| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Sarah Bowerman d. 13 July 1729 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Died 2?? Jan 1807, age 83yrs. |
| Birth | John Dyer was born on 10 September 1724, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Death | He died in January 1807 in Rhode IslandG.2 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Sarah Bowerman d. 13 July 1729 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Taken from Runaways- Diserters and Notorius Vallians- FromProvidenceGazette 1762-1800, by Maureen Alice Taylot (IRML) Vol 1: p 162 'A' Jonathan Dyer : Whereas--Penelope, my wife has eloped from my Bed&Board and refuses to cohabit with me--- he refuses to pay her=HopkintonRhode Island 29 Jan 1798, Providence Gazette 3 Feb 1798. Was it thisJonathan??? A Jonathan Dyer m. Nov 13 1783, Nelly (Eleanor) Button. (Penelope'ssister) (Button Families of America.) |
| Note | Joshua Babcock's Marriages of N. Stonington. |
| Birth | Jonathan (Twin) Dyer was born on 28 June 1729, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Marriage | He married Neila Button on 13 November 1783, in North Stonington, ConnecticutG.2 |
| Marriage | He married Penelope Button on 8 January 1785, in Stonington, ConnecticutG.3,4 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Sarah Bowerman d. 13 July 1729 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Sarah Dyer was also known as Sarah Boyce. |
| Note | She was married to Mr. Boice in father's will 1748. |
| Birth | She was born on 28 August 1726, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Benjamin Boyce on 17 May 1744, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.2 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Sarah Bowerman d. 13 July 1729 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Martha (Twin) Dyer was also known as Martha (Twin) Nash. |
| Birth | She was born on 28 June 1729, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Simeon Nash on 5 March 1746/47, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.2 |
| Relationships | Partner of Martha (Twin) Dyer (1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Marriage | Simeon Nash married Martha (Twin) Dyer daughter of John Dyer, , Capt., and Sarah Bowerman, on 5 March 1746/47, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Rebecca L. Jones b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Mary Jones Dyer was also known as Mary Jones Reed. |
| Note | She married Mr. Reed (father's will) she may be by 3rd marriage. |
| Principal 2 | She was a witness intention with Joseph Reed and Mary Jones Dyer. |
| Birth | She was born After 1730. |
| Marriage | She married Joseph Reed on 29 December 1744, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Relationships | Partner of Mary Jones Dyer (1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Note | Intention. |
| Marriage | Joseph Reed married Mary Jones Dyer daughter of John Dyer, , Capt., and Rebecca L. Jones, on 29 December 1744, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Rebecca L. Jones b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Rebecca Dyer was also known as Rebecca Lawless. |
| Note | She was under 18 in 1748 (father's will.) |
| Birth | She was born on 31 October 1731, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.3 |
| Marriage | She married William Lawless on 21 June 1761, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.4,2 |
| Son | William Lawless b. After 1761, d. 1 January 1762 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Rebecca L. Jones b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | She was under 18 in 1748 (father's will.) |
| Birth | Lydia Dyer was born on 16 May 1733, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Rebecca L. Jones b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Abigail Dyer was also known as Abigail Carpenter. |
| Note | She was under 18 in 1748 (father's will) Rehoboth Massachusetts VR Abigail Dyer md Jabez Carpenter Jr. both ofRehoboth, 12 Oct 1752. died age 37 years. |
| Birth | She was born on 25 February 1734/35, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Marriage | She married Jabez Carpenter, Jr., son of Jabez Carpenter and Kesiah Carpenter, on 12 October 1752.2 |
| Death | Abigail Dyer died on 7 August 1771.2 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Daughter | Mary Wheeler Reed b. 1719, d. After 1748 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Daughter | Mary Wheeler Reed b. 1719, d. After 1748 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Sarah Carr was also known as Sarah Wilbor. |
| Note | Sarah Carr, dau. William-Abigail (Dring); she m. 2, June 21, 1807, GeorgeSimmons). Residence: Little Compton, R. I. |
