I think I can help you with the Dye family.
Joshua was the s/o Absolum and Rachel Price Dye.She was the d/o Thomas Price,Sr.and Sarah Baldwin.Thomas's 2nd marriage was to Mary Walker.
Absolum was the s/o Abraham and Letitia Coleston Dye.Abraham was born 1767 Caswell Co.,N.C.Letitia was also born 1767. They married 2-13-1787 Caswell Co.,N.C. Their children were:
Absolum,Thomas,Pryor,Nancy and James
Abraham was the s/o Jacob and Mary Dye.Jacob was born 1700 Halifax Co.,Va. and died 1784/85. Their children were:
William Shadrack b 1747 Halifax Co.,Va. d 1823 Pulaski Co.,Va. m(1)Rebecca Randolph (2)Sarah"Sally"Gordon
Jacob m Mary
Isaac
William Abraham m Letitia Coleston
The children of Absolum and Rachel were:
Nancy b 12-15-1854 Rus.Co.,Va. d 1937 m James Dye 3-15-1888
John b 1843 m Elizabeth Belcher 1-1-1877
Chrismond b 1851 RCVA d 1920 Taz.Co.,Va.m Leah Thompson 6-10-1874
Richard b 1853 RCVA d 1930 RCVA m Frances Brown 7-12-1873(they are my g grandparents)
Emiline b 8-8-1857RCVA d 9-10-1937 RCVA m Patton Miller 8-16-1875
Caroline b 8-15-1854 RCVA d 1940 RCVA m Gilmore Compton 12-22-1880
Matilda b 11-22-1842 RCVA d 10-15-1913 RCVA m James Price 3-21-1861
Sarah Jane b 9-13-1864 RCVA d 10-14-1949 m Tom Strouth
Josephine b 1849 RCVA m 4-3-1871 to Wm. Hurt
Joshua b 3-20-1844 RCVA d 3-24-1915 RCVA m Mary Jane Boyd 9-12-1865. Mary was d/o John H. and Melinda Fletcher Boyd and they were my g g grandparents.
Melissa b 9-13-1861 RCVA m (1) Jim Welch (2)Wm. Bostic
I hope this will help you out.
Lois Boyd McGlothlin