Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 87

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008

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the Weymouth board of trade. He has in- vested from time to time in Weymouth real estate and has large holdings. He is a com- municant of the Catholic church. In politics he is a Republican. He married, November 17, 1892, Margaret Elizabeth FitzGibbons, born May 20, 1861, at Whitman, Massachu- setts, daughter of James and Ellen ( English) FitzGibbons. (See FitzGibbons family.) Children, born at East Weymouth: 1. Mar- garet Ellen, November 25, 1893. 2. James Henry, January 24, 1895. 3. Catherine Mary, February 20, 1896.

KNEELAND The family of Kneeland (also spelled Kneland and later Cleland) is of great antiquity in Scotland. According to tradition the first of the family in Scotland, long before the surname came into use, were Vikings from northern Europe. The family name is taken from the place-name, Kneland in Lanarkshire. The families of Cleland, Knells, Newlands and Neeland are of the same stock. The ancestry is traced on the best of authority as given below.

(I) Alexander Kneeland (using the present spelling of the name) was born about 1225. He was a wealthy prelate residing at Kils- pendie in Gowrie, Scotland; married Margaret Wallace, of Riccartoun, daughter of Adam Wallace and aunt of Sir William Wallace, the hero of Scottish history and romance. In his youth Sir William resided with the Kneelands. (II) James, son of Alexander Kneeland. has been immortalized in verse by Blind Harry. He was a famous chieftain. In 1296 he joined his cousin, Sir William Wallace, in his attempt to restore the liberties of the country and was present at most of the battles, particularly at Loudoun Hill in July, 1296, the battle of Stir- ling, September 13, 1297, and of Falkirk, July 22, 1298. He sailed with Wallace to France and took part in the naval battle with Thomas of Longueville, commonly called the "Red Rover." After the death of Wallace, he sup- ported the cause of Robert Bruce, and with his eldest son, John Kneeland, was present at Bannockburn where he was severely wounded. For his loyalty and knightly service the king gave him grants in the Barony of Calder, West Lothian, in Linlithgowshire, now Lanarkshire, which remained in his family for several cen- turies. (See Burke's Landed Gentry under Cleland, and Anderson's History of Scotland.)

(III) John, son of James Kneeland, fought

at Bannockburn and often afterward under Robert Bruce, ending his career as captive of King David the Second at the battle of Dur- ham or Neville's Cross, October 17, 1316. He was a staunch adherent of Alexander Murray, of Bothwell, and of Robert the Second, after- wards king.

(IV) John (2), eldest son of John (I) Kneeland, was wounded while leading a band of Scotchmen at the unfortunate battle of Poitiers in 1357.

(V) John (3), son of John (2) Kneeland, took part in the conflict at Harlow, May 17, 1412, the Otterburn of the Northern Ballads.

(VI) William, son of John (3) Kneeland, was a man of education, much given to hunt- ing. He was one of the witnesses in 1445 to the charter of the lands of Watston, granted by James, Lord Hamilton, to Sir William Maillie of Hoprigg.

(VII) William (2), son of William (I) Kneeland, is known as "the seventh of that ilk," "the seventh of Kneland." He married in 1462, Jean Somerville, daughter of William de Somerville by his wife Janet Mowat, daugh- ter of Sir John Mowat. From this marriage descend the several branches of the Kneland family-Kneland of Faskine, Kneland of Monkland and Kneland of Cartness besides Kneland of Kneland.

(VIII) Alexander (2), son of William (2) Kneeland, was "the eighth of that ilk." He was a sturdy fighter, strong partisan of King James IV, of Scotland, and was killed at the battle of Flodden, September 9, 1513. To a charter dated 1498 there was appended a seal of this Alexander, on which was a coat-of- arms: A hare salient with a hunting horn about the neck. The crest: A falcon stand- ing on a sinister hand gloved proper ; sup- porters-Two grey-hounds proper. Motto: (over the crest) : "Non Sibi." Motto (under the arms) : "Je pense a qui pense plus." This coat-of-arms is very ancient, and tradition says that it has reference to the position of the family as hereditary foresters of the Earls of Douglas.

(IX) James (2), son of Alexander (2) Kneeland, "the ninth of that ilk," was an eminent man in the reign of James V whom he frequently attended in hunts. He married a daughter of Hepburn of Bonnytown, son of Patrick, Lord Halles, Earl of Bothnell. He was severely wounded in the battle at Solway Moss, November 25, 1542.

