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William Waterman Layne 1740–1822 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)

Death Date: 1822

Death Location: Nelson Co., VA

Father: Thomas Layne

Mother: Mary None

Spouse(s): Sarah Prather, Rebecca Berry

Children(s): Nancy Layne, Thomas Lane, Mary (Lane), James (Laine), Margaret (Laine), George Layne

In 1740, William Waterman Layne entered the world in Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson), born to Thomas Layne And Mary. William Waterman Layne married Rebecca 2Nd Wife Berry, Sarah Prather, and had children including George Layne, James Layne Laine, Margaret Layne Laine, Mary Layne Lane, Nancy Elizabeth Layne, Thomas Lane. William Waterman Layne passed away in 1822 in Nelson Co., VA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, William Waterman Layne entered the world in Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson), born to Thomas Layne And Mary.
  • William Waterman Layne married Rebecca 2Nd Wife Berry, Sarah Prather, and had children including George Layne, James Layne Laine, Margaret Layne Laine, Mary Layne Lane, Nancy Elizabeth Layne, Thomas Lane.
  • William Waterman Layne passed away in 1822 in Nelson Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Layne
1725–1801
Birth Location: , Amherst County, Virginia
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Mary None
1715–1767
Birth Location: Surry, Sussex, Va
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Prather
1750–1794
Birth Location: Virginia
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Rebecca Berry
1777–
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Nancy Layne
1777–1833
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Thomas Lane
1775–1860
Birth Location: –
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Mary (Lane)
1774–
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
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James (Laine)
1784–
Birth Location: –
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Margaret (Laine)
1785–
Birth Location: –
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George Layne
1776–1848
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia Colony
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William Layne's Ancestors

Self
William Layne
1740–1822
Birth Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)
Parents
Thomas Layne
1725–1801
, Amherst County, Virginia
Mary
1715–1767
Surry, Sussex, Va
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layne's Descendants

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William (Waterman) Layne (1740–1822) m. Sarah Prather (1750–1794) m. Rebecca ((2nd Wife)) Berry (1777–)
  1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Layne 1777–1833 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Prather 1772–1851
    1. 1. Thomas Prater 1801–1842 m. Julia Browder 1795–1869
      1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Prater 1823–1874 m. James (Madison) Leeper 1817–1849 m. George (S) Gilbert 1810–1861
        1. 1. James (Madison) Leeper 1849–1919 m. Myra Foster 1846–1906
        2. 2. Julia (Ann Malinda) Leeper 1846–1926 m. Calvin (P) Bussell 1832–
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth Lacy) "Loy" 1847–1937 m. Martin (Bays) Underwoodd 1840–1906
      2. 2. George (Washington Lafayette) Prater 1825–1860 m. Hannah (F) Spann 1822–1886
      3. 3. Samuel (Darius Browder Urias) Prater 1821–1846
      4. 4. William (Alexander) Prater 1834–1863 m. Mary (Ann) Bussell 1840–1881
        1. 1. Julia (Cordelia) Prater 1857–1921
      5. 5. John (Jefferson) Prater 1828–1927
      6. 6. Benjamin (Franklin) Prater 1826–1893
      7. 7. George (Washington Robert) Prater 1826–1896
      8. 8. James (Monroe) Prater 1831–1870
        1. 1. J (C) Prater 1869–1870
    2. 2. William Prater 1811–1856 m. Mary (Blair) Leeper 1815–1890
      1. 1. James (A Thomas) Prater 1840–1900 m. Artie (Almyra) Abernathy 1843–1908
        1. 1. Herbert (Alexander) Prater 1877–1973 m. Katie (B Carter) Prater 1889–1971
        2. 2. William Prater 1861–
        3. 3. Carra Prater 1863–
        4. 4. George Prater 1865–
        5. 5. Thomas Prater 1867–
        6. 6. Edgar Prater 1869–
        7. 7. Lloyd Prater 1874–
        8. 8. Lould Prater 1875–
      2. 2. Lessen Prater 1849–
      3. 3. William (Hugh Blair) Prater 1842–1900
      4. 4. George (Washington) Prater 1847–1920
      5. 5. Mary (Cordell) Prater 1849–1858
    3. 3. Samuel (Sam) Prater 1800–1840 m. Isabella (Isabel) BLAIR 1801–1832 m. Mary (S) Wright –1840
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Prater 1822–1887
      2. 2. Isabella (M) Prater 1830–1844
      3. 3. James Prater 1817–1907
      4. 4. Elise Prater 1824–1891
      5. 5. Elizabeth (Jane) Prather 1826–
      6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Prather 1828–1828
      7. 7. Alexander (Lafayette) Prater 1832–1904
      8. 8. James (B.) Prater 1820–1907
    4. 4. Elizabeth Prater 1805–1870
    5. 5. Letitia (F.) Prater 1816–1886
    6. 6. Clarissa Prater 1811–1864
    7. 7. George (Washington) Prater 1806–1874
  2. 2. Thomas Lane 1775–1860
  3. 3. Mary (Layne) (Lane) 1774–
  4. 4. James (Layne) (Laine) 1784–
  5. 5. Margaret (Layne) (Laine) 1785–
  6. 6. George Layne 1776–1848

William Layne's Timeline

2 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Waterman Layne in Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)
Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)
1822
1822
Age 82
Death of William Waterman Layne in Nelson Co., VA
Nelson Co., VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Amherst County, Virginia, USA (now Nelson)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1822
    Event Place: Nelson Co., VA
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