Sir Payne "the Demon"
I read a post down below as to how Sir Payne (my 27th g-grandfather) got the Demon moniker? I don't have a clue, alhough as any good Turbeville researcher knows, Thomas Hardy used the Turbeville family as the backdrop in his book, "Tess of the d'Urbevilles." In the first few pages you will find Sir Payne discussed when Hardy delves into the family history. He refers to him as Sir "Pagan d'Urbeville," and may even call him "The Demon." It's been a long time since I read it. Not sure if the Demon thing is literature following fact, or urban legend following literature.
One thing that is fact for anyone interested is that one of Sir Payne's descendants, George Turbeville, was a contemporary of Shakespeare and a well known English poet. If you go to Barnes & Noble or Border's and find a good book on 16th century British poetry, you'll likely find some of his work. He also wrote a seminal how-to book on falconry.
If you go to my website and follow the genealogy link, you can printout my ancestry report and find more family history than you ever wanted to know! :)
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