Surnames are of late origin, there being hardly any in England of the pre-Norman Conquest days. The usual practice was to use the "son of" method.
Most surnames in England date only from the thirteenth-fourteenth century, and were derived from place names.
The name Wyatt is of Norman=French origin, being derived from the personal name of Gui or Guide, which in English speaking countries take the form of Guy. The name went thru various stages of developemnent, Guy, Guyton, Guyet,Guiot, Wiot, Wiat, Wyat and all had their day and generation. The present form of Wyatt is of fairly recent growth and will remain the regular orthography for the coming ages.
In the early part of the twelth century two families of Wyat are accounted for in Wales known respectively as the Red wyatts and the Black Wyatts. These designations of red and black were due to the color of the hair and beards of these welsh families. One branch of this Welsh family of Wyatt had established itself at Wyat Hall in Devonshire as early as the thirtheenth century. In Yorshire during the latter part of this same century, a family of Wyatt was was also accounted for .. This latter family was Norman-French Origin and it is from this Yorkshire family of Wyatt we trace our descent..
The name Guyot, derived from the old German "wido", meaning wood, came to England in Norman times, where it flourished greatly and was the point of departure of many surnames such as Wyatt, Wyon, Guyon, Guise and Guy.
This became anglicized into Wiot, Wyot and finally Wyatt and first appears in the Pipe Rolls at the end of the 12th century. The earliest record is to a Wiotus de Colnbrook, alive in 1315 who held land at Langley Marish, (just east of Windsor and Eton)
Adelle Bartlett-Harper, in her work on the origins of the Wyatt family says that "Ancient English manuscripts state that the first Wyatt to come to England is said to have been Admiral Wyatt, or Guyot as the name was spelt in Normandy. Guyot had charge of the Norman fleet when William the Conqueror landed in 1066. He married one of the Conquerors daughters and along with others was awarded large estates, which were located in Yorkshire, near the ancient town of Southange. In time the name Guyot was anglicized to Wiot, the Wiat and finally to Wyatt, by Sir Francis Wyatt, while Governor of Virginia; this being one of the five spellings he used during his term of office 1621-29, when signing official documents.
There is definite evidence that the Wyatts owned land at Southange, (South Haigh, or Upper Haigh), in the township of Kexburg near Darton, "a trifle north-east of the town of Barnsley in Yorkshire".”. Haigh still exists and is shortly (1967) to become important as a motorway junction on the new length of the M1. This junction, fortunately, will not affect the Hall which is off the main road to the sound of the present hamlet of Haigh.
The Wyatt family is of Norman-French origin. The name Guyot in France became Wyot, Wiat, Wiatt, and Wyatt in England; in America Wyatt became the accepted spelling. There is an unbroken line of ten generations from Adam Guyot who came into England with William the Conqueror in 1066 to Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor of Jamestown, Virginia, 1621-1627, and again in 1639-1641. Allington Castle, Maidstone, Boxley Parish, Kent County, England, was the ancestral home of the Wyatts. Here they entertained the great and near-great of their country; reigning monarchs, Oliver Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey, etc. The Wyatt Coat of Arms, family records, and political achievements are carved on the massive genealogical monument erected within the parish church.
A few Wyatt names which stand out in English history of this period were: Henry Wiatt 1467-1537 was influential in helping place Henry VII on the throne. For this loyalty he was knighted and given a large estate. His picture hangs in the Louvre. His son, Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1503-1542, poet and statesman, married Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of Lord Cobham (who had an unbroken line of descent from Charlemagne which included William the Conqueror and numerous kings). His picture hangs in Windsor Castle. His son, Sir Thomas Wyatt II 1520-1554, a zealous Protestant, led an ill-fated expedition against London in protest against the marriage of Queen Mary Tudor to Catholic Philip II of Spain. He was convicted of treason and hanged April 11, 1554. His estates and titles were confiscated but were restored in part to the family during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
According to Dr Arthur Adams Ph.D. "Living Descendants of the Blood Royal" and Wurtes "Magna Carta", vol: 8 pp 2669, "The descendants of Haute Wyatt can trace their ancestry back via Elizabeth Brooke, wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt (11), to Clovis, the first King of the Franks, born AD496. Through this line you will have Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. This claim traces the line from Clovis down to Edward III
In America
Sir Francis Wyatt was governor of Virginia 1621-1627. He organized the General Assembly which had been called in 1619. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a WRITTEN CONSTITUTION, the first of its kind in the new world. He commanded the troops in person during the Indian Massacre of 1622.
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Most surnames in England date only from the thirteenth-fourteenth century, and were derived from place names.
The name Wyatt is of Norman=French origin, being derived from the personal name of Gui or Guide, which in English speaking countries take the form of Guy. The name went thru various stages of developemnent, Guy, Guyton, Guyet,Guiot, Wiot, Wiat, Wyat and all had their day and generation. The present form of Wyatt is of fairly recent growth and will remain the regular orthography for the coming ages.
In the early part of the twelth century two families of Wyat are accounted for in Wales known respectively as the Red wyatts and the Black Wyatts. These designations of red and black were due to the color of the hair and beards of these welsh families. One branch of this Welsh family of Wyatt had established itself at Wyat Hall in Devonshire as early as the thirtheenth century. In Yorshire during the latter part of this same century, a family of Wyatt was was also accounted for .. This latter family was Norman-French Origin and it is from this Yorkshire family of Wyatt we trace our descent..
The name Guyot, derived from the old German "wido", meaning wood, came to England in Norman times, where it flourished greatly and was the point of departure of many surnames such as Wyatt, Wyon, Guyon, Guise and Guy.
This became anglicized into Wiot, Wyot and finally Wyatt and first appears in the Pipe Rolls at the end of the 12th century. The earliest record is to a Wiotus de Colnbrook, alive in 1315 who held land at Langley Marish, (just east of Windsor and Eton)
Adelle Bartlett-Harper, in her work on the origins of the Wyatt family says that "Ancient English manuscripts state that the first Wyatt to come to England is said to have been Admiral Wyatt, or Guyot as the name was spelt in Normandy. Guyot had charge of the Norman fleet when William the Conqueror landed in 1066. He married one of the Conquerors daughters and along with others was awarded large estates, which were located in Yorkshire, near the ancient town of Southange. In time the name Guyot was anglicized to Wiot, the Wiat and finally to Wyatt, by Sir Francis Wyatt, while Governor of Virginia; this being one of the five spellings he used during his term of office 1621-29, when signing official documents.
There is definite evidence that the Wyatts owned land at Southange, (South Haigh, or Upper Haigh), in the township of Kexburg near Darton, "a trifle north-east of the town of Barnsley in Yorkshire".”. Haigh still exists and is shortly (1967) to become important as a motorway junction on the new length of the M1. This junction, fortunately, will not affect the Hall which is off the main road to the sound of the present hamlet of Haigh.
The Wyatt family is of Norman-French origin. The name Guyot in France became Wyot, Wiat, Wiatt, and Wyatt in England; in America Wyatt became the accepted spelling. There is an unbroken line of ten generations from Adam Guyot who came into England with William the Conqueror in 1066 to Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor of Jamestown, Virginia, 1621-1627, and again in 1639-1641. Allington Castle, Maidstone, Boxley Parish, Kent County, England, was the ancestral home of the Wyatts. Here they entertained the great and near-great of their country; reigning monarchs, Oliver Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey, etc. The Wyatt Coat of Arms, family records, and political achievements are carved on the massive genealogical monument erected within the parish church.
A few Wyatt names which stand out in English history of this period were: Henry Wiatt 1467-1537 was influential in helping place Henry VII on the throne. For this loyalty he was knighted and given a large estate. His picture hangs in the Louvre. His son, Sir Thomas Wyatt, 1503-1542, poet and statesman, married Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of Lord Cobham (who had an unbroken line of descent from Charlemagne which included William the Conqueror and numerous kings). His picture hangs in Windsor Castle. His son, Sir Thomas Wyatt II 1520-1554, a zealous Protestant, led an ill-fated expedition against London in protest against the marriage of Queen Mary Tudor to Catholic Philip II of Spain. He was convicted of treason and hanged April 11, 1554. His estates and titles were confiscated but were restored in part to the family during the reign of Queen Elizabeth.
According to Dr Arthur Adams Ph.D. "Living Descendants of the Blood Royal" and Wurtes "Magna Carta", vol: 8 pp 2669, "The descendants of Haute Wyatt can trace their ancestry back via Elizabeth Brooke, wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt (11), to Clovis, the first King of the Franks, born AD496. Through this line you will have Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. This claim traces the line from Clovis down to Edward III
In America
Sir Francis Wyatt was governor of Virginia 1621-1627. He organized the General Assembly which had been called in 1619. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a WRITTEN CONSTITUTION, the first of its kind in the new world. He commanded the troops in person during the Indian Massacre of 1622.
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n 1639 when Sir Francis returns to Jamestown to become Governor a second time, he brings Rev. Haute’s three sons and a daughter back to America with him; they become ancestors of most of the Wyatts in America. As far as can be learned, none of Sir Francis's children settled in America. He served as governor again in 1639-1641 at which time he was called back to England on account of the death of his father. Being the oldest son he inherited Boxley Hall. None of his immediate descendants remained in America.
Rev. Haute Wyatt, born in Boxley Hall 1594-1639, the Youngest brother of Sir Francis Wyatt whom he accompanied to America. He served as Rector of the church at Jamestown 1621-1625 when he returned to England to become Rector of Boxley Parish, which position he held until his death.
Issue:
1. Edward Wyatt, born in England 1619; died in America 1670. Married Jane Conquest in 1644. Lived in Middle Plantation, later known as Williamsburg which was the capital of Virginia from 1699-1779. Known issue: Conquest Wyatt, 1645-1720. There is a rather complete record of this line which includes many prominent families of the South.
