Brief Life History of William Robert
When William Robert Wyatt was born on 14 January 1808, in Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States, his father, John S Wyatt Sr, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth Sally Williams, was 22. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Betsy Ann Williams. He lived in Dickson, Dickson, Tennessee, United States in 1850 and Montgomery, Tennessee, United States in 1860. He died on 7 January 1866, at the age of 57.
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Sources (4)
- W R Wyatte, "United States Census, 1840"
- Wilber R. Wyatt in entry for Sarah Elizabeth Minor, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955"
- W R Wyatt, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal names Wiot or Wiet. These are often pet forms of Wy, from ancient Germanic Wido (see Guy , compare Wyand 1). Wy is the usual Norman French form of the name; the Parisian French form is Guy. Wiot was also used as a diminutive of William . As a surname Wyot(t) became Wyatt during the 16th century.
in Suffolk, this is sometimes a variant of Wyard, from the Middle English personal name Wiard, which is generally from Old English Wīgheard, which is composed of the elements wīg ‘battle’ + heard ‘bold, brave’. Occasionally it may be from Old French Wiard, ancient Germanic Withard (see Viard ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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