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William Layton 1692–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1692

Birth Location: Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 1760

Death Location: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

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Mother: Janet *

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William Layton was born in 1692 in Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of William Leighton And Janet Gilcrest Oliphant. William Layton passed away in 1760 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • William Layton was born in 1692 in Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA, the child of William Leighton And Janet Gilcrest Oliphant.
  • William Layton passed away in 1760 in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA.

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William Layton's Ancestors

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William Layton
1692–1760
Birth Place: Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Janet (Gilcrest Oliphant) *
1667–1735
Pencaitland, East Lothian, Scotland
Grandparents
John (David) Oliphant
1643–1734
Saint Monance, Fife, Scotland
Janet (Barton) Gilchrist
1648–1685
Pencaitland, Lothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Lilias Gask
1620–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layton's Timeline

2 Records

1692
1692
Birth of William Layton in Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1760
1760
Age 68
Death of William Layton in Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1692
    Event Place: Wemcake, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA

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