WAYT.
George Wayt in 1773 purchased from William Twyman
the plantation on Ivy Creek, on the north side of the Whitehall
Road, which long continued in the possession of the
family. It is believed his wife Catharine was the daughter
of Twyman. It is said that after his death, she became the
wife of Elijah Garth. His children were Twyman, Tabitha,
the wife of a Kennerly, of Augusta, Catharine, the wife of
Paschal Garth, who removed to Todd County, Kentucky,
Frances, Sarah, Judith and Elizabeth. Twyman was for
many years associated in business with his brother-in-law,
John Winn, under the firm of Wayt & Winn. He was also
Mr. Winn's successor as Postmaster of the town. His home
was on the northeast corner of Jefferson and Second Streets,
the square on which it stood having been bought by him in
1815 from the executors of Jacob Kinney. He married Mary
Johnson, of Fluvanna, and his children were Charles, John,
James M., Mary, the wife of Dr. J. W. Poindexter, and Twymonia,
the wife of Peter A. Woods. He died in 1861.
