Here lies John (1754-1822) and Nancy (1762-1821) Dye. They were the Benji and Davey’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, John served in the American Revolution as a private in Captain Jonathan Combs Company, 3d regiment. He married Nancy Ely on October 14, 1777 in Plainfield, New Jersey and they had nine children. The family immigrated to the territory of Kentucky County, Virginia in 1789 with six other families. In 1792, Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the fifteenth state. Four years later families near Orangeburg founded the Stonelick Baptist Church and dedicated a cemetery on the hill behind. The church’s first pastor, Reverend William Wood, may have married John and Nancy’s daughter, Margaret, to Jacob Roe on December 29, 1797. Our twins were born almost 210 years later. Their direct Roe family ancestors lived in Kentucky for over 130 years before moving west.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Going back Nine Generations
Here lies John (1754-1822) and Nancy (1762-1821) Dye. They were the Benji and Davey’s great-great-great-great-great-great-grandparents. Born in Middlesex County, New Jersey, John served in the American Revolution as a private in Captain Jonathan Combs Company, 3d regiment. He married Nancy Ely on October 14, 1777 in Plainfield, New Jersey and they had nine children. The family immigrated to the territory of Kentucky County, Virginia in 1789 with six other families. In 1792, Kentucky was admitted to the Union as the fifteenth state. Four years later families near Orangeburg founded the Stonelick Baptist Church and dedicated a cemetery on the hill behind. The church’s first pastor, Reverend William Wood, may have married John and Nancy’s daughter, Margaret, to Jacob Roe on December 29, 1797. Our twins were born almost 210 years later. Their direct Roe family ancestors lived in Kentucky for over 130 years before moving west.
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