Display Patriot - P-327229 - William WYATT

William WYATT

SAR Patriot #: P-327229

The following information was assembled from numerous sources and cannot be used directly as proof of Qualifying Service or Lineage.
It is considered a research aid and is intended to assist in locating sources that can be used as proof.
 

State of Service: VA      Qualifying Service: Private / Patriotic Service
DAR #: A129005

Birth: 22 Jan 1742 / Prince William / VA
Death: 28 Feb 1815 / Prince William / VA

Qualifying Service Description:
  1. Pvt - Capt Peter Minor, 5th VA Regt., 1778
  2. Captain William Johnson, Col Russell
  3. Capt. William Fauntleroy, 5th Regt
  4. Transferred to LCol. Thomas Gaskin, 3rd VA Regt
  5. Paid Supply Tax, 1783

Additional References:
  1. BLWT Rec. VAS2078, 25 Jul 1781
  2. Gwathmey, Historical Register of VA's in the Revolution: Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, 1775-1783, 1938, pg 851
  3. Brumbaugh, G.M, Rev War Records Vol 1, Virginia Army and Navy Forces with Bounty Land Warrants for Virginia Military District of Ohio, and Virginia Military Scrip; from Federal and State Archives, pg 517
  4. Hening, The Statutes at Large; Being a Collection of All the Laws of Virginia from the First Session of the Legislature, in the Year 1619, Vol 11, Virginia. Richmond: George Cochran, Printers, 1823, pg 112-129
  5. Greenville Presbyterian Church cemetery list, Greenwood County, SC. Letter. 1998
  6. Lib. of VA, Prince William County Personal Property Tax 1782-1810, Reel #288
  7. Lib. of VA, VA Revolutionary Bounty Warrants, Reel #29
  8. DAR Patriot Index, pg 766

Spouse: (1) Frances Newton; (2) Elizabeth Snoe
Children: George; Lettice; Elijah; Zadok; Frances Newton;
Members Who Share This Ancestor
Date Approved Society ACN SAR Member Info Lineage via Child View Application Detail
1973-03-30 TX Unassigned Thomas Ross Gambrell (104635) Frances   
1990-12-03 DC 217278 Scott Carlton Shewmaker (135985) Elijah   
1992-12-02 FL Unassigned William H Wilbanks (103021) Lettice   
1993-12-16 SC 223790 Nelson Edward Morris (130465) Frances   
1997-05-27 DC 201473 Thomas Wyatt Taylor (148294) Elijah   
2007-04-03 DC 28249 Luke Carson Shewmaker (169115) Elijah   
2011-12-14 AL 44912 Walter Brown Stevenson Jr. (171221) Lettice   
2019-08-02 AR 86501 Darrell Ray Over M.D. (199974) Zadock   
Burial:
Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery (C-0371453)
Location:
Shoals Junction / Greenwood / SC / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
2157528
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
34.347460 / -82.303300
Find A Grave Memorial #:
41900084
Marker Type:

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

Comments:
  • Find-a-Grave Memorial cites: died in Fairfax Co, VA, and he was buried at Dettingen Episcopal Church Cemetery in Gloucester Co, VA. The cemetery no longer exist. A memorial headstone was Placed at Greenville Presbyterian Church during the 1960s during a Wyatt Family Reunion
  • Cenotaph headstone; buried at Dettingen Episcopal Church Cemetery (Find-a-Grave Cem #2322931) in Prince William Co, VA with 1st wife.
  • Photo credit: Compatriot Darrell R. Over, MD


Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:


Author: Dr. Darrell Ray Over

William Edward Wyatt Jr. was born on 27 January 1742, in Maca, Prince William County, Virginia, to William Edward Sr. and Letice (Nichols) Wyatt.

He enlisted on 13 February 1778 in the Company Captain Peter Minor of the 5th Virginia Regiment. He was at Valley Forge with Captain William Fauntleroy’s company of the 5th Regiment, and his name appears on the muster rolls at Brunswick, New Jersey, White Plains, New York, West Point, New York, and Pompton, New Jersey. He later was transferred to the 3rd Virginia Regiment in the company of Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gaskin, and he is listed on the muster rolls at Smith Cove, Rampaugh, New York, Haverstraw, New York, and Morristown, New Jersey. He participated in the Battle of Monmouth.

He married Frances Newton on 25 December 1766. She was born on 2 November 1747 and died on 15 June 1783. This union produced the following known children: 

  • Frances Newton "Fanny" was born on 23 December 1767 and married James Mattison.
  • Micajah Nichol was born on 7 March 1770 and married Lina/Linah Wing. 
  • Lettice Nicholl "Lottie" was born on 25 July 1771 and married Nimrod Smith. 
  • Elijah was born on 2 February 1774 and married Mary Grigsby Foster.
  • William was born on 16 February 1776 and married Mary Martha Gains/Gaines.
  • Zadok was born on 1 March 1778 and married Mary Cammack. 
  • Elizabeth was born on 1 January 1780 and married Noah English.

After the death of his first wife, he married Elizabeth Snoe on 25 December 25, 1788. She was born on 18 February 1754 and died in May 1842. They were the parents of the following known children: 

  • Talitha Cumi was born on 29 October 1790 and married Henry Rosseau Payne.
  • Malinda was born on 28 February 1793 and married William Dumington.
  • Mahala was born on 2 February 1798 and married James Rosser.
  • Mary Frances was born on 5 June 1795 and married John Wyatt.
  • Malissa was born on 14 October 1801 and married John Rosser.

In 1788 William left Virginia and settled on Hogskin Creek near the Anderson-Abbeville County, South Carolina line and was a member of the Old Greeneville Church in Abbeville. In 1792 he returned to his home in Maca, Prince William County, Virginia, where he lived until his death. He died at his home in Maca, Prince William County, Virginia, on 28 February 1815, and his will is recorded in Will Book “K,” page 399, at the Prince William County Courthouse.

Information suggests that he was buried in Fairfax County, Virginia, but no marker exists; however, a memorial headstone was placed at Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Shoals Junction, Greenwood Co, South Carolina, in 1952 during a Wyatt Family Reunion.


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