Robert LAYTON

Abt 1739 - 1786  (~ 47 years)

• Name	Robert LAYTON
  Born	Abt 1739	Delaware
  Gender	Male
  _UID	2911D9DBF29D2C4D82E82CCB93006FDE377F
  Died	1786
  Person ID	I86354	Branch 004 William Stafford 1660 MD
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2009

  
  

  Family	Rosannah STAFFORD,   b. Aft 1738,   d. Jul 1824  (Age < 84 years)
  Married	1761
  Children	1. Purnel LAYTON,   b. Between 1760 and 1770,   d. 1849  (Age ~ 89 years)   2. Burton LAYTON,   b. Aft 1760,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret LAYTON,   b. Abt 1763,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Esther LAYTON,   b. Abt 1770,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	30 May 2023
  Family ID	F28677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert Layton has been designated a "Patriot" by the Maryland DAR, the official citiation coming from Revolutionary records that read ". . . Paid in 1787 for service in Revolutionary period." Apparently, he is the only member of the entire Layton family to be so designated, although at least one other - a James in Dorchester County - is found in Revolutionary records. Robert was born about 1739 in Delaware, married Rosannah Stafford about 1761 and died in Sussex in late October or early November of 1786. His will - in which he describes himself as "farmer" - was probated in Sussex County 9 November 1786. He was on the assessment roll of 1785 in North West Fork Hundred. Rosannah appears to have been the daughter of John Stafford Jr. and Elinor, granddaughter of John and Elizabeth Stafford.