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Robert Layne 1786–1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1786

Birth Location: Goochland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1848

Death Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Layne

Mother: Frances Dowdy

Spouse(s): Nancy Vaughan

Children(s): Susan Layne

Robert Layne was born in 1786 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Layne And Frances Dowdy. Robert Layne married Nancy Vaughan, and had children including Susan Layne. Robert Layne passed away in 1848 in Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Layne was born in 1786 in Goochland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Layne And Frances Dowdy.
  • Robert Layne married Nancy Vaughan, and had children including Susan Layne.
  • Robert Layne passed away in 1848 in Rutherford, Tennessee, USA.

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Robert Layne's Ancestors

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Robert Layne
1786–1848
Birth Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Layne
1761–1832
Goochland, Virginia, United States
Frances Dowdy
1762–1837
St James Northam Parish. Goochland, Virginia
Grandparents
John Dowdy
1745–1805
Bedford County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Hubbard
1750–1804
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Layne's Descendants

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Robert Layne (1786–1848) m. Nancy Vaughan (abt 1799–between 1870-1880)
  1. 1. Susan Layne 1834– m. James (A) Lewis 1832–
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Lewis 1854– m. Green (Pinkerton) Maxwell 1848–1920
      1. 1. John (B.) Maxwell 1871–1945 m. Betty Rutledge 1870–1930
        1. 1. Grand Maxwell 1900–1979 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Reed 1902–1985

Robert Layne's Timeline

2 Records

1786
1786
Birth of Robert Layne in Goochland, Virginia, USA
Goochland, Virginia, USA
1848
1848
Age 62
Death of Robert Layne in Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Goochland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Rutherford, Tennessee, USA

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