Bernard Sykes

- Abt 1718

• Name	Bernard Sykes  [1]
  Birth	London, England   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1718	Prince George County, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I3160	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of PNH
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2020

  
  

  Father	Bernard Sykes,   b. Bef 12 Apr 1638   d. Bef 3 May 1683, Virginia (Age < 45 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Rawlett,   b. Abt 1640, England d. Aft May 1683, Virginia (Age ~ 43 years)
  Marriage	8 Apr 1662	Trinity, Minories, Middlesex, England   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F1047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Children	+ 1. Bernard Sykes,   b. Abt 1697, Virginia d. Aft 10 Jul 1759 (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F1040	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  He appears on "The Rent Roll of the Land in James City County 1704," an appendix to The Planters of Colonial Virginia by Thomas J. Wertenbaker (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1922), owning 1,012 acres. According to Peter Wilson Coldham's The Complete Book of Emigrants (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1990), a Bernard Sykes, presumably from chronology this one, arrived in Virginia in 1682. He died without a will. From the research of Dr. Cates, below, we can see that one of his sons was named Richard, also the given name of his paternal grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great grandfather. From Dr. Banks R. Cates, Charlotte, NC: Sep 1718 - Prince George County Court: BERNARD SYKES, son of Bernard Sykes, dec'd made oath that his father died without a will and was appt. adm. with Richard Cureton his security. William Harrison, James Harrison, Gilbert Hay and James Jones to appr. his est. (Prince George County, VA, Miscellany, 1711-1814, Pg. 23, by Benjamin B. Weisiger, Jr.) 9 Sep 1718 - Prince George County Court: Richard Sykes, one of the orphans of Bernard Sykes, dec'd chose Thomas Simmons, Jr., as his gdn. John Sykes, one of the orphans of Bernard, chose Richard Cureton as his gdn. (Ibid., pg. 23) 5 Aug 1718 - Prince George County Court: Inventory and Appraisal of Bernard Sykes' estate Aug. 5, 1718. Value £39/10/4 presented by BERNARD SYKES, adm'r. Recorded 12 Aug 1718. (Prince George County, VA Wills & Deeds, Pg. 31, by Benjamin B. Weisiger, Jr.) 9 Dec 1718 - Prince George County Court: Appraisal of the remainder of Bernard Sykes' estate £2/10/0 by Gib. Hay, James Harrison, William Harrison. Presented in court by BERNARD SYKES, Adm'r. (Ibid., pg. 34) 13 Jan 1718/19 - Prince George County Court; Accounts of Bernard Sykes' estate for 1718. Mentions Richard Cureton, Joseph Clarke. (Ibid., pg. 35)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3761] Benjamin B. Weisiger, "Prince George County, Virginia Court Orders & Return of Executions 1714-1720", Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly Volume 23, number 2, 1985, page 45. [S244] Research by Ruth Cates, Dr. Banks Cates, Al Baumbach, Ann Poe and others, by Roberta Pierson. [S3595] Britain, Marriage Licenses, on findmypast.co.uk., says after 4 Apr 1662. [S3598] London Marriage Licenses, 1521-1869 ed. Joseph Foster "from excerpts by the late Colonel [Joseph Lemuel] Chester". London: Bernard Quaritch, 1887., says after 4 Apr 1662. [S3599] "Dugdale's Visitation of Yorkshire, With Additions." The Genealogist 23:155, 1907., says after 4 Apr 1662. [S3626] London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, on ancestry.com.