The Wayne Family
A study centering on the history and lineage of the Wayne family(s) of Missouri in the 1800s.
copyright Chris Wayne 1998
latest revision: 23 Apr 2001
Hypothesis:
It is my belief that my Fraternal line can trace a path back to 1431, Derbyshire, England. There are several places along the way that are not documented, questionable and/or missing. Through detective work, educated guesses and extrapolation, the evidence is real compelling that it is correct,
just short of being eligible for membership in DAR/SAR and being able to claim/register a coat of arms in English Heraldry.
I know from my grandfather, that his folks came from Missouri and this is where I start my search. I knew very little family history, for reasons that still remain mostly unknown to me, my line became estranged from the rest since my g grandfather. Prior to the Civil War, the only Waynes in Missouri were three families in an area known as "Little Dixie". One in Callaway Co. (my line), one in Audrian Co. and one in Boone Co. They seem to be related, how has been guess work, but these families and related families in Illinois and Wisconsin produced many, many, many children, of which I am in contact with a few over the internet. From here, the line traces through Kentucky, then Virginia, then back to Pennsylvania.
There exits an official Wayne tree (Edwin Jaquett Seller’s book "English Ancestry Of The Wayne Family of Pennsylvania", 1927) tracing the lineage from Colonial America back to 15th Century England. There are several holes and questionable spots in this tree. The main challenge is trying to link the line from Virginia and later, with the line from Pennsylvania and before. That's what this paper (in part) tries to accomplish. Another purpose is to bring these lines back together.
Assumption 1:
In censuses and other documentation, "Wayne" appears in many forms. I will assume that because of mechanical typos or illiteracy "Waine", "Wain" etc. are phonetic spellings and they all represent "Wayne", E.g.:
- John WAYNE (1810 Washington Co. KY Census) should be the same as John WAIN (1820 Washington Co. KY Census), the ages from 1810 to 1820 seem to correspond (noting that John C. Waine is probably the son of John).
- Benjamin WAIN (1810 Montgomery Co. KY Census) is more than likely the same as Benjamin WAYNE (1820 Montgomery Co. KY Census).
- John W. WAINE (1820 Bourbon Co. KY Census) is probably a brother-in-law to Judith WAYNE (1810 Bourbon Co. KY Census) and John WAINE (1810 Montgomery Co. KY Census) is probably the father of Benjamin and John W. Other documentation points to this.
- There is a John M. Wain (1823/24/25 Callaway Co. Tax list) and a Thomas Wain (1823/24/25 Franklin Co. tax list). I believe that John is the John from Bourbon County and Thomas is the younger son of Judith as indicated in the 1810/1820 KY Censuses (a 16-18 year old is listed). Thomas disappears at this point. The "M" is a typo (should be a "W").
- I think it clear that the "John W" in the 1830 (Wayne), 1840 (Wain) & 1850 (Wayne) Missouri censuses are the same. It doesn't make sense to have the same "John W" appear in the same place in 1830 & 1850 and be replaced by another "John W" in 1840, just because the surname is spelled different.
- In Virginia and Kentucky, there is a family(s), named Whayne. This is the only place they are found. The story goes that to distinguish the Wayne family in Campbell Co. and the one in King&Queen Co., one family changed the spelling. It's not clear which one was which?
- There is another Wayne family that appears in West Virginia, that doesn't seem to be linked to my line, some of them believe that their name was changed from MacElwain. The link may occur back in Ireland?
Assumption 2:
I assume that the ages and numbers of offspring are correct in the censuses. I found it difficult to be accurate pulling from the correct columns when trying to count off of the microfilm for the earlier Censuses, but they do seem to add up (there are exceptions). I believe I have accounted for all the children. There were also cases were daughters and their husbands and families also lived in the same household.
Assumption 3:
I'll claim that the data I do have is complete enough to make my assertions. I find new information all the time that clarifies a lot of relationships, and yet hasn't changed the overall hypothesis.
