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GENERAL FRANCIS LAYE: DOCUMENTS
- A. General Francis Laye's Marriage to Mary Airey
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General Francis Laye's Marriage to MARGARET BROWN
C. General Francis Laye's Burial Entry
General Francis Laye's Prior Marriage to Margaret Brown
Note: Margaret Brown belong to prominent family also with
the Dixon family. See signature above of "Dixon Brown".
Name: Dixon , Dixon , esq. of Unthank Hall , in
Northumberland , succeeded his father in Aug 1812 , m. 28 Nov 1816 ,
Elizabeth , eldest daughter of William Smith , esq. of Togston , and had
issue a daughter who died in infancy. Mr. Dixon , who served the office of
sheriff for Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in 1802 , and of high sheriff for
Northumberland in 1827 , is a deputy lieutenant for the county, and major
of the Northumberland and Newcastle volunteer cavalry. William Brown ,
esq. of Willington , near Newcastle , extensively concerned in collieries
on the river Tyne , m. Miss Smith , of Morpeth , and died in 1782 ,
leaving two sons, and three daughters. Of the former, the elder son and
heir, William Brown , esq. married in 1770 , Margaret , daughter of
William Dixon , esq. of Hawkwell , in Northumberland , and had issue, I.
Dixon , who succeeded him. II. Richard , married Juliana , daughter of
William . Margaret , married in 1803 , Lieut. Gen. Laye , royal artillery,
and died in May 1804 . II. Mary , married William Clark , esq. of Belford
Hall , and Benton House , died in 1814 , leaving issue, two sons and one
daughter. III. Jane , married Ralph Fenwick , esq. of Wood Lodge, Surrey,
died in 1828 , Mr. Brown dying the 28 Aug 1812 , was succeeded by his
eldest son Dixon Brown , esq. who in compliance with a proviso contained
in the last will and testament of William Dixon , esq. late of Gower
Street, Bedford Square, assumed the surname of Dixon upon the demise of
Col. Dixon of the royal artillery, in 1825 , and came into possession of
the estates of Benridge and Ingo , in Northumberland . He is the present
Dixon Dixon , esq.Motto-Suivez Raison. Estates-Benton , Unthank ,
Willington , Benridge , and Ingo , in Northumberland . Seats-Unthank Hall
and Benton .
Fenwick Name
General Francis Laye first marriage was to Margaret Brown. Margaret had
a sister, Jane Brown who married Ralph Fenwick. Hence Francis and Ralph
were brother-in-laws. There seems to be some bond- whether friendship or
blood - based on the names- as in Francis' son, Francis Fenwick Laye, and
Jane Francis Fenwick. Ralph married Jane Brown in 1807 and
their children were: Eleanor Mary Fenwick b 1808 m Charles Brown; Charles
Richard Fenwick b 1822, Julia Fenwick b 1809 m John Simpson; William John
Fenwick b 1816; Isabella Fenwick b 1817 m John Marston, Mary Fenwick b
1812, d 1813; Henry Fenwick b 1818; Jane Francis Fenwick b 1810; Rakoh
Fenwick b 1814. The Fenwicks lived in Streatham, Surrey.
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