(X) Major William (3), son of James (2)

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Kneeland, "tenth of that ilk," was a loyal ad- herent and subject of Mary Queen of Scots, and was suspected of a hand in the plot that resulted in the assassination of Lord Darnley, the Queen's discarded husband. He and Arthur Kneland, of Knowhobbihill were among others "delated"-accused in court of complicity. She granted a coat-of-arms to William or his son Captain John, and the orig- inal parchment is still preserved, though these arms were not adopted by all entitled to bear them, perhaps on account of the cross of Rome on the shield, for Mary was a Catholic, and the Kneelands were Presbyterians as a rule. The eldest son of William Kneeland changed the spelling of the name to Cleland and the name of the estate also was spelled Cleland afterward.

(XI) Captain John (4), second son of Major William (3) Kneeland, was born at Kneland Manor, Lanarkshire, about 1550; a persistent follower of King Gambrinus, com- manding several vessels, and surviving ship- wrecks, died in his cabin, and was buried at sea. He was a friend and follower of Queen Mary and inherited from his father the coat- of-arms bestowed upon him by "Her Most Gracious Catholic Majesty" for gallantry. He married Mary Dunbar, of Dunbar Castle, a descendant of the then extinct peerage of that name. They had several children, all of whom abandoned the old world for the new. Chil- dren : I. John, born about 1575, came to Mass- achusetts in 1630 with his brother Edward, his wife, and aged mother, on one of his father's vessels ; settled near Boston; married Mary Stewart, daughter of Walter Stewart, first Lord of Blantyre. 2. Edward, mentioned below. 3. William, born about 1583, came to America about 1635 with his brother Philip, but little further is known of him. 4. Philip, born about 1590, settled at Lynn ; believed to be ancestor of the Newland family of Essex county.

(XII) Edward, son of Captain John (4) Kneeland, was born about 1580, according to tradition, at Glasgow, Scotland He and his brother John arrived at Massachusetts Bay about 1630, on board one of his father's vessels freighted with provisions for the Pilgrims. They brought with them their aged mother who sickened on the voyage and died soon after reaching America. Tradition says that before she embarked she exacted a promise that she should not be buried at sea ; that she went into a trance and was supposed to be dead, but, true to their promise, the sons brought the body with them, and after reach-

ing land she revived and lived for several years after. Edward Kneeland settled at Ipswich. Children: 1. Edward, born 1640, mentioned below 2. Benjamin, resided at Ipswich.

(XIII) Edward (2), son of Edward (I) Kneeland, was born at Ipswich in 1640 and died in 1711. He married Martha Fowler. He was granted the right of "commonage" in Ipswich in 1678. On April 28, 1664, he pur- chased from John Baker a house and lands on Brook street, Ipswich. He was a soldier in King Philip's war. His will was dated Janu- ary 5, 17II. Children : 1. John, born Septem- ber 30, 1670. 2. Martha, January 10, 1675, married Mackentire. 3. Edward, De- cember 30, 1677, married Mary Alden; died 1745. 4. Benjamin, July 7, 1679, mentioned below. 5. Lydia, October 10, 1683, married John Graves. 6. Philip, March 2, 1685, mar- ried Martha Graves and settled in Topsfield.

(XIV) Benjamin, son of Edward (2) Knee- land, was born at Ipswich, July 7, 1679, died February 18, 1743-44. He removed from Ips- wich to Framingham about 1705 and thence to Oxford. From there he removed to Heb- ron, Connecticut, and from there to Glaston- bury. He returned, however, to Hebron, where he resided the remainder of his life. In 1736 he and his sons petitioned for a new town to be made up of parts of Glastonbury, Hebron and Colchester. After his death the new town of Marlborough was incorporated. He was the ancestor of probably two-thirds of the Kneelands in this country. His homestead at Hebron contained about one hundred acres, was bought April 1, 1715, from Joseph Dewey, and was described in the deed as situated in the great Plain, on the east side of the road to Windsor. This homestead was in the fan- ily for more than one hundred and fifty years. His will was dated April 17, 1740, and proved March 6, 1744. He married Abigail Children : 1. Benjamin, born at Ipswich, 1705. 2. Abigail, March 12, 1707. 3. Elizabeth, Framingham, May 5, 1708, married, February 6, 1734, Benjamin Carrier. 4. John, Framing- ham, June 6, 1710. 5. Joseph, Oxford, May 16, 1712, married Lydia Adams. 6. Ebenezer, Oxford, October 7, 1714. 7. Isaac, Hebron, May 15, 1716. 8. Deborah, Hebron, Decem- ber 9. 1719. 9. Hezekiah, Hebron, June 26, 1722. IO. Edward, February 23, 1724, men- tioned below.

