Rev. Minor Wilkes Jr (1761-1801), Lunenburg County Va baptist minister, Mary Lou Brown's fourth great grandfather

Minor Wilkes Jr. (July 1761 - July 1801)

Minor's parents were Minor & Phoebe Yancy (Stone) Wilkes of Lunenburg Co VA.  

Minor Jr. was born in July 1761, the second of eight children.   He is Two's third great-grandfather

Minor Wilkes Jr. was a Baptist minister,  and was married twice.  He and his first wife, Margaret White (daughter of Carter and Margaret (Wynne) White of Lunenburg Co VA), had one son, Richard H. Wilkes.  Margaret died in 1790.  He married her sister, Phoebe White, on January 13, 1791, in Lunenburg County Virginia.  They had the following four children, including Emality, Two's great-great grandmother on her mother's father's side.

Minor Wilkes Jr. and Phoebe White children:
1) Phoebe Wilkes (b: 1795), m1: Robert Wallace, m2: John Davis. 
2) Washington Burwell Wilkes (1796-1860), m: Catherine Christopher.
3) Emality "Letty" Wilkes (1797-1887), m: Benjamin Harrison Wallace 
4) Sarah "Sally" Ann Wilkes (1801-1870), m: John W Christopher Jr.

Information from Find a Grave: 

Minor was a Baptist Minister. He died relatively young [around age 40], leaving no will. His father-in-law Carter White, was appointed administer to his estate in Sep 1801. The court elected Minor's brother, Richard Stone Wilkes, as guardian of the younger children. These children were also provided for in the 1811 Will of their grandfather, Minor Sr.

Per the 1800 Tax Rolls, Minor did not own any slaves.  The record shows that he owned one horse at the time. 

He is believed to be buried on the family farm, along with his wife, parents and other family members. The family lived on Big Hounds Creek, nearby towns are Victoria and Plymouth.

Many thanks to Candyce Hardin Williams Glaser for sponsorship of Minor Jr's memorial.

See also his father: Minor Wilkes 

Sources: 

Find a Grave Memorial ID: 84736813

Cynthia Poth Nanto tree on Ancestry dot com 

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