Born about in Wake County, North Carolina
Son of Jesse Sykes
and Tabitha (Rigsby) Sykes
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Asenath (Ballard) Sykes
— married
9 Dec 1852 in Guildford, North Carolina
Descendants 
Father of
Harper Sykes, Martitia Jane (Sykes) Angel, Rachel Tabitha (Sykes) Bythe and Mary Delphina Sykes
Died
at about age 31
in Petersburg, Dinwiddie, Virginia
Profile last modified
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Biography
Henry was born in 1831.
Henry and Aseneth were married 9 December 1852. [1]
Henry and Aseneth had four children, Harper F Sykes, Martitia Jane Sykes, Rachel Tabitha Sykes, and the baby born after her father mustered in for the Civil War, Mary Delphina Sikes. He knew of her but never got to meet his newborn daughter as he died a few months later.
Henry joined the army 27 February 1862 in Guildford, NC [2]
He passed away in 1862 in the General Hospital, Petersburg, Virginia of typhoid. This was after lengthy illness which may have included [per letters to his wife] dysentery, consumption [tuberculosis], and general unwellness. His letters to Aseneth were full of illness complaints from March, 1862 until his death on 13 September 1862. He was only 31 years of age and never saw actual combat due to his illnesses. [3]
Henry's will and testament, probate read on 18 November 1862 [4]
Sources
- ↑ Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Link to marriage licence here https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60548/images/42091_333032-02580?pId=7288106
- ↑ Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. Record Group 048. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC.
- ↑ First hand information as recorded by Henry Sikes and transcribed by Peggy Ann Stafford Wilson in 2020. This was originally published on Family Search and I used the information to create a legitimate citation on Ancestry.co.uk which I cite here https://www.ancestry.co.uk/mediaui-viewer/collection/1030/tree/163116141/person/292133577730/media/36ba4f00-869e-4edb-a888-1a2c97ac5c8f?_phsrc=ojU2512&usePUBJs=true.
- ↑ Guilford County, North Carolina, Estate Records, Ca. 1778-1933, 1939-1942; Author: North Carolina. Superior Court (Guilford County); Probate Place: Guilford, North Carolina Description Notes: Estate Records, Swaim, John - Taylor, Samuel F Source Information Ancestry.com. North Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1665-1998 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data:North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts. Will can be read here: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/9061/images/007641453_00810?pId=1570682
- Other sources I have are from US Civil War Records, 1840 and 1850 Census records, Marriage Bonds, and Will.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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