Linda Gillmore Sichlau
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 878
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Isaiah Guymon is believed to be the first Guymon in America. Where he came from to the Surry and Stokes area of North Carolina is unknown. He was born ca 1753 and married Elizabeth Flinn/Flynn, daughter of James Flynn and Rebecca Laughlin ca 1772-1773. Isaiah is found in the tax lists of Stokes county continually from 1790 to 1818. In 1809 he is shown selling land to his two sons, and disappears from the lists and the census in 1818. It is assumed that he died before 1820. Isaiah's mother was Elizabeth Curry whose brother Malcolm reared Isaiah. Eleven children were born of the marriage between Isaiah and Elizabeth.