(XV) Edward (3), son of Benjamin Knee- land, was born at Hebron, Connecticut, Febru- ary 23, 1724. About 1769 he took up a tract of land in Royalton, Vermont, which he cleared

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and built thereon a substantial house for his eldest son, Joseph. Two years after Joseph was married came the Royalton massacre. Edward Kneeland, the aged father, and Joseph and Edward, Jr., his sons, were captured by the Indians. The captors killed Joseph to avenge the death of an Indian whom the Amer- icans had shot, and sent Edward Kneeland back home with the information that they would put all the captives to death should an attack be made. Edward Kneeland married Deborah Martin. Children: I. Deborah, born August 10, 1757. 2. Joseph, May 15, 1759, married, at Royalton, Vermont, in 1778, and had one child, Joseph ; was killed in the Indian massacre in 1780. 3. Lucinda, October 17, 1766. 4. Edward, March 19, 1767, mentioned below.

(XVI) Edward (4), son of Edward (3) Kneeland, was born at Colchester, Connecticut, March 19, 1767. He removed with his father to Royalton, Vermont, and was a boy of thir- teen at the time of the Royalton massacre. He was captured by the Indians. and adopted by a chief, with whom he lived for eight years, following them in all their wanderings. At one time he tramped all the way from the mouth to the source of the Connecticut river. He became expert in woodcraft, and in the use of the rude weapons of the Indians. After the death of the chief he was sold in Canada to a Frenchman, who permitted him to return to his old home. He settled at Hadley, Massa- chusetts, and married Elizabeth Peck, of Reho- both. He died in 1829. Children: I. Joseph, mentioned below. 2. Samuel, settled at Lock- port, New York. 3. Edward, baptized August 31, 1794, died young. 4. Edward, born March 24, 1807. 5. Harvey, died young. 6. Hannah, married Nathaniel Porter. 7. Betsey, married (first) William Lebeveau; (second) Caleb Wright. 8. Lucinda, married William W. Bliss. 9. Lydia, married Walter Day. 10. Electa, married Theodore Bellows. II. Emily, married Ebenezer Nutting. 12. Clarissa, mar- ried Nathaniel Porter as his second wife.

(XVII) Joseph, son of Edward (4) Knee- land, settled at West Springfield, Massachu- setts, and married Lydia Champion, who died about 1830. He married ( second) her sister, Lora Champion. Children: I. Joseph Cham- pion, born January 19, 1816, married Harriet Strong. 2. Harvey Lyman, January 18, 1818. 3. Isaac Newton, April 1, 1820, mentioned below. 4. Lydia Amorette, March 26, 1822. 5. Benjamin Franklin, March 8, 1825, married (first) Lorinda Allen ; ( second) Cordelia Coit.

6. Laurette, 1827, died young. 7. Laurette, August 12, 1829, married Dwight Russell and had nine children, died November 30, 1903. Children of second wife: 8. Josephine, July 25, 1833, married, December 29, 1870, Moses Judson Stone.

(XVIII) Isaac Newton, son of Joseph Knee- land, was born April 1, 1820, in West Spring- field, died April 1, 1860. He was educated in the public schools of his native town. He re- moved to Northampton and engaged there in the tailoring business, and later in the photo- graphing business. He served on the school committee and was an active worker of the Edwards Church. He married, August 19, 1841, Frances Maria Strong, daughter of Seth and Phebe (Strong) Strong. Children: I. Mary Louise, born September 25, 1842, mar- ried, September 25, 1865, George M. Harlow, of Northampton ; children: i. Sarah Gertrude Harlow, born March 9, 1867, married Charles Warren, March 9, 1886; ii. George Frederic Harlow, September 7, 1872; iii. Arthur Brad- ford Harlow, March 29, 1875 ; iv. Annie Mabel Harlow, August 13, 1878; v. Grace Evelyn Harlow, December 22, 1880; vi. Ralph Harlow, May 21, 1884. 2. Emily Jane, July 31, 1845, died July 23, 1847. 3. Charles Strong, Novem- ber 18, 1847, died July 23, 1849. 4. Frederick Newton, September 8, 1850, mentioned below. 5. Harriet Josephine, August 1, 1852. 6. Lil- lian Frances, April 18, 1856, died February, 1858. 7. Annie Isabel, October 4, 1859, died June 21, 1862.

