20.ISAAC5DYKES (GEORGE4, WILLIAM3, GEORGE2, DYKES1) was born Abt. 1779 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and died January 08, 1815 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. He married REBECCAHOLLY. She was born Abt. 1781 in Barnwell District, South Carolina, and died Aft. 1858 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
Notes for ISAACDYKES: The household of Isaac Dykes was enumerated in the 1790 census of the southern part of Orangeburg District and appeared in "Heads of Families, South Carolina, 1790" page 100:
Dykes, Isaac white male, over 16 white female white male, over 16 white male, over 16 white male, over 16 white female white male, under 16 white male, under 16 white male, under 16 white female three slaves"
==O== Isaac Dykes was born in South Carolina about 1779. He was married by Isaac Dykes, Justice of the Peace, in Orangeburg District about 1802 to Rebecca Holley who was born about 1781. They removed to St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana about 1808. He served in War of 1812 in the U.S. Navy Yard on Lake Ponchartrain and died there January 15,1815, one week after the Battle of New Orleans. Rebecca Holley Dykes, "widow of Isaac Dykes," sold 640 acres on Silver Creek to Joel Ott August 24, 1827 for $500, according to Washington Parish Deed Book A, page 9. Rebecca Holley Dykes appeared as the head of a household in the 1830 census of St. Helena Parish, page 61. She reappeared as the head of Household 340-340 in St. Helena Parish September 15, 1850: "Dykes, Rebecca 65, born in South Carolina, $1,000 real estate Hays, Delphian 9, born in South Carolina, female Elen 7, born in South Carolina, female"
Rebecca Holley Dykes made an application for bounty land as a veteran's widow following the legislation of March 3, 1855 providing for such land grants. The Commissioner of Pensions, Department of the Interior, in connection with Application No. 298267 reported March 3, 1859, "The name of Isaac Dykes is not found on the Rolls of Captain John R. Goff's Company of Louisiana Militia. In order to make a further search additional information is necessary." In reply Rebecca Holley Dykes submitted a statement and corroborating affidavits: "State of Louisiana Parish of St. Helena On this 30th day of March, 1857 before me, the undersigned, a justice of the Peace in and for the Parish and State aforesaid, personally appeared Rebecca Dykes aged about seventy years, a resident of the parish of St. Helena, State of Louisiana who, being duly sworn, according to law, declares that she is the widow of Isaac Dykes deceased, who was a private in the Company commanded by Captain John R. Goff in the regiment commanded by Col. Sechrist in the war between the United States of America and Great Britain and that her husband entered said service at the Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish in December 1814 for the term of the war and continued in actual service in said war for the term of the war and died before he reached home January 15, 1815. She further states that she was married to the said Isaac Dykes in Orangeburg District, State of South Carolina on the 1st of December, A.D. 1802 by one Isaac Dykes, a justice of the peace and that her name before her marriage was Rebecca Holley and that her husband died on or about January 15, 1815 and that she is now a widow. She further declares that she has not made application for bounty land under Act of Congress passed 3rd of March or any other act and has not received a land warrant for any amount of bounty land. She makes this declaration for the purpose of obtaining the bounty land to which she may be entitled under the act approved March 3d, 1855, the certificate of which she wishes delivered to A. Addison, Esq., her Attorney in fact. This affiant further states that not having seen her husband after the mentioned said service she is not able to state any of the particular circumstances or dates when they occurred. Rebecca [X] Dykes Rhoda Mixon and Kizziah A. George witnessed her declaration, and James H. George, J.P, took her acknowledgement. Among the affidavits attached was the statement of John Fletcher:
"State of Louisiana Parish of St. Helena Personally came and appeared before me the undersigned justice of the peace in and for the parish and state aforesaid John Fletcher who being by me duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelist deponeth and says that he was a soldier in the war with the United States and Great Britain known as the War of 1812 that he was a private in the company commanded by John R. Goff, regiment commanded by Colonel Sechrist.
