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William Dykes 1740–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1740

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA

Father: John Dykes

Mother: Judith Lewis

Spouse(s): Susannah Lankford

Children(s): Isham Sr, Martin Dykes

The story of William Dykes began in 1740 in Virginia. William Dykes married Susannah Lankford, and had children including Isham Dykes Sr, Martin Dykes. William Dykes passed away in 1832 in Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Dykes began in 1740 in Virginia.
  • William Dykes married Susannah Lankford, and had children including Isham Dykes Sr, Martin Dykes.
  • William Dykes passed away in 1832 in Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA.

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William Dykes's Ancestors

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William Dykes
1740–1832
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
John Dykes
1716–1786
St Peter Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
Judith Lewis
1722–1786
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Lewis
1691–1750
Gloucester, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca Thomas
1704–1748
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dykes's Descendants

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William Dykes (1740–1832) m. Susannah Lankford (1742–1833)
  1. 1. Isham (Dykes) Sr 1773–1871 m. Elizabeth Tate 1841–1911 m. Prudence Choate 1772–1862
    1. 1. Mary Dykes 1811–1860 m. Russell (Rupele) Brown 1801–1854
      1. 1. Thomas (J) Brown 1846–1919
      2. 2. Isham (S) Brown 1840–1865
      3. 3. Hortencia (Artimey) Brown 1832–1905 m. James Cagle 1830–1895
        1. 1. Rufus (Sandford) Cagle 1875–1946 m. Eliza (Anna) Barbee 1872–1961
        2. 2. Melissa (Ann) Cagle 1861–1937 m. James (Monroe) Deaton 1858–1890 m. William (Monroe) Scruggs 1851–1940
        3. 3. Isham (Leonard) Cagle 1864–1932 m. Martha (H) Stepp 1871–1929
        4. 4. Thomas (Asbury) Cagle 1867–1910 m. Martha (Delilah) Barbee 1870–1924
        5. 5. Israel (Sparks) Cagle 1871–1944 m. Mattie (Mae) Womack 1876–1965
        6. 6. Mary (Ann) Cagle 1852–1861
        7. 7. John (Newton) Cagle 1855–1934
        8. 8. Russell Cagle 1856–1929 m. Laura (Ann) Williams 1856–1936
        9. 9. Sarah (Elizabeth) Cagle 1859–1933 m. Thomas (Jefferson) Scruggs 1854–1939
      4. 4. Aurena (Elizabeth) Brown 1848–1928
      5. 5. John (James G) Brown 1836–1906
      6. 6. Asbury (Deal) Brown 1830–1887 m. Sallie (T) Hutchinson 1829– m. Mary (Dykes) Morton 1829–
        1. 1. Charles Brown 1855–1872
        2. 2. James (Isham) Brown 1870–1952
        3. 3. Stephen (T) Brown 1852–1916
        4. 4. Mahala Brown 1848–1939
        5. 5. Richard Brown 1858–1875
        6. 6. Mary (Jane) Brown 1857–1888
        7. 7. Sarah (E "Sallie") Brown 1866–1898
      7. 7. Elizabeth (C) Brown 1836–1852
      8. 8. Prudence (U) Brown 1842–1904
      9. 9. Francis Brown 1855–1898 m. William (Taylor) Dugan 1847–1929
        1. 1. John (Russell) Dugan 1872–1943
        2. 2. Isham (Franklin) Dugan 1885–1957
        3. 3. William (Walter) Dugan 1887–1958
        4. 4. Ira (Theron) Dugan 1893–1963
        5. 5. Prudence (E) Dugan 1877–1974 m. Benjamin (Sparkes) Hobbs 1874–1928
      10. 10. James (Knox Polk) Brown 1855–1930
