Richard was born 24 August 1841 and died 4 February 1898. Richard of Gloucester County married Kezia Peterson of Salem County on 17 September 1864. Dates are from the family Bible. He was the son of Stacy David Layton and Hannah O'Hara Slape.
Sources
Daughters of the American Revolution, Oak Tree Chapter (New Jersey), Bible Records, volume 2 [New Jersey] (Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987) Abbreviation: Bible Records, volume 2 [New Jersey] Note: collected by Oak Tree Chapter, includes Family Bible of Lemuel [misspelled Lenuel in library catalog] Peterson of Salem County, Upper Penns Neck Township and Family Bible of Richard S. Layton of Upper Penns Neck Twp., Salem Co, NJ
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6M5-D4R : 23 December 2020), Richard S Layton in household of Stacy D Layton, Upper Penns Neck, Salem, New Jersey, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MFHN-CLJ : Mon Jan 30 04:34:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Richard S Layton in household of Stacy D Layton and Hannah Layton, Upper Penns Neck township, Salem, New Jersey.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN8B-8MC : 14 January 2022), R. S. Layton, Upper Penns Neck, Salem, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district ED 151, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .