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William Dye 1654 – 1730 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1654

Birth Location: Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 3 Mar 1730

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: William Dye

Mother: Mary Dye

Spouse(s): Sarah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Sarah Howards

Children(s): Eleanor How, William Dye, John Dye, Elizabeth Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor How, Eleanor Dye

The story of William Dye began in 1654 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. William Dye married Sarah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Sarah Howards, and had children including Eleanor or Ellen Dye How, William Dye, John Dye, Elizabeth Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor Dye How, Eleanor Dye. William Dye passed away in 1730 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dye began in 1654 in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States.
  • William Dye married Sarah Hayward, Sarah Hayward, Sarah Howards, and had children including Eleanor or Ellen Dye How, William Dye, John Dye, Elizabeth Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor Dye, Eleanor Dye How, Eleanor Dye.
  • William Dye passed away in 1730 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Dye
1626 –
Birth Location: Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Mary Dye
Birth Location: Manston, Norfolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hayward
1647 – 1720
Birth Location: Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Sarah Hayward
1639 – 1639
Birth Location: Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Howards
1660 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Eleanor How
1680 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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William Dye
1682 – 1716
Birth Location: –
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John Dye
1684 – 1716
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Elizabeth Dye
1686 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Eleanor Dye
1697 –
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Eleanor Dye
1697 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
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Eleanor How
1697 –
Birth Location: Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Eleanor Dye
Birth Location: –
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William Dye's Ancestors

Self
William Dye
1654 – 1730
Birth Place: Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
William Dye
1626 –
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Mary Dye
Manston, Norfolk, England
Grandparents
John DYE
1590 –
Hurst, Berkshire, England
emma
1594 –
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dye
1570 – 1631
Ann?
1565 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Daie
1550 –
Anne Tayllor
1550 –

William Dye's Descendants

1.
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William Dye (1654 – 3 Mar 1730) m. Sarah Hayward (20 Aug 1647 – 10 May 1720) m. Sarah Hayward (1639 – 1639) m. Sarah Howards (1660 – )
  1. 1. Eleanor (or Ellen Dye) How (abt 1680 – )
  2. 2. William Dye (1682 – 28 Feb 1716)
  3. 3. John Dye (1684 – 28 Feb 1716) m. Mehetibel (Meheta) Dye (1686 – 28 Feb 1716) m. Remembrance Potter (February 1690 – 1754) m. Elizabeth Ryder (1686 – )
    1. 1. Mary Dye (13 Jul 1704 – )
    2. 2. John Dye (10 Jun 1706 – )
    3. 3. Jonathan Dye (19 Jan 1708 – abt 1738)
    4. 4. Elizabeth Dye (15 Apr 1710 – 23 Oct 1733)
    5. 5. Richard Dye (8 May 1709 – 1760)
    6. 6. John Dye (8 May 1709 – 1760)
    7. 7. Temperance Dye (22 Mar 1711 – aft 1754)
    8. 8. Temperance Dye (22 Mar 1711 – )
    9. 9. Daniel Dye (27 Jan 1714 – About 1785) m. Mary Dye (1715 – 1745) m. Mary Merihew (1718 – 1733)
      1. 1. Lydia Dye (6 Jun 1736 – Bet. 1738–1831)
      2. 2. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 22 Mar 1758)
      3. 3. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 1800)
      4. 4. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 1800)
      5. 5. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 22 Mar 1758)
      6. 6. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 1800)
      7. 7. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 22 Mar 1758)
      8. 8. John Dye (23 Oct 1733 – 22 Mar 1758)
      9. 9. William Dye (03 Mar 1738 – 1781)
      10. 10. Elizabeth Dye (Abt. 1739 – Bet. 1740–1833)
      11. 11. Daniel (P) Dye (10 Feb 1744 – 10 Jul 1799) m. Martha Nichols (24 Oct 1741 – 29 Oct 1824)
        1. 1. John (Patelle) Dye (09 May 1768 – 03 May 1822)
        2. 2. Enoch (Paddock) Dye (21 Aug 1770 – 3 May 1822)
        3. 3. Daniel Dye (28 May 1771 – 2 July 1851) m. Rhoda Tefft (11 Apr 1783 – 7 January 1850) m. Amy Kenyon m. Rhoda Tefft (18 Apr 1802 – 16 May 1881)
        4. 4. Daniel Dye (28 May 1772 – 28 Aug 1851)
        5. 5. William Dye (3 April 1774 – 2 Jul 1851)
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Nichols) Dye (09 Feb 1776 – 14 Jan 1852)
        7. 7. Andrew Dye (13 Mar 1778 – 15 Jun 1861)
        8. 8. James Dye (10 Jan 1780 – 1850)
        9. 9. James Dye (10 Jan 1780? – 1850)
        10. 10. Rachel (Nichols) Dye (12 Mar 1782 – 30 Dec 1785)
      12. 12. Ruth Dye (20 Feb 1744 – 5 May 1811)
      13. 13. Elizabeth Dye (1783 – 1783)
    10. 10. Mehitabel (Hete) Dye (1715 – )
    11. 11. Samuel Corey (14 Feb 1720 – 1770)
    12. 12. Sarah Corey (8 May 1722 – 1760)
    13. 13. Rosanna Corey (26 Oct 1723 – 14 Mar 1816)
    14. 14. John Corey (13 Mar 1726 – 1753)
    15. 15. Content Corey (Sep 1729 – 1770)
    16. 16. Mary Dye (13 Jul 1704 – )
    17. 17. Jonathon Dye (1706 – )
    18. 18. John Dye (10 Jun 1706 – )
    19. 19. William Dye (19 Jan 1708 – )
    20. 20. Elizabeth Dye (15 Apr 1710 – )
  4. 4. Elizabeth Dye (1686 – )
  5. 5. Eleanor Dye (17 Feb 1697 – )
  6. 6. Eleanor Dye (17 Feb 1697 – )
  7. 7. Eleanor (Dye) How (17 Feb 1697 – )
  8. 8. Eleanor Dye

William Dye's Timeline

2 Records

1654
1654
Birth of William Dye in Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1730
3 Mar 1730
Age 76
Death of William Dye in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Narragansett, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1730
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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