[WED]James Dyer of Dyersville IA

Lyn Nunn wedmore@lists.tutton.org
Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:49:13 +1000


Sandi

I find this bit interesting -

> perhaps, a little distant, but if we can establish Dr Dyers ancestors
> came from Somersetshire; or that they had a coat of arms with 'Ich Dien'

My great-grandmother Annie Tincknell (nee Burr) said that they (the
Tincknells) were of German descent but I have never been able to figure out
why she would say that.

I wonder why the Dyers had a German phrase on their Coat of Arms.?

Lyn