2. George Wyatt, born in America 1622, died in Gloucester County, Va. 1705. Lived with his brother Edward at Middle Plantation, "The Boxley of America" from 1645 to 1652. Known issue: I. Henry Wyatt, born 1647. II. Richard Wyatt, born 1650
3. Thomas Wyatt, born 1625. Died 1632.
4. Anne Wyatt, born in England, 1631. Was never in America.
5. John Wyatt, born in England 1630, lived in Gloucester County, Va. Died after 1686. Known issue: 1. John Wyatt, 1663-1684.
Sir George Wiatt (21) 1554-1623 wrote a history of the Wiatt family and he only takes it back to 1300. According to him the line of decent is:
1. Adam Wyote, (Wiat) 1320-1385
2. William Wyot 1350-1388
3. Robert Wyot 1383-1440
4. Geoffrey Wiat 1410-1460
5. Richard Wiat 1435-1475
6. Sir Henry Wiatt 1460-1537
7. Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder 1503-1542
8. Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger 1521-1554
9. Sir George Thomas Wiatt 1550-1624 Married Jane Finch 1582
10. Rev. Haute Wyatt 1594-1638 Married Elizabeth Midford 1619
11. John Wyatt I b: 1630 Boxley, Kent, England d: 1686 Virginia. He married Mary Cocke 1650, and Jane Osborn 1653.
12. John Wyatt II b: Abt. 1655 in Virginia, d: Abt. 1714 in Virginia. He married Rachel Elizabeth Parke 1735
13. John Wyatt lll b: 1684 d: 1750 85 St. George Parish, Caroline, Virginia. Married Elizabeth Ballard Smith 1776
14. John Wyatt lV 1731-1824 Married Mary Polly Trimble b: 1757
15. Peter Wyatt b: 1794 Married Elizabeth b: 1791 and had three children. Robert M., Benjamin P., Sarah.
16. Benjamin Peter Wyatt b:1/28/1826 d: 2/8/1908 Lucy Taylor and had eleven children. Was in the Civil War 87th Virginia Militia, King William County. They had eleven children: Adolphus, James, Cora H., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ella Morgan, George, Summerfield, Bascom, Rosa, Thomas M
17. Peter Adolphus Wyatt b: 1844 Married Lyda Vance 1879. They had five children: Lynn Adolphus, Harry Taylor, Jenny Lucille, Raymond Melrose, Wirt Peabody.
18. Lynn Adolphus Wyatt b: 1887 Married Annie C. b: 1882 They had four children: Lynn Adolphus, Arthur Coleman, Marian, Russell (died at age 11 mos.) 17. Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr. b: 1913 Married Euna Pearl (Sunny) Wyatt. They had three children: Roy Lynn, Larry Gene, Stephen Arthur.
Descent from Norman Times
Another claim to descent from Norman times is made through the ancestry of Jane Haute the wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt, (the younger), 1521-1554, (17). Jane Haute’s ancestor was Piers Fitzhaut who came with William the Conqueror. Sir Francis's children settled in America.
According to Dr Arthur Adams Ph.D. "Living Descendants of the Blood Royal" and Wurtes "Magna Carta", vol: 8 pp 2669, "The descendants of Haute Wyatt can trace their ancestry back via Elizabeth Brooke, wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt (11), to Clovis, the first King of the Franks, born AD496. Through this line you will have Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. This claim traces the line from Clovis down to Edward III and then on to:
John of Gaunt 1340 - 1399. Married 3rd wife Catherine Swynford, 1396, widow of Sir Hugh Swynford, Joan Beaufort d1440, 2nd wife of Sir Ralph Nevile 1346 – 1425.
Sir Edward De Nevile, d 1476 Lord Abervergenny. Married by special dispensation 1448, to Catherine Howard daughter of Sir Robert Howard and Margaret de Mobray.
Margaret Neville d. 1506. Married John Brooke, 7th Lord Cobham.
Thomas Brooke. 8th Lord Cobham m. Dorothy Heydon, daughter of Sir Henry Heydon and his wife Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth Brooke, 3rd daughter of Lord Cobham. m. Sir Thomas Wyatt of Allington Castle.
Rev. Haute Wyatt, born in Boxley Hall 1594-1639, the Youngest brother of Sir Francis Wyatt whom he accompanied to America. He served as Rector of the church at Jamestown 1621-1625 when he returned to England to become Rector of Boxley Parish, which position he held until his death.
Issue:
1. Edward Wyatt, born in England 1619; died in America 1670. Married Jane Conquest in 1644. Lived in Middle Plantation, later known as Williamsburg which was the capital of Virginia from 1699-1779. Known issue: Conquest Wyatt, 1645-1720. There is a rather complete record of this line which includes many prominent families of the South.
2. George Wyatt, born in America 1622, died in Gloucester County, Va. 1705. Lived with his brother Edward at Middle Plantation, "The Boxley of America" from 1645 to 1652. Known issue: I. Henry Wyatt, born 1647. II. Richard Wyatt, born 1650
3. Thomas Wyatt, born 1625. Died 1632.
4. Anne Wyatt, born in England, 1631. Was never in America.
5. John Wyatt, born in England 1630, lived in Gloucester County, Va. Died after 1686. Known issue: 1. John Wyatt, 1663-1684.
Sir George Wiatt (21) 1554-1623 wrote a history of the Wiatt family and he only takes it back to 1300. According to him the line of decent is:
1. Adam Wyote, (Wiat) 1320-1385
2. William Wyot 1350-1388
3. Robert Wyot 1383-1440
4. Geoffrey Wiat 1410-1460
5. Richard Wiat 1435-1475
6. Sir Henry Wiatt 1460-1537
7. Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder 1503-1542
8. Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger 1521-1554
9. Sir George Thomas Wiatt 1550-1624 Married Jane Finch 1582
10. Rev. Haute Wyatt 1594-1638 Married Elizabeth Midford 1619
11. John Wyatt I b: 1630 Boxley, Kent, England d: 1686 Virginia. He married Mary Cocke 1650, and Jane Osborn 1653.
12. John Wyatt II b: Abt. 1655 in Virginia, d: Abt. 1714 in Virginia. He married Rachel Elizabeth Parke 1735
13. John Wyatt lll b: 1684 d: 1750 85 St. George Parish, Caroline, Virginia. Married Elizabeth Ballard Smith 1776
14. John Wyatt lV 1731-1824 Married Mary Polly Trimble b: 1757
15. Peter Wyatt b: 1794 Married Elizabeth b: 1791 and had three children. Robert M., Benjamin P., Sarah.
16. Benjamin Peter Wyatt b:1/28/1826 d: 2/8/1908 Lucy Taylor and had eleven children. Was in the Civil War 87th Virginia Militia, King William County. They had eleven children: Adolphus, James, Cora H., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ella Morgan, George, Summerfield, Bascom, Rosa, Thomas M
17. Peter Adolphus Wyatt b: 1844 Married Lyda Vance 1879. They had five children: Lynn Adolphus, Harry Taylor, Jenny Lucille, Raymond Melrose, Wirt Peabody.
18. Lynn Adolphus Wyatt b: 1887 Married Annie C. b: 1882 They had four children: Lynn Adolphus, Arthur Coleman, Marian, Russell (died at age 11 mos.) 17. Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr. b: 1913 Married Euna Pearl (Sunny) Wyatt. They had three children: Roy Lynn, Larry Gene, Stephen Arthur.
Descent from Norman Times
Another claim to descent from Norman times is made through the ancestry of Jane Haute the wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt, (the younger), 1521-1554, (17). Jane Haute’s ancestor was Piers Fitzhaut who came with William the Conqueror. Sir Francis's children settled in America.
According to Dr Arthur Adams Ph.D. "Living Descendants of the Blood Royal" and Wurtes "Magna Carta", vol: 8 pp 2669, "The descendants of Haute Wyatt can trace their ancestry back via Elizabeth Brooke, wife of Sir Thomas Wyatt (11), to Clovis, the first King of the Franks, born AD496. Through this line you will have Charlemagne, William the Conqueror, Henry I, John, Henry III, Edward I, Edward II and Edward III. This claim traces the line from Clovis down to Edward III and then on to:
John of Gaunt 1340 - 1399. Married 3rd wife Catherine Swynford, 1396, widow of Sir Hugh Swynford, Joan Beaufort d1440, 2nd wife of Sir Ralph Nevile 1346 – 1425.
Sir Edward De Nevile, d 1476 Lord Abervergenny. Married by special dispensation 1448, to Catherine Howard daughter of Sir Robert Howard and Margaret de Mobray.
Margaret Neville d. 1506. Married John Brooke, 7th Lord Cobham.
Thomas Brooke. 8th Lord Cobham m. Dorothy Heydon, daughter of Sir Henry Heydon and his wife Anne Boleyn.
Elizabeth Brooke, 3rd daughter of Lord Cobham. m. Sir Thomas Wyatt of Allington Castle.
Allington CastleKent, England
You can see Allington Castle quite well from a spot across the river (it is privately owned now, and the castle is very well preserved). You will need to get directions to an inn located at a lock on the Medway. From the inn, walk upstream (to the left) for about 5 minutes and you will be directly opposite the castle. You can also cross the lock and walk around to the front of Allington, but you can't get close enough for a good photo. Still, you can see the castle from a distance. Also ask for directions to the old abbey site where an ancient barn still stands. I am told that the house on that location was the ancestral home of the Wyatts.
