WAIT FAMILY (WAITE, WAYTE, WIGHT)

Individuals found in the Historical Record of England

860 Rollo or Hrolf, 876 Rollo sailed to France, 912 Rollo became Duke of Normandy, died in 912
931 William Longsword became Duke of Normandy
            Richard I, the Fearless
996-1026 Richard II, the Good
1033 Robert I, the Devil. who had children:
William the Conqueror, b. 1027
            William Fitzosbern,
            Roger, Duke of Hereford
            Emma, who married Ralf de Waiet, the Duke of Norfolk about 1075
1066 King Herold , of England, killed at the Battle of Hastings

1066, Dec. 25 th William was crowned King of England
1075 Roger, whom King William I had made the Earl of Hereford, had a sister Emma, named after her great-aunt Queen Emma, the wife of two kings and the mother of two others; all four of whom in turn ruled over England. This Emma married Ralf de Wai(e)t , son of Ralf, an Englishman, who married a Welsh woman.
1075 William the Conqueror gave the earldom and castle of Norwich to Ralf de Waiet, Waher or Guader, a Norfok man, son of Ralf. He married Emma, daughter of William Fitzosbern, sister to Roger, Earl of Hereford.
William I ruled England 1066-1087

Argent, a chevron between buglehorns stringed sable is borne by the name Wayte and was assigned by William Camden Clavencieux, June 16,______ to Thomas Wayte, his Majesty's Receiver for the counties of Warwick and Liecester. Guillim.

1098 (?) Robert de Wateville was tenant of Richard Fitzgilbert, 2 nd Earl of Clare, of Pantfield.

King Henry II, 1154-1189

King Henry III, 1216-1272

King Edward I, 1272-1307

King Edward II 1307-1327

            Henri le Wayte, pro addote de Wherwell
            Somerset, Cloucester, Southt.
            Rici le Wayte, wife Alicia, dau. of Willi de Neville
(?)       William, son of Ricile Wayte, Warwick (is this perhaps the ancester 08 of the three Wayte boys, our ancestor and his brothers?)
1315 Ricardus le Wayte, Escheator in Commty, Wilts., Suthr., Oxon, Berks., Bed., and Bucks.

King Edward III 1327-1377

1329 Robert de Wateville had an interest in Manor of Ramsden.
            Joh'es le Wayte, Kanc. Kent
            Joh'es Wayte, his dau. Guido, Somerset
            Joh'es Wayte, Somerset
            Will'o le Wayte, Brompton Manor, Somerset
            Henr. Le Wayte, pr app. Issa and conventu de Wherewelle, Wulverlon Manor, Southton
1342 Johannes Wate, of Clyoe, is Magistrate of port of London
1347 William de Wayte, Manor Brompton, Sommerset
1385 Roberto Wayte, Norwich
            Gilbertus le Wayte de Westmonasterio

Richard II 1377-1399

Edmondum Wayte, Stafford Co., Warwick
Joh. Waytes, Sheriff

King Henry IV 1399-1413
King Henry V 1413-1422

1415 Oct 25, Battle of Aquicourt, in retinue of Sire de Harington, 26 lances, 83 arches, Thomas Broughton. Among lances of Duke of Gloucester, Thomas Wayte.
Among lances of Sir Henry Huse, Thomas Wayte.
1421-1471, "Le" was dropped before Wayte.

King Henry VI 1422-1461

Johannes Wait, Bedford
Johan Wayte, Wales
1433, John Wayte, of Branketree, Essex
1433, Thomas Wayte, of Hants
1454, Robert More Wayte was minstrel to attend King at feast
            Johannus Wayte, Norfolk
            Robert Wayte, Wilts
            Williams, Arminger, Suthd.
            Thomas Wayte, Hartriyge Manor, Berks
            Ricus Wayte, Southerland
            John Wayte, Southerland

King Edward IV 1461-1483

            Thomas Wayte, Chaldryngton Manor de proirissa' de Ambresbury, Charlteton Manor, Greyleboys Manor, Wilts County.

