Anthony Dyer (1743 - 1808)

Born 27 Jun 1743 in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Bishop) Dyer — married 29 Sep 1763 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 2 Dec 1808 at age 65 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States

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Biography

Corporal Anthony Dyer served with Rhode Island Militia during the American Revolution.

Anthony Dyer is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A035104.

Anthony Dyer, son of John Dyer (1719-1801) and Freelove (Williams) Dyer (1719-1775) was born on 27 January 1743 in Providence, Rhode Island.

Antney married Sarah (Bishop) Dyer (1744-1841) on 29 September 1763 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.^[1]

DIER,: Antney, of Cranston, and Sarah Bishop of A., int. Sept. 29, 1763.

In the 1774 census Anthoney was in Glocester, Rhode Island, British America.^[2][3]

Their children:

1. Anthony, b. 18 Aug 1765
2. Freelove, b. 31 Jan 1769, died 1852 unm.
3. Elisha, b. 5 Jan 1772
4. Hannah, b. 21 Jun 1779, died 1866 unm.
5. Sarah, b. 23 Dec 1783

From Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island^[4]

Anthony Dyer, born June 27, 1743, of Cranston, R. I., was a soldier in the Revolution. In January 1776 he was enrolled in the troop of light horse called the Captain General's Cavaliers- Col. Benjamin Stock- and was appointed first sergeant, serving in said capacity until July 14, 1777, when he was honorably discharged; this organization performed many tours of duty as a body and in detachment, being located at Point Judith, Tower Hill, and along both shores of Narragansett Bay; in September 1776, Anthony Dyer was ordered to his troop on the island of Rhode Island, where he served six weeks, thence he was ordered to Tower Hill, where he served five weeks; from there he was ordered to Point Judith, where the troop was located when the British landed at Newport; the troop was largely occupied in carrying dispatches on occasions of alarm.

His DAR record states Anthony Dyer (1743-1802) served as corporal 1776 in Col. Benjamin Slack's regiment of Light Horse and 1780 cornet in Capt. David Burlingame's company of Rhode Island militia.^[5]

Anthony and his family were in Glocester, Rhode Island, in 1790.^[6]

• Free White Persons - Males - Under 16: 1
• Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over: 1
• Free White Persons - Females: 4
• Number of Household Members: 6

Anthony died (age 66) on 2 December 1808 in Rhode Island, United States.^[7] He is buried in Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island.^[8][9]

Anthony's probate case A3932 was dated 7 July 1809. His son Elisha was mentioned.^[10] Administration Bond: ^[11] Inventory: ^[12]

In 1850, all three of Anthony's daughters (Freelove, Hannah & Sally were living together in Rhode Island.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850"
   Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Attleborough, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61401 #91642241 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Antney Dier marriage to Sarah Bishop on 29 Sep 1763 in Attleboro, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
2. ↑ 1774 Census: "Rhode Island Census, 1774"
   Ancestry Record 3081 #5321 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Anthoney Dyer in Glocester, Rhode Island, British America.
3. ↑ 1782 Tax List: "Rhode Island, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1740-1890"
   Ancestry Record 3571 #28720563 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Anthony Dyer in Providence County, RI.
4. ↑ Rep. Men & Old Families :Beers, J.H. & Co.; Representative men and old families of Rhode Island : genealogical records and historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and of many of the old families; Pub: 1908, Chicago IL; Volume 1; Page1 https://archive.org/details/representativeme1908jhbe/page/n81/mode/2up?view=theater
5. ↑ DAR: Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 02 June 2020), "Record of DYER, ANTHONY", Ancestor # A035104.
6. ↑ 1790 Census: "1790 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1790; Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Series: M637; Roll: 10; Page: 233; Image: 138; Family History Library Film: 0568150
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 5058 #364231 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Anthony Dyer.
7. ↑ Death Registration: "Rhode Island, Providence County, Providence, Swan Point Cemetery Records, ca.1846-ca.1950"
   Citing Record number: 0;
   FamilySearch (accessed 27 November 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01579
   Anthony Dyer death 2 Dec 1808 (age 66) in Rhode Island, United States.
8. ↑ Cemetery Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission http://rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=238965
9. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26988994/anthony-dyer : accessed 27 November 2021), memorial page for Anthony Dyer (23 Jun 1743–2 Dec 1808), Find A Grave: Memorial #26988994, citing Swan Point Cemetery, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island, USA ; Maintained by 47117651 (contributor 47117651).
10. ↑ Probate: "Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932"
    Providence, Rhode Island, Wills (1678-1916) and Indexes (1872-1914); Author: Providence (Rhode Island). Court of Probate; Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9079 #636992 (accessed 27 November 2021)
    Anthony Dyer probate.
11. ↑ Probate Bond: "Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932"
    City of Providence Letters of Administration and Guardianship, 1804-1899; Author: Rhode Island. Court of Probate (Providence County); Probate Place: Providence, Rhode Island
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9079 #1093395 (accessed 27 November 2021)
    Anthony Dyer probate on 9 Jan 1809.
12. ↑ Probate Inventory: "Rhode Island, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1582-1932"
    Providence > Wills and Index, Vol 10-11 1805-1815; Vol. 10; Page 393
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Image (accessed 27 November 2021)
13. ↑ 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    Year: 1850; Census Place: Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 845; Page: 223b
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #12457326 (accessed 27 November 2021)
    Freelove Dyer (81) in Providence Ward 4, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Born in Rhode Island.

See also:

• Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918. New England Families, Genealogical And Memorial: a Record of the Achievements of Her People In the Making of Commonwealths And the Founding of a Nation. 3d series. New York: Lewis historical Pub. Co., 1915. Volume 4, Pages 2061 - 2063 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044098879737?urlappend=%3Bseq=515%3Bownerid=27021597765592920-543

• Austin, John Osborne, 1849-1918. Ancestry of Thirty-three Rhode Islanders (born In the Eighteenth Century): Also Twenty-seven Charts of Roger Williams' Descendants to the Fifth Generation, And an Account of Lewis Latham, Falconer to King Charles I; With a Chart of His American Descendants to the Fourth Generation, And a List of 180 Existing Portraits of Rhode Island Governors, Chief Justices, Senators, Etc. Albany, N. Y.: J. Munsell's Sons, 1889. Pages 117 & 119 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015028775222?urlappend=%3Bseq=130%3Bownerid=13510798899644499-134

• Dyer, Catherine Cornelia Joy, b. 1817; Some records of the Dyer family; Pub: 1884, New York NY; Page 81-82 https://archive.org/details/somerecordsofdye00dyer/page/82/mode/2up?view=theater

• Dyer Family History; 1600-1900; American Gen. Research Inst. Author: Heritage Press Inc. 1978
• Woodson Watchers, plus allied lines; Author: Claudettes" PO Box 37010, Bloomington, MN 55431
• Dyer Search Author: Alice Dyer Finley, 1629 18th Ave. NW, New Brighton, MN 55112
• Births, Marriages & Deaths Recorded in Providence 1636-1850; Author: Edwin M. Snow, M.D. https://archive.org/details/alphabeticalinde00snow

• Virkus, Frederick Adams, and Albert Nelson Marquis. The Abridged Compendium of American Genealogy: First Families of America; a Genealogical Encyclopedia of the United States. Chicago: A.N. Marquis & company, 1925.; Volume 1; Page 391 https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015011819037?urlappend=%3Bseq=399%3Bownerid=13510798899592180-437