I thought it would be fun to do this history in timeline format. Our ancestors are in bold. Note that this is just a working draft, help if you have something to share.
Chief Powhatan
1585
The first English expeditions to Virginia (featuring Sir Walter Raleigh) occur in 1585 and 1589. Neither attempt ends well. In fact, colonists of the second attempt disappear without a trace.
1607
Arrival of the first colonial settlement with staying power
Near-instant problems with Powhatan, his people and their allies.
John Smith (one of a nine person governing panel) is captured by Powhatan’s people. I am aghast to learn that Pocahontas is just more Disney fiction. She would have been pre-pubescent at this time. Also Powhatan had no reason to kill Smith, he was just meandering up a waterway trading for corn.
1610
Timing is everything; the colonists’ was bad. The area was enduring a multi-year drought. That winter – out of more than 400 people – only 60 survived. Some colonists attacked the natives for food. Some stole food from the fort and carried it off to eat while taking up residence with the natives. A few were so desperate, they dug up at least one fresh grave and resorted to cannibalism.
1611
John Rolfe discovers Virginia is a great place to raise tobacco; smokes were already extremely popular in Europe and the Spanish own the market. Well, not after John Rolfe. Eureka, the Jamestown Colony finally found a way to make a few bucks.
Unfortunately, they will need more land.
Uber-unfortunate – the land is owned by Powhatan’s people and their allies. Things get really bad; again.
1613
The colonists abduct Pocahontas – one of Powhatan’s favorite children – in an attempt to squeeze him for more land. What a bunch of schmucks.
1614
John Rolfe writes a letter to the governor begging for her release. Apparently they have “a thing.” I dunno, need to do more research. This is making me feel really dumb.
John and Pocahontas marry and relationships between the colonists and natives improve; for a while.
1619
A Dutch privateer brings the first African slaves. Hopefully he’s somewhere in Dante’s seventh circle of hell.
1619
In England I assume – “Sir Francis Wyatt organized the General Assembly which had been called in 1619. This was the first legislative body in America. Sir Francis caused its privileges to be embodied in a written constitution, the first of its kind in the New World.
See http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/francis-wyatt/
1621
Our people arrive in Jamestown – Hawte, Barbara and their infant son Edward (born in 1619) accompany Hawte’s older brother, Sir Francis Wyatt, to Virginia
They sail from England on August 1, 1621 on the “George.” Sir Francis Wyatt brings the first written constitution for an English colony because he is destined to become the first English colonial governor of Virginia.
In October Sir Francis Wyatt becomes the first colonial governor loyal to the king.
Hawte serves as Rector of the church at Jamestown (1621-1625).
1622
The first American-born Wyatt is delivered. Hawte’s second son, George, was “born in Jamestown shortly after the Indian massacre of Good Friday in March, 1622.” http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dotsfamilypage/dots_page/Rev_%20Haute%20Wyatt%20page.html
Sir Francis Wyatt “rallied the defense of Jamestown which was attacked by Native Americans, during which the lives of some 400 settlers were lost and he then oversaw the contraction of the colony from scattered outposts into a defensive core.”
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/francis-wyatt/
1624 & 5
“Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, but Sir Francis, at the request of the crown, remained on as governor until September 18, 1625, when Sir George Yeardley, whom he had succeeded, resumed the office. In 1624, Wyatt resided in Jamestown with his wife, his brother Haute, and seventeen servants. In 1625, he received a black servant girl after a court settlement from her previous employer.” Ugh.
A Study of the Africans and African Americans on Jamestown Island and at Green Spring, 1619-1803…”
http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/francis-wyatt/
1625
Thomas Wyatt is born to Reverend Hawte and Barbara. (Where? In Jamestown or England?) Thomas only lives to age 7.
The Wyatts return to England. “In 1625 he (Hawte) returned to England with Sir Francis and helped settle their father’s estate, and served as vicar of Boxley, Kent until his death July 31, 1638.”
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~dotsfamilypage/dots_page/Rev_%20Haute%20Wyatt%20page.html
1626
Reverend Hawte Wyatt’s wife – Barbara Elizabeth Mitford Wyatt – dies 10/1/1626. She is buried in Boxley, Maidstone, England.
1630
Reverend Hawte and second wife Ann Cocke or Cox have son John Wyatt, born in Boxley.
1631 or 2
Reverend Hawte and Anne Cocke or Cox have a daughter, Anne, who never went to America.
1639
When Sir Francis returns to Jamestown to become Governor a second time, he brings Rev. Haute’s three sons and a daughter back to America with him; they become ancestors of most of the Wyatts in America. As far as can be learned, none of Sir Francis’s children settled in America. (I think I got this from Wikipedia.)
I’m still fleshing this out, will probably edit this page extensively.
