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Dorcas Wallis 1661–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1661

Birth Location: Cumberland County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 2 Feb 1754

Death Location: Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Wallis

Mother: Mary Shepard

Spouse(s): John Layne

Children(s): John (Lane), James Lane, Josiah Layne, Sarah Layne, David Layne

The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Cumberland County, Maine, USA. Dorcas Wallis married John Layne, and had children including David Layne, James Lane, John Elisha Layne Lane, Josiah Layne, Sarah Layne. Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Wallis began in 1661 in Cumberland County, Maine, USA.
  • Dorcas Wallis married John Layne, and had children including David Layne, James Lane, John Elisha Layne Lane, Josiah Layne, Sarah Layne.
  • Dorcas Wallis passed away in 1754 in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Wallis
1627–1690
Birth Location: England
JW
Mary Shepard
1638–1690
Birth Location: Cornwall, England
MS

Spouses(s)

John Layne
1653–1738
Birth Location: Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
JL

Children(s)

John (Lane)
1688–1755
Birth Location: Layne Plantation, Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, USA
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James Lane
1680–1751
Birth Location: Cumberland, Maine
JL
Josiah Layne
1689–1747
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Maine, USA
JL
Sarah Layne
1678–1760
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
SL
David Layne
1686–1751
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Maine, USA
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Dorcas Wallis's Ancestors

Self
Dorcas Wallis
1661–1754
Birth Place: Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Parents
John Wallis
1627–1690
England
Mary (Pippen) Shepard
1638–1690
Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Wallis's Descendants

1.
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Dorcas Wallis (1661–2 Feb 1754) m. John Layne (5 Feb 1653–24 Jan 1738)
  1. 1. John (Elisha Layne) (Lane) 1688–1755 m. Elizabeth (Harris) Ayers 1690–1750
    1. 1. Henry (Layne (Lane)) Sr 1718–1812 m. Sarah (Ann "Sally") Logan 1733–1824
      1. 1. Anthony (Layne) (Lane) 1759–1841 m. Ann Craddock 1760–1840
        1. 1. Henry (Layne) (Lane) 1787–1865 m. Susannah (J) Smith 1796–1870
        2. 2. Sally (Layne) (Lane) 1789–1822
        3. 3. Roxanna (Layne) (Lane) 1793–1835
        4. 4. Mary (Layne) (Lane) 1795–
        5. 5. John (Layne) (Lane) 1797–
        6. 6. Jane (Hopkins Layne) (Lane) 1798–
        7. 7. Richard (Smith Layne) (Lane) 1800–1868
        8. 8. Eliza (W Layne) (Lane) 1804–1856
        9. 9. George (Washington Layne) (Lane) 1808–1891
      2. 2. Nancy ((Anne) Layne) (Lane) 1764–1801
      3. 3. Sarah ("Salley" Layne) (Lane) 1770–1832
      4. 4. Richard (D Layne) (Lane) 1774–1860
      5. 5. John (Layne) (Lane) 1775–1850
      6. 6. Mildred (Layne) (Lane) –1848
    2. 2. Charles (Layne) (Lane) 1710–1821
    3. 3. John (Layne (Lane)) Jr 1716–1755
    4. 4. David (Layne) (Lane) 1716–1791
    5. 5. Ayers (Layne) (Lane) 1724–1795
    6. 6. William (Layne) (Lane) 1726–1791
    7. 7. Jacob (Layne) (Lane) 1727–1801
    8. 8. Elizabeth (Layne) (Lane) 1735–1818
  2. 2. James Lane 1680–1751
  3. 3. Josiah Layne 1689–1747
  4. 4. Sarah Layne 1678–1760
  5. 5. David Layne 1686–1751

Dorcas Wallis's Timeline

2 Records

1661
1661
Birth of Dorcas Wallis in Cumberland County, Maine, USA
Cumberland County, Maine, USA
1754
2 Feb 1754
Age 93
Death of Dorcas Wallis in Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Essex County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1661
    Event Place: Cumberland County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1754
    Event Place: Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
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