Roger Dyer

Roger Dyer

• BIRTH 1705 Pennsylvania, USA
• DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 52–53) Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
• BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia,

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978183/roger-dyer

Roger Dyer was born about 1700 and was killed in Augusta County VA at the Ft. Seybert Indian massacre in 1758. He married Hannah Smith. Hannah was born about 1700.

Children of Roger and Hannah (Smith) Dyer.

• 2. (1). William d.Apr 28 1758 m.Margaret Hiett
• 3. (2). Hester b.c. 1731 d. 1820 m.Matthew Patton
• 5. (3). Sarah d. 1818 m.Henry Hawes
• 6. (4). Hannah b.c. 1735 m.Frederick Keister
• 7. (5). James b.c. 1744 d. 1807 m.Phoebe Ann Harrison

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Date and place of birth have also been (erroneously?) reported to be:

• circa 1699 at an unspecified location
• 1705 in Pennsylvania

links

• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=43978183
• https://hackerscreek.com/norman/DYER/ROGER.htm

see also:

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Seybert
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Seybert,_West_Virginia
• http://www.werelate.org/wiki/Massacre_at_Fort_Seybert%2C_Augusta_Co...
• https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2330308

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Roger Dyer BIRTH 1705 Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 52–53) Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978183/roger-dyer

Roger Dyer owned land in Lancaster PA. He purchased the land in 1727. He moved his family from PA. to VA around 1747. He and his family moved to the South Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac. Roger leased land beginning in Nov. of 1747. In the spring of 1758 raiding parties of Shawnese were spotted in the area. Many of the inhabitants went to Seybert's Fort for safety. In late April, the Shawnee raiding party attacked another fort, killing all of the residents. They then went to Seybert's Fort and surrounded it. After a short fight, Capt. Seybert made an agreement with Killbuck, the Shawnee leader, that all would be spared. Upon the surrender Killbuck went back on his word and killed many of the people of the fort. It is believed that Hannah Smith Dyer, Rogers wife, managed to hide in the woods with some children, or she was off visiting family it is unknown as to where she was during the attack. Roger was killed and James the youngest son was taken by the Shawnese as a captive.

Children Photo William John Dyer 1728–1758

Photo Hannah Dyer Keister 1735–1820

Photo Sarah Dyer Davis 1740–1816

Photo James Dyer 1744–1807

GEDCOM Note

Killed in Ft. Seybert attack by Shawnee Indians

GEDCOM Note

• Web content link: Fort Seybert - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Web content link: Fort Seybert Massacre
• Web content link: Massacre at Fort Seybert, Augusta County VA - Genealogy
• Web content link: Person:Roger Dyer (1) - Genealogy

GEDCOM Note

Roger Dyer came to Virginia from Pennsylvania and first located near Moorefield, but finding the damp bottom land to be malarious, moved higher up in the valley in what is now Pendleton County, West Virginia. Roger Dyer was middle aged when he settled in Pendleton County and he bought land on November 5, 1747 from Robert Green. Roger Dyer was killed by the Indians in 1758 at the massacre at Fort Seybert on April 28, 1758. His son, William Dyer, was also killed in the same massacre.

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Roger Dyer
BIRTH 1705
Pennsylvania, USA DEATH 28 Apr 1758 (aged 52–53) Fort Seybert, Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Fort Seybert Massacre Gravesite Pendleton County, West Virginia

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43978183/roger-dyer

Children Photo William John Dyer 1728–1758

Photo Hannah Dyer Keister 1735–1820

Photo Sarah Dyer Davis 1740–1816

Photo James Dyer 1744–1807

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