Really cool links for you to check out:
http://www.preservationvirginia.org/rediscovery/page.php?page_id=6
http://www.history.com/interactives/jamestown-exhibit
Sir Thomas Wyatt the Poet 
Dear “mickisuzanne”:
You seem to be more interested in the American side, but I thought I’d let you know what I have found in my research into the ancestors of our mutual ancestor, Haute Wyatt.
Check out on the web : Sir Henry Wyatt of Norfolk, Sir Thomas Wyat the Elder of Kent, and Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger (executed for his role in the “Wyatt Rebellion” involving Mary of Scots & Elizabeth). Fascinating reading.
If you have access to ancestry.com, you can check out the geneology on my tree “M.D. Meikle Ancestry” (it’s public).
Michele Meikle
Camdenton, MO
Thanks Michele – I know, we’re lucky it’s so well documented:-) I’m particularly fascinated by Lady Elizabeth Brooke. I’ve written about her here and added the full (direct) line in an earlier post.
You may find this of help if you have not already read it.
Richard Hakluyt ‘The Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries of the English Nation, 1589-1600
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25645/25645-h/25645-h.html
Hakluyt was a key figure in promoting the colonisation of Virginia.
Along with John Dee he is also responsable for the long held belief that native American Indians spoke Welsh and were the ancestors of Welsh Prince who discovered America!
sbej – Thanks for the link, that time period is absolutely fascinating. Micki
I do need to know more about the American Wyatts. I’ve been to Maidstone and saw what I could of Allington Castle. I know our branch stems from Rev. Haute Wyatt. My paternal great-grandmother was Laura Virginia Wyatt Groner.
Once you have the names and dates you can do more research to find out who they were. Fortunately, interest and technology seem to be keeping pace, which should make it a lot easier than it was years ago. I have our information for the American branch but still can’t find as much information as I would like.
Fascinating history. The best we can tell, my family descends from Rev. Hyatt Wyatt. Our first direct line Wyatt into Ala,bama,, my homestate and where I now live, is buried in Shelby County, Alabama in a little cemetery at Cedar Grove. He married into the Meredith family. I have traced Rev Wyatt’s family back through Elizabeth Brooke, then through Kings and Queens to the Vikings. Don’t how reliable all the web research is back that far but it sure is fascinating..
Thanks for sharing your info. And yes, our heritage through Elizabeth Brooke IS phenomenal.
Hi Ms Nivens…I think you and I have been in contact before, but don’t recall the results.. I, too, am descended from William H Wyatt and Lucinda Meredith of Shelby County, AL. They are my 3xgreat grandparents. However, other than census info in which William reports being from Virginia, I have been unable to find a concrete link to any Wyatts before him, so would love a hint! I know one of the descendants of Haute and his wife settled in Madison County, AL and also that coincidentally (?) Lucinda’s parents, David Meredith and Sarah Hodges, (originally from Virginia) left Smith, TN where they were residing to be married in Madison Co. No clue as to why. Could be some sort of connection I also have people adamantly telling me that William is son of a Sacker Wyatt. Have a male cousin who has a 34 marker match with a man in California and the “within 8th generation common ancestor ” thing hasn’t revealed anything either. I have a tree but the paper trail I asked for has not appeared. Also, if I recall, 3 Haplo Groups all claim Haute. Don’t know much about DNA (too much like math) but I thought there could only be one group of dna matching direct descendants. Could be way wrong there…still learning.
So, I continue to be stymied.
Haute Wyatt is my 10th great grandfather. I am so proud as well as humbled by this discovery.
Hey just stumbled on this wonderful site on the Wyatts of Allington and Virginia. I too am a descendant of the Reverend but through son Edward: Haute > Edward > Conquest > James > Ann m. Robert Stubblefield > George > William S. > Nathaniel > Elizabeth Stubblefield m. William J Williams > Henry J Williams > Cynthia Williams m. William H Wolfe > Bessie Wolfe m. Louis Callais (my great grandparents).
As you probably know Haute Wyatt has a documented descent from King Edward III of England through the Brooke family.
Keep up the great work.
Fascinating, many years ago our Wyatt history was thoroughly researched, starting inn the early 1400’s, our Allington Castle in England, and much more. Lots of corroborating info on this page. I am most especially impressed though, with the history of Sir Thomas Wyatt the second, famous poet and philosopher, and his “relationship” with Anne Boleyn, and his imprisonment, and release from the Tower of London. And in America, a large number migrated to Tennessee, and Illinois. I myself live as far north as possible, in the northern part of Washington state. Love our history!
My family’s branch of the Wyatts came from Tennessee. Shelby Wyatt, my Great Grandfather, drove a wagon train to Illinois. There, he met and married Spicy Amos. They moved to Newton, Iowa. My father, John Wesley Wyatt, was their grandson.
I want to add to my comment from yesterday. In 1984, we visited Maidstone and Boxley. We stayed overnight at Allington Castle. It was then owned by the Catholic Church and operated by an order of Carmelite monks as a retreat and museum. It had been restored by a previous owner to its Tudor style.