Colonial Families of the Southern States of America Second Edition by
STELLA PICKETT HARDY; Pub. 1991, relates as follows:
REV. HAUTE WYATT, (10-6), of England and Virginia, b. 1594, at Allington Castle, Kent Co., England; d. Aug. 1, 1638 in Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England; is the ancestor of the Virginia Wyatts. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wyatt family states that "Sir George's son, Rev. Haute, died vicar of Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England, and had issue living in Virginia." He came to the Colony with his brother, Sir Francis, arriving on the [ship] Georgia, Nov. 18, 1621; he served as Minister of Jamestown, James City Co., Va., from 1621 to 1625, when he returned to England, became vicar of Boxley Parish, and so served until his death
You can see Allington Castle quite well from a spot across the river (it is privately owned now, and the castle is very well preserved). You will need to get directions to an inn located at a lock on the Medway. From the inn, walk upstream (to the left) for about 5 minutes and you will be directly opposite the castle. You can also cross the lock and walk around to the front of Allington, but you can't get close enough for a good photo. Still, you can see the castle from a distance. Also ask for directions to the old abbey site where an ancient barn still stands. I am told that the house on that location was the ancestral home of the Wyatts.
Colonial Families of the Southern States of America Second Edition by
STELLA PICKETT HARDY; Pub. 1991, relates as follows:
REV. HAUTE WYATT, (10-6), of England and Virginia, b. 1594, at Allington Castle, Kent Co., England; d. Aug. 1, 1638 in Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England; is the ancestor of the Virginia Wyatts. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wyatt family states that "Sir George's son, Rev. Haute, died vicar of Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England, and had issue living in Virginia." He came to the Colony with his brother, Sir Francis, arriving on the [ship] Georgia, Nov. 18, 1621; he served as Minister of Jamestown, James City Co., Va., from 1621 to 1625, when he returned to England, became vicar of Boxley Parish, and so served until his death
Burial place of Rev. Haute Wyatt who was buried at Boxley September 1, 1624
Minister: Lived in Kent County, England and Virginia.
Religion: Church of England. Minister of Jamestown from 1621-1625. Arrived in the Americas on the [ship] "Georgia" on, November 18, 1621. Returned to England in 1625. Died as Vicar of Boxley Parish. Graduated from Oxford College. Came to Jamestown to serve as chaplain for his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt.
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He accompanied his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, the governor, as minister to the colony, the first minister from England to serve the young colony at Jamestown, (James City Co.), serving from 1621-1625. He was born 1594 at Allington Castle, and was educated and graduated from Queen's College, Oxford where his portrait hangs in one of the college halls. He was ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. In 1625 he returned to England with Sir Francis and helped settle their father's estate, and served as vicar of Boxley, Kent until his death July 31, 1638.
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The Rev. Hawte Wyatt was born at Boxley Manor in the Parish of Boxley in the County of Kent in England in 1594, and he was named for his paternal grandmother. He came to Virginia with his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt and his wife and young son Edward, one year old. They arrived in Jamestown in October, 1621. His second son, George, was born in Jamestown shortly after the Indian massacre of Good Friday in March, 1622. The two brothers remained in Jamestown until after the death of their father, who was buried at Boxley September 1, 1624. Both Rev. Hawte and Sir Francis asked to be relieved of their posts in Jamestown, and they returned to England with their families. Rev. Hawte Wyatt later became vicar of Boxley where he remained until his death
31 July 1638, but Sir Francis returned to Virginia thirteen years later and served a second term as Governor.
If you are in Boxley visit the Boxley Parish Church. The vicar will let you in and gave you some good info on the Wyatt family. The Wyatt memorial on the inside wall of the church is impressive. The Rev. Haute Wyatt's grave is there somewhere, probably under two other layers of graves.
Minister: Lived in Kent County, England and Virginia.
Religion: Church of England. Minister of Jamestown from 1621-1625. Arrived in the Americas on the [ship] "Georgia" on, November 18, 1621. Returned to England in 1625. Died as Vicar of Boxley Parish. Graduated from Oxford College. Came to Jamestown to serve as chaplain for his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt.
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He accompanied his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, the governor, as minister to the colony, the first minister from England to serve the young colony at Jamestown, (James City Co.), serving from 1621-1625. He was born 1594 at Allington Castle, and was educated and graduated from Queen's College, Oxford where his portrait hangs in one of the college halls. He was ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. In 1625 he returned to England with Sir Francis and helped settle their father's estate, and served as vicar of Boxley, Kent until his death July 31, 1638.
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The Rev. Hawte Wyatt was born at Boxley Manor in the Parish of Boxley in the County of Kent in England in 1594, and he was named for his paternal grandmother. He came to Virginia with his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt and his wife and young son Edward, one year old. They arrived in Jamestown in October, 1621. His second son, George, was born in Jamestown shortly after the Indian massacre of Good Friday in March, 1622. The two brothers remained in Jamestown until after the death of their father, who was buried at Boxley September 1, 1624. Both Rev. Hawte and Sir Francis asked to be relieved of their posts in Jamestown, and they returned to England with their families. Rev. Hawte Wyatt later became vicar of Boxley where he remained until his death
31 July 1638, but Sir Francis returned to Virginia thirteen years later and served a second term as Governor.
If you are in Boxley visit the Boxley Parish Church. The vicar will let you in and gave you some good info on the Wyatt family. The Wyatt memorial on the inside wall of the church is impressive. The Rev. Haute Wyatt's grave is there somewhere, probably under two other layers of graves.
BOXLEY PARISH CHURCH near ALLINGTON CASTLE and MAIDSTONE, ENGLAND
The church has several plaques on the walls. The largest of these is about four feet wide and six feet high. It has full relief columns in a dark stone on each side with broken pediment and urn at top and carved floral base and Wiat coat of arms at top all in limestone. The plaque is carved in marble and describes six generations of Wiats and reads as such....
“EDWIN WIAT Sergent at Law Son and heir Male of Sir FRANCIS WIAT of BOXLEY ABBEY and MARGARET his wife was at one time Justice of Peace of this COUNTY Recorder of CANTERBURY and Recorder and Burgess in Parliament for the Corporation of MAIDSTONE One of the Council of the court before the President and grand Session for the COUNTIES of CARMARTAEN PEMBROKE and CARDIGAN he married FRANCES Second daughter and Coheire of THOMAS CRISPE of QUEX in THANET Esq. by whom he had THOMAS and other Sons and MARGARETTA and other Daughters buried in the Chancel and hath EDWIN FRANCIS and RICHARD Living and Erected this Monument 1702 To the Memory of Sir HENRY WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE Knight Bannert descended of that Ancient family who was imprisoned and tortured in the Tower in the reign of KING RICHARD the third kept in the Dungeon where fed and preserved by a Cat. He married ANN daughter of THOMAS SKINNER of SURREY Esq. was of the Privy Council to KING HENRY the Seventh and KING HENRY the Eighth and left one Son Sir THOMAS WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE who was Esquire of the body to KING HENRY the Eighth and married ELIZABETH Daughter of THOMAS BROOKE Lord COBHAM and well known for Learning and Embassy in the reign of that KING Sir THOMAS WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE his only Son married JANE younger Daughter of Sir WILLIAM HAWT of this COUNTY and was beheaded in the reign of QUEEN MARY Leaving GEORGE WIAT his only Son that Lived to Age who married JANE Daughter of Sir THOMAS FINCH of EASTWELL and KATHERINE his wife Restored in blood by act of Parliament of the 13th of QUEEN ELIZABETH and leaving also two daughters ANNA who Married ROGER TWISDEN of ROYDEN HALL Esq. and JANE who Married THOMAS SCOT Esq. GEORGE WIAT was Succeeded by his Eldest Son Sir FRANCIS WIAT twice GOVERNOR of VIRGINIA and married MARGARET Daughter of Sir SAMUEL SANDYS of OMBERSLY in WORCHESTERSHIRE GEORGE WIAT left also HAWT WIAT who died Vicar of this Parish and hath Issue Living in VIRGINIA and left also ELINORA Married to Sir JOHN FINCH BARON of FORDITCH Sir FRANCIS WIAT by his wife MARGARET had issue the Said EDWIN WIAT and also ELIZABETH who Married THOMAS BOSVILE of LITTLE MOTE EINESFORD Esq. and by him hath MARGARETTA his only Daughter and heir who is Married to Sir ROBERT MARSHALL of the MOTE in MAIDSTONE Knight and Baronet”
On the north wall of the chancel is found the imposing memorial to the Wiat family, who were Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses. After the Reformation they were given Boxley Abbey as their residence. The plaque shows that it was a distinguished family whose members underwent many adventures. Sir Henry Wyat spent some time locked in the Tower of London, where a cat brought him food each day which kept him from starvation … mice, perhaps? Haute Wiat was a vicar of the parish, while Francis was Governor of Virginia from 1621 – 1626, and again in 1638. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Samuel Sandys, whose younger brother, George, lived his latter days at Boxley Abbey. George was a respected traveler and poet and a gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He is considered by some to be Boxley Abbey’s most famous son, the greatest poet of his time and certainly the most saintly. A tablet and window dedicated to his honor are situated in the North Aisle.
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Adam Wiot
Born: 1320, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1385 Married: Agnes WIGTON (WIGGON)
Children: William WIOT
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William Wiot
Born: 1350, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1388 Father: Adam WIOT Mother: Agnes WIGTON (WIGGON)
Married 1: Agnes De COBHAM Married 2: Jane BAILIFFE
Children: Robert WIOT
Notes: Of Colnbrook. Agnes De Norwood was the 5th wife and widow of Sir Roger De Norwood, and her maiden name was Agnes De Cobham, 3rd daughter of Lord Cobham of Kent. 1359 was charged with transferring Sir John De Moyens (a prisoner) from NottinghamCastle to CambridgeCastle. Served under the Black Prince. 1368 Had a house at Charing, Westminster. Buried at Langley Marish, Near Windsor. 1371 & 1377 was witness to two deeds relates to Jewerby?, Nr Bradlington, Yorkshire.
