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William Spiller Layne 1745–1810 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1810

Death Location: 1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Susannah Porter

Spouse(s): Nancy Shannon

Children(s): John Layne

In 1745, William Spiller Layne entered the world in 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to William Carr Layne Ii And Susannah Porter. William Spiller Layne married Nancy Shannon, and had children including John Hiram Layne. William Spiller Layne passed away in 1810 in 1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1745, William Spiller Layne entered the world in 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA, born to William Carr Layne Ii And Susannah Porter.
  • William Spiller Layne married Nancy Shannon, and had children including John Hiram Layne.
  • William Spiller Layne passed away in 1810 in 1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1721–1792
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Porter
1721–1768
Birth Location: Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Shannon
1747–1810
Birth Location: Amherst, Virginia,USA
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Children(s)

John Layne
1768–1840
Birth Location: Washington County, Virginia, USA
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William Layne's Ancestors

Self
William Layne
1745–1810
Birth Place: 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Carr Layne II
1721–1792
Amherst, Virginia, USA
Susannah Porter
1721–1768
Amherst, Amherst, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Laine) l
1700–1746
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Mary (Martha) Carr
1702–1763
Westmoreland, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Layne
1658–1745
Dorothy Burch
1668–1745
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Layne
1630–1725
Mary Marsh
1632–1705

William Layne's Descendants

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William (Spiller) Layne (1745–1810) m. Nancy Shannon (1747–1810)
  1. 1. John (Hiram) Layne 1768–1840 m. Elizabeth (Barbara) Devault 1757–1860
    1. 1. James (S. Layne) Sr 1807–1881 m. Judith (Ann) Wilkinson 1813–1881
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Prudence (Dolly)) Layne 1841–1889 m. James Lakin 1825–1893
        1. 1. Richard Lakin 1861–1924 m. Mary (Elizabeth 'Mollie') Farmer 1866–1942
        2. 2. Fannie Lakin 1878–
        3. 3. Martha (Jane) Lakin 1880–1964
        4. 4. Cornea Lakin 1872–1925
        5. 5. Alcinious ('A.C.') Lakin 1862–1925
        6. 6. James Lakin 1883–1886
        7. 7. Henrietta (Laura 'Sissy' 'Hettie') Lakin 1876–1945
        8. 8. Frederick Lakin 1874–1927
        9. 9. Emily ("Emma") Lakin 1864–1898
        10. 10. Effie (Elizabeth 'Lizzie' 'Bettie') Lakin 1870–1937
        11. 11. Judea (Ann) Lakin 1868–1920
        12. 12. Alice (Susan) Lakin 1866–1930
        13. 13. Thomas Lakin 1861–

William Layne's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of William Spiller Layne in 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA
1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA
1810
1810
Age 65
Death of William Spiller Layne in 1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA
1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: 1745 Amherst, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: 1810 in, Nelson, Virginia, USA
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