      11. 11. Julia (Ann) Brown 1838–1900 m. Andrew (James) Smith 1842–1861 m. Sanders (D) Dykes 1816–1900
    2. 2. Isham (Dykes) Jr 1832–1924 m. Elizabeth Tate 1841–1911
      1. 1. James Dykes 1878–1942 m. Ada (Leann) Harmon 1889–1970
      2. 2. Isham (M Dykes) III 1872–1954 m. Nannie (L) Nunley 1884–1964
        1. 1. Carl (Winfred) Dykes 1922–1923
      3. 3. Mary (Evelyn) Dykes 1868–1932 m. William Moffitt 1861–
        1. 1. Isham (Ben) Moffitt 1892–1922
        2. 2. Henry (Clay) Moffitt 1891–1961
        3. 3. Jennie (P) Moffitt 1893–1975 m. John (Barker) Johnson 1896–1976
        4. 4. Ollie (Belle) Moffitt 1897–1986 m. Elgar (Lee) Bouldin 1902–1970
        5. 5. Sula (E) Moffit 1896–
        6. 6. Hassie (Cleo) Moffitt 1890–1980 m. Cony Tribble 1882–1932
        7. 7. Almidia Moffit 1900–
        8. 8. Thorvel (E) Moffit 1894–
        9. 9. Habert (G) Moffitt 1909–
        10. 10. Howel Mofitt 1896–
        11. 11. Letha Mofitt 1898–
        12. 12. Clay Mofitt 1900–
        13. 13. Virgie Mofitt 1902–
      4. 4. Julia (B) Dykes 1869–1932 m. Claude (D) Hillis 1858–1930
      5. 5. Prudie Dykes 1867–1950
      6. 6. William (Elder) Dykes 1880–1963
      7. 7. Enoch (E) Dykes 1874–
    3. 3. Rebecca Dykes 1811–1882 m. Elisha Walker 1809–1876
      1. 1. Martin (Jackson) Walker 1843–1915 m. Mary (Cooper) Buntley 1832–1913 m. Mary (Lucinda) Fults 1843–1923
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Jane) Walker 1847–1884 m. Zachary (Taylor) Hedgecoth 1853–1914
      3. 3. Rhoda (Prudence) Walker 1850–1913 m. John (L.) Tate 1850–1933
      4. 4. John (G) Walker 1846–1921 m. Lou (V.) Farmer 1868–1956
      5. 5. Jonas (S) Walker 1829–1909
      6. 6. Louisa Walker 1839–1840
      7. 7. Jacob Walker 1834–1909 m. Nancy (Elizabeth) Weaver 1845–1900
      8. 8. Elijah Walker 1836–1901 m. Mary (Ann) Mead 1850–1920
      9. 9. Samuel Walker 1839–1912 m. Mary (Cooper) Buntley 1832–1913
  2. 2. Martin Dykes 1790–1860 m. Mary (Jane) Sanders 1777–1870
    1. 1. Jacob Dykes 1813–1887
    2. 2. Sanders (D) Dykes 1816–1900 m. Dolly Gann 1821–1890 m. Jane Lockhart 1815–1865 m. Almira Walker 1817–1839 m. Julia (Ann) Brown 1838–1900
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Dykes 1846–1896 m. Samuel Lusk 1847–1919
        1. 1. Joseph (Sanders) Lusk 1872–1949 m. Ida (Maybell) Smith 1884–1926 m. Susan Massengale 1877–1900 m. Margaret (B) Jenno 1852–1938
        2. 2. Polly (A.) Lusk 1871–1922
        3. 3. Martha Lusk 1871–1922
        4. 4. Samuel (Dewitt) Lusk 1875–1934
        5. 5. Melvina (Jane) Lusk 1868–1915 m. Joseph (Madison) Brown 1861–1948
        6. 6. Pleasant (Monroe Lusk) Sr 1878–1962 m. Minerva Thompson 1881–1965
        7. 7. James (Polk) Lusk 1876–1925 m. Mary (Katherine) Sharp 1883–1974
        8. 8. Amanda (Daemie) Lusk 1891–1944 m. Arthur (V) Francis 1885–
        9. 9. Albright (Ernest) Lusk 1888–1947 m. Mary (Belle) Worley 1889–1965
        10. 10. Charles (A) Lusk 1881–1949 m. Icie Terry 1882–1951
      2. 2. Martha Dykes 1837–1889 m. John (Brice Webster) Bond 1831–1911
        1. 1. Jesse (B.) Bond 1880–1973 m. Myrtle Patrick 1888–1976
        2. 2. Martha Bond 1877–1905
        3. 3. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bond 1871–1911 m. John (Robert) Pickett 1862–1934
        4. 4. Sanders Bond 1868–
        5. 5. Mary Bond 1866–1907
