William Dyer List of Famous Descendants

Famous descendants of early colonial America Immigrant, William Dyer (1609-1672) and his wife Marie Barrett (1611-1660) (aka: Mary Dyer) who came from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1635 and then followed Anne Hutchinson's group to help settle Rhode Island.

Research Notes

 * William Dyer (1609-1672) - member of Portsmouth Compact and held several important positions in early Colonial Rhode Island
 *  Mary Dyer (1611-1660) - Famous wife of William, executed in Boston for preaching the Quacker Religion. Birth name was Marie Barrett.

Family Trees

 * Elijah Phelps Immigrant Ancestors

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 * Samuel Dyer (1635-1678) - oldest surviving son of William and Mary, married the granddaughter of Anne Hutchinson.

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 *  Phelps, Alva 1813-1846) - ( GPhelps, LPhelps,  NPhelps,  MADyer,  HDyer, Samuel Dyer (1635-1678), WDyer)- Mormon Battalion Soldier - Died on the March
 *  Phelps, W.W. (1792-1872) - ( EPhelps2, EPhelps1,  MADyer,  HDyer, Samuel Dyer (1635-1678), WDyer) - LDS Church Pioneer and composer of famous church hymn, Come, Come Ye Saints and others.