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William Dyer 1609–1667 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 1667

Death Location: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: George Dyer

Mother: Dorothy Shirley

Spouse(s): Mary Seymour

Children(s): Thomas Dyer, Samuel Dyer, William Dyer

In 1609, William Dyer entered the world in Lincolnshire, England, born to George Dyer And Dorothy Shirley. William Dyer married Mary Seymour, and had children including Samuel Dyer, Thomas Dyer, William Dyer. William Dyer passed away in 1667 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1609, William Dyer entered the world in Lincolnshire, England, born to George Dyer And Dorothy Shirley.
  • William Dyer married Mary Seymour, and had children including Samuel Dyer, Thomas Dyer, William Dyer.
  • William Dyer passed away in 1667 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Dyer
1554–1671
Birth Location: Wincanton, Somerset, England
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Dorothy Shirley
1581–1644
Birth Location: Staunton Harrold, Leicestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary Seymour
1605–1660
Birth Location: London, London, England, UK
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Children(s)

Thomas Dyer
1560–1676
Birth Location: Rotherfield, Sussex, England
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Samuel Dyer
1635–1678
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
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William Dyer
1642–1688
Birth Location: Newport, Newport, Ri
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William Dyer's Ancestors

Self
William Dyer
1609–1667
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, England
Parents
George Dyer
1554–1671
Wincanton, Somerset, England
Dorothy Shirley
1581–1644
Staunton Harrold, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John (Terry) Dyer
1530–1597
Northamptonshire, England
Agnes Bridgman
1530–1572
Kenn, Devon, England
John Shirley
1533–1570
Staunton Harold, Leicestershire, England
Jane Lovett
1537–1582
Staunton Harrold, Breedon, Leicestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Dyer
1504–1558
Lady Irye
1508–1580
William Bridgman
1514–1582
Mary Bryan
1518–
Francis Shirley
1515–1571
Dorothea (Gifford?)
1518–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Dyer
1482–1523
Elizabeth Walton
1465–1501

William Dyer's Descendants

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William Dyer (1609–1667) m. Mary Seymour (1605–1 JUN 1660)
  1. 1. Thomas Dyer 1560–1676 m. Agnes Reed 1625–1667 m. Elizabeth Adams 1614–1678
    1. 1. Abigail Dyer 1647–1676
    2. 2. Joseph Dyer 1653–1704
    3. 3. Thomas Dyer 1650–1650
    4. 4. Abigail Dyer 1641–1717
    5. 5. Elinor Dyer 1660–1755
    6. 6. Joseph Dyer 1653–1748
    7. 7. Joseph Dyer 1653–1704
    8. 8. Joseph Dyer 1650–1748
  2. 2. Samuel Dyer 1635–1678 m. Anne Hutchinson 1643–1716
    1. 1. Henry Dyer 1674–1742
    2. 2. William Dyer 1662–1738
    3. 3. Samuel Dyer 1665–1724
    4. 4. Ann Dyer 1674–1731
    5. 5. George Dyer 1668–
    6. 6. Tabitha Dyer 1677–
    7. 7. Edward Dyer 1670–1760
    8. 8. Barrett Dyer 1678–1753
    9. 9. Nathaniel Dyer 1667–1729
    10. 10. Elisha Dyer 1672–1755
    11. 11. Mary Dyer 1678–
  3. 3. William Dyer 1642–1688

William Dyer's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of William Dyer in Lincolnshire, England
Lincolnshire, England
1667
1667
Age 58
Death of William Dyer in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1667
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Age:
    57-58
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