John served in the military and is listed in the Official Register of Officers and Men, and the DAR Patriot Index, 1774-1783. They (John and his wife) were members of the First Baptist Church of Hightstown, NJ. John passed away 1, Oct, 1776 and Mary on 13 Jun 1799 in Middlesex Co, NJ [from Dye Data supplied by Sherry Neff -- note the difference in date of death - 1772 and 1776]

Regina Berry notes : "This family group is based on the listing of children in a will of John Dey, Monmouth Co, NJ. There is some evidence to indicate a line through a John and Anne Dey of NJ, then Hans Lawrence on Staten Island, then Laurens Duyts of New Amsterdam. Much research needed here. Some wills exist; but other records are needed to substatiate the line as proven.

Probate: 16 Feb 1770, John Dey of Perth Amboy, Middlesex Co. NJ. My Well beloved wife Mary. Rest of estate to my six children and one grandson - my son John Dey, Thomas Dey, William Dey, Ezekial Dey, Amos Dye and my daughter Patience Mount.

He married 5. Mary [___?___] in New Jersey. Mary [___?___] was born in New Jersey. Her parents are not known. Mary died after 1770 in New Jersey. Many researchers state her name as Mary Applegate, based on a family story of the Dyes that Ezekial Dey had an uncle Anthony Applegate, who was killed in his doorway in NJ by Tories. No suitable Mary appears in any Applegate research; and hard evidence is lacking for an appropriate Anthony Applegate. More research needed here. Other oral reports state that John Dey & Anthony Applegate married sisters. The Perrine family also has the story about an Anthony Applegate shot in his doorway - father of Thomas Applegate m. Sarah Baird."

Hugh Vores, however, in his history of the Applegate Family in America, notes that:

5A1D. Mary Applegate, born ; died . She married John Dye, of South Amboy, born ; died . He executed his will on Feb. 16, 1770; it was proved on Oct. 1, 1776 (see 5 NJ Wills 156). It names 6 children and one grandson. With one exception, additional information on Mary(Applegate)Dye's children has not yet been developed. The numbers which appear in the following list are the Vorees labeling system.

Children:

5A1D1. John Dye, Sr.., born 1732; died 1822 in Washington County, Ohio. He was an executor of his father's estate. [I will refer to him as John Dye Sr. to provide an internal reference point. His first wife was ___ Mount. Was she related to the ____ Mount that John's sister Patience married?]

5A1D2. Thomas Dye, born 1738 ; died 1772. He was an executor of his father's estate.

5A1D3. William Dye, born 1750?; died . 1772 No additional information has been found.

5A1D4. Ezekial Dye, born near Cranbury, in Middlesex Co., NJ on July 1, 1750; died on July 1, 1830 at Renrock, Noble Co., Ohio. He married (1) in 1779 to Elizabeth Cox, born 1757; died before 1808; (2) in 1808 in Westmoreland Co., Pa. to Mrs. Sarah M.( Egbert ) Paul, born ; died . There were 19 or 20 children by the two marriages. The youngest was Furman Dye, born Feb. 18, 1820; died . He married Nancy McElroy. It was stated in the Boston Transcript for Feb. 16, 1927 that "Furman (10 years old when his father died) wrote an account of the Battle of Monmouth as he remembered his father relate it". (In Ohio records, Furman's name also appears as Ferman, Firman, and Forman. The reason for his name is not yet known).

5A1D5.Amos Dye, born 1749?; died 1797 in Prince William County, VA. He was an executor of his father's estate.

5A1D6. Patience Dye, born ; died . She married _______ Mount, born ; died .

5A1D7. ________ Dye, born ; died . She married _______ Rogers, born ; died .

Ezekiel named five of the sons from his first marriage John, Thomas, William, Amos and Ezekiel.

[The name "Dye" was "Day" or "dey" which is attested by an old deed which was given by the U.S. Government to Ezekiel Dey and signed by the President, John Adams. Ezekiel deeded the same lands to another party and signed Ezekiel "Dey". Legend explains that as follows : His new neighbors in Pennsylvania changed his name. They called him "Dye: instead of "Dey" and finally he called himself "Dye" and signed accordingly. Thus the change.]

Ezekiel Dye -- Generation 5

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