William Dyer
Abt 1610 - Abt 1676 (~ 66 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Dyer was born Abt 1610, Lincolnshire, England; died Abt 1676, Newport, RI. Notes:
William Dyer came to America from London in 1633, united with the Boston Church, and was made freeman 3 Mar 1636. In 1638 he was disowned and disfranchised as a followed of Anne Hutchinson & Wheelwright, driven out of Massachusetts, and so he fled to Rhode Island where he became Secretary of the colony. His wife Mary was the famous friend & disciple of Anne Hutchinson. Mary Dyer herself was banished from Massachusetts and later suffered martyrdom by hanging on Boston Common 1 June 1660. (source: "The Hull Family in America" by Charles H. Weygant, Hull Family Association, 1913, p. 268)
William married Mary Barrett 27 Oct 1633, St. Martin in the Fields, London, England. Mary was born Abt 1610, London, England; died 1 Jun 1660, Boston, MA. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Samuel Dyer was born Abt 1640.
- Charles Dyer was born 1650.