From collection New Albany Public Library News Collection
Old Time Residents
Emily Cumly, who afterward became the wife of John Payton, came to New Albany in 1810. There seems to be no record on hand of others of her family and it is not known to the writer whether or not she accompanied some other pioneer family. Her husband, John Payton, came here in 1820. Their children are Emily C. and Theodore S. Payton.