Susannah (Lankford) Dykes (abt. 1748 - abt. 1833)

Born about 1748 in Caroline, Colony of Virginia

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Died about 1833 at about age 85 in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States

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On 14 Oct 1825 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, William Dykes wrote his will: ” In the name of God, Amen. I, William Dykes of the County of Hawkins and the State of Tennessee being very weak but in perfect mind and memory, Thanks be given to God, calling on to mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make and ordain this my last will and Testament. That is to say principally and first of all, I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it, and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in a decent Christian burial at the discretion of my Executor, nothing doubting but at the general Resurrection I shall receive thee again by the Mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it has pleased God to bless me in this life. First of all, I give and bequeath to Susannah Dykes, my dearly beloved wife, my dwelling house and all the land lying and being on the South side of the road on Beech Creek, Hawkins County and bounded on the West by the land of Jacob Light and on the East by the land of Flower Mullins, during her natural life, and at her decease, it is my will and desire that my son William Dykes is to have that part of my land that I have devised to my wife, and also I give to Susannah Dykes my beloved wife all my personal Estate, during her natural life, or as much as she sees cause to retain, and after my wife’s decease, all my personal Estate is to be sold by the Executor hereinafter appointed and the money arising there from to be equally divided between my four daughter, that is to say, Mary Hase, Priscilla Cooper, Sarah Mullins [should be Mullinax?] and Ann Roseberry. I give and bequeath that part of my land that lies on the north side of Beech Creek Road, between the land of Thomas Mullins and the land of Flower Mullins, to my son Isum Dykes, to dispose of the same as he thinks proper. I give and bequeath two hundred and fifty acres of land to my son, John Dykes, be the same more or less, joining the land of Flower Mullins on the head of Beech Creek and on the waters of Walker’s Fork, to do and dispose of said land as he thinks proper. I give to David McColley a colt that my bay mare is with foal with now, provided said David pay the season. I add nothing now to my son James Dykes on account of the ample provision I have heretofore made him. I constitute, make and ordain my son John Dykes the sole Executor of this my last will and testament and do hereby utterly disallow, revoke and disannul all and every other forever, testaments, wills, legacies, bequests and Executors by me in anywise before mentioned, willed and bequest other. Ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and seal, this the 14th day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred and twenty five. Signed, sealed and published, pronounced and declared by the said William Dykes.”

William Dykes (his mark).

In presence of us: Reuben Bernard, Wright Mullins (his mark), Joseph Dykes (his mark).

(Hawkins Co., TN, Will Book One 1797-1873, p. 148)

Hawkins Co., TN, Will Book One 1797-1873, p. 148)

He and his wife appeared on the census of 1830 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee; both were in the age group 80-90.

Susannah Lankford was born circa 1748. On 17 Oct 1772 in Surry Co., North Carolina, she was named in the will of her father, James Lankford, and she received 17 acres on the North side of the Dan River. She died after the1830 Hawkins County Tennessee census.

The eight known children of William1 Dykes and Susannah Lankford were as follows:

2 i. Mary2 Dykes, born 1760-1770; married William Hays.

3 ii. Isom Dykes, (possibly the one born 28 Jan 1773 in Virginia; married Prudence Choat).

4 iii. James Dykes, born 1775 in North Carolina; married Mary “Polly” Robertson.

5 iv. John Dykes, born 1770-1780 in North Carolina; married Susannah Robertson.

6 v. Priscilla Dykes, born 1770-1780 in North Carolina; married Jacob Cooper.

7 vi. Ann Dykes, born 1780-1790 in Tennessee; married Absalom Roseberry.

8 vii. Sarah Dykes, born circa 1783 in Tennessee; married Eli Mullinax.

9 viii. William Dykes, born 1788 in Tennessee; married Jane “Jennie” Gallimore.

Buried ABT 1849. Tennessee, United States.

Susannah was born in 1768. She passed away in 1833.

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  Birth name: Suzannah Lankford
  Also known as: Susan Lankford
  Gender: Female
  Birth: 1740 - Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
  Marriage: 1768 - Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
  Death: 1833 - Newton, Missouri, United States
  Burial: Circa 1849 - Tennessee, United States
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Birth: 1768 Surry County, North Carolina, USA

Death: 1833 (aged 64–65) Hawkins County, Tennessee, USA

Burial: Non-Cemetery

Memorial ID 136494421