| Birth | She was born on 23 July 1757. |
| Marriage | She married William Wilbor on 29 January 1778.1 |
| Death | She died on 29 March 1825. |
| Daughter | Hannah Wilbor+ b. 24 November 1794, d. 4 June 1855 |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | (Abraham3, Thomas2, Robert1) He m. 2nd Mary Vickery 20 Oct 1720. |
| Birth | Joseph Jones was born in May 1668, in Hull, Plymouth County, MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage | He married Lydia Neale daughter of Henry Neale and Hannah Pray, on 24 July 1695, in Braintree, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Death | Joseph Jones died After 18 December 1740 in Raynham, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Daughter | Rebecca L. Jones+ b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Father | Henry Neale |
| Mother | Hannah Pray |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Lydia Neale was also known as Lydia Jones. |
| Birth | She was born on 8 December 1672, in Braintree, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage | She married Joseph Jones on 24 July 1695, in Braintree, Norfolk County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Death | She died Before 1720 in Raynham, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Daughter | Rebecca L. Jones+ b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Daughter | Lydia Neale+ b. 8 December 1672, d. Before 1720 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Daughter | Lydia Neale+ b. 8 December 1672, d. Before 1720 |
| Father | John Dyer, Jr. b. 8 March 1794, d. 28 July 1880 |
| Mother | Hannah Wilbor b. 24 November 1794, d. 4 June 1855 |
| Relationships | 5th cousin 4 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | 1850 Census, New Bedford, Bristol, MA.; Jesse W. Dyer 33 mason; Deborah33; Hannah 10; Marcy W. 8; Daniel 7; George 1. |
| Note | Both of New Bedford at marriage. |
| Birth | Jesse Wilbour Dyer was born on 23 July 1818, in Westport, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.3 |
| Marriage | He married Deborah B. Potter on 25 December 1837, in Westport, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.3 |
| Death | He died on 6 May 1874. |
| Daughter | Hannah W. Dyer b. 1837, d. 12 April 1839 |
| Daughter | Hannah W. Dyer b. 1840 |
| Son | John B. Dyer b. 1841, d. 22 March 1880 |
| Daughter | Mercy C. Dyer b. 1842 |
| Son | Daniel Potter Dyer+ b. 15 May 1844, d. 8 February 1868 |
| Son | George W. Dyer+ b. 18 February 1849, d. 10 February 1882 |
| Relationships | Partner of Jesse Wilbour Dyer (5th cousin 4 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Deborah B. Potter was also known as Deborah B. Dyer. |
| Principal 2 | She was a witness both of New Bedford at marriage with Jesse Wilbour Dyer and Deborah B. Potter. |
| Note | she was of New Bedford at marriage 1880 Census Birth Year <1818> Birthplace MA Age 62 Occupation Housekeeper Marital Status W Race W Head of Household Deborah B. DYER Relation Self Father's Birthplace MA Mother's Birthplace MA Source Information: Census Place New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. |
| Birth | She was born About 1818, in MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage | She married Jesse Wilbour Dyer son of John Dyer, Jr., and Hannah Wilbor, on 25 December 1837, in Westport, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.2 |
| Daughter | Hannah W. Dyer b. 1837, d. 12 April 1839 |
| Daughter | Hannah W. Dyer b. 1840 |
| Son | John B. Dyer b. 1841, d. 22 March 1880 |
| Daughter | Mercy C. Dyer b. 1842 |
| Son | Daniel Potter Dyer+ b. 15 May 1844, d. 8 February 1868 |
| Son | George W. Dyer+ b. 18 February 1849, d. 10 February 1882 |
| Father | Jesse Wilbour Dyer b. 23 July 1818, d. 6 May 1874 |
| Mother | Deborah B. Potter b. About 1818 |
| Relationships | 6th cousin 3 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Hannah W. Dyer was also known as Hannah W. GillonGillows. |
| Birth | She was born in 1840, in New Bedford, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Marriage | She married Wilson GillonGillows on 15 June 1856, in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.2 |
| Relationships | Partner of Hannah W. Dyer (6th cousin 3 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Note | S/Calvin & Candia. |
| Marriage | Wilson GillonGillows married Hannah W. Dyer daughter of Jesse Wilbour Dyer and Deborah B. Potter, on 15 June 1856, in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode IslandG.1 |
| Father | Jesse Wilbour Dyer b. 23 July 1818, d. 6 May 1874 |
| Mother | Deborah B. Potter b. About 1818 |