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Robert Wiot
Born: 1385, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1440 Father: William WIOT Mother: Jane BAILIFFE
Married: Jane SKIPWITH
Children: 1. John WIATT 2. Geoffrey WIATT 3. Anne WIATT
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Geoffrey Wiatt
Born: 1410, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1460 Father: Robert WIOT Mother: Jane Skipwi
Married: Anne WIOT (a cousin)
Children: 1. Richard WYATT
The church has several plaques on the walls. The largest of these is about four feet wide and six feet high. It has full relief columns in a dark stone on each side with broken pediment and urn at top and carved floral base and Wiat coat of arms at top all in limestone. The plaque is carved in marble and describes six generations of Wiats and reads as such....
“EDWIN WIAT Sergent at Law Son and heir Male of Sir FRANCIS WIAT of BOXLEY ABBEY and MARGARET his wife was at one time Justice of Peace of this COUNTY Recorder of CANTERBURY and Recorder and Burgess in Parliament for the Corporation of MAIDSTONE One of the Council of the court before the President and grand Session for the COUNTIES of CARMARTAEN PEMBROKE and CARDIGAN he married FRANCES Second daughter and Coheire of THOMAS CRISPE of QUEX in THANET Esq. by whom he had THOMAS and other Sons and MARGARETTA and other Daughters buried in the Chancel and hath EDWIN FRANCIS and RICHARD Living and Erected this Monument 1702 To the Memory of Sir HENRY WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE Knight Bannert descended of that Ancient family who was imprisoned and tortured in the Tower in the reign of KING RICHARD the third kept in the Dungeon where fed and preserved by a Cat. He married ANN daughter of THOMAS SKINNER of SURREY Esq. was of the Privy Council to KING HENRY the Seventh and KING HENRY the Eighth and left one Son Sir THOMAS WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE who was Esquire of the body to KING HENRY the Eighth and married ELIZABETH Daughter of THOMAS BROOKE Lord COBHAM and well known for Learning and Embassy in the reign of that KING Sir THOMAS WIAT of ALINGTON CASTLE his only Son married JANE younger Daughter of Sir WILLIAM HAWT of this COUNTY and was beheaded in the reign of QUEEN MARY Leaving GEORGE WIAT his only Son that Lived to Age who married JANE Daughter of Sir THOMAS FINCH of EASTWELL and KATHERINE his wife Restored in blood by act of Parliament of the 13th of QUEEN ELIZABETH and leaving also two daughters ANNA who Married ROGER TWISDEN of ROYDEN HALL Esq. and JANE who Married THOMAS SCOT Esq. GEORGE WIAT was Succeeded by his Eldest Son Sir FRANCIS WIAT twice GOVERNOR of VIRGINIA and married MARGARET Daughter of Sir SAMUEL SANDYS of OMBERSLY in WORCHESTERSHIRE GEORGE WIAT left also HAWT WIAT who died Vicar of this Parish and hath Issue Living in VIRGINIA and left also ELINORA Married to Sir JOHN FINCH BARON of FORDITCH Sir FRANCIS WIAT by his wife MARGARET had issue the Said EDWIN WIAT and also ELIZABETH who Married THOMAS BOSVILE of LITTLE MOTE EINESFORD Esq. and by him hath MARGARETTA his only Daughter and heir who is Married to Sir ROBERT MARSHALL of the MOTE in MAIDSTONE Knight and Baronet”
On the north wall of the chancel is found the imposing memorial to the Wiat family, who were Lancastrians during the Wars of the Roses. After the Reformation they were given Boxley Abbey as their residence. The plaque shows that it was a distinguished family whose members underwent many adventures. Sir Henry Wyat spent some time locked in the Tower of London, where a cat brought him food each day which kept him from starvation … mice, perhaps? Haute Wiat was a vicar of the parish, while Francis was Governor of Virginia from 1621 – 1626, and again in 1638. He married Margaret, daughter of Sir Samuel Sandys, whose younger brother, George, lived his latter days at Boxley Abbey. George was a respected traveler and poet and a gentleman of the Privy Chamber. He is considered by some to be Boxley Abbey’s most famous son, the greatest poet of his time and certainly the most saintly. A tablet and window dedicated to his honor are situated in the North Aisle.
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Adam Wiot
Born: 1320, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1385 Married: Agnes WIGTON (WIGGON)
Children: William WIOT
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William Wiot
Born: 1350, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1388 Father: Adam WIOT Mother: Agnes WIGTON (WIGGON)
Married 1: Agnes De COBHAM Married 2: Jane BAILIFFE
Children: Robert WIOT
Notes: Of Colnbrook. Agnes De Norwood was the 5th wife and widow of Sir Roger De Norwood, and her maiden name was Agnes De Cobham, 3rd daughter of Lord Cobham of Kent. 1359 was charged with transferring Sir John De Moyens (a prisoner) from NottinghamCastle to CambridgeCastle. Served under the Black Prince. 1368 Had a house at Charing, Westminster. Buried at Langley Marish, Near Windsor. 1371 & 1377 was witness to two deeds relates to Jewerby?, Nr Bradlington, Yorkshire.
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Robert Wiot
Born: 1385, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1440 Father: William WIOT Mother: Jane BAILIFFE
Married: Jane SKIPWITH
Children: 1. John WIATT 2. Geoffrey WIATT 3. Anne WIATT
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Geoffrey Wiatt
Born: 1410, Southange, Yorkshire, England Died: 1460 Father: Robert WIOT Mother: Jane Skipwi
Married: Anne WIOT (a cousin)
Children: 1. Richard WYATT
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Sir Richard Wyatt
Born: 1428, South Haigh Mexborough, Yorkshire, England Died: 1478, Kent, England Father: Geoffrey WIATT
Mother: Anne WIOT Married: Margaret (Jane) CLARKE 1457, Allington Castle, Kent, England
Children: 1. John WYATT 2. Henry WYATT (Sir) 3. Richard WYATT 4. William WYATT of Essex 5. Joan WYATT
6. Thomas WYATT of Kent 7. Anne WYATT 8. Francis WYATT (b. 1465, Boxley Abbey, Kent)
Notes: Owned land at Westminster and at Buscot in Berkshire. 1403 Member of Commission for Defence of the Realm in the Reign of Henry IV. 1406 Appointed to be the Seneschal and Controller of Winchester. 1410 - 26 Represented Buckinghamshire in Parliament at the time of Agincourt. 1410 - 24 High Sheriff of London. 1431 Buried at LangleyMarishChurch.
A summary of fines included in the past Court Rolls was made in 1640. Unfortunately all are now lost except one covering the period 1440 - 1441 which remained the property of the Earl of Shrewsbury. There are three documents referring to Richard Wyot:
Feudal aids for the Earl of Shrewsbury, referred to as ‘tenure in socage’. Assessment 2/- in £ or 10% in 1441 book: "Beatrice, Wife of Richard Cutbushe, to Richard Wyot and Margaret his wife, third part of a bovet(?) of land in Hallam. Fine 2s.". The same Beatrice gave the aforesaid Richard Wiat and his wife Margaret the third part of a Bovet of Land in Hallam. Fine 18d.
Sir Richard Wyatt
Born: 1428, South Haigh Mexborough, Yorkshire, England Died: 1478, Kent, England Father: Geoffrey WIATT
Mother: Anne WIOT Married: Margaret (Jane) CLARKE 1457, Allington Castle, Kent, England
Children: 1. John WYATT 2. Henry WYATT (Sir) 3. Richard WYATT 4. William WYATT of Essex 5. Joan WYATT
6. Thomas WYATT of Kent 7. Anne WYATT 8. Francis WYATT (b. 1465, Boxley Abbey, Kent)
Notes: Owned land at Westminster and at Buscot in Berkshire. 1403 Member of Commission for Defence of the Realm in the Reign of Henry IV. 1406 Appointed to be the Seneschal and Controller of Winchester. 1410 - 26 Represented Buckinghamshire in Parliament at the time of Agincourt. 1410 - 24 High Sheriff of London. 1431 Buried at LangleyMarishChurch.
A summary of fines included in the past Court Rolls was made in 1640. Unfortunately all are now lost except one covering the period 1440 - 1441 which remained the property of the Earl of Shrewsbury. There are three documents referring to Richard Wyot:
Feudal aids for the Earl of Shrewsbury, referred to as ‘tenure in socage’. Assessment 2/- in £ or 10% in 1441 book: "Beatrice, Wife of Richard Cutbushe, to Richard Wyot and Margaret his wife, third part of a bovet(?) of land in Hallam. Fine 2s.". The same Beatrice gave the aforesaid Richard Wiat and his wife Margaret the third part of a Bovet of Land in Hallam. Fine 18d.
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Sir Henry Wiatt (1460-1537) King Henry Vll
Wyatt died on 10 November 1537, and, in accordance with the directions in his will, was buried at Milton, near Gravesend. Children: Sir Thomas Wyatt, Margaret Wyatt, and Sir Hnry Wyatt 1460 to 1537 son of Richard who was knighted for bravery and fidelity to King Henry V11 and was punished by Richard 111 by rigid imprisonment. A Lancastrian supporter against Richard III, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. On the accession of Henry VII, he was released and assumed high places at court. He acted as Henry's agent in Scotland. Sir Henry, who for his friendship to Henry VII underwent, at the hands of Richard III, severe imprisonment and was saved from starvation by a cat which brought him food. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wiat family states this fact, and so does one of the "Wiat MSS." in possession of Lord Romney, the present representative of the Wiat family in England. The latter says: "He was imprisoned often; once in a cold and narrow Tower, where he had
neither bed to lie on, nor clothes sufficient to warm him, nor meat for his mouth; he had starved there had not God * * sent * * a cat both to feed and warm him * * It was his own relation from who I had it. A cat came on day down into the dungeon unto him, and, as it were, offered herself unto him; he was glad of her, laid her in his bosome, to warm him, and by making much of her won her love. After this she would come every day unto him diverse times; and when she could get one, bring him a pigeon * * * and * * the keeper * * dressed for him from time to time such pigeons as his Acater, the cat, provided for him. Sir Henry in his prosperity would ever make much of a cat and perhaps you will never find a picture of him anywhere, but--like Sir Christopher Hatton with his dog--with a cat beside him." After the usurper Richard fell on Bosworth fields Sir Henry Wiat was raised to the highest honors--Knight of the Bath, Knight Banneret, Privy Councillor etc., and was executor of King Henry.
