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Autumn Haze Farm. Autumn Haze Farm dates back to the turn of the 20th century when the land was purchased by a gentleman named Wesley Payton ( sometimes spelled Peyton ). The 100 acre partial land was formerly a part of a larger 400 acre Murphy track of land. In 1925 Wes Peyton sold off 40 acres of the land. Mr. Payton also built the Autumn Haze Farm House from timber that he cut off the land. Mr. Payton was in the timber business. He built this farm house with wood from timber that he cut off his land. He out his life lived in this house with his wife, Bertha Leen Thompson Payton until his death in 1963. Betha Payton died November 7, 1965. Both are buried in the nearby Grigsby " Hedgesville" Cemetery. The Paytons raised teir two daughters on this farm; Emma Payton Morton and Kathleen Payton Williams. The Payton house remains in a restored condition as it was built. It is typical of early rural Virginia home construction 100 years ago. The fertile garden area shown here has been gardened for this entire period and continues to be tended each summer. Author/Editor: William A. Petty...... |
