'Dyer02'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Dyer of Heytesbury, Dyer of Tottenham, Dyer of Westhope

                               
The following George is shown by MGH (NS4 vol 1 1906), p321) as possibly either the same person as this George Dyer (2nd son of George Dyer of Bratton by Dorothy, dau of John Shirley of Stainton Harold), or son of Ralph Dyer of Boyton (a 1582, 1609). For the second option, his wife is identified as Sarah, dau of an unnamed Rolf of Enford. For the first option, she is identified as per the link. However, BP1934 identifies his wife as Sara, dau of Thomas Rolfe of Enford.
George Dyer of Heytesbury Park, Wiltshire (bpt 24.10.1596, d after 13.10.1661)
m1. (30.10.1616) Sara Rolfe (bur 23.07.1630, dau of William Rolfe of Enford)
1. George Dyer of Heytesbury (dvp before 1661)
  m. Editha (bur 23.07.1630)
  A. John Dyer (bur 12.08.1680)
  m. Alice (bur 11.04.1694)
  i. Benjamin Dyer (bpt 02.12.1674, 3rd son)
  m. Susannah
  a.+ issue - Hester (bpt 18.12.1694-5), Anne (bpt 10.11.1709)
  ii. Elizabeth Dyer (bpt 01.06.1673-4)
  m. (06.04.1697) John Dyer @@ just below
  iii.+ other issue - Jonathan (bpt 03.01.1670-1), Joseph (bpt 08.02.1671-2), Alice (bpt 03.12.1675, bur 29.08.1682), Martha (bpt 08.11.1677, bur 27.08.1679)
B. George Dyer
  m. Sarah
  i. John Dyer (bpt 30.11.1670, 2nd son)
  m. (06.04.1697) Elizabeth Dyer (dau of John Dyer) @@ just above
  a. John Dyer (bpt 02.12.1701)
  b. Jonathan Dyer (bpt 13.06.1707)
  m. (18.09.1733) Elizabeth Winsor
(1)+ issue - William (bpt 25.09.1735), Jonathan (bpt 16.08.1737)
  ii. William Dyer (bpt 26.11.1674, bur 12.07.1738)
  m. Elizabeth
  a. Anne Dyer
  iii. Matthew Dyer (bpt 01.11.1680, 5th son)
  m. Mary
  a.+ issue - George (bpt 10.03.1710-1), Mary (bur 23.08.1707), Sarah (bpt 22.03.1708)
  iv.+ other issue - George (bpt 25.01.1668-9, d before 1677), Elizens (bpt 18.06.1677, bur 21.01.1692-3), Sarah (bpt 10.12.1672), Jane (bpt 05.1683)
2. Sir William Dyer, 1st Bart of Tottenham (Middlesex), Newnham (Hertfordshire) & Newton Hall (bpt 15.04.1621, bur 27.01.1680)
  m. (c1650) Thomasine Swinnerton (d 13.04.1697, dau of Thomas Swinnerton of Stanwey Hall, m2. John Hopwood)
  A. Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 2nd Bart of Tottenham (b 1657, d 17.05.1701, 2nd son)
  m. (c09.1683) Elizabeth Johnson (b 1669-70, d 30.05.1727, dau of Sir Rowland Johnson of Gray's Inn)
  i. Sir Swinnerton Dyer, 3rd Bart of Tottenham (bpt 15.02.1687-8, bur 14.03.1735-6, 2nd son)
  m1. (16.09.1712) Anne Belitha (d 21.08.1714, dau of Edward Belitha of Kingston-upon-Thames)
  a. Anne Dyer (d 1768)
  m. (1735) Paud Whitehead (b c1710, d 20.12.1774)
  m2. (21.12.1727) Mary Kempe (sister/coheir of John Kempe of Spains Hall)
  ii. Sir John Swinnerton Dyer, 4th Bart of Tottenham (b c1692, d unm bur 12.02.1754)
  iii. Sir Thomas Dyer, 5th Bart of Tottenham (bpt 12.03.1695, d 04.10.1780)
  m1. ??
