Margaret F. Polk and John Layng Sr.
John Layng Jr.
Children from first marriage, Elizabeth Frances Rogers:
1. William Layng: b. 23 August 1834 Newboyne, Ontario, Ca d. 13 Dec 1894 Lived in Belleville, NY, then Athens, Ontario; married Amelia Wakefield in Belleville, NY. Served the 10th NY HA Civil War enlisted 21 Aug 1862. Burial likely Lansdowne.
2. Margaret Layng: b. 15 Feb 1836 Newboyne, Ontario, Ca d. 17 Feb 1901. Married George A. Hartman, lived in Alexandria, NY. Burial at Redwood, NY.
3. Robert Layng: b. 22 Jan 1838 Newboyne, Ontario, CA d. 16 Mar 1899. Moved first to Belleville, Jefferson County, NY, Civil War 20th NY Cav, enlisted Aug 1864. Married Nellie Cory, lived in Alexandria, NY. Burial in Redwood
4. Elizabeth/Libbie Layng: b. 29 March 1841 Newboyne, Ont, Ca d.15 Jan 1912 LeRay, NY. Married James M. Cory (1840 - 1897), lived in LeRay, Jefferson County, NY. Farmers. Burial Sanford Corners, Calcium, NY.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cory died at the residence of her son, Sidney, on Pearl street in this city Monday night. Mrs. Cory was born in Newborn, Ont., in 1841, the daughter of John an d Fanny Laying. She went to the town of Leray and in 1861 married James Cory, and had made her home on the same farm near Sanfords Corners for over 50 years. Her husband died about 15 years ago. Mrs. Cory is survived by three sons, Sidney J. and Charles E. of Watertown, and Perley J., who lives on the home farm. She also leaves several grandchildren and a brother, Charles A. Laying, the latter residing in California.
A large circle of friends will regret her sudden death, which came while she was on a visit to her son, Sidney, in Watertown.
5. Priscilla Layng: b. 29 Jan 1843 Newboyne, Ontario, Ca d. Oct 1875
6. John Layng: b. 26 Oct 1844 Newboyne, Ontario, Ca d. 30 Oct 1862. Moved to Belleville, Jefferson County, NY, Civil War 10th NY HA, enlisted 8 Aug 1862, but died shortly after muster, 31 Oct 1862. Buried in Woodside Cem, Belleville, NY.
7. Charles Augustus Layng: b. 24 Aug 1846 Newboyne, Ontario, Ca. d. 1921 Civil War 184th Inf. NY. Lived in Kansas, then Cal. Married Harriet R. Shact
Charles left Canada when a boy and came to live with his sister, Mrs. James Cory, in the town of Leray until he enlisted in the Union Army. He served throughout the war. Although never wounded, he contracted asthma thorough long exposure and never recovered his health. After his discharge he went to Atchison, Kansas, where he married Miss Hattie Shact of Kentucky. He was in business there for several years and then, because of his health, he moved to Los Angeles about 1891, where he resided. Until his retirement, he was in the insurance business. He was the last of a family of seven children by Elizabeth Frances Rogers. There is record of a Layng running for City Attorney in the 1919 Primary. The 1880 census lists his brother, George H. Layng, 21, as living with him as well as Laura Jackson, 14.
Children from second marriage to Maria Wood, all born in Newboyne:
8. Henry Layng: b. 3 Jun 1848 d. 25 May 1921. Married Rachel M. Hayes (1856 - 1915). Lived in Smiths Falls. Burial at Maple Vale.
9. Anna Layng: b 21 Oct 1850 d. 29 Jun 1906 Married Anthony Preston (1846 - 1925). Lived Athens, Ontario. Burial in Newboyne
10. Herbert A. Layng: b 24 Apr 1852 d. 26 Feb 1914 Married Ida Lucas. Lived in Brockville, Ontario. Second marriage Elizabeth Willis.
11. Richard F. Layng: b 28 Aug 1854 d. 21 May 1891 Married Hannah Green, died age 37. Lived Lansdowne, Ontario. Burial in Oakleaf.
12. Mary Ida Layng: b. 11 Feb 1857 d. Married John R Polk. Burial at Maple Vale.
13. Fanny and Dora Layng: b. 22 Mar 1860 d. 1929 Dora died 27 Jul 1860. Fanny married Frederick Wyatt Scovil, lived in Athens. Burial Glen Elbe.