        6. 6. Nancy Bond 1863–
        7. 7. Rosanah Bond 1858–1928
        8. 8. Almira (Anna) Bond 1857–1945
        9. 9. Neomia Bonds 1862–1891 m. John (Robert) Pickett 1862–1934
        10. 10. James (Martin) Bond 1860–1943
      3. 3. Mark Dykes 1872–1938 m. Alice Brown 1872–1940
        1. 1. Grover (Cleveland) Dykes 1892–1977 m. Annie Gregory 1895–1980
        2. 2. Woodrow (Wilson) Dykes 1915–1988 m. Lavada Jones 1913–1988
        3. 3. John (Mitchell) Dykes 1905– m. Maggie (Henson) Orange 1903–1983
        4. 4. Stacy Dykes 1912–
        5. 5. Cecil (Willard) Dykes 1919–1959
        6. 6. Mattie (L) Dykes 1895–1977 m. Sam Meeks 1887–1959
        7. 7. Icey Dykes 1900–1918 m. Carl (Hubert) Kilgore 1896–1948
        8. 8. James (Elmer) Dykes 1918–1951
      4. 4. Louisa (Jennie) Dykes 1866–1890 m. William (Carroll) Parsons 1858–1926
        1. 1. William (Franklin) Parsons 1888–1919
        2. 2. Minnie (Dykes) Parson 1890–1890
        3. 3. John (Robert) Parsons 1884–1943
      5. 5. Prudence Dykes 1871–
      6. 6. Lawrence (H) Dykes 1876–1910 m. Amanda Hatfield 1876–1960
        1. 1. Prudie Dykes 1897–1950
        2. 2. William (F) Dykes 1899–1941 m. Myrtle (Mae) Bloom 1904–1962
        3. 3. Julie Dykes 1906–1966 m. Raymond (Gilbert) Cecora 1910–1995
        4. 4. Foster Dykes 1902–1922
        5. 5. Grace (Anne) Dykes 1896–1970 m. Wilson (Wyatt) Byles 1890–1972
      7. 7. Jacob (Wesley) Dykes 1880–1948 m. Martha (Hannah) Shadrick 1883–1980
        1. 1. Thelma (Evelyn) Dykes 1917–2000 m. Albert (Lester Skelly) II 1918–2000
        2. 2. Hester Dykes 1906–1993
        3. 3. Edith (Mae) Dykes 1911–1993 m. Oliver (Wendell) Rogers 1909–1972
        4. 4. Douglas Dykes 1908–1914
        5. 5. Virgie (Lee) Dykes 1913–1968 m. Murral (Edward) Hewitt 1919–2001
        6. 6. Virginia (Pauline) Dykes 1924–2018 m. Vernon (Horace) Loveland 1921–1977
        7. 7. Donald (Ray) Dykes 1930–2023 m. Dorothy (Mae) Loveland 1937–2024
        8. 8. Ralph (Clyde) Dykes 1927–2012 m. Arline Smith 1936–1987
        9. 9. Geneva Dykes 1919–1986 m. Joseph (Patrick) Summers 1919–
        10. 10. Ola Dykes 1903–1978 m. Ralph Sanders 1898–1988
        11. 11. Jacob (Wesley Dykes) Jr 1921–1995 m. Mary (Ellen) Ketelsen 1926–2009
      8. 8. Isham (Cooper Brown) Dykes 1868–1939 m. Lettie Shadrick 1869–1917 m. Ardie (Ella) Vaughn 1903–1967
        1. 1. William (Leonard) Dykes 1897–1965
        2. 2. Elijah (M) Dykes 1888–1963 m. Elvira Fults 1891–1965
        3. 3. Dave (F) Dykes 1891–
        4. 4. Dallas (James Sanders) Dykes 1895–1918
        5. 5. Oscar (Lee) Dykes 1904–1968
        6. 6. Martha Dykes 1902–1920
        7. 7. Gray Dykes 1889–2001
        8. 8. Grace (Elvira) Dykes 1913–2001
        9. 9. Argie (Mae) Dykes 1920–2001
        10. 10. Wenonah (Starling) Dykes 1931–1996
        11. 11. James (Sanders) Dykes 1927–2001
        12. 12. Elsie (Louise) Dykes 1926–1968
        13. 13. Joyce (E) Dykes 1928–1985
        14. 14. Margery (Lucille) Dykes 1920–2003
      9. 9. Martin (Van Buren) Dykes 1839–1932 m. Sarah (Ann (Sally)) Tate 1844–1889
        1. 1. Nancy (Francinia Aberdene "Nannie") Dykes 1877–1950
        2. 2. Ollie (Emma) Culpepper-Dykes 1879–1954
        3. 3. Albert (Hanna) Dykes 1867–1930
        4. 4. Martha ("Mattie" Siltania) Dykes 1863–1958
        5. 5. Sanders Dykes 1874–1957
