EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: LAY / LOY
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== Alamance Lays By Antoinette Vawter
In the middle of the eighteenth century, a family of Lays settled in Alamance, North Carolina;
a county famous for the cloth to which it lent it's name, and for it's many fine potters.
Alamance cloth is the familiar small brown, white, and blue cotton check that has been sold over
the United States for two hundred years. The potters who are so well known are Lays.
The scion of the Alamance Lays was Martin Laye,
emigre from Pfalz, Germany and of Protestant French origin. Layes
took refuge in the Palatinate (between Mannheim and the Saar Basin) when persecuted
under Charles IX and Henry III despite the Catholic-Protestant peace accord signed in 1570
at St. Germanine en Laye.
Martin and his wife, Catherine Faust Laye,
sailed into Philadelphia Harbor on the St. Mark, 26 September 1741. The couple settled in
Philadelphia and began a family with son George, born in 1745, John born in 1747, and later,
Mary and Henry, who came in 1750. Martin's mid-life impetus, shall we say, was to pack up
and move to North Carolina.
What is now Alamance County, was in 1755 part of Orange County; when Martin began
buying acreage there. His four children married there, and inherited his land and effects
when Martin's health failed.
He sickened in 1777 and made out his testament, which was proven in Equity Court in
May of 1779. Some parcels devolved to John and George as pre-death deed overs.
Martin's sons and daughter remained in Alamance, although George's widow Catherine
Tillman Lay, pioneered on the
frontier, leaving North Carolina for Tennessee after his death in 1799. John Lay
married Mary Duffie Holt. Henry and his wife,
Margaret begat Mary, John Henry, Daniel, and Elizabeth Lay.
Through the 1767 marriage of John Lay and Mary Holt Lay,
come the line of potters that began with their grandsons: Joseph, Jeremiah, John III,
Soloman II, plus some of the children of Henry Lay II and Susan Albright, who wed in 1796.
Most of the Alamance County Lays reside near Albright, North Carolina,
the town that bears her name. Two of the Lay potters
strayed into adjoining Person County... Joseph A., and his son George, and John M. Lay.
A fact well known to the people of Alamance, and carefully preserved by its genealogists, is that the Laye/Lays
struggled early on for correct pronunciation of their name. Using the umlaut
(two dots over a vowel) proved unhelpful, and many Alamance Lays
gave up and went to the spelling Loy which approximated the sound of their names.
The word Laye, derived about 1357 from the Dutch "Laeye" survives in modern French,
and means case, chest, coffre (housing for the pipes and air magazine of the organ).
My own Lay, who kept the spelling "Lay
" is Sophia II. She married George Patterson Payne and bore
William Haywood, born 1853; Henry, Michael, John, Pearl, Betty; and my great-grandfather,
Sterling Rushing Payne, who was born 25 March, 1859. Sophia
died at Albright in 1897.
Sources: Larousse Arts, Sciences, Letters; Le Petit Robert; North Carolina Will Book; Orange County Land Grants and Surname Catalogue; Federal Censuses for 1790-1850, North Carolina. Know your Family, the Sharps, by Genevieve Peters; Lay Family Genealogy by J. Gilbert Lay; Index of North Carolina Potters; LDS Ancestral File and IGI, (for Confirmation only).
== Alamance County was originally part of Orange County, the county immediately to the east. Alamance County was officially proclaimed a county in April of 1849. The boundary to the north finds Caswell County, south is Chatham County, and west is Guilford County.
Few facts in Alamance history are more disputed than the origin of the name "Alamance". Although some sources claim that Alamance was named by early German immigrants who came here from the "Alemanni" region of the Rhineland, others claim that the Indians called the Alamance Creek by the Indian word "Amonsi" or "Alamons," which meant "noisy river" or by another word which meant "blue clay".
Its central location placed Alamance County as an early player in the transportation system within the region. Early in the nineteenth century, Alamance begin a textile industry that sustained the economy of the county and is considered the beginning of the textile industry that spread throughout the South.
