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Thayer Family History
Thayer Genealogy & Family TreeThayer is an English name from Essex, England, where the family was granted a seat for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings. It comes from the Old English roots theudo ("people") and ric ("power"). The earliest known ancestor--Ralph Teri--was recorded in 1199. Roots for this name can also be found in Germany.
Other spellings of the name include "Thayre," "Sayer," "Sayers," and "Sayres." Notable people with the surname include American actress Maria Thayer (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Hitch, Accepted), American actress Brynn Thayer (One Life to Live, Blue Jasmine, Matlock), and American baseball player Dale Thayer (Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, San Diego Padres). The first Thayer to come to America was Richard Thayer in Massachusetts in 1640.
Thayer Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Elisabeth Elizabeth Thayer\thayer -- --, 1735 October 29, 1806
- Lorenzo Warren Thayer -- --, 1824 January 9, 1908 Massachusetts
- Susanna Thayer -- --, 1785 April 23, 1836 Massachusetts
- Timothy Thayer -- --, 1758 October 8, 1815 Massachusetts
- Jacob Thayer -- --, 1733 May 0, 1751 Massachusetts
Thayer Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Samuel Thayer -- --, 1695 March 0, 1768 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- Susannah Thayer -- --, 1697 December 0, 1750 Massachusetts Bay Colony
- William Thayer -- --, 1529 February 11, 1561
- Cornelius Thayer -- --, 1684 April 10, 1745 Massachusetts
- Ebenezer Thayer -- --, 1689 March 6, 1733 Massachusetts Bay Colony
