Sorry, no RANSOMs in the book.
As for the SYKES, if they weren't freed in NC, they are not going to be included in those records.
Remember, these are slaves who were freed long before the Civil War, they are not for slaves who remained slaves until the end of the Civil War. Unless you have found the persons living as free people in Census records prior to 1870, they will not be found in any emancipation records.
Deloris