William Gayer[1, 2]

Male Between 1624 and 1653 - 1710


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  • Born  Between 1624 and 1653  [2
    Gender  Male 
    Died  25 Jul 1710  Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • [v14t1880.FTW]

      William Gayer, son of Humphrey and Jane Spark Gayer, died at
      Nantucket,
      Massachusetts, July 23, 1710. He came from Devonshire, England to
      America
      and was an early settler in Nantucket.

      He was a farmer, justice of the peace, and in June 1692, with Captain
      John
      Gardner, was first representative from Nantucket after it's transfer
      from
      the jurisdiction of the New York Colony to the Province of
      Massachusetts
      Bay.

      Additional proof that he was the son of Humphrey and Jane Spark Gayer
      and
      that he came from Devonshire, England are letters to his mother and
      his
      son, the letters dated from Barbadoes, March 20, 1698-99. He was one
      of
      five judges appointed in 1704 by the Governor of Massachusetts. He
      married
      first Dorcas Starbuck, second, Widow mary guard of Boston.
    Person ID  I1611  My Genealogy
    Last Modified  11 Jun 2012 

    Father  Humphrey Gayer,   b. Between 1584 and 1627, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 1624 and 1708 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Mother  Jane Sparks,   b. Between 1591 and 1630,   d. Between 1624 and 1714 
    Relationship  Natural 
    Married  Between 1610 and 1663 
    Family ID  F69  Group Sheet

    Family  Dorcas Starbuck,   b. Between 1624 and 1654, Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1696, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Between 1660 and 1688  [2
    Children 
     1. Dorcas Gayer,   b. 29 Aug 1675, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1747, Nantucket, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID  F73  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S703] World Family Tree Vol. 14, Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 14, Tree #1880. Date of Import: 7 August 1999.
      v14t1880.FTW. Date of Import: Aug 7, 1999

    2. [S223] World Family Tree Vol. 1, Ed. 1, Brøderbund Software, Inc., (Name: Release date: November 29, 1995;), Tree #0267.
      Date of Import: Jul 25, 1999