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Birth: abt 1737 North Kingstown / Kings / RI Death: aft 1790 North Kingstown / Washington / RI
Qualifying Service Description:
1775, was commissioned a Lieutenant from North Kingstown, in the company of Captain Thomas Cole
1776, commissioned a Major from Kings County, commanded by Colonel Robert Brown.
1777-1779, served as a Colonel from Kings County.
1780-1783, served as a Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant, Kings County.
Additional References:
Smith, Joseph JencksCivil and Military List of Rhode Island. 1647-1800: A List of All Officers Elected by the General Assembly from the Organization of the Legislative Government of the Colony to 1800, Rhode Island. Providence: Preston and Rounds Co, 1900, Volume 1, pg 322, 332, 351, 367, 379, 390, 404, 413, 422
Spouse: Mary Hazard Children: George; Samuel E; Abigail; Charles;
Member Gabriel Dyer application states burial Quidnessett Memorial Cemetery, Quidnessett, RI
FamilySearch user Sue Hart states: "When at a funeral in Rhode Island at Quidnessett Cemetery, I came across his headstone and a marker stating that the graves had been moved from the Weeden family plot at Quonset Point when the land became the property of the US Government." July 28, 2016
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Author: Mark Andrew Davis
Charles Dyer was born on 26 December 1736 in North Kingstown, Kings County, Rhode Island, the son of Samuel Dyre.
He was married on 22 April 1762 at Newport, Rhode Island to Mary Hazard. There are likely more children, but Abigail is the only child in North Knightstown records listing the father as “Col. Dyer.”
George was born about 1769 and married Hannah Jones Nickerson.
Abigail was born on 14 July 1766 and married Arthur Aylsworth.
Charles was born on 28 September 1764 [calculated from gravestone] and married [unproven] Susanna Bissell (1); Hannah Hickley (2).
Charles was serving as a Captain-Lieutenant in the Company of Captain Majors commanded by Colonel William Richmond in October 1775. Captain-Lieutenant was a rank between Lieutenant and Captain.
There are several references in other men’s pension files that list “Colonel Dyer of North Kingstown” or “Colonel Charles Dyer” starting in the later part of 1776. In September 1776, the State Assembly made a mistake in the records. They had appointed Ray Sands Esq. as Lieutenant-Colonel of the 2nd Regiment of the Kings County Militia. However, it was recorded as Colonel, which was a role already occupied by Colonel Charles Dyer. The Assembly rectified its mistake in March 1777. He was still listed as a Lieutenant-Colonel Commandant of the Washington County 2nd Regiment in May of 1793.
Additionally, his wife Mary was reimbursed by the State Treasury in 1776 for billeting six soldiers.
There was a second younger man of this name, son of Edmund, who served as an Ensign from North Kingstown.
The Patriot died sometime after 1793 when his name falls from the records. His place of burial is unknown.
Sources:
Revolutionary War Pension file R3175
Smith, Joseph Jencks, Civil and Military List of Rhode Island. 1647-1800: A List of All Officers Elected by the General Assembly from the Organization of the Legislative Government of the Colony to 1800, Rhode Island. Providence: Preston and Rounds Co., 1900, Vol. 1, Pages 322, 332, 351, 367, 379, 390, 404, 413, 422
Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914
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