Conquest Wyatt
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Born: 1645 Boxley, VA
Married: Sally Pate
Died: 1708/09 VA
Parents: Edward Wyatt & Jane Conquest
Conquest Wyatt of Boxley patented lands on Hoccadie's Creek near his old home in 1672. He was an influential
citizen in affairs of Church and State;was a Vestryman of Petesworth Parish, in 1690, and high Sheriff of Gloucester
Co., in 1705. He was also Colonel of Militia 1698.
He was a grand-nephew of Sir Francis Wyatt, governor of Virginia 1621-7 and 1639-41. Sir Francis is given credit for
organizing the first legislative body in the American colonies and producing the first written constitution.
In the book "Adventurers of Purse and Person, Virginia, 1607-1625", it is written that he was "a minor in 1672", being
"son and heir of Edward Wyatt, deceased, of Gloucester County, Virginia". He was the High Sheriff and Justice of the
county 1705-1707. "The name of his wife is unknown."
In the "Vestry Book of Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia", he served on the vestry and as church warden
from 1684 to 1708.
Conquest Wiatt (Wyatt) was born about 1652 at Boxley, Gloucester County,
Virginia and died about 1708/09 at Upton Plantation in the same county. In
1669 he married Sallie Pate (1652-1750), the daughter of Col. Thomas Pate of
Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County. Conquest was heir to his father's lands as a minor in 1672, and he was assigned
a patent of 350 acres on Hocaddis Creek, which adjoined the land he inherited from his father. The patent refers to him
as "son and heir of Edward Wiatt, of Gloucester County, Virginia" and states that his father had died testate.
According to the Tax Poll of 1672, Conquest was largest property holder in Petsworth
Parish with 2,200 acres. In 1674/75 his guardian brought suit against Bartholomew Austin concerning a lease let by
the hiskoyack Indians.He was also Sheriff and Justice of the Peace for the County from 1705 until 1709.
Father: Edward Wyatt b: 1620 in Boxley, Kent, England
Mother: Jane Conquest b: Abt 1619 in England
Marriage 1 Sallie Pate b: 1652 Children John Wyatt (Wiatt) b: 1638 in Gloucester County, Virginia Francis Wyatt
(Wiatt) b: 1670 in Virginia Conquest Wyatt (Wiatt) b: 1672 in Petesworth Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia James
Wyatt (Wiatt) b: 1674 in Gloucester County, Virginia Edward Wyatt (Wiatt) b: 1677 in Gloucester County, Virginia
Elizabeth Wyatt (Wiatt) b: 1689 in Gloucester County, Virginia