Wyche Family

Wyche FamilySource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 1 (Jul., 1905), pp. 59-62Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1916049 .

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I'~rIl MATO

ARMS OF THE WYCHE FAMILY.

(See p. 103.)



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WYCHE FAMNILY.

(Continued from XIII., 259.)

In the floor of the South Aisle, of Sutton Church, Surrey, England, there is a flat blue marble stone bearing this inscrip- tioni:

REVERENDISSIMAIUS HENRICUS

WYCH, VIR PIUS, PROBUS DOC-

TUTS, BENE NATUS ECCL.

PROC DE SUTTON RECTOR

OBIIT ANNO CRISTI MIDC

LXXVIII AETAT SUAE LXXVI

IBIBUS SEPT:

The Parish Register of Sutton fully confirms,- the records-> already giveen of Rev. Henry Wyche's family, but the followinlg two items from this Register most vitally concern this record.

1648. Henry Wyche ye son of Henry Wyche, Rector de Sutton, was borne Jan. 27th. Baptised ye fourth of feeb. following.

1678. Burial Mr. Henery Wych, Rector of Sutton, Sept. 15. On Sept. 2, 1679, Henry Wyche first appears in the records of

Surry county, on the south side of James River, Va., a year, lacking a few days, after the burial of his father.

In 1687, 1 HENRY WYCHE is mentioned among, the foot Sol- diers of Surry county. His will dated Aug. 1, 1 12, was proved in Surry county, March 18, 1714, and according to this will he had issue: 2 Aillinor (Eleanor), 3 W1Tilliam, 4 George, 5 Sarah, 6 Heriry, 7 Janmes.

3 WILLIAM12 WYCHE (Henry1) lived in Surry county, where his will, dated February 1, 1719-'20, was proved February 15, 1720. It gives to "my son Cyril" three slaves, and gives the rest of his property too his "other children" and wife Judith, who is made sole executrix. Witnesses: Richard Parker, Sr., Henry Beddinofield, Richard Parker, Jr. He patented lands October 1, 1716. He had issue by Judith his wife, 8 Cyril, 9 Sarah. Other children not named. His wife married, secondly, Parker.

6 HENRy2 WYCHE, patented 370 acres on the north side of Meherrin River, June 22, 1722. He removed to Brunswick



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county, where his will was proved March 4, 1740. It names sons Henry, William, daughters Abigail Brewer, Rebecca and Eliza- beth Wyche, and wife Frances. His wife's will was proved in the same county in 174t, and names daughters, Abigail Brewer, Re- becca Lucas and Elizabeth Lucas, grandchildren William Lucas (son of Samuel and Rebecca Lucas), John Brewer and Frances Brewer, son-in-law William Lucas and George Brewer; son Wil- liam Wyche and George Brewer, executors. Islsue of Henry2 Wyche, 10 Henry, 11 William, 12 Abigail, married George Brewer; 13 Rebecca, married Samuel Lucas, 14 Elizabeth, married William Lucas. Of these children Henry died without issue, as is' evidenced by a deed of William Wyche in 1752, to Nathaniel Edwards for 590 acres patented by Henry Wyche, deceased, father of said William, who devised it to his son Henry, deceased. William Wyche, "son and heir of Henry Wyche," was living in Brunswick in 1754, when he made a deed of gift to his sister Rebecca Lucas. The appraislement of his estate was made De- cember 3, 1757, in Brunswick.

7 JAMES2 WYCHE (Henry1) lived in Albemarle Parish, Surry county, afterwards (1754) Sussex county; he married Elizabeth. His will was dated 24 February, 1748, and was proved June 20, 1749. According to this, he had issue, 15 Amy, married Am- brose Jackson; 16 Tabitha, married Lucas; 17 James3, 18 Mar- tha, married Bridges'; 19 Elizabeth, married Johnson; 20 Sarah, 21 Ann, 22 Frances, 23 Rebecca, 24 Nathaniel.

17 JAMES3 WYCHE (James2, Henry') was one of the first to subscribe the oath of Gentleman Justice of Sussex county. He married, 1755, Leah Maclin, daughter of Capt. James Maclin, of Brunswick county. (See marriage bond W. M. QUAR., VII., page 381.) She married, secondly, in 1774, Capt. James Jones, of Sussex. James Wyche died about 1760, when Leah Maclin W\yche obtained letters of administration on the estate of her deceased husband. He was a captain in the French and Indian war.

24 NATHANIEL3 WYCHE (James2, Henry1) subscribed the oath of Gentleman Justice of Surry November 17, 1763. He married Mary . His will dated 28 February, 1775, was proved in Sussex county May 15, 1777. Is;sue named in his will, 25 Na-



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thanie, 26 Anthony, 27 Nancy. Mentionls wife Mary and "children."

