2.GEORGE2DYKES, SR. (DYKES1) was born Abt. 1700 in Alexandria, Virginia?, and died Abt. 1777 in Pitt County, North Carolina.
Notes for GEORGEDYKES, SR.: It is believed that the Dykes of Wilkinson, Laurens and Pulaski Counties,Georgia and Jackson County, Florida descended from those in the Carolinas. The 1790 Census of the Orangeburg District of South Carolina on pages 69, 100, and 102 shows the following Dykes families:
1) Isaac Dykes---4 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 3 females---3 slaves 2) George Dykes---2 males over 16, 7 males under 16, 4 females 3) David Dykes--- 1 male over 16, 1 female 4) William Dykes---5 males over 16, 2 males under 16, 5 females 5) Dorcus Dykes---1 male over 16, 1 male under 16, 2 females 6) John Dykes---1 male over 16, 2 females 7) William Dykes---2 males over 16, 5 males under 16, 3 females 8) John Dykes---1 male over 16, 4 males under 16, 3 females
Notes for GEORGE DYKES: Info on the Dykes Family comes from the following sources: Burch, Harrell and Allied Families by Marilu Burch Smallwood--Granberry Familes by Donald Line Jackson--Estate Settlement of George Dykes Pulaski Co., Ga.--Will of George Dykes Richmond Co., Ga.--History of Macon Co., Ga.--Old marriage announcement from Sumter Co., Ga. newspaper-Elizabeth Henderson research and old letters to Abner Williams..
DYKES report by Robert Dykes This reformatted information is from papers left by a Robert Dykes, 700 Faust St, Ozark, in the Eufaula, AL library) by Donna Griffin (griffin-m-d@webtv.net) on 3/8/01
THE DYKES FAMILY It is believed that the Dykes family originated in Scotland. In May of 1983, Wilson Hubbard Dykes, Jr., made a trip to the Northern part of Scotland and visited the village ofAlexandria/Alexander near Loch Lomond. In the village cemetery, he found numerous tombstones with the spelling of "Dykes". More research needs to be conducted in this area. After extensive research into the various Dykes families of Virginia and through the process of elimination and the use of circumstantial evidence, this writer has come to believe that the dykes family of the Pitt Co. area of NC and Barnwell Co., SC descended from the Dickes/Dix family of Lancaster, Northampton ans Accomack Co., VA. One will notice that the names George, William, John and Isaac kept being repeated in successive generations of the Dykes family of the Accomack area of VA. It was the same with the Dykes' of NC, SC, GA and AL. Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Series 2, Vol. 2, page 172, Court Orders and Deeds 1656 - 1680, furnished the following: 12 Mar 1661/2 - Certificate to Mr. Henry Corbyn for the transportation of George Dickes (pg. 172). Virginia Colonial Abstracts, Vol. I, 1654-1666, Lancaster Co. Record Book 2:These may certify that Mr. Henry Corbin did bring before me Evan Jones who did swear to me that he and four more did about the 28th of June run away with his masters boat and did not return to his said master til the 16th day of December and that he had no cause given him for his so doing and also George Dikes did confess he did as the said Jones at the said time run away and also Will Phillips and that neither of them had any cause given them and that they did return to their said master upon the 19th day of September and said that Tho. Marsh was the chief cause of their going. Signed: Richard Perrott, recorded March 11, 1662/3, pg. 254.Lancaster County was across the Chesapeake bay from Accomack County, Virginia. Wise (1988) referenced the following entry: A List of Tithabales in North'ton County, 1666, delivered in at a court held for the said county the 28th of August, 1666, John Dike (pg. 373).Northampton County is located directly under Accomack County, Virginia. It is probable that all of the Dykes' in this area were related in some way.Nugent (1974) provided the arrival date and place of Isaac Dickes in Accomack Co.: Patent Book 5, pg. 273 (221). 