Reuben Dye (abt. 1759 - 1828)

Born about 1759 in Prince William County, Colony of Virginia [uncertain]

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Died 5 May 1828 at about age 69 in Elizabeth, Wirt, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Reuben Dye was a Virginia colonist.

He appears in the Prince William County, VA personal property tax lists which begin in 1782 all years from 1788-1799.

1810 residence Wood County, VA (now WV); 1820 residence Wood County, VA (now WV)

His original tombstone gives his age as 60 at death which translates to a birth year of about 1768. His new tombstone gives dates as 1768-1828.

In the 1880 census, son John gave his parents' places of birth as New Jersey.

https://www.genealogy.com/forum/surnames/topics/dye/434/ By Janet Armstrong May 01, 1999 at 10:39:04 "I found a court record for Wood County, VA which lists the heirs of Ruben Dye. The record involves a land dispute in 1834, after Ruben's death. His wife is listed as Jane. His children were: Dennis Dye, Dussaway Dye, Benjamin Dye, John Dye, William Dye, and Mary wife of Dennis Murphy. William F. Dye, Elijah Dye, and Drusy Ann were the children of Vincent Dye, who had died before 1834." See image. and Transcription is below.

Transcription

The Commonwealth of Virginia to the Sheriff of Wood County Greetings -

We Command You as You have before been Commanded that you Summon

Jane Dye Widow of Reubin Dye d...d Dennis Dye Disaway Dye Benjamin

Dye John Dye Wm Dye Dennis Murphy & Mary his wife & William F

Dye Elijah Dye & Drusy ann Dye heirs of Vincent Dye d...d to appear

before the Judge of our Circuit Superior Court of Law & Chancery of said County

at the Clerks Office thereof at rules to be held for said Court on the first Monday

in July next to answer a bill in chancery exhibited against them in

said Court by Isaac Enoch. And unless they shall assign Said bill

within four months thereafter the Court will take the same for Confessed

and decree accordingly And this they shall in no wise omit under

the penalty of $333 73 each And have then there this Writ. Witness

James H Neal Clerk of our said Court at the Court House of said

County the 2d Day of June 1834 & 58th year of the Commonwealth

J H Neal

Birth

Probably Prince William County, VA (possibly Middlesex County, NJ)

The Following is taken from a book titled PIONEERS IN WOOD COUNTY, WV by John A. House 1936.

"Dye Family - Reuben Dye (Ruben Dye is the way the name usually appeared on earlier records) settled on a large land survey at or near the mouth of Burning Springs Run, several years before the organization of Wood County. He was a wealthy man - for that day - and had a number of slaves, as well as several sons to clear and improve his lands. He appears to have served in the War of 1812.

At the time of his death (5-23-1828 or a little earlier] he provided his children with homes in the vicinity, an one son, Vincent Dye was married in 1809. Reuben Dye came from Prince William County, Virginia and he married Mary Riggs.

That Reuben Dye was probably from Virginia is shown by his being a Slave Holder and also by the fact that the Dyes of Washington County, Ohio, were related in some way to him. There was Samuel, who came from Fairfax County Virginia and settled on Cow Run, of the Little Muskingum, and his son - Samuel who came from Bull Run, near Manassas, Virginia--)

War of 1812 Entries:

REUBEN DYE 1 CORPS D'ELITE (RANDOLPH'S), VIRGINIA MILITIA.

REUBEN DYE 25 REG'T (SMITH'S) VIRGINIA MILITIA.

If born in 1759, Reuben would have been 53 when the War of 1812 began; if born in 1768, he would have been 44 when the war began.

Death

He is buried Beauchamp-Newman Cemetery aka the Elizabeth Cemetery, Elizabeth, Wirt County, WV. His children: John (settled in Ohio), William & Benjamin (started to Texas and were never heard of again), Vincent, Dusosway and Dennis.

Sources

• Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
• "Family Data Collection - Individual Records" Author: Edmund West,

• WV Vital Records; PIONEERS IN WOOD COUNTY, WV by John A. House 1936;
• http://medye.tripod.com/genealogy/wga12.html#I1250

• FindAGrave #18257393

• "History of Ritchie County [West Virginia]", Minnie Kendall Lowther, 1911, page 60: “Dennis Dye...was the son of Reuben and Mary Dye, who came from Prince William county, Virginia, at an early day and settled in Wood county, and he was a brother of the late D. Dye, of Elizabeth; John, of Ohio, and William and Benjamin, who started to Texas and were never heard of again.”

