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Major William Dyer 1640–1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Rhode Island

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Captain General

Mother: Mary executed

Spouse(s): Mary Dyer

Children(s): Charles Dyer, William Dyer, Sarah Dyer, Mary Dyer, James Dyer

The story of Major William Dyer began in 1640 in Rhode Island. Major William Dyer married Mary Dyer, and had children including Charles Dyer, James Dyer, Mary Dyer, Sarah Dyer, William Dyer. Major William Dyer passed away in 1688 in Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Major William Dyer began in 1640 in Rhode Island.
  • Major William Dyer married Mary Dyer, and had children including Charles Dyer, James Dyer, Mary Dyer, Sarah Dyer, William Dyer.
  • Major William Dyer passed away in 1688 in Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Major Dyer's Ancestors

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Major Dyer
1640–1688
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Parents
Captain William Dyer Dyre Dier, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General
1609–1672
Kirkby la Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Mary (Barrett (some chance born Seymour), ( Dyer) Puritan turned Quaker one of 4 martyrs) executed
1610–1660
London, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Seymour, Marquis and Earl of Hertford, Duke of) Somerset
1587–1660
Great Bedwyn, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Lady (Arabella Stuart,) marquess
1575–1615
Rufford, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir University
1561–1612
Honora Seymour
1545–1608
Charles Lennox
1555–1576
Elisabeth Cavendish
1555–1582
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward L
1539–1613
Lady Hertford
1540–1568
Sir Lennox
1516–1571
Margaret Lennox
1515–1578
Sir Cavendish
1505–1557
Lady Shrewsbury
1527–1608

Major Dyer's Descendants

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Major (William) Dyer (1640–1688) m. Mary Dyer (1640–1688)
  1. 1. Charles Dyer –1777
  2. 2. William Dyer 1665–1710
  3. 3. Sarah Dyer 1668–1710
  4. 4. Mary Dyer 1673–
  5. 5. James Dyer 1681–

Major Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Major William Dyer in Rhode Island
Rhode Island
1688
1688
Age 48
Death of Major William Dyer in Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA
Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Rhode Island
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Sussex, Pennsylvania, USA

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