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Henry Dyer III (1739 - 1800)

Capt. Henry Dyer III
Born in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Mainemap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 8 Dec 1762 in Falmouth, Cumberland, Memap
Descendants descendants
Died at about age 61 in Steuben, Washington, Maine, USAmap
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Biography

1776 Project
Captain Henry Dyer III served with 6th Lincoln County Regiment, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
Daughters of the American Revolution
Henry Dyer III is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A035169.
SAR insignia
Henry Dyer III is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 152078
Rank: Captain

[DYER] "... Henry*, b. [1739] about 1741, in Falmouth; he is conceded to be the eldest. As " Henry Dyer, 3d," he belonged in 1757 to the Train Band of Cape Elizabeth, then the Second Parish of Falmouth.f "Henry Dyer, Jr.," mar. (intention Dec. 8, 1762), in Falmouth, Betty Simonton. Milliken says that they went from Cape Elizabeth to Steuben, Maine, prior to 1769, and settled at Dyer's Bay, which was named for him." see full article below from page 1229 Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the Allied ..., Volume 3 By Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill

Research Notes

"DYER, HENRY;, Township No. 4. 2d Lieutenant, Capt. Eleazer Crabtree's co.; engaged Aug. 8, 1775; service to Dec. 31, 1775, 5 mos. 5 days; company stationed on the seacoast at Frenchman's Bay; also, Captain of a co. of rangers; engaged March 1, 1780; discharged May 10, 1780; service, 2 mos. 10 days; company raised in No. 4, Gouldsborough, Pleasant river, Frenchman's bay, and Narragaugus, for defence of Eastern country agreeable to instructions from Col. John Allan, commanding officer at Machias and Superintendent of Eastern Indian department." page 121 volume V Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revoluntionary ... v.5 Dur-Foy.


Noted: d 1739 from Revolutionary War record page 225 Soldiers Sailors & Patriots of the Revolutionary War, Maine by Carlton & Sue Fisher

Title

Title: Capt.


Burial

Burial:
Date: 1800
Place: Goods Point Cemetery, Steuben, Me
Source: #S49

Note

Note: During the Revolutionary War, Henry Dyer "rendered especially valuable and meritorious service." In 1775, " Henry Dyer, Township No. 4," was 2d Lieutenant in Captain Eleazer Crabtree's company, stationed at Frenchman's Bay. In 1777, " Henry Dyar, of Township No. 4," was captain of a company in Colonel Benjamin Foster's (6th Lincoln Co.) regiment, in service "at Machias when the British ships were in the harbor." In a Roll certified at Machias, Oct. 6, 1778, "Captain Dyer, of the Marisheete" (vessel, Merry Sheet), appeared in a " return of officers and men under Col. John Allan, Continental Agent and Commander-in-Chief of Eastern Department, stationed for the defence of Machias; page 1230 Descendants of Edward Small of New England, and the Allied ..., Volume 3 By Lora Altine Woodbury Underhill

In 1762 Henry and father with 54 others were granted land on the site of the present town of Steuben ME. Capt Henry & family came from Cape Elizabeth to Steuben 1768-9 with brother Reuben and settled head of Dyer Bay. Henry Dyer 1740-1800; Area Cemetery Steuben ME; Soldier; wife Betty Simonton.