14. Dora A. Layng:b. 17 Nov 1862 d. 1951 Married Jonathan Davis Johnson (1865 - 1939). Burial at Oakleaf.
15. John Wood Layng: b. 13 Jan 1865 d. 18 Apr 1936 who married Margaret Ann Holmes (1866 - 1947). Lived in Athens, Ontario, Canada. Burial Glen Elbe.
John Delbert Laying was born 1899, to John Wood Laying and Margaret Holmes.
16. Chillion Layng: b. 7 Aug 1869 d. 22 Aug 1869
Marjery Layng and Anthony Preston
From My Own Four Walls by Diane Haskins
"Anthony Preston's property (Visser Road, Newboyne), unlike just about all others in our story, did not have a whole succession of owners. It was, in fact, granted by the Crown to Anthony himself, in 1848.
Anthony had been born in Ireland in 1802, and had emigrated to Canada with his wife Margery, some time prior to 1838. How and where they lived in the following years is not recorded, but it is quite likely that they were already on this 100-acre farm, finally acquiring title in 1849. The 1851 census revealed that they were living here in a one-and-one-half storey log cabin. At that time, seven of their children had already been born, so it is not surprising that they began construction of their present stone house within a short period of time.
The Preston family eventually consisted of five boys and three girls. Two of their sons did very well indeed. One son, Robert Henry, became a doctor, and married Elizabeth Tett of Newboro, where he practiced medicine for a number of years. In addition, he also served in the Provincial Legislature as a Member of Parliament for Leeds County. Anthony's youngest son, Richard Franklin, also became a doctor, and settled in Carleton Place, Ontario, where he, too, was active in his profession, as well as following in his brother's footsteps in the field of politics. He was first elected as a M.L.A. in the Ontario Legislature, and later became a member of the Dominion Parliament.
Joseph Preston, the second youngest son, continued the family farm with his wife, Jessie Barker, until their son, William, assumed ownership in 1923. When William married Myrtle Bolton in approximately 1910, the frame house, which is as present located close to the stone house, was moved here from County Road 5, no doubt to provide a home for the young couple. The farm remained in the Preston family until 1962, when it was sold to its present owners ..."
Robert Henry Preston, MPP
From Wikipedia:
Robert Henry Preston (March 15, 1840 - December 18, 1926) was an Ontario doctor and political figure. He represented Leeds South from 1875 to 1879 and from 1883 to 1886 and Leeds from 1886 to 1894 in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member.
He was born in Bastard Township, Leeds County in 1840, the son of Anthony Preston, a farmer who came to Upper Canada from Ireland. His younger brother Richard Franklin Preston was also a physician and politician. In 1862, he received an M.D. from Ann Arbor Medical College in Michigan; he went on to study at Bellvue College in New York and Queen's College and received his license to practice medicine in 1864, setting up practice in Newboro. In 1868, he was named associate coroner for the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville. Preston was president of the Brockville, Westport and Sault Ste. Marie Railway. He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Benjamin Tett, in 1868. He served as president of the North Crosby and Newboro Agricultural Association. Preston was also a member of the Freemasons.
Robert's political record with the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
History of Leeds and Grenville, Thaddeus William Henry Leavitt, 1879
The Canadian Parliamentary Companion 1891
Richard Franklin Preston, MP, MPP
From Wikipedia:
Richard Franklin Preston (October 24, 1860 – February 8, 1929) was an Ontario physician and political figure. He represented Lanark North in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1894 to 1898 and from 1905 to 1919 and Lanark in the Canadian House of Commons from 1922 to 1929 as a Conservative member.
He was born in Leeds County, Canada West, the son of Anthony Preston, an Irish immigrant, and was educated at Queen's University. His older brother Robert Henry Preston was also a physician and politician. Preston ran unsuccessfully for the Lanark North seat in the House of Commons in 1900 and 1904. He served as a minister without portfolio in the provincial cabinet from 1914 to 1919. He was first elected to the House of Commons in an 1922 by-election held after the death of John Alexander Stewart.
Preston was reeve and later mayor of Carleton Place. He also served as warden for Lanark County.
Richard's political record with the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
Richard's political record with the Parliament of Canada.
Ottawa Citizen - Feb.11, 1929