23 Feb 1663. Richard Hill, Sr., 1000 acres, Accomack Co., at Hunting Creek, bounded on North by said creek, running Wly. down the same and Sly.towards Deep Creek. Transported 20 persons... ISAAC DICKES (pg. 482). Stratton Nottingham in "Certificates and Rights for Accomack Co., VA 1663-1709" included the following: March 18, 1666/7. Arthur Robins for SARAH DICKES (pg. 20); Nov. 17, 1671. Certificate is granted to Mr. Devarax for transporting.....ISAAC DIX. Proved in open court (pg. 25); Feb. 21, 1673. Certificate granted to George Waltson for RICHARD DICKS (pg. 87); Sep. 16, 1672. Certificate granted to Capt. John West for transporting EDWARD DIKES and JEREMY DIKES (pg. 128). Houston and Mihalyka (1985) furnished the following information on these people: DEEKS (See Dix) John, age 60, 1666. Deeds, Wills, Court Records, 1663-1666 (Reel 1, Pt. 1, pg. 124. (pg. 28); DIX (See Deeks) Isack, age 25. July 1671. Orders, Wills 1671-1673 (Reel 2, Pt. 1, pg. 15) (pg. 30); DIX, John, age 22, Apr 1688. Wills, Orders, 1682-1697 (Reel 4, Pt. 2, pg. 131) (pg. 30); Nottingham (1990) referenced wills and administrations of the Accomack Co., VA family if Dix: 1. Deeds & Wills, 1663-1666 (i), pg. 91. William Gowers, 31 Jul 1668, 05 Jan 1668...to ISAAC DIX.... (pg. 3); 2. Deeds & Wills, 1676-1690 (vi), pg. 436. William Smith, Nunc. Declaration made Oct 1686, 02 Dec 1686....Proved by ISAAC DIX, age about 42 & MARY DIX, age about 31 (pg. 15); 3. Same reference as #2 above, pg. 470. ISAAC DIX, 28 Oct 1687, 02 Apr 1688, wife, MARY, Exec. To sons John & Isaac land near Gargatha containing 1000 acres. John to have the plantation where I live and Isaac to have his part in the little neck; wife to live upon the land of my son John during her life. Daus. Elizabeth, Lucretia, Annabella & Mary. Wife resid. legatee. Sons to be at age 18 if my wife marry, if not 21. Wit.: Thomas Crippin, John Lewis, William Dennison (pg. 16); 4. Deeds & Wills 1692-1715 (xi), pg. 480. ISACK DIX, 25 Jan 1708, 05 Apr 1709. To son Richard (under 18) 250 acres. To son Isack (under 18) 250 acres beginning at the fork called Winneyfritt Woodlund's Branch. Dau. Margaret (under 16) Wife Margaret Exec. and in case of her dec. friends George Parker, John Barnes, Jr., Bro. John Dix and Richard Kitson to see my will carried out. Wit.: John Barnes, Jr., John Mellson, John Crippen, John Oneony (pg. 43); 5. Deeds & Wills 1715-1729 v.i., pg. 142. 16 May 1718, 02 Sep 1718. Scarburgh Webb.....Friends JOHN DICKS and Thomas Blake to care for stock....Bro.-in-law THOMAS DICKS. Exrs. JOHN DICKS and Thomas Blake (pg. 58); 6. Deeds & Wills, 1715-1729 v.i., pg. 186. JOHN DIX, 11 Mar 1718/19, 08 Apr 1719. To son Isaac (under 18) 200 acres being part of 500 acres where I now dwell. To son John (under 18) 150 acres where I now live. To son Jacob the remaining part of said 500 acres. Wife Patience. Dau. Mary Dix, dau. Elizabeth Dix. Son William and 2 dau. resid. legatees. Dau. Mary to be and remain with my brother William and Mary Nicklson until 18, Elizabeth to live with her brother Isaac until 18, Wife Exec. Friends Thomas Evans and John Barns overseers. Wit.: Richard Kittson, Samuel Thomas, Richard Sturges (pgs. 50-60); 7. Deeds & Wills, 1729-1737, pg. 272. WILLIAM DIX. Nunc. Declaration. 