Born about 1680 in Staten Island, New York and died before March 8, 1750/51 in Machaponix, Middlesex, New Jersey.

Will of John Laurens Dye:
By his will dated Oct. 1, 1750, proved March 8, 1750 or 51, he names wife Anne, sons John, David, William, James, Vinson [Vincent] and Joseph, and daughters Anne and Katherine. Executors, my son John, my son William and my son-in-law, Lawrence Dye (son of James Dey -- Lawrence married Anne, daughter of John Laurens Dey).
"He devises to his eldest son John, the just sum of five pounds at 8 S. Per ounce to David the just sum of fifty pounds at 8S. Per ounce. To his sons William, James,Vinson, and Joseph, and daughters Anne and Katherine allt (sic) the remainder of the money arising from the sale of my estate to be equally divided amongst them, their heirs, ect. The land was encumbered, the interest on the debt was to be paid by his wife, and to whom, he leaves the use during her life. Also devises to her during life the personalty after payment of debts except therefrom the debt upon the plantation. After the death of his wife, and sale of the property, proceeds to be divided as above set forth. "

Witnesses Peter Perrine (his neighbor), Sten (Steven) Warne, and Sarah Davisson."

Anne died about Dec 1763 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

John served in the militia as a Captain of the Second Regiment, from Middelsex County, New Jersey, and is listed in the Official Register of Officers and Men (Stryker, p. 389). and the DAR Patriot Index, 1774-1783.

WILL OF JOHN DEY, Son of John Laurens
(Early NJ Wills Vol 18 Pgs 40ff
FHC microfilm 0522722)
In the name of God Amen this sixteenth day of February Anno Dom One thousand seven hundred and seventy I John Dy of the South Ward of Pearth Amboy in the County of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey Yeoman being now in sound mind and memory but calling to mind the Mortality of the Body do make and ordain this to be my last will and Testament, and do hereby revoke, disanal, and make void all other Wills and Testaments. By me heretofore made allowing and confessing this and no Other to be my last Will and Testament AND in the first place I give and reccomend my Soul to God AND touching such worldly estate which God has given me in this Life I give and disperse of it all, in the following manner. & form With all the Exceptions therein mentioned. And in the first place here I give & bequeath unto my well-beloved wife Mary Thirty pounds worth out of any part of my personal estate at her choice when appraised at the real value to her her heirs & assigns forever. Also I give unto my said wife Mary as long as she remains my widow the use of any one room in my now dwelling house, garden room ready fenced, firewood cut short at her door, fruit for her use of every kind that my plantation produces with Liberty of water & to come & go as she pleases all which said Profits and privileges I give to her or any under her. Also ten pounds proclamation
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Money per year to be paid unto her yearly and every year by my executors hereafter named all to be taken outof the profits of my land. Again I order all my just debts and funeral charges to be paid or some loan con.... with out of my moveable estates or lands. AGAIN after my wifes dower of thirty pounds & other debts and charges are fully paid THEN the residue and remainder of my whole estate real & personal I give & dispose of it all unto my six children & one grandson NAMELY unto my sons John Dy Thomas Dy Wm Dy Ezekial Dy and Amos Dy & my daughter Patience Mount to each of them one equal share and unto my grandson Ezekial Rogers one quarter or fourth part as much, as one of my said children which I give respectively to them to each of their heirs and assigns forever (excepting what is herein excepted) only always allowing that my sd son William and my sd daughter Patience shall each of them pay out of their share or legacie ten pounds twenty in all unto my said son Ezekial when he shall be twenty one years old. Again I order all my plantations and other estate to be sold or otherwise divided as all my said children can or shall conclude on But do advise that two of my said sons may keep all my lands and possessions, at a price that men indifferently chosed by my said children shall set & pay of the others shares and legacies. Again I order that my Executors shall act for my legaties whilst in NonAge & hold their legacies until that ..... arrive to fill age. AGAIN I order my son Ezekial to serve his mother until of full age but leave it to the discretion of my sd wife & execuotrs wether to bind him out to a trade and AGAIN I give to my son Ezekial a colt called his colt and my hunting gun. Again I order and my will is that if either one or more of my
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Legaties Dies with Issue then their portion to be Equally divided amongst the surviving of my sd children. AGAIN I order & my Will is that if my said Wife dies without Will her portion to be equally divided amongst all my said children. LASTLY I Ordain and Appoint my three sons John Dy Junr & Thomas Dy & Amos Dy Execrs of this my last will and Testament. Signed Sealed Published and pronounced by the said John Dy to be his last will and Testament. In prescence of sd John Dy


Peter Perrine, Isaac Perrine, Nat.l Fitzrandolph.