(XIX) Frederick Newton, son of Isaac Newton Kneeland, was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, September 8, 1850, and was educated there in the public schools. In the spring of 1869, when he was nineteen years old, he began his career in the banking busi- ness as clerk in the First National Bank of Northampton and has been connected with that institution since that time in various positions. He has been cashier since the fall of 1880. He is one of the best-known banking men of west- ern Massachusetts. For many years he has been a member of the sinking fund commission of the city of Northampton. In politics he is a Republican. He is prominent and active in the Edwards Congregational Church, of which he has been director, and superintendent of the Sunday school for many years. He is also a director of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation of Northampton, and was a member of the building committee when the new build- ing was erected. Mr. Kneeland has more than a local reputation as an author and photo-

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grapher. His first book, "Drives in Northamp- ton and Vicinity," published in 1888, is a small pocket-size volume intended for practical use, contains two maps and directions for one hun- dred and eighteen drives. It was especially useful to the girls at Smith College, most of whom were strangers to the beautiful country around and about the college. The second book is very beautiful and artistic. It is en- titled "Northampton, the Meadow City," and contains several articles by noted authors interested in the city. Bishop Huntington, Professor Tyler, George WV. Cable, Mrs. B. K. Emerson and others contributed historical and descriptive articles, and the stories of the edu- cational and charitable institutions were writ- ten by those in charge. The pictures, which form the chief attraction, describe the city and its environs better than words. They are the work of Mr. Kneeland and evidence that he is not only a good photographer with ample knowledge of his subject, but something of an artist in his selections and treatment. His later work. "White Mountain Glimpses," illus- trated by photographs taken by himself, is a very attractive volume, and has been well received by the public. He married, December 9, 1879, Adelaide Frances Dyer, born Decem- ber 9, 1855, daughter of Francis Elihu and Mary B. ( Thomas) Dyer ( see Dyer VII). Children, born at Northampton : I. Mary Frances, January 2, 1882. 2. Robert, April 26, 1883. 3. Dorris, December 6, 1889, died May 6, 1891.

STRONG Elder John Strong, immigrant ancestor of all the known families of this surname in New England, and virtually all in this country, was born in Taunton, England, 1605, son of Rich- ard Strong. The family was originally located in county Shropshire, England, but one of the family married an heiress of Griffith, county Caernarvon, Wales, and went thither to reside in 1545. Of this Welsh branch was Richard Strong, who was born in county Caernarvon in 1561, and in 1590 removed to Taunton, Somersetshire, England, where he died in 1613, leaving beside his son John a daughter Eleanor. John Strong lived at London and Plymouth, and finally having strong Puritan sympathies and convictions, he and his sister came to New England, sailing March 20, 1630, in the ship "Mary and John," and landing at Nantasket (Hull). They settled in Dorchester. The sister married Walter Deane, a tanner of Taunton, Massachusetts, previously of Taun-