The graves of Sir Francis Wyatt and Hawte Wyatt are in the floor of Boxley Church, across the Medway River from the castle. There is a wall relief above their graves telling the Jamestown story and welcoming their American descendants.
That’s fascinating! Isn’t Sir Henry Wyatt, father of the poet, also at Boxley?
Greetings,
I suggest Rebecca Douglas Wyatt’s history of the Wyatt family.. My father’s branch of the family moved to Wyoming county, West Virginia from Grayson county Virginia to star a water powered mill..
We must be long lost cousins..
Lyn Wyatt,
Northampton co, Virginia
I am researching the Wyatt family since joining ancestry.com. My line starts with my grandfather Glenn Ward Wyatt, then Roger Wyatt, James Milton Wyatt, John Wyatt, Samuel B. Wyatt Sr., Rowe Wyatt, Francis G Wyatt, here is where things get sketchy, Francis Wyatt, Conquest Wyatt, Edward W. Wyatt? HELP!
Jessica – Please join our genealogy discussion page on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/156044264903272/
Research in Jamestowne has shown Haute was not the Jamestowne church priest, but rather priest at a large plantation on the mainland nearby. He did reside in Jamestowne in a home identified by the researcher McCartney.
This is a wonderful site. It would help if people posted where they live geographically or which branch they are descended from. I will def check out the Facebook site above.
AT Wiatt, Gloucester, VA was my gr-grandfather, by way of Haute Wyatt.
Elizabeth Wright
Alexandria, VA
Hi Elizabeth – Thanks for your note. I created the Facebook genealogy discussion group so descendants could help each other tie up loose ends 🙂
Just found your site. I’m at least 5th and maybe 9th generation Wyatt, from Delaware. Line: William (me), Wilson (father), Alexander (Grandfather), Robert (Great), Henry (Great-great), Thomas Jr (Great[X3]), Thomas Sr (Great[X4]) all from Delaware; Kent County. Thomas Sr when western Delaware was part of Queen Anne’s Count, Maryland, and Thomas born 1650 died 1709 in Virginia Colony. Next Great[5]) unknown, Great[6]) unknown then ? Hawte Wyatt. The Wyatt land in Delaware was owned by John Wyatt buried in the Wyatt Cemetery in Masten’s Corner, Kent County, Delaware.
Have not been able to trace when the Wyatt’s settled and by whom in Delaware.
Hi William – please join us – your cousins – on our Facebook genealogy page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/156044264903272/
Thank you cousin, for all your awesome work.
Do you have an updated version, as you wrote …..
Christine Wyatt Bowra
Prescott Valley, Arizona
That’s so kind Christine, thank you. I’m working on the life of Sir Henry Wyatt … and hopefully the rest of his immediate family to the execution of Sir Thomas Wyatt the Younger; possibly a touch longer. It’s time consuming and I don’t have the luxury of NOT working.
How can I contact you to share additional information?
I am on Facebook if you have messaging…..
Haute Wyatt’s grandson Wm Wyatt, my 6th great grandfather was born in Perquimans County, NC in 1652, ten years before NC was charted. I enjoy telling this to those of 1750s German and Scottish decent I’m my Piedmont area, especially with my Lebanese last name. Allington Castle is now owned by a gentleman whose wealth is due to his political polling business. We were given a private four hour tour in 2016. We were given a copy of the Magna Carta which Allington’s butler said was brought over in 1621 rather than the constitution mentioned above. The best biography of Thomas Wyatt, the poet is “Craven with Diamonds” by Nicola Shulman. James Jeffrey Saleeby
Hello, relatives! I’m descended from George Wyatt (then Richard, Henry, Mary Wyatt Hawkins). According to his grandmother’s account documented in the Archdeaconry Court Canterbury (Box 3) dated April 29, 1639, after Haute died intestate she applied for support of the children she listed as George aged 19, Edward aged 17, John aged 10, and Ann aged 7. I was wondering about the documentation saying that Edward was the oldest son and was along for the ride in 1621. George would have been about that age at the time. What is the record naming Edward as the son who came on The George? Does anyone have that?
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Haute’s son John came to Virginia with uncle Francis upon his return. John’s son William, my 6th great grandfather was born in Perquimans county, North Carolina in 1652, 10 years before NC was chartered. I enjoy telling fellow tar heels that no one has earlier NC ancestry than me, especially with my last name, Saleeby. jeff Saleeby
If you want to read the exact timeline, according to Jamestown records, court records, and other records in U.S. and England, read, “The Rungs of Ladders, A Wyatt History in England & the United States, from 1066 to Modern Times.” I see so many errors on the internet. This compelled me to research Wyatts and to write this book.
I also have been tracking the Wyatt family!My grandmother was a Wyatt.Having the same problem getting all the facts.
Please join other descendants in their search on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=sir%20thomas%20wyatt%20the%20poet%20genealogy&epa=SEARCH_BOX
This is interesting. I too am a decendant of Haute Wyatt through my Great Great Grandmother.