Wyche Family

Wyche FamilySource: The William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. 14, No. 2 (Oct., 1905), pp. 103-107Published by: Omohundro Institute of Early American History and CultureStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1916347 .

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WYCHE FAMILY. I03

write to him, to whome in England he shall Assigne it oVr to for yor use. And if please God that this bee, Helpe our Deare Mother & our goode Sisters and Brothers if there be any occasion; for I give you it with this intent And I doubt no lesse of you But yt you will pforme it, (if such a thinge should happen); the seas are soe troublesome that I dare not venter to take my sister Dorothy over wth me But I would not have you thinke it is for want of good will for I vowe to God it is not nor to none of all that is not wantinge, But shall doe for any of you the uttrmost of my power. I cannott close butt tell you that since ye last letter, I have bine dangerous sicke, the Doctor & the Apothecary hath had of me sixe pds. But thanks bee to God I am well recovrd, And soe wth my love to my Brother Edmund, my cousin Ann, my Brother John's wife & to all our friends in genrll And my humble Dutye to my Deare Mother: And my love to our good Brothers & sisters & my Deare love unto yor self e wth my prayer to God for all yvo healths & happines I rest

yor Lovinge Brother to his powr till death William Moulle.

London, Queens Armes in Beear Lane ye i8 September I653

WYCHE FAMILY.

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The old vestry books of St. Andrew's Parish, Brunswick County, show that on Dec. 6th, I735, at a meeting of the vestry, Henry Wyche was appointed to procession the land. This was 6 Henry2 Wyche, previously mentioned in this record. At another meeting held on Nov. 8th, I75I, ii William3 Wyche was appointed to procession the land, and at a court held in Brunswick Nov., I752, he was "recommended to His Honor the Governor as a proper person to be added to the commission of Peace for this County."

At a court held in Brunswick Aug., I758, Henry Wyche, Gent., was recommended for the Com. of Peace. This was 40



104 WILLIAM AND MARY COLLEGE QUARTERLY.

Henry4 Wyche, who in 1799 was Deputy Sheriff, and in i8o Comr. of Revenue, Greensville County.

56 PETER5 WYCHE (40 Henry4) moved to Georgia and ac cording to family tree had sons 66 Henry, 67 Albert, 68 Alfred and 69 Christopher.

57 WILLIAM) WYCHE (40 Henry) had two children, 7 William, who moved to Huntsville, Ala., and married a distan relative Anne Rebbecca Wyche, and 7i Thomas Peter.

58 HENRY5 WYCHE (40 Henry) lived in Greensville Counts He married first Clara Walton, and had 72 Frances R. Wychc who married Geo. E. Taylor and had Wm. Henry, Martha C, Eliza R., Sarah, Frances WV., Georgia Ellen, and Jesse A Taylor. The latter married Rebecca Wyche dau. of 79 Joseph Wyche. 73 George B. Wychc, 74 Nancy R. Wyche. 5z Henry5 married secondly Nancy Cooke, sister of Watkin Cooke, of Greensville, and their children were, 75 Sarah, mar ried Jos. Riland. 76 Emily, married Irvin Walton, 77 Martha Married Wim. Cato. 78 Ira E., 79 Joseph.

78 IRA E.6 WYCHE (Henry5) born I809, died March ic, 1874. He married Jan. I, I836, Ariadne Powell and had 8& Sarah E., who married W. P. Walker. 8i Georgia A. marries L. A. Guy, 82 Lila, married R. B. Moody. 78 Ira E. marrie( secondly Sarah J. Powell, sister of his first wife, and thei: children were 83 Rebecca, married S. W. Lee, 84 Walte Henry, married Roberta Cato. 85 Bcuj. W. Wyche.

79 JOSEPH36 WYCHE (Henry5) born March, i8i( died Dec. 28, 1892. married May 26, 1836, Margaret Harri daughter of Robert Harris. Their children, 86 Robert Henry 1837-62. 87 Rebecca, married Jesse A. Taylor. 88 Willian Peter, born Dec. 3I, 1841, killed at Malvern Hill, July, i862 89 James Watkins, born 1844, killed at Manassas Aug. 30 i862. 90 Mary, 9i Joseph Bevill, 92 George Ira. 93 Mat thew H.

73 GEORGE B.G WYCHE (I-Ienry5) married Jane Sykes, an had, 94 Rebecca G., 95 Clara A., 96 Sarah J., 97 Ellen, marrie( Mr. Newsom. 98 dauohter, married Mr. Faison.

85 BENJAMIN \'V.7 WyYCH-IE (Ira E.') Treasurer of Greens ville County, born Feb. I4, i856, married Dec. 6. 1876, Matti,



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E. Green, daughter J. W. Green, of Greensville. Issue, 99 Rena Mlay, ioo John Ira, ioi Edward, I02 Lila, I03 Mary E., 104 Benj. W., I05 Mattie E., io6 Anna, I07 Sarah J., ioS Lundy, io9 Minnie A., 110 Laurice.

Marthe Wyche Putney, daughter of 30 Mary C. Wyche and David Putney, was born I796, and in I8I3 married Dr. Kinchen T. Wilkerson, of Nashville, Tenn. There was no issue from this union. She married secondly, in I823, Micajah Autry, of North Carolina, and they had James L. Autry and Mary Autry. In I835 Micajah Autry and family removed to Texas, and he was one of the handful of heroes who so gloriously defended the Alamo. He was killed there March 2, I836, and his name is second on the monument commemora- tive of that tragic event. His only son Col. James L. Autry, born Jan. 8, I830, married June I6, I858, Jeanie Valliant, daughter of Denton H. Valliant. He commanded the 27th Miss. Reg't, C. S. A., and was killed at Murpheysboro, Tenn., Dec. 3I, i862. He left one son, James L. Autry, Jr., now a prominent attorney of Beaumont, Texas.

