BRYER of Dorset Family Chart no. 40

	William BRYER		(1) Mary ?		(2) Gertrude WELLS		(3) Sarah CUTLER
	b. circa 1718
			m. circa 1739		m. 13 May 1745 at Fordington, DOR		m. 9 Nov 1760 at Melcombe Regis, DOR [BVRI]
	d. between 9 Sep and 4 Oct 1767
	Gentleman

Children of the First Marriage

Mary	William
bapt. 17 Feb 1740 at St Peter Dorchester, DOR [BVRI]	bapt. 20 Jan 1742 at St Peter Dorchester, DOR [BVRI]
	m. Sarah BUTCHER 23 Dec 1764 at Chickerell DOR

Children of the Second Marriage

John Bampfield	Edmund	Gertrude	Thomas	Warwick	James	Wadham Man	Wyndham
bap. 22 Apr 1746 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 17 Aug 1747 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 23 Dec 1748 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 5 Jul 1750 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 31 Oct 1751 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 15 May 1755 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 20 Jan 1757 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]	bap. 30 Mar 1758 at St Peter Dorchester DOR [BVRI]
m. Susanna HAYES 6 Feb 1766 at Piddletown DOR [IGI]
bur. 15 Jun 1773 at St George Fordington DOR, aged 28			d. 8 Oct 1818 at Dorchester [Camb. Alumni]

Who They Were

Most of the information I have, apart from the baptism dates, comes from William's Will. In it he mentions various businesses (unspecified), the ownership of The King's Arms Inn in Dorchester, the interest in the copyhold Manor of fforthington, as well as all my houses lands tenements and hereditaments lying in Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. He names his son William as executor and principal trustee, and his dear wife [unnamed in the will but named Sarah in probate] as executrix. Edmund is directed to carry on the various unnamed businesses for four years in order to maintain son Thomas at University. Son John Bampfield BRYER is granted the use of the Manor of fforthington after William's wife's death, and the property is passed to Edmund after John's death. None of the daughters is mentioned in the will, and none of the other children, other than as my four youngest children.

From the Cambridge Alumni List, it would appear that Thomas graduated from St John College Cambridge in 1771 and became a clergyman [see his family chart for more information].

The Manor of fforthington [or Fordington] was left to William's wife, Sarah, for her to enjoy her widowhood, and thereafter passed to son John Bampfield Bryer.

Where They Lived

Fordington, Melcombe Regis and Dorchester seem to be the main residences of this Bryer family.

Family Group Identifiers

Family: B-DORDOR02
Family Group: b-dor040