	The Aylett family of Virginia was a prominent family in King William County in Colonial Virginia which also supplied several brides to the Washington and Lee families. The family descended from Thomas Aylett (1570-1650) of Hovells, in Coggleshall, Essex, via his son William (1607- 1677) who became a Merchant Taylor in London. It was his son William (?1640-1679) who moved to Virginia. Aylett, Virginia is named for the family.