Elijah Isaacs

Elijah Isaacs (17301799) was a farmer, politician, and militia officer in Wilkes County Regiment of the North Carolina militia during the American Revolution.

Early life Elijah Isaacs was likely born near Berryville, Virginia, where in 1771 he sold the farm inherited from his father Samuel Isaacs Jr. By September 1775, he was in Surry County, North Carolina, and a member of the Surry County Committee of Safety with Benjamin Cleveland and Joseph Winston.

He had a younger brother named Godfrey Isaacs. His wife's name may have been Mary, and their children were Jinny Isaacs, George Isaacs, Samuel Isaacs, Winny Isaacs, Abbee Isaacs, Elijah Isaacs, and Rebecca Isaacs.

Military service Military service:

Lieutenant Colonel Isaacs and General Rutherford, who was captured at the Battle of Camden, were held at St. Augustine, Florida until exchanged in July 1781. From October 1781 through February 1782, Isaacs led a militia regiment fighting against Colonel David Fanning's Tories in Chatham County, North Carolina and Randolph County, North Carolina.

Political career He was a representative to the North Carolina General Assembly from Wilkes County in 1778, 1779, and 1780. He served as senator in the assembly in 1782 and 1783. In May 1778, he introduced a bill in the House of Commons to form Wilkes County, which was formed in 1779 from parts of Surry County and Washington District, North Carolina.