LOVELESS

 
Winter Edition 1992 of the CCHS "Reflections" 
 
Estate Settlement Abstract of James Smith Sr. Halifax Co. Va., Nov. Court 1802 Bk p.21,
p.246 Stephen Panky and Mary Anne, his wife; Joseph Clark and Nancy, his wife;
Ransom Day and Elizabeth, his wife; Gardner Mays and Martha, his wife; David Mays
and Frances, his wife; William Smith; James Smith; Reuben Smith; James Trupin and
Mary, his wife; and Caroline Matilda Smith; the said Mary Anne, Nancy, Elizabeth,
Martha, Frances, William, James Reubin and Mary being children of James Smith,
deceased; and the said Caroline Matilda being widow and relict of said decedent. In
Chancery Against: John Wood, administrator of the said James Smith, dec'd, and who
married Caroline Matilda Smith, a daughter of the said Descendent. Persons making
accounting: Thomas Ballew, Wm. Hudson, Wm. Womack. Heirs to whom balance is to
be distributed: Widow - 118 A as 1/2 of his 353 1/3 A and 1/3 of personal est. Each child
- 23 4/110 A, so sale of all of the 237 A was held as well as a sale for 2/3 of personal
estate, and money divided equally among the children. No sum is given A plat of the land
is given; it borders on Pole Cat Creek. 
 
  Children:
(3) John Ransom DAY Jr, (Patriot Ransom DAY, John) was born about 1794 in Halifax Co., Virginia, USA, and on May 22, 1817 in 
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, married Nancy Elizabeth HURST, daughter of Thomas H. HURST and Sylvia (Siley) BREEDING, 
on May 22, 1817. s born in 1797 in Of, Wythe, Virginia.  John Ransom died on Nov 28, 1842 in Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
John Ransom DAY, son of Patriot Ransom Day did serve in the military from Jan 1814 to July 1814 in the Tennessee Militia, widow
pension #4723. John DAY died violently as indicated by two articles from the Claiborne County Progress. 
The first was from articles “Our Early History”, talking about caves in Claiborne County. 
 It says that the Day Cave located on the road between Lone Mountain and Springdale, that hasn’t changed to this day. 
The cave was located near to Louis Breeding’s residence. 
“John Day was killed years ago and dragged to the cave, was the grandfather of the Payne Brothers, Lone Mountain”.
 
The second article was dated July 1932 from Ethan Allen Hurst, a relative of our Hurst ancestors. In the article he remembers 
that John Day was killed before the Civil War at the cave in front of his house by “the Dunn boys and Sammy Day’s brother Lewis”
These Day’s were descendants of Ambrose Day who I have been studying as a brother of patriot Ransom Day but not
 sure. Links to both articles clipped can be found by accessing this link. 
 
P. G. Fulkerson gives Thomas Hurst son of Thomas, came to Big Sycamore Creek about 1800.  He married 
Sylvania Breeding and lists his children.  
This is in the February 20, 1980 column in the TAZEWELL OBSERVER. I found Nancy Day as the daughter of 
John Ransom Day and Nancy Hurst in the Mormon Church records.  No other children were listed. Ransom is under the
church ID number Q025-DP. Patsy Sue Ikerd, Great Great Granddaughter of Ransom Day has furnished me much information.  
She is from Conway, MO.  Met her on Roots on the Internet. 
 
Just recently my cousin Amy Payne Potts from Aiken, SC wrote a very descriptive and well documented account of what Nancy Elizabeth 
Hurst Day did after her husband John Day was killed November 28, 1842. I will share her file as a PDF for anyone that has interest. 
 
You will find the lineage of John D. Day further down on this page. 
 

Walking for Ransom
Amy Payne Potts story of Nancy Elizabeth Hurst Day’s trek to Missouri to bring back her grandson Ransom

 
I found the transcription of "Will Book A" 1837-1846 the settlement of John Day Estate.
(p 402}      
 
A Settlement of the Estate Jno Day Dec. 
State of Tennessee County Court Clerk’s Office Claiborne County            
 
December 11th 1844 
 
The Clerk of the County Court of whom it has been referred to take an account in the case
of the Administration of the estate of John Day Deceased, and to state the amount of
assets which came to the hands of the admr. Ransome Day Jnr. and the amount of debts
against the estate, what amount of credits the admr. is entitled to and what amount each
creditor will be entitled to receive pro rate set of said estate, having examined the whole
matter reports, that from the Sale bill recorded in my office it appears that the amount of
Sale is                                                                                             $100.00
 
