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Sir Knight Thomas Dyer 1508 – 1565 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1508

Birth Location: Weston, Somerset, England

Death Date: 14 Jun 1565

Death Location: Weston, England

Father: Sir Dyer

Mother: Weston None

Spouse(s): Lady Darcey, Joan Berkeley

Children(s): JANE DYER, Anne Rodney, Margaret None, Frances Dyer, Sir Dyer, Alexander Dyer, Andrew Dyer, Thomas Dyer

Sir Knight Thomas Dyer was born in 1508 in Weston, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Alexander Dyer and Weston. Sir Knight Thomas Dyer married Lady Francis Darcey, Joan Berkeley, and had children including JANE DYER, Anne Rodney, Margaret, Frances Dyer, Sir Edward Dyer, Alexander Dyer, Andrew Dyer, Thomas Dyer. Sir Knight Thomas Dyer passed away in 1565 in Weston, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Knight Thomas Dyer was born in 1508 in Weston, Somerset, England, the child of Sir Alexander Dyer and Weston.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Dyer married Lady Francis Darcey, Joan Berkeley, and had children including JANE DYER, Anne Rodney, Margaret, Frances Dyer, Sir Edward Dyer, Alexander Dyer, Andrew Dyer, Thomas Dyer.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Dyer passed away in 1565 in Weston, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Dyer
1490 – 1558
Birth Location: Roundhill, Wincanton, Somerset, England
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Weston None
1490 –
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lady Darcey
1513 – 1549
Birth Location: Westminster, Middlesex, Engand
LD
Joan Berkeley
Birth Location: –
JB

Children(s)

JANE DYER
1532 – 1627
Birth Location: Weston, Somerset shire England
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Anne Rodney
1539 –
Birth Location: Wells, Somerset, England.
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Margaret None
Birth Location: –
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Frances Dyer
Birth Location: –
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Sir Dyer
1543 – 1607
Birth Location: Sharpham Park, Somersetshire
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Alexander Dyer
1545 – 1615
Birth Location: Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England
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Andrew Dyer
1545 – 1590
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Dyer
– 1609
Birth Location: Street, Somerset, England
TD

Sir Dyer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dyer
1508 – 1565
Birth Place: Weston, Somerset, England
Parents
Sir Alexander Dyer
1490 – 1558
Roundhill, Wincanton, Somerset, England
Weston
1490 –
Grandparents
John Vyning
1444 – 1500
Wincanton, England, United Kingdom
Agnes Dyer
1439 – 1564
Wincanton, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Ralph Dyer
1414 –
Dyer
1418 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dyer
1380 –
Joan
1400 –

Sir Dyer's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Knight Thomas) Dyer (1508 – 14 Jun 1565) m. Lady (Francis) Darcey (1513 – 1549 or aft 1598) m. Joan Berkeley
  1. 1. JANE DYER (1532 – 1627) m. John Hill (1529 – 1611) m. SIR (MAURICE) RODNEY (Bet. 1532–1535 – 6 August 1588)
    1. 1. Robert Hill (1560 – )
    2. 2. Mary Hill (1561 – )
    3. 3. John Hill (1571 – 21 Jul 1646)
    4. 4. Thomas Hill (1573 – 29 Apr 1663)
    5. 5. Ralph Hill (1575 – 29 April 1663)
    6. 6. Jane Hill (1578 – )
    7. 7. Mary Hill (1578 – 1674)
    8. 8. Ralph Hill (1606 – 29 Apr 1663)
    9. 9. Robert Hill (Nov 1611 – May 1698)
    10. 10. John Hall
    11. 11. Anne Hill ( – 17 Feb 1635)
    12. 12. Margaret (Jane Blanche) Hill
    13. 13. Mary (Jane) Hill
    14. 14. DOROTHY RODNEY (1555 – 9 Jul 1589) m. RICE DAVIS (1550 – 10 Mar 1587) m. SIR (JAMES RICE) DAVIS (Abt 1520 – 10 Mar 1587)
      1. 1. JOAN DAVIS (Abt. 1576 – ) m. RICHARD BROWNE (1575 – )
        1. 1. HONOR ("ELIZABETH") BROWN (1605 – 1674) m. THOMAS JOLLIFFE (26 May 1600.05 – 04 Mar 1653)
      2. 2. Katherine Davies (7 Oct 1576 – 5 Aug 1649)
      3. 3. Lady (Elizabeth) Davis (Abt. 1620 – Aft. 1640)
      4. 4. Joseph Davis (1572 – 21 NOV 1626)
      5. 5. Katherine Davis (7 Oct 1576 – 5 Nov 1624)
      6. 6. Margaret Davis (Abt 1579 – Abt 1639)
      7. 7. Joseph Davis
  2. 2. Anne Rodney (1539 – )
  3. 3. Margaret
  4. 4. Frances Dyer
  5. 5. Sir (Edward) Dyer (Oct 1543 – May 1607)
  6. 6. Alexander Dyer (1545 – 1615)
  7. 7. Andrew Dyer (After 1545 – Abt 1590)
  8. 8. Thomas Dyer ( – September 7, 1609)

Sir Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1508
1508
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Dyer in Weston, Somerset, England
Weston, Somerset, England
1565
14 Jun 1565
Age 57
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Dyer in Weston, England
Weston, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1508
    Event Place: Weston, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jun 1565
    Event Place: Weston, England
    Record Source: UK, Extracted Probate Records
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