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Records I have for the ancestors of Lester Dye after 1900

Records I have for the ancestors of Lester Dye before 1900:

William & Margaret (Salter) Dye family Bible1718-1815Bible Transcript for family of William & Margaret Dye: Page 1 & Page 2
Marriage bond Peter Dye & Abigail Dye1805

Mason Co., KY Marriage bond. Peter & Abigail Dye were first cousins - their fathers Kenneth & William Dye were brothers.
April 20, 1805 - Know all men by these presents that we Peter Dye & William Dye are held and firmly bound into the Christopher Greenup Esq., Gov. of the state of Kentucky in the just and full sum of fifty pounds current money to the which payment of which will and truly be made we bind our selves our heir execution and administration jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with Our seals and dated the 20th day of April 1805. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between Peter Dye and Abigail Dye. Now if there by no legal cause to obstruct the same then the above Obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Peter Dye (seal), William Dye (seal), Feste Marshall Key

1810 census William & Kenneth Dye18101810 census Mason Co., KY

1810 census Peter Dye

18101810 census Fleming Co., KY
Marriage bond Kenneth & Phebe Dye1815Mason Co., KY Marriage bond - Kenneth remarried his sister-in-law Phebe Mountere Dye when both of them were widowed. Kenneth & Phebe's son and daughter (Peter & Abigail Dye) also married each other.
Sept 16, 1815 - Know all men by these presents that we Kenneth Dye & Jonathan Roff are held and firmly bound into the commonwealth of Kentucky in the just and full sum of fifty pounds to the payment of which will and truly be made we bind our selves our lives & jointly and severally firmly by these presents sealed with Our seals and dated the 16th day of September 1815. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas a marriage is intended to be had and solemnized between Kenneth Dye and Pheby Dye. Now if there by no legal Objection to the same then the above Obligation to be void else to remain in full force and virtue. Kenneth Dye (seal) Jonathan Roff (seal)
Marriage Bond Lawrence Dye & Mary Ann Van Trease1825Marriage bond Lawrence Dye and Mary Ann Van Trease. Bond dated January 20, 1825 in Fleming Co., KY. Their son John Samuel Dye was Lester's grandfather.
1830 census Lawrence Dye & Fredrick VanTrease1830

1830 census Fleming Co., KY. Lawrence is Lester's g-grandfather. Frederick VanTrease living nearby was the father of Lawrence's wife Mary Ann Van Trease Dye.

 

February 1836 land record between Matilda Vantreese Hinton and Frederick Vantreese - page 1

1836February 22, 1836
This indenture made this 22nd day of February eighteen hundred and thirty six between Joshua Hinton and Matilda his wife, late Matilda Vantreese of the one part of the County of Fleming and State of Kentucky. Witnesseth That the said Hinton and wife for and in consideration of the sum of ninety dollars to him in hand paid the receipt where of is hereby acknowledged, hath granted barganed and hereby releases and conveys unto the said Fredrick Vantreese, his heirs and assigns all that tract or parcel of land situate and being in the County of Fleming on the waters of Mill Creek being this undivided interest the said Matilda Hinton, late Matilda Vantreese, in that tract of land belonging to her Father, Frederick Vantreese deceased conveyed to him by deed bearing the date 24th September 1803 from Peter Hysong and wife containing 63 1/2 acres recorded in the office of the Fleming Count Clerk in Deed Book no. 2 page 370. To have and to hold the land hereby conveyed and the assutenances there unto belongingunto the said Hinton & wife for themselves their heirs& hereby agree to warrant and defend the said tract of land and promises unto the said Vantreese his heirs and assigns against the Claim or claims of all and every person or persons whatsoever In witness whereof the said Joshua Hinton and Vantreese, his wife hereunto set their hands and seal the day and date first written.
February 1836 land record between Matilda Vantreese Hinton and Frederick Vantreese - page 2 1836See above
 December 1836 land indenture between Lawrence Dye and two Vantreese heirs1836

Land Indenture 23 Dec 1836
Fleming County, Kentucky: Deed Book U, p. 17
(Grantors)Elijah Lamar and Kesiah Vantreese Lamar, with Eli Hinton and Lucinda Vantreese Hinton, enter into a land indenture contract with Lawrence Dye. Lamars receive $ 400 and Hintons $ 350 to assign Lawrence Dye and his heirs "undivided interest" in the tract of land owned and possessed by Frederick Vantrees "supposed to contain 157 acres" including portion of the said estate of Frederick Vantrees which may be allotted to the widow of said Vantreese (and would revert to Keziah and Lucinda as part of widows dower at her death. Also included in the disposition is "their share or portion of the slaves of the estate of said Frederick Vantreese, dec'd" as well as any personal interest following the widow's death.

1840 census Mary Ann Dye18401840 census Fleming Co., KY. Mary Ann is Lester's g-grandmother. She is listed as head of household because her husband Lawrence had left in 1837 for an extended trip to South Carolina. While he was gone, his debtors brought legal action against Mary Ann and took his property. When Lawrence returned, he and Mary Ann took their children and emigrated to Vermilion Co., IL in 1841.
1850 census Lawrence Dye18501850 census Census District No. 21 Vermilion Co., IL - Lawrence Dye, age 43. Living with wife Mary A. (40), children Hiram (25), Martha (21), Elizabeth (19), Angeline (14), John (12) & Mary (10). Also living with David Sconce, age 20. All listed as born in Kentucky. David Sconce later married Elizabeth. Living next door to Mary Ann's mother, Elizabeth Vantrease, age 75.
Marriage John S. Dye & Mahettable Gerrard1858Lester's grandparents, married in Vermilion Co., IL. The license is dated
1860 census John Samuel Dye & John Gerrard18601860 census Georgetown Township, Vermilion Co., IL - John Dye, age 22. Living with wife Mahala (22) and daughter Malinda (1). Birthplace listed as Kentucky. Next door are Mahettable's parents, John & Leah (on this record listed as Sarah) Gerrard and their family.
1870 census Lawrence Dye18701870 census Elwood Twshp, Vermilion Co., IL - Lawrance Dye, age 63. Living by himself.