The Admr is chargeable with a Note on Simpson Hurst due 2nd
 
  January 1742 for                                                    5.00
Interest on Same to the time collected                                 .90
  1 note on Jams Hurst for Six barrels of corn
  payable in the fall of 1843 which is
  estimated at $100 per barrels                                       6.00
Account on Hamelton McAnally                                          2.00
Account on R. H. Harrison                                            18.00
Account on Edward Mallicoat                                            .87
one do on Jesse Hurst                                               ___.68
Total amt. of Assets in hands of Admr                             $133.57
 
                             Administrators Credits
 
Allowance of 5 per cent for his services as Admr.                     6.00
 amt. of cost pd. G. H. Ward constable in the case
    Wm Hurst against John Day                                         1.50
Taxes pd. to Sheriff for years 1842 & 3                               3.82
cost in case of B. Sewell against Admr.                               2.25
Amt pd widow as allowed by the commissioners                          9.00
 
Allowance for Counsels fee                                            5.00
 
              Carried over
 
(p. 403)                 Amt of Credits brt over                    $28.37
Counsels fee to Evans & Sayers in the case of
  R. H. Harrison Against the Administrator                           10.00
Amt of Debts which could not be collected                             8.18
Amt allowed clk for taking this account and reporting the Same        2.50
Clerks fees pd by admr for bond & letters of Administration &
for recording inventory and list of sales                             2.00
Amt pd. for funeral expenses                                          4.00
                                                                    $56.06
 
Amount of credits taken from the whole amount of assets   $133.57
                                                             55.06
Leaves the amt to be dived amongst creditors              $ 78.50
 
          Amount of claims against the estate and how much each is entilled
to receive pro rata
 
Creditors names -                         and Debts        amt pro rata
 
1 Evans & Sawyers not 8//10. & 2
   years interest 1.20                     11.20             "paid 8/8.17
2. Wm Houston note $4.56 Int 3 years                         "paid   3.92
     82 cents                               5.38
3. Wm Houston note 8/1.00 Int 48 cts        1.48             "paid   1.08
4. Hugh Jones 8/31.14 Int 3.16 -------     34.30   pd in part       25.03
5. Sally Hodges note 8/4 - Int 20           4.20   pd in part        3.06
6. Wm Hodges not 8/2.00 int .51             2.51   Paid              1.83
7. J. P. Evans account                     12.00   over paid         8.76
8. Richard Birch account                    1.00   over paid          .73
9. Wesley Simmons account                   1.10   over paid          .80
10. Ralph Shelton account                    .50   over paid          .36
11. Huffaker & White account                1.50   over paid         1.09
12. Joseph Newman account                   11.62  over paid         1.17
13. M Carriger account                       4.00  over  "           2.97
14. Wm Houstn & Co account                   1.69  Paid              1.23
15. Benj Sewell Judgement                   17.12                   12.49
16. Wm Hodges account                        2.37                    1.73
       Carried over
 
Nancy Day is living with her son-in-law, Anderson G. Payne in 1880 Claiborne Co. Tennessee.  She is listed as being 84
years of age. Nancy is listed in another lineage under number HF03-C 
 
Claiborne Co. Will Book "A" pg 286. Nancy Day Years provision We the under signed
free holders of Claiborne County after being duly sworn have proceeded to set a part to
Nancy Day the widow of John Day deceased so much of the crop Stock and provisions
on hand as will be sufficient in our opinion to support her and her family one year from
the death of her said husband - We sit a part for said purpose the following articles to wit,
all the corn and bacon on hand all the lard on hand one milch cow, five of the best Shotes
on hand nine dollars of the effects of the Estate to buy sugar, coffee, salt, pepper &&       
 
            John McNeel                     George Shultz                     Hugh Jones 


  Children:+ 
      4  1 Ransom DAY Jr. was born on Oct 4, 1818. (Lineage Below) Pension Application for service in
 the Mexican War.
      5  2 Oliva DAY was born about 1823, and on Feb 7, 1848 in Claiborne Co., 
           Tennessee, USA, married George WARD who was born about 1820.  NEW INFORMATION
+     6  3 Eliza DAY was born on Oct 23, 1823.
      7  4 Sarah DAY was born Dec 31, 1826 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and 
           married Russell BREEDING who was born about 1826.  Sarah died on Feb 13, 
           1848.  
           There is another assumption from 1830 Claiborne Census and that is that Sarah 
           is the sister of John Sr. and that Russell Breeding is the son of Jerimiah Breeding. 
      8  5 Nancy DAY was born in 1828 in Claiborne Co., Tn, and married Thomas J.
           EVANS who was born about 1820. 
+     9  6 Lucinda DAY was born in 1832.
+    10  7 John D. DAY was born in 1834. Married Martha Bartlett and their son
 Ransom L. Day is the child that Nancy Elizabeth Hurst Day walked to Missouri 
 to retrieve, walking back to Claiborne County.
+    11  8 Elizabeth DAY was born in 1838. (Married Anderson Payne)
 
