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Sir John Dyer 1530–1594 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1530

Birth Location: Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England

Death Date: 30 Jan 1594

Death Location: Kenn, Devon, England

Father: John Younger'

Mother: Ladt Dyare

Spouse(s): Jane Ernley

Children(s): William Dyer

The story of Sir John Dyer began in 1530 in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England. Sir John Dyer married Jane Ernley, and had children including William John Dyer. Sir John Dyer passed away in 1594 in Kenn, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir John Dyer began in 1530 in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England.
  • Sir John Dyer married Jane Ernley, and had children including William John Dyer.
  • Sir John Dyer passed away in 1594 in Kenn, Devon, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Younger'
1504–1558
Birth Location: Somerset, England
JY
Ladt Dyare
1508–1582
Birth Location: Roundhill, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
LD

Spouses(s)

Jane Ernley
1560–1580
Birth Location: Somerset, England
JE

Children(s)

William Dyer
1554–1671
Birth Location: Wincanton, Somerset, England
WD

Sir Dyer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dyer
1530–1594
Birth Place: Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England
Parents
John Dyer, 'The Younger'
1504–1558
Somerset, England
Ladt (Alice Charlotte Ivye) Dyare
1508–1582
Roundhill, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William Richard Dyer,) Kt.
1482–1523
hill bishop. somerset, England
Lady (Mary Elizabeth) Walton
1478–1555
Higher Walton, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Vyning
1444–1500
Agnes
1439–
William Walton
1465–1511
Anne Wynham
1469–1503
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dyer's Descendants

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Sir (John) Dyer (19 Jun 1530–30 Jan 1594) m. Jane Ernley (1560–1580)
  1. 1. William (John) Dyer 1554–1671 m. Dorothy Shirley 1570–1644
    1. 1. Capt (William Guillimus John Dyer Jr (English Milliner, Fishmonger, 1st Rhode Island Attorney General)) C15a7a6 1609–1677 m. Mary ({Marie} Barret (Quaker Martyr)) C15a7a6a 1611–1660
      1. 1. Samuel (Dyer 🧬Born shortly after the Dyer family arrived in) Boston. 1635–1678 m. Anne Hutchinson 1643–1717
        1. 1. Anne Dyer 1672–1717 m. Carew (Carey) Clarke 1668–1759
        2. 2. Samuel (B Dyer) (Dyre) 1665–1724
        3. 3. Barrett (Dyer (Dyre)) Sr 1674–1753
        4. 4. Henry (Ernest Dier) Dyer 1676–1742
        5. 5. Edward (Dyer) (Dyre) 1670–1765
        6. 6. Nathaniel (Dyer) (Dyre) 1667–1729
        7. 7. Elisha (Dyer) (Dyre) 1676–1759
        8. 8. William Dyer 1663–1738
        9. 9. Samuel Vernon 1683–1737
        10. 10. Anne Dyer 1670–1693
        11. 11. Edward Dyer 1670–1725
        12. 12. Elisha Dyer 1672–1755
        13. 13. Henry Dyer 1674–1690
        14. 14. Edward (Dier) Dyer 1667–1729

Sir Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1530
19 Jun 1530
Birth of Sir John Dyer in Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England
Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England
1594
30 Jan 1594
Age 64
Death of Sir John Dyer in Kenn, Devon, England
Kenn, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1530
    Event Place: Bratton Seymour, Somerset, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1594
    Event Place: Kenn, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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