The first English colonial governor of Virginia. He became governor in 1621, shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony.
Sir Francis Wyatt, who came to Virginia twice as Governor (1621-1629 & 1642) returned to England and died there. With the death of his son and heir, Edwin Wyatt, this line became extinct. The Virginia Wyatts legitimately succeeded, but no claim by them to the title or to the ancestral seat in England was prosecuted. Other sons of Sir Francis died in infancy, but his youngest son, Edwin, who was born in 1629, the family fame continued. Edwin Wyatt rose to distinction in the legal and professional world (as is fully described by the massive genealogical monument erected by himself in the church. He was Justice of the Peace for Kent, Sergeant-at-Law, 1684, etc. "Boxley Parish". Cave Brown (p. 183)
The village of Boxley, Kent, England, with its Allington Castle, Parish Church, St. Andrew's Cottage (a part of the old Abbey) all associated with Wyatt antecedents, is a shrine visted in recent years by several descendents of the present generation. Letters from two soldiers of the World War, Mr. Wyatt Rushton, deceased, and Mr. marion Rushton, of Montgomery, Alabama, give vivid descriptions of these historical places. In 1928 the writer made a pilgrimage to Boxley and the nearby castle. Lady Conway, wife of Sir Martin Conway, archaeologist, then owner of the property, graciously permitted a thorough inspection of the ancient structure. The Parish church pavement hold the remains of that Jamestown Minister, Sir Francis Wyatt, and Rev. Hawte Wyatt, who left issue in Virginia, as recorded in the Wyatt monumental tablet, set in the wall of the chancel.
Sir Francis Wyatt, who came to Virginia twice as Governor (1621-1629 & 1642) returned to England and died there. With the death of his son and heir, Edwin Wyatt, this line became extinct. The Virginia Wyatts legitimately succeeded, but no claim by them to the title or to the ancestral seat in England was prosecuted. Other sons of Sir Francis died in infancy, but his youngest son, Edwin, who was born in 1629, the family fame continued. Edwin Wyatt rose to distinction in the legal and professional world (as is fully described by the massive genealogical monument erected by himself in the church. He was Justice of the Peace for Kent, Sergeant-at-Law, 1684, etc. "Boxley Parish". Cave Brown (p. 183)
The village of Boxley, Kent, England, with its Allington Castle, Parish Church, St. Andrew's Cottage (a part of the old Abbey) all associated with Wyatt antecedents, is a shrine visted in recent years by several descendents of the present generation. Letters from two soldiers of the World War, Mr. Wyatt Rushton, deceased, and Mr. marion Rushton, of Montgomery, Alabama, give vivid descriptions of these historical places. In 1928 the writer made a pilgrimage to Boxley and the nearby castle. Lady Conway, wife of Sir Martin Conway, archaeologist, then owner of the property, graciously permitted a thorough inspection of the ancient structure. The Parish church pavement hold the remains of that Jamestown Minister, Sir Francis Wyatt, and Rev. Hawte Wyatt, who left issue in Virginia, as recorded in the Wyatt monumental tablet, set in the wall of the chancel.
The first English colonial governor of Virginia. He became governor in 1621, shortly after his arrival in October, taking with him the first written constitution for an English colony.
Sir Francis Wyatt, who came to Virginia twice as Governor (1621-1629 & 1642) returned to England and died there. With the death of his son and heir, Edwin Wyatt, this line became extinct. The Virginia Wyatts legitimately succeeded, but no claim by them to the title or to the ancestral seat in England was prosecuted. Other sons of Sir Francis died in infancy, but his youngest son, Edwin, who was born in 1629, the family fame continued. Edwin Wyatt rose to distinction in the legal and professional world (as is fully described by the massive genealogical monument erected by himself in the church. He was Justice of the Peace for Kent, Sergeant-at-Law, 1684, etc. "Boxley Parish". Cave Brown (p. 183)
The village of Boxley, Kent, England, with its Allington Castle, Parish Church, St. Andrew's Cottage (a part of the old Abbey) all associated with Wyatt antecedents, is a shrine visted in recent years by several descendents of the present generation. Letters from two soldiers of the World War, Mr. Wyatt Rushton, deceased, and Mr. marion Rushton, of Montgomery, Alabama, give vivid descriptions of these historical places. In 1928 the writer made a pilgrimage to Boxley and the nearby castle. Lady Conway, wife of Sir Martin Conway, archaeologist, then owner of the property, graciously permitted a thorough inspection of the ancient structure. The Parish church pavement hold the remains of that Jamestown Minister, Sir Francis Wyatt, and Rev. Hawte Wyatt, who left issue in Virginia, as recorded in the Wyatt monumental tablet, set in the wall of the chancel.
Sir Francis Wyatt, who came to Virginia twice as Governor (1621-1629 & 1642) returned to England and died there. With the death of his son and heir, Edwin Wyatt, this line became extinct. The Virginia Wyatts legitimately succeeded, but no claim by them to the title or to the ancestral seat in England was prosecuted. Other sons of Sir Francis died in infancy, but his youngest son, Edwin, who was born in 1629, the family fame continued. Edwin Wyatt rose to distinction in the legal and professional world (as is fully described by the massive genealogical monument erected by himself in the church. He was Justice of the Peace for Kent, Sergeant-at-Law, 1684, etc. "Boxley Parish". Cave Brown (p. 183)
The village of Boxley, Kent, England, with its Allington Castle, Parish Church, St. Andrew's Cottage (a part of the old Abbey) all associated with Wyatt antecedents, is a shrine visted in recent years by several descendents of the present generation. Letters from two soldiers of the World War, Mr. Wyatt Rushton, deceased, and Mr. marion Rushton, of Montgomery, Alabama, give vivid descriptions of these historical places. In 1928 the writer made a pilgrimage to Boxley and the nearby castle. Lady Conway, wife of Sir Martin Conway, archaeologist, then owner of the property, graciously permitted a thorough inspection of the ancient structure. The Parish church pavement hold the remains of that Jamestown Minister, Sir Francis Wyatt, and Rev. Hawte Wyatt, who left issue in Virginia, as recorded in the Wyatt monumental tablet, set in the wall of the chancel.
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