(4) Ransom DAY, Jr (Soldier in Mexican War) . (John DAY, Patriot Ransom DAY, John) was born Oct 4, 1818
 in Springdale, Hawkins Co., Tennessee, USA, and on Nov 28, 1843 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA,
 married Catharine BOWMAN who was born about 1820. Ransom DAY was appointed 4th Sgt. Dec. 5, 1846,

Day’s Mill & Coffin Factory, Day’s Bluff

Lone Mountain, Claiborne County, Tennessee

Located where the Big Sycamore Creek meets the Clinch River this Mill Complex was inundated by the impoundment of Norris Lake. It was owned by Ransom Day.

The Day’s Bluff community had a church, school and siding, a small Depot and a water tower for Southern Railway trains known as Clinch River. The cemetery remains but access is limited to it.

in Lt. Brock’s Co. (F), 1 Reg’t Tenn Mounted Infantry. Mustered out Dec. 31, 1846 and joined Evan’s Co.,
1st Tenn. Calvary where he was discharged July 10, 1847. He was issued Warrant No. 713 for 160 acres,
 July 29, 1847. 
John Ransom died on Aug 18,1848 in most likely New Orleans, LA from DHYREA. (See pension papers).  
 
This was from one account of where John Ransom Day lived after the Mexican War 
(He fought in the Mexican War and received Bounty Land in Louisiana and never lived in Claiborne Co again.)
 
The Pension Papers of Ransom Day, Jr.
 
Ransom Day, Jr died of DHYREA from medical examiner's account and evidently in New Orleans.
Ransom Day, Jr. is buried in Big Springs Primitive Babtist Church Cemetery. The minor child of Ransom
Day, James Knox Polk Day, the only minor child of Ransom Day, relinquished his claim to 
pension to William S. Hurst on April 18, 1860. He was 16 at that time.
He was listed as Ransom Day, J.P. on the settlement of his father’s, John Day’s estate in Feb. 1843.  
 
  Children:
     12  1 James Knox Polk DAY was born in 1844 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
 Much information regarding the pension papers of J.P.K. Day's father. 
 13  2 Eliza DAY was born in 1844 in Claiborne Co., Tn. (Although in the 1850 
 Claiborne County census there is a six year old Eliza Day living with Nancy
 Day, widow of Patriot Ransom Day along with James K.P. Day in the pension 
 claim of Ransom Day, Jr. there is evidence she is not a child of Ransom
 Day, Jr. as James K.P. DAY is listed as the only minor child in 1860 of Ransom 
 Day, Jr.) 
 
(6) Eliza DAY, (John DAY, Ransom, John) was born Oct 23, 1823 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and on Feb 1, 1844 in
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, married George W. EVANS who was born about 1823 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
Eliza died on Sep 24, 1897 in Marshfield, Webster Co., MO and was buried in Good Hope Cem.  
George W. died on Sep 15, 1873 in Marshfield, Webster Co., MO and was buried in Good Hope Cem.  
 
  Children:
     14  1 Margaret Virginia EVANS was born in 1844 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, 
 and married John BARTLETT who was born about 1840.  Margaret Virginia died in 1924.  
     15  2 Mary E. EVANS was born in 1845 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee,, and 
 married Polk CLOUD who was born about 1845 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  Mary E.   died in 1921.  
     16  3 Nancy EVANS was born in 1850 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and    
 married George MCCONNELL who was born about 1845 in MO.  Nancy died in 1925.  
She also married Frank DUBOISE.  
She also married John THOMPSON.  
     17  4 Lucinda Prialla EVANS was born in 1852 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA,
           and married Hugh MOORE.  Lucinda Prialla died in 1938.  
+    18  5 Thursa Ann EVANS was born in 1855.
     19   6 Sarah EVANS was born in 1856 in Webster Co., MO, and married James 
           JOHNSON.  
     20  7 John Nelson EVANS was born in 1857 in Webster Co., MO, and married Eliza 
           HOLLAND.  John Nelson died in 1948 in Marshfield, Webster Co., MO and was 
           buried in Good Hope Cem.  
     21  8 George Washington EVANS was born in 1859 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee,
           USA, and married Elizabeth ELLIS.  George Washington died in 1932.  
     22  9 Serenna Paralee EVANS was born in 1861 in Webster Co., MO, and married 
           Joshua HAMILTON.  Serenna Paralee died in 1947 in Webster Co., MO. 
     23 10 William T. EVANS was born in 1864 in Webster Co., MO, USA, and married 
           Oliva HAMILTON.  William T. died in 1911 in Webster Co., MO.  

