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Elizabeth J Layton 1746–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1746

Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Jan 1777

Death Location: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Father: James Layton***

Mother: Mary Earle

Spouse(s): PVT Jr

Children(s): Sarah Jay

Elizabeth J Layton was born in 1746 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, the child of James Layton Lawton Jr 17141787 Layton And Mary Earle. Elizabeth J Layton married Pvt William Jay Jr Sar Jr, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Jay. Elizabeth J Layton passed away in 1777 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth J Layton was born in 1746 in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States, the child of James Layton Lawton Jr 17141787 Layton And Mary Earle.
  • Elizabeth J Layton married Pvt William Jay Jr Sar Jr, and had children including Sarah Elizabeth Jay.
  • Elizabeth J Layton passed away in 1777 in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Layton***
1714–1787
Birth Location: Hampden, Massachusetts, Colonial America
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Mary Earle
1719–1759
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

PVT Jr
1745–1797
Birth Location: Winchester, Virginia
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Children(s)

Sarah Jay
1761–1833
Birth Location: Bush River, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
SJ

Elizabeth Layton's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Layton
1746–1777
Birth Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Parents
James Layton "Lawton" Jr (1714–1787 Layton***
1714–1787
Hampden, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Mary Earle
1719–1759
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
James Lawton
1673–1732
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut
Faith Newell
1669–1723
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
William Earle
1690–1769
Dartmouth, Freetown, Massachusetts
Anna Howard
1692–1764
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lawton
1629–1690
JOHANNA WILLIAMS
1635–1692
Ralph Earle
1660–1757
Mary Earle
1652–1757
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johannis Williams
1607–1667
MRS 9GGM
1607–1667

Elizabeth Layton's Descendants

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Elizabeth (J) Layton (Mar 1746–4 Jan 1777) m. PVT (William Jay JR (SAR)) Jr (12 Sep 1745–28 Feb 1797)
  1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Jay 1761–1833 m. Nathan Wright 1758–1805
    1. 1. Right Wright 1791–1860 m. Malinda Hilburn 1796–1870
      1. 1. Daniel (John) Wright 1830–1906 m. Elizabeth Spillers 1827–1929
        1. 1. Marcus (Ervin) Wright 1860–1930 m. Biddy (Olivia Jane) Hopson 1852–1913 m. Selena (Annie Tucker) Rainwater 1886–1970
        2. 2. John (M.) Wright 1864–
        3. 3. Lena Wright 1861–
        4. 4. William (Henry) Wright 1857–1933
        5. 5. John (Marion) Wright 1862–1941
        6. 6. Martha ("Mattie" A) Wright 1860–1947
        7. 7. Dexter (R Wall) Sr 1895–1975
        8. 8. Alice Wall 1893–
        9. 9. Olena Wright 1855–
      2. 2. Ebenezer Wright 1824–1870
      3. 3. Isaac Wright 1832–1862
      4. 4. Rebecca Ballew 1834–
      5. 5. Mark Wright 1840–1841
      6. 6. Elijah Wright 1828–1862
      7. 7. Sara Brown 1832–1920

Elizabeth Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1746
Mar 1746
Birth of Elizabeth J Layton in Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States
1777
4 Jan 1777
Age 31
Death of Elizabeth J Layton in Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1746
    Event Place: Winchester, Frederick, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1777
    Event Place: Newberry, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
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