Christopher Dyer (1722 - 1759)

Born 29 Dec 1722 in Truro, Barnstable, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Smalley) Dyer — married 27 Aug 1741 in Truro, Barnstable, Ma

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1759 at age 36 in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine

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Biography

Christopher Dyer was born on 29 December 1722 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[1] He was the son of William Dyer Jr and Hannah (Strout) Dyer.

He married Mercy Smalley on August 2, 1741 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts.^[2] They had 7 children.

1. Mercy "Mary (Dyer) Dunn, Harmon (1741-1817)
2. Christopher Dyer Jr. (1745-1787)
3. Joshua Jones Dyer (1747-1825)
4. Peter Dyer (1748-)
5. Nathaniel Dyer Jr. (1750-1823)^[3]
6. Hanna Dyer (1755-1815)
7. Jonah "Jonas" Dyer (1755-1831)

Christopher died at the age of 36 on 2 October 1759 in South Portland, Cumberland, Maine, and was buried in 1758 in the Mount Pleasant Cemetery.^[1]

Christopher4, son to William 3 Dyer, b. Dec. 29, 1722;^[4] bap. March 11, 1727-28, in Truro. At the age of nineteen years, his marriage intention was published July 19, 1741, in Falmouth, to " Mary Smalley." His marriage to " Mercy Smalley," of Truro, was recorded Aug. 27, 1741, in Truro. Mary Smalley appears to have been the Mary5, b. Oct., 172 1, in Truro, daughter to Samuel4 and Isabel3 (Dyer) Smalley, of that town. Christopher Dyer was a cordwainer and a farmer. His original farm consisted of one hundred and five acres, situated on what is now called Meeting-House Hill at Cape Elizabeth. It extended northerly past the foot of the hill and included the old mill creek ; on the west, it joined the land of the "first Henry" Dyer; beyond Henry's was Micah Dyer's farm. The present Sawyer Street was cut through all these farms. On April i, 1746, Christopher Dyer bought for L30, ten acres of "meadow ground on Purpoodick Side ; " they also owned a house and a small lot of land at the Ferry.

His military service consisted of scouting-duty, under command of Captain David Cargill, from June 29 to Dec. 5, 1748, a period of twenty-two weeks; also, service in the Train Band of the Second Parish, in 1757, with Captain Loring Cushing.t

The death of Christopher Dyer occurred in 1759, ^^ the age of thirty-seven years ; on Oct. 2, of that year, letters of .....^[5][6]

.....administration were granted to his "widow Mercy." In Dec, 1759, her name appeared in a deed as " Mary Dyer . . . Widow . . . Adm " of the Estate of Christopher Dyer. The names Mary and Mercy at that period were often interchangeable. The inventory of his estate, taken by Henry Dyer, Joseph Strout, and David Strout, amounted to ;^Soi : 16 : 2. It included the following : * —

" Homestead," of one hundred and five acres, with the house and barn standing on the same ;£^300 : o : o Ten acres of meadow land lo : o : o; House and one eighth of an acre, " at the Ferry "..,.. 30 : o : o ; " The schooner Mercy," etc 73 : 6 : 8

The date of death of widow Mercy Dyer is not known.

Issue :

1. Mercy*, b, about 1742, in Falmouth. She was mar. (intention July 7, 1759) to Nathaniel Dunn, of Gorham.f ^[7]

Research Notes

Facts with no date

Christopher was baptised on an unknown date. He was the son of William Dyer Jr and Hannah (Strout) Dyer.

On an unknown date Christopher was employed. Cordwainer

Notes from external profile

Marriage:

Date: 27 AUG 1741

Place: Truro, Barnstable, Ma

Marriage: PATRENTS:

Date: 15 APR 1709

Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Ma

York co ME Probate Vol 10;114-203: 11:103: #4884 Mercy Dyer of Falmouth Adm. of Estate of Christopher Dyer. Mercy Randall & Stephen Randall her husband, adm. Cumberland co Deeds: 15:501 44:507 Children signed off their rights to brother Christopher's widow, Hannah (1787), she to have the land left by their father.[AWM]

MARRIAGE: Marriage reported in New England Historical and Genealogical Record, Vol 14, page 226. Intentions of Marriage on 19 Jul 1741. Name given as Mary Smalley. Of Falmouth (now Portland) Maine

The death of Christopher Dyer occurred in 1759, at the age of thirty-seven years; on October 2, of that year, letters of administration were granted to his "widow Mercy." In Dec., 1759, her name appeared in a deed as "Mary Dyer ... Widow ... Admtx of the Estate of Christopher Dyer." The names Mary and Mercy at that period were often interchangeable. The inventory of his estate, taken by Henry Dyer, Joseph Strout, and David Strout, amounted to œ501; 16:2.

"Homestead," of one hundred and five acres, with the house and barn standing on the sameœ300:0:0 Ten acres of meadow land10:0:0 House and one eighth of an acre, "at the Ferry"30:0:0 "The schooner Mercy," etc.73:6:8 The date of death of widow Mercy Dyer is not known. (Descendants of Edward Small)

BIRTH: Truro (MA) original town records, page 17.

Christopher Dyer was a cordwainer and a farmer. His original farm consisted of one hundred and five acres, situated on what is now called Meeting-House Hill at Cape Elizabeth. It extended northerly past the foot of the hill and included the old mill creek; on the west, it joined the land of the "first Henry" Dyer; beyond Henry's was Micah Dyer's farm. The present Sawyer Street was cut through all these farms. On April 1, 1746, Christopher Dyer bought for œ30, ten acres of "meadow ground on Purpoodick Side;"(*) he also owned a house and a small lot of land at the Ferry.

MILITARY: His military service consisted of scouting service under the command of Capt. David Cargill from June 29 to December 5, 1748 (a period of 22 weeks) He also served in the Training band of the 2nd Parish in 1757 (Capt. Loring Cushing).

RESIDENCES: He was on Cape Elizabeth's 1744 tax list.

CC DEED: On Nov 30, 1787 Joshua Dyer (blacksmith), Nathaniel Dyer (shipwright), both of Cape Elizabeth, with Jonah Dyer (mariner) of Falmouth, Nathaniel Dunn and wife, Mercy, of Gorham conveyed to Hannah, widow of the late Christopher Dyer, "all of our right and title to all the real estate lying in a place called BARREN HILL consisting by estimation of '104 acres' and '10 acres of bog' which was left by our honored father, deceased, in the possession of our brother, Christopher Dyer, deceased." In 1804, Dean Tyler and his wife, Hannah, of Litchfield quit-claimed to Christopher Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, mariner, all right to the estate of Christopher Dyer late of Cape Elizabeth, deceased. (This homestead was located on EVANS STREET, South Portland, on the right-hand side of the street from Highland Avenue, between Nutter Road and Hill Street.)

CC 81-133: Mercy and Nathaniel Dunn of Cornish, Jesse, Joshua and Nathaniel Dyer of Cape Elizabeth, Jonah Dyer of Gorham to Caleb of Cape Elizabeth - Mill privileges owned by Stephen Randall.

Info source: Linwood Dyer, 25 US Highway, Route 8, Scarborough, Cumberland, Me 04074.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Christopher Dyer (29 Dec 1722–2 Oct 1759), Find A Grave: Memorial #77840212, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Cumberland County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Stuart Strout Woodside Skolfield (contributor 46954007).
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP8D-FRP9 : Sat Mar 09 19:05:03 UTC 2024), Entry for Christopher Dyer and Mercy Smalley, 2 Aug 1741.
3. ↑ Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922; Ancestry's Maine, Birth Records Ancestry Record 1960 #301385272
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCWY-N4P : 15 January 2020), Christophar Dyer, 1722.
5. ↑ Truro Baptisms, iyii-i8oo, edited by J. Harvey Treat, 1886 : 23. t York County Deeds, Book 34 : 133.
6. ↑ I Masschusetts Archives, Muster Rolls, vol. 92 : 188 ; Massachusetts Archives, vol. 95 : 331.
7. ↑ Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill. Descendants of Edward Small of New England (Volume 3) Adrian Stanley 31 May 2015

See Also:

• Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1. Author: Underhill, Lora Altine Woodbury. Publication: Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, 1934. Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol. 1. Note: NS113603. Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
• Title: Vital Records of Truro, Barnstable County, Mass. Author: George Ernest Bowman. Abbreviation: Vital Records of Truro, Barnstable County, Mass. Note: Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
• Title: Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850, CD 231. Abbreviation: Marriage Index: Massachusetts, 1633-1850, CD 231. Note: NS200643. Source Media Type: Family Archive CD. Master Listing Source: Y
• Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII. Abbreviation: Records from Old North Cemetery, Truro. The Mayflower Descendant, Vol. XII. Note: NS299593. Source Media Type: Book. Master Listing Source: Y
• Title: Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records, The Mayflower Descendant, Vol.IV. Author: Family Tree Maker. Publication: CD #203. Abbreviation: Eastham & Orleans, Mass., Vital Records, The Mayflower Descendant, Vol.IV. Note: NS128493. Source Media Type: Newspaper. Master Listing
• Pedigree Resource File - LDS
• Vital Records of Eastham & Orleans, vol. 04 - 1902