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Robert Lay 1654–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAR 1654

Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1742

Death Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Robert Immigrant

Mother: Sarah Immigrant

Spouse(s): Mary Stanton

Children(s): Temperance Lay, Sarah Lay, Thomas Lay, Samuel Lay, Mary Lay, Robert Lay, Dorothy Lay, Phebe Lay, Samuel Lay

Robert Lay was born in 1654 in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Robert Lay Sr English Immigrant And Sarah Fenner English Immigrant. Robert Lay married Mary Stanton, and had children including Dorothy Lay, Mary Lay, Phebe Lay, Robert Lay, Samuel Lay, Sarah Lay, Temperance Lay, Thomas Lay. Robert Lay passed away in 1742 in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Robert Lay was born in 1654 in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Robert Lay Sr English Immigrant And Sarah Fenner English Immigrant.
  • Robert Lay married Mary Stanton, and had children including Dorothy Lay, Mary Lay, Phebe Lay, Robert Lay, Samuel Lay, Sarah Lay, Temperance Lay, Thomas Lay.
  • Robert Lay passed away in 1742 in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Immigrant
1617–1689
Birth Location: England
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Sarah Immigrant
1615–1676
Birth Location: Horley, Surrey, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stanton
1661–1743
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Temperance Lay
1691–1773
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Sarah Lay
1682–1729
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Thomas Lay
1688–1743
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Lay
1691–1691
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Lay
1685–1726
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Robert Lay
1680–1738
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Dorothy Lay
1701–1783
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Phebe Lay
1698–1716
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Lay
1694–1768
Birth Location: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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Robert Lay's Ancestors

Self
Robert Lay
1654–1742
Birth Place: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Robert Lay Sr - English Immigrant
1617–1689
England
Sarah (Fenner - English) Immigrant
1615–1676
Horley, Surrey, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Lay's Descendants

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Robert Lay (6 MAR 1654–1742) m. Mary Stanton (30 JUN 1661–11 OCT 1743)
  1. 1. Temperance Lay 1691–1773 m. Joseph Griswold 1691–1771
    1. 1. John Griswold 1725–1776 m. Mary Ward 1730–1828
      1. 1. John Griswold 1749–1813 m. Abigail Williams 1751–1815 m. Sally Brock 1751–1780
        1. 1. Ward Griswold 1786–1788
        2. 2. Thankful Griswold 1795–1872
        3. 3. Elizabeth Griswold 1773–
        4. 4. Samuel Griswold 1778–
        5. 5. Sarah Griswold 1780–1780
        6. 6. Hannah Griswold 1792–
        7. 7. Mary Griswold 1779–1779
        8. 8. Daniel Griswold 1781– m. Abigail Morgan 1785–
        9. 9. Jonathan Griswold 1800–
        10. 10. George Griswold 1772–
        11. 11. Polly Griswold 1790– m. Jesse Mann 1786–1860
        12. 12. Isaac Griswold 1784–1869 m. Anne Erwin 1789–1859
        13. 13. James Griswold 1797– m. Louisa White 1802–
        14. 14. Francis Griswold 1776–1852 m. Asenath Robinson 1773–1855
        15. 15. John Griswold 1774–1855 m. Lucetta (Butters) Archibald 1780– m. Hannah Massure 1780–1872
        16. 16. Davis Griswold –1831 m. Silence White 1786–1855
        17. 17. Willard Griswold 1798–1876 m. Almira Chadwick 1800–1877
      2. 2. Lucy Griswold 1757–
      3. 3. Jerusha Griswold 1755– m. Samuel Holt 1751–
      4. 4. Eunice Griswold 1768–
      5. 5. Mary Griswold 1752–1797 m. Amasa Rice 1750–1797
      6. 6. Sarah Griswold 1758– m. Enos Hall 1756–1834
      7. 7. Hannah Griswold 1763–1830 m. James Plumb 1757–1830
      8. 8. Grace Griswold 1756–1797 m. John Bacon 1751–1804
      9. 9. Hulda Griswold 1766–1849 m. Levi Ives 1766–1849
      10. 10. Daniel Griswold –1836 m. Annah (Lenthal) Ames 1764–1826
      11. 11. Matthew Griswold 1771–1846 m. Lucy Morse 1774–1837
    2. 2. John Griswold 1715–1715
    3. 3. Temperance Griswold 1720–1743 m. Timothy Andrews 1713–1793
    4. 4. Daniel Griswold 1728–1753 m. Lydia Hull 1732–1797
    5. 5. Nathan Griswold 1719–1791 m. Sarah Hull 1725–1794
    6. 6. Jedediah Griswold 1730–1808 m. Patience Bates 1734–1786
    7. 7. Giles Griswold 1723–1804 m. Mercy Chatfield 1728–1798
    8. 8. Joseph Griswold 1716–1791 m. Sarah Jones 1720–1753 m. Sarah Hurd 1725–1751 m. Rebecca Rutty 1719–1747 m. Lydia Graves 1728–1791
  2. 2. Sarah Lay 1682–1729
  3. 3. Thomas Lay 1688–1743
  4. 4. Samuel Lay 1691–1691
  5. 5. Mary Lay 1685–1726
  6. 6. Robert Lay 1680–1738
  7. 7. Dorothy Lay 1701–1783
  8. 8. Phebe Lay 1698–1716
  9. 9. Samuel Lay 1694–1768

Robert Lay's Timeline

2 Records

1654
6 MAR 1654
Birth of Robert Lay in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
1742
1742
Age 88
Death of Robert Lay in Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAR 1654
    Event Place: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1742
    Event Place: Saybrook, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
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