King Richard III 1483-1485
King Henry VII 1485-1509
King Henry VIII 1509-1547

            _______William Wayte, Procuratorem renounced the Bishop of Rome, his authority and power.
1529 Henry VIII at dissolution of the monasteries
1521, June 26, Agnes, wife of Thomas Wayte died. Thomas died later.   He was Waxchandler of Allhollows Church, Oxen Inscription, coat and scrolls.
1543, Aug.7, Nicholas Wayte died; he was the son of Thomas Wayte, both citizens and drapers of London.   Nicolas married Ellen, daughter of Robert Dencourt (D'Eincourt) of Alvely.   She died May 27, 1545. Nicolaus held the Monor od Gaynes and his heirs were the grandson and daughter of Edwart Wayte, late of Rouhate in Bedforshire viz. Edward Bendowne (380 and Agnes Pyke (53) whose husband was John Pyke.

King Edward VI 1547-1553

1548, Apr. 20, Henry Wayte died, had two sons

Queen Mary 1553-1558
Queen Elizabeth I 1558-1603

            John Wayte, Essex
            Roger Wayte, Lincoln
            Richard Wayte, of Hartwood vs. Richard Wayte of Mawkybne, in dispute message and lands in Hamlet of Holme Tp. Thruscrosse.
1578, Isabelle, daughter of Vaisley, married Wayte
1581, William Wayte and Henry Wayte living in 1581.
            Richard Waite vs. Richard Waite, Sr. and William Waite house and lands and tenements in Mapham, late of Edward, desceased father of plf., County Kent.
1585, Henry Waight vs. Richard Vincent and John Waight, lands and tenements in Mepham, late of Edward Wayght, lands and tenements in parishes of Mepham and Luddesdon, County Kent.
1586, Jan. 19, Letter Nich. Waytte to Mr. Doctor Cesar about buyers and conveyors of Scot's goods stolen by Pirates.
(?)1589, Aug. 3, Thomas Wayte married Lettice Halford, in Parish Register, Ardsley Co., Hert (is this ours?)
1596, Richard of New England, born in England
1598, Gamaliel of New England born in England
1601, Thomas of Portsmith, Rhode Island, born in England

King James I of Scotland 1603-1625

1615, Mary, daughter of Thomas Wayte, of Eland Staffordshire married 1640/1 Manry Hellard of Kilham

King Charles 1625-1649

1635, Elizabeth, dau. of Thomas Wayte, of Haxley, near New York, married about 1635
1633/4 Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas or John Waite, Jr. of Haxley, m. Richard Elmhirst, yeoman, d. 1635 and buried at Tresty Goodrengate, York
1645 (?) Jane, born 1625, daughter of Thomas Wayte, of Barneoldswick; m. (1) Bryan Ferrand, of Hasby; m. (2) Henry Risher, gent. Of P. Gargrave, b. 1643
1649, Jan. 1, Charles I executed. Thomas Wayte signed as one of the judges.

Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector 1653-1658

1650 (about) Wayte was one of the oldest in County of Hants, because possessed of estates at Castle Combe and Octon in the Counties of Wilts and Gloucester, where they resided.   Seat was Woodborough, near Bath.

Richard, Lord Protector 1658-1659
King Charles II 1660-1685

1660, Charles II restored to the throne. Thomas Wayte was, it is believed, imprisoned for life.   Arms were taken from the Waytes.

James II 1685-1688
William III and Mary II 1689-1702
Ann 1702-1714
George I 1714-1727

1720, Sire Nocholas Waite, Knight of Chartsey, Surrey

George II, III, IV and William IV to 1837
Victoria 1837-1901

1880, John Waite, Huddersfield   County of York

(It is possible that Thomas Wayte of Portsmouth, RI belonged to the Isle of Wight family. Names are similar. Portsmouth is on the mainland, not on the Isle of Wight. Maybe Thomas was a member of the Wymering Manor family which is only two to three miles from Portsmouth, England.)

A Letter found among John Cassan Wait's manuscripts
left to the New York City Library,
copied by Alethea W. Shaw, Oct. 1946

"Troup Capt. R. N. Waite RAF
c/o Westminster Bank Ltd.
Irongate, Derbe, Engand

"Have many hundreds of names of the family collected from church registers of 70 odd parishes near Tonbridge, Kent, includeing Meopham (or Medpram) all since 1557.