Be it remembered that on the first day of Octbr 1776 personally appeared Peter Perrine and Nathaniel Fitzrandolph two of the Witnesses to the within Will who being respectively sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Almighty God did Severally declare and say that they and each of them were personally presnt and did see John Dy the testator within named Sign and Seal the same and heard him Publish pronounce & declare it to be his last Will and Testament. That at the doing thereof the said Testator was of sound Mind & Memory so far as these Deponents know and as they verily Believe and that Isaac Perrine the other subscribing witness was present at the same time and Subscribed his Name as a Witness to the said Will together with these Deponents in the presence of the said Testator Peter Perriene hisXmark; Natl Fitz Randolph Sworn the day abovesaid before me Cha: Pettit Surrogate.
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The foregoing Will being Prov'd and Probate was granted by His Excellency Govr Livingston unto John Dy & Thomas Dy Executors in the said Will Named being first sworn truly to perform the same witness a true Inventory & render a true Acct when thereto lawfully required. Given under the Prorogative Seal the day & year aforesaid. Cha: Pettit Regr

B/ Jul. 6, 1718 Staten Island NY
D/ Sep. 6, 1784, Perth Amboy (South Amboy), Middlesex Co. NJ. 

A hand written copy by a J.O. Dye states the following about the Will of James Dye.

1761, June 1, Dye Will, James of South -Ward of Perth Amboy, MIddlesex Co. Yeomanu: Will of. My plantation to be sold. Of my estate - my wife Sarah is to have 2 parts. My sons James, Andrew, David, John, Nenjamin, each 2 parts and my daughters, Mercy, Raschel, Anne and Sarah each to have 1 part when of age.
Executors - my wife Sarah, my brother Vinson (Vincent), and my friend John Tomson.

Witnesses - Stephen Warne, George Job, Stephen Warne, Jr.

1763 Dec. 13 Codicil. The money which is due me by virtue of he will of my father John Dye, to be collected.

Witnesses - Same as in the will. Proved April 6, 1764

1764, April 17. Inventory, made by Vincent Dye and John Tomson.

Lib H P. 427.

The following hand written note by J. O. Dye:
James in not in the direct family line followed here but is inserted because the record of the ----- and Duyts and Sarah Fountaine were lost, thought to have burned (?) with the Old Dutch Church on Staten Island, but about 1905 has found by J. Warren Dye.


Early Wills of NJ Vol H pg427ff
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James Dye's Will
Recorded May 29th 1765

In the Name of God Amen I James Dye of the South Ward of Perth Amboy Country of Middlesex and Province of New Jersey yeoman this first day of June Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred & sixty one, being sick and weak in Body and believing it is appointed for all men Once to Dye do now make and ordain this my last will and Testament Principally & first of all I resigne up my Soul to God who gave it, and my body I recommend to the Earth to be burried in a decent and Christian like manner at the discretion of my Exceuoters, believing that I shall receive the same again at the General Resurrection of the Dead at the last day, and for what worldly estate I hath pleased God to Bless me with in this life I give Bequeath and dispose of in the following manner and form. Imprimis, I will and ordain that my funeral charges and just debts be all paid. Item I will and ordain that all my personall Estate be sold at publick vendue as soon as my Executors shall think proper after my decease eaceipt three cows and two horses and some necessary household goods and other moveables as my Executors shall think proper for the use and benefite of my wife and children to use one year. Item I further will and ordain that my plantation and all my other personall Estate be sold to the best advantage at the end of one year after my decease or soon after at the discretion of my executos. Item I will and ordain that my well beloved wife Sarah to have the use and benefite of my dwelling house and plantation one year next after my decease towards supporting herself and my children on condition she suffer no waste of timber. Item I will and
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Ordain that after all my Estate Real and Personall lands & moveables are sold and my Just Debts and funeral charges paid, the remainder and surplush money to be divided as follows. Item I will and ordain that all the abovesaid overplush money be divided into sixteen shares or parts and my beloved wife Sarah to have in the first place two of those parts. Item I give and bequeath unto my sons James, Andrew, David John and Benjamin to each of them two parts. Item I give and Bequeath unto my Daughters Mercy, Rachel, Ann & Sarah to each of them one part. Item I will and ordain that if any of my sons should dye before they arrive to the age of twenty one years then the share of the deceased to be divided amoung the survivors. Item I will & ordain that if any of my daughters should dye before they arive to the age of twenty one years or marry then the share of the deceased to be divided among the survivors. Item I will and ordain that my children be supported & maintained out of the interest money arising from the overplush money and schooled at ye discretion of my Execut. And also put out to trades & bindings at the discretion of my Execut. Item I hereby nominate appoint and constitute my beloved wife Sarah my Bro. Vinson Dye and my friend John Tomson (my executors) to execute this my last will & testament. James Dye (SS) Signed Sealed & Delivered pronounced and declared by James Dye to be his last will & testament in the presence of Sten Warne George Job Stephen Warne Junr Whereas I James Dye of the South Ward of Perth Amboy yeoman did on the first day of June Anno Dom. 1761 make and ordain in writing under my hand and Seal my last will & testament. Now therefore now this thirteenth day of December Anno Dom. One thousand seven hundred and sixty three being but weak in body but perfect mind & memory do now make and ordain this addition and codicill to my abovesaid last will and testament. Item I will and ordain that all the money which is now owing and coming due and payable to me by vertue of the last will and Testament of my father John Dye Deceased as part of his Estate and also any and all money that shall be owning comeing due and payable unto me and to my Estate to be all collected and received of my Executors, and as collected to be divided into sixteen shares or parts. Item I give and bequeath unto Sarah my beloved wife two of those shares or parts. Item I given and Bequeath unto my sons James Andrew David John and Benjamin to each of them two of those parts. Item I will and ordain that if any of those some should dye before they arive to the age of twenty one years or marry then the share of the deceased to be divided among the survivors. Item I will and ordain that if any of my daughters should Dye before they arive to the age of twenty one years or marry the share of the deceased to be divided among the survivors. James Dye (ss) Signed Sealed and Delivers pronounced & declared by James Dye to be a codicil and an addition to his last will and Testament hereunto annexed in the presence of Sten Warne George Job Stephen Warne Jun Be it remembered that on the sixth Day of April
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And one thousand and seven hundred and sixty four Step Warne & George Job two of the subscribed evidences to this Instrument appeared before me John Smith duly authorized &c and they being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God on their oaths declare that they were present and did see James Dye the testator in this will named Sign and seal the same, and heard him publish pronounce and declare it to be his last will and testament; that at the doing thereof the said testator was of sound mind and memory to the best of their knowledge and as they Verily believe, and that at the same time Stephen Warne Jun. The other Evidence was also present and signed as an evidence as they Each did in the presence of the said James Dye. Also that at the same time Sarah Dye Vinson Dye and John Tonson the Executors in the within will named came before me and were duly qualifyyed by taking the Oaths of Executors as by Law appointed. John Smyth Probate Granted by Governor Franklin &c (in the usual form &c) Dated the same sixth day of April 1764 Examined and agrees with the original, the words (my executor) interlined in the 19th line of the preceeding page were by by mistake in Recording. Smyth pr Reg