REF: Sprague's Journal-The Dyers of Narragus--p48; MSA; Desc. Edward Small; Mayflower Index; MGI Jul 1975 p 106; Pinkham Genealogy; 1850 census; Mormom Records via Pamela Hugie 72 East 600 South, Vernal UT 84078: SAR Graves of Revolutionary Soldiers, Revolutionary War Graves Register. p189 says 7 Jan 1800 (1790 C 2:75
As "Henry Dyer, 3d," he belonged in 1757 to the Train Band of Cape Elizabeth, then the Second Parish of Falmouth. Milliken says that they went from Cape Elizabeth to Steuben, Maine, prior to 1769, and settled at Dyer's Bay, which was named for him. They had "fourteen children; they were large, strong, and healthy men and women." The town of Steuben owed much to the Dyer family. Henry was a "merchant, a shipbuilder, and a man of the highest character for integrity and ability;" his seven sons sustained the family reputation. During the Revolutionary War, Henry Dyer "rendered especially valuable and meritorious service." In 1775, "Henry Dyer, Township No. 4," was 2d Lieutenant in Captain Eleazer Crabtree's company, stationed at Frenchman's Bay. In 1777, "Henry Dyar, of Township No. 4," was captain of a company in Colonel Benjamin Foster's (6th Lincoln Co.) regiment, in service "at Machias when the British ships were in the harbor." In a Roll certified at Machias, Oct. 6, 1778, "Captain (???) Dyer, of the Marisheete" (vessel, Merry Sheet), appeared in a "return of officers and men under Col. John Allan, Continental Agent and Commander-in-Chief of Eastern Department, stationed for the defence of Machias; said Dyer reported as having been a prisoner with the enemy and as having died since previous return was made." Henry Dyer may have been captured and held prisoner, but he was not dead -- since, in 1780, he was captain of a company of "Rangers . . . raised in No. 4, Gouldsborough, Pleasant River, Frenchman's Bay and Narraguagus," under instructions of "Col. John Allan, commanding officer at Machias."(*) Colonel John Allan's efforts were confined to the onerous task of "thwarting the schemes of the British, and keeping the Indians from the St. John to the Penobscot friendly and true to the American cause."(+) Betty Dyer, wife of Henry Dyer, died in 1800, at Steuben. Many years afterward, her son Asa procured a gravestone in Bangor, which reads: "Betsey, wife of Capt. Henry Dyer, died 1800 in the sixtieth year of her age." Captain Henry was living in 1800; the date of his death is not known.
(Descendants of Edward Small)
Dyer, Henry, In memory of, Capt, died Jan 7, 1800, ae 61 (Gravestone)
Info source: Henry Dyer Moore III (384 French St., Bangor, Penobscot, Me 04401-3961) in Dec. 1994 issue of The Dyer Connection.
 !BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-CHILD-MILITARY: DAR LINEAGE BOOK; Vol 152, p251; NOTE: Henry Dyer commanded a company in the Massachusetts troops. He was born in Cape Elizabeth, died in Steuben, ME.
 !MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-MILITARY: American Gen. Research Inst., DYER FAMILY HISTORY; 1600-1900; Washington, District of Columbia, Dc,Heritage Press, Inc.;1978;p65 ;In poss of Joseph W Pehoushek, 1995; NOTE: A Captain in a Mass. unit.
 !MARRIAGE: NEHGR 14:226; NOTE: Gives her name as Betty Simontont and describes him as Henry Jr.
 !BIRTH-PARENTS-DEATH-MARRIAGE-SPOUSE-CHILDREN-OCCUPATION-RESIDENCES-MILITARY:
Ruth Gray, MAINE FAMILIES IN 1790; Maine Gen. Soc. Special Publ #5; Picton Press;Vol 2;1990; NOTE:"Henry is reputedly (arguably) to have been the only white settler between Castine and St. Andrews in 1762. He was definitely at Dyers Bay in Plt #4 (now Steuben) by 1769. He was a sea captain, merchant, Rev. soldier (2nd Lt. under Capt. Ebenezer Crabtree, later Capt. of his own company of rangers) and shipbuilder. (DAR Lineage Book 46:188)
 !BIRTH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE-PARENTS-CHILDREN-MILITARY-OCCUPATION-RESIDENCES: Lora Underhill, DESCENDANTS OF EDWARD SMALL OF NEW ENGLAND; 1600-1900; 1934, Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston & New York, Revised Edition ; p1325-27; San Diego Public Library;NOTE: Went from Cape Eliz. to Township #4 (Steuben) before 1769, settling at Dyer's Bay which is named for him. Merchant & shipbuilder. Served as Lieut. in 1775, Capt. of 6th Lincoln Company in 1777 at Machias, in 1778 as Capt. at Machias " said Dyer reported as having been a prisoner of the enemy", in 1780 Capt. of a company of Rangers.
 !MILITARY: Mass. Soldiers & Sailors of the Rev. War;Secretary of Commonwealth; 1899; Vol 5; p121; NOTE: As 2nd Lt. his company was stationed on the seacoast at Frenchman's Bay. As Capt. of a company of Rangers raised in (Plantation) #4,Gouldsborough, Pleasant River, Frenchman's Bay, and Narragaugus, for defence of the Eastern country agreeable to instructions from Col. John Allan, commanding officer at Machias and Superintendent of Eastern Indian Department.
 !CITIZENSHIP: Vital records of Steuben, ME; LDS microfilm #12214;a handwritten paper photographed in the book (written much later as is on printed letterhead) has as town officials: Capt. Henry Dyer, Ebenezer Dyer, and Andrew Dyer.
intention date


Source

Source: #S101
Page: 1327


Marriage:
Date: 8 DEC 1762
Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Me
Source: #S101
Page: 1327
Marriage:
Date: 18 SEP 1739
Place: Falmouth, Cumberland, Me
Source: #S64
Page: Vol.14, page 225, July 1860
Data:
Text: Records of Falmouth (now Portland) Me.
Source: #S101
Page: 1324


Sources


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
Source S49
Title: Downeast Genealogy (Internet)
Author: Newell C. Hall
Abbreviation: Downeast Genealogy (Internet)
Note: NS121733
Source Media Type: Electronic
Master Listing Source: Y
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., publisged about 1931.
NS182813
Source Media Type: Electronic
Master Listing Source: Y

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55642304/henry-dyer: accessed 12 December 2023), memorial page for CPT Henry Dyer III (1741–7 Jan 1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 55642304, citing Goods Point Cemetery, Steuben, Washington County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Charles Bradbury (contributor 47327625).





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The map attached has links attached. Some of those, Small & Strout, are Henry Dyer III's cousins.

They settled at Township 5/ Milbridge. Later moved to the part of Township4/Steuben that became Cherryfield

posted by Adrian Stanley
edited by Adrian Stanley
Dyer-5371 and Dyer-8274 appear to represent the same person because: Parent, DOD and POD match. DOB needs verification.
posted by Bob Keniston Jr.