"There was a Thomas Layton who, with wife Lydia, sold land on Manasquan River to Christopher Romine, of Bethlehem, Hunterdon County, N. J., Nov. i, 1742. Freedhold, N.J. deeds"[1]
Please note this date conflicts with DOD.
Note: there is an estate of a Thomas Layton of Somerset, NJ dated 12 Oct 1750 which names widow as "Ledey." Widow renounced in favour of deceased brother William Layton. Lib E page 357. Volume XXX, Abstracts of Wills, 1730-1750 <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2793/32669_236594-00298/18777/>
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