Assumption 4:
There was initially only one Wayne family in Colonial America (there are situations where people had changed their name to Wayne). The majority of Wayne families today should be able to trace their lineage back to one of the six surviving sons of Capt. Anthony Wayne (Francis, Gabriel, Isaac, Humphrey, Jacob & John. William dying before giving issue). As a rule of thumb, each son settled in a different part of the new nation. I.e. Francis' line appears to have settled in Virginia; Gabriel's in South Carolina/Georgia; Isaac's male line died out; Humphrey's in Georgia; Jacob's and John's in Pennsylviania/New Jersey/New York. This isn't completely proven and there are exceptions. Many Black and Indian families took (or were given) the Wayne name and they too should be included. Even John Wayne (Marion Michael Morrison) was named after "Mad" Anthony Wayne and shares our heritage through adoption (so to speak).
Data:
Census Key:
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[01] Kentucky Census name key:
- The second part (right most column) of the Kentucky 1810-1830 Census' listed below is an attempt to determine from where in Kentucky, John, William and Temple come from. (note: I was able to determine that John and Temple are brothers and William is a cousin - and proved it!)
J = John (YOB 1792) Mad = Madison (page on roll)
W = William (YOB 1793) Was = Washington
T = Temple (YOB 1798) Bbn = Bourbon
Mon = Montgomery
Jef = Jefferson
Est = Estill
Brk = Breckinridge
Dav = Daviess
[02] The following colors highlight each family to help separate them:
John W = Blue
William L = Green
Temple = Red
Highlights = Yellow
[03] Kentucky Census 1790 & 1800 lost
[04] This report is broken up into sections, each section covering one decade. Within each section, different items are numbered, i.e. “[##]”. When I reference a particular piece of data or item, I’ll list it as such: [1820.05]. This means that I am pointing out something about the fifth item under 1820.
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1700-1799 (and Before):
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[01] Waynesborough (Sellers) tree:
9ANTHONY WAYNE:
b. 1667, Chesterfield, CoDshire;
d. Dec 02, 1739, Eastown, Chester County, PA.
m. HANNAH FAULKNER 1690 in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Settled in America in 1722.
10FRANCIS WAYNE:
b. 1690, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Ireland;
d. January 31, 1763, Chester County, PA
buried St. David's Radnor, PA.
m. Elizabeth Jackson (~1715)
Anthony Rebecca Hester John Abraham Humphrey Michael Elizabeth
(1724-1755) (1725) (1726) (1725/8-1817) (1730-1792) (~1735-1783) (1741-1825) (1739)
m Sarah Evans m Tabitha Parry m Mary Ann Parker m Elizabeth Hall
| (~1760) (1781) (~1762)
Hannah/Jacob/ | Elizabeth/Dinah/
Jacob (1750-?) | Parry/Mary/Esther/
Isaac (?-1765) | Caleb Parry/Anthony
| (1776-1849)
Ephraim======John Sr (This link is unconfirmed)
(1755-1819/24) (1752-1832)
m Eleanor ? m Mary ?
Nathaniel William L Benjamin John W Temple William
(1778/80- (1793-1857)
Lucy Hill
10GABRIEL WAYNE:
b. 1692, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland.
m. ? Hall
Richard (1749-1796)[GA] William Collye (1753-?)
Thomas Samuel (1799-?)
Anthony (1800-?)
10JACOB WAYNE:
b. 1697, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. September 15, 1736, Pennsylvania.
m. Elizabeth Ridge
William John (1730-?) Jacob (1734-?) Abraham (1734-?)
m. Sarah Gillingham 1754 m. Mary Holland
Samuel (1763-~1768/1857) Abraham (1759-?)
John (1767-~1768/1857) Jacob (1759-?)
Jacob (1760-1857)
10ISAAC WAYNE:
b. 1699 [1697], Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. November 1774, Eastown, Chester Co., Pa.
buried St. David's, Radnor, PA.
m. Elizabeth Iddings (1738)
Anthony (1745-1796)
m. Mary Penrose 1766
Isaac (1772-1852)
10HUMPHREY WAYNE:
b. 1695, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. 1781, Chester County, PA St.David's, Radnor, PA.
m. Pricilla Iddings
10SARAH WAYNE:
b. 1702, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
m. JAMES NORTON.
10JOHN WAYNE:
b. 1705, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. 1808.
10ANN WAYNE:
b. Abt. 1705 [1712], Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. Abt. 1800, Chester County, PA.
m. Samuel McCue
10WILLIAM WAYNE:
b. 1708, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. April 22, 1726, Eastown, Chester County, PA.
