Legacy and Honors
- In January 1882, he was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity degree by Liberia College (now University of Liberia) for his life achievements.
- Spriggs Payne Airport in the Monrovia area is named after him.
- Besides Payne's descendants in Liberia, the Krio branch of the Blyden family are descended from Payne through his grand-daughter Anna Erskine, who was the partner of Edward Wilmot Blyden.
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