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William Layton 1750–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1750

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1824

Death Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Andrew Layton

Mother:

Spouse(s): Susanna Layton

Children(s): Layton None, William Layton

William Layton was born in 1750 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Layton And Mary. William Layton married Susanna C Layton, and had children including John Layton, Layton, William Layton. William Layton passed away in 1824 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • William Layton was born in 1750 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Andrew Layton And Mary.
  • William Layton married Susanna C Layton, and had children including John Layton, Layton, William Layton.
  • William Layton passed away in 1824 in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Layton
–1779
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Layton
1750–
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Layton None
1760–1839
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
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William Layton
1780–1851
Birth Location: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
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William Layton's Ancestors

Self
William Layton
1750–1824
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Andrew Layton
–1779
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Layton's Descendants

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William Layton (1750–1824) m. Susanna (C) Layton (abt 1750–)
  1. 1. Layton 1760–1839 m. Mary (Hill) (Leighton) 1763–1850
    1. 1. Elizabeth Layton 1813–1881 m. William (Parks) Johnson 1807–1884
      1. 1. Armenda Johnson 1831–1906 m. Abraham Shiver 1819–1888
        1. 1. Sallie (B) Shivers 1891–1943 m. John (Shiver) Sr 1866–1941 m. John (Shivers) Senior 1881–1978
        2. 2. Sarah (M.) Smith 1848–1936
        3. 3. Elizabeth Shiver 1853–
        4. 4. Nicholas (G.) Shiver 1859–
        5. 5. William (Marion) Shiver 1863–
      2. 2. Elice Johnson 1851–1934
      3. 3. Cansady Johnson 1855–
      4. 4. Caroline Johnson 1856–
      5. 5. Emma Johnson 1845–
      6. 6. Frances Stone 1860–
      7. 7. Samuel (J) Stone 1859–
      8. 8. Annie Stone 1857–
      9. 9. Elizabeth Stone 1853–
      10. 10. Harriet Stone 1851–
      11. 11. Thomas Stone 1843–
      12. 12. Alley Johnson 1850–
      13. 13. Emily Johnson 1847–1920
      14. 14. Elizabeth Johnson 1848–1908
      15. 15. Sarah (Ann) Johnson 1839–
      16. 16. Martha Johnson 1829–1890
      17. 17. Leander Johnson 1831–
      18. 18. Frances (Johnson) Johnston 1833–1919
      19. 19. Nicholas Johnson 1837–1912
      20. 20. Sarah (Ann) Johnson 1839–1903
      21. 21. Jane Johnson 1841–1927
      22. 22. William ("Will" Loyce) Johnson 1844–1886
    2. 2. William Layton 1813–1882
    3. 3. William Layton 1810–1882
    4. 4. Demsey Layton 1800–
    5. 5. John (L.) Layton 1815–
    6. 6. Starling Layton 1810–
    7. 7. Kinsey Layton 1803–1830
    8. 8. Isaac (Sion) Layton 1809–1864
    9. 9. Starling Layton 1810–
    10. 10. Comfort Layton 1820–1857
    11. 11. John (C) Layton 1827–1878
  2. 2. William Layton 1780–1851

William Layton's Timeline

7 Records

1750
1750
Birth of William Layton in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1750
1 Nov 1750
William Layton was baptized in Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England
Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England
1750
20 Jul 1750
William Layton was married in Kittery, USA
Kittery, USA
1790
1790
Age 40
William Layton resided here in Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
1817
Aug 1817
Age 67
William Layton - Probate in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
1824
1824
Age 74
Death of William Layton in Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
1824
28 Jul 1824
Age 74
William Layton - Probate in Cayuga, New York, USA
Cayuga, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1750
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1 Nov 1750
    Event Place: Saint Thomas The Apostle,London,London,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jul 1750
    Event Place: Kittery, USA
    Record Source: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1824
    Event Place: Sampson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: Aug 1817
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1824
    Event Place: Cayuga, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, Wills and Probate Records
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