David Dyer - Milverton, Somerset MFFMMMF

Name: David Dyer
Date and place of birth: July 1735
Names of parents: David and Charity Dyer nee Slade
Date and place of baptism : 17 July 1735 St Andrew's Church, Wivelscombe, Somerset
Marriage : 4th February 1762 Milverton, Somerset to Betty Warren
Occupation(s): Yeoman at marriage
Address: Milverton Somerset
Date, place and cause of death: July 1807 Milverton, Somerset
Date and place of burial. 13 July 1807 Milverton, Somerset 75 years
Details of will / administration of their estate: Not found
Memorial inscription : Not found

Children: Charity 1762, Winifred 1765, Betty 1768, Ann 1771-1771.

Siblings: Baptism - Ann at St James, Fitzhead on 25 Sept 1730 and burial 2/1/1731 St Michael, Milverton, buried Nynehead adode Taunton.
Baptism - William at St James, Fitzhead on 3/11/1738,

Parents marriage in Somerset at St Peter, Runnington on the 7 Sep 1719 of David Dyer and Charitie Slade, both of the parish of Nynehead Flory.
The Baptism records for Runnington do not appear to have been transcribed, so probably this is where the possible baptisms 1720-1729 are.

[kiterunner]

This looks likely to be his baptism (from FreeREG):
13 Jul 1735 St Andrew's, Wivelscombe, Somerset - David, son of David and Charity Dyer.

There is also a baptism at St James, Fitzhead of a William Dyer, son of David and Charity, 3 Nov 1738.

Thanks Kate that is great to have. The confusing part is that the Baptisms now found are 1730, 1735 and 1738 and yet the marriage is 1719. I am wondering if the date at marriage should be 1729 and there is a transcription error?
Milverton, Wivelscombe, Fitzhead, Runnington and Nynehead are all quite close. David when he married Betty Warren in 1762 was a Yeoman, do you think there would be a will? Julie

[kiterunner]

It sounds quite likely there would be a will, Julie, but not all Somerset wills have survived. Info on here:
http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Wills.htm

They do have an index of Somerset wills but it only starts at 1812. For some reason the link is not on the above page but here it is:
http://www1.somerset.gov.uk/archives/Catalogs.htm

If you have a look through the Index to Death Duty Registers on Findmypast it should show whether there was a will or admon but unfortunately this is not fully searchable by name so you have to plough through it.

[kiterunner]

Originally Posted by tenterfieldjulie

Thanks Kate that is great to have. The confusing part is that the Baptisms now found are 1730, 1735 and 1738 and yet the marriage is 1719. I am wondering if the date at marriage should be 1729 and there is a transcription error?

FreeREG has baptisms for Charity Slade listed 6 Jan 1694 at Monksilver, parents John and Jane of Stogumber, and 8 Jan 1694 at Stogumber, father John. It looks likely these are both for the same person and if this is the right Charity, she is more likely to have married in 1719 for the first time than in 1729. More likely there are some earlier children whose baptisms we haven't found (yet).

Also I don't know whether you have seen that FreeREG has a burial for Ann Dyer, child of David and Charity, 2 Jan 1731 Milverton St Michael, buried at Ninehead, abode Taunton.

Many thanks again Kate. I'm pretty tired tonight, in Sydney with sis and bil. Really appreciate all your help. Julie.
Somerset Heritage Centre in Taunton was very well organised in their new office when I visited last year. I will need lots of time to follow all the new info next time. Cheers.

I found the marriage 5 June 1677 of John Slade and Jane Baker .. a bit confusing as it is registered twice on FreeReg at Monksilver and Stogumber. Maybe one is the mother church .. at least it survived ..