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Where did the English layton family come from? What is the English layton family crest and coat of arms? When did the layton family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the layton family history?
The name layton is an old Anglo-Saxon name. It comes from when a family lived in the place called Leighton which had various locations in England including Huntingdon, Salop, Bedford, North Riding of Yorkshire and Cheshire. This Habitation name was originally derived from the Old English word Leac-tun, which referred to the homestead where leeks were grown. Leyton is an area of north-east London, part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in Essex. In this case, the name means "settlement on the River Lea" and was also known until 1921 as "Low Leyton" and also included Leytonstone. It dates back to the Domesday Book, when it was called Leintun at that time.
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- First settlers to North America
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Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name layton were recorded, including Leighton, Layton, Laton and others.First found in Huntingdon, where Roger de Leyton and Clement de Leyton were listed in the Hundred Rolls of 1273. The same rolls listed Henry de Leyton in Buckinghamshire. [1]
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name layton. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the layton family emigrate to North America:
layton Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Edward Layton, aged 30, arrived in Barbados in 1634
- Elizabeth Layton, who landed in Virginia in 1636
- Wm Layton, who arrived in Virginia in 1636
- Thomas Layton, who arrived in Lynn, Mass in 1638
- Jno Layton, who arrived in Virginia in 1658
layton Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Hugh Layton, who landed in Virginia in 1705
layton Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Layton, aged 27, landed in Louisiana in 1812
- Jose M Layton, aged 24, landed in New Orleans, La in 1827
- Manuel Ma Layton, aged 33, landed in New Orleans, La in 1829
- I S Layton, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1849
- Jordan Layton, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
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- Daniel John Layton (1879-1960), American Chief Justice of the Delaware Supreme Court from 1933 to 1945
- Edward M. "Eddie" Layton (1925-2004), American organist at old Yankee Stadium for 31 seasons and member of the New York Sports Hall of Fame
- Admiral Geoffrey Layton GBE, KCB, KCMG, DSO (1884-1964), British Royal Navy officer
- George Layton (b. 1943), English actor, director, screenwriter and author
- Irving Layton OC (1912-2006), Canadian poet made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1976
- John Gilbert "Jack" Layton (1950-2011), Canadian social democratic leader of the New Democratic Party from 2003 to 2011
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- The Family and Ancestors of Joseph Anthony Layton by Robert F. Layton.
- In My Father's House: the Story of the Layton Family and the Reverend Jim Jones by Min S. Yee.
- A Leighton (also Layton) Genealogy by Perley M. Leighton.
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- ^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Other References- Papworth, J.W and A.W Morant. Ordinary of British Armorials. London: T.Richards, 1874. Print.
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- Magnusson, Magnus. Chambers Biographical Dictionary 5th edition. Edinburgh: W & R Chambers, 1990. Print.
- Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Elster, Robert J. International Who's Who. London: Europa/Routledge. Print.
- Chadwick, Nora Kershaw and J.X.W.P Corcoran. The Celts. London: Penguin, 1790. Print. (ISBN 0140212116).
- Humble, Richard. The Fall of Saxon England. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-88029-987-8).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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