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Sir William Dyer 1545–1608 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1545

Birth Location: Braunton, Devon, , England

Death Date: 1608

Death Location: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir Dyer

Mother: Jane Erneley

Spouse(s): Lady Bayne

Children(s): CATHERINE DYER

Sir William Dyer / was born in 1545 in Braunton, Devon, , England, the child of Sir John Joseph Dyer And Jane Smyth Erneley. Sir William Dyer married Lady Katherine Bayne, and had children including Catherine Dyer. Sir William Dyer / passed away in 1608 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Sir William Dyer // was born in 1545 in Braunton, Devon, , England, the child of Sir John Joseph Dyer And Jane Smyth Erneley.
  • Sir William Dyer // married Lady Katherine Bayne, and had children including Catherine Dyer.
  • Sir William Dyer // passed away in 1608 in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Dyer
1504–1558
Birth Location: Roundhill by Wincanton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Jane Erneley
1513–1591
Birth Location: Canninges, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bayne
1550–1654
Birth Location: Cratfield, Suffolk, , England
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Children(s)

CATHERINE DYER
1562–1601
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England
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Sir Dyer's Ancestors

Self
Sir Dyer
1545–1608
Birth Place: Braunton, Devon, , England
Parents
Sir John Joseph Dyer
1504–1558
Roundhill by Wincanton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Jane (Smyth) Erneley
1513–1591
Canninges, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Dyer
–1523
John Erneley
1500–1556
Bishops Cannings, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Lucia\Lucie\Lucy (Cooke\Cook\Cock-Ernly\Ernley) *
1490–1595
Sarisbury, Hampshire or Wiltshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Dyer's Descendants

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Sir (William) Dyer (28 Sep 1545–1608) m. Lady (Katherine) Bayne (4 Sep 1550–1654)
  1. 1. CATHERINE DYER 1562–1601 m. Edward Mann 1551–1622
    1. 1. Edward Mann 1590–1670 m. Dorothy Mannock 1595–1629
      1. 1. Thomas Mann 1627–1669 m. Elizabeth (Alston) ❤ 1627–1690
        1. 1. Dorothy Mann 1653–1732 m. William (Henry) Beatty 1665–1709
        2. 2. Edward Mann 1655–1700
        3. 3. John Mann 1648–1733
        4. 4. Charles Man 1666–1667
        5. 5. Elizabeth Man 1664–
        6. 6. Jane Man 1667–
        7. 7. Jeffery Man 1662–
        8. 8. Margaret Man 1659–
        9. 9. Martha Man 1661–
        10. 10. Mary Man 1657–
        11. 11. Thomas Man 1651–
        12. 12. William Man 1658–

Sir Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1545
28 Sep 1545
Birth of Sir William Dyer // in Braunton, Devon, , England
Braunton, Devon, , England
1608
1608
Age 63
Death of Sir William Dyer // in Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1545
    Event Place: Braunton, Devon, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Jamestown, James, Virginia, United States
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