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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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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, Eleanor, 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

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- 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.

Salmon.

1829.

Married first a Miss

Afterwards Elizabeth Custer in

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.

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