Ancestors of Mary Doreen ANDERSON
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William DYER
NEHGR Vol 146 p294 & Vol 145 p22 "Mary (Dyre) Ward, Mary Barrett Dyre's missing daughter traced" by Johan Winsser says; William, 2nd surviving son, in Oct 1659 sent a plea for his mother's life to court in Boston, in 1674 became collector of customs at New York, in 1681 was indicted for high treason because of irregularities in his collector job, Had charges transferred to England where case was dropped due to lack of witnesses. Owned land in NY, RI, vast acres in PA and Sussex Co. Del. where he died in 1688."
The 20th Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans,Vol. 3, p.366 Dyre, William, mayor of New York, was a son of Captain William and Mary Dyre, who came from England to Boston, Mass., and joined the First church there in December, 1635. Captain Dyre was disfranchised for "seditious writing" Nov. 15, 1637, removed to Rhode Island, and was one of the signers of the compact of government for that province, March 7, 1638. He was secretary the same year, general recorder, 1648; attorney-general, 1650-53; member of the general court, 1661-62, 1664-66; general solicitor, 1665-66, and 1668, and secretary to the council, 1669. He was commissioned commander-in-chief upon the sea in 1653, and headed an expedition fitted out in Rhode Island against the Dutch. His wife, Mary Dyre, was the only woman to suffer capital punishment in all the oppression of the Friends the world over. She accompanied her husband on his mission to England with Roger Williams and Dr. John Clarke to obtain the revocation of Governor Coddington's power in Rhode Island and while there became a convert to Quakerism and a preacher in the society. On arriving in Boston in 1657 she was imprisoned and on the petition of her husband was permitted to go with him to Rhode Island, but never to return to Massachusetts. She returned, however, and with William Robinson and Marmaduke Stevenson was tried and convicted for "their rebellion, sedition and presumptuous obtruding upon us notwithstanding their being sentenced to banishment on payne of death, as underminers of the government." Robinson and Stevenson were executed, but through the petition of her son, Mayor William Dyre, she was reprieved on the same conditions as before, but in May, 1660, again appeared on the public streets of Boston, and was brought before the court, May 31, and condemned to death. She was executed June 1, 1660.
Mayor William Dyre was appointed to the military service under the crown and proposed the conquest of New York from the Dutch in 1773. He was made collector of customs of his territories in America by the Duke of York, July 2, 1674, and took up his residence in New York. He was a member of the governor's council, and in 1680 was elected mayor of the city. He was arrested on charge of high treason by the merchants of New York in 1680 and indicted in1681. He was placed upon trial, denied the authority of the court, and was sent to London for trial, which was delayed by Samuel Winder, his prosecutor, and he was given his liberty by the council, Sept. 30, 1682. He was advanced by King Charles II., Jan. 4, 1682, to the position of surveyor-general of his majesty's customs in America and held the office till his death. He was also made king's collector of customs for Pennsylvania and New Jersey and removed to Penn's province, settling on a large tract of land in Sussex county (now in Delaware). In 1687 he was elected a provincial councillor of Pennsylvania for three years, but was not allowed to take his seat. His will, dated Feb. 20, 1688, was probated June 5, 1688 and proved in London, Sept. 4, 1690. He left surviving him, his wife, Mary, and children, William, Edmund, James, Sarah and Mary. He bequeathed his estate of 2500 acres in Sussex county (Del.), and Dyre's island, between Providence Plantations and Rhode Island, and two islands in Casco bay, to his wife, and 2000 acres in Sussex county to his son William, who was elected to the Pennsylvania assembly in 1699, and helped to found the Episcopal church in New Castle, Del. The date of Mayor William Dyre's death is not known the time being only fixed as between the dates of making and probating hiswill.[p.367] Court Records 1680-1682 and 1693-1701
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From The New York Historical Society Collections, this 1912 volume features preceedings of the General Court of Assizes, held in the city of New York from 10/6/1680 to 10/6/1862, and minutes of the Supreme Court of Judicature, 4/4/1693 to4/1/1701.
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Mary WALKER
Note: Of Reading, Massachusetts. This Mary Dyer used a seal with three crescents, goingdiagonally= an arm embossed holding a drawn sword.
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Abraham PERKINS
Not known when he arrived, but he was made freeman 13 May 1640 in Hampton. He was granted 80 Acres of land in 1646 an d 3 shares of the common (Hampton).
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William RICHARDSON
Came to America about 1640 with his brother Edward. In 1656, William was a creditor of Henry Fay of Newbury. His widow Elizabeth made oath to inventory of his estate, dated March 30, 1657, amount 52 pounds. His real estate consisted of "a house and foure akers of land prised at 23 pounds." He died March 25, 1657, probably under forty years old.
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