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George and Edward \\'}att — and from them descend many of the \\ iatt name in the sotith.

Wyche, Henry, ancestor of the W'vche family of \'irginia. was son of Rev. Henry Wyche. rector of Sutton church, Surrey county, England. His father was a royalist and he was born January 2"/, 1648-49. His name appears first in the records of Surry county. \'irginia, September 2. 1679. In 1687 he is mentioned among the foot sol- diers of the county. His will, dated August I, 1712, was proved March 18, 1714. He left issue, Cyril and other children.

Wynne (Winn), Joshua, son of Colonel Robert Wynne, was burgess for Charles City county in 1702 and 1703- 1705. When Prince George county was set of? from Charles City in 1705. he was a justice for that county and major of militia.

Wynne, Captain Robert, came from Kent, England, where he had several houses in Canterbury, and was burgess for Charles City county from 1658 to 1675, being, dur- ir.g the entire existence of Virginia's "Long Parliament,"' 1661-1675, speaker of the house o^ burgesses. He married a wadow, Mary Poythress. and had sons, Thomas and Joshua, and a daughter who married A\'ood- lief (see "Virginia Magazine of History and Biography," xiv, 173).

Wythe, Thomas, was the son of Thomas Wythe, of Elizabeth City county, and Anne Shephard, his wife, daughter of John Shep- hard. He was a justice of the peace and was a burgess for Elizabeth City county from 1718 to 1726. He married Margaret Walker, daughter of George Walker, in 1720, and was father of the celebrated

George Wythe, one of the patriots of the revolution.

Yancey, Robert, was born in Virginia and oidained a minister in England in 1768. He was rector of Trinity parish, Louisa county. He was father of Major Charles Yancey, a prominent member of the Virginia legisla- ture in 1820.

Yardley, Francis, son of Sir George Yard- ley, first of Northampton county, was ap- pointed a member of the Maryland council in 1652, but soon returned to Virginia and A\ as burgess for Lower Norfolk county, 1653. In 1654 he wrote a long letter to John Ferrar. of Little Giddings, Huntingdonshire, England, describing his recent exploration of the country to the south of Virginia. He married Sarah Offley, widow of Captain Adam Thorow^good, and before that of Cap- tain John Gookin. He died before 1657, without issue.

Yates, Rev. Bartholomew, son of William

and Katherine Yates, of Shackley, Donning- tcn parish, England, was baptized August 24. 1676. and graduated at Brazenose Col- lege, Oxford, about October 12, 1698. He came to Virginia, February 2, 1700, and served first as minister of Sittenbourne and Kingston parishes. After three years he be- came minister of Christ Church, Middlesex c(Hmty. and continued minister till his death. In 1723 he was a member of the board of visitors of William and Mary College, and in 1729 was elected professor of divinity. He married Sarah, widow of Tobias Mickle- borough. He died July 26, 1734, leaving three sons, Bartholomew. William and Rob- ert, distinguished like himself for their piety and beneficence as ministers.