• Prince William County, Virginia, Deed Book Z, Pages 498-499, from Moses Cox of Prince William County to Reuben Dye of same for 16 pounds current money a parcel of land containing 39 square poles lying on the southeast of Cox's tract of land on the south side of the mountain road leading to Dumfries, made Feb. 6, 1798, proved Oct. 1, 1798 and recorded Sept. 2, 1799.

• Prince William County, Virginia, Deed Book Z, Pages 505-507, from Reuben Dye & Jenny/Jenney his wife of Prince William County to Moses Cox of same for 30 pounds specie a parcel of land containing 39 square poles lying in the southeast of Cox's tract of land on the south side of the mountain road leading to Dumfries, signed Reuben Dye, Jane Dye, made Oct. 5, 1799, payment received Oct. 5, 1799, recorded Oct. 7, 1799.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 4, Page 380, from Reuben Dye & Jane his wife of Wood County to Vincent Dye of same for 50 pounds current money a tract or parcel of land containing 50 acres lying in Wood County on Chestnut Run adjoining Alexander Henderson, made Apr. 24, 1812, recorded Wood County Court April Term 1812.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 4, Pages 335-337, from Reuben Dye & Jane his wife of Wood County to Alexander Henderson of Dumfries, Prince William County for $400 a tract or parcel of land containing 150 acres lying in Wood County on the east side of the Little Kenhawa [Kanawha] River, which was granted to Reuben Dye Aug. 13, 1810, made Oct. 1, 1812, recorded Wood County Court June Term 1813.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 4, Page 458, from Reuben Dye & Jane his wife of Wood County to Benjamin Dye of same for 50 pounds current money a tract or parcel of land containing 50 acres lying in Wood County on Chestnut Run, made Mar. 14, 1814, recorded Wood County Court April Term 1814.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 5, Pages 371-372, from Samuel Overfield & Mary his wife of Harrison County to Reuben Dye for $800 a tract or parcel of land containing 100 acres lying in Wood County on the Little Kenhawa [Kanawha] River, certified Harrison County May 18, 1818, made May 18, 1818, recorded Wood County Court.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 6, Page 370, from Reuben Dye & Jane his wife of Wood County to John Serjeant/ Sarjeant for $640 a tract or parcel of land containing 100 acres lying in Wood County on the Little Kenhawa [Kanawha] River being the same tract Samuel Overfield of Harrison County conveyed to Reuben Dye, made Apr. 12, 1823, recorded Wood County Court May Term 1823.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 6, Pages 587-588, from John Serjeant/ Sarjeant & Elizabeth his wife of Wood County to Reuben Dye of Wood County for $500 three lots in and adjoining the town of Elizabeth in the county of Wood, with lots No. 11 & 12 containing 1/4 acre each and another lot adjoining the town containing 3 acres, made Jun. 11, 1824, recorded Wood County Court Nov. Term 1825.

• Wood County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Deed Book 6, Pages 649-650, from John Searjant & Elizabeth his wife of Wood County to Isaac Enoch for $300 a tract or parcel of land containing 100 acres lying in Wood County on the Little Canhaway [Kanawha] River, being the same tract Samuel Overfield of Harrison County conveyed to Reuben Dye and Dye conveyed to John Searjant & wife, made Oct. 14, 1825, recorded Wood County Court June Term 1826.

• Reuben Dye appears in the Wood County, VA (now WV) Land Tax lists from 1806 to 1828 with the exception of 1808 when no taxes were levied; his estate was taxed beginning in 1829.

• Source: S-2141983557 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Record Collection 1030 Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created

• This person was created through the import of Conley - Dye,_2010-11-16.ged on 24 May 2011.

• WikiTree profile Dye-474 created through the import of JOSEPH~1.GED on Jul 14, 2012 by Joseph Stalnaker.

• Roberts, James, personal recollections and family records, Jan. 2016]