Henry Wyche (1649 - bef. 1714)

Born 27 Jan 1649 in Sutton, Surrey, England

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Descendants

Died before 18 Mar 1714 before age 65 in Surry County, Virginia

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Biography

Henry was the son of Henry Wyche, rector of Sutton, Surrey and Ellen Bennett/Benet, widow of Robert Quinnell.^[1][2] He was born on 27 January 1648/9 and baptised at Sutton, Surrey on 4 February 1648/9.^[3][4]

In 1678 Henry immigrated to Virginia, where he settled in Surry County on the James River.^[1][2] In September 1679 a record of the court of Surry County shows him suing Thomas Busby.^[5] In 1687 he was listed among the foot soldiers in the Surry militia.^[6][7]

On 20 October 1689 Robert Owen was given a patent for land in Surry County. This included 95 acres for the importation of two person, John Sharp and Henry Wych.^[8]

The name of Henry's wife is not known. He had the following children:

• James,^[1][2] whose will was proved on 20 June 1749:^[7] he is named as executor and residuary legatee in his father's will, suggesting that he may have been Henry's oldest son^[5]
• Eleanor,^[1][2]
• William,^[1][2] whose will was proved on 15 February 1720/1^[7]
• George,^[1][2] possibly born in about 1685^[5]
• Sarah^[1][2]
• Henry,^[1][2] whose will was proved on 4 March 1740 (presumably 1740/1)^[7]

Henry's will, dated 1 August 1712, was proved in Surry County, Virginia on 18 March 1714.^[1][2] In it he:^[5][9]

• named:
  • his sons William, George, Henry and James, and George's son Peter, with James as his residuary legatee
  • his daughters Hilliner (Eleanor) and Sarah, and Sarah's son Henry
• appointed his son James executor
• does not mention his wife, suggesting she was likely to have died when he made his will

Research Notes

Parents

Douglas Richardson names Henry's mother as just Ellen Quinnell. His parents' 1644 marriage record makes clear that Quinnell was not her last name at birth: she is described in the parish register as widow of Robert Quinnell of Asted.^[3] Ellen's last name at birth is proved by the parish register entry for her first marriage, at Morden, Surrey on 3 November 1641, which gives it as "Elizabeth Benet".^[10]

Birth Date

Crozier's Virginia Heraldica wrongly gives Henry's birth date as 4 November 1645.^[11]

Wife

As stated above, the name of Henry's wife is not known. Frances Judith Edwards has in the past been shown as his wife, with a marriage date of 1668. No good evidence has been found for this, and she has been detached.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8} Douglas Richardson. Magna Carta Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 4 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham, 2nd edition (Salt Lake City: the author, 2011), Vol. IV, p. 386, WYCHE 15
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Douglas Richardson. Royal Ancestry: A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families, 5 vols, ed. Kimball G. Everingham (Salt Lake City: the author, 2013), Vol. V, p. 415, WYCHE 15
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} W Bruce Bannerman (ed.). The Parish Registers of Sutton, Co. Surrey, 1636-1837, Parish Register Society, 1915, pp. 4-5, Internet Archive
4. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPTQ-NGS : 5 February 2023), Henry Wyche, 1649
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Frances Taylor Meissner and Charles William Meissner. The Virginia Families of Colonel Thomas and Anne Wyche Taylor of South Carolina (Seaford, Virginia, 2000), pp. 81-82, Internet Archive
6. ↑ James Rives Childs. Reliques of the Rives, J P Bell, 1929, p. 93, Hathi Trust
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Wyche Family, in 'The William and Mary Quarterly', Vol. XIV, 1906, p. 59, Internet Archive
8. ↑ Louise Pledge Heath Foley. Early Virginia Families Along the James River, Vol. III, Genealogical Publishing Company, 1990, p. 109, Ancestry
9. ↑ Eliza Timberlake Davis. Wills and Administrations of Surry County, Virginia 1671-1750, 1955, reprinted in an improved format, p. 145, PDF, accessed 10 December 2023
10. ↑ Surrey History Centre, ref. 2065/1/1, p. 6, transcript in Surrey Marriages database on FindMyPast
11. ↑ William Armstrong Crozier. Virginia Heraldica, Genealogical Association, 1908, p. 91, Internet Archive

Acknowledgements

Magna Carta Project

This profile was re-reviewed for the Magna Carta Project by Michael Cayley on 10 December 2023.

Henry Wyche is NOT listed in Magna Carta Ancestry (volume I, pages xxiii-xxix "List of Colonial Immigrants") as a Gateway Ancestor, however he appears in both Magna Carta Ancestry (volume IV, page 386 WYCHE 15) and Royal Ancestry (vol. V, pages 413-415 WYCHE) in a Richardson-documented trail to Magna Carta Surety Baron William Malet. This trail was project-approved/badged (reviewed May 2015 by a Magna Carta project member) and is set out in the Magna Carta Trails, below.

See Base Camp for more information about identified Magna Carta trails and their status. See the project's glossary for project-specific terms, such as a "badged trail".

Magna Carta Trails

Badged Richardson-documented trail to Malet (RA V:413-415 WYCHE):

Gateway Ancestor Henry Wyche (badged/re-reviewed 10 December 2023)

1. Henry is the son of Henry Wyche (badged/re-reviewed 12 December 2023)

2. Henry is the son of Elizabeth Saltonstall (badged/re-reviewed 14 December 2023)

3. Elizabeth is the daughter of Susanna Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 16 December 2023)

4. Susanna is the daughter of Thomas Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 19 December 2023)

5. Thomas is the son of William Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 22 December 2023)

6. William is the son of John Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 24 December 2023)

7. John is the son of John Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 27 December 2023)

8. John is the son of Pontius Poyntz (badged/re-reviewed 29 December 2023)

9. Pontius is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

10. Nicholas is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

11. Nicholas is the son of Hugh Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

12. Hugh is the son of Nicholas Poyntz (badged/100% 5-star)

13. Nicholas is the son of Hawise Malet (badged/100% 5-star, rereviewed 11 Jul 2022)

14. Hawise is the daughter of Magna Carta Surety William Malet