Wyatt familyThe Wyatt family is of Norman-French origin. The name Guyot in France became Wyot, Wiat, Wiatt, and Wyatt in England; in America Wyatt became the accepted spelling. There is an unbroken line of generations from Adam Guyot who came into England with William the Conqueror in 1066 to Sir Francis Wyatt, Governor of Jamestown, Virginia, 1621-1627 and again in 1639-1641. Allington Castle, Maidstone, Boxley Parish, Kent County, England, was the ancestral home of the Wyatts. Here they entertained the great and near-great of their country; reigning monarchs, Oliver Cromwell, Cardinal Wolsey, etc. The Wyatt Coat of Arms, family records, and political achievements are carved on the massive genealogical monument erected within the parish church. ....... continue |
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