10MARY WAYNE:
b. 1710, Rathdrum, County Wicklow, Ireland;
d. December 02, 1739.
[02] John Wayne Sr. (Jim Carns ) – unconfirmed??
b. 1752 PA d. Jan/Feb 1832
m. Mary
d. 6 Jun 1836 Edgar Co., Ill.
(4 sons 3 daughters)
1. Benjamin Franklin
b. 1774 d. 1838 Edgar Co., Ill.
m. Nancy Ann Tankersley, 11 Apr 1801 Campbell Co., VA
2. Elizabeth
m. Matthias Scott, 18 Dec 1804 Campbell Co., VA
3. Mary
b. 1791 King & Queen Co. VA
m. James Miller
4. William
m. Judith Lawrence
5. John Jr.
m. Betsey Talbot, 7 Mar 1818 Bourbon Co., KY
6. Temple
b. 1798
m. Lorinda Peyton, 17 June 1821 Bourbon Co., KY
7. Lucy
m. John T. Martin, ~1829
[03] John WAYNE married Jane MULLIGAN 29 Sep 1740 in PA [recorded PA Marriages
Vol II pg 73] NOTE: is this Anthony’s youngest?
[04] VA marriage records:
- William Driskill to Milly Whayne, bond 23 Nov 1796 by Charles Cobbs. (also goes by Milley Wayne), "of lawful age", Campbell Co., VA. William Driskill (b) and James Stuart (b); James Stuart (w).
- Joseph Wayne and Mary Drinkwater*, bond 15 Apr 1790. Joseph Wayne (b) and John Wayne (b); John Wayne (w). M.R. 15 April 1790 by James Hurt. Campbell Co. (Campbell Co. Marriage record)
- William McAllister and Elizabeth Smith, bond 12 May 1789. Consent by William McAllister. James Stuart (b) and William McAllister (McAlister) (b); Thomas Smith (w), John Wayne (w) and Joseph Wayne (w).
- John Wayne has been witness to several weddings as well as Joseph Wayne and James Stuart.
- James Stuart and Elizabeth Harrod Majors, bond 6 September 1789. Two consents are attached to the bond. In different handwritting, one is signed Philip Magor, and the other is signed Philip Majors. James Stuart (b) and John Wayne (b); John Wayne (w). M.R. 18 September 1789 by James Hurt. The marriage Register Vol. I, 1782- lists the bride as Elizabeth Mayors.
[05] 1787 Virginia Census:
W 16>21 | B 16> | B <16 | horses | cattle
John Wayne 0 0 0 2 2 Campbell Co.(p260)
Benja. Whayne 0 0 0 0 0 King&Queen Co. (p1171)
Charles 0 0 0 0 0
Tabatha (Est) 0 1 1 3 20 - not tithable
William 0 2 3 4 9
Adam Wain 0 0 0 0 0 Lincoln Co., KY (p305)
Joseph Waine 0 0 0 2 0 Cumberland Co. (p340)
[06] Index to Revolutionary War Service Records:
John Wayn - Pvt 2nd NJ Regt
John - Pvt 2nd NJ Regt
John - Pvt Cumming's NJ Bttn
Jacob - Klock's Regt of NY Mil
Can’t be sure if these three John’s are the same, but these match up with names under Jacob10’s line being in NJ/NY.
Christopher - Pvt Hazen's Regt of Cont. Troops
Godfrey - Pvt Hazen's Regt of Cont. Troops
John - Pvt Hazen's Regt of Cont. Troops
Mic'l - Baldwin's Regt of Artificers in Cont. Troops
Since these are Continental troops, it’s not very helpful. John & Michael could possibly be Francis10’s sons? Need to find out the origins of Hazen’s Regt. All I’ve found out about Hazen is that it started as Hazen’s Company of Robert Rodger’s Battalion in the French and Indian War. In the 1790 PA Census for Northumberland Co. there is a Christian, is this the same as Christopher? If so then it would indicate that Hazen's Regt is from PA. Are Christopher, Godfrey & John brothers?
Anthony - Col 5th PA Regt/Brig Gen
Joseph - Pvt 1st PA Bttn
It’s clear as to who this Anthony is :-) Is this Joseph a grandson of Francis?