| Relationships | 6th cousin 3 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | She m. George Smith - Cleveland OH. |
| Birth | Mercy C. Dyer was born in 1842, in New Bedford, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Father | Jesse Wilbour Dyer b. 23 July 1818, d. 6 May 1874 |
| Mother | Deborah B. Potter b. About 1818 |
| Relationships | 6th cousin 3 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Daniel and Anna (Burnett) also had a son John Burnett b 8 Jul 1868 EastBoston, Suf MA and died 7 Oct 1953 Braintree Norfolk MA. birth fromLittle Compton and at death he was 84-2-28 and married.= Ancestral Index says the John Burnett Dyer who married Ethel Mae= wasson of George W Dyer & Caroline Winslow and grandson of Daniel PotterDyer REF: Mayflower Ancestral Index (1981.) |
| Birth | Daniel Potter Dyer was born on 15 May 1844, in New Bedford, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Death | He died on 8 February 1868 in New Bedford, Bristol County, MassachusettsG. |
| Son | George W. Dyer+ b. 28 December 1867, d. 13 August 1912 |
| Son | John Burnett Dyer b. 9 July 1868, d. 7 October 1953 |
| Relationships | Partner of Daniel Potter Dyer (6th cousin 3 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | AnnaAnnie Burnett was born, in Ireland or New Bedford, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Son | George W. Dyer+ b. 28 December 1867, d. 13 August 1912 |
| Son | John Burnett Dyer b. 9 July 1868, d. 7 October 1953 |
| Father | Daniel Potter Dyer b. 15 May 1844, d. 8 February 1868 |
| Mother | Anna\Annie Burnett |
| Relationships | 7th cousin 2 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Died: 44-7-16 married George DYER Caroline Winslow Daniel Potter Dyer Anna Burnett Jesse Wibour Dyer Deborah Potter Hannah Wilbor John Dyer William Wilbor Sarah Carr William Carr Abigail Dring Thomas Dring Sarah Searle John Rogers Elizabeth Pabodie John Rogers Anna Churchman Thomas Rogers MAYFLOWER Elsgen New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts City Directory, 1898 Dyer, George W. carriage washer, 50 Elm, h. 2 Pease ct. |
| Birth | George W. Dyer was born on 28 December 1867, in East Boston, Suffolk County, MassachusettsG. |
| Death | He died on 13 August 1912 in New Bedford, Bristol County, MassachusettsG.1 |
| Son | Clinton A. Dyer b. 15 May 1903, d. 6 July 1903 |
| Relationships | Partner of George W. Dyer (7th cousin 2 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 2 April 2003 00:00:00 |
| Name | Caroline A. Winslow was also known as Carrie A. Winslow. |
| Son | Clinton A. Dyer b. 15 May 1903, d. 6 July 1903 |
| Father | George Washington Dyer, , Esq. b. 1823, d. 1889 |
| Mother | Mary Elizabeth Shaw Kelley b. 10 March 1828, d. 15 December 1863 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Grace K. Dyer was also known as Grace K. Smith. |
| Note | DAR ID #92320: Descendant of Lieut. Jonathan Knight. |
| Birth | She was born Between 1854 and 1855, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Marriage | She married Frank Birge Smith on 25 November 1880.2,3 |
| Son | Philip Sidney Dyer Smith b. 10 October 1881 |
| Relationships | Partner of Grace K. Dyer (4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Note | He was in the 9th generation of Smith, Francis H-8-SamuelM7-Samuel-6-John-5-Ephraim-4-John-3-2-1. |
| Marriage | Frank Birge Smith married Grace K. Dyer daughter of George Washington Dyer, , Esq., and Mary Elizabeth Shaw Kelley, on 25 November 1880.1,2 |
| Son | Philip Sidney Dyer Smith b. 10 October 1881 |
| Father | John Reed |
| Mother | Mary Whitmarsh |
| Relationships | Partner of John Dyer, , Capt. (8th great-uncle of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Name | Mary Wheeler Reed was also known as Mary Wheeler Dyer. |
| Note | Reed Genealogy #398: of Abington, MA. |
| Birth | She was born in 1719. |
| Marriage | She married John Dyer, , Capt., son of Charles Dyer and Mary Lippet, on 17 April 1739. |
| Death | Mary Wheeler Reed died After 1748. |
| Father | John Dyer, , Capt. b. About 1688, d. 6 September 1748 |
| Mother | Rebecca L. Jones b. About 1712, d. 20 August 1738 |