Source: Alamance County NC Genealogy Page
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | GEN4-G7-LÄYE MARTIN (b.c. 1710 Pfalz, GER-d.1779 Orange Co., NC) married yr? to CATHERINE FOUST
| | | | | (b.yr?-d.1798 Orange Co., NC)
| | | | | Gen5-George Läy (b.abt. 1745 PA-d.1799 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC) married yr? NC to
| | | | | | Catherine Tillman (b.yr?-d.1833 Loyston, Anderson Co., TN)
| | | | | | Gen6-Elizabeth Loy (b.c.1768 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Nicholas Moser (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Catherine "Caty" Loy (b.May 12, 1771 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Daniel Albright (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Margret Ann Loy (b.1773 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Ludwig (Lewis) Clapp (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-John William "Fisher" Loy (b.1775 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Sally Miller (b.yr?-d.yr?) married again yr? to
| | | | | | | Nancy Miller (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Jacob Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Sarah "Sally" Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Catherine Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-John Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Elizabeth Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-George Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-William Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Lewis Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Henry Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Nancy Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Isaac Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Emanuel Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Rachel Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Rachel Loy (b.1779 NC-d.yr?) married bef. 1799 to Joel Albright (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Jacob Loy (b.1783 NC-d.yr?) married Jul. 1804 Campbell Co., TN to Phoebe Tillman (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Sarah Loy (b.1785 NC-d.yr?) married 1806 to John Clapp (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-George Jr Loy (b.1789 NC-d.yr?) married 1809 to Elizabeth Barsheba Massengale (b.yr-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Henry Loy (b.1790 NC-d.yr?) married 1809 to Martha Greenwood (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-William Loy (b.1794 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Duly Hill (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen5-Mary Läy (b.yr?-d.yr?) married yr? NC to George Foust (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | Gen5-Henry Läy (b.abt. 1750-d.Feb. 1798 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC) married yr? NC to
| | | | | | Margaret Tillman (b.bet. 1756-1763-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Mary Läy (b.NC-d.yr?) married c.1803 to George Sharp (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-John Henry Sr Läy (b.1784 NC-d.yr?) married yr? to Mary Hodges (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Sarah Hand Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Joseph C. Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?) married yr? to Rachel L. Sharp (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Elizabeth Mabelle Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Thomas Matthew Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Margaret Tillman Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Rachel H. Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-John Henry Sr Loy (b.1821 AL-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-James Edward Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-George Washington Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-DeWitt Clinton Loy (b.yr?-d.yr?) WWI casualty.
| | | | | | Gen6-Daniel Läy (b.c.1788 NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Elizabeth Läy (b.yr?-d.yr?) married yr? to Henry Edward Caley/Kaley (b.yr?-d.yr?)
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | GEN5-G6-LÄY JOHN SR1. (b.1747 Berks Co., PA-d. May 03, 1840 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC)
| | | | | | married abt. 1767 Orange Co., NC to MARY DUFFIE HOLT (b.abt.1750 Berks Co., PA-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-George Läy (b.abt. 1770 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.aft.1840 Orange Co., NC) married yr? to
| | | | | | | Mary Lastname? (b.yr?-d.bef. 1812 NC? TN?) married again Apr. 22, 1812 Orange Co., NC to Nancy Ferguson
| | | | | | | (b.yr? PA-d.aft.1840 NC? TN?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Henry Läy (b.abt. 1773 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.yr? NC) married Sep. 06, 1796 Orange Co., NC to
| | | | | | | Sophia Albright (b.Feb. 04, 1780 NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Solomon Läy (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-John A. Läy (b.yr?-d.yr?) maried yr? to Sally Williams (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | Gen6-Martin Luther Läy (b.Sep. 09, 1775 Saint Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.May 05, 1836 Glens Fork Creek, Adair Co., KY)
| | | | | | | married Dec. 18, 1799 Hillsboro, Orange Co., NC to Mary Sellars (b.Mar. 07, 1781 Orange Co., NC-
| | | | | | | d.Dec. 09, 1865 Glens Fork Creek, Adair Co., KY)
| | | | | | Gen6-Jacob Läy (b.abt. 1779 Saint Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.Oct. 17, 1854 Burlington, Alamance Co., NC)
| | | | | | | married Mar. 22, 1806 Orange Co., NC to Mary Elizabeth Payne (b.abt. 1788 NC-d.Mar. 10,1868 Burlington, Alamance Co., NC)
| | | | | | Gen6-Elizabeth Läy (b.1783 Saint Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.1850-1860 NC) married Aug. 28, 1806 to
| | | | | | | John Rogers (b.1783 NC-d.bet.1850-1860 NC)
| | | | | | Gen6-Mary Eliza Läy (b.1785 Saint Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.bet.1850-1860 Alamance Co., NC) married Nov. 24, 1806 to
| | | | | | | Jacob Snotherly (b.bet.1770-1780 NC-d.bet.1820-1840 Orange Co., NC)
| | | | | | Gen6-Daughter Läy (b.bet.1784-1790 Saint Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | GEN6-G5-LOY JOHN JR (b.abt. 1768 St. Asaph's Dist., Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | married yr? to PHILOPENA SHARP (b.bet. 1770-1780 NC-d.aft.1849)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Peter Loy (b.Mar. 24, 1794 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Catherine Loy (b.Feb. 16, 1796 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Elias Loy (b.Oct. 17, 1798 Orange Co., NC-d.Jun. 23, 1863 Preble Co., OH) married yr? to Jeanette Jones (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-John III Loy (b.Feb. 18, 1801 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Isaac Loy (b.Aug. 08, 1803 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Anne Loy (b.Oct. 29, 1805 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-David Loy (b.Apr. 27, 1809 Orange Co., NC-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Gen7-Elizabeth Loy (b.abt. 1810 Campbell Co., TN-d.Jul. 14, 1877 Marietta Twp., Crawford Co., WI) married
| | | | | | | | abt. 1829 IN to John Foust (b.abt. 1805 Knox Co., TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: FOUST / FOUST for additional children.
| | | | | | | Gen7-Sarah Loy (b.abt. 1813 Campbell Co., NC-d.yr?)
