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GENEALOGY 


Lewis  Family 


IN  AMERICA, 


FROM  THE  MIDDLE   OF    THE  SEl^ENTEENTH  CENTURY 
DOWN   TO   THE  PRESENT  TIME. 


BY 

WM.  TERRELL  LEWIS, 
Of  Perryville,  Winston  County,  Miss. 


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LOUISVILLE,  KY.: 
Published  by  The  Courier-Journal  Job  Printing  Co. 

1893. 


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In  iVLcmoriain. 


^eei  ^e  ^n  heaven*" 


Departed  this  life  at  his  home  near  Perryville,  Miss., 

on  the  23d  day  of  January,  1893,  in  the 

82d  year  of  his  age, 

pttUlatn  Jewell  gctvi$i 

The  Author  of  this  "  History  of  the  Lewis  Family." 


"PiURlNGr  a  long  life,  extending  over  four  score  years,  Mr.  Lewis, 
although  a  frail  and  delicate  man,  led  an  active,  useful  life. 
He  was  by  occupation  land  surveyor  and  planter;  and  by  constant 
exercise  in  the  open  air  of  a  genial  southern  climate,  and  strictly 
temperate  habits,  he  invigorated  his  constitution  and  gained  power 
to  resist  the  ordinary  ills  of  the  flesh.  But  when  that  grim  monster 
"La  Grippe"  seized  him  with  a  fatal  grasp  he  was  at  once  pros- 
trated. Old  and  feeble  he  gradually  sank  beneath  the  ravages  of 
the  disease  and  with  quiet  resignation  he  endured  its  racking  pains. 
His  mind  was  calm  and  clear  and  he  saw  in  death  a  relief  from  the 
cares  and  anxieties  of  this  world  and  rest  for  the  body.  He  had 
fought  a  good  fight  as  a  Christian  soldier;  he  had  devoted  his  life 
to  the  performance  of  his  duty  to  his  God  and  to  his  fellow-man, 
and  he  was  not  afraid  to  die.  When  the  Angel  of  Death  came  to 
bear  his  soul  away,  he  called  his  weeping  family  to  his  bed-side 
and  in  a  feeble  voice  whispered  to  them  his  dying  words,  ' '  meet  me 
in  heaven.'' 

These  last  words  become  an  appropriate  message  from  the 
Author  of  this  book  to  all  his  friends  whose  names  are  herein  en- 
rolled. For  more  than  forty  years  Mr.  Lewis  was  engaged  in  gather- 
ing the  materials  for  this  work.  He  wrote  thousands  of  letters  and 
traveled  hundreds  of  miles.  To  him  it  was  a  labor  of  love.  He 
was  proud  of  his  lineage.  His  descent  from  the  Huguenot  brothers, 
who  fled  from  religious  persecution  in  France  and  found  an  asylum 
in  this  land,  for  whose  freedom  their  sons  bravely  fought,  was  not 
his  only  boast.  His  researches  in  the  family  records  and  traditions 
disclosed  to  him  the  fact  that  those  manl}',  noble  traits  of  character 
that  so  eminently  distinguished  the  Huguenot  brothers,  were  dis- 
tinctly transmitted  to  their  descendants  even  to  the  present  genera- 
tion, and  therefore  with  high  admiration  and  fraternal  love  he  re- 
garded every  one  in  whose  veins  the  Lewis  blood  flowed.  His 
dream  of  life  was  to  see  this  book  in  print.  Alas  how  sad  was  his 
disappointment. 

To  each  of  you  then,  whose  names  he  has,  with  so  much  patient 
labor  affld  carefulness,  gathered  together  from  all  parts  of  the  United 
States,  and  perpetuated  them  in  this  book,  it  is  fitting  that  his 
dying  words  be  sent  as  his  meesage  from  the  grave, 

"MEET   ME   IN   HEAVEN." 

T.    S.    K. 
March,  1893. 


(From  the  local  paper  at  Perrj-ville,  Miss.) 

Sacred  to  the  Memory  op  William  Terrell  Lewis. 

William  Terrell  Lewis,  son  of  Charley  Crawford  and  Elizabeth 
Lewis,  of  Rutherford,  N.  C,  was  born  April  15,  1811,  four  miles 
west  of  Rutherford,  N.  C,  on  the  Hickorynut  Gap  road,  on  the 
waters  of  Mountain  creek,  and  died  at  the  home  of  his  son,  0.  T. 
Lewis,  in  Winston  count}-,  Miss.,  Monday,  January  23,  1893. 

Mr.  Lewis  was  educated  in  what  is  known  as  the  old  field  schools, 
and  yet  was  a  man  of  much  more  than  ordinary  intelligence  and 
ability. 