He was admitted to the privy council, and remained high in the royal favour. He was one of Henry VII's executors, and one of Henry VIII's guardians. He was admitted to the privy council of the new king in April 1509, and became a knight of the Bath on 23 July of the same year. In 1511 he was made jointly with Sir Thomas Boleyn constable of Norwich Castle, and on 29 July of the same year was granted an estate, Maidencote, at Estgarstone in Berkshire. At the battle of the Spurs he served in the vanguard (16 August 1513)
He purchased in 1492 Allington Castle and its estate, near Maidstone in Kent, and made the place his principal residence. Henry VIII visited him there in 1527 to meet Wolsey on his return from the continent. Wyatt remained on good terms with Sir Thomas Boleyn, who resided at Hever Castle. The proximity (about 20 miles) accounts for the meeting in a family setting of Sir Henry's poet son Thomas, and Sir Thomas's daughter Anne, the future queen, and the poetry in the courtly love tradition that resulted.
Sir Henry Wiatt (1460-1537) King Henry Vll
Wyatt died on 10 November 1537, and, in accordance with the directions in his will, was buried at Milton, near Gravesend. Children: Sir Thomas Wyatt, Margaret Wyatt, and Sir Hnry Wyatt 1460 to 1537 son of Richard who was knighted for bravery and fidelity to King Henry V11 and was punished by Richard 111 by rigid imprisonment. A Lancastrian supporter against Richard III, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London. On the accession of Henry VII, he was released and assumed high places at court. He acted as Henry's agent in Scotland. Sir Henry, who for his friendship to Henry VII underwent, at the hands of Richard III, severe imprisonment and was saved from starvation by a cat which brought him food. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wiat family states this fact, and so does one of the "Wiat MSS." in possession of Lord Romney, the present representative of the Wiat family in England. The latter says: "He was imprisoned often; once in a cold and narrow Tower, where he had
neither bed to lie on, nor clothes sufficient to warm him, nor meat for his mouth; he had starved there had not God * * sent * * a cat both to feed and warm him * * It was his own relation from who I had it. A cat came on day down into the dungeon unto him, and, as it were, offered herself unto him; he was glad of her, laid her in his bosome, to warm him, and by making much of her won her love. After this she would come every day unto him diverse times; and when she could get one, bring him a pigeon * * * and * * the keeper * * dressed for him from time to time such pigeons as his Acater, the cat, provided for him. Sir Henry in his prosperity would ever make much of a cat and perhaps you will never find a picture of him anywhere, but--like Sir Christopher Hatton with his dog--with a cat beside him." After the usurper Richard fell on Bosworth fields Sir Henry Wiat was raised to the highest honors--Knight of the Bath, Knight Banneret, Privy Councillor etc., and was executor of King Henry.
He was admitted to the privy council, and remained high in the royal favour. He was one of Henry VII's executors, and one of Henry VIII's guardians. He was admitted to the privy council of the new king in April 1509, and became a knight of the Bath on 23 July of the same year. In 1511 he was made jointly with Sir Thomas Boleyn constable of Norwich Castle, and on 29 July of the same year was granted an estate, Maidencote, at Estgarstone in Berkshire. At the battle of the Spurs he served in the vanguard (16 August 1513)
He purchased in 1492 Allington Castle and its estate, near Maidstone in Kent, and made the place his principal residence. Henry VIII visited him there in 1527 to meet Wolsey on his return from the continent. Wyatt remained on good terms with Sir Thomas Boleyn, who resided at Hever Castle. The proximity (about 20 miles) accounts for the meeting in a family setting of Sir Henry's poet son Thomas, and Sir Thomas's daughter Anne, the future queen, and the poetry in the courtly love tradition that resulted.
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Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
Thomas Wyatt was born to Henry and Anne Wyatt at Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, in 1503. Little is known of his childhood education. His first court appearance was in 1516 as Sewer Extraordinary to Henry VIII. In 1516 he also entered St. John's College, University of Cambridge. Around 1520, when he was only seventeen years old, he married Lord Cobham's daughter Elizabeth Brooke. She bore him a son, Thomas Wyatt, the Younger, in 1521. He became popular at court, and carried out several foreign missions for King Henry VIII, and also served various offices at home.
Around 1525, Wyatt separated from his wife, charging her with adultery; it is also the year from which his interest in Anne Boleyn probably dates.1 He accompanied Sir Thomas Cheney on a diplomatic mission to France in 1526 and Sir John Russell to Venice and the papal court in Rome in 1527. He was made High Marshal of Calais (1528-1530) and Commissioner of the Peace of Essex in 1532. Also in 1532, Wyatt accompanied King Henry and Anne Boleyn, who was by then the King's mistress, on their visit to Calais. Anne Boleyn married the King in January 1533, and Wyatt served in her coronation in June. Wyatt was knighted in 1535, but in 1536 he was imprisoned in the Tower for quarreling with the Duke of Suffolk, was charged with treasonable correspondence with Cardinal Pale, and placed under arrest in 1540 or 1541; but he was acquitted of the charge and restored to favor with Henry Vlll who bestowed large estates on him.. He was a distinquished poet, his works consisting of love elergies and odes, which he developed in colloboration with Lord Surrey., and possibly also because he was suspected of being one of Anne Boleyn's lovers. During this imprisonment Wyatt witnessed the execution of Anne Boleyn on May 19, 1536 from the Bell Tower, and wrote V. Innocentia Veritas Viat Fideies Circumdederunt me inimici m. He was released later that year. Henry, Wyatt's father died in November 1536.
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Elder
Thomas Wyatt was born to Henry and Anne Wyatt at Allington Castle, near Maidstone, Kent, in 1503. Little is known of his childhood education. His first court appearance was in 1516 as Sewer Extraordinary to Henry VIII. In 1516 he also entered St. John's College, University of Cambridge. Around 1520, when he was only seventeen years old, he married Lord Cobham's daughter Elizabeth Brooke. She bore him a son, Thomas Wyatt, the Younger, in 1521. He became popular at court, and carried out several foreign missions for King Henry VIII, and also served various offices at home.
Around 1525, Wyatt separated from his wife, charging her with adultery; it is also the year from which his interest in Anne Boleyn probably dates.1 He accompanied Sir Thomas Cheney on a diplomatic mission to France in 1526 and Sir John Russell to Venice and the papal court in Rome in 1527. He was made High Marshal of Calais (1528-1530) and Commissioner of the Peace of Essex in 1532. Also in 1532, Wyatt accompanied King Henry and Anne Boleyn, who was by then the King's mistress, on their visit to Calais. Anne Boleyn married the King in January 1533, and Wyatt served in her coronation in June. Wyatt was knighted in 1535, but in 1536 he was imprisoned in the Tower for quarreling with the Duke of Suffolk, was charged with treasonable correspondence with Cardinal Pale, and placed under arrest in 1540 or 1541; but he was acquitted of the charge and restored to favor with Henry Vlll who bestowed large estates on him.. He was a distinquished poet, his works consisting of love elergies and odes, which he developed in colloboration with Lord Surrey., and possibly also because he was suspected of being one of Anne Boleyn's lovers. During this imprisonment Wyatt witnessed the execution of Anne Boleyn on May 19, 1536 from the Bell Tower, and wrote V. Innocentia Veritas Viat Fideies Circumdederunt me inimici m. He was released later that year. Henry, Wyatt's father died in November 1536.
Anne Boleyn
Wyatt was returned to favor and made ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, in Spain. He returned to England in June 1539, and later that year was again ambassador to Charles until May 1540. Wyatt's praise of country life, and the cynical comments about foreign courts, in his verse epistle Mine
In 1541 Wyatt was charged with treason on a revival of charges originally leveled against him in 1538 by Edmund Bonner, now Bishop of London. Bonner claimed that while ambassador, Wyatt had been rude about the King's person, and had dealings with Cardinal Pole, a papal legate and Henry's kinsman, with whom Henry was much angered over Pole's siding with papal authority in the matter of Henry's divorce proceedings from Katharine of Aragón. Wyatt was again confined to the Tower, where he wrote an impassioned 'Defence'. He received a royal pardon, perhaps at the request of then queen, Catharine Howard, and was fully restored to favor in 1542. Wyatt was given various royal offices after his pardon, but he became ill after welcoming Charles V's envoy at Falmouth and died at Sherborne on 11 October 1542.
None of Wyatt's poems had been published in his lifetime, with the exception of a few poems in a miscellany entitled The Court of Venus. Wyatt, along with Surrey, was the first to introduce the sonnet into English, with its characteristic final rhyming couplet.
Wyatt was returned to favor and made ambassador to the court of the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, in Spain. He returned to England in June 1539, and later that year was again ambassador to Charles until May 1540. Wyatt's praise of country life, and the cynical comments about foreign courts, in his verse epistle Mine
In 1541 Wyatt was charged with treason on a revival of charges originally leveled against him in 1538 by Edmund Bonner, now Bishop of London. Bonner claimed that while ambassador, Wyatt had been rude about the King's person, and had dealings with Cardinal Pole, a papal legate and Henry's kinsman, with whom Henry was much angered over Pole's siding with papal authority in the matter of Henry's divorce proceedings from Katharine of Aragón. Wyatt was again confined to the Tower, where he wrote an impassioned 'Defence'. He received a royal pardon, perhaps at the request of then queen, Catharine Howard, and was fully restored to favor in 1542. Wyatt was given various royal offices after his pardon, but he became ill after welcoming Charles V's envoy at Falmouth and died at Sherborne on 11 October 1542.
