Samuel Hyde (abt. 1694)

Born about 1694 in England [uncertain]

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Biography

Samuel Hyde of Lancashire, England. Born c.1694. Died c.1742/4. Married Mary Arderne.

Samuel had at least three children - Robert, Nathaniel, and Elizabeth - who married Thomas Greg. Samuel Hyde was a small Lancashire landowner who became involved in the Belfast linen trade. ^[1]

From the book: Irish-American Trade, 1660-1783. " In the period between 1731 and the early 1750's, John Gordon, Samuel Hyde, Benjamin Legg, John Boyd, Robert Armstrong, and the partnership of Wilson & Pringle were among the Belfast merchants most actively involved with British America." ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Rose, Mary B. The Gregs of Quarry Bank Mill: the rise and decline of a family firm, 1750-1914 Cambridge University Press 1986. Limited availability on The Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/gregsofquarryban0000rose/page/12/mode/2up?q=hyde
2. ↑ Truxes, Thomas M. , Irish-American Trade, 1660-1783 Cambridge University Press, 1988. Limited availability on The Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/irishamericantra0000trux/page/336/mode/2up?q=hyde

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