CHARLES PAYNE was born in England, probably about 1810. He married Elizabeth Hayward February 27th, 1834 at St. George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol England. The family emigrated to America about 1849, settling in Brooklyn. Charles was a seamen, and reputedly a captain of a vessel. The date and the place of death are unknown but appears to be about 1854, as the Brooklyn city directory lists his wife as a widow in that year.
ELIZABETH HAYWARD was born in England about 1813. The 1860 census has her living with Thomas Wentworth, so i suppose that this is her second marriage. Many records had referred to her as Elizabeth Wentworth and i had assumed incorrectly that this was her maiden name. She lived with her daugther Mary until her death February 10, 1886 in Newark, New Jersey. She is buried with her son Charles in Greenwood cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
GEORGE PAYNE we believe is the brother of Charles Payne. He was born about 1814 in England. He was also a sailor and resided in the 12th ward of Brooklyn, New York. His date of immigration to this country is uncertain. He appears in the 1870 census; he is dead by the 1880 census. He married Anna ..... sometime before 1862, possibly in England.
ELIZABETH JANE PAYNE was born in Bristol, England, on January 11, 1841 She married Andrew Morrison about 1859. Not sure what happened to him. She met Thomas Higgins through her father and moved in with him around 1870. She was baptized into the Catholic Church June 2, 1887 and supposedly was married that day but the record of the marriage seems never to have been recorded. She died in the house of her daughter on August 21, 1926 and was buried at Cemetery of the Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
MARY A. PAYNE was born in Bristol, England, December 3rd, 1846. She married Robert S. McChesney October 18, 1866 in New York City. Robert McChesney was a New York policeman who died in the line of duty October 19, 1867. There is an article in the Brooklyn Eagle. See McChesney Death. There is a published genealogy of the McChesney family which documents these facts. She married George C. Kerr in 1885 in New Jersey (?). She died February 12, 1913 in Newark, New Jersey.
CHARLES F. PAYNE was born June 27, 1851 in Brooklyn, New York. He married Delia Rourk abt 1880. They had 12 children but only 3 survived infancy. He died January 19, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York and is buried with his wife delia and mother elizabeth in Greenwood cemetery.
THOMAS MASON MORRISON was born in Brooklyn, New York, February 1862. He lived in the household of Thomas Higgins and his mother until his marriage in 1883. He married Emma F. Rowe at St. Joseph's Church in Newark, New Jersey on November 26, 1883. He died at his home in South Orange, New Jersey on October 9, 1930. Emma Rowe died June 6, 1945. They are buried together in the family plot at Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
ROBERT WENTWORTH MCCHESNEY was born June 23, 1868 in Brooklyn, New York. No record of birth in civil records of Brooklyn. He married Armenia (Minnie) Dey of Newark, New Jersey November 5, 1893 in Newark. He died January 27, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey. He is buried in Hollywood cemetery in Irvington, New Jersey.
ROBERT W. PAYNE was born December 22, 1889 in Brooklyn, New York. He married Mae Fagan about 1911. He died January 1, 1967 in River's Edge, New Jersey.
FLORENCE ANGELINA PAYNE was born September 19, 1892 in Brooklyn, New York. She married James Leach September 3rd, 1913 at St. John's the Evangelist in Brooklyn, New York. She died January 1987 in Florida.
MILDRED D. PAYNE was born March 16, 1901 in Brooklyn, New York. She married Harold (??) McCarthy between 1930 and 1934. She died November 10, 1988 according to SSDI.
MARY IDA MORRISON was born on March 1, 1885, baptized probably at St. Joseph's church, although haven't found the record, She married James Jerome Turner October 5, 1910 in South Orange, New Jersey. She died before 1951. She is buried with her husband in the family plot at Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
ROBERT THOMAS MORRISON was born on May 10, 1887, baptized at St. Joseph Church in Newark, New Jersey. He married Margaret Kernan September 20th, 1911 in South Orange, New Jersey. He died June 5, 1952. His wife died June 15th, 1984. They are buried together in the family plot at Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
LEO MORRISON was born on January 4, 1891, baptized at St. Josephs Church in Newark, New Jersey. He contracted polio (?) at an early age and died between 1900 and 1910. He is buried in the family plot at Holy Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
THOMAS FRANCIS MORRISON was born on July 12, 1896, baptized at St. Joseph's church in Newark, New Jersey. He married Helen E Lukeman June 29, 1921 at St. Columba's Church in Newark, New Jersey. He died June 28, 1947. His wife died May 11, 1964. They are buried together in the family plot at Joly Sepulchre in East Orange, New Jersey.
FRANCIS J. MORRISON was born on October 6, 1900 baptized at St. Joseph's church in Newark, New Jersey. He was unmarried in 1934, according to the city directory. He died October 1983 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey according to SSDI.
CHARLES J. MORRISON was born on October 18, 1903 baptized at St. Joseph's church in Newark, New Jersey. He married Marion E Sutphen October 11, 1930 in Jersey City, New Jersey. He died May 14, 1995 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey. I dont believe they had any children.
STELLA MAY MCCHESNEY was born September 3, 1894 in Newark, New Jersey. She married Frank Billington June 5th, 1920 at St. Georges church in Newark, New Jersey. She died January 3, 1981 in Cranford, New Jersey.
ROBERT DEY MCCHESNEY was born July 21, 1899 in Silver Lake, New Jersey. He married Mildred Ariela Pierman April 4, 1925 in Milburn, New Jersey. Robert was a veteran of World War I. He died March 7, 1962 and is buried in the Presbyterian cemetery in Springfield, New Jersey.
EDITH WENTWORTH MCCHESNEY was born on January 3, 1902 in Newark, New Jersey; She married Edward Haarlander September 9, 1925 in South Orange, New Jersey. She died October 1992 in Belmar, New Jersey.
ADELAIDE PAYNE McCHESNEY born November 1903 in Newark, New Jersey. She married George H. Wilson October 4, 1927 in East Orange, New Jersey.
MARY MABEL MORRISON was born on February 10, 1913 in Newark, New Jersey. She was baptized at St. Antoninus Church in Newark, New Jersey. She married William Waldron. She died August 31, 2002 in Key Largo, Florida. Need to look up death notice for childrens names.
ROBERT T. MORRISON JR. was born June 27, 1922 in South Orange, New Jersey. He married Mary Elizabeth Cogan. Mr. Morrison served in the Navy in WW II. He died March 29, 1988 in Oakhurst, New Jersey.
THOMAS J. MORRISON was born September 9, 1922 in Maplewood, New Jersey. He married Florence H. Gilmore. He died March 8, 1986 in Barnegat, New Jersey.