Mr.  Lewis  came  to  Louisville,  Winston  county,  Miss.,  on  the  15th 
day  of  November,  1836,  and  was  employed  by  Lewis  &  Hudspeth 
as  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store.  He  was  first  elected  County  Surveyor 
of  this  county  the  5th  day  of  November,  1839,  and  served  off  and 
on  as  such  for  twenty-two  terms.  Mr.  Lewis  was  not  a  man  of 
strong  physique,  yet  his  strict  discipline  over  himself,  and  his  clear 
comprehension  of  the  law,  "be  temperate  in  all  things,"  and  with 
all  this  a  kind,  generous  heart  and  a  good  will  to  all,  he  was  enabled 
to  live  out  a  long  and  useful  life  here,  and  has  made  many  happier 
for  his  having  lived. 

In  1861  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Legislature  from  this 
county  and  served  one  term. 

There  was  perhaps  no  one  so  generally  known  in  Winston  county 
as  William  T.  Lewis.  No  man  ever  visited  more  of  our  homes, 
talked  more  to  our  children,  or  wrote  more  of  our  history  than 
did  he. 

In  1867  he  professed  faith  in  Christ  and  joined  the  Baptist 
church. 

He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Miss  Eliza  Jane  Steele,  of  Louis- 
ville, at  the  residence  of  Dr.  R.  D.  Brown,  September  19,  1848. 
Rev.  W.  H.  Head,  of  precious  memory,  officiating. 

Unto  his  first  wife  was  born  all  his  children,  and  of  this  compan- 
ion he  was  deprived  by  death  Januarj"^  17,  1867. 

On  the  9th  day  of  January,  1868,  he  was  married  to  Mary  Ann 
Norton,  who  still  survives  him. 

His  home  was  a  happy  home,  his  life  a  busy  life,  and  while  he  is 
gone  we  feel  that  he  still  lives,  for  his  works  do  follow  him. 

We  commend  his  wife  and  children  to  the  mercy  of  Him  who 
said  "I  will  be  a  Father  to  the  fatherless,  and  a  Husband  to  the 
widow."  J-  A.  Leech. 


PEEFAOE. 


Were  it  our  fault,  we  would  offer  an  apology  for  the  many  errors 
and  omissions  doubtless  to  be  found  in  this  little  volume  ;  but  we 
have  spared  no  pains  nor  expense  in  our  efforts  to  procure  every 
name  and  all  the  information  relative  to  the  Lewis  family  in  America. 
Hundreds  to  whom  we  wrote  never  responded  to  our  interrogatories ; 
and  many  who  did,  withheld  the  information  asked  at  their  hands, 
and  excused  themselves  by  saying  that  ' '  they  knew  but  little  about 
the  family,"  and  "  that  it  looked  too  much  like  egotism  to  speak  or 
write  eulogistically  of  themselves. ' ' 

As  imperfect  as  this  work  may  prove  to  be,  perhaps  it  is  better  to 
have  an  imperfect  sketch  of  the  family  than  none  at  all. 

Having  left  our  paternal  home  in  early  life  without  much  knowl- 
edge of  the  family  connection,  beyond  our  father's  family,  we  were 
prompted  by  the  deep  and  holy  regard  we  entertained  for  the 
family,  to  write  a  few  letters  of  inquiry  relative  to  the  different 
branches  now  scattered  throughout  the  Southern  and  Western  States. 
It  was  not  our  purpose  at  first  to  write  more  than  a  few  letters,  but 
the  more  we  wrote  the  deeper  we  became  interested  in  the  subject  of 
our  inquiry,  until  we  were  requested  by  many  of  those  with  whom 
we  corresponded  to  publish  in  book  form  the  result  of  our  researches. 
In  order  to  comply  with  that  request  it  became  necessary  to  collect, 
as  far  as  possible,  every  name  and  all  the  information  possible  a1)0ut 
the  family  that  could  be  procured.  This  opened  a  vast  field  of  labor 
almost  too  onerous  for  our  undertaking ;  but  we  did  not  shrink  from 
the  task,  for  we  have  written  thousands  of  letters  and  collected 
names  and  information  that  could  not  now  be  obtained,  from  the  fact 
that  the  persons  from  whom  we  received  the  information  have  long 
since  passed  away.  We  were  well  aware  that  many  of  the  family 
possessed  great  wealth,  while  others  did  not ;  for  that  reason  wc  made 


4  PREB^ACE. 

no  inquiry  about  their  property,  as  it  mattered  not  whetlier  they 
were  rich  or  poor,  so  they  were  honest,  upright,  and  bore  a  good 
name.  We  have  distinguished  the  different  generations  of  the 
family  by  the  letters  of  the  alphabet,  thus:  A,  first  generation;  B, 
second,  etc. 

We  hope  this  little  volume  may  be  the  means  of  stimulating  the 
rising  generation  to  noble  deeds  and  save  them  from  degradation ; 
and  that  some  enterprising  member  of  the  family  may  continue  the 
researches  after  the  scattered  and  lost  members  of  the  family  and 
some  day  publish  a  new  edition  of  this  book,  is  the  earnest  desire 
of  the  AUTHOR. 

