A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for John Layne
"Todd County, Kentucky, Family Histories", by the Todd County Historical Society, Turner Publishing Co., 1995, p. 199 (obtained from Google Books):
From biography of James Darnall Hall & Fay McLain Petrie: John Layne arrived in the Fairview district of Todd County from Campbell County, VA, in 1821. He soon purchased a farm about a mile east of Fairview on what is now Highway 68. He lived there the remainder of his life, having at least 13 children, among whom was his daughter Martha Ann. John was a descendant of John Layne (c1685-1755) and Elizabeth (?)Ayres (da/f 1755) of Goochland County, VA. The line of descent was Charles Layne (1721-c1821) and his wife Priscilla (c1720-c1824), Jesse Layne (died 1833), and John Layne (1777-1865). John fell on hard times in Virginia and for this reason emigrated to the new county of Todd. In earlier times there were many descendants of John Layne in Todd and Christian County. Following John's death in 1856, his farm, about a mile east of Fairview, passed out of the family and in more recent years has been known as the Gabe Payne place.
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