John Wylly, born on Jekyll Island, GA, was the youngest son of Captain Alexander Campbell Wylly (1760-1833), a former British officer. His father's home was built on over a thousand acre plantation, on the site of the colonial Salzburger settlement (German Village) on Saint Simons Island.
John, a local landowner, had been in a longstanding feud with Dr. Thomas F. Hazzard of Pike's Bluff Plantation over the boundary of their property. In 1838, John ran into Dr. Hazzard in nearby Brunswick where he spit on Dr. Hazzard's face. Hazzard pulled a single-shot pistol and fired, killing John. Indicted on manslaughter charges, Dr. Hazzard was later acquitted of all wrongdoing.
Both of them had been members of Christ Church. After the shooting, the Hazzard family could no longer stand attending church with the Wylly's and they built what came to be known as The Pink Chapel on their property for family worship. The chapel still stands today.
John Wylly's grave in the Christ Church Cemetery is marked by a broken pediment, symbolic of his tragic death in the prime of life.
John, a local landowner, had been in a longstanding feud with Dr. Thomas F. Hazzard of Pike's Bluff Plantation over the boundary of their property. In 1838, John ran into Dr. Hazzard in nearby Brunswick where he spit on Dr. Hazzard's face. Hazzard pulled a single-shot pistol and fired, killing John. Indicted on manslaughter charges, Dr. Hazzard was later acquitted of all wrongdoing.
Both of them had been members of Christ Church. After the shooting, the Hazzard family could no longer stand attending church with the Wylly's and they built what came to be known as The Pink Chapel on their property for family worship. The chapel still stands today.
John Wylly's grave in the Christ Church Cemetery is marked by a broken pediment, symbolic of his tragic death in the prime of life.
John Wylly, born on Jekyll Island, GA, was the youngest son of Captain Alexander Campbell Wylly (1760-1833), a former British officer. His father's home was built on over a thousand acre plantation, on the site of the colonial Salzburger settlement (German Village) on Saint Simons Island.
John, a local landowner, had been in a longstanding feud with Dr. Thomas F. Hazzard of Pike's Bluff Plantation over the boundary of their property. In 1838, John ran into Dr. Hazzard in nearby Brunswick where he spit on Dr. Hazzard's face. Hazzard pulled a single-shot pistol and fired, killing John. Indicted on manslaughter charges, Dr. Hazzard was later acquitted of all wrongdoing.
Both of them had been members of Christ Church. After the shooting, the Hazzard family could no longer stand attending church with the Wylly's and they built what came to be known as The Pink Chapel on their property for family worship. The chapel still stands today.
John Wylly's grave in the Christ Church Cemetery is marked by a broken pediment, symbolic of his tragic death in the prime of life.
John, a local landowner, had been in a longstanding feud with Dr. Thomas F. Hazzard of Pike's Bluff Plantation over the boundary of their property. In 1838, John ran into Dr. Hazzard in nearby Brunswick where he spit on Dr. Hazzard's face. Hazzard pulled a single-shot pistol and fired, killing John. Indicted on manslaughter charges, Dr. Hazzard was later acquitted of all wrongdoing.
Both of them had been members of Christ Church. After the shooting, the Hazzard family could no longer stand attending church with the Wylly's and they built what came to be known as The Pink Chapel on their property for family worship. The chapel still stands today.
John Wylly's grave in the Christ Church Cemetery is marked by a broken pediment, symbolic of his tragic death in the prime of life.
Inscription
SACRED/TO THE MEMORY OF/JOHN ARMSTRONG WYLLY/WHO FELL A VICTIM/TO HIS/GENEROUS COURAGE/ON THE 3D OF DEC./1838/AGED 32 YEARS 1 MO.
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