School at Day's Mill - about 1913 -- Thanks to Ann Doege, Hinsdale, IL
Ethel Farmer
(?6th grade) She is 3rd from right next to top row with head tilted to her right and arm on friend’s shoulder. Lon Farmer on left back row - wearing overalls. Guy Farmer (I think) is to the left of the 2 women near the left rear of photo - His hair comes to his eyebrows.

 
(18) Thursa Ann EVANS, (Eliza DAY, John, Ransom, John) was born in 1855 in
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and on Apr 15, 1877 in Webster Co., MO, married John
Kelly STONE, son of Reuben Floyd STONE and Fetney HURST, who was born Mar 31,
1851 in Big Spring, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  Thursa Ann died in 1910.  
This information was furnished by Patsy Sue Ikerd, Conway, MO. 
Children:
 
     24  1 unknown STONE 
     25  2 unknown STONE 
+    26  3 Nellie Gray STONE was born on Oct 22, 1879.
     27  4 Roy Lee STONE was born Apr 23, 1891 in Webster Co., MO, and married Della 
           MILLER who was born about 1890.  Roy Lee died on Jun 7, 1978.  
 
(26) Nellie Gray STONE, (Thursa EVANS, Eliza DAY, John, Ransom, John) was
born Oct 22, 1879 in Webster Co., MO, and on Nov 25, 1900 in MO, married Matthew
Enoch ALLEN who was born Sep 2, 1871 in MO.  Nellie Gray died in 1924.  Matthew
Enoch died in 1906.  
 
  Children:
+    28  1 Lema Mae ALLEN was born on May 21, 1904.
(28) Lema Mae ALLEN, (Nellie STONE, Eliza DAY, John, Ransom, John) was born
May 21, 1904 in Webster Co., MO, and on Dec 25, 1924 in Webster
Co., MO, married Elmer Silas PRICE who was born in 1905 in Webster Co., MO.  Lema
Mae died in 1990.  Elmer Silas died in 1980.  
 
  Children:
     29  1 Nellie La Rue PRICE was born in 1933. 
     30  2 Peggy Lou PRICE was born in 1942.  Peggy Lou died in 1943.  
     31  3 Patsy Sue PRICE was born Dec 20, 1942 in MO, USA, and married Donald 
           Eugene IKERD who was born in 1942 in MO, USA.  
 
(9) Lucinda DAY, (John DAY, Ransom, John) was born in 1832 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Levi HURST who was born in 1835 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA.  Levi died before 1880 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
Lucinda Day is widowed in the 1880 Claiborne Co. census and has A. C. age 21 Hurst
her son living with her and a nephew R. Day age 24. 
 
This information is from the 1880 Claiborne Co. Census. 
 
  Children:
     32  1 Alvis C. HURST was born in 1859 in Claiborne Co., Tn, and married Louisa L. 
           HURST, daughter of Mary J. HURST, who was born in 1865 in Claiborne Co., 
           Tennessee, USA.  Alvis C. died on Jul 15, 1930 in Claiborne Co., Tn. 
           Louisa Hurst was married to Alvis Hurst. 
 
(10) John D. DAY, (John DAY, Ransom, John) was born in 1834 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married




 Martha BARTLETT who was born about 1835.  John D. died on Aug 25, 1859 in Webster Co., Missouri, USA.
Patsy Sue Ikerd, Conway, MO found the following. John D. died in Webster Co. MO. Found papers in the Courthouse.
 
One states John Day departed his life on or about the 25 Aug 1859 his next of kin being Ransom Day.  Note included in estate
 papers of John Day: On or before the 25 Dec 1857 I promise to pay Geo R. Ward $45.00 for value rec’d witness my hand & seal this 10 Sep 1856.  
 
 Lucinda Day, Nancy X Day. 
Test. Elizabeth A. Day 
 
  Children:
     33  1 Ransom L. DAY was born in 1856 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
           From the 1880 Census I took that Lucinda was keeping a nephew, since her 
           husband Levi Hurst had died.  I am guessing the R. L. Day is the son of her 
           brother John D. rather than Ransom. 
 
(11) Elizabeth DAY, (John DAY, Ransom, John) was born in 1836 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Samuel J.
BURDINE, son of Samuel BURDINE and Elizabeth D. Betsy SEWELL, who was born in 1827 in Smith Co., Tn.  Samuel J. died
of wounds he received in Dec 1864 in Veterans Hosp., Nashville, Tn. (Document Recorded as Elizabeth filed for Pension)  
The interesting Payne background cannot be fully appreciated without mentioning the Payne's grandmother or great
grandmother in my case, Elizabeth Payne. Elizabeth was born in the mid 1800's to Ransom and Sarah Day who lived in the
Springdale community in Claiborne County.  Elizabeth's mother was the daughter of Thomas Hurst who was the moderator
of the Primitive Baptist church in 1830 in Springdale. 
 
