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• Birth	18 Oct 1758	Stonington, New London County, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Dec 1819	Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I76982	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2003 00:00:00
  Father	Samuel FITCH, b. 17 Jun 1735, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Mother	Priscilla HILLARD, b. EST 1737, Stonington, New London County, Connecticut
  Family ID	F33071	Group Sheet
  Married	1779	Richmond, Berkshire County, Massachusetts
  Family ID	F33072	Group Sheet
  Married	Abt 1799  [2]
  Family ID	F33073	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Dyer served in the Revolutionary War. He died intestate and his widow Hannah submitted a list of her children to the Berkshire probate court. The judge ordered that 30 acres of land from Dyer's farm be set off for son Ersastus, daughter Lois, and the parents of Dyer's first wife. There appeared to be friction between Hannah and her step-children. They had to petition the court for their share of Dyer's farm. Hannah had William jailed until he paid $964 she claimed he owed her, and in order to pay her, he apparently had to sell everything he owned.

• Sources

  [S187] General Lucius Barnes Barbour, Barbour Collection, Connecticut Vital Records, Stonington [3:189]. [S357] RootsWeb's World Connect (rootsweb.com). Gary Silverstein