Benjamin - Pvt 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th VA Regt
Charles - 7th VA Regt
Humphrey - Pvt 1st VA State Regt
Japheth - Pvt 3rd, 5th, 7th, 11th VA Regt
This seems to indicate that they are related. Probably this Humphrey is Francis10’s son. Benjamin, Charles and Japheth are brothers (from John11 or Michael11). This from the fact that family members usually fought in the same unit (until the death of the Sullivans in WWII). It also depends on when they fought. If they were Michael11’s, they could have been old enough to fight in the later years of the war. The whole brood could belong to John11? Is Japheth actually Joseph?
[07] Abstracts of Rev. War Pension Files 3047
SCOTT, Joseph, Elizabeth, VA Line, W5993, BLW #2062-300-20 Feb 1799 to Capt Joseph Scott, Jr., Sol m Miss Elizabeth Booker 13 Nov 1778 both were of Amelia Co VA, a Peter R. Booker of Dinwiddle Co VA signed m bond & a Richard Booker was grdn of sol's wife until her marriage & he signed an aff'dt giving his consent & a Wm. W. Booker was a witness to his aff'dt in Amelia Co VA, a Jacob Williamson was grdn of Sol at the time he was married & he made aff'dt giving his consent to said marriage & a David Sudbury was a witness to his aff'dt, Sol lived In Amelia Co VA at enl, he appl 10 Nov 1818 in Campbell Co VA aged 59 & Sol d there 23 Apr 1828 & his wid Elizabeth d there 15 Sep 1836 aged about 74 leaving children; Elizabeth Scott of Campbell Co VA in 1846, Judith wife of Leonard Wayne, Sarah Scott who d between 1846 & 1856, Nancy Scott, Edward B. Scott, Joseph Scott who d between 1846 & 1856, John Scott who was aged 73 in 1856 & lived In Halifax Co VA, in 1820 a Thomas Scott was a JP for Campbell Co VA, in 1847 a Robert Scot made aff'd tin Campbell Co VA & in 1847 a Martha Scott was of Campbell Co VA (the relationship of these 3 people to sol's family was not given) -:NOTE: This Judith is not the same Judith from Kentucky. Leonard may be a grandson of Michael?
[08] Benjamin Wayne: 100 acres, warrant#4509 3yrs as a soldier of the VA line, 12-7-1790.
[09] Rhoby Wayne Rasch on August 27, 1998 at 22:41:20:
Do you have his [“Mad” Anthony] Uncle Francis Wayne line documented? I am descended from John Andrew Wayne in MD/KY.
[03] Barbara Doehring ()
-Ephraim Wayne: first listed on the 1780 tax list in EastNantmill,
Chester Co., PA.
: listed on a (supplies) tax list in Philadelphia in 1782
: Madison, KY in 1797
-Eleanor (wife) and they (?) had a son named William in 1793.
[04] Ephriam Wayne 1797 Montgomery Co. KY tax record.
60 acres, no acres taxed and over the age of 21, 5 horses.
[05] Date: Thu, 04 Sep 1997 10:23:11 +0000
From: Harold Helm <>
Subject: WHAYNE, William 1750 King & Queen County Virginia USA
WHAYNE, William -c 1740 King & Queen Co, VA USA married Sarah.
WHAYNE, Elizabeth -b c 1780 King & Queen Co, VA USA
WHAYNE, Isaac - b c 1780 King & Queen Co, VA USA
WHAYNE, William 1750 King & Queen Co VA USA From:
William WHAYNE is first mentioned in a history of King & Queen County as being elected a Deacon of the Baptist Church in King & Queen Co. It is before the Revolutionary War..I think 1750. William Whayne's wife was probably Sarah. Sarah Whayne is mentioned in the court records of Jefferson Co, KY. Their son Isaac Whayne disappeared from the King & Queen tax rolls before the death of William. The year, c1809, William disappeared from the tax rolls, Isaac came back to King & Queen Co VA for a very short stay. Some of William's land went to Simeon Simcoe. Simeon married William's daughter Elizabeth in about 1803. Both Isaac and Elizabeth moved to Jefferson Co, KY. Simeon died shortly after arriving. On the day Simeon's will was probated in 1813, Priscilla Jeffries chose Isaac Whayne as her guardian. Priscilla later married Walker Pruitt of King & Queen Co. They stayed close to Elizabeth and her children. Isaac moved on to Davies Co, KY.
