John Payson

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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Family Time Line

John Payson
1676–1747
Elizabeth Tucker
1681–1781
John Payson
1703–
Waitstill Payson
1704–1744
Elizabeth Payson
1706–1763
John Payson
1710–1748
Ebenezer Payson
1711–1781
Samuel Payson
1716–
Isaack Payson
1720–

Sources (33)

  • 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"

Name Meaning

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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