| Relationships | 1st cousin 8 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | Jones DYER was, apparently, raised in either Providence or Bristol, RhodeIsland. Kate WIGGIN, however, says (Garden, p. xviii) that he was 'ofgallant little Wales' implying that he was a Welshman by actual birth.He settled, at least temporarily, in Scarborough, MA (now in ME),sometime in the early 1760s. [Between about 1763 and 1765, Jones DYERwent to Machias, ME, in a vessel and, having survived a shipwreck alongthe way, reached shore in a canoe. He became one of the original granteesof Machias, of whom there were fifteen or sixteen.] Kirk McColl, Minister. McColl Methodist Church, St. Stephen,NB - BaptismRecords 1794-1848. PANB Microfilm. F28. Provincial Archives - NewBrunswick, Fredericton, NB, Date of entry: 9 Aug 1999. Mar 12 1816 Jonas(Jones ?) Dyer an adult Calais.Probably Jones Senior because wife wasbaptised in 1814 in same church. Dyer, Jones State: ME County: Cumberland Co. Location: Maine Colony Page #: 433 Census/Enumeration year: 1768 1769 - Jones Dyer signs petition to General Court of Massachusetts toform Machias township. End of year 1769. [Drisko, George W., 'Narrativeof the town of Machias', Press of the Republican, Machias,ME 1904; MaineState Lib 974.1 tM14d 1979; pp19-20] also included as signers were AbialSprague, Abial Sprague Jr., John Bohannon, Obadiah Hill, Daniel Hill,Samuel Hill, and Japhet Hill. ['Memorial of the Centennial Anniversary ofthe Settlement of Machias', Machias, 1863, Printed by C.O. Furbush; DyerLibrary, Saco,ME ; Call 974.1 M149m Me.Coll., p28-29] 1774 - Jones Dyer of Machias sold land to William Chaloner, Physician ofMachias, 7 acres lot 18 in Machias, April 1774. [Abstracts of deeds fromLincoln Co. records at Wiscasset, 1771-1778][Message from Aurie W.Morrison to JWP 13 Nov 1996;] During the American Revolution, Jones is variously reported to haveserved as a sergeant and as a corporal. He served as a corporal in Capt.Reuben DYER's company between his enlistment on 29 JUL 1777 and hisdischarge on 06 DEC 1777, a period of four months seven days, travelincluded. This enlistment was for an expedition against St. John's, NovaScotia, and it continued in service at and in defense of Machias. Acertificate, dated 12 DEC 1777 at Machias and signed by Capt. ReubenDYER**, states that Capt. Stephen SMITH, muster master for LincolnCounty, paid Jones DYER the bounty allowed him for engaging to serve onthe expedition against St. Johns. At the same time, Jones served as a sergeant in Capt. StephenSMITH's company (Col. Benjamin FOSTER's Lincoln County regiment) for an18-day period while British ships lay in the harbor at Machias, and hewas discharged on 10 OCT 1777 when the danger had passed. That Sgt.Jones DYER and Corporal Jones DYER are the same person seems obvious fromthe duplication of commanding officers and geographical locations, not tomention that the name Jones DYER is quite uncommon (only one beingknown). This latter was the same episode which led to Asa DYER (mainP396; 1739-1831) spending 25 days with Capt. Daniel SULLIVAN's company(Col. Benjamin FOSTER's regiment -- the same regiment that Jones DYER wasserving in) which was called out three times for service in the defenseof Machias. Asa was discharged from this service on 07 OCT 1777. The next revolutionary episode in Jones DYER's life was probably themost momentous one for him. During the summer of 1778, Jones wasoperating under John ALLAN (1746-1805), a Scotsman and rebel sympathizerfrom Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, and had been made a captain. Allan,who had been appointed Continental Agent and 'Commander in Chief ofIndians, Eastern Department' in 1777 by the colonial forces, was high onthe British priority list for capture, and the British had placed a `100reward on his head. ALLAN was on an expedition to Passamaquoddy Bay (atthe headwaters of the Schoodic or St. Croix River -- both names appliedto the same river) to keep the trade between the Indians and the Britishsuppressed, and the British decided to lay a trap for ALLAN and thus endhis successful efforts to stop the Indians from allying themselves withthe redcoats. A British sloop from Halifax, Nova Scotia, the Howe(with a compliment of seventy men), posing as a trading vessel fromBermuda looking for a cargo of lumber, attempted to lure ALLAN aboard.Too wary to go himself, Allan sent Capt. Jones DYER and five others inhis stead and they were promptly, but temporarily, captured. How longJones DYER remained in British custody is not known, but it was probablynot for long. This, then, was Jones DYER's first experience with thePassamaquoddy region, an area of much significance later in his life. Jones served two more periods with the colonial forces. One was fora three-day service between 04 DEC 1778 and 04 JAN 1779 [?] again withCapt. Stephen SMITHs company of Col. Benjamin FOSTERs Lincoln Countyregiment at Machias. Asa Dyer was also serving during this period in thedefense of Machias, and his tour was some 5 months 16 days as 1st Lt. inCapt. Thomas ROBBINS's company from 17 JUN 1778 to 01 DEC 1778. Asa DYERimmediately reenlisted on 01 DEC 1778 and is listed on a payroll (dated01 JUN 1779) made up for service of persons engaged for the defense ofMachias, and others employed in the Indian business under Col. John ALLANfor ten days service. Jones DYER's last noted efforts on behalf of theAmerican cause was his participation in a detachment of the 6th LincolnCounty Regiment under Lt. John SCOTT, which spent ten days at Machias,serving from 31 AUG 1779 to 20 NOV 1779 [?]