Robert Lay 1654–1742 – The Haley, Lawrence, Saunders and Cotter Family trees

Robert LayAge: 87 years1654–1742

Name: Robert Lay

Given names: Robert

Surname: Lay

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Birth	March 6, 1654 37 39 Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a mother	Sarah Fenner May 21, 1676 (Age 22 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Marriage	Mary Stanton — View this family January 22, 1679 (Age 24 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
Birth of a son #1	Robert Lay January 27, 1681 (Age 26 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a daughter #2	Sarah Lay February 19, 1683 (Age 28 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Sarah Lay 1684 (Age 29 years) CT
Birth of a daughter #3	Mary Lay October 3, 1685 (Age 31 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Mary Lay 1686 (Age 31 years) CT
Birth of a son #4	Thomas Lay May 10, 1688 (Age 34 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Thomas Lay 1689 (Age 34 years) CT
Death of a father	Robert Lay July 9, 1689 (Age 35 years) Saybrook, Conneticut
Birth of a daughter #5	Temperance Lay July 25, 1691 (Age 37 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a son #6	Samuel Lay July 25, 1691 (Age 37 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Samuel Lay August 5, 1691 (Age 37 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Birth of a son #7	Samuel Lay February 18, 1695 (Age 40 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Samuel Lay 1696 (Age 41 years) CT
Birth of a daughter #8	Phebe Lay August 14, 1698 (Age 44 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Phebe Lay 1699 (Age 44 years) CT
Death of a sister	Phebe Lay 1699 (Age 44 years) Stonington, Conneticut
Birth of a daughter #9	Dorothy Lay June 3, 1701 (Age 47 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
Death of a daughter	Dorothy Lay 1702 (Age 47 years) CT
Death of a wife	Mary Stanton 1703 (Age 48 years) CT
Marriage of a child	Joseph Griswold — Temperance Lay — View this family December 29, 1714 (Age 60 years) Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
Death of a son	Robert Lay July 1, 1738 (Age 84 years) Westbrook, Middlesex, CT
Death	1742 (Age 87 years) Saybrook, Middlesex, CT

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Fenny Family with spouse Sarah Fenner Phebe Lay Robert Lay Robert Lay Birth: about 1617 — England Death: July 9, 1689 — Saybrook, Conneticut
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Tully Family with spouse Robert Lay Phebe Lay Robert Lay Sarah Fenner Birth: about 1615 40 40 — Horley, Surrey, Eng. Death: May 21, 1676 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
	Marriage: December 1647 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
3 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John B. Denison George Denison John Denison Phebe Denison Robert Denison William Denison Daniel Denison Samuel Denison Anna Denison Sarah Denison Phebe Lay Birth: January 5, 1651 34 36 — Saybrook, Conneticut Death: 1699 — Stonington, Conneticut
3 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Stanton Robert Lay Sarah Lay Mary Lay Thomas Lay Temperance Lay Samuel Lay Samuel Lay Phebe Lay Dorothy Lay Robert Lay Birth: March 6, 1654 37 39 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1742 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Fenny Family with spouse Sarah Fenner Phebe Lay Robert Lay Robert Lay Birth: about 1617 — England Death: July 9, 1689 — Saybrook, Conneticut
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Lay Sarah Fenny Birth: 1607 Death: May 21, 1676 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
	Marriage: December 1647 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT

Mother’s family with John Tully - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Sarah Fenner John Tully Birth: 1591 Death: 1642
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Tully Family with spouse Robert Lay Phebe Lay Robert Lay Sarah Fenner Birth: about 1615 40 40 — Horley, Surrey, Eng. Death: May 21, 1676 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
	Marriage: October 17, 1637 — CT

Family with Mary Stanton - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Stanton Robert Lay Sarah Lay Mary Lay Thomas Lay Temperance Lay Samuel Lay Samuel Lay Phebe Lay Dorothy Lay Robert Lay Birth: March 6, 1654 37 39 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1742 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Robert Lay Robert Lay Sarah Lay Mary Lay Thomas Lay Temperance Lay Samuel Lay Samuel Lay Phebe Lay Dorothy Lay Mary Stanton Birth: 1660 22 18 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1703 — CT
	Marriage: January 22, 1679 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Robert Lay Birth: January 27, 1681 26 21 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: July 1, 1738 — Westbrook, Middlesex, CT
2 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Sarah Lay Birth: February 19, 1683 28 23 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1684 — CT
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Mary Lay Birth: October 3, 1685 31 25 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1686 — CT
3 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Thomas Lay Birth: May 10, 1688 34 28 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1689 — CT
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Joseph Griswold John Griswold Joseph Griswold Nathan Griswold Temperance Griswold Giles Griswold John Griswold Daniel Griswold Jedediah Griswold Temperance Lay Birth: July 25, 1691 37 31 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: September 18, 1773 — Killingworth, Middlesex, CT
son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel Lay Birth: July 25, 1691 37 31 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: August 5, 1691 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Samuel Lay Birth: February 18, 1695 40 35 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1696 — CT
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Phebe Lay Birth: August 14, 1698 44 38 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1699 — CT
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Dorothy Lay Birth: June 3, 1701 47 41 — Saybrook, Middlesex, CT Death: 1702 — CT

