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Elizabeth Layton

Female Abt 1609 - 1671  (~ 62 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth Layton 
    Birth Abt 1609  Lower Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth Alcott 
    Death 17 Apr 1671  Lynn Haven, Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I8865  tng Genealogy

    Family Thomas Cason, Sr,   b. 1604, Lower Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1651, Lynnhaven Parish, Lower Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Children 
    +1. Thomas Cason, Jr,   b. 1637, Prince William, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1665, Prince William, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 28 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    +2. Ruth Cason,   b. 1634, Lynnhaven Par, Norfolk, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1693 (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F3378  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • !Birth: Comes from pedigree chart (Ancestral file, LDS church)

      http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=*v111t0762&id=I02745
      She immigrated to Virginia in 1636
      Widow Leighton or Elizabeth/Keeling/

      [JAMESEast.FTW]
      From Athens, Georgia Library Manuscript # 2367 Box # 8 folder # 2 Folder
      heading Rucher. Reads as follows:
      Elizabeth Leighton (Layton-Laton) widow of William by 6 July, 1640- or
      just before. William Layton last mentioned as alive 17 July, 1639.
      30 Nov 1640: Thomas Cason mentioned as Executor of Estate of Ralph
      Clarke, dec'd.
      16 Oct 1645: Thomas Cason takes Inventory of Estate of James Clarke,
      dec'd.
      10 Aug 1645: Thomas Cason to provide Inventory of property of the orphans
      of William Layton.
      15 Dec 1646: Thomas Cason buys pewter chamber pott from estate of John
      Moye.
      15 April 1651: Last mention of Thomas Cason as alive. Later, 1651: Thomas
      Cason mentioned as dec'd (C,f.5)
      16 Aug 1652: Elizabeth Cason now married to John Stratton.
      15 April 1658: Elizabeth Stratton, widow of John Stratton lately dec'd
      15 Aug 1658: Elizabeth Stratton patent, mentions Edmond Moore as
      transported.
      16 Aug 1658: Orphans of Thomas Cason (D-161) no names mentioned
      16 Sept 1658: Orphans of Thomas Cason (D-164) no names mentioned
      15 Feb 1659 Jno. Lawrence who married ye relict of John Stratton
      15 Feb 1661 Jno. Lawrence who married ye relict of Thomas Cason & John
      Stratton.
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      Transcription of Lower Norfolk County, Virginia Records, by Mrs. William
      B. Wingo
      RE: Cason, Causon
      Book D, p. 135, 15 April, 1658
      "Whereas Jno. Stratton decensed lately + left a will but no Exec#: Upon
      ye petision of Eliz: his widow. It is ordered that she shall (have) th
      manadging of the estate until ye next court she giving then as acc#: of
      her proceedings therein_
      Book D,. p. 18 17 November, 1656
      "Upon ye petision of Edmund Moor a certificate is granted unto him for
      two hundred acres of land proved due on oath for ye transport: of fower
      (4) persons into ye Collony viz (into ye Collony Fran: Armstrong,
      Alexander Daniell, Brian K_____(?) + John Bray) 4 psons.
      Book D p. 98 20 October 1657
      Mrs. Stratton held accountable for a bill (for most part illegible)
      Book D p. 160 16 Aug., 1658
      Upon ye petision of Elizabeth Stratton widd w, A certificate is granted
      unto her for three hundred acres proved due by her oath for ye
      transportation of ye six p=sons herein under written into ye Collony.
      Elizabeth Watkins, Will Dawson (?), Edmond Moor, Elinor Edwards, Daniell
      Frissell, Jno. Powry) 6 psons.
      Book D p. 161 16 August, 1658 #2
      Upon ye petison of Elizabeth Stratton Widd-w, Tho: Hall, Hno. Lawrence,
      Mr. Sim n. Barrowes + Tho: Allen with ye assistance of Mr. Jno: Martin +
      Mr. Robt. Powis are requested by the Court to meet at ye house of sd.
      Stratton, Upon yis day three weeks + being the ____? Sept. ____? ye next
      to _____? + divide ye estate of Jno. Stratton, dec. + also to deliver
      Tho: Causons children their share + produce to ye next Court a ____?
      list? of all their providing (?) therein-----.
      Book D p. 161 16 August, 1658
      "Upon ye petison of Elizabeth Stratton, widd o., A probate is granted
      unto her upon ye last will + testam t. her husband late deed."
      Book D p. 164- 15 Sept., 1658
      "Whereas Mrs. Stratton widdow is possest with ye estate of ye orphans of
      her late husband Tho: Causon, the court have therefore ordered that she
      bee summoned to ye next cort. + by then to give security for the said
      estate".
      Book D p. 170= 20 Oct., 1658
      "A Judgem-t. is acknowledged in open Court. by Elizabeth Stratton
      Executrix of ye estate of her late husband Jno. Stratton, due to Jno.
      Lawrence for yeso. (?) of five hundred + nine pounds of tob. + cask-being
      due by bill with forbearance together with co-t charges as Executed"