William Layne (1745 - abt. 1810)

Born 1745 in Amherst, Virginia Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Shannon) Layne — married 1762 in Amherst, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 1810 at about age 65 in Nelson, Virginia, USA

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William Layne is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A068836.

Biography

William (Wagoner, his occupation) Laine [or Layne or Lane] was born by 1745, probably in Virginia Colony. His parents were William Laine and Susannah Porter.^[1]

On January 1,1801, William sold to Middleton Lane one negro fellow by the name of George in exchange for 97 pounds, 8 shillings, and 5 pence, current money of Virginia, cash in hand. The deed was witnessed by William Stratton and John Stratton.^[2]

Name

This individual is sometimes seen as William Waggoner LAYNE in some trees. A misspelling of his nickname given to him because of his occupation to identify him from the other William Layne living in the area.

DAR records:

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution record this individual as Ancestor # A068836. Ancestor Comments: 1) FAMPCL- UNABLE TO PROVE MAIDEN NAME OF SPOUSE; ACCEPTABLE PROOF NEEDED THAT 2) JAMES SHANNON LANE WAS THE SON OF THE PATRIOT. SEE DATACF. 10/2020.[1]^[3]

Marriage:

William LAYNE was married before 1769 to Nancy SHANNON.

Spouse:

Nancy SHANNON was probably the daughter of James SHANNON.

Children of William LAYNE and Nancy SHANNON:

^[1]

1. John LAYNE (Born: About 1769) - Believed to be either John Hiram LAYNE or John W. LAYNE
2. William Henry LAYNE - one tree stated he (Born: 1770; Died: 1787)
3. Mildred "Nellie" LAYNE (Born: About 1772 in Amherst County, Virginia^[4]; Died: 25 May 1813 in Floyd County, Kentucky^[4]); Married: probably in Amherst County, Virginia to Tandy R. Stratton.^[5], ^[4]
4. Middleton LAYNE (Born: About 1780 in Amherst County, Virginia; Died: 17 November 1869 in Polk County, Missouri); Married: Nancy Ann FORESTER
5. James Shannon LAYNE (Born: 27 Apr 1781 in Amherst County, Virginia;^[4] Died: 26 March 1871 in Betsy Layne, Floyd County, Kentucky^[4]); Married: About 1802 or 1803 in Amherst County, Virginia to Katherine "Katie" HAGAR
6. Lewis LAYNE (Born: About 1782; Died: Between 20 October 1827 and 19 November 1827 in Amherst County, Virginia); Married: 21 March 1808 in Amherst County, Virginia to Nancy CARTER
7. Patsey LAYNE (Born: About 1784; Died: Unknown); Married: 26 July 1804 in Amherst County, Virginia to Robert VIA
8. Samuel Porter LAYNE (Born: About 1785); Married: Nancy [some trees say her maiden name was Seay]
9. Tandy LAYNE (Born: About 1787)
10. Nancy LAYNE (Born: About 1789; Died: After 1827 [some trees say she died in 1841 in Lawrence County, Kentucky]); Married: 9 February 1807 in Amherst County, Virginia to Thomas JOHNS

According to tax records, he was living in Amherst county, Virginia, through 1807, but was taxed in Nelson county, Virginia in 1810.^[1] Nelson County was formed from Amherst County in 1807.

It is not certain when he died, but presumably on or after 1810 when he stops appearing in the tax rolls. He is assumed provisionally to have died in 1810 in Nelson county, Virginia. (Some have suggested he died in Floyd county, Kentucky.) --Burial believed to be in Nelson County Virginia, burial details unknown on find a grave.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A068836
• find a grave #208480868

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Layne, Floyd Benjamin. Layne-Lain-Lane genealogy : being a compilation of names and historical information of male descendants of sixteen branches of the Layne-Lain-Lane family in the United States: gathered from legal records and other available sources. Los Angeles, Calif. 1962. p.12-13. Ancestry.com. [database on-line]. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
2. ↑ Amherst County, Virginia, Deed Book I, pp. 185.
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/help-code.cfm?l=1&c=FAMP/C&P_ID=A068836&s=2648
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4} Applications submitted for membership in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
5. ↑ William C. Kozee, Early Families of Eastern and Southeastern Kentucky and their Descendants (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. : Baltimore, MD in 1973), pg. 684.

See also:

• Descendants of William, of Amherst County, Virginia

• Source: S-2067412026 Ancestry Family Trees, Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Text: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=15289954&pid=3873

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3NBV-XBP : accessed 23 April 2018), entry for William Spiller (Waggoner) Layne, cites sources; "Friend-Mullins-Hunt" file (2:2:2:MM6Z-X9K), submitted 19 April 2018

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Hope Moore for creating WikiTree profile Laine-60 through the import of Moore _ Grant Family Tree.ged on Mar 3, 2013.