04 Feb 1732/3, proved 10 Feb 1732/3. To Mackwilliams Rite 500 lbs. tobacco for the schooling of my godsonWilliam Rite, son of Mackwilliams Rite. Sister Mary Rite resid. legatee and exec. Proved by William white & Ann Mills (pg. 99); 8. Wills, 1737-1743, pg. 157. Griffith Savage, 05 Feb 1738/9, 07 Jun 1739.....To son-in-law ISAAC DIX..... To dau. BRIDGET DIX (pg. 120); 9. Wills 1737-1743, ISAAC DIX, 30 Dec 1740, 27 Jan 1740/41. To son John Dix plantation where I now live and all my other lands. Solomon White to have the tuition of my son John until he arrive at the age of 21..... dau. Mary Dix (under 18). Presented by Mary Dix, widow of Isaac (pg. 123); 10. Orders 1744-1753, pg 477, 26 Mar 1751. Daniel Stott Adm. his est. to Christopher Piper. JOHN DIX & JOHN DIX, Jr. security (pg. 137); 11. Wills 1749-1752, pg. 293, ISAAC DIX, 08 Feb 1750/51, 27 Aug 1751. To son Richard Dix plantation where I now live with 200 acres to begin at the first fork that makes out of Rooty Branch adj. the land of John Dix. To son George Dix 150 acres where my son Isaac is now settled, provided my son Isaac refuse to make over all his right and title of his mother's maiden land to my son George, which is 100 acres adj. William Savage, but if he does make the said property over to my son George, then I give the said 150 acres to my son Isaac. To Solomon Dix 150 acres at the head of my land where Thomas Clark now dwells. dau. Elizabeth Dix 4 children Richard, Solomon, George & Elizabeth resid. legatees. Son Richard Exr. Wit.: Richard Hickman, John Dix, Heli Bagwell. In order of prob.: Isaac Dix heir at law to the testator (pg. 165); 12. Orders, 1753-1763, pg. 373. ISAAC DIX, Adm. his estate to Southy Simpson. Littleton Dennis sec. 30 Dec 1760 (pg. 174); 13. Wills, 1784-1787, pg. 191. GEORGE DIX, 23 Aug 1784, 29 Nov 1785. To wife Bridget Dix all my land during her wid. & then to my son Richard Dix. To son Isaac Dix. To dau. Elizabeth Dix. Children, except eldest son Richard, resid. legatees. George Savage and son Richard Exrs. Wit.: John Young, William Hope Savage, Naomi Young (pg. 359). 14. Wills 1788-1794, pg. 226. 10 May 1789, 01 Oct 1789. WILLIAM DIX, to wife Comfort, whole est. during her wid. and then to be div. bet. all my children, THOMAS, PEGGY, WILLIAM, TABITHA, & ESTHER DIX. House and lot in Drummondtown to be sold to pay debts. Bro. LEVIN DIX and Edwrad Arbuckle Exrs. Wit.: Peggy Allen, Aires Tatham (pg. 382). 15. Wills 1784-1787, pg. 779. Peter Powell, 22 Sep 1793. 28 Oct 1793, to wife Amey all my negros to bring up my children and at her death or marriage to be div. bet. my children James Powell and unborn child. Wit.: William Stran, RICHARD DIX, Ritter Melson, ISAAC DIX (pg. 400). The Virginia Quit Rent Rolls for Accomack County of 1704 listed Jno. Dix with 500 acres and Isaac Dix with 500 acres. Using the process of elimination, the sons of Isaac (d. ca. 1709), Jacob and Thomas Dicks, did not appear in subsequent records of Accomack Co., ; therefore, they probably had moved somewhere else or died. It is very likely that they moved into eastern part of NC, which encompassed Martin, Tyrrell, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Hyde, Dobbs and Johnston counties. Various Dykes/Dicks were found in those counties. Either one of them could have been the father of the George Dyches, Sr. of Pitt Co., NC. Two other possibilities are: 1. The John Dix whose will was probated 08 Apr 1719 had three sons, John, Jacob and Isaac. Any one of them could have been the father of George Dyches, Sr. of Pitt Co., NC. 2. The Isaac Dix whose will was probated in 1750/51 had four sons, George, Isaac, John and Richard. George could have been the George Dyches, Sr. of Pitt Co., NC and Isaac could have moved to Barnwell Co., SC. The above areas need to be explored more fully. Hoffman (1982) provided abstracts of deeds involving some of these Dykes/Dicks in that area of NC: Patent Book 5, pg. 136. William Statford. 02 Mar 1740. 128 acres in Beaufort Co. on the W. side of Tarr River, joining George Moy, Grindal Creek, GEORGE DICK, and another creek. Patent Book 15, pg. 122. THOMAS DICK, 13 Mar 1756, 100 acres in Craven County on the South side of the Neuse River being the place called the village, joining Thomas Pollock. Patent Book 15, pg. 192. THOMAS DICK, 29 Sep 1756. 