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William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
William Dyer (also Dyre; 1609 – by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General. He is best known for being the husband of the Quaker martyr, Mary Dyer, who was executed for
Oct 25, 2023 · William Dyer first appears in North America as an early settler of Sheepscott, Maine in 1662 when he purchased land at Massoemek, later called Dyer’s Neck at Sheepscott from the Native Americans Daniel Sagamore and Dick Swash, Sagamore on Feb. 11, 1662.
In 1682, William’s sons Christopher and John were among the petitioners for resettlement of Sheepscot. They returned to ‘’Dyer’s Neck’’ where son Christopher became constable in 1684. William was killed in August 1689 and Christopher was killed in December of the same year, both by Native Americans.
William Dyer (also Dyre) (1609–by 1677) was an early settler of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, a founding settler of both Portsmouth and Newport, and Rhode Island's first Attorney General.