Just before the beginning of the Civil War, Elizabeth met a peddler from Virginia, John Burdine, and soon thereafter
married him.  They settled in Springdale.  When the war started, John enlisted with the Union Army and was stationed in
Virginia. 
 
The following is an account of John Tom Payne in the Claiborne County Progress on Thursday, May 27, 1971. 
Some of this information has been proven to be incorrect by Amy Potts Payne and most becomes just one of those 
famous “Tall Tales”, so often told, with some truth and mostly fiction. 
 
John had not been away from Elizabeth for any length of time since the marriage and soon after he arrived in Virginia
with the army, he began to miss his wife and longed to be with her.   John changed to his civilian clothes and road on
horseback to Springdale to visit Elizabeth, and their two young daughter, Martha Jane (who later married Bill Yoakum,
grandfather of Lon Yoakum in Middlesboro) and Mollie (who was married to Hugh Hodge from Tazewell). [This differs
from the census records of 1880 that lists Mollie as a daughter of Anderson G. Payne and Elizabeth Day.  Mollie was born
in 1867 a year after the marriage of A.G. and Elizabeth]. 
 
Soon after John arrived in Springdale, neighbors, who were sympathetic with the Confederates stationed there informed
them that a Union soldier was in Springdale.  The confederates’, thinking John was a spy, caught and promptly hung him.
Elizabeth Burdine was very much upset about this and was hurt deeply that her neighbors had informed on her husbands
presence.  She left the Springdale community and moved to Orange Co., Va., where her parents had originally come from.
There she resided with relatives. 
 
It was in Virginia that the widow, Elizabeth, met Anderson Payne, who had been wounded in both legs.  Sometime in 1866,
Elizabeth married Anderson Payne and shortly thereafter they moved to Claiborne County and settled in Springdale.
Anderson Payne opened a livery stable there and rented horses and buggies or "hacks" as they were called then.  He was
also selling merchandise from a lean to attached to the house. Shortly before the turn of the century, the Payne’s
moved to Lone Mountain where the railroad had just been completed. Anderson went to work for the railroad as a depot
agent and telegraph operator.  His hack business and the selling of merchandise continued to prosper in Lone Mountain. 
 
Samuel J. Burdine died in a hospital in Nashville. Transcription follows:
Burdine, L. P. Cl-53-1; Elisabeth Payne formerly widow of: Pvt M Co. 8th TN Cav; 63 to 12-64; Springdale PO; died 
hospital at Nashville, TN. 
 
L.P. is from the information furnished by list of soldiers died and pensions. The name most likely was that of John Patton
BURDINE.
 
Samuel is from 1860 Claiborne Co. Census, family 760 and from additional research to this point. Still a mystery to the
Payne Family
 
Children:
+    34  Also in the Russell Co. Va. birth records "Some Russell County Records, Births1 Martha Jane BURDINE was
born in 1861. 1853-1866-Southern Historical Press 1996") I find record of another child of Patton Burdine and
Elizabeth in Claiborne County, TN Elen BURDINE b.  07 Jul 1862 
She also married in 1866 in Springdale, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, Anderson G. PAYNE, son of Hiram E. PAYNE and
Mary Polly ANDERSON, who was born in 1848 in Scott Co., Virginia, USA.  Anderson G. died on Oct 30, 1907 in
Lone Mountain, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA and was buried in 1907 in Lone Mountain, Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA.  
 
This is my Great Grandfather and began the Payne Family businesses in Claiborne County.  He is listed as a Merchant on the 1880 Tennessee, Claiborne Co. 
 
Census and has all of his children living at home with a step daughter,
M.J. Burdine. His sister Sarah E. Payne is also living with him as well as his mother in Law Nancy Day and a Boarder John Phillips. 
In the book The French Broad - Holston Country Social Institutions of Knox County I found the following. 
Just when the Knoxville Benevolent Association ceased to function has not been ascertained, but a new organization with
similar purposes, the Associated Charities of Knoxville, was founded February 25, 1888.  A public meeting, called
at the request of ministers representing various denominations, was presided over by the Reverend Samuel Ringgold.
The following were elected to the Board of Directors:  J. A. Rayl, S. T. Powers, A. B. Strong, T. W. Keller, M. McClung,
A. G. Payne, James R. Ogden, Mike O'Conner, John L. Rhea, H. H. Ingersol, A. J. Albers and A. Lobenstein.
The organization requested the Board of Aldermen to pass an ordinance prohibiting street and door-to-door begging.
For the next three years the group distributed food, clothing and coal to the needy, and in some cases paid rent.
The last entry in the official records is dated December 8, 1890, so the first Associated Charities may have disbanded
about that time. I added the I.D. Number from the Church Record.
 
