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Susannah DYER
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
William CHOWNE (1764 - 1834)
Susannah CHOWNE (1767 - 1793)
Grace CHOWNE (1771 - )
Susannah DYER

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William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804)
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m. 23 Apr 1764 William CHOWNE (1741 - 1804)
Near Relatives of Susannah DYER
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father in Law Henry CHOWNE 07 Apr 1702 Rockbeare, Devon, England abt 29 Oct 1770 Exminster, Devon, England 68
Mother in Law Ann COOKNEY abt 1705 Devon, England bef 16 Feb 1775 Devon, England 70

Father male DYER

Self Susannah DYER

Husband William CHOWNE 21 Dec 1741 Exminster, Devon, England 09 Mar 1804 Exminster, Devon, England 62

Son William CHOWNE 1764 1834 70
Daughter Susannah CHOWNE 1767 abt 1793 26
Daughter Grace CHOWNE 1771

Half Sister Elizabeth Adams Grace DYER

Daughter in Law Grace SOPER abt 1767 Exminster, Devon, England 22 Apr 1827 Exminster, Devon, England 60
Son in Law John LEAR
Son in Law John LEAR

Grandson William CHOWNE 1789 Exminster, Devon, England
Grandson Thomas CHOWNE abt 1790 Exminster, Devon, England
Granddaughter Elizabeth CHOWNE 1794 Exminster, Devon, England
Granddaughter Susanna CHOWNE abt 1794 Exminster, Devon, England
Grandson John CHOWN 30 May 1796 Kennford, Devon, England abt 1847 St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England 51
Granddaughter Mary CHOWNE abt 1800 Exminster, Devon, England
Grandson Hugh CHOWNE abt 1802 Exminster, Devon, England
Granddaughter Harriet CHOWNE 22 May 1805 Exminster, Devon, England
Granddaughter Ann CHOWNE 13 Jun 1807 Exminster, Devon, England
Grandson Henry CHOWNE 05 Jul 1809 Exminster, Devon, England
Granddaughter Catherine CHOWNE abt 1812 Exminster, Devon, England 1813 Exminster, Devon, England 1

Nephew Matthais CHOWNE 10 May 1770 Exminster, Devon, England 1834 64
Niece Ann BOWCHER Jul 1757 Exminster, Devon, England
Niece Elizabeth BOWCHER bef 10 Jan 1759 Exminster, Devon, England
Nephew Richard BOWCHER bef 12 Jul 1760 Devon, England
Nephew John BOWCHER Mar 1762 Kenton, Devon, England 28 Feb 1828 Exeter, Devon, England 65
Niece Deborah BOWCHER Aug 1765
Nephew Samuel BOWCHER Apr 1768
Nephew Henry BOWCHER 15 Jul 1772

Sister in Law Deborah CHOWNE 18 Mar 1727 Rockbeare, Devon, England 07 Feb 1788 Exminster, Devon, England 60
Sister in Law Anne CHOWNE 17 Dec 1729 Rockbeare, Devon, England
Brother in Law Henry CHOWNE 06 Jan 1731 Rockbeare, Devon, England Nov 1800 Devon, England 69
Brother in Law Joseph CHOWNE 1733 Exminster, Devon, England 1811 Exminster, Devon, England 78
Sister in Law Elizabeth CHOWNE 18 Jan 1735 Exeter, Devon, England
Sister in Law Joan CHOWNE 29 May 1738 Exeter, Devon, England
Brother in Law Charles CHOWNE 01 May 1740 Exeter, Devon, England 09 Mar 1804 Exminster, Devon, England 63
Sister in Law Edmund CHOWNE 05 Sep 1744 Exeter, Devon, England Nov 1744 Exeter, Devon, England 0
Events in Susannah DYER's life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1764 Birth of son William CHOWNE 2
23 Apr 1764 Married William CHOWNE (aged 22) 2
1767 Birth of daughter Susannah CHOWNE 2
1771 Birth of daughter Grace CHOWNE 2
abt 1793 Death of daughter Susannah CHOWNE (aged 26) 2
09 Mar 1804 Death of husband William CHOWNE (aged 62) Exminster, Devon, England
1834 Death of son William CHOWNE (aged 70) 2
Source References:
2. Type: Book, Abbr: Devon to Down Under, Title: Devon to Down Under, Auth: Bettie Elworthy, Publ: Bookbound, Date: 1997
- Reference = 3 (Birth)
- Reference = 3 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 3 (Marriage)
- Notes: On 23 ApI 1764 William Chowne, second youngest child of Henry and Ann wed
Susannah DYER, sister to Grace Dyer, the wife of his older brother Henry Chown.
Susannah and William produced six daughters and four sons between 1764 and
1783.
The eldest daughter Susannah 1767 wed John LEAR of Higher Shillingford in
1790 but her married life was brief. Her sister Grace 1771 then married the same man
in 1794!
Their older brother William Chowne 1764 was a yeoman and churchwarden
who lived until 1834. Just four days before the First Fleet landed at Botany Bay, he
wed Grace SOPER of Exminster. From 1789 to 1809 they had five sons and six
daughters.
Their eldest son William 1789 was married at Alphington in 1815 to Elizabeth
Chown, daughter of Elizabeth nee Rowe and Charles Chown.
William and Grace's daughter Elizabeth 1794, wed a cousin John Chown Lear-
while Ann Chown 1807 married John ESWORTHY in 1805. It is tempting to think
the name has been misspelled!
William and Grace's fourth child JOHN 30 May 1796 is very important because
he is the nexus in the Chown/Bowcher/Townsend family story.

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