        6. 6. Temmie (Catherine) Dykes 1886–1892
        7. 7. Julia (Ann "Annie") Dykes 1869–1931
        8. 8. Sarah (Almyra) Dykes 1860–1937 m. Peter Ault 1853–1936
        9. 9. Effie (Lee) Dykes 1872–1894
        10. 10. John (Martin) Dykes 1882–1974
        11. 11. Mary (Elizabeth) Dykes 1865–1955 m. John (William) Boyd 1854–1924
      10. 10. Calvin (Calhoun) Dykes 1842–1929 m. Ellen (Birch) Colston 1844–1928
        1. 1. Clell (M) Dykes 1889–1979
        2. 2. John (Bartley) Dykes 1883–1937
        3. 3. Sanders Dykes 1875–
        4. 4. Myrtle (V) Dykes 1887–1973
        5. 5. Alexander (E) Dykes 1873–1941
        6. 6. Abigail Dykes 1864–1900
        7. 7. Sarah (Alene) Dykes 1866–1949 m. Jackson (Charles) Layne 1852–1938
        8. 8. Virginia (Lizzie) Dykes 1867–1903 m. Benjamin (Avery Jordan) Dove 1858–1917 m. Almarine (William) Caldwell 1852–1893
        9. 9. David (Detroit) Dykes 1870–1958
        10. 10. Mary (Annie) Dykes 1877–1966
        11. 11. Gilbert (Preston) Dykes 1867–1942
        12. 12. Nancy Dykes 1880–1892
        13. 13. Coalmon Dykes 1885–1898
      11. 11. Sanders (Dallas) Dykes 1844–1914 m. Mary (E) Lockhart 1846–1935
      12. 12. John Dykes 1863–1929
      13. 13. William (Thomas) Dykes 1875–1958 m. Lydia Morrison 1877–1925 m. Leatha (Ann) Parson 1906–1995
        1. 1. Lillie (Mae) Dykes 1897–1978 m. Hubert (Benjamin) Rogers 1904–1983 m. James (Tillman) Newsome 1899–1941
        2. 2. Maggie Dykes 1902–1959 m. Charles (Edward) Nunley 1899–1979
        3. 3. Albert (Lee Dykes) Sr 1904– m. Beulah (May) Bone 1912–1981
        4. 4. Hilda (May) Dykes 1917–
        5. 5. Millard Dykes 1907–1933
        6. 6. Basil Dykes 1909–
        7. 7. Delia Dykes 1899–1910
        8. 8. John (Lloyd) Dykes 1944–2010 m. Lita (Irene "Janie") Tate 1943–2001
        9. 9. James (Thomas Buford) Dykes 1931–1938
        10. 10. Bobbie (Geon) Dykes 1935–1936
        11. 11. Janice (Sue) Dykes 1940–1941
        12. 12. Betty (Louise) Dykes 1942–2020 m. Woodrow (Eugene) Sherrill 1939–1998

William Dykes's Timeline

5 Records

1740
1740
Birth of William Dykes in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1740
1740
Birth of William Dykes in Virginia
Virginia
1745
1745
Age 5
Birth of William Dykes in ,Hawkins,Tennessee,USA
,Hawkins,Tennessee,USA
1830
1830
Age 90
William Dykes resided here in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
1832
1832
Age 92
Death of William Dykes in Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA
Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: ,Hawkins,Tennessee,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1740
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, 1830 US Census; Census Place: Hawkins, Tennessee; Page: 33; NARA Series: M19; Roll Number: 178; Family History Film: 0024536

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Hawkins,,Tennessee,USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1797-1910; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hawkins County); Probate Place: Hawkins, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Hawkins, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, Wills and Probate Records, Wills, 1797-1910; Author: Tennessee County Court (Hawkins County); Probate Place: Hawkins, Tennessee

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