Children:
+    35  1 Mary E. (Mollie) PAYNE was born in 1867.
     36  2 Margaret E. (Maggie) PAYNE was born in 1869 in Springdale, Claiborne Co.,
           Tennessee, USA, and married George E. CAMPBELL son of Tolliver Dotson CAMPBELL.  
           This was a family that lived down on Bear Creek. 
+    37  3 Henry E. Middler PAYNE was born in 1871.
+    38  4 Eliza M. PAYNE was born on Aug 27, 1872.
+    39  5 Laura M. PAYNE was born in 1874.
+    40  6 Lafayette Greene PAYNE was born on Jun 16, 1876.
+    41  7 Robert Wesley PAYNE was born on Jun 16, 1876.
+    42  8 Bird M. PAYNE was born in 1879. 
 
(34) Martha Jane BURDINE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born in 1861, and on Feb 13, 1883 in Tazewell,
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, married William Gibson YOAKUM, son of Ewing B. YOAKUM and Martha Elizabeth VANBEBBER, 
who was born in 1860 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
 
This is the daughter, who after her father John died in a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee listed as the Step Daughter
of A.G. Payne and Elizabeth Day. In 1880 Claiborne Co. Census.
Marriage record in Claiborne Co. slits Rance Day and Thomas Breeding as witness to the marriage record.  1883.
From Mary Hansard this was the husband of Anderson Paynes daughter.  I am skeptical about putting this.
 Children:
     43  1 Oscar YOAKUM was born in 1888 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
     44  2 Lon YOAKUM was born in 1892 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and 
           married Jossie SCHULTZ who was born about 1895 in Claiborne Co.,  
           Tennessee, USA. 
 
This is the sister to Ms Lizzie Schultz Robinson who married Sterling Robinson. They
had two son Schultz Robinson and Haydad Robinson.  My mother, Edith Payne, Robert
Paynes wife and my Grandmother Birdie Phillips were sitting in a car on the street of
Tazewell.  They heard shots and got out of the car to see the after math of a shooting.
Caywood Rose had killed Schultz Robinson. Later Shultz's brother Haydad killed
Caywood Rose. 
Pauline Robinson (ID 823) married Tipton Payne, Pauline was the daughter of Benjamin Robinson and
Carrie McInturf. Pauline and Tip Payne's children are part of the Payne lineage. 
 
+    45  3 Bertha L. YOAKUM was born in 1894.
+    46  4 Ewing Henry YOAKUM was born about 1880.
     47  5 Lizzie Mae YOAKUM was born in 1902 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and 
           married Oscar THOMAS who was born about 1900 in Claiborne Co., 
           Tennessee, USA.   
 
(45) Bertha L. YOAKUM, (Martha BURDINE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom)was born in 1894 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee,
USA, and married Clyde ROBINSON, son of Henry Harrison ROBINSON and Lettie J. BAYLOR, who was born about 1890 in Claiborne
Co., Tn.
  Children:
     48  1 Billie ROBINSON 
     49  2 Jack ROBINSON 
     50  3 Ruth ROBINSON 
 
(46) Ewing Henry YOAKUM, (Martha BURDINE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born about 1880 in Claiborne Co.,
Tn, and married Maggie YOAKUM, daughter of Ewing Frank YOAKUM and Elizabeth V. Lizzie MOUNTAIN, who was born about 1890.
Ewing Henry died in 1959 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  Maggie died in 1973 in Claiborne Co., Tn.
 Children:
     51  1 William Franklin YOAKUM 
     52  2 Blanche YOAKUM 
     53  3 Dick YOAKUM died in Morristown.  
 
(35) Mary E. (Mollie) PAYNE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born in 1867 in Springdale, Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Hugh HODGES, son of William B. HODGES and Lucy Ann SHUMATE, who was born about 1865
in Claiborne Co., Tn.
The first husband of Mollie Payne died and she remarried Hugh Hodges. 
  Children:
 
     54  1 Robert HODGE 
             Was killed in an accident 
+    55  2 Mattie HODGE 
           She also married Burnside YOAKUM, son of Robert G. YOAKUM and Lucinda 
           JENNINGS, who was born about 1860 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
           Burnside Yoakum died a few years after he married Mollie Payne and left one 
           little daughter according to Mary Hansard.  Who is she? 
  Children:
+    56  1 Eva YOAKUM 
 
(55) Mattie HODGE, (Mary PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) married REGAN.  
Was a contractor in Knoxville. 
  Children:
     57  1 Barbara REAGAN 
 
(56) Eva YOAKUM, (Mary PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) married Owen CURRIER. 
  Children:
     58  1 Mary CURRIER married Russell ALLEN.
 