ton, England. In 1645 John Strong removed to Hingham. He was admitted a freeman March 9, 1636. He removed to Taunton before December 4, 1638, when he was on the list of inhabitants and proprietors there and remained there until 1645 or later. He was deputy from that town to the general court in Plymouth in 1641-43-44. He removed to Windsor, Con- necticut, where he was appointed with four others "to superintend and bring forward the settlement of the place." He settled finally, however, in Northampton, Massachusetts, with which his name has been associated since. He was one of the first and most active founders and for a full forty years a prominent and influential citizen. He prospered in his busi- ness as a tanner and husbandman. His tan- yard was on what is now the southwest corner of market street, near the railroad station. He owned some two hundred acres of land in and near Northampton. He was elected ruling elder of the church and ordained May 13, 1663. His first wife died on the passage or soon after landing in Massachusetts, and about two months later her baby died also. He married (second) in December, 1630, Abigail Ford, daughter of Thomas Ford, of Dorchester. She died, the mother of sixteen children, July 6, 1688, aged about eighty years. He died April 14, 1699, aged ninety-four years. He had at the time of his death one hundred and sixty descendants, among whom were eighteen chil- dren and at least thirty-three grandchildren. He made over his lands during his lifetime to his children. Children of first wife: 1. John, born in England, 1626, died in Windsor, Feb- ruary 20, 1698. 2. Infant, died in Dorchester, 1630. Children of second wife: 3. Thomas, mentioned below. 4. Jedediah, May 7, 1637, died May 22, 1733. 5. Josiah, died young. 6. Return, about 1641, died April 26, 1726. 7. Elder Ebenezer, 1643, died February 11, 1729. 8. Abigail, about 1645, married Rev. Nathaniel Chauncy ; ( second) Medad Pomeroy. 9. Eliz- abeth, Windsor, February 24, 1647, died May 12. 1736; married Joseph Parsons. 10. Ex- perience, August 4, 1650, married Zerubbabel Filer. 11. Samuel, August 5, 1652, died Octo- ber 29, 1732. 12. Joseph (twin), August 5, 1652, died young. 13. Mary, October 26, 1654, married Deacon John Clark. 14. Sarah, 1656, married Joseph Barnard, of Hadley. 15. Han- nah, May 30, 1659, married William Clark. 16. Hester, June 7, 1661, married Thomas Bis- sell. 17. Thankful, July 25, 1663, married -Baldwin. 18. Jerijah, December 12, 1665, died April 24,- 1754.

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(II) Thomas, son of Elder John Strong, was born about 1635. He was a trooper in 1658 at Windsor under Major Mason ; removed to Northampton with his father in 1659; mar- ried, December 5, 1660, Mary Hewett, daugh- ter of Rev. Ephraim Hewett, of Windsor. She died February 20, 1670-71, and he married (second) October 10, 1671, Rachel Holton, daughter of Deacon William Holton, of North- ampton. He died October 3, 1689, and his widow Rachel married (second ) May 16, 1698, Nathan Bradley, of East Guilford, now Madi- son, Connecticut. Of Strong's fifteen chil- dren, none were under fifteen years of age, all but one were living at his death, after which one more also was born. He died intestate and his widow must have had difficulties in caring for her large family. Children of first wife : I. Thomas, born November 16, 1661, died at Durham, Connecticut. 2. Maria, Aug- ust 31, 1663, married Samuel Judd, of North- ampton. 3. John, March 9, 1664-65, died un- married near Deerfield. 4. Hewett, December 2, 1666, died unmarried at Durham, Septem- ber 29, 1689. 5. Asahel, November 14, 1668. Children of second wife: 6. Joseph, Decem- ber 2, 1672. 7. Benjamin, 1674, died at Guil- ford, August 27, 1755. 8. Adino, January 25, 1676, died December 31, 1749. 9. Waitstill, 1677-78, mentioned below. 10. Rachel, July 15, 1679, married, January 23, 1705-06, Miles Dudley, of Guilford. II. Selah, December 23, 1680, died April 8, 1732. 12. Benajah, Sep- tember 24, 1682, died 1714. 13. Ephraim, Jan- uary 4, 1684, died at Milford. 14. Elnathan, August 20, 1686, died at Woodbury, May 22, 1727. 15. Ruth, February 4, 1688, married William Dudley. 16. Submit, February 23, 1690, posthumous.