"Also many odd records of the Isle of Wight family of Brighstone, between Tanmouth (Tarmouth?) 10 W and St. Caths Point.   The original house can still be seen called "Waytes Court", believed to be the third to be built on the site given to Henry le Wayte in 1086, or thereabouts, as recorded in the Doomsday Book.   It is now a small and attractive farm house with 100-200 acres of good land.

" A very old Waite house is Wymering Manor 2 to 3 miles north of Portsmouth at Cosham which was inhapbited by William Wayte in the 17 th century.   It began as a square Lascon (?) house and has been added to, contains a very fine staircase, but is in danger of being pulled down for modern building development.

                                    (signed) L.D. Waite
25 of Mch 1944

Mayors of Boston, England

1698, Samuel Waite, under William and Mary
1711, David Wayet under Queen Ann
1755, John Wayet under George II
1767 John Waite (2) under George III
1780 Thomas Waite
1781 John Wayet, Jr.
1795 John Wayet (2)
1800 Thomas Waite
1802 John Waite
1810 Samuel Waite
1815 John Waite (2)
1821 Samuel Waite (2) under George IV

Our Wait Line, from the records of Alethea Warren Shaw (1888-1978)

Pg3 (I am still sorting out pages, will post them as I get them figured out - Connie)

WILLIAM WAIT

John White Gustavus, b. Oct 22, 1831, died unmarried: Charlette Ann, b. Feb 21, 1834; George Leonides, b. Mar. 3, 1835, married ________ Haughten;   William Henry, b. Oct. 17, 1836, unmarried; Harriet Mary, b. Sept 13, 1838, mar. Deming Carpenter, lawyer of Olean County, Vt. Had 2 sons: Ernest and Raymond Carpenter, both were living in 1943 when this was written.   Ernest Carpenter lived in Florida.

Harriet Ann (Elisha 3, Moses 2, William 1) b. April 25, 1797, mar. Cunningham.

Irena (Irene) b. 1799, d. Georgia, Vt. 1872 (was mentally deficient)

ORSON WAIT (Elisha 3, Moses 2, William 1) b. Sept 20, 1794, d. Jan. 30, 1862 at 67. m. LAVINIA FAIRCHILD, dau. of TRUMAN AND MARY (ASHLEY) FAIRCHILD.

Their children:

Elisha Eliakim, b. Oct. 14, 1818, d. Mar. 30, 1842 at 23 years. Was a 2 nd Lt. Eliakim was an artist, did miniatures and portraits, etc.

Marica E., b. June 27, 1820

George Washington, b. June 19, 1821

STATIRA CLAPP BARTLETT, b. Oct. 14, 1822, d. Dec. 7, 1901 at West Georgia, Vt. result of a runaway horse, mar. in Georgia, Vt. Oct. 10, 1849 OLIVER CROMWELL WAIT, of New York City, son of EDMUND and HANNAH (WILSON) WAIT of Highgate, Vt. (Oliver was a ship carpenter in NYC, visited his cousins (Fairchild family) at West Georgia, Vt., and fell in love with "Stira" and as her folks refused to let her go so far away, he settled on land which the parents of Statira gave to her.   He built a house on one of the plots, (barns and shop and woodshed) and planted an orchard, started raising bees and farming. He was born Sept. 27, 1823, d. Feb.13, 1913 at Montpelier, Vt. He was buried in Georgia Plains Cemetary, where his wife, daughter, son-in-law, and two granddaughters are buried. (He was an exceptional man, far in advance of his contemporaries, as Dr. Clayton Bartlett said, "fifty years ahead of his time". I have always been grateful that I was privileged to know him quite well. Alethea) Grandmother Statira was an advanced seamstress and tailored her father's and brothers' suits before marriage.   She was an excellent cook.   In her old age she and Grandfather took up the study of Christian Science and were both healed, Grandfather of a closed esophagus (given up to die by 3 physicians) and Statira took off glasses worn for years, and was healed of severe asthma (for which she often spent the night sitting up). They had two daughters: Lucia Lavinia (Wait) Fairbanks and MARY WAIT (my mother) b. in West Georgia, VT