There were two John Wyatt's in Ashe in 1840. The census used was for age range 50-60 (he was about 56). The census was marked 'John Wyatt Sr.' The other census is for a 30-40 year old John.
Sources
↑ "Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965," database with images, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : accessed 1 April 2019), entry for John Wyatte, born abt 1784, died 27 Sep 1854 Owsley, Kentucky; citing Kentucky. Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records – Microfilm (1852-1910). Microfilm rolls #994027-994058. Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort, Kentucky.
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR5-PC7 : 16 August 2017), John Wyatt, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 32, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 354; FHL microfilm 18,092.
See also:
John Wyatt in Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, Ancestry.com, accessed 04252020.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
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Wyatt-5712 and Wyatt-2066 appear to represent the same person because: same dates and places, same father's name, lack of sources to prove the information