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Dyer of Virginia, South Carolina & Coweta County



Thomas Dyer, son of Samuel Dyer and his wife, Elizabeth, of Caswell County, North Carolina, was born 1777 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia and died 18 September 1839 in Coweta County. His LWT was dated 1 September 1837, Coweta County, naming, wife, Elizabeth and children: Nicholas, Thomas Washington, Ishiel, Elizabeth Kelly and Dalisha Black. Issue:[1]
  • Hance Bailus Dyer, born ca 1827 in Georgia.
  • Sita Dyer (daughter), born ca 1830 in Georgia.
  • Detisha Dyer, born ca 1834 in Georgia.
  • Mary Rebecca Dyer, born 2 July 1831 in Georgia, died 12 July 1907 in Fayette County, Alabama, buried in the Cedar Grove Church Cemetery.
  • Ishiel or Jebul Dyer married Minny Baggett on 15 December 1831 in Coweta County. Issue:
    1. Nicholas John Dyer, born 14 August 1834 in Georgia, died 24 December 1906, buried in the Minerva Cemetery, Milam County, Texas. He married Susan Ann E. Carter on 28 September 1851 in Coweta County.
    2. Washington Allen Dyer, born 6 March 1837 in Georgia, died 14 May 1906, buried in the Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Pickens County, Alabama. He married Sarah Catherine Moore of Lamar County, Alabama. Issue:
      1. William Dyer, born 1859 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      2. John Dyer, born 1864 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      3. Martha Dyer, born 1866 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      4. Bobi Dyer, born 1868 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      5. Nancy Dyer, born 1871 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      6. Eliza Dyer, born 1872 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      7. Robert Dyer, born 1874 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      8. David Dyer, born 1875 in Lamar County, Alabama.
      9. Monroe Dyer (daughter), born 1878 in Lamar County, Alabama.
    3. Elizabeth H. Dyer.
    4. Marion Dyer.
    5. Melissa Dyer.
    6. William M. Dyer.
    7. Sarah A. Dyer.
  • Elizabeth Dyer married Mr. Kelley.
  • Dalisha Dyer married Mr. Black.
  • Sources:

    [1] Coweta County Marriages; Coweta County Wills; 1880 Lamar County, Alabama Census. [2] History of Georgia, Volume II.