None of Wyatt's poems had been published in his lifetime, with the exception of a few poems in a miscellany entitled The Court of Venus. Wyatt, along with Surrey, was the first to introduce the sonnet into English, with its characteristic final rhyming couplet.
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Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger (1521-11 April 1554) second Earl of Norfolk. He was a zealous Protestant and was a rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary l of England; his rising is traditionally called “Wyatt’s rebellion”.He was born at Allington Castle, the only son of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the famous poet, and Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of the 8th Baron Cobham. His mother Elizabeth was a very attractive woman, who in February 1542 attracted the attention of Henry VIII, whose fifth wife was then in the Tower awaiting execution. The Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, reported that she could possibly end up as wife number six, despite still being married to Wyatt.
The Duke of Norfolk was his godfather. At the age of fifteen he became a squire at the court of King Henry VIII, and Joint Constable of Conisbrough Castle. Thomas himself married Jane Hawte, daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Hawte of Bishopsbourne, by whom he had several children. He is also thought to have had an illegitimate son by Elizabeth Darrell, a daughter of Sir Edward Darrell of Littlecote, who had been the long-term mistress of his father.
He accompanied his father on a mission to Spain and his experiences - reportedly his witnessing the activities of the Spanish Inquisition turned him into an enemy of Spain. On his father's death in 1542, he inherited Allington Castle and Boxley Abbey. There were rumours that after his father's death, Wyatt the younger became the lover of his father's long-term mistress, Elizabeth Darrell. She had given birth to three children by Wyatt, but Wyatt the younger may have been the father of her third son, Edward.
He was of a wild disposition, and became a boon companion of the Earl of Surrey (the Duke of Norfolk's son). In 1543, they were arrested for breaking windows while drunk in London with a stonebow, a form of crossbow. They were tried before the Privy Council. Wyatt and another companion, William Pickering, were imprisoned in the Tower of London because they had falsely denied the charge at first.
England was then at war with France in alliance with Emperor Charles V. On his release, Wyatt joined the English troops fighting for Charles in Flanders, obtaining valuable military experience. In 1543 he took part in the siege of Landrecies, and in the following year was at the siege of Boulogne. He was commended for his service, and was knighted in 1547. He remained abroad until 1550. Returning to Allington, he lived quietly (serving as High Sheriff of Kent for 1549) until the death of Edward VI in 1553, when he joined the Duke of Northumberland's abortive attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne in place of Mary I. Wyatt escaped punishment by Queen Mary. He took no further part in politics until Mary's betrothal to Philip of Spain. In 1554 he joined a conspiracy to prevent the marriage because of his hatred of Spain. He led the insurrection against the throne of Queen Mary l and was executed on 11 April 1554.
Wyatt's Rebellion
Returning to Allington, he lived quietly (serving as High Sheriff of Kent for 1549) until the death of Edward VI in 1553, when he joined the Duke of Northumberland's abortive attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne in place of Mary I.
Wyatt escaped punishment by Queen Mary. He took no further part in politics until Mary's betrothal to Philip of Spain. In 1554 he joined a conspiracy to prevent the marriage. A general movement was planned; but his fellow-conspirators were timid and inept. The rising was serious only in Kent, and Wyatt became a formidable rebel mostly by accident.
Wyatt proclaimed his rebellion on 26 January in Rochester. Many of the country folk responded. The royal forces sent against him deserted or joined him, including part of the London trainbands under the Duke of Norfolk (his godfather).
With 4,000 men Wyatt marched on London, but was turned back at London Bridge and Ludgate. His men deserted and he surrendered.
He was brought to trial on 15 March, and could make no defence. Execution was for a time delayed, no doubt in the hope that in order to save his life he would say enough to compromise the queen's sister Elizabeth, afterwards Queen Elizabeth, in whose interests the rising was supposed to have been made. But he would not confess enough to render her liable to a trial for treason. It was only through Elizabeth's dignity and composure that she managed to escape from the scandal unharmed, although she was spied upon and placed under house arrest for the rest of her sister's reign.
He was executed on 11 April, and on the scaffold expressly cleared the princess of all complicity in the rising. After he was beheaded, his body was quartered.
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger
Sir Thomas Wyatt the younger (1521-11 April 1554) second Earl of Norfolk. He was a zealous Protestant and was a rebel leader during the reign of Queen Mary l of England; his rising is traditionally called “Wyatt’s rebellion”.He was born at Allington Castle, the only son of Sir Thomas Wyatt, the famous poet, and Elizabeth Brooke, daughter of the 8th Baron Cobham. His mother Elizabeth was a very attractive woman, who in February 1542 attracted the attention of Henry VIII, whose fifth wife was then in the Tower awaiting execution. The Imperial ambassador, Eustace Chapuys, reported that she could possibly end up as wife number six, despite still being married to Wyatt.
The Duke of Norfolk was his godfather. At the age of fifteen he became a squire at the court of King Henry VIII, and Joint Constable of Conisbrough Castle. Thomas himself married Jane Hawte, daughter and co-heiress of Sir William Hawte of Bishopsbourne, by whom he had several children. He is also thought to have had an illegitimate son by Elizabeth Darrell, a daughter of Sir Edward Darrell of Littlecote, who had been the long-term mistress of his father.
He accompanied his father on a mission to Spain and his experiences - reportedly his witnessing the activities of the Spanish Inquisition turned him into an enemy of Spain. On his father's death in 1542, he inherited Allington Castle and Boxley Abbey. There were rumours that after his father's death, Wyatt the younger became the lover of his father's long-term mistress, Elizabeth Darrell. She had given birth to three children by Wyatt, but Wyatt the younger may have been the father of her third son, Edward.
He was of a wild disposition, and became a boon companion of the Earl of Surrey (the Duke of Norfolk's son). In 1543, they were arrested for breaking windows while drunk in London with a stonebow, a form of crossbow. They were tried before the Privy Council. Wyatt and another companion, William Pickering, were imprisoned in the Tower of London because they had falsely denied the charge at first.
England was then at war with France in alliance with Emperor Charles V. On his release, Wyatt joined the English troops fighting for Charles in Flanders, obtaining valuable military experience. In 1543 he took part in the siege of Landrecies, and in the following year was at the siege of Boulogne. He was commended for his service, and was knighted in 1547. He remained abroad until 1550. Returning to Allington, he lived quietly (serving as High Sheriff of Kent for 1549) until the death of Edward VI in 1553, when he joined the Duke of Northumberland's abortive attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne in place of Mary I. Wyatt escaped punishment by Queen Mary. He took no further part in politics until Mary's betrothal to Philip of Spain. In 1554 he joined a conspiracy to prevent the marriage because of his hatred of Spain. He led the insurrection against the throne of Queen Mary l and was executed on 11 April 1554.
Wyatt's Rebellion
Returning to Allington, he lived quietly (serving as High Sheriff of Kent for 1549) until the death of Edward VI in 1553, when he joined the Duke of Northumberland's abortive attempt to put Lady Jane Grey on the throne in place of Mary I.
Wyatt escaped punishment by Queen Mary. He took no further part in politics until Mary's betrothal to Philip of Spain. In 1554 he joined a conspiracy to prevent the marriage. A general movement was planned; but his fellow-conspirators were timid and inept. The rising was serious only in Kent, and Wyatt became a formidable rebel mostly by accident.
Wyatt proclaimed his rebellion on 26 January in Rochester. Many of the country folk responded. The royal forces sent against him deserted or joined him, including part of the London trainbands under the Duke of Norfolk (his godfather).
With 4,000 men Wyatt marched on London, but was turned back at London Bridge and Ludgate. His men deserted and he surrendered.
He was brought to trial on 15 March, and could make no defence. Execution was for a time delayed, no doubt in the hope that in order to save his life he would say enough to compromise the queen's sister Elizabeth, afterwards Queen Elizabeth, in whose interests the rising was supposed to have been made. But he would not confess enough to render her liable to a trial for treason. It was only through Elizabeth's dignity and composure that she managed to escape from the scandal unharmed, although she was spied upon and placed under house arrest for the rest of her sister's reign.
He was executed on 11 April, and on the scaffold expressly cleared the princess of all complicity in the rising. After he was beheaded, his body was quartered.
The Tower of London
His estates were afterwards partly restored to his son, George. George's son, Sir Francis Wyatt (d. 1644), was governor of Virginia in 1621–26 and 1639–42. A fragment of the castle of Allington is still inhabited as a farm-house, near Maidstone, on the bank of the Medway.
His estates were afterwards partly restored to his son, George. George's son, Sir Francis Wyatt (d. 1644), was governor of Virginia in 1621–26 and 1639–42. A fragment of the castle of Allington is still inhabited as a farm-house, near Maidstone, on the bank of the Medway.
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Sir George Wyatt
Born: 1550 Died: 1625 Ireland. Father: Sir Thomas "The Younger" WYATT Mother: Jane HAWTE Married: Jane FINCH 8 Oct 1582, Caswell, Kent, England
Children:
1. Francis WYATT (Sir) b: 1583
2. Eleanor WYATT b: 1584
3. George WYATT b: 1587
4. Haute WYATT b: 4 June 1594
5. Isabel WYATT b: 1595
6. Henry WYATT b: 7 June 1696
Notes: In 1571 George and family restored in blood and arms after having been deprived of them in consequence of Bill of Attainment and execution of his father, Sir Thomas in 1554. Admitted to Grays’ Inn when 17. When age 18 married Jane Finch (24) daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, (deceased) an heiress, which restored family fortunes. He wrote the "Life of Anne Boleyn" which was published and a history of the Wyatt family which is in the BritishMuseum in manuscript form. Saw active service as a soldier, lived to 73, wife outlived him by 20 years.