. With the successful end of the American Revolution, Jones settleddown at Machias but it was not long before he was once again infectedwith 'pioneer fever'. Maybe Machias had become too civilized for him,and he remembered the Passamaquoddy area that he had visited soeventfully in 1778. Possibly accompanied by his brother, James (P10; b.pre-1769), Jones set out in an Indian canoe along the coastline andarrived at the mouth of the Scoodic River where he pitched his tent a fewdays later. According to his grandson, Abner HILL (son of Thomas HILL,who lived to the age of 98), 'when he came herre ... not a tree had beencut in the broken forest of green wood which stood on every hand'. Jones soon returned to Machias and brought his family (composed ofhis wife, Hannah HARRINGTON, whom he had married about 1770, and at leastsons Stephen [P9; b. 1770/75] and Jones, Jr. [P7; b. 1774/5]) to thenew homestead. This made Jones DYER and his brother James the firstpermanent residents at Calais -- Daniel HILL was the first settler atCalais, having arrived (as was established by the courts later) on 01 JAN1784, but he did not stay. The DYER family apparently came by water,rather than overland, and landed at a point on the Robbinston Road, twomiles below the later site of the village, where a small stream flowsinto the main river. At this spot, Jones DYER built the first frame house in Calais in 1785, with lumber obtained fromJeremiah FROSTs mill across and up the river at St. Stephen, Nova Scotia(now New Brunswick) -- this being the only mill on the river at thattime. This land, some two miles below what is now Calais, was still inthe hands of a descendant of Jones DYER at least as late as 1866, thoughthe old house had apparently been replaced by one built in 1829 (PikesDiary, p. 49). The 1790 census of Passamaquoddy Township No. 5 (Calais)showed the family to include two males under the age of sixteen (Jamesand Nathan), three males sixteen and older (Jones Sr., Stephen and JonesJr.), and three females (his wife and two daughters). Which one of his daughters (whose names are not yet known) was bornafter this census is also not known. The 1790 Calais census also showshis brother James Dyer as a head of household. The 1800 census of Calais shows that both Jones and his wife wereborn before 1755. His children were aged as follows: two boys and onegirl were born between 1790 and 1800, one girl was born between 1774-84,and two girls were born between 1755-74. Since Stephen Dyer had alreadymarried by 1800, that leaves Jones DYER Jr. (b. 1774/75) and Nathan (b.ca. 1790) unaccounted for, and an extra male born 1790-1800 on hand (aworker?). The girls are difficult to explain, except to point out thatJones wife, Hannah, seems to have been born about 1755. The same censusshows Jones Jr. (b. 1774-84) counted separately from his family, whichindicates that by the age of 24 he had a place of his own. ======================================================= From -- Steve Robbins 915 Green Valley Drive Toccoa, Georgia 30577 srobbins@@toccoafalls.edu 1) The following items are from the papers of Col. John Black, agent forBingham-Baring Proprietors. The original documents are at Black Mansionin Ellsworth, Maine. There exists a microfilm copy, as well ashand-written extracts made about 1983 by Maine State Archives staff; themicrofilm and extracts are at Maine State Archives in Augusta, Maine: 1a) Northfield No. 24 East. From Theodore Lincoln's return of settlers,June 3, 1807 [complete list]: NameWhen settled When deserted Jones Dyer 1773 1782 Daniel Hill 1773 1782 James Dyer 1773 1782 Saml Libby 1773 1782 Jacob Libby 1773 1782 Benj. Getchell 1773 1782 Joseph Hill 1773 1782 Samuel Milbery 1773 1782 [My uncle, L. Austin Gray of Wesley, Maine, owns land in Northfield andis familiar with that area. He believes that this settlement was on theEast Machias River at 'Smith Landing,' also locally called 'The MattimoPlace' (after a Mattimo who lived there in the 1880s). Mr. Gray saysthat some of their garden furrows can still be seen in the woods.] 1b) Deblois No. 17 Middle, June 1, 1823 to June 1, 1830 Andrew Dyer [I copies only the Dyers from this list] 1c) Baring Plantation No. 6 E.D. Settlers since Feb. 25, 1816, from the November 1823 Return by JamesDinsmore and George Ulmer: Stephen Dyer, Jr. 1823 [I copies only the Dyers from this list] 2) Source: 'William Clark & Associates' in a book at New BrunswickProvincial Archives listing Loyalist grants. This list is dated '1784,Charlotte [County].' In Saint David: No. 70, Grantee: John Dyer, Lotno. 