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William S. Layne 1726–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1792

Death Location: Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Jr

Mother: Elizabeth Harris

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William S. Layne was born in 1726 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Elisha Lane Layne Jr And Elizabeth Harris. William S. Layne passed away in 1792 in Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William S. Layne was born in 1726 in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America, the child of John Elisha Lane Layne Jr And Elizabeth Harris.
  • William S. Layne passed away in 1792 in Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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William Layne's Ancestors

Self
William Layne
1726–1792
Birth Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
John Elisha Lane Layne Jr
1685–1755
Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Elizabeth Harris
1689–1750
Hanover, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Layne
1653–1738
Bellerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Bousek
1667–1738
Austria, Autriche
Great-Grandparents
James Lane
1626–1668
Sarah White
1630–1726
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layne's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of William S. Layne in Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
1792
1792
Age 66
Death of William S. Layne in Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Surry, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Shoals, Surry County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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