Born about [location unknown]
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Francis Layton
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Mary (Layton) Robinson
Died
at about age 51
[location unknown]
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Biography
She was a daughter of Sir Hugh Browne, a London Alderman who was a wealthy vintner and grocer. Prior to her marriage she had been a Royal Lady-in-Waiting. She and her husband Francis had three daughters, Mary, Lucy and Anne.
Sources
Margaret Layton (formerly Laton), c.1620. Attributed to Marcus Gheeraerts, the younger (Flemish, c.1561-1636). Oil on oak panel. V&A.
Margaret Layton (formerly Laton) was the daughter of Sir Hugh Browne, a wealthy vintner and grocer. She is said to have been born in 1579, but it is more likely from her costume and appearance that she was born around 1590. She married Francis Layton (1577-1661), one of the Master Yeomen of the Jewel House at the Tower of London, and died in 1641.
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