Payne · Texas · 1867 voter registration

Payne in the 1867 Texas voter registration: 27 freedmen

27 freedmen named Payne registered to vote in Texas between 1867 and 1870. Many registered in San Augustine County (5), Brazoria County (3) and Harrison County (3). The birthplaces they reported most often were Tennessee, Virginia and Louisiana. The earliest of them reached Texas about 1837.

Map of Texas counties in 1870 with the counties where the Paynes registered highlighted
Counties where freedmen named Payne registered, on the 1870 county map
27
Freedmen
16
Counties
Tennessee
Largest birthplace
1837
Earliest arrival
1860s
Fullest decade

Where the Paynes registered

Texas counties where the Paynes registered
CountyFreedmen%
San Augustine County519%
Brazoria County311%
Harrison County311%
Bastrop County27%
Colorado County27%
Falls County27%
Anderson County14%
Austin County14%
Calhoun County14%
Fayette County14%
Fort Bend County14%
Galveston County14%
Guadalupe County14%
Hunt County14%
Jackson County14%
McLennan County14%

Where the Paynes were born

Birthplaces the Paynes reported
BirthplaceFreedmen%
Tennessee526%
Virginia421%
Louisiana316%
Arkansas15%
Georgia15%
Kentucky15%
Mississippi15%
North Carolina15%
South Carolina15%
Texas15%

When the Paynes reached Texas

Reported arrival decades for the Paynes
DecadeFreedmen
1830s
1
1840s
5
1850s
6
1860s
13

Every Payne in the register

The Paynes in the register, 1 to 27 of 27
NameCountyBirthplaceReached Texas
Abram PayneFayette CountyNorth Carolina1837
Amos PayneSan Augustine CountySouth Carolina1866
Brister PayneFalls County
David PayneFort Bend County1863
David PayneMcLennan County1866
Dennis PayneAustin CountyGeorgia1853
Edward PayneHunt CountyKentucky1855
George PayneGalveston County1866
Isaac PayneColorado CountyTennessee1861
James PayneHarrison CountyTennessee1846
John PayneCalhoun County1866
John PayneSan Augustine CountyVirginia1866
Moses PayneGuadalupe CountyTennessee1866
Nelson PayneHarrison CountyMississippi1846
Peter PayneSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Robert PayneSan Augustine CountyTennessee1866
Sam PayneAnderson CountyArkansas1851
Simon PayneBastrop CountyIndian Territory1864
Spencer PayneSan Augustine CountyTexas1866
Walter PayneBrazoria CountyLouisiana1845
Washington PayneBrazoria CountyLouisiana1843
William PayneBastrop CountyVirginia1854
William PayneBrazoria CountyLouisiana1847
William PayneColorado CountyVirginia1852
William PayneFalls County
William PayneJackson County1857
Willis PayneHarrison CountyVirginia1861

Payne genealogy in Texas

How do I find an ancestor named Payne in Texas?

Start with the county: this is African American genealogy from the register itself. San Augustine County holds 5 of the 27, Brazoria County 3. Open a name to read the original handwritten register page and the names written around it. Names were written in more than one form, so try the sound of the name as well as its letters.

Where did the Paynes in Texas come from?

They reported Tennessee (5), Virginia (4) and Louisiana (3) as their birthplaces most often, and 1 reported Texas. These are the answers the men themselves gave a board of registrars between 1867 and 1870.

Which Texas counties had the most freedmen named Payne?

San Augustine County (5), Brazoria County (3), Harrison County (3). In all, 27 registered across 16 Texas counties between 1867 and 1870.

Sources

Figures come from the 1867 to 1870 Texas voter registration held by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Registrars wrote each name as they heard it, so Payne appears in the register in more than one form. About Enslaved Texas.

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