25 NATHANIEL4 WYCHE (Nathaniel3, Jamnes2, Henry1) married Mary (Chapman?). He died in Sussex county about 1789, when "AMary Wyche, widow of Nathaniel Wyche, deceased, Arm- istead Goodwin and Ann his wife, David Putney and Mary his wife, and Nathaniel Wyche, sued Martha Wyche, an infant under twenty-one years of age, one of the children of the said Nathaniel Wyche, deceased." According to this suit and the will of the widow Mary, and the division of the land of the said Nathaniel Wyche, deceased, he had issue, 28 Ann, married Armistead Good- win, and had issue Fanny and Mary Ann Chapman Goodwin; 29 Rebecca, married John Fletcher; 30 Mary C., married David Putney, and had Mary C. Putney, Anthony Putney, Martha Wyche Putney; 31 Nathaniel, who died before 1806; 32 Martha, married William Stokes.

4 GEORGE2 WYCHE (Henry') resided in Sussex county, where his will dated Oct. 5, 1753, was proved July 15, 1757. He gives to his son Peter a tract of land on Fountain's Creek, in Brunswiek county, 200 acres, more or less, "where he now lives," son-in-law Abraham Greene, son-in-law Theophilus Goodwyn, daughter Elizabeth Wooidroof, daughter Hannah, wife Sarah, sion George Wyche, son Benjamin, grandson Drury Wyche son of Peter Wyche-Benjamin Wyche residuary legatee and executor. Issue of 4 George2 Wyche: 33 Peter, 34 daughter, married Abrahami Greene; 35 daughter, married Theophilus Gooodwin; 36 Eliza- beth, married Woodroof; 37 Hannah, married in 1758 William Howell; 38 George, 39 Benjamin.

33 PETER3 WYCHE (George2, Henry') lived in Brunswick county. His will dated Sept. 29, 1756, names wife Alice, andl issue, 40 Iletnry, 41 George, 42 Drury, 43 Lucy, 44 Rebecca, 43 Ann. In 1775 Drury Wyche, of South Carolina, sold to Batte Peterson land in Brunswick county once dwelt upon by his father Peter. Alice Wyche, wife of Peter, was probably daughter of Thomas Scott, of Prince George, as there is deed of gift from said Scott to Peter Wyche in 1743 for 100 acres land on Foum- tains Creek, in Brunswick.

39 BENJAMIN3 WYCHE (George2, Henry') miarried Elizabet11,

daughter of Dr. Samuel Peete, of Sussex cournty. He had issue,



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46 George, born March 7, 1759, died young; 47 Peggy, 48 Ben- jamin4, 49 Elizabeth; 50 William, christened February 28, 1762. Benjamin3 Wyche's wife Elizabeth, married secondly, in 1775, Henry Caytor. Benjamin3 died before 1769, when his wife gave an account of his estate to the court of Sussex county.

48 BENIJAMIN4 WYCHE, in 1791, made a deed in Surry county as "the only son and heir" of his father 39 Benjamin3. His Will was proved in Sussex county, January 2, 1817, according to which his wife was named Elizabeth Mason, and he had issue, 51 Frances B. M.; 52 Elizabeth J.; 53 John M.; 54 Edmund; 55 Benjamin F. He names his brother-in-law John R. Mason.

40 HENRY4 WYCHE (Peter3, George2, Henry') lived in Greens- yille county, and his will dated July 20, 1803, was proved there in 1806. In his will he names sons 56 Peter, 57 William, 58 Henry, daughters 59 Sally, 60 Rebecca Walton, and grand- daughtler Abigail Al. Wyche. Sons William and Henry, executors.

41 GEORGE4 WYCHE (Petter3, Ge~orge2, Henry') moved to Georgia, and according to family tree had sons 61 Batte, 62 Robert, 63 Littleton. In 1766, as George Wyche, Jr., late of Brunswick county and Meherrin Parish, he deeded to William Peterson, land on Fountain's Creek left him by his father's last will.

42 DRURY4 WYCIfE (Peter3, George2, Henry') moved to South Carolina, and is said to have married Miss Taylor, a sister of Col. Thomas Taylor, of Taylor's Springs. He had two sons, 64 John, 65 William.

(To be Continued.)

MEANING OF SOME INDIAN NAMES IN VIRGINIA.

BY WILLIAM WALLACE TOOKER.

ARROHATEC-ARAIIATECOH.

Archer writes: "Chiefe of all the Kyngdomes, his name is Arahatec, the Country Arahatecoh."-Smith, p. xlii.

This word is cognlate with the Natick Ahanehtau, "he laughs at him." Arahatecoh-"the country of Arahatec."' The saime concept is seen in the appellation, "Arahatec's joy."



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