Eleanor (Lena) (Helena) Layton

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Helena^4 (later Eleanor) Van Wicklen (Garret^3, Gerrit^2, Jentie^1 JEPPES) was b. 5 Oct 1737 and bap. (as Leena) 20 Nov 1737. She died Oct. 1826 at age 89 and was buried in Wolver Hollow. She married (c. 1757) David LAYTON of Wheatley, Oyster Bay, son of William and Margrite (Ketelhuyn/Kettels) Layton. David was born in 1733 and bap. 5 Aug 1733 in the Dutch Church of Wheatley, Oyster Bay. David died 17 June 1810 at age 77 and was bur. Brookville Cem. She is called Lena Van Wicklen at the baptisms of her children, and David in his 1802 will names wife Eleanor and makes “brother Jacob Van Weakly” an executor.

Harry Macy Jr., editor of New York Biographical and Geneological Record and author of several articles on the VW family is a descendent of David and Helena LAYTON.

Children:

• Johanna^5 (Hannah) Layton, b. 1758 and bap. 26 November 1758, W.H. (witnesses were Wyllem Leten and wife, Magrite. She married Abraham Brinkerhof in 1793;
• Magritta^5 Layton, b. 1760 and bap. 12 October 1760, W.H. She m. Thomas Burlock; *Wyllem^5 Layton, b. 1762, and bap. 5 September 1762, W.H. He married Sara Brinkerhof;
• Garret^5 Layton, b. 14 September 1764 and bap. 14 October 1764, W.H. He married Jane Seaman on 12 January 1787. He died 6 September 1829;
• Jan^5 (John) Layton, b. 28 November 1766 and bap. 28 December 1766, W.H. (witnesses were Jan Leken and wife, and Lea Seymense. He married Mary Nostrand. He died 18 July 1840;
• Jacob^5 Layton, b. 1768 and bap. 27 November 1768, W.H. His first marriage was to Jannatye Bogart 30 June 1791. His second marriage was to Elizabeth, and his third marriage was to Abbie;
• David^5 Layton, b. 15 September 1770 and bap. 14 October 1770, W.H. He married Madelena Hegeman. He died in Wheatley, O.B., LI 24 November 1862;
• Abraham^5 Layton, b. Oct. 1772, and bap. 4 February 1773, W.H. He did not marry. He was killed by a fall and was bur. Brookville Cemetery, age 69 years, 4 mos.;
• Helena^5 Layton, b. 1775, and bap. 30 July 1775, W.H. She married Samuel Burlock; *Isaac^5 Layton, b. 1777, and bap. 26 October 1777, W.H. He married three times. His third wife was named Phebe. He died 25 November 1849, age 73;
• Joris^5 (George) Layton, b. 1779 and bap. 12 March 1779,W.H. He did not marry. He died 16 November 1855 at age 75-6-4 and was bur. Brookville Cemetery.

(A hearty woman was Helena (VW) Layton. Had eleven children and lived to age 89.)

Source:

Harry Macy, Jr. The Van Wicklen/Van Wickle Family: Including its Frisian Origin and Connections to Minnerly and Kranchheyt; The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Vol. 128, No. 4 (October 1997); p. 243.

Harry Macy notes on Helena^4 Van Wicklen

QWills (Sawyer 1-109) David Laton of Wheatley 29 March 1802, wf Eleanor; one of executors, brother Jacob Van Weakly.

Not the same as Marie Smock

Children seen as

1. John Layton
2. Isaac Layton
3. Helena Leton
4. Joris Layton
5. Garret Layton
6. Jacob Layton
7. Johanna Brinckerhoff (born Layton)
8. Maragrieta Burlock (born Layton)
9. Abraham Leton
10. David Layton
11. William Layton

Disambiguation

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Maria was born before 13 April 1746 when she was christened in the Raritan (Somerville) Reformed Dutch Church. She was the daughter of John Smock and Leah Fonteyn. She passed away after 1804 when she was mentioned in her brother Reynier's will. There is a very common marriage given to David Layton on many other trees but there is no source for it. The David Layton given is shown to be married to Helena "Lena" Van Wicklen, b. 6 Oct 1737, died Oct 1826.

Family

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The following represents what we think we know:

David Layton (parent UNKNOWN Layton) was born Abt. 1740 in Three Mile Run, Somerset, NJ. Lived in Hoosick, NY-1790 David married Maria Smock on Abt. 1762 in NJ. Maria (parents Jan Matthyse Smock and Leah Fonteyn) was born Abt. 1746 in Raritan (Somerville) Somerset, NJ. She died Jul 1804 in Raritan (Somerville) Somerset, NJ.

David Layton and Maria Smock had the following children:

• 1. Thomas Layton was born 13 Aug 1763 in NJ.
• 2. Leah Layton was born 17 Jan 1765 in Otsego, NY(?). She died Abt. 1845 in Lima, Otsego, NY.
• 3. Lydia Layton was born 23 Oct 1767 in NJ.
• 4. John Layton was born 30 Jun 1768 in NJ.
• 5. Anna Layton was born 12 May 1770 in NJ?. She died 10 Jan 1835 in Richfield Springs, Otsego, NY.
• 6. Mary Layton was born 6 Jul 1772 in NJ. 7. David Layton.
• 8. David Layton was born 17 Jan 1774 in NJ.
• 9. Joseph Layton was born 26 Feb 1774 in Somerset Co., NJ. He died 12 Jun 1859 in Richfield Springs, Otsego, NY.

Rumor has it that David LAYTON served in the New York militia during the Revolutionary War. Sources have not confirmed this fact. One source states that the Battle Of Bennington was fought on the family farm in Hoosick, NY but land ownership records do not bear this out. If the above names are an indication, parents namesd may have been Thomas and Lydia LAYTON. Any leads appreciated.