Aylett family of Virginia

The Aylett family of Virginia was a prominent family in King William County in Colonial Virginia. This family is the namesake of Aylett, Virginia.^[1]

Notable members of the family include:

• Col William Philip Aylett, Jr.^[2] (c. 1662 - 1728) -- Born at Fairfield Plantation. Son of William Aylett and Sibella Hubbard. Married Anne Taylor. Father of Capt. William Aylett, III; John Aylett; Benjamin Aylett; Ann Curtis; Elizabeth Buckner and 3 others. Half brother of Jerome Ham, Jr.; John Hubbard; Rebecca Edloe (Hubbard); Matthew Hubbard and Matthew Hubbard.
• Captain William Aylett, III (c. 1695 - August 28, 1744) - Son of Col. William Aylett and Anne Taylor, Wm III married twice (Ann Aylett and Elizabeth Steptoe)^[3] had four daughters. His Daughter Elizabeth, who was probably the oldest, married Col. William Booth and lived at the Aylett family's Nomini Plantation;^[4] his daughter Anne married George Washington’s half brother Augustine Washington, Jr.^[4] and lived at Pope's Creek.
• Col William Aylett (Sep. 12, 1743 - Apr. 12, 1781) - He married, in 1766, Mary, daughter of Col. James Macon and Elizabeth Moore, of Kennington. He had inherited the Aylett plantation, "Fairfield" in King William County, from his father. Burgess for King William Co., Va., at the assemblies of 1772-1774 and 1775-1776. Member of the Conventions of 1774-1775-1776. Resigned from the Convention to accept commission as Deputy Commissary General in Virginia. Died at Battle of Yorktown.
• Col William Roane Aylett (May 14, 1833 - Aug. 8, 1900) - Lived at the Aylett family's Montville Plantation. Great-grandson of Patrick Henry. Married to Alice Roane Brockenbrough with whom he fathered 12 children. Practiced law; served as colonel of the 53rd Virginia Infantry Regiment in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War.

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