Sir George Wyatt
Born: 1550 Died: 1625 Ireland. Father: Sir Thomas "The Younger" WYATT Mother: Jane HAWTE Married: Jane FINCH 8 Oct 1582, Caswell, Kent, England
Children:
1. Francis WYATT (Sir) b: 1583
2. Eleanor WYATT b: 1584
3. George WYATT b: 1587
4. Haute WYATT b: 4 June 1594
5. Isabel WYATT b: 1595
6. Henry WYATT b: 7 June 1696
Notes: In 1571 George and family restored in blood and arms after having been deprived of them in consequence of Bill of Attainment and execution of his father, Sir Thomas in 1554. Admitted to Grays’ Inn when 17. When age 18 married Jane Finch (24) daughter of Sir Thomas Finch, (deceased) an heiress, which restored family fortunes. He wrote the "Life of Anne Boleyn" which was published and a history of the Wyatt family which is in the BritishMuseum in manuscript form. Saw active service as a soldier, lived to 73, wife outlived him by 20 years.
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Sir Francis Wiot
Sir Francis Wyatt (1588–1644) was the first English royal governor of Virginia. He sailed for America on August 1, 1621 on board the George. He became governor shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. Also sailing with him on this voyage was his second cousin Henry Fleete Sr., who helped found colonies in both Virginia and Maryland. In 1622 he rallied the defense of Jamestown which was attacked by Indians, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core. Wyatt was from Boxley Manor in Kent and attended St Mary Hall, Oxford, (from July 1, 1603) and Greys Inn (1604). He was knighted July 7, 1618 at Windsor. Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until September 18, 1625, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer. After leaving office, he left Virginia for the Ireland and England to settle his father's estate. He was appointed governor again in 1639, sailing from England to take up his post. He served from November 1639 until February 1641 and was then succeeded by Sir William Berkeley. He arranged the purchase of the home of the previous governor to use as the first designated "state house" of the colony, the government previously having met in the church. Wyatt returned to England after his second term as governor and died in Boxley. He was buried there on August 24, 1644.
Sir Francis Wyatt organized the Generas Assembly which had been called in 1619. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a written constitution, the first of its kind in the New World and has been the model for all subsequent constitutions..
Family Sir Francis's wife was named Margaret; she was the niece of George Sandys, the Treasurer of Jamestown. Francis and Margaret had children including Henry and Francis who was at King's College, Cambridge, 1639.
Although Sir Francis left no direct descendants in what would later become the United States of America, his brother, the Reverend Haute Wyatt who had arrived in Virginia with Francis, is considered the common ancestor to those who claim kinship to the pre-1700 Wyatt family in the Americas.
Sir Francis Wiot
Sir Francis Wyatt (1588–1644) was the first English royal governor of Virginia. He sailed for America on August 1, 1621 on board the George. He became governor shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony. Also sailing with him on this voyage was his second cousin Henry Fleete Sr., who helped found colonies in both Virginia and Maryland. In 1622 he rallied the defense of Jamestown which was attacked by Indians, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core. Wyatt was from Boxley Manor in Kent and attended St Mary Hall, Oxford, (from July 1, 1603) and Greys Inn (1604). He was knighted July 7, 1618 at Windsor. Wyatt was governor of Virginia from November 1621. Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until September 18, 1625, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer. After leaving office, he left Virginia for the Ireland and England to settle his father's estate. He was appointed governor again in 1639, sailing from England to take up his post. He served from November 1639 until February 1641 and was then succeeded by Sir William Berkeley. He arranged the purchase of the home of the previous governor to use as the first designated "state house" of the colony, the government previously having met in the church. Wyatt returned to England after his second term as governor and died in Boxley. He was buried there on August 24, 1644.
Sir Francis Wyatt organized the Generas Assembly which had been called in 1619. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a written constitution, the first of its kind in the New World and has been the model for all subsequent constitutions..
Family Sir Francis's wife was named Margaret; she was the niece of George Sandys, the Treasurer of Jamestown. Francis and Margaret had children including Henry and Francis who was at King's College, Cambridge, 1639.
Although Sir Francis left no direct descendants in what would later become the United States of America, his brother, the Reverend Haute Wyatt who had arrived in Virginia with Francis, is considered the common ancestor to those who claim kinship to the pre-1700 Wyatt family in the Americas.
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REV. HAUTE WYATT
REV. HAUTE WYATT, of England and Virginia, b. 1594, at Allington Castle, Kent Co., England; d. Aug. 1, 1638 in Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England; is the ancestor of the Virginia Wyatts. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wyatt family states that "Sir George's son, Rev. Haute, died vicar of Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England, and had issue living in Virginia." He came to the Colony with his brother, Sir Francis, arriving on the [ship] Georgia, Nov. 18, 1621; he served as Minister of Jamestown, James City Co., Va., from 1621 to 1625, when he returned to England, became vicar of Boxley Parish, and so served until his death
Minister: Lived in Kent County, England and Virginia. Married Barbara Elizabeth Mitford Oct. 31, 1626.
Religion: Church of England. Minister of Jamestown from 1621-1625. Arrived in the Americas on the [ship] "Georgia" on, November 18, 1621. Returned to England in 1625. Died as Vicar of Boxley Parish. Graduated from Oxford College. Came to Jamestown to serve as chaplain for his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt.
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He accompanied his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, the governor, as minister to the colony, the first minister from England to serve the young colony at Jamestown, (James City Co.), serving from 1621-1625. He was born 1594 at Allington Castle, and was educated and graduated from Queen's College, Oxford where his portrait hangs in one of the college halls. He was ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. In 1625 he returned to England with Sir Francis and helped settle their father's estate, and served as vicar of Boxley, Kent until his death July 31, 1638.
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The Rev. Hawte Wyatt was born at Boxley Manor in the Parish of Boxleyin the County of Kent England in 1594, and he was named for his paternal grandmother. He came to Virginia with his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt and his wife and young son Edward, one year old. They arrived in Jamestown in October, 1621. His second son, George, was born in Jamestown shortly after the Indian massacre of Good Friday in March, 1622. The two brothers remained in Jamestown until after the death of their father, who was buried at Boxley September 1, 1624. Both Rev. Hawte and Sir Francis asked to be relieved of their posts in Jamestown, and they returned to England with their families. Rev. Hawte Wyatt later became vicar of Boxley where he remained until his death 31 July 1638, but Sir Francis returned to Virginia thirteen years later and served a second term as Governor.
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John Wyatt l
John Wyatt I b: 1630 Boxley, Kent, England d: 1686 Virginia. He married Mary Cocke 1650, and Jane Osborn 1653. John Wyatt I, the son of Rev. Haute Wyatt and his 2nd wife Anne Cox, was cared for by his grandmother Lady Jane Finch Wyatt, as his mother had died in 1631. He came to America as a young man and was claimed as a headright by Colonel Thomas Pettus in 1652. Pettus received 1,000 acres in Westmoreland County,Virginia, in a patent dated Feb. 10, 1652, for transporting 20 persons, including John Wyatt. See Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Vol. 1, p. 389. John Wyatt I was twice married. Around 1650 he married Mary Cocke and had sons Edmund and William. After Mary’s death John married Jane Osborne and had by her a son John and daughter Anne. John Wyatt I was mentioned in the will of his cousin Eleanor Wyatt, (1624-1649), the only child of Haute Wyatt’s brother Henry. She died in 1649 in England and left a bequest of 40 pounds to John and 50 pounds to his sister Anne. See “Virginia Gleanings in England,” Virginia Historical Magazine 31 (1923), 239. Anne later came to Virginia and was among the headrights claimed by John Ashley in 1653. There is a family tradition that John Wyatt I, known as Capt. John Wyatt, was a sea captain and ran a line of merchant ships between England and Barbados. “Possibly Rev. Haute’s son John was the Capt. John Wyatt, of York, 1646-65, at whose house in 1655 Maj. William Wyatt and others witnessed ‘an acknowledgment by the protector of the young king of the Chicksoyacks to Edward Wyatt.’” See P. Stacy, “Major William Wyatt of St. Stephen’s,” Tyler’s Quarterly Magazine26 (October 1944), 119. Children of JOHN WYATT and JANE OSBORNE are: 3. JOHN WYATT II, b. 1655, Virginia; d. Abt. 1714, Virginia. ANNE WYATT, b. 1657
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John Wyatt ll
John Wyatt II b: Abt. 1655 in Virginia, d: Abt. 1714 in Virginia. Some records refer to him as “Captain” John Wyatt. He married Ann Jones, daughter of Rice Jones in 1682 and had Issue: John.
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John Wyatt lll
John Wyatt lll b: 1684 d: 1750 St. George Parish, Caroline, Virginia. d: 1 Mar. 1785 in Gloucestor, Carolina, Virginia. Married Elizabeth Ballard Smith b: 19 Apr.1740 Louisa, Louisa, VA, in 1776.
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John Wyatt lV
John Wyatt lV b:1731 Harpers Ferry, Va. d: 1824 Independence, AR. Married Mary Polly Trimble b: 1757 Caroline, VA.
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Peter Wyatt
Peter Wyatt b: 1794 d:1856 Married Elizabeth Quarles Crow b: 1791 and had three children. Robert M., Benjamin P., Sarah. Occupation: Farmer.
REV. HAUTE WYATT
REV. HAUTE WYATT, of England and Virginia, b. 1594, at Allington Castle, Kent Co., England; d. Aug. 1, 1638 in Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England; is the ancestor of the Virginia Wyatts. The monumental inscription in Boxley Church to the Wyatt family states that "Sir George's son, Rev. Haute, died vicar of Boxley Parish, Kent Co., England, and had issue living in Virginia." He came to the Colony with his brother, Sir Francis, arriving on the [ship] Georgia, Nov. 18, 1621; he served as Minister of Jamestown, James City Co., Va., from 1621 to 1625, when he returned to England, became vicar of Boxley Parish, and so served until his death
Minister: Lived in Kent County, England and Virginia. Married Barbara Elizabeth Mitford Oct. 31, 1626.
