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Descendants of Dr. William Dyer
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Last Modified 9/24/97
William was possibly the immigrant ancestor of the family. At the present time (1997) his parentage is unknown. Some say he was a descendant of William Dyer of Rhode Island and others claim him to be the son of William Dyer of Sheepscot, Maine [Neither has been proven, but there is good reason to believe that he may have been the son of Samuel(2) & Anne (Hutchinson) Dyer of Rhode Island]. He was buried, as was Mary his widow, in Old North Cemetery, Truro, Mass. The Dyer family is an ancient one in Somerset County, England. Some of them were titled. The Dyer family was severely persecuted by King James and was especially condemned for loyalty to Charles I. Dr. William Dyer"(ID1048), who "when Truro was incorporated on July 16, 1709...was a proprietor. In 1710 he was one of the 20 owners of cattle of a large Danish breed, yellow in color, which were brought over by Francis Small.
From "Early Pleasant River Families": Dr. William Dyer (1653-1738) of Truro, Mass, was probably the 2nd generation of his family in New England, but his parents are not identified. His grandson lived in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, and subsequent branches of the family moved farther "downeast".
More About William Dyer and Mary Taylor: Marriage: December 1686, Barnstable, MA.
Children of William Dyer and Mary Taylor are:
+Henry Dyer, b. April 11, 1693, Barnstable, MA1123, d. Bef. 1767, Scarborough, ME1123.
Dr. William Dyer (b. 1653, d. July 27, 1738)
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