Payne
Family Burying Ground
Here at the ancient seat of Red House
were buried our immigrant ancestor
John Pay of Lancaster and Rappahannock,
Born in England about 1615,
His sons Richard, John and George,
and other members of his family,
his son William was buried at Yeocomico,
to their honored memory we their descendants
have erected this wall and tablet.
1934.

Sacred to the Memory of Mr. Daniel Payne who is here interred with his
ancestors. He was born September 16, 1728, and departed this life April 12,
1796, at Falmouth where he had resided many years building the mercantile
Business. He purified it through life with reputation and succels his
execution. Charles Yates hath caused this monument to be erected in
remembrance of their long acquaintance and friendship and as a testimony of
his attached regard and esteem. (This is a flat concrete tomblike cover)

(The line reading, "He purified it though life with ... and ... his
execution", was very difficult to read. Not sure exactly what it was saying.
Any help appreciated.)

Ja's H. Payne
Died July 17, 1854,
Aged 42 years.
"Blessed are the dead who
die in the Lord"
(A. Guddee, Maker, Balt.)
JHP

Farewell
Dr. Thos. R. Ditty
Died Dec. 27, 1876
Aged about 70 years
"Blessed are the pure in
heart; for they shall see God."

In Memory of
Sarah Payne
Daughter of T. R. & E. A. Ditty
Born Jan. 29, 1836, Died Jan. 29, 1853,
aged 17 years.
"As the sweet flower that scents the morn,
But withers in the rising day,
Thus lovely was my sisters dawn,
Thus swiftly fled her life away."
SP

John Payne
who died
May 21, 1824
aged 70 years.
JP

In Memory of
Frances P. Payne
wife of John Payne,
and affectionate mother
of six sons and two daughters
whom she reared to maturity.
She died in Christ
April 5, 1841
Aged 46 years.
FPP

My Beloved Husband
William Wirt
December 11, 1815
November 28, 1899
"When thou shall to thy
Kingdom come: Dear Lord
remember me."
WW

In Loving Memory
Bettie Selena Wirt
Beloved wife of
Wm. Wirt, M.D.
Daughter of Daniel and Selena Payne,
Nov. 9, 1827 - June 10, 1909.
A devoted wife; a loving mother, a
faithful friend, untiring in her
zeal for the Church Militant, she
has passed to the Church Triumphant.
"Died in life - in death they are not divided,
I know that my Redeemer liveth."
BSW

When I visited the cemetery, I failed to pay attention to the direction of N-S-E and W. Most cemeteries bury facing the East; therefore, I will ASSUME that this cemetery held with that tradition. First row inscriptions are from the southwest corner to the northwest corner; next working south to north: Last row of headstones, beginning in the southeast corner working to the northeast corner.  Hope this was of interest to some or many. - Sarah Locklin Taylor, 1999 Sandston, VA