Layton Jay

1771 - 1813  (41 years)

• Name	Layton Jay  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Birth	27 Apr 1771	, Orange, NC   [10]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1813	Ludlow Falls, Miami, Ohio, USA   [10]
  Person ID	I11223	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	William Jay, Jr. *,   b. 12 Sep 1745, Winchester, City of Winchester, Virginia, United States of America d. Bef 28 Feb 1797, Newberry, South Carolina, USA (Age < 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Natherson,   b. 14 Oct 1742, Winchester, Frederick Co., Virginia, USA d. 4 Mar 1777, Edgefield, Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1760	, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F3136	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Mills,   b. 1772, Newberry, South Carolina, USA d. 28 Dec 1852, Miami, Ohio, USA (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	30 May 1793	Bush River M.M., Newberry, SC, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Elijah Jay,   b. Abt 13 Jul 1807   d. 22 Feb 1894, Miami County, Ohio (Age 86 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F3261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Layton is listed as the child of Wm. Jr. and Elizabeth in Medlin's Quaker Records instead of the son of Mary. (C-265) He is listed 8th in his father's will. Layton, wife and family of six children were issued certificates of removal frh River and Cane Creek on 9/25/1802 to the Westland MM in Washington Co., Pennsylvania. Even though their destination was Ohio, that Pennsyvania MM was the closest one to file their certificates with at the time. (C-1297) They came to Ohio from South Carolina by way of Tenn. and KY. They crossed the Ohio River at Cincinnati on a flat boat with the horses tied behind it. They leased land in Chester Twp., Clinton Co., Ohio to begin with and then moved to Miami Co., Ohio in 1809. (C-800) He and his family were supposedly the first Jay's to move to Ohio. His wife's family moved with them. Their land patent was signed by George Washington and was still in existence in 1951 in the possession of Cassius Milton Jay. However, his children are rumored to have disposed of all of his records after his death. (C-813) He is said to have married a White after his first wife's death. In his will dated 1812, he names William Jay (son?) and Benjamin Coppock his executors. (C-864, 1950) Some accounts say he died of drowning, but one Jay researcher, R. Harry Jay, believes that his will made in proximity to his death indicates otherwise. There is also an account that he died of "Milk disease." (C-1079)

  
  

• Sources

  [S1264] John Anderson Family Bible (as transcribed and sent via email from Nancy Robinson at nana9758949@cs.com). [S2471] South Carolina Marriges 1749-1867 Implied in South Carolina Equity Records (available at the Allen Co. Public Library in Fort Wayne, OH). [S74] William Wade Hinshaw, Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy. [S254] Mrs. Oscar Markus, The Vestals of Pennsylvania, USA and Allied Families (1964, unpublished). [S1266] William Jay, Testator Will, 1797. [S223] Cassius Jay Jay Family Index Partially in L. Dudick Files (C-167). [S1924] John L. Hatcher to Pat Bagwell E-mail letter dated Aug. 29, 1996 that transcribes unknown author of entitled "Jay History" at jlhatcher@intellinet.com In Linda Coate Files.(C-813). [S1263] William Jay's DAR Application by Laurie Christine Rasch. [S2860] R. Harry Jay to Linda Coate Dudick E-mail letter dated April 25, 1997 at rhjay@magi.com In Linda Coate files (C-1079). [S1267] Jay Family Association (http://www.jayfamily.org/), Jay Family Association.