William Edward Wyatt Jr. (1742-1815)

William Edward Wyatt Jr. Veteran

Birth

22 Jan 1742

Prince William County, Virginia, USA

Death

28 Feb 1815 (aged 73)

Fairfax City, Virginia, USA

Burial

Greenville Presbyterian Church Cemetery

Shoals Junction, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map

Plot

cenotaph headstone; buried at Dettingen Episcopal Church Cemetery in Gloucaster County, Virginia with 1st wife

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William Wyatt, Jr. lived in Prince William County, Virginia. He was a planter and a member of the vestry of Dettingen Episcopal Church. He enlisted as a private soldier in the American Revolution, February 13, 1778 in Capt. Henry Fauntleroy's Co. of the 5th Virginia Regiment and later transferring to Lt. Bartley's Co. In 1779 he again enlisted in Capt. John Anderson's Company, in the 9th Virginia Regiment. From 1788 to 1792, William lived in South Carolina near the present Greenville Presbyterian Church but returned to Virginia. William was married twice, 1st to Frances Newton & 2nd to Elizabeth Snoe.

He died in Fairfax County, Virginia but I have found info that he was buried at Dettingen Episcopal Church Cemetery in Gloucaster County, Virginia. This church and cemetery no longer exist. A memorial headstone was placed at Greenville Presyterian Church during the 1960's during a Wyatt Family Reunion. My family was present when headstone was dedicated in cemetery.

Inscription

Sacred to the Memory of/William Wyatt, Jr./22 Jan 1742-28 Feb 1815/Buried in Fairfax Co, VA/A Revolutionary Soldier/From 1788 to 1792/He Lived Near This Church/Married 25 Dec 1766/Frances Newton/2 Nov 1747-15 June 1783/Buried in Pr. Wm. Co. VA/Married 25 Dec 1788/Elizabeth Snoe/18 Feb 1754-21 MAY 1842/Buried in Daviess Co. MO

HEADSTONE ERECTED 15 JUNE 1952