Religion: Church of England. Minister of Jamestown from 1621-1625. Arrived in the Americas on the [ship] "Georgia" on, November 18, 1621. Returned to England in 1625. Died as Vicar of Boxley Parish. Graduated from Oxford College. Came to Jamestown to serve as chaplain for his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt.
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He accompanied his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, the governor, as minister to the colony, the first minister from England to serve the young colony at Jamestown, (James City Co.), serving from 1621-1625. He was born 1594 at Allington Castle, and was educated and graduated from Queen's College, Oxford where his portrait hangs in one of the college halls. He was ordained at Canterbury Cathedral. In 1625 he returned to England with Sir Francis and helped settle their father's estate, and served as vicar of Boxley, Kent until his death July 31, 1638.
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The Rev. Hawte Wyatt was born at Boxley Manor in the Parish of Boxleyin the County of Kent England in 1594, and he was named for his paternal grandmother. He came to Virginia with his brother, Sir Francis Wyatt and his wife and young son Edward, one year old. They arrived in Jamestown in October, 1621. His second son, George, was born in Jamestown shortly after the Indian massacre of Good Friday in March, 1622. The two brothers remained in Jamestown until after the death of their father, who was buried at Boxley September 1, 1624. Both Rev. Hawte and Sir Francis asked to be relieved of their posts in Jamestown, and they returned to England with their families. Rev. Hawte Wyatt later became vicar of Boxley where he remained until his death 31 July 1638, but Sir Francis returned to Virginia thirteen years later and served a second term as Governor.
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John Wyatt l
John Wyatt I b: 1630 Boxley, Kent, England d: 1686 Virginia. He married Mary Cocke 1650, and Jane Osborn 1653. John Wyatt I, the son of Rev. Haute Wyatt and his 2nd wife Anne Cox, was cared for by his grandmother Lady Jane Finch Wyatt, as his mother had died in 1631. He came to America as a young man and was claimed as a headright by Colonel Thomas Pettus in 1652. Pettus received 1,000 acres in Westmoreland County,Virginia, in a patent dated Feb. 10, 1652, for transporting 20 persons, including John Wyatt. See Nell Marion Nugent, Cavaliers and Pioneers, Vol. 1, p. 389. John Wyatt I was twice married. Around 1650 he married Mary Cocke and had sons Edmund and William. After Mary’s death John married Jane Osborne and had by her a son John and daughter Anne. John Wyatt I was mentioned in the will of his cousin Eleanor Wyatt, (1624-1649), the only child of Haute Wyatt’s brother Henry. She died in 1649 in England and left a bequest of 40 pounds to John and 50 pounds to his sister Anne. See “Virginia Gleanings in England,” Virginia Historical Magazine 31 (1923), 239. Anne later came to Virginia and was among the headrights claimed by John Ashley in 1653. There is a family tradition that John Wyatt I, known as Capt. John Wyatt, was a sea captain and ran a line of merchant ships between England and Barbados. “Possibly Rev. Haute’s son John was the Capt. John Wyatt, of York, 1646-65, at whose house in 1655 Maj. William Wyatt and others witnessed ‘an acknowledgment by the protector of the young king of the Chicksoyacks to Edward Wyatt.’” See P. Stacy, “Major William Wyatt of St. Stephen’s,” Tyler’s Quarterly Magazine26 (October 1944), 119. Children of JOHN WYATT and JANE OSBORNE are: 3. JOHN WYATT II, b. 1655, Virginia; d. Abt. 1714, Virginia. ANNE WYATT, b. 1657
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John Wyatt ll
John Wyatt II b: Abt. 1655 in Virginia, d: Abt. 1714 in Virginia. Some records refer to him as “Captain” John Wyatt. He married Ann Jones, daughter of Rice Jones in 1682 and had Issue: John.
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John Wyatt lll
John Wyatt lll b: 1684 d: 1750 St. George Parish, Caroline, Virginia. d: 1 Mar. 1785 in Gloucestor, Carolina, Virginia. Married Elizabeth Ballard Smith b: 19 Apr.1740 Louisa, Louisa, VA, in 1776.
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John Wyatt lV
John Wyatt lV b:1731 Harpers Ferry, Va. d: 1824 Independence, AR. Married Mary Polly Trimble b: 1757 Caroline, VA.
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Peter Wyatt
Peter Wyatt b: 1794 d:1856 Married Elizabeth Quarles Crow b: 1791 and had three children. Robert M., Benjamin P., Sarah. Occupation: Farmer.
U.S. Army Enlistment Record Peter Wyatt Slave Owner Peter Wyatt
Peter Wyatt’s Acreage in Ellis Co. Texas U.S. Census 1850 for Peter Wyatt
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Benjamin Peter Wyatt
Benjamin Peter Wyatt b:1/28/1826 d: 2/8/1908 Married Lucy Taylor and had eleven children: Adolphus, James, Cora H., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ella Morgan, George, Summerfield, Bascom, Rosa, Thomas M. He was in the Civil War 87th Virginia Militia, King William County. Occupation: Carpenter
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Benjamin Peter Wyatt
Benjamin Peter Wyatt b:1/28/1826 d: 2/8/1908 Married Lucy Taylor and had eleven children: Adolphus, James, Cora H., Elizabeth, Benjamin, Ella Morgan, George, Summerfield, Bascom, Rosa, Thomas M. He was in the Civil War 87th Virginia Militia, King William County. Occupation: Carpenter
1850 United States Census for Benjamin P. Wyatt U.S. Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865
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Peter Adolphus Wyatt
Peter Adolphus Wyatt b: Oct. 20, 1849 King William Virginia. Married Lyda Vance b: Sept, 17, 1858. They were married Apr. 23, 1879 near Handley, TX And had six children: Frank Vance., Lynn Adolphus., Harry Taylor, Jenny Lucille, Raymond Melrose, Wirt Peabody.
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Peter Adolphus Wyatt
Peter Adolphus Wyatt b: Oct. 20, 1849 King William Virginia. Married Lyda Vance b: Sept, 17, 1858. They were married Apr. 23, 1879 near Handley, TX And had six children: Frank Vance., Lynn Adolphus., Harry Taylor, Jenny Lucille, Raymond Melrose, Wirt Peabody.
1900 United States Census Handwritten Form Family of Peter A. Wyatt
Top (L) Lyda Vance Top (C) Frank Vance Top (R) Harry Taylor
Bottom (L) Harry Taylor Bottom (C) Jennie Lucille Bottom (R) Jennie Lucille
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Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Sr.
Lynn Adolphus Wyatt sr. b: 11/29/1884 d: 1961 Married Annie C. Wyatt b: 1882 and had four children Rusell (died at age 11 mos. Of Pnuemonia,: Lynn Adolphus Jr., Arthur Coleman, and Marian. Another died in infancy.
Bottom (L) Harry Taylor Bottom (C) Jennie Lucille Bottom (R) Jennie Lucille
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Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Sr.
Lynn Adolphus Wyatt sr. b: 11/29/1884 d: 1961 Married Annie C. Wyatt b: 1882 and had four children Rusell (died at age 11 mos. Of Pnuemonia,: Lynn Adolphus Jr., Arthur Coleman, and Marian. Another died in infancy.
1930 United States Census 1917 & 1942 World War Annie C. and Lynn A. Sr.
I & ll Registration Cards
I & ll Registration Cards
Lynn A. Jr. and Lynn A. Sr. Lynn A. Sr. Annie C. and Lynn A. Sr.
Lynn A. Jr Arthur C. Marian Wyatt Carr
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Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr.
Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr. b: May 21, 1912 d: 1989 and Pearl Euna Cobb b: July 17, 1907 d: 1988. They were married June 18, 1932 and had three children: Roy Lynn b: June 9,1933, Larry Gene b: Jan. 5, 1935, and Stephen Arthur b: March 25, 1944.
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Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr.
Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr. b: May 21, 1912 d: 1989 and Pearl Euna Cobb b: July 17, 1907 d: 1988. They were married June 18, 1932 and had three children: Roy Lynn b: June 9,1933, Larry Gene b: Jan. 5, 1935, and Stephen Arthur b: March 25, 1944.
Lynn A. Wyatt Jr. Pearl E. Cobb Pearl Cobb Wyatt Pearl Cobb Wyatt
Lynn Adolphus Wyatt Jr. Pearl (Sunny) Cobb Wyatt
Stephen A. Larry G. Lynn A. Jr. Roy Lynn Pearl with Steve, Roy, Larry
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Larry Gene Wyatt
Larry Gene Wyatt was born January 5, 1935 as Larry Benjamin Wyatt (His Mother wrote “Larry Gene Wyatt” on the birth certificate. The Doctor argued with her trying to get her to change to Lawrence Eugene in case he wants to become a Doctor or Lawyer. She was insistent so the Doctor changed his name as he exited the Hospital room to Benjamin. Larry was unaware of this until he was 28 yrs. Old so he had to get it changed back in 1963). He married Betty Marie Waller August 10, 1957 and they had five children: Larry Randall, Lisa Michelle, Lance Eric, and twins Kevin Drew and Kyle Darrin.
Larry Gene Wyatt
Larry Gene Wyatt was born January 5, 1935 as Larry Benjamin Wyatt (His Mother wrote “Larry Gene Wyatt” on the birth certificate. The Doctor argued with her trying to get her to change to Lawrence Eugene in case he wants to become a Doctor or Lawyer. She was insistent so the Doctor changed his name as he exited the Hospital room to Benjamin. Larry was unaware of this until he was 28 yrs. Old so he had to get it changed back in 1963). He married Betty Marie Waller August 10, 1957 and they had five children: Larry Randall, Lisa Michelle, Lance Eric, and twins Kevin Drew and Kyle Darrin.
Larry G. Wyatt Betty & Larry Wyatt (Old Pic?) Betty Waller Wyatt
Betty and Larry Wyatt Larry Betty M. Larry G. Wyatt Family
The Wyatt/Westbrook Clan