John Pyne was born 14 February 1766 in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. He married Honora Smith ca. 1789 in Ireland. She was the daughter of O'Brien Smith and Margaret Parsons. John and Honora immigrated to America with their seven children and arived in Charleston, South Carolina 28 February 1808. John died 7 June 1813 and was buried in St. Michael's Churchyard in Charleston, South Carolina. Descendants lived in South Carolina, New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.