4 in Block Letter O in Fanning's Division. This lot appears to havelater been re-granted to Tristam Moore. 3) Source: Holmes, Theodore C. Loyalists to Canada : the 1783Settlement of Quakers and Others at Passamaquoddy. (Camden, Maine :Picton Press, c1992), p.179: 'The Digedeguash Grantees. This March 29,1784 grant of 15,250 acres of land was located on the Digedeguash Riverin St. Patrick's Parish, Charlotte County, New Brunswick. The principalgrantee was John Curry, who reserved 500 acres on the tract for a sawmill. Curry convinced other grantees toacquire 100 acres for him in their names. Later he tried to get theentire tract in his own name.' Among the 41 grantees are the names ofJames Dyer and Jones Dyer. 4) Source: Wood, Richard G. A History of Lumbering in Maine,1820-1861. (Orono, Me. : University of Maine Press, c1971), map reprintedat back of the book: Coffin, G. W. 'A plan of the public lands in theState of Maine ... a part of which have been set off in severalty to eachstate. Viz., those to Mass[achuset]ts are designated by the letter C for Common; Those to Maineby the Letter M. Those that have been sold by Mass[achuset]ts and arenot conveyed have a Star upon them, thus * Those conveyed have the namesof the Grantee placed thereon.' (Boston, 1835). According to this map,Jones Dyer, Jr. purchased two entire townships: From Massachusetts['C'] he purchased what is now designated as '10R3 NBPP Forest[Township]' (25,324 acres, according to: Attwood, Stanley Bearce. TheLength and Breadth of Maine. Orono, Me. : University of Maine, 1973).From Maine ['M'] he purchased what is now designated as '1R1 TS Dyer[Township]' (22,899 acres, according to Attwood.). 5) 'Plan of Plantation Number 5, on a Scale of 240 Rods to an Inch,Maine, April 27th, 1807.' This is a map of Calais, the original being atCalais Free Library. I have a photocopy. It clearly shows the lotsowned by Jones Dyer Jun., Jones Dyer Sen., and James Dyer heirs. =========================================== * All 'person numbers' (P10, etc.) in this appendix relate toindividuals in the family tree file MAINE.TRE, not to the 'personnumbers' in the main DYER family tree (DYER.TRE).. ** The Captain Reuben DYER mentioned above is a member of the DYERfamily of Cape Elizabeth, ME, and is not known to be part of either thisDYER family or of the main DYER family being traced. SOURCES: Annals of Calais (1875), passim. Austin, Ancestry of 33 Rhode Islanders. Calais Census of 1790, 1800, 1810 and 1820. Coll. Maine Hist. Soc. III (1853), p. 180 Compendium I, 915. Eastport and Passamaquoddy (1888) passim. An International Community of the St. Crois (1604-1930) (1950). Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the American Revolution, p. 125. The Notes of James Shepherd Pike (1811-1882) housed at the Calais Free Library, Calais, ME. Reed Genealogy #398. Who's Who (Philip Sidney DYER) Wilson, Ten Generations of Dyers. |
| Birth | Jones Dyer, Sr., was born on 13 March 1736/37, in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode IslandG.4 |
| Marriage | He married Hannah Harrington daughter of Richard Harrington and Abigail Hammond, on 27 September 1761, in Smithfield, Providence County, Rhode IslandG.5 |
| Death | Jones Dyer, Sr., died After 28 November 1826 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Daughter | Martha (Patty) Dyer+ b. After 1761, d. 1817 |
| Son | James Dyer, Sr.+ b. 24 July 1762, d. February 1800 |
| Daughter | Mary Jones Dyer+ b. About 1766, d. About 1856 |
| Son | John Dyer b. About 1770, d. Before 5 February 1818 |
| Son | Stephen Dyer+ b. Between 1770 and 1775, d. After 28 June 1819 |
| Son | Jones Dyer, Jr., Esq.+ b. 1776, d. 1860 |
| Daughter | Abigail Dyer+ b. About 1779, d. 29 December 1837 |
| Daughter | Nancy Dyer b. About 1783, d. 1852 |
| Son | Nathan Dyer b. About 1790 |
| Father | George Washington Dyer, , Esq. b. 1823, d. 1889 |
| Mother | Kate Huntress b. 1835, d. 1902 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Marriage | Leonard Huntress Dyer married Jessica Hoffstetter (Private.) |
| Note | His first marriage was in 1905 to Josephine DUNCAN, but they weredivorced in 1924. His second marriage was in 1927 to Jessica HOFSTETTER(a daughter of George HOFSTETTER). SAR #7043 (of Washington, D.C.) |
| Note | Divorced. |
| Birth | He was born on 13 May 1873, in Washington, D.C.G. |
| Marriage | He married Josephine Duncan on 10 July 1905. |
| Death | He died in 1955 in FloridaG. |
| Son | Duncan Dyer b. 24 April 1906, d. 27 March 1907 |