James L. Autry, Jr., born Nov. 4, I859, married June 24, i896, Allie K. Kinseve. Issue, James L. Autry and Allie May Autry.

Mary Autry, daughter of Micajah and Martha Wyche Autry, born Feb. 7, I826, married in I842, James M. Greer, and had four sons, James M., Robert, Edward, and Hal Wyche Greer. Wyche Greer, a son of Hal Wyche Greer, is the pres- ent city treasurer of Beaumont.

3I NATHANIEL5 WYCHE (25 Nathaniel4), Jan. 24th, 1790, Middleton Fletcher, and they had issue, I I I William, who died young, II2 Anne Rebecca, II3 Alphon2Io, II4 Augustus, II) John Fletcher. He died before i8o6, as is evidenced by the sale of his father's lands, Greensville County.

I 12 ANNE REBECCA6 WYCHE, married first 70 William-6 Wyche, and they had two children, ii6 Octavia Aurelia and II7 Marcella, died in infancy. Octavia A., born Aug. I3, I8I3, married in I848, William M. Otey, of Huntsville, Ala., and their children were Imogen Wyche, who married William Fields, of Castlewood, Va., William Walter, Mary, married



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John M. Hampton, Matthew Wyche, Laura, Lucile, married John B. Walker, of Luray, Va. Anne Rebecca married secondly John Kirkland, and had William Wyche Kirkland, died in infancy, and Elise Isadore, who married Dr. James P. Burke.

II3 DR. ALPHONZO6 WYCHE married twice. By his first wife, Bettie Caldwell, he had ii8 Claude, ii9 Nathaniel, I20 Ernest. His second wife was Miss Dooley, and they had one son, I2I William.

II4 AUGUSTUS6 WYCHE married Margaret Crittenden, and they had, I22 Margaret, I23 Laura, I24 Augusta.

II5 DR. JOHN FLETCHER6 WYCHE, of Huntsville and New Orleans, married Lucinda Wright, of Huntsville. Issue, I25

Chambers, I26 Robert Emmett, I27 John Fletcher, I28 James Egbert, 129 Olivia, who married Dr. Jas. L. Sandidge, of Shrieveport.

126 MAJ. ROBERT EMMETT7 WYCHE, married Kate Hammi- ter and removed to the vicinity of Shrieveport. He served in the C. S. A. through the war, attaining the rank of Major. After the war he was for fifteen years sheriff of his Parish. His children were, I30 Chambers, I3i Emmett, I32 Hammiter, 133 James, I34 Lucinda, I35 Harriet, I36 Lela, I37 Kate, I38 Minnie, I39 Exine, I40 Josephine. He died Sept. 26, I889.

127 MAJ. JOHN FLETCHER7 WYCHE, of New Orleans, married Mary Peebles, a descendant of the Brunswick County family of that name, and they had one child, I4I James Wright8 Wyche. After the capture of New Orleans he moved to New Iberia, La., where he organized a company of militia, and was elected Captain. He served in the campaign west of the Mis- sissippi. Subsequently he was promoted to the rank of Major. He died Nov. 29, 1901.

141 JAMES WRIGHT8 WYCHE, of New Iberia, La., married Lucy Harrison of Virginia, a niece of Prof. J. A. Harrison, University of Virginia. Issue, a daughter, 142 Julia Malone9 Wyche.

55 BENJAMIN F.5 WYCHE (48 Benj.4), of Sussex, had three children, I43 John, who married Miss Schoolfield, and died without issue. 144 Jane, who married Francis Rives, no issue.



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I45 Juliana Frances, married Hugh Clark Belches, of Sussex, and had issue, Benjamin Belches, who was a Major, C. S. A., and Julia Belches, who married Robert Dunn, of Petersburg, and had daughters Fannie and Julia Dunn. Fannie Dunn married Judge Joseph Budd, of Petersburg, and their children are Robert, Joseph, William, Fannie, Julia Wyche, Samuel and Josephine. These are the only living descendants of this branch of the Wyche family.

(To be continued.)

PETER FRANCISCO AND HIS DESCENDANTS.'

(From the Richmond Enquirer, January 17, 183I.) Obituary Notice.

Died-On Sunday, in this city, after a lingering indisposi- tion, PETER FRANCISCO, ESQ., the Sergeant at Arms of H. of Delegates-and a Revolutionary Soldier, celebrated for his ex- traordinary strength, his undaunted courage, and his brilliant feats. The House of Delegates have determined to pay him the honors of a Public Funeral, and to bury him with the honors of war. The House have accordingly adjourned until to-morrow. The Resolutions passed on this occasion, and the Encomiums that were paid to the old Soldier's memory, are de- tailed in our account of the Proceedings of the House.

(Proceedings in the House of Delegates, January I7, 183I.)

Death of Peter Francisco.

Mr. Yancey2 said, that he had the painful duty to perform, of announcing to the House, the death of Peter Francisco, late seargeant at arms of this body. He had yesterday received a message from him, expressing, as his last dying request, a wish to be buried with military honours. Mr. Y. had prepared two or three resolutions for the occasion, which he would now sub- mit:

'See QUARTERLY XIII., 213-219; XIV., 6-8. 2Charles Yancey, of Buckingham Co.



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