  m2. (25.09.1735) Elizabeth Jones (d 1777, dau of Major _ Jones)
a. Sir John Swinnerton Dyer of Westhope (Craven Arms, Salop), 6th Bart (bpt 30.11.1738, d 21.03.1801, Colonel)
  m. (09.12.1761) Susannah Vicary (bur 07.04.1773, dau of Henry Vicary of Windsor)
  (1) Sir Thomas Richard Swinnerton Dyer of Westhope, 7th Bart (b 05.02.1768, dsp 12.04.1838, Lt. General)
  m. (14.04.1814) Elizabeth Standerwicke (d 27.05.1864, dau/heir of James Standerwicke of Ovington House, m2. Frederick, Baron von Zandt)
(2)+ other issue - Elizabeth Mary (b 26.09.1762, d 02.12.1773), Eleanor (b 27.06.1769, d unm 20.02.1821), Elizabeth (b 26.09.1770)
  b. Thomas Dyer (bpt 14.07.1744, bur 16.08.1800)
  m1. (29.11.1768) Mary Smith (d 08.1775, dau of Richard Smith of Islington, relict of William Berney of Barbadoes)
  (1) Richard Swinnerton Dyer (b 17.10.1769, d unm bur 24.12.1794)
  (2) Sir Thomas Swinnerton Dyer of Swinnerton Lodge (Dartmouth), 8th Bart (b 06.10.1770, d 27.03.1854, Captain) had issue (daughters)
  m. (11.04.1814) Mary Davis (d 1855, dau of John Davis)
  (3) Sir John Dyer (b 05.02.1772, d 02.07.1816, Major General)
  m. (14.03.1795) Jane Halliday (dau/heir of Simon Halliday of Westcombe Park & Brompton Hall)
  (A) Sir Thomas Dyer of Brompton Hall & Westcroft Park, 9th Bart (b 10.12.1799, d 29.10.1878) had issue
  m. (07.02.1832) Mary Anne Clement (d 09.02.1880, dau of Col. John Albeck Clement)
  (B) Richard Sanders Dyer (bpt 13.12.1803, bur 19.12.1819)
  (C) Jane Elizabeth Maria Dyers (b 20.12.1795, dsp 12.04.1832)
  m. (1820) Thomas Greentree (d 05.1831, Colonel)
  (D) Elizabeth Dyers of Hastings (b 27.01.1802, d 04.09.1889)
  m. (1832) Thomas Dillon Hearne of Hearnesbrook (dsp 1833)
  (4) Edward Dyer (b 20.07.1774, d 06.03.1816) had issue
  m. (10.10.1801) Jane Hewett (d 01.04.1861, dau of James Hewett)
  (5) Maria Elizabeth Charlotte Dyer (d 11.1805)
  BP1934 shows that Maria m. Philip Neile in 1805. Thanks to a contributor (JD, 07.10.23) who expanded this to ...
  m. (15.07.1805) Philip Neill (b 22.09.1780, d 09.02.1807, son of Thomas of Turnham Green, barrister)
  m2. (09.11.1779) Maria Letalia Grant (d 01.12.1840, dau of Col. Archibald Grant of Manchester Square & Pittencrieff)
  (6) Archibald Dyer (b 26.03.1786, d 30.01.1851)
  m. (18.09.1826) Mary Anne Winstanley (dsp 30.01.1854, dau of Rev. Thomas Winstanley of Oxford)
  (7) Frances Dyer (b 12.01.1788, d 22.09.1885)
  m. (24.09.1850) Charles Arthur Gamlen of Clifton
  (8) Mary Anne Dyer (b 12.12.1791, d unm 1870)
  c.+ other issue - William (bpt 18.07.1748, bur 03.01.1749), Elizabeth (bpt 09.12.1740, d unm bur 14.03.1826)
  iv.+ other issue - Swinnerton (bpt 13.01.1686-7, bur 26.04.1687), Elizabeth (b 1687, d unm 10.08.1728), Johanna (bpt 26.08.1690), Anne (bpt 04.01.1698, a 1735), Mary (bpt 21.10.1701)
  B. Edward Swinnerton Dyer (bur 14.09.1665)
  m. Hannah
i.+ issue - William (bpt 27.12.1662, bur 20.09.1665), Hannah bpt 27.03.1660), Anne (bpt 11.11.1661), Jane (bpt 18.05.1665, bur 18.09.1665)
  C. William Dyer of Newnham, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b 1657, bur 25.02.1736)
  m1. (27.06.1684) Mary Hayward (d 17.11.1685)
  i. Thomazine Dyer (bur 17.11.1685)
  m2. (31.05.1687) Anne Hooke (d 1740, dau of Sir Thomas Hooke, Bart)
  ii. Elizabeth Dyer (bpt 25.08.1701)
  m. Michael Heathcote
  iii.+ other issue - William (bur 1733), John Swinnerton (bpt 03.03.1692, bur 19.03.1693), John Swinnerton (bpt 14.06.1696, bur 08.02.1766), Hele of Chelsea (bpt 01.03.1701, dsp bur 22.02.1766), Anne (bpt 25.04.1695, bur 16.06.1698), Joanne (bpt 04.07.1697, bur 27.05.1699), Anne (bpt 05.03.1698-9, bur 23.05.1710), Thomazine (bur 16.08.1744)
  D. Johanna Dyer (b 1654, d 1735)
  m. (29.12.1683) Thomas Griffith of Pendarard
  E. Sarah Dyer (b 1662, d 1736)
  m. (c04.1684) John Hooke
  F.+ other issue - Swinnerton (b 1651, dvp unm bur 20.09.1676-7), Anne (bur 03.08.1657)
3. Sir John Dyer (bpt 12.10.1623)
  A. Swinnerton Dyer (bpt 26.04.1686, bur 19.04.1687)
4. George Dyer
m2. (27.11.1633) Constance Mervin (bur 03.07.1666, dau of Rev. William Mervin of Boyton)
5. Richard Dyer (bpt 26.09.1634, bur 03.08.1672)
  m. (11.02.1666) Sarah Symes (bur 04.01.1687-8)
  A. Henrietta Dyer (bpt 24.07.1670)
6. Ralph Dyer (bpt 29.10.1634)
  A.+ issue - Ralph (bpt 26.06.1666), Elinor (bpt 20.07.1662), Margaret (bpt 04.07.1664)
7. William Dyer (bur 16.01.1708, youngest son) had issue
  m. Mary
8.+ other issue - Matthew (bpt 10.04.1638), Margaret (bpt 16.10.1633)

Main source(s): BP1934 (Dyer)
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