(37) Henry E. Middler PAYNE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born in 1871 in Springdale, Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Ella HICKEY who was born in 1886 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
In the 1920 Census Elizabeth A. Day Payne, Anderson Paynes wife is living with Henry Payne and his family.  She is
79 years old. 
  Children:
     59  1 Carl PAYNE was born in 1904 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
     60  2 Porter PAYNE was born in 1911 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
     61  3 Bettie A. PAYNE was born in 1915 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
     62  4 Thomas A. PAYNE was born in 1917 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
 
(38) Eliza M. PAYNE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Aug 27, 1872 in Springdale, Claiborne Co., Tennessee,
USA, and on Nov 10, 1890 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, married Frank JENNINGS, son of Anderson M. Zan JENNINGS and
Sarah Sally HODGES, who was born Mar 13, 1867 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. Eliza M. died in 1921.  Frank died in
1913.  
  Children:
+    63  1 Donna Mae JENNINGS was born on May 11, 1892.
+    64  2 Burn Lafayette JENNINGS was born on Mar 6, 1894.
+    65  3 Robert Clay JENNINGS was born on Dec 16, 1897.
     66  4 Mary Ethel JENNINGS was born Feb 19, 1900 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, 
           USA.  Mary Ethel died on Mar 22, 1900.
+    67  5 Lucy Ann JENNINGS was born on Nov 14, 1901.
+    68  6 Mattie Jane JENNINGS was born on Jun 15, 1904.
+    69  7 Eva Marie JENNINGS was born on Jun 17, 1906.
     70  8 Herman James JENNINGS was born Jan 9, 1909 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, 
           USA.  Herman James died on Jan 9, 1909 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
+    71  9 Homer Grant JENNINGS was born on Jan 9, 1909.
 
(63) Donna Mae JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born May 11, 1892 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Ben H. LIVESAY, son of George LIVESAY and Elizabeth Slaton JOHNS, who was born Feb 8,
1888 in Hancock Co., Tennessee, USA.  Donna Mae died on Mar 13, 1935.  Ben H. died on May 11, 1952 in Tazewell,
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA and was buried in Irish Mem Cem, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
  Children:
     72  1 Ben H. LIVESAY was born Jan 26, 1912 in New Tazewell, Claiborne Co.,
           Tennessee, USA, and on Mar 1, 1936 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, 
           married Wilhelmenia SPANGLER.  
           Ben and Wilhelmenia were neighbors of mine and I knew both very well. There 
           were no children in this marriage. 
     73  2 Herman J. LIVESAY was born Apr 21, 1916 in Cumberland Gap, Claiborne 
           Co., Tennessee.  
           Herman and Beth came to visit my mother and father often.
+    74  3 Ralph A. LIVESAY was born on Mar 12, 1918.
 
(74) Ralph A. LIVESAY, (Donna JENNINGS, Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Mar 12, 1918 in
Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Jean KILDARE.  Ralph A. died on Apr 24, 1965 in Caney Valley,
Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA and was buried in Irish Mem Cem, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
 
(64) Burn Lafayette JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Mar 6, 1894 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Minnie WITT, daughter of WITT, who was born Mar 18, 1888 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee,
USA.  Burn Lafayette died on Jul 16, 1926.  Minnie died on May 23, 1975 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
  Children:
     80  1 Charles T. JENNINGS 
     81  2 Frank T. JENNINGS 
     82  3 Annette JENNINGS 
 
(65) Robert Clay JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Dec 16, 1897 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Virgina WILLIAMS.  Robert Clay died on Apr 8, 1925.  (See This Article from the Middlesboro 
Daily News)  
  Children:
     83  1 Liza JENNINGS
     84  2 Clay JENNINGS
 
(67) Lucy Ann JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom)
was born Nov 14, 1901 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Burn MASON
who was born about 1900 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  Lucy Ann died on Mar 8, 1980.  
  Children:
     85  1 Burn MASON was born about 1920 in Claiborne Co., Tn.
     86  2 Owen MASON was born about 1922 in Claiborne Co., Tn. 
     87  3 Ruth MASON was born about 1925 in Claiborne Co., Tn.
     88  4 Peggie MASON was born about 1928 in Claiborne Co., Tn.
     89  5 Ethel MASON was born about 1930 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
 
(68) Mattie Jane JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Jun 15, 1904 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and on May 23, 1923 in Claiborne Co., Tn, married Ed Jones HARDIN, son of Ed HARDIN and Margaret Ella
HODGES, who was born about 1904 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  Mattie Jane died on Feb 7, 1994.  Ed Jones died
on Dec 28, 1985 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
  Children:
+    90  1 Pauline Marie Polly HARDIN was born on Oct 25, 1924.
+    91  2 Hugh Franklin HARDIN was born on Jan 3, 1929.
+    92  3 Edward Jones HARDIN was born on Jan 3, 1929.
 
