Joshua SIKES / Emery BAKER

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[200] SOURCE: Revolutionary War Records, Duplin and Sampson Counties, North
Carolina, Contributions to Genealogy, Virginia L. & Oscar M. Bizzell.

[201] Sikes (Sykes), Joshua, Private, N.C. Militia - Soldier served at the battle of
Moore's Creek Bridge under Capt. John DeVane and Col. Alexander Lillington
where he helped throw up the breastworks. At that time he was living in
Bladen Co., N.C. In N.C. Army Accounts, Vol. V., Bk 180, he received voucher
#457 M for 1/3/6 pounds. In the 1784 special census for Sampson Co., Joshua
was taxed for 920 acres and 3 free white polls. He did not appear in the 1790
National Census for Sampson. His son John was appointed to administer the
estates of both his father and mother (Joshua and wife Esther) at the Aug 1808
term of Sampson Court. When John made his report to the Court on 13 Feb 1809,
he stated that his parents estate amounted to 693/1/8 pounds. Son John, born
in 1778, married Roda C.A. Herrington. From early New Hanover County records
we learned that Joshua Sikes was a planter on the east side of Black River and
sold much land in that area before coming to Sampson Co. In these deeds his
wife is referred to as Emery. (One source tells that Joshua married Mourning
Brown, daughter of the Rev. Edward Brown and that Joshua was an elder of Great
Cohera Baptist Church ( Note: Mourning was the wife of Joshua Sikes, son of
the Private Joshua Sikes above).

[191] Source: New Hanover County Court Minutes, 23 Nov 1792

[192] Deeds proved by Jacob Warren: Joshua Sikes and Amery his wife to Edward
Spearman.

[193] SOURCE: Timothy F. Watson, Sr., P.O. Box 988, Newport, AR, 72112

[194] Joshua Sikes, b. abt 1753, d. 30 Dec 1803, married Emery Baker.

[195] SOURCE: Sampson County, NC Deeds, Bk 12, Page 274, Deed of Gift, dated 28 Jan
1804. Cornelius Sikes, James Carroll, Joshua Sikes, Delilah Sikes, Emery
Sikes, and Elizabeth Sikes to Emery Sikes, their mother. "Whereas Joshua Sikes.
..departed this life (30 Dec) late Intestate leaving at his death his widow
and relect Emery Sikes and also we the subscribers hereunto his children and
representatives entitled by law to our distribution shares of the real and
personal estate of said Joshua Sikes and whereas we the out of love and
natural affection we bear to our said mother for...the sum of one shilling to
each of us...paid we...set over and convey to our said mother and for...the
sum of one shilling each of us...paid we...set over and convey to our said
mother the said Emery Sikes all and singluar the right title interest property
which was of the late Joshua Sikes during her lifetime or Widowhood and after
her death or marriage to return to the legatees and to which we are severally
entitled by the Act of the General Assembly of this state commonally called
the Statutes of Distribution or Otherwise." Wit: Hugh Roberts and Joshua Bass.

[451] SOURCE: Revolutionary War Records, Duplin and Sampson Counties, NC,
Contributions to Genealogy, Virginia L. Bizzell & Oscar M. Bizzell.

[452] Sykes (Sikes), Cornelius, Private, N.C. Militia: Soldier received militia
voucher as found in N.C. Army Accounts Vol. V, Bk W #3 for 9/2/0 pounds and in
Vol. VI, Bk 23, for Sampson County, pg 99 voucher #27 for a principal due him
of 9/2/6 pounds with interest of 3/15/4 pounds. At the 1790 Sampson Co.
National Census, Sykes is free white male head of house with one male under 16
years and three females of all ages.

[436] SOURCE: Anson County North Carolina, Abstract of Wills, 1750 - 1880, Compiled
by Reva Nance Carpenter, 819 Carmel Road, Charlotte, NC, 28211, Printed by
Grasshopper Press, 1129 C Street, San Diego, CA, 92101.

[437] Page 123, Joshua Sikes, Sr., July 9, 1840, Oct. 1840, Wife: Morning. Sons:
Alfred, Enock, and Joshua Sikes. Daughters: Caty Thomas, Fanny Helms, and
Nancy Sikes. Executor: Joshua Sikes, Jr. and G.W. May.

[438] Note: Anson County was formed from Bladen County in 1750.

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