Elaine, So what level of cousinry are we? LOL Yes I am descended from Mary Barrett Dyer! My line is Mary Barrett m. William Dyer Samuel Dyer m. Anne Hutchinson (granddau. of Anne Marbury Hutchinson) Edward Dyer m. Mary Sayles Greene (gr-granddau. of Roger Williams of R.I.) Capt. Samuel Dyer m. Tabitha Niles George Dyer m. Anne Nichols Bejamin Nichols Dyer m. Palazina Wood Burton Hammond Dyer m. Rebecca W. Johnson George Burton Dyer m. Clarissa Jannett Sherman (6x gr-granddau of John Howland & Elizabeth Tilley, Mayflower, through their dau Desire Howland Gorham) Harry Sherman Dyer m. Olie Warner Ethel Dyer m. Raymond Hirst My Mother (living) Me - Benjamin Nichols Dyer was born in West Greenwich, Kent, RI, but his sons (Benjamin Wood Dyer & Burton Hammond Dyer) were born in Renssalaer County New York. - Burton Hammond Dyer, George Burton Dyer and their wives are buried in Glenwood Cemetery in Oneida, Madison Co. in one family plot, along with other of their family members. - Benjamin Wood Dyer & his family are buried in another family plot in a different section of that cemetery. - George Burton Dyer (My 2x gr-grandfather, was the soldier in the Oneida Independent Cavalry Co. during the Civil War. BTW, I'm always looking for new (well new to me) info, photos, etc. on the family. Regards, Karen from Pennsylvania =================================== Elaine wrote: Descended from Mary Barrett DYER who was hung for her religious beliefs? I am descended from her. Her people came to Chenango County, NY and are buried here. I visit the graves sometimes in New Berlin. I think my earliest ancestor buried here is Oliver Dyer. Elaine Decker Quoting Karen Fox <[email protected]>: > John wrote: > > I got this notification from another list - interesting and maybe some help > to someone: > http://alexanderstreet.com/resources/civilwar.access.htm > > ***************** > > Thanks John! I went to that site and I found info about my gr-gr-GF > who served in the Oneida Indpt Cavalry Co. (George Burton DYER) PLUS > info about his four old comrades in arms who served as his > pallbearers in 1905 (they were identified as such and by name in his > obit at the time). Not only that but I found info on another > gr-gr-GF who served in Co. C. of the 116th Pennsylvania Volunteer > Infantry out of Philadelphia. > > Whoo Hoo! > > Karen from Pennsylvania