Hi all, I'm hoping someone on this list has access to resources and/or is connected to this family. We are trying to ascertain the parentage of David LAYTON, husband of Maria (h) SMOCK. The following represents what we think we know: David Layton (parent UNKNOWN Layton) was born Abt. 1740 in Three Mile Run, Somerset, NJ. Lived in Hoosick, NY-1790 David married Maria Smock on Abt. 1762 in NJ. Maria (parents Jan Matthyse Smock and Leah Fonteyn) was born Abt. 1746 in Raritan (Somerville) Somerset, NJ. She died Jul 1804 in Raritan (Somerville) Somerset, NJ. David Layton and Maria Smock had the following children: 1. Thomas Layton was born 13 Aug 1763 in NJ. 2. Leah Layton was born 17 Jan 1765 in Otsego, NY(?). She died Abt. 1845 in Lima, Otsego, NY. 3. Lydia Layton was born 23 Oct 1767 in NJ. 4. John Layton was born 30 Jun 1768 in NJ. 5. Anna Layton was born 12 May 1770 in NJ?. She died 10 Jan 1835 in Richfield Springs, Otsego, NY. 6. Mary Layton was born 6 Jul 1772 in NJ. 7. David Layton. 8. David Layton was born 17 Jan 1774 in NJ. 9. Joseph Layton was born 26 Feb 1774 in Somerset Co., NJ. He died 12 Jun 1859 in Richfield Springs, Otsego, NY. Rumor has it that David LAYTON served in the New York militia during the Revolutionary War. Sources have not confirmed this fact. One source states that the Battle Of Bennington was fought on the family farm in Hoosick, NY but land ownership records do not bear this out. If the above names are an indication, parents namesd may have been Thomas and Lydia LAYTON. Any leads appreciated. Sincerely, Deb Christianson Madison, Wisconsin