| ![Show Contents]() Payen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 France Early Origins of the Payen familyThe surname Payen was first found in Dauphiny (French: Dauphiné or Dauphiné Viennois), a former province in southeastern France, where this family held a family seat from very early times. One of the first records of the family was Hugues de Payens (or Payns) (c. 1070-1136), the Frankish knight from the Champagne region who was the co-founder and first Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He co-created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior for the Order and is believed to have been born in Troyes, France, but his lineage is unknown. Jacques Payen, son of Jacques and Madeleine (née Cantin), was a French cobbler that settled in Quebec in the 17th century. He married Louise Morin, daughter of Pierre and Catherine (née LeMesle), on 3rd February 1699. He married again on 16th October 1710 in Sainte-Foy, Quebec to Marguerite Sedilot, daughter of Jean and Marie-Claire (née De La Hogue). 1 Early History of the Payen familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Payen research. Another 320 words (23 lines of text) covering the years 1250, 1279, 1380, 1415, 1450, 1503, 1512, 1539, 1559, 1572, 1610, 1612, 1613, 1653, 1700, 1712, 1779, 1793, 1794 and 1796 are included under the topic Early Payen History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Payen Spelling VariationsThe many different spellings of French surnames can be partially explained by the use of local dialects and by the influence of other languages during the early development of the French language. As a result of these linguistic and cultural influences, the name Payen is distinguished by a number of regional variations. The many spelling variations of the name include Payan, Payen, Payon, Payont, Payond, Payons, Paian, Paien, Paion, Paiont, Paions, Pagan, Pagant, Pagani, Payani, Payhani and many more. Early Notables of the Payen familyMore information is included under the topic Early Payen Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Payen RankingIn France, the name Payen is the 622nd most popular surname with an estimated 7,624 people with that name. 2
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France finally gave land incentives for 2,000 migrants during the 1700s. Early marriage was encouraged in New France, and youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries, leaving French names scattered across the continent. The search for the Northwest passage continued. Migration from France to New France or Quebec, as it was now more popularly called, continued until 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Payen were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Payen were
Payen Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Francois Payen, who landed in Louisiana in 1718-1724 3
- Jean Payen, aged 58, who arrived in Louisiana in 1719 3
- Jean Payen, aged 54, settled in Louisiana in 1719
Payen Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Anne Payen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1840 3
- Jules Rene Payen, who landed in New York, NY in 1840 3
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Payen Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century- Mr. Jacques Payen, French settler travelling to Canada for work arriving on 5th April 1636 4
| Contemporary Notables of the name Payen (post 1700) | + |
- Barnabas Payen, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Dutchess County, 1792-93 5
- Louis Payen (1875-1927), born Albert Liénard, a French librettist, Secretary General of the Comédie-Française
- Nicolas Roland Payen (1914-2004), French Aeronautical engineer from Athis-Mons, France, the originator of the delta wing, eponym of the Payen PA-22, Payen Pa.47, Payen Pa 49 and the Payen Arbalète
- Anselme Payen (1795-1871), French chemist known for discovering the enzyme diastase
- Antoine Payen (1792-1853), Belgian painter, naturalist and collector
- Olivier, Reginald L. Your Ancient Canadian Family Ties. Logan: The Everton Publishers, Inc., P.O. Box 368, 1972. Print
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Debien, Gabriel. Liste Des Engagés Pour Le Canada Au XVIIe Siècle. Vol. 6, Laval University, 1952. (Retreived 24th May 2018). Retrieved from https://lebloguedeguyperron.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/130-liste-des-contrats-dengagement-pour-la-nouvelle-france-releves-a-la-rochelle-entre-1634-et-1679/
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 22) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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