Biography of Boswell Payne, Clay Co, AR

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The Goodspeed Biographical and Historical Memoirs of N. E. Ark.
Biographical Information.

Boswell B. Payne, Sr., retired farmer, is a native of Rutherford County, Tenn.,
born February 1, 1815, and is a son of James and Permelia Ann (Hitchcock) Payne,
born in North Carolina and Ireland, respectively, though they were reared,
married, and resided in Tennessee, and died in that State about 1827 and 1828,
respectively. Boswell B. Payne grew to manhood in Madison County, Tenn., and was
married in Dyer County, March 4, 1836, to Miss Nancy Nettle, a daughter of Jesse
and Catherine (Derosett) Nettle. Mrs. Payne was born in Franklin County, Tenn.,
July 30, 1817, and she and Mr. Payne reared a family of nine children, all of
whom are married and the parents of families. They have forty-seven
grandchildren and about eight great-grandchildren. After their marriage they
farmed in Tennessee for seven years, then moving to Poinsett County, Ark., in
1843, where they were engaged in farming for about four years, coming thence to
what is now Clay County, and in 1847 locating near Green way on the farm which
he now owns. He built a good double log house, cleared a farm of sixty-five
acres, and reared his family. He was a great hunter in his day, and has killed
many bear, elk, deer, and a great amount of small game. He and wife are members
of the Missionary Baptist Church.