Thomas LEIGHTON (LAYTON), Jr. b. Abt 1642 Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 1677 Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Abt 1642 - 1677 (~ 35 years)

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Name	Thomas LEIGHTON (LAYTON)
Suffix	Jr.
Birth	Abt 1642	Dover, , New Hampshire, [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
_UID	3BFD8E4DD7704EA89902F0E845C5F414D565
Occupation	1673	Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts,
Constable
According to PML he took the freeman's oath 25 June 1672 (NH State Papers, 40:277) and served as constable in 1673 (40:290) and as juryman in 1676. His eastate was inventoried 29 Oct 1677 at more than 515 pounds (NHSP, 31:186).
Death	1677	Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, [1, 2]
Person ID	I4380	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	7 May 2024

Father	Thomas LEIGHTON (LAYTON), b. Abt 1604, , , , England d. Between 21 Sep 1671 and 22 Jun 1672, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 67 years)
Mother	Joanna (Joane), b. Abt 1617, , , , England d. 15 Jan 1703/04, Dover, , New Hampshire, (Age ~ 87 years)
Marriage	Abt 1640
Family ID	F1403	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Elizabeth NUTTER, b. 1646, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, d. Bef 24 Dec 1674 (Age 28 years)

Marriage Abt 1670 Dover, , New Hampshire, [2, 4]

Children

+	1. Thomas LEIGHTON, b. Abt 1671, Dover, , New Hampshire, d. 1744, Newington, , New Hampshire, (Age ~ 73 years)
+	2. John LEIGHTON, b. Abt 1673, Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts, d. Abt 1718, Dover, , New Hampshire, (Age ~ 45 years)

Family ID F1404 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Jun 2022

Family 2 Elizabeth, b. Abt 1655 d. Aft 1677 (Age ~ 23 years)

Marriage Abt 1675

Children

1. Elizabeth LAYTON, b. Abt 1676, Dover, , New Hampshire,

d. Abt 1756 (Age ~ 80 years)

Family ID F1300 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 29 Jan 2020

Event Map

	Birth - Abt 1642 - Dover, , New Hampshire,
	Marriage - Abt 1670 - Dover, , New Hampshire,
	Occupation - Constable - 1673 - Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts,
	Death - 1677 - Dover, Old Norfolk, Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I4380&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Thomas LEIGHTON (LAYTON), Jr.."

Sources

[S1662] Frederick Adams Virkus F.I.A.G., editor, The Compendium of American Genealogy. Ancestry.com. Digital images. 7 vols. (Chicago: 1925; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1968), (https://www. ancestry.com: 13 Jul 2007), 7: 600. accessed 2009.
[S1642] Perley M. Leighton, A Leighton Genealogy, Decendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire, 2, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989.), 1: 22.
[S1642] Perley M. Leighton, A Leighton Genealogy, Decendants of Thomas Leighton of Dover, New Hampshire, 2, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1989.), 1: 21.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), accessed 16 Feb 2013), LAYTON, Thomas (-1677?) & Elizabeth [NUTTER] (-1674?); citing New England Marriages Prior to 1700, 3 Vols., (Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015), 2:931.