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William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
Oct 25, 2023 · Biography. William Dyer first appears in North America as an early settler of Sheepscott, Maine in 1662 when he purchased land at Massoemek, later called Dyer’s Neck at Sheepscott from the Native Americans Daniel Sagamore and Dick Swash, Sagamore on Feb. 11, 1662.
- Male
- August 1, 1689
William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
William was born in 1545 in Devon County, England. His parents are to be determined. He passed away after 1608 in Virginia. William married Katherine Bayne on 11 June 1573 in Ilfracombe, Devon, England. William Dyer [Dier] listed as one of Jamestown's earliest settlers.
- Male
- Katherine (Bayne) Dyer
William Dyer may refer to: William Dyer (settler) (1609 – c. 1677), early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. William Dyer (cricketer) (1805–1865), English cricketer of the 1830s. William John Dyer (1830–1909), New Zealand businessman and politician.
Apr 28, 2022 · Major William Dyre was the son of Captain William and Mary Dyre. Captain William Dyre, a London milliner, emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts, and with his wife joined the First Church there, in December, 1635.