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | | GEN7-G4-LOY WILLIAM (b.Nov.13, 1791 Orange Co., NC-d.bef. Mar. 18, 1833 Preble Co., OH)
| | | | | | | | married Sep. 21, 1810 Knox Co., TN to ANNA BARBARA ALBRIGHT (b.May 13, 1787 NC-d.aft.1850)
| | | | | | | | Gen8-Henry Loy (b.yr? TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen8-Mary A. Loy (b.abt. Jun. 05, 1815 TN-d.abt.May 16, 1901) married abt. 1834 to John Axely Foust (b.1814 Knox Co., TN-
| | | | | | | | | d.Jul. 19, 1888 Marietta Twp., Crawford Co., WI
| | | | | | | | | Gen9-George Washington Foust (b.Feb. 28, 1848 IN-d.Feb. 03, 1887 Boydtown, Crawford Co., WI) married Dec. 18, 1869
| | | | | | | | | Boscobel, Grant Co., WI to Celia Ann Drake (b.yr?-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen8-John Loy (b.abt. 1816 TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen8-Christian Loy (b.abt. 1822 TN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | | Gen8-Jane Loy (b.abt. 1825 TN-d.yr?)
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | GEN8-G3-LOY SARAH A. "SALLY" (b.1812-d.Jul. 20, 1906 Redkey, Jay Co., IN) married Dec. 29, 1829 Easton, Preble Co.,
| | | | | | | | | OH to CHRISTIAN JR FOUST (b.abt.1804 Knox Co.,TN-d.Aug. 1859 in Randolph Co.,IN)
| | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: FOUST / FOUST for additional children.
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | | GEN9-G2-FOUST CHRISTINA "LENA" (b.abt.1836 IN-d.yr?) married Nov. 07, 1856 Randolph Co., IN to
| | | | | | | | | | AARON SILVERS (b.abt.1833/35-d.Dec. 09, 1913 IN)
| | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SILVER / SILVERS for additional children.
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | | | GEN10-G1-SILVERS WILLIAM HENRY (b.Aug. 07, 1866 Randolph Co., IN-d.yr?)15.-d.yr?) married
| | | | | | | | | | | Jan. 1, 1888 Jay Co., IN1. to EMMA ROZELLA TAYLOR (b.Jul.22, 1868 Jay Co., IN-d.yr?)
| | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SILVER / SILVERS for additional children.
GRANDPARENTS, PATERNAL:
| | | | | | | | | | | GEN11-G-SILVERS ELMER PASCAL (b.Jan. 25, 1889 Jay Co.,15. IN-d.Apr. 16, 1960 IN)6. married Dec. 24, 1913
| | | | | | | | | Starke Co., IN to RUTH ELLEN RANSBOTTOM (b.Jan. 19, 1895 Starke Co., IN-d.Jan. 08, 1965 IN)
| | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SILVER / SILVERS for additional children.
PARENTS:
| | | | | | | | | | | | GEN12-F-SILVERS WARREN GLENN 9. (b.Jul. 10, 1923 Culver, Marshall Co., IN2.-d.Feb. 24, 1974
| | | | | | | | | | | | | married Jun. 13, 1956 Niles, Berrien Co., MI to PATRICIA ANN NEWLIN (b.Feb. 24, 1931 Hammond, Lake Co., IN-
| | | | | | | | | | | | | d.Jan. 17, 1980 Granada Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA)
| | | | | | | Please refer to EXTENDED DETAILS OF LINEAGE: SILVER / SILVERS for additional children.
Diane Marie Silvers Long c. 1991
SELF:
| | | | | | | | | | | | | GEN13-PN-D SILVERS DIANE MARIE (b.Aug. 6, 1957 South Bend, St. Joseph Co., IN) married 1977 Chula Vista CA
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | to Kenneth Larry Powell (b.Sep. 15, 1951 San Diego Co., CA) married again 1993 to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | JEFFREY RICHARD LONG (b.May 05, 1962 Norwalk, Los Angeles Co., CA)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gen14-KP-Persephone Marie Powell (b.Aug. 09, 1974 Granada Hills, Los Angeles Co., CA)
Credits / Resources:
1. Revolutionary War vet.
The Complete Loy History Website
Munns Family Webpage
Alamance Lays
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Code: D= Daughter. F = Father. G=Grandparent. "Great-" is denoted by addition of number. G1=Great-grandparent