(III) Waitstill, son of Thomas Strong, was born in 1677-78, died November 13, 1752. He was a farmer of Northampton, and a large land owner. He sold three hundred acres of land at Cold Spring ( Belchertown) in 1727-28 for forty-eight pounds. He married, Decem- ber 19, 1701, Sarah Janes, daughter of Abel and Mary ( Judd) Janes, of Lebanon, Con- necticut. She died in 1705 and he married (second) March 7, 1708, Mindwell Bartlett, born January 30, 1682, died June 26, 1741, daughter of Samuel and Sarah ( Baldwin) Bartlett, of Hadley. Children of first wife: I. Deacon Waitstill, born January 18, 1703, died October 9, 1792 ; married (first) Novem- ber 23, 1736. Esther Root ; (second) February 23, 1752, Mary Wright. 2. John, December 2, 1709. 3. Mindwell, October 30, 1711, mar-

ried Samuel Clapp, Jr. 4. Submit, December 23, 1712, married Jonathan Clapp. 5. Phebe, December 3, 1714, married John Wright ; died November 13, 1753. 6. Benajah, June 10, 1717, mentioned below. 7. Eleazer (twin), April I, 1721, died young. 8. Ithamar (twin), April I, 1721, was in the revolution.

(IV) Benajah, son of Waitstill Strong, was born June 10, 1717, died January 12, 1783. He was a shoemaker at Westhampton, and was a soldier in the revolution. He married Mabel Bartlett, born November 7, 1741, died July 16, 1795, daughter of William and Abigail (Lyman) Bartlett. Children: I. Mabel, born March 27, 1746, died October 16, 1817; deaf mute. 2. Benajah, November 7, 1748, shoe- maker and farmer at Northampton ; married, October 31, 1786, Sarah Brown. 3. Mindwell, May 8, 1750, married Gibbs. 4. Lucy, August 3, 1751, married, 1775, Eleanor Patter- son, of Hinsdale. 5. Benjamin (twin), August 3, 1751. 6. Martha, May 8, 1753, married Josiah Wait. 7. Nathan, baptized July 13, 1755, mentioned below. 8. Seth, baptized Jan- uary 2, 1757, deaf mute ; died at Prattsburg, New York. 9. Abigail, baptized January 28, 1759, married, December 26, 1793, Timothy Strong. 10. Asahel, baptized October 18, 1761, deaf mute. II. Rachel, baptized and died October, 1764.

(V) Nathan, son of Benajah Strong, was baptized July 13, 1755, and died at Pratts- burg, New York, February 7, 1848. He was a farmer in Northampton and served in the revolution. He married Naomi Lee, of Wind- sor, Vermont. Children : I. Asahel, born January 3, 1785, died 1827. 2. Rhoda, Feb- ruary 25, 1787, married, 1804, Lott Wilcott. 3. Nathan, Jr., died 1867. 4. Seth, born June 18, 1789, mentioned below. 5. Rachel, married Park, of Erie county, New York. 6. Jared, removed to Michigan. 7. Nehemiah, married, December 21, 1824, Laura Parsons ; (second) July 23, 1835, Betsey Harwood, widow; died April 16, 1840. 8. Truman, farmer of Prattsburg. 9. Theodosia, died Aug- ust 10, 1796. 10. Child, born 1796, died Sep- tember 27, 1796. 11. Child, born November, 1799, died March 24, 1800.

(VI) Seth, son of Nathan Strong, was born June 18, 1789. He was a mason by trade and resided in Northampton. He served in the war of 1812. He married, May 1, 1815. Phebe Strong, born November 27, 1789, died June 27, 1868, daughter of Titus and granddaughter of Ithamar and Polly (Burrill) Strong. Her father was in the revolution. Children : I.

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Mary, born March, 1816, died 1826. 2. Har- riet, August 12, 1818, married Joseph Cham- pion Kneeland, of West Springfield, son of Joseph and Lydia (Champion) Kneeland ; had Edward Strong, Harry Newton, Ellen Eliza, George and Joseph Kneeland. 3. Frances Maria, February 4, 1821, married Isaac New- ton Kneeland; (see Kneeland family ). 4. Mary Burrill, 1831, died January 29, 1835.

The surname Dyer is taken from the

DYER trade-name, Teinturer, its French equivalent. The famous Italian, Tintoretta, was so called from the fact that his father was a tintore or dyer. The coat-of- arms of the Dyer family of Tottenham, county Middlesex, England, is: Or, a chief indented gules. Crest : Out of a coronet a goat's head sable armed gold. The family was also promi- nent in county Hertford.

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Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of the state of Massachusetts, Volume II, Part 87

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848- Publication date: 1910 Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company Number of Pages: 1008

Author: Cutter, William Richard, 1847-1918, ed; Adams, William Frederick, 1848-
Publication date: 1910
Publisher: New York, Lewis historical publishing company
Number of Pages: 1008