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William Dyer 1609–1672 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Sep 1609

Birth Location: Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: 18 Apr 1672

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

Father: William Dyer

Mother: Dorothy Shirley

Spouse(s): Mary STEWART

Children(s): William Dyer

In 1609, William Dyer entered the world in Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Dyer And Dorothy Shirley. William Dyer married Mary Barrett Stewart, and had children including William Dyer. William Dyer passed away in 1672 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1609, William Dyer entered the world in Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England, born to William Dyer And Dorothy Shirley.
  • William Dyer married Mary Barrett Stewart, and had children including William Dyer.
  • William Dyer passed away in 1672 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Dyer's Ancestors

Self
William Dyer
1609–1672
Birth Place: Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
William Dyer
1580–1650
London, London, England
Dorothy Shirley
1581–1644
Staunton Harrold, Leicestershire, England
Grandparents
John SHIRLEY
1533–1570
Staunton Harold, Leichestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
Dorothea Shirley
1520–1571
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gifford
1466–1556
Jane Hoord
1465–1491

William Dyer's Descendants

1.
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William Dyer (19 Sep 1609–18 Apr 1672) m. Mary (Barrett) STEWART (1612–1 June 1660)
  1. 1. William Dyer 1629–1667
    1. 1. James Dare 1645–1699 m. Mary Taylor 1652–1682
      1. 1. Nathaniel Dare 1678–1732
        1. 1. Althea Dare 1717–1753 m. George Cook 1767–1765

William Dyer's Timeline

7 Records

1600
1600
Birth of William Dyer in Lo
Lo
1609
19 September 1609
Birth of William Dyer in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England
1609
19 Sep 1609
Birth of William Dyer in Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England
1609
1609
William Dyer was baptized
None
1639
1639
Age 30
William Dyer resided here in Newport
Newport
1672
18 Apr 1672
Age 63
Death of William Dyer in Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1672
18 Apr 1672
Age 63
Death of William Dyer in Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 September 1609
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [2] Family Data Collection - Births
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 491.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JAJ
    [5] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [6] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Lo

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Sep 1609
    Event Place: Thorpe, Lincolnshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 1609
    Record Source: U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1635
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1639
    Event Place: Newport
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1672
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] New England, the Great Migration and the Great Migration Begins
    [3] Millennium File
    [4] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1672
    Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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