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James Layton 1714–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1714

Birth Location: Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 24 Sep 1787

Death Location: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Lawton

Mother: Faith Newell

Spouse(s): Mary Earle, Joanna Clark

Children(s): Elizabeth Layton

James Layton was born in 1714 in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of James Lawton And Faith Newell. James Layton married James Lawton Jr, Joanna Clark, Mary Earle, and had children including Elizabeth Layton. James Layton passed away in 1787 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • James Layton was born in 1714 in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, the child of James Lawton And Faith Newell.
  • James Layton married James Lawton Jr, Joanna Clark, Mary Earle, and had children including Elizabeth Layton.
  • James Layton passed away in 1787 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Layton's Ancestors

Self
James Layton
1714–1787
Birth Place: Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
James Lawton
1673–1732
Suffield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Faith Newell
1669–1723
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Lawton
1630–1690
+Manchester, Lancashire, , England
Benedicta lawton
1635–1692
Connecticut, United States
Jacob Newell
1639–1678
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha Gibson
1639–1727
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Lawton
1580–1641
ISABEL SMITH
1585–1641
JOHANNIS WILLIAMS
1607–1667
MRS 9GGM
1607–1667
Abraham NEWELL
1583–1672
Frances Foote
1594–1682
John Gibson
1601–1694
REBECCA Thompson
1613–1661
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sir
1550–1605
Lady Arundell
1552–1603
Francis Smith
1559–1641
Mary Perrot
1567–1616
EDWARDI WILLYAMS
1587–1625
Elyzabethe NEW
1590–1624
John "Fortune")
1553–1608
Joane Brooke
1560–1634
Alexander Gibson
1570–1644
Lady Craig
1575–1625
WILLIAM Thompson
1580–1691
Isabell Goodspeed
1579–1631

James Layton's Descendants

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James Layton (22 Aug 1714–24 Sep 1787) m. Mary Earle (28 Feb 1718–) m. Joanna Clark (31 Aug 1715–31 Jul 1759)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Layton 1746–1771 m. William Jay 1745–1797
    1. 1. Anna Jay 1772–1828 m. John Coppock 1766–1838
      1. 1. Joseph Coppock 1807–1886 m. Emily (Mildred) Hall 1818–1904 m. Susannah Hollingsworth 1791–1848
        1. 1. John (J.) Coppock 1841–1909 m. Sarah (Tucker) Coate 1842–1932

James Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1714
22 Aug 1714
Birth of James Layton in Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
1787
24 Sep 1787
Age 73
Death of James Layton in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1714
    Event Place: Hampden, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1787
    Event Place: Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

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