Generation 1
1. Robert Lay, son of Robert Lay and Sarah Fenner, was born on March 6, 1654 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT and died in 1742 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT at the age of 87. He married Mary Stanton, daughter of Thomas Stanton and Sarah Denison, on January 22, 1679 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT.. She was born in 1660 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT and died in 1703 in CT at the age of 43.
  Children of Robert Lay and Mary Stanton:
  1. Robert Lay (1681–1738)
  2. Sarah Lay (1683–1684)
  3. Mary Lay (1685–1686)
  4. Thomas Lay (1688–1689)
  5. Temperance Lay (1691–1773)
  6. Samuel Lay (1691–1691)
  7. Samuel Lay (1695–1696)
  8. Phebe Lay (1698–1699)
  9. Dorothy Lay (1701–1702)
Generation 2back to top
1. Temperance Lay, daughter of Robert Lay and Mary Stanton, was born on July 25, 1691 in Saybrook, Middlesex, CT and died on September 18, 1773 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 82. She married Joseph Griswold, son of John Griswold and Bathsheba North, on December 29, 1714 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. He was born on September 26, 1691 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on April 18, 1771 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 79.
  Children of Temperance Lay and Joseph Griswold:
  1. John Griswold (1715–1716)
  2. Joseph Griswold (1716–1791)
  3. Nathan Griswold (1719–1791)
  4. Temperance Griswold (1720–1721)
  5. Giles Griswold (1723–1804)
  6. John Griswold (1726–1776)
  7. Daniel Griswold (1728–1753)
  8. Jedediah Griswold (1730–1808)
Generation 3back to top
1. Joseph Griswold, son of Joseph Griswold and Temperance Lay, was born on October 22, 1716 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on July 13, 1791 in Walpole, Cheshire, NH at the age of 74. He married 4 times. The first time he married Rebecca Rutty, daughter of Edward Rutty and Rachel Sheather, on December 4, 1740 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on April 4, 1719 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on May 31, 1747 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 28. The second time he married Sarah Hurd on September 23, 1748 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on August 23, 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on September 16, 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 26. The third time he married Sarah Jones on November 6, 1751 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born in 1711 and died on December 9, 1753 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 42. The fourth time he married Lydia Farnam on May 22, 1754 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born in 1727 in CT and died on January 15, 1791 in Walpole, Cheshire, NH at the age of 64.
  Children of Joseph Griswold and Rebecca Rutty:
  1. Gideon Griswold (1742–1742)
  2. Joseph Griswold (1743–1744)
  3. Samuel Griswold (1745–1830)
  Children of Joseph Griswold and Sarah Hurd:
  1. Elnathan Griswold (1749–1775)
  Children of Joseph Griswold and Sarah Jones:
  1. Rebecca Griswold (1753–1754)
  Children of Joseph Griswold and Lydia Farnam:
  1. Daniel Griswold (1755–1756)
  2. Gideon Griswold (1757–1758)
  3. Lydia Griswold (1759–1760)
  4. Gilbert Griswold (1761–1762)
  5. Lydia Griswold (1763–1764)
  6. Elisha Griswold (1765–1851)
  7. Stephen Griswold (1768–1769)
  8. Asahel Griswold (1768–1769)
  9. Ethan Griswold (1771–1799)
2. Nathan Griswold, son of Joseph Griswold and Temperance Lay, was born on April 28, 1719 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on June 15, 1791 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 72. He married Sarah Hull, daughter of Josiah Hull and Elizabeth ?, on May 2, 1745 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT. She was born on May 29, 1725 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT and died on October 9, 1794 in Killingworth, Middlesex, CT at the age of 69.

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Shared note	!Birth Date:Note 1; Place:Note 1; !Bapt. Date: Place: !Death Date:Note 1; Place:Note 1; !Burial Date: Place: !Marriage Date:Note 1; Place:Note 1; SPOUSE:Note 1; NOTES 10/1/90 IGI Family History Center; !Note 1:NEHGR, Volume LXII, 1908;

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	Robert Lay 1617–1689
mother Parents Arthur Fenner Sarah Browne	Sarah Fenner 1615–1676
elder sister Family John B. Denison George Denison John Denison Phebe Denison Robert Denison William Denison Daniel Denison Samuel Denison Anna Denison Sarah Denison	Phebe Lay 1651–1699
himself Family Mary Stanton Robert Lay Sarah Lay Mary Lay Thomas Lay Temperance Lay Samuel Lay Samuel Lay Phebe Lay Dorothy Lay	Robert Lay 1654–1742
Father’s family with Sarah Fenny
father Parents (unknown)	Robert Lay 1617–1689
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Fenny 1607–1676
Mother’s family with John Tully
step-father Parents (unknown)	John Tully 1591–1642
mother Parents Arthur Fenner Sarah Browne	Sarah Fenner 1615–1676
Family with Mary Stanton
himself Parents Robert Lay Sarah Fenner	Robert Lay 1654–1742
wife Parents Thomas Stanton Sarah Denison	Mary Stanton 1660–1703
son Family (none)	Robert Lay 1681–1738
daughter Family (none)	Sarah Lay 1683–1684
daughter Family (none)	Mary Lay 1685–1686
son Family (none)	Thomas Lay 1688–1689
daughter Family Joseph Griswold John Griswold Joseph Griswold Nathan Griswold Temperance Griswold Giles Griswold John Griswold Daniel Griswold Jedediah Griswold	Temperance Lay 1691–1773
son Family (none)	Samuel Lay 1691–1691
son Family (none)	Samuel Lay 1695–1696
daughter Family (none)	Phebe Lay 1698–1699
daughter Family (none)	Dorothy Lay 1701–1702

Robert LayAge: 87 years1654–1742

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