Brief Life History of John
When John Payson was born on 17 July 1676, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Rev. John Payson, was 33 and his mother, Bathsheba Tilestone, was 26. He married Elizabeth Tucker in January 0014, in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 6 January 1747, in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 70.
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- John Payson, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Person, "Maine, Church Records, 1734-1907"
- John Payn in entry for John Payn, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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North German and Danish: variant of Paysen, a patronymic from the personal name Paul .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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