Died on March 4, 1776 in Middlesex County, New Jersey.

Born in 1726 in Middlesex, County, New Jersey and died on August 4, 1796 in Prince William County, Virginia. Married Sarah Artepe on September 1, 1746 in Middlesex County, New Jersey. She was born on January 9, 1727 in Somerset, New Jersey and died on October 2, 1797 in Prince William, Virginia. He was Ezekiel Dye's uncle. Prince William Co. VA wills, vol H pg 166 - dated January 6 1796, proved April 4, 1796 - names wife Sarah, three youngest sons: Dusoway, Joseph & William; other sons: Daniel, John, Vincent, Enoch, Brown, David and Reuben. Five daughters: Eunice, Rachel, Sarah, Nancy and Caty.
"Vincent and his family moved to Prince William County, Virginia around 1782 as he appears on a tax list for that year."  Vincent Dye appears on the Prince William County, Virginia, Personal Property Tax 1787 - List "A" (Arnold Hovey - 2/10/98). Vincent and Sarah had 14-15 children.

Misc/ Vincent and Sarah were married by license. Vincent is listed in the 1787 Virgina Census (Prince William Co.) as being White and over 21, owning 9 Blacks above 16 and 9 Blacks below 16, and owning 12 horses, mares, colts, or mules and 42 cattle and stud horse 1.0.0.

Will of Vincent Dye

"In the name of God, Amen. Vincent dye of the County of Prince William and Sate of Virginia being _____ and weak of body but sound mind an memory, and knowing that it is appointed for all men to die. It is in ____ my last will and testament. First I recommend my Soul to God who gave it and my body to be buried in a Christian like manner at the discretion of my Executors hereafter ___________ my wordly property which it hath pleased God to bless me with I ____ and dispose of in this following manner.
Item I give to my beloved wide Sarah and to my three youngest sons namely Duzosway, Joseph and William the _____ of Land I now live on to be equally divided in three parcels and my beloved wife Sarah and my son William to have the third part, which includes the dwelling house I noe live in after the aforesaid _______ of sons paying each of my other sons, namely Daniel, John, Vincent, Enoch, Brown, David and Reuben. The sons of ____ also to pay each of my five daughters namely Eunecs, Rachel, Sarah, Nancy the sum of eight pounds specie that is to ____ at two differing payments. Eight pounds to be paid to each of my sons and four pounds to be paid unto each of my five daughters on the first day of January one thousand sevenhundred & ninety seven and to each aforesaid the second payment to be made on January the first one thousand and seven hundred and ninety eight.

Item I give unto my daughter Caty ___ feather bed and _____

I give unto my sons all of the rest of my estate to be ____ used ____ divided after paying one third part of the amount thereof to my five daughters aforesaid and to ____ my sons John, Dusaway, Reuben and William _____
To this my last Will and Testament .......
The will was signed by:

______ Dye
Amos Dey
Henry Chamberlin (related to Amos' wife Mary Chamberlin - married Jenny Dye)
______ Hamilton