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William Dyer 1684 – 1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

Death Date: abt 1754

Death Location: King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

Father: Patrick Dyer

Mother: Comfort Barnes

Spouse(s): Susannah Swann, Elizabeth Martin

Children(s): Capt. Dyer, Capt. Dyer

William Dyer Jr was born in 1684 in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Patrick Dyer and Comfort Barnes. William Dyer Jr married Susannah Swann, Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Capt. Samuel T Dyer, Capt. Samuel T Dyer. William Dyer Jr passed away in 1754 in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • William Dyer Jr was born in 1684 in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States, the child of Patrick Dyer and Comfort Barnes.
  • William Dyer Jr married Susannah Swann, Elizabeth Martin, and had children including Capt. Samuel T Dyer, Capt. Samuel T Dyer.
  • William Dyer Jr passed away in 1754 in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Patrick Dyer
1682 – 1724
Birth Location: King George's Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
PD
Comfort Barnes
1683 – 1760
Birth Location: Kings George Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
CB

Spouses(s)

Susannah Swann
1730 – 1776
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
SS
Elizabeth Martin
1730 –
Birth Location: Pittsylvania, Virginia, USA
EM

Children(s)

Capt. Dyer
1750 – 1818
Birth Location: North Carolina
CD
Capt. Dyer
1750 – 1818
Birth Location: North Carolina
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William Dyer's Ancestors

Self
William Dyer
1684 – 1754
Birth Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Parents
Patrick Dyer
1682 – 1724
King George's Parish, Prince Georges County, MD
Comfort Barnes
1683 – 1760
Kings George Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Dyer
1645 – 1684
Weymouth, Mass
Ellen (Lavinia) Payne
1600 – 1685
Somersetshire, England
Francis Barnes
1660 – 1711
Marylebone, Greater London, England
Comfort Clarke
1656 – 1695
St Marylebone, Middlesex, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dyer
1612 – 1676
Agnes Reed
1578 – 1667
William Payne
1567 –
Sarah Montgomery
1574 – 1675
Francis Barnes
1625 – 1667
Isabella Roderick
1630 – 1667
Richard Clarke
1731 – 1761
Eleanor Mason
1631 – 1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dyer
1540 –
Amy Hearnaman
1540 – 1612
William Reed
1543 – 1621
Avis Chapman
Sir Payne
1533 – 1608
Lady Castell
1539 – 1603
Richard Barns
1600 – 1636
Alice Chadkircke
1600 – 1625
Evan Roderick
1600 –
John Clarke
1609 – 1659
Hannah Gove
1611 – 1646
Johannes Mason
1610 – 1673
Ann Lister
1600 – 1640

William Dyer's Descendants

1.
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William Dyer (1684 – abt 1754) m. Susannah Swann (1730 – 1776) m. Elizabeth Martin (1730 – )
  1. 1. Capt. (Samuel T) Dyer (1750 – 1818) m. Elizabeth ('Betsy') Griffith (1780 – 1786) m. Celia Bickley (1758 – 1840)
    1. 1. Mary ('Molly') Dyer (Abt. 1760 – May 13, 1855) m. Benjamin Hester (abt 1757 – Aug 1831)
      1. 1. Susannah Hester (1795 – 1838) m. Harrell ('Harold') Wiggins (1785 – 1860)
        1. 1. Thomas (Hundley) Wiggins (18 December 1817 – 19 March 1900) m. Martha (Ann Patsy) Pemberton (1827 – May 1880)

William Dyer's Timeline

16 Records

1684
1684
Birth of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1705
18 Nov 1705
Age 21
Birth of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1705
18 Nov 1705
Age 21
Birth of William Dyer Jr in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA
Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA
1705
1705
Age 21
Birth of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1733
1733
Age 49
William Dyer Jr resided here in Island Hundred, Talbot County, MD
Island Hundred, Talbot County, MD
1735
11 May 1735
Age 51
Birth of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1735
11 May 1735
Age 51
Birth of William Dyer Jr in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1735
11 May 1735
Age 51
Birth of William Dyer Jr in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1754
1754
Age 70
Death of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1754
1754
Age 70
Death of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1754
abt 1754
Age 70
Death of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1754
3 May 1754
Age 70
Burial of William Dyer Jr in Hampshire, England
Hampshire, England
1759
abt 1759
Age 75
Death of William Dyer Jr in Surry Co., NC
Surry Co., NC
1764
1764
Age 80
Death of William Dyer Jr in King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
1773
26 October 1773
Age 89
Death of William Dyer Jr in Surry Co., NC
Surry Co., NC
1773
26 October 1773
Age 89
Death of William Dyer Jr in Surry Co., NC
Surry Co., NC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1735
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1735
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1705
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1705
    Event Place: Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1735
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1705
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Island Hundred, Talbot County, MD
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Charles, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Charles County gentry

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Katherine, Somerset, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 846

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1773
    Event Place: Surry Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1759
    Event Place: Surry Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 October 1773
    Event Place: Surry Co., NC

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1754
    Event Place: King Georges Parish, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 May 1754
    Event Place: Hampshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
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