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EARLIEST RECOLLECTIONS

Early Ancestry-Dyer Genealogy-George Dyer, Revolutionary Soldier - David Dalton Dyer and the War of 1812-Life in Virginia -By Wagon Trail to Missouri-Clearing the Wilderness-Family Bereavement.

The Dyer family is of English-Scotch origin and first emigrated to this country in the seventeenth century.

I have no authentic record of my particular branch of the family prior to that of James Dyer, my greatgrandfather, who was born in 1720, neither have I any positive information regarding any of his children other than his son George who was my grandfather and who was born in Prince George County, Maryland, in 1753 and died in Henry County, Virginia, in 1827.

He was a soldier in the War of the Revolution, serving as a Lieutenant in the company of Captain Charles Williamson, Prince George County, Maryland, June 15th, 1778.- Authority: 18th Volume, Folio 328, Archives of Maryland, published by the Maryland Historical Society.

He married Rachael Dalton, by whom he had nine children— six boys and three girls—and the descen

dants of these children are scattered over many States.

In the following data I give years of birth, marriage and death where these have been ascertained and have followed only the male line, not covering the collateral branches.

DESCENDANTS OF GEORGE AND RACHAEL DALTON DYER

1-James- Married Sarah Reynolds. Their children - Coleman, Joseph, Fountain, James, Benjamin, Hugh, Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, Greif, George.

2- Benjamin-1778-1823. Married in 1801 to Mary Gravely. Their children-George, Elea

nor, Joseph, Rachael, James, Jabez, Sacville, Benjamin.

3- Frances Married Edward DeLazier.

4-Phoebe -1782-1871.

son.

Married Arnold Thomas

5-Joel-Married Mary Salmon. Their children

-Nancy, Mary, Sallie, Martha, Susan, Joseph, George, Benjamin, Fanny, Rachael. 6-David Dalton-1791-1844. Married in 1810 to Nancy Reynolds Salmon. Their children

George W., Joseph F., Martha C., John S., Sarah A., James C., Nancy J., Elizabeth H., Mary B., Louisa B., Rachael M., David P.

7-Martha-1797-1876. Married in 1822 to Lewis

Gravely.

8-Joab-1801-1875. Married Mary Salmon in

1824, and Nancy Harvy in 1836. Children
by first wife-Margaret, Ann, Rebecca,
Rachael.

Children by second wife-George V., and
Elizabeth C.

9-Jefferson-1803-1848. Married first a Miss Salmon. Afterwards Elizabeth Custer in 1829.

First wife-one daughter - Mary.

Second wife-Matilda, George L., Malinda,
Minnie, David L., Zanie, Virginia, Missouri.

DESCENDANTS OF DAVID DALTON AND NANCY REYNOLDS SALMON DYER

George W.-1811-1862. Married in 1833 to Mary Philpot. Their children— Martha, Nancy, David, Sinai, Mary, Virginia, Fredonia, Trusten, Minnie.

Joseph F.-1813-1861. Married in 1833 to Elizabeth Dyer. Their children-David, Mary, Sarah, Martha, Joseph, Harriet, Nancy, James.

Mary B.-1814-1889. Married in 1833 to Bailey Martin.

Martha C.-1817-1885. Married in 1835 to Nathan

ial Spencer.

John S.-1819-1880. Married in 1839 to Martha Bassett. Their children-Mary, Nancy,

David A., James, George, Cherokee, Choctaw, Pocahontas, Luella, Cora, Ida, Eloise. Sarah A.-1822-1898. Married in 1841 to Albert Mason.

James C.-1824-1897. Married in 1849 to Martha
Camp. Their children - David A., George

C., Joseph W., John H., Leonidas C., Mary,
Nancy, Anne, Virginia, Emma.

Nancy J.-1827-1915. Married in 1845 to Douglas
Wyatt.

Elizabeth H.-1829-1913. Married in 1850 to John

E. Ball.

Louisa B.-1833-1903. Married in 1854 to W. L. Carter.

Married in 1882 to J. E. Carstarphen.

Rachael M.-1834-1920. Married in 1853 to Dr. J. M. Foreman.

David P.-1838. Married in 1860 to Lizzie C. Hunt. Their children-Ezra Hunt, Emma Grace, Lizzie Logan, David P., Horace Levi, Maria Louise.

The twelve children of my parents were born in Henry County, Virginia.

All of my children were born in Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri, with the exception of Louise, who was born in St. Louis, and at the present time all are living.

Ezra Hunt-Married Julia F. Gregg, daughter of

of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. H. Gregg of St. Louis. After her death he married Lelia B. Larendon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Washington Larendon of New York City. Of the first marriage there was born one childOrian Elizabeth, who married Clarke S. Smith, now Colonel of Engineers, U. S. Army. They have three daughters, Orian Elizabeth, Julia Frances and Lucy Clarke.

Emma Grace-Married Edgar White Hunting of Grand Rapids, Michigan. They have three sons- David Dyer, Robert Cutler and Edgar Hunt. The second son, Robert, married Elinor Sawtelle of Memphis, Tenn., and they have one son, Robert Cutler, Jr.

Lizzie Logan-Has not married.

David Patterson, Jr.- Married Maud Ensign, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Ensign, then living in New Orleans, Louisiana. They have one daughter, Louise Ensign, who married Dr. Henry Ford Haskins, now of Peoria, Ill.

Horace Levi-Married Elizabeth Edgar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Selwyn C. Edgar, of St. Louis. After her death he married Betsey E. Wilcox, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Byron Wilcox of Palmyra, N. Y. By this second marriage are two sons - David Wilcox and John Cogswell.

Maria Louise-Married Amos F. Fay, Jr., of St. Louis. They have one daughter, Claudine. So it will be seen that at the time of this writing I have six children, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. None have died.

My grandfather on my mother's side (John Salmon), was of Irish descent, and also served in the Revolutionary War. My father, David Dalton Dyer, and my mother, Nancy Reynolds Salmon, were born in Henry County, Virginia, in the years 1791 and 1794, respectively. Each of them was of humble birth and their parents were poor so far as the world's