Flayl was born on April 29th, 1761 in Frederick Co., Maryland.1 Flayl's father was Thomas Payne and his mother was <Unknown>. His paternal grandparents were Flayl Payne and <Unknown>. He had a brother and five sisters, named John, Sarah, Joanna, Elizabeth, Martha and Mary. He was the sixth oldest of the seven children. He died at the age of 81 on February 16th, 1843.