He further swears that he knew personally Isaak Dykes who was a private in said company commanded by Capt. John R. Goff and regiment commanded by Col. Sechrist, that said Isaak Dykes was drafted on or about the --- day of December 1814 about the latter part of the month, that said Dyches served in said company during the war and did actual service in said battle to affiant's own personal knowledge from the fact that this affiant was there and saw the said Isaak Dykes then in said service and that the said Isaak Dykes died after the war after Battle was fought in or near New Orleans for I was there and nursed him and saw him then sick and was there the night he the said Isaak Dykes died. All of the substancial facts, important facts above stated are clear to my mind, but the particular dates, months and days, I have stated to the best of my recollection but that I saw the identical Isaack Dykes in said service I have no doubt and state the same positively and unequivocally from a distinct recollection of the same.
Sworn to and subscribed to before me this 15th day of February 1859.
W. C. McAlister, J. P. John [X] Fletcher
A second affidavit was attached:
"State of Louisiana Parish of St. Helena
Personally came and appeared before me the undersigned justice of the peace in and for the parish and state aforesaid Jacob Womack who is a resident of said Parish and State who after being by me duly sworn says that he is about sixty-seven years of age, that affiant was a private in the company commanded by Capt. William George, 12th Regiment of Louisiana Militia commanded by Col. Abner Womack, war with Great Britain 1812, that this affiant has received bounty land for his said service to the amount of one hundred and sixty acres, one for 40 acres and one for 120 acres which was Number 30,787.
That this affiant was well and personally acquainted with Isaac Dykes then husband of Rebecca Dykes of this parish who is now a widow. That said Isaac Dykes was a private in Capt. Thomas Beckham's company, 12th Regiment of Louisiana Militia commanded by Col. Abner Womack, war with Great Britain, 1812. That said Dykes was mustered into the service and served at the Navy Yard in St. Tammany Parish. Was there from the 15th of December 1814 until the middle of March 1815 and for more than fourteen days and was honorably discharged.
Further states that he knows that said Isaac Dykes was in said service from the fact that this affiant was there and saw the said Dykes there in that service and knows the facts above stated from his own personal knowledge and that he has no interest in this claim. Jacob [X] Womack"
An affidavit of Wiley Young, age 60, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, who was also in Capt. Goff's company was also attached. He stated that he was stationed at the St. Tammany navy yard with Isaac Dykes and that Rebecca Dykes, resident of St. Helena Parish, had never remarried. James Starnes, age 70, Livingston Parish, who was drafted with Isaac Dykes, corroborated the evidence submitted by the other affiants in a similar affidavit.
The application of Rebecca Holley Dykes was finally approved February 11, 1860, and she received a bounty land grant of 160 acres. According to Patricia Ann "Patty" Bennett McGinty, children born to Isaac Dykes and Rebecca Holley Dykes include:
Faith Dykes born about 1804 Harriet Dykes born about 1807 Jacob Dykes born about 1811
Faith Dykes, daughter of Isaac Dykes and Rebecca Holley Dykes, was born about 1804. Faith Dykes was married March 22, 1823 to Jacob Hughes, according to Amite County marriage records. Faith Dykes is believed to have been a resident of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana and to have been a granddaughter of George Dykes, according to the research of Joan Henderson Young, a Dyches family researcher of Marietta, Georgia. ISAAC DYKES: Census: 1800, Orangeburg District, South Carolina, pg. 303 Military service: War of 1812, 12th or 13th Regiment (consolidated) of Capt. Thomas & Wm. V. Bickham of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
REBECCA HOLLEY: Census: 1850, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, Family #340, pg 201
Isaac Dykes (son of George) of Orangeburgh District, SC, paid $60 to Spencer Bolton for 230 acres adj. Jos. cooper and bounding on Goodland Swamp... 11 Dec 1806. Wit.: Elias Holley, William Dyches. Proved by William Dyckes (son of George), Rebecca Dykes, wife of Isaac, relinquished dower 11 Dec 1806 (This deed abstract was furnished by Brent H. Holcomb, 24 May 1980).
