Mary N Byrd Melton Payne was born in Tn to John and Susan Bird Byrd( different spelling in the 1850-60 census). They were in Hardin Co Tn. I think if I remember right they were born in North Carolina. Mary N Byrd was my GGGrandmother, Had a Dau Luquincy Melton Alice and Allie, husband Ellis Melton died in early 1865, She then Maried Alexander Payne and he had 3 children. I've done a lot of research on them.