Captain Eric Godfrey "Soktel" Isaacs, Sr., "I"

DAR Ancestor # A060624

• Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CAPTAIN
• Birth: 1746 FREDERICK CO VIRGINIA
• Death: POST 1787 SURRY CO NORTH CAROLINA
• Service Source: PENSION OF MATTHEW SPARKS, *S31385
• Service Description: 1) WILKES COUNTY MILITIA

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We know Godfrey Isaacs Sr. served in the Revolutionary War because he was mentioned in a declaration given by Matthew Sparks. There are records of the service of Godfrey's older brother Col. Elijah Isaacs (who was captured at the battle of Camden, SC in August 1780), as well as records of the service of Elijah's son Samuel Isaacs who received a pension in Tennessee in the 1800's. But the only known record of Godfrey's service is found in the Matthew Sparks declaration. Godfrey Sr. is believed to have died in Wilkes Co., North Carolina before the state census of 1787. The very first trial in Frederick County (February 1744) was a case against someone named Dooues for assault and battery on one Samuel Isaacs. Samuel Isaacs also served on jury duty of the new court (April 1744).

Godfrey Isaacs Sr. served in the Revolutionary War he was mentioned in a declaration given by Matthew Sparks. There are records of the service of Godfrey's older brother Col. Elijah Isaacs (who was captured at the battle of Camden, SC in August 1780), as well as records of the service of Elijah's son Samuel Isaacs who received a pension in Tennessee in the 1800's. But the only known record of Godfrey's service is found in the Matthew Sparks declaration. Godfrey Sr. is believed to have died in Wilkes Co., North Carolina before the state census of 1787. The very first trial in Frederick County (February 1744) was a case against someone named Dooues for assault and battery on one Samuel Isaacs. Samuel Isaacs also served on jury duty of the new court (April 1744).

Captain Isaacs commanded a company of mounted Rangers in Wilkes County, North Carolina, during the Revolutionary War. They marched through the lower part of the States in search of Tories.

The application papers listed Captain Isaacs father as Samuel Isaacs whose will was probated March 4, 1760. Recorder in Frederick County, Virgini a, Will Book 2, pages 376-377. Names Godfrey Isaacs as one of his sons. The applicant also listed Samuel Isaacs father as Samuel Isaacs whose will dated 1749 was probated in 1750. Recorded in Frederick County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pages 366-368.DAR Ancestor # A060624

   Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CAPTAIN

   Birth: 1746 FREDERICK CO VIRGINIA

   Death: POST 1787 SURRY CO NORTH CAROLINA

   Service Source: PENSION OF MATTHEW SPARKS, *S31385

   Service Description: 1) WILKES COUNTY MILITIA

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Son of Samuel Isaacs, II and Anne Robbins Husband of Sarah Isaacs Father of Samuel Isaacs, III; Godfrey Socktel Isaacs, Jr. and Fielding Ashby Isaac Brother of Brig. Gen. Elijah Isaacs; Rebecca Reed; Sarah M Sebastian; Jane Isaacs; Mary Isaacs, m c1812 Jacob Van Zandt and 4 others

GEDCOM Note

Married on 1798 Married at VA