464 acres in Craven County on the village branch joining Mr. Pollock, Mr. Graves. Patent Book 2, pg. 177. THOMAS DICK, 26 Nov 1757. 193 acres in Johnston Co. on the Adkin Branch. This record altered agreeable to an order of Lenior County Court this25th of June 1806 (pg. 75). Patent Book 20, #7779, pg. 177. Silas Spears Stevenson. 04 Mar 1775, 600 acres in Craven on the S. side of the Neuse River, joining land whereon Stevenson now lives, the head of the gum pocoson, Benjamin Griffin, the mill branch, William Heath, a pond, Cornelius Loftin, the road, Heritage Line, Holloways line, Lane's and Grave's corner, the Village Branch, THOMAS DICKs, and Carmans line. Ratcliff (1986) documented North Carolina taxpayers from 1701-1786 and referenced the following on: Dicks, Wm.Hyde Co. 1742 (pg. 56) Dikes, GeorgeBeaufort Co. 1755 (pg. 56) Dikes, George, Jr.Pitt Co. 1762 (pg. 56) Dikes, George, Sr.Pitt Co. 1762 (pg. 56) Dikes, GeorgePitt Co. 1763 (pg. 56) Dikes, George, Sr.Pitt Co. 1763 (pg. 56) Dikes, GeorgePitt Co. 1764 (pg 56) Dikes, GeorgePitt Co., 1775 (pg. 56) Duck, JacobDobbs Co. 1769 (pg. 59) Dick, ThomasNew Hanover 1763, 1763 (pg. 55) Dick, ThomasBrunswick 1769, 1772 (pg. 55) New Hanover Co. was made from Craven Co., and Brunswick Co., NC was made from New Hanover Co. It is believed that all of the aforesaid Dix/Dicks/Dikes are ancestors of the Dykes line defined below; however, the relationship has not yet been determined. The above mentioned references may provide clues for further research. 1-1GEORGE DYKES, Sr. The progenitor of the Dykes family of Barnwell Co., SC appears to have been the George Duches/Dyches who witnessed the will of Thomas Giddings, 13 Jul 1747, Johnston Co., NCHathaway (April 1900) furnished an abstract of the will: Giddings, Thomas. Johnston (Co.). Granddaughter Elizabeth, sons Jacob, William, Isaac, Benjamin and Abraham. July 13, 1747. Testators: Geo. Duches, Thos. Geesan, Thomas Lamberthan. Probated 05 Sep 1747 (pg. 217). It is likely that George Duches/Dyches was married to Elizabeth, the grand-daughter mentioned in the above will. It is interesting to note that the sons of Thomas Giddings were named Jacob, William, Isaac, Benjamin and Abraham. The names Jacob, William, Isaac and Benjamin were names that kept reappearing in subsequent Dykes families. The Gibbins/Giddens were also prominent in early Accomack Co., VA records and may have moved with the Dikes family to NC. The Dykes name has been found with many variations, due to it being spelled as the one writing it thought it should be: Duches, Dyches, Dyckes, Dyke, Dyche, Dike, Dyks, Diks, Duks, Dick, Dicks, Dix, Dickes, Dycks, probably other. The location of George Dykes, Sr. can be tracked through a series of deeds: Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 2, pg. 427. William Stafford and wife Elizabeth sold land to James Albritton, 03 Mar 1745. The land was 128 acres on the N. side of the Tar Riveradj. George Dykes, granted Stafford, 12 Mar 1740. Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 3, pg. 353. William Burney deeded land to George Dikes of Beaufort Co., NC, 12 Nov 1757. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book B, pg. 100. 24 May 1762. Moses Tison of Pitt Co. for 10 pounds conveyed to George Dickes, planter, of Pitt Co., 100 a. on the S. side of Tarr River, on the N. side of Little Contentony (Contentnea) Creek, and on the E. side of the Broad Branch running up the said Branch to the mouth of the Old Woman's Branch; Wit.: Aaron Tison, George Dicks, Jr. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book B, pg. 271. 