Amos Dye
Amos was born in 1749. Amos' father was
John Dey and his mother was
Mary Applegate. His paternal grandparents were
John Laurens Dey and
Ann Brown. He had four brothers and a sister, named
John,
Thomas,
William,
Ezekiel and
Patience. He died at the age of 48 in 1797.
Death Notes
Born 1749; died 1797 in Prince William County, VA. He was an executor of his father's estate. [He married Mary Chamberlin after February 2, 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was born in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Her parents are not known. Mary died in New Jersey. Amos died after 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. ]
The GENEALOGICAL MAGAZINE OF NEW JERSEY, VOL 50, No. 2 (May 1975); p84 ; Monmouth County NJ Historical Association, Freehold, New Jersey NOTE: Amos Dey appears in 1778 with 228 acres of land, 3 horses, 8 cows and 2 pigs. In 1780, his holdings include 12 pigs.