In the court record of Lousiville there is reference that Elizabeth received 1/3 of the money collected from the VA estate and sent to them by Mr Thomas Jeffries. I believe this indicates that William had two surviving children and a Spouse, Sarah.
When Walker Pruitt died he left inheritance to, his wife, to his sister in K & Q Co. and to a Brother in the mid west. Priscilla Pruitt left inheritance to the three Simcoe Children that were Elizabeth's children,second marriage for Simeon.
Family Tradition says there is a relationship to Mad Anthony WAYNE. I can find no evidence that this is true. I think there may be a relationship with the Jeffries and perhaps the Pruitts.
His son (Isaac), his daughter (Elizabeth Whayne Simcoe) and a Sarah Whayne were in Jefferson Co, KY before 1813.
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1800-1809:
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[01] CALLAWAY COUNTY 353
"Lynes-The parents of Joseph Lynes died when he was a small boy, and he was raised by his aunt, Mrs. Wayne, When he was grown he married Mary Miller, of Kentucky, and settled in St. Louis county, Mo., in 1805. In 1819 he removed to Boone county. His children were-William, Jefferson, Washington, Madison, Harrison, Jackson, Perry, Elizabeth, Malinda, and Paulina. Jefferson, Washington, and Jackson married and settled in Callaway county, the two latter in 1836, and the former in 1831. Jefferson married Catharine Suggett, Washington married Susan Suggett, and Jackson married Mary E. Hervey."
[02] CALLAWAY COUNTY 353
"MARTIN.-George Martin, of Virginia, married Elizabeth Russell, and they had a son named Russell, who was a soldier of the revolutionary war. He married Peggy Vaughn, a daughter of Cornelius Vaughn, of Caroline county, Va., and settled first in Kentucky, from whence he removed to Callaway county in 1826. His children were-Nancy V., Lucy D., Fanny, John T., William, and Samuel P. Nancy V. married Matthew McGill. Lucy D. married James M. Lawrence, who settled in Callaway county in 1824. Fanny married Henry Vaughter, of Kentucky. John T. married Lucy Wayne. William married Peggy Wright, and settled in Callaway county in 1824. He was married the second time to the widow of James Davis. He founded Martinsburg, in Audrain county. Samuel P. was married first to Judith D. Wright, and settled in Callaway county in 1824. He was married the second time to the widow Sally Turner. Mr. Martin is an Old School Baptist, and a State's rights Democrat of the purest water. In early days he was a great wolf hunter. On a certain occasion he went into a wolfs den, killed the old ones, and brought out eight young ones alive. He paid his taxes for two years with the scalps of the latter. On another occasion he attacked a gang of nine large wolves that had followed a neighbor of his, an old man, several miles, trying to kill and devour him and his horse. Mr. Martin killed three out of the nine with a club, while sitting on his horse.
[04] Ephriam Wain in Madison on 12 Aug 1800 (62 acres of land).
[06] Nathaniel Wain Madison 10/1/1800 Madison KY.
[07] Nathaniel Wain and Ester Lewis m. Jan 23 1800, (p88)
[08] VA marriage records:
- Benjamin Whayne to Ann Tankersly by Henry Brown in 16 Apr 1801, Campbell Co.
- Matthis Scott and Betsy Wayne, daughter of John Wayne, bond 18 Dec 1804. Matthis Scott (b) and John Wayne (b). The groom signs his name Matthias Scott.
- Anthony Wayne to Mary (Polly) Drake, widow, 7 Apr 1810, Hustings Court, Richmond VA.
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1810-1819:
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[01] Kentucky 1810 Census:
a = <10
b = 10<16
c = 16<26
d = 26<45
e = 45>
J W T
Wayne: abcde abcde FS Males [possibles] 18 17 12
Ephraim Mad (237) 00101 00201 01 >45 [16<26] x | x
John Was (333) 22001 22010 00 >45 10<16 [10<16] <10 <10 x
Judith Bbn (116) 10100 00210 00 [16<26] <10 x | x
William Was (332) 21101 00301 03 >45 [16<26] 10<16 <10 <10 x | x
Wain:
Benjamin Mon (372) 20010 40010 00 26<45 <10 <10