| Daughter | Katherine Huntress Dyer b. 15 June 1908, d. 26 June 1999 |
| Father | Leonard Huntress Dyer b. 13 May 1873, d. 1955 |
| Mother | Josephine Duncan b. 11 November 1881 |
| Relationships | 5th cousin 4 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Note | He died in his youth. |
| Birth | Duncan Dyer was born on 24 April 1906. |
| Death | He died on 27 March 1907. |
| Relationships | Partner of Leonard Huntress Dyer (4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker) |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Josephine Duncan was also known as Josephine Dyer. |
| Principal 2 | She was a witness Divorced with Leonard Huntress Dyer and Josephine Duncan. |
| Note | She was a daughter of John Thomas DUNCAN. |
| Birth | She was born on 11 November 1881, in La Grange, Fayette, TexasG. |
| Marriage | She married Leonard Huntress Dyer son of George Washington Dyer, , Esq., and Kate Huntress, on 10 July 1905. |
| Son | Duncan Dyer b. 24 April 1906, d. 27 March 1907 |
| Daughter | Katherine Huntress Dyer b. 15 June 1908, d. 26 June 1999 |
| Father | Leonard Huntress Dyer b. 13 May 1873, d. 1955 |
| Mother | Josephine Duncan b. 11 November 1881 |
| Relationships | 5th cousin 4 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 12 June 2024 17:48:43 |
| Name | Katherine Huntress Dyer was also known as Katherine Huntress Puddington. |
| Note | Died age 90yrs She had 1 son, 3 daughters, 16 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren and1 great-great, but we had no first cousins! [Darcy Strickland, daughter]. |
| Birth | She was born on 15 June 1908, in Greenwich, Fairfield County, ConnecticutG. |
| Death | She died on 26 June 1999 in New Brunswick, CanadaG. |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Mary Jane Dyer was also known as Mary Jane Goodwin. |
| Birth | She was born on 5 September 1816, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Marriage | She married John H. Goodwin About 1840. |
| Death | She died on 27 January 1861 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Burial | She was buried in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Son | George Goodwin b. Between 1840 and 1850 |
| Son | John Granville Goodwin b. About 27 September 1842, d. 21 August 1843 |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | William Mclean Dyer was born on 19 January 1815, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.1 |
| Death | He died on 29 September 1817 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | Sarah S. Dyer was born on 28 October 1818, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Birth | William Samuel Dyer was born on 14 December 1823, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Census | He was head of the household in the census in 1850 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Census | He was head of the household in the census in 1860 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Death | He died on 19 October 1871. he died at sea aboard the schoonerJohn McAdam off Gay Head, Dukes County, Massachusetts.3 |
| Father | Jones Dyer, Sr. b. 13 March 1736/37, d. After 28 November 1826 |
| Mother | Hannah Harrington b. 15 May 1741, d. 8 May 1836 |
| Relationships | 2nd cousin 7 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | The following is an entry in the Diaries of Richard Vose Hayden ofRobbinston, Maine: September 15, 1845: 'Nathaniel Brooks & family, John Farson & family, &Nathan Dyer & family are all going to Wisconsin. They go from here toNew York in Brigg Belle, George Vose Captn., & will probably sail toniteas they are only waiting for a wind.' (sent by Steve Robbins 1/25/2001) He died after 1830 but before 1875. The 1830 Calais census shows Nathan(b. 1790-1800), his wife (b. 1800-10), and children: one boy born1825-30, one boy born 1820-25, and one girl born 1820-25. He was animmediate neighbor to Samuel Dyer [P28] and James Dyer Jr. [P29] -- bothsons of James Dyer, and Nathan's two cousins. After 1830 he moved away from Calais (see above) Probably the Nathan Dyer who sold land in Calais to Jones Dyer Junior for$1000. On the same day Jones Dyer Junior sold Nathan Dyer the same pieceof land for $1000. Land was northwesterly of a lot marked 'James Dyer'sheirs' upon the plan and numbered 25, and southeasterly by land formerlyowned by Stephen Dyer junior lot numbered 24 and marked 'Jones Dyer' uponthe plan - on 28 Nov 1826. The deed from Nathan to Jones additionallystates 'Provided nevertheless, that if the said Nathan Dyer his heirsexecutors or administrators pay to the said Jones Dyer Junior his heirsexecutors administrators or assigns the sum of three hundred & thirteendollars payable in three equal annual payments the first payment to bemade in one year from date with interest annually. And also take theparents of the said Jones Dyer Junior & support them in sickness & inhealth from the date of these presents for and during their natural lives& furnish them with good and comfortable food & clothing also with a good& comfortable room & bed room bed & bedding for their sole use and in allrespects to take such care of them as to render them comfortable duringtheir natural lives free of expense to said Dyer then this deed, and alsoa certain note of hand bearing even date with these presents, given bythe said Nathan Dyer to the said Jones Dyer Junior to pay the sum ofthree hundred and thirteen dollars at the times aforesaid shall be void,otherwise shall remain in full force.' ........ (Sig) Nathan Dyer[Wash. Co. Deeds, 17:201 & 17:202]. |
| Birth | Nathan Dyer was born About 1790, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Martha Ann Dyer was also known as Martha Ann Sinclair. |
| Principal 2 | She was a witness According to the Pembroke VR, they were m. 16 Aug 1846 in Dennysville,Maine. with Benjamin Sinclair and Martha Ann Dyer. |
| Birth | She was born on 17 February 1821, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Marriage | She married Benjamin Sinclair on 23 September 1847, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Death | She died on 4 April 1882 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Son | Oscar Sinclair b. About 1854 |
| Last Edited | 12 December 2002 00:00:00 |
| Son | Gideon Gardner Congdon+ b. 9 February 1783, d. 10 March 1849 |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Maria Nancy Dyer was also known as Maria Nancy Wharff. |
| Birth | She was born on 25 December 1833, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Note | 1850 thru 1900 Census in Calais. |
| Marriage | She married Thomas E. Wharff, , Esq., on 10 October 1861, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. both lived in Calais at the time of their marriage.2,3 |
| Death | She died on 31 January 1934 in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Burial | She was buried in Calais, Washington County, MaineG. |
| Daughter | Edith Maria Wharff b. 16 April 1863 |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Harriet Elizabeth Dyer was also known as Harriet Elizabeth Hall. |
| Note | Vital Records of Bucksport has her born 27 May 1827 in Calais, Maine. |
| Birth | She was born on 26 May 1826, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Marriage | She married Abner H. Hall on 23 May 1847, in St. Stephen, Charlotte County, New BrunswickG.3 |
| Death | She died on 6 May 1914 in Evanston, Cook County, IllinoisG.4 |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Note | In 1860 George owned $800 of real estate. This may have been given tohim by his father, which would account for his father's real estateholdings decreasing between 1850 and 1860. 1850 & 60 Census, Calais. Calais Maine Cemetery records. Calais Free Library, Union Street,Calais,Maine 04619, Dyer, Child 1852/Jan/23 Age 8m ; Gates Lane,Western Margin; S.E. 35' from Main Ave.; Father: George W. Dyer; moved to#17. [JP] He possibly married by Rev. Drummond in Ornville, Calif. 1 May 1878Jennie Jones (Adv. Times.) |
| Birth | George Washington Dyer was born on 28 July 1828, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2,3 |
| Death | He died After 1883. |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Sohronia Abigail Dyer was also known as Sohronia Abigail Baker. |
| Note | Died age 20y 6m 20d. |
| Principal 2 | She was a witness Both of Bangor, Maine with Harrison Baker and Sohronia Abigail Dyer. |
| Birth | She was born on 3 January 1831, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Marriage | She married Harrison Baker on 19 April 1848, in Bangor, Penobscot County, MaineG.3 |
| Death | She died on 23 June 1851 in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, MaineG. |
| Father | Samuel Dyer b. 29 June 1790, d. 12 September 1883 |
| Mother | Margaret Duke b. About 1797, d. 28 May 1843 |
| Relationships | 4th cousin 5 times removed of David Arthur Walker |
| Last Edited | 13 April 2024 16:00:05 |
| Name | Margaret Matilda Dyer was also known as Margaret Matilda Brannan. |
| Note | Marriage Mrs. Maggie Wilde to John M. Brannan of Sacramento CA 18 Nov1867 at Ornville, CA, youngest d/o Samuel Dyer of Calais. She in 1850 Census, Calais. |
| Birth | She was born on 19 November 1839, in Calais, Washington County, MaineG.2 |
| Marriage | She married John M. Brannan on 18 November 1867, in Ornville, California, USAG. |
| Death | She died After 1883. |