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William Dyer

Most distant known ancestor in this line

Events

Birth
· England
Death
· Massachusetts

Family

Spouse: (unknown)

Children:

  1. Christopher Dyer (1640–1689)
    Children: William Dyer (1663–1749); John Dyer; Grace Dyer (1666–)
    m. Ruth
    Children: Ebenezer Dyer
  2. John Dyer (1648–)
    m. Mary
    m. Sarah
    m. Anna Holbrook
  3. Mary Dyer
    m. Samuel Bowles
  4. Giles Dyer (–1713)
    m. Hannah (1674–)
  5. William Dyer (ABOUT 1653–27 Jul 1738)
    m. Mary Taylor (ABOUT 1658–8 Oct 1738) · Dec 1686 · Barnstable, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
    Children: Lydia Dyer (1688–); William Dyer (1690–); Jonathan Dyer (1692–); Henry Dyer (1693–); Isabel Dyer (1695–); Ebenezer Dyer (1697–1777); Samuel Dyer (1698–1773); Judah Dyer (1701–1742)
  6. Jonathan Dyer
  7. Henry Dyer (–BEFORE 25 Apr 1692)
    m. Hannah Riddan (1662–)
  8. George Dyer
  9. Anthony Dyer

Notes

From "Cape Cod Series, Vol. II, History and Genealogy of the Mayflower Planters and first Comers to Ye Olde Colonie" by Leon Clark Hills; Hills Pub. Co., Washington D.C., 1941: Dyer, William, born England, and seems to have gone directly to Sheepscot, on landing in New England. He was there in 1662, and appears to have resided in that vicinity of Massachusetts continually thereafter. The Dyer Family was ancient in Somerset County, England. There are pedigrees of it in the Visitations of that country. It has produced many able men, among whom are Sir James Dyer, Knight, Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas 1558. He died in 1581-2. Sir Edward Dyer, Knight, Chancellor of the Garter, a poet of Elizabeth's time, who was buried at St. Savior's, Southwark in May 1607, and Sir Thomas Dyer, Knight, Sheriff of Somerset 1558. The Dyer family was severely persecuting by King James, and was especially condemned for loyalty to Charles I, which possibly influenced some members of the clan to settle in New England. He was apparently killed by Indians in Sheepscot Maine in 1689 [from frank.dyer@circellar.com, a descendant of his son John]