06 Oct 1762. William Giddens sold to George Dyks a parcel of land on the N. side of Little Contentny Creek for 20 pounds "between the two plantations we now live on Jacob Giddings my gather and William Giddings". Wit.: Sam. Albertson, Jacob Giddens. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book B, pg. 294. 06 Oct 1762. George Duks/Dyks sold this land back to William Giddings for 20 pounds. Wit.: Sam. Albertson, Jacob Giddens. This land was formerly owned by Moses Tison, patented 1761, and it was sold at a "sherriff's sale" for failure to pay. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book C, pg. 125. 20 Jun 1764, 27 Aug. 1764. George Dikes sold 100 a. to Abraham Pettypool for 35 pounds. Wit.: John Tison, Ephraim Pettypool. Pitt Co., NC Entry No. 97, Warrant No. 211, Land Grant Office, Raleigh, NC. George Dyck received a grant for a 300 acre plantation, 01 Mar 1764, Pitt Co. It was surveyed for George Dikes, 22 Jul 1765, and the survey plat read: Beginning at a white oak Jacob Blount's corner tree on Hencoop Branch, running along Blount's line south continuing to Joseph Jackson's line, then with his line and Chas.MacLain's North 80 degrees, thence to the beginning. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book C, pg. 257. 01 Jun 1765. William Giddens sold to George Dikes, Junr., 100 A. for 40 pounds. Wit.: Jesse Moore, Auther Moore, Jr. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book F, pg. 71. 13 Mar 1771. Jeremiah Rhame of Pitt Co., planter, sold to George Dikes of the same, planter, for 30 pounds, 100 acres on the North side of Little Contentny in a Branch called the Hencoop Branch beginning at a Willow Oak in the Hencoop Branch and Jack Blount's line and runs north 60 wt 100 poles to pine then North 30 ____160 to a black jack then 100 poles to a black jack and then to the beginning. Wit.: Samuel Powel, Benjamin Blount. Pitt Co., NC Deed Book F, pg. 379. 03 May 1775, Recorded Jan. 1778. "George Dikes of Pitt Co., planter, for the love good will and affections that I have for my son William Dikes and my daughter Rebecca…. Land granted to William, 100 acres whereon I now live with the plantation, houses, orchards, gardens, fields, pasters and paster grounds, woods, underwoods, water and water courses…. Also two cows their yerlings and one stear and one mare and half my hogs and household goods…. To daughter Rebecca Dikes I give one cow and yerling their increase also half my hogs and half my household goods." Wit.: Daniel Maclain, William Johnston. The North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal (Nov. '81) provided a 1775 census of Pitt Co., NC as taken by an Order of Congress, 25 Aug 1775: The 1775 census of Pitt Co., NC taken 25 Aug 1775, Capt. Henry Ellis Co.: The 1775 census of Pitt Co., NC taken 25 Aug 1775, Capt. Nathaniel Cannon's District: George Dikes was enumerated next to Moses Tison (page 190) with 9 souls: George Dikes (60 is written on the side of his name), 2 whole number of souls: 1 white male age 16-501 white male age 16-50 3 white males under 161 white male above age of 50 1 white woman1 white male under 16 4 white female childrenNo females 5 slaves (Would appear there were 3 souls, not 2) In the above census, Rebecca Dikes was not enumberated in the household of George Dikes, Sr., although he mentioned her in the will later on that same year. She could have been the wife of William Dikes. One of the males was probably William Dikes, but it is not known who the male under 16 could be, unless it was a son of William's.
More About GEORGEDYKES, SR.: Fact 1: Sources from "Harrison Heritage", by Laura Barker Mortensen Fact 2: Source- Clera Ethel Dubose Dykes Bible Fact 3: Source obtained Mrs. Bernice Toole, Dykes descendent, Greensboro, Florida Fact 4: Sources from "Burch, Harrell, and Allied Families" by Marilu Burch Smallwood Children of GEORGEDYKES, SR. are:
