Samuel Dyer (1724 - 1811)

Born 29 Nov 1724 in Truro, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 Nov 1811 at age 86 in Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, Massachusetts United States

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Biography

Private Samuel Dyer served with Cumberland County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Dyer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A035224.

Samuel Dyer is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 152111
Rank: Private

Samuel and Thankful Dyer had at least the following children:

• Elkanah 1759^[1]

• Abigail 1761^[2]

Notes

Note: He settled in the village of Longnook, Truro, on the farm lately owned by Mr. Williams.

Info source: Charles S. Rogers, 108 Snowgoose Ct., Daytona Beach, Volusia, FL 32119.

 !MILITARY-DEATH: DYER FAMILY HISTORY; Am. Gen Research Inst.; Heritage Press, Wash, DC 1978;NOTE: Private in a Maine Unit

On July 6, 1749, Samuel Dyer, fisherman, of Falmouth, for œ200, bought a house and twenty-five acres of land on Barren Hill, from his father, William Dyer. How long he lived there does not appear; but on Nov. 7, 1797, Samuel Dyer, of Lewiston, sold for $333.33, to Samuel Fickett, of Cape Elizabeth, the same house and land, adjoining land of Christopher Dyer, at Barren Hill, that he "bought of Wm Dyer July 6, 1749."

Two children of "Samuel and Thankful Dyer of Parpooduck" were recorded; probably there were others. (Descendants of Edward Small)

 !BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE: DAR PATRIOT INDEX, Centennial Edition;Part 1; p910

 !BIRTH: MAYFLOWER PLANTERS, p 83; Nov 29, 1724

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Thankful Delano Dyer d 12 Jan 1812 So Lewiston Androscoggin ME. REF:

Genealogical Records Committee, N.S. D.A.R. vol 2:93 (Orlando FL public library)

Application form of Abram Woodward Garcelon he md Abbie Jane Gowen

s/o Joseph Strout Garcelon & Jane Smullen Woodward

s/o Samuel Dyer Garcelon & Hannah Robinson

s/o Rev. James Garcelon & Elizabeth DYER

d/o Samuel Dyer & Thankful Delano

Samuel Dyer b 11-29-1724 Truro MA & d 11-2-1811 So. Lewiston ME

his wife Thankful Delano b 8-9-1727 Provincetown MA & d 12-1-1812 Lewiston

ME. md ints. 3-11-1744 Falmouth ME.

(They listed all dates month-day-year)

REF: 1st Directory of Lewiston, page 2; Heads of FAmily 1788-Samuel Dyer,

Desc. of Edw. Small by Underhill Vol 3p 1318, 1319-1934 Edition and pp 1220-1221 of 1910 Edition; The Delano Family by Joel A Delano 1889 pg 182; New England Hist. Register vol 13 p 225.

Children for above

Samuel

Richard

Lydia md Samuel Jenkins

Elizabeth b 11-17-1757 md James Garcelon

Elkanah b 1758 md Catherine Brooks (AWM notes b 17 Sep 1759 d 23 Jul 1820 Lewiston ME

John

Daniel

Military

Samuel Dyer's residence during the Revolutionary War was Cape Elizabeth MA (now ME) he served as a Private under Capt Daniel Strout's co, Enoch Freeman's (Cumberland County Militia,) Regt. Service two (2) days - company called out by Col. Freeman Nov 1775 to build a fort at Falmouth neck.

Under command of Col Jonathan Mitchell; Rolls sworn to at Cape Elizabeth Cumberland County , militia service.

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He moved from Truro Ma and settled in Scarborough ME on Lot 5, Range 9, he an old man. Son in law, Thomas Rand came with him from Cape Elizabeth. The children were bpt. in 1st Church Scarborough. Son Elkanah settled on Lot 4, Range 9.

REF: Genealogy of Early Families; Desc. Edward Small; Constance Hanscom gave info. on the last 5 children, children also listed under DAR application ; Abraham Woodard GARCELON; Truro Vital Records.

History of Lewiston ME by Janus G Elder. DAR application also lists children: Samuel, Richard, Lydia who md Samuel Jenkins, Elizabeth who md James Garcelon, Elkanah who md Catherine Brooks, John and Daniel.[AWM]

intention date.

Gen. Records. Committee Nat Soc DAR (supp) vol 2 Orlando Pub Lib

Sources

1. ↑ Name: Elkanah Dyer Gender: Male Birth Date: 17 Sep 1759 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Samuel Dyer Mother's Name: Thankful "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SK-75W : 10 February 2018), Samuel Dyer in entry for Elkanah Dyer, 17 Sep 1759; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
2. ↑ Name: Abigail Dyer Gender: Female Birth Date: 13 Jul 1761 Birthplace: Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine Father's Name: Samuel Dyer Mother's Name: Thankful "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SV-LHX : 10 February 2018), Samuel Dyer in entry for Abigail Dyer, 13 Jul 1761; citing Civil, Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; FHL microfilm 223,931.
3. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 20 Mar 2018), "Record of Samuel Dryer", Ancestor # A035224.
4. ↑ Service record for DAR application under Abram Woodard Garcelon - sup-vol 2: pg 93

Also: Garcelon Cemetery Records, Lewiston, Maine

Source S101

Call Number: R929.2 S635uV.3

Title: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3

Author: Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill

Publication: Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Co.: 1934

Abbreviation: Descendants of Edward Small of New England, Vol.3

Note: NS113933

Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

So are we to read then entire Volume 3? Page number, please.

Source S118

Title: Mayflower Ancestral Index, 1981

Abbreviation: Mayflower Ancestral Index, 1981

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S25

Call Number: R929.2 S635uV.1

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

Source S359

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

Source S57

Call Number: CD203

Title: 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

Do we have a page number?

Source S64

Title: John(5) Billings of Deer Isle, Maine

Author: Harold Ward Dana, A.B., M.D., of Brookline, Norfolk, Mass

Publication: NEHGR, Vol. 97, October 1943

Abbreviation: John(5) Billings of Deer Isle, Maine

Note: Originally from "Genealogy of William Billings", Frank Billings, M.D., n.d., published about 1931.

NOTE: Looking through this article about John Billings, I see only a reference to Mary Dyer who married John Peter and had a son in 1828. Relevance?

NS182813

Source Media Type: Electronic

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S866

Title: Vital Records of Falmouth, Maine

Abbreviation: Vital Records of Falmouth, Maine

Note: Source Media Type: Book

Master Listing Source: Y

Source S976

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 Source: Y

NOTE: Family Tree Maker is an offline program. The CD perhaps has some relevant information, but is rendered irrelevant by virtue of being offline. Perhaps relate page number of the volume cited.

NOTE by Dee D'Errico - Family Tree Maker is not an offline program. It is a piece of software originally made by Ancestry.com. The CDs were published by Genealogy.com or Broderbund. They are no longer sold and are only viewable on older Windows programs, like XP and those before XP, as well as older FTM programs (before 2011). Ancestry sold Family Tree Maker to Software MacKiev; and, their latest version is FTM2017 with a further upgrade recently made. However, FTM no longer has the ability to view these old CDs. I own an old XP computer which I hung on to after buying Windows 10 so that, among other things, I can still view these old CDs, of which I have many in my personal library. Furthermore, when I uploaded my GEDCOM in Feb 2010, Samuel Dyer did not have any parents entered, only a wife, Thankful Delano, and daughter, Elizabeth. If anyone wants a page number, perhaps they should look under the "Changes" tab and see who it was that entered the source and send them a message. As for myself I am going to remove my name from this profile.