Isaac Dikes was granted 212 acres in Orangeburgh District, 24 Nov 1800 (State Grants Vol. 38, pg. 122. One Isaac Dyche, believed to be the same one, received another state grant, 21 dec 1801, in Orangeburgh District, of 270 acres (Vol. 38, pg. 547 and pg. 716). In 1805, Isaac Dykes was #787 in the 1805 Land Lottery of Georgia, drawing for land in Franklin Co., GA. He drew a blank. Isaac Dykes was a Petit Juror in Pulaski County in 1809; however, by Oct of 1810, he had taken out a claim west of the Pearl River, number by settlement (1), number by purchase 0 (American State Papers, Folio J84;030, pg. 73). After exploring the area and claiming the settlement, Isaac Dykes returned to SC and took out land with his brother Henry. On 07 Jan 1811, Isaac Dykes (son of George) and Henry Dykes received a state grant (Vol. 55, pg. 700) containing 1000 acres surveyed for them August 11, 1810 situate in the District of Orangeburgh on the N. side of South Edisto River and on Snake Swamp. Bounded NE on John Jennings and SE on lands the owner unknown, SW on lands laid out to Elizabeth Ridgdell and unknown land. By 20 Nov 1811, Isaac Dykes (along with Bardel Dyches, William Dyches, Abel Dykes, John Dicks and Dennis Dykes) signed a Petition of the Inhabitants of West Florida to the Senate and the House of Representatives to become a state. Isaac Dyches fought in the War of 1812, Bounty Land Application #92.076. He served in the 12th or 13th Regiment (consolidated) of Capt. Thomas and William V. Bickham of St.Tammany Parish, LA during the war. Rebecca Dykes, widow, St. Helena Parish, LA, 15 Feb 1858, said she married soldier in SC but had no proof og the marriage. John Fletcher said he nursed the soldier the night he died in "Battle of New Orleans". Jacob Womack, age 67, Rhoda Mixon, and Kezia George certified. On 21 Oct 1859, Livingston Parish, LA James Starned, age 71, and Wiley Young, age 90, certified the widow's application. The "Battle of New Orleans" occurred on 08 Jan 1815, so that was the date when he apparently died. The 1800 SC census of Orangeburg County, pg. 303, enumerated him with one male 16-26, two males under 10, and one female 16-26. In the 1850 LA census of St. Helena, there were 3 Dykes families enumerated:
page 194Dykes, Elizabethage 41, b. GA Malcolm D.age 24, b. LA Isaac T.age 14, b. LA
page 201Dykes, Rebeccaage 63, b. SC Hays, Delphainage 9, b. SC Hays, Ellenage 7, b. SC
page 202Dykes, Jacobage 45, b. GA Catherineage 45, b. SC Johnage 16, b. LA Nathanielage 13, b. LA Jane S.age 8, b. LA All of the above were probably related in some way. Rebecca Dykes was most definitely the widow of Isaac Dykes, soldier of the War of 1812.
There was an Isaac Dykes who was on the 1818 Tax List of Pulaski Co., GA, Capt. Pace's District (Blair, 1926, pg. 121), but he was evidently another person. Could this Isaac Dykes be the one and same person who fought in the Florida Seminole War, 1817-1818, Johnson's Co., GA Volunteers? Research needs to be done on this area.
More About ISAACDYKES: Fact 1: Living in South Carolina in 1800 with two boys at home Fact 2: Living in Louisiana in 1809 Fact 3: Veteran--War of 1812 Children of ISAACDYKES andREBECCAHOLLY are:
i.
FAITH6DYKES, b. 1804, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
ii.
HARRIETDYKES, b. 1807, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
iii.
JACOBDYKES, b. 1811, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