(90) Pauline Marie Polly HARDIN, (Mattie JENNINGS, Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY,
John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Oct 25, 1924 in Claiborne Co., Tn, USA, and married
Glen MCCULLOUGH, son of William MCCULLOUGH and Louiza Elizabeth HURST,
who was born about 1929 in Claiborne Co., Tn, USA.  
 
  Children:
     93  1 Samual Franklin MCCULLOUGH was born in Oct 1949 in Claiborne Co., 
           Tennessee, USA.  
     94  2 Glen MCCULLOUGH was born about 1955 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
 
(91) Hugh Franklin HARDIN, (Mattie JENNINGS, Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Jan 3, 1929
in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Helen BUNDREN who was born about 1933 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.
Helen died about 1970 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
  Children:
     95  1 Catherine HARDIN was born about 1950 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
     96  2 Hugh HARDIN was born about 1953 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA.  
 
(92) Edward Jones HARDIN, (Mattie JENNINGS, Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Jan 3, 1929
in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Betsy HALL who was born about 1935 in Bell Co., Kentucky, USA.  
  Children:
     97  1 Edward Jones Rusty HARDIN was born about 1953 in Claiborne Co., 
           Tennessee, USA.  
     98  2 Jeffry Hall HARDIN was born about 1955 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA. 
     99  3 Mary Jane HARDIN was born about 1960 in Claiborne Co., Tn.  
 
(69) Eva Marie JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom)
was born Jun 17, 1906 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, and married Garrett
GOODMAN.  Eva Marie died on May 1, 1993.  
  Children:
    100  1 Thomas Garrett GOODMAN 
    101  2 Frank GOODMAN 
    102  3 Jimmie Jennings GOODMAN 
 
(71) Homer Grant JENNINGS, (Eliza PAYNE, Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born Jan 9, 1909 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA, and married Lou PERKINS. Homer Grant died on May 8, 1975.  
 
  Children:
    103  1 Betty PERKINS 
 
(39) Laura M. PAYNE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born in 1874 in Springdale, Claiborne Co., Tennessee,
USA, and married GOODWIN.  
 
  Children:
    104  1 Walter GOODWIN 
    105  2 Alma GOODWIN 
 
(40) Lafayette Greene PAYNE, (Elizabeth DAY, John, Ransom, Ransom) was born June 16, 1876 in Springdale, Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, and on Oct 4, 1899 in Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, married Daisy B. YOAKUM, daughter of Ewing Frank YOAKUM 
and Elizabeth V. Lizzie MOUNTAIN, who was born in May 1882 in Claiborne Co.,
Tennessee, USA.  Lafayette Greene died in 1924 and was buried in 1924 in Lone Mountain, Claiborne Co., Tennessee.
 
He also married on Nov 10, 1901 in New Tazewell, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA, Mattie Alice LIVESAY, daughter of George
LIVESAY and Elizabeth Slaton JOHNS, who was born Feb 18, 1885 in Luther, Grainger, Tennessee, USA.  Mattie Alice died
On Jan 9, 1966 in Lone Mountain, Claiborne Co., Tennessee, USA and was buried on Jan 11, 1966 in Lone Mountain,
Claiborne Co., Tennessee.  Mattie Alice also married Daniel C. YOAKUM but marriage was never consummated.   
  Children:
+   106  1 Mildred Ester PAYNE was born on Jul 16, 1903.
+   107  2 Constance Beatrice PAYNE was born on Apr 1, 1906.
    108  3 Vivian PAYNE was born Jun 21, 1910 in Lone Mountain, Claiborne Co.,
           Tennessee, USA.  Vivian died on Jun 21, 1910 in Lone Mountain, Claiborne 
           Co., Tennessee, USA. 
+   109  4 Lafayette Glen PAYNE was born on May 11, 1912.
+   110  5 Al George PAYNE was born on May 22, 1912.
+   111  6 Eliza Lucile PAYNE was born on Sep 21, 1913.
+   112  7 John Howard PAYNE was born on Jul 21, 1916. 
 
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