Below is the bible of James Payne's 1804 Bible. This document was made available by another family member on ancestry.com.

A transcript of the firsttwo pages of the document are below this scanned copy.

 

Column One:

This BIBLE s the property of JAMES PAYNE bought at BRIDGE TOWN, NCT TEN DOLLARS March the 28th 1804 ____________ ___________ _________ _______ ______ ____ ___

 

Column Two:

John Payne was born September the 13th ...1740 Mary Payne his wife was born November the 19th 1742 Their children’s Ages- ___________________________________ Jonathan Payne was born March the 15th ..1759 Isaac Payne was born March the 11th ...1761 Elias Payne was born August the 27th...1763 Moses Payne was born September the 22nd...1764 Jonathan Payne was born March the 13th... 1767 Mary Payne was born March the 6th...1769 Hannah Payne was born June the 18th... 1771 John Payne was born December the 22nd... 1773 George Washington Payne was born John Payne was born February the 10th ...1779 James Payne was born August the 10th 1781 John Payne departed this life October the 15th ... 1781 in the Fortyfirst year of his age.

 

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