Perryville,  Miss. 


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GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 


CHAPTER  I. 

GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

There  is  a  tradition  in  the  Lewis  family  in  America  that  the  name 
originated  in  France,  and  that  it  was  originally  spelled  "Louis," 
meaning  strong  or  brave.  After  the  family  settled  in  Wales,  the 
name  being  Anglicized,  it  was  changed  to  ' '  Lewis. ' '  All  the  Welsh 
Lewises  are  related,  as  they  sprang  from  the  same  original  stock. 

About  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century  four  brothers  of  the 
Lewis  family  left  Wales,  viz. : 

A  1.    Samuel,  went  to  Portugal;  nothing  more  is  known  of  him. 

A  2.    William,  died  in  Ireland. 

A  3.    General  Robert,  died  in  Gloucester  county,  Va. ;  and 

A  4.    John,  died  in  Hanover  county,  Va. 


A  2.    William,  one  of  the  Welsh  brothers,  died  in  Ireland.     He 

married  a  Miss McClelland  and  left  one  son,  viz. : 

B  1.    Andrew,  who  married  Mary  Calhoun,  and  left  issue,  viz.: 
C  1.    John,  born  in  1678;  married  Margaret  Lynn. 
C  2.    Samuel,  born  1680;  left  no  issue. 


C  1.  John  was  born  in  Ireland,  and  is  styled  as  Pioneer  John 
Lewis  by  Campbell  in  his  history  of  Virginia.  In  1720  he  killed  an 
Irish  landlord  and  fled  to  America,  and  finally  settled  near  where 
the  town  of  Staunton,  in  Augusta  county,  Va.,  now  stands.  He 
was  tall  and  of  great  muscular  strength,  and  was  one  among  the 
best  backwoodsmen  of  his  day.  When  he  settled  in  what  is  now 
Augusta  county,  the  country  was  inhabited  by  Indians. 

Like  all  pioneer  settlers  in  a  new  country,  he  had  to  fight  his  way 
with  the  red  men  of  the  forest.  He  built  his  house  with  port-holes 
in  it,  so  that  he  could  successfully  contend  with  the  savage  tribes 
that  infested  the  country,  and  with  whom  he  had  many  a  conflict. 
When  Augustti  county  was  organized,  he  was  the  founder  of  Staun- 
ton, the  county  seat,  and  was  one  of  the  flrst  magistrates  appointed 
in  the  county  by  the  Governor.  The  last  thirty  years  of  his  life  were 
devoted  to  advancing  the  interests  of  the  little  community  he  founded. 
He  died  in  1762,  thirty  years  after  coming  to  Augusta,  and  m  his 


6  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

eighty-fourth  year.  He  was  buried  at  Bellefonte,  in  Augusta  county, 
where  a  plain  marble  slab  marks  the  spot  where  his  remains  repose, 
with  the  following  inscription  upon  it : 


!  "Here  lies  the  remains  of 

j  JOHN  LEWIS, 

:  Who  slew  the  Irisli  lord,  settled  Augusta  county, 

I  Located  the  town  of  Staunton, 

I  And  furnished  five  sons  to  figlit  the  battles  of  the 

I  AMERICAN  REVOLUTION. 

;  He  was  the  son  of  Andrew  Lewis,  Esq.,  and  Mary  Calhoun, 

■  and  was  born  in  Donegal  Co.,  Ireland,  1678, 

I  and  died  in  Virginia  Feb.  1,  1762. 

I  He  was  a  brave  man,  a  true  patriot  and 

!  a  firm  friend  of  liberty  throughout  the  world." 

C  1.    John  Lewis  and  Margaret  Lynn  had  seven  children,  viz: 

D  1.    Samuel,  born  in  Ireland,  1716;  died  unmarried. 

D  2.    Thomas,  born  in  Ireland,  1718;  married  Jane  Strother. 

D  3.  General  Andrew,  born  in  Ireland,  1720;  married  Elizabeth 
Givens. 

D  4.  Colonel  "William,  born  in  Ireland,  1724;  married  Ann 
Montgomery. 

D  5.    Margaret,  born  1726;  died  unmarried. 

D  6.    Anne,  born  1728;  died  unmarried. 

D  7.    Colonel  Charles,  born  1736;  married  Sarah  Murray. 

John  Lewis'  children  were  all  born  in  Ireland,  except  Charles,  the 
youngest. 

D  1,  Samuel  was  a  captain  in  the  war  between  the  English  and 
French  colonists.  His  brothers,  Andrew,  William  and  Charles,  were 
members  of  his  company,  and  all  four  were  at  Braddock's  defeat  and 
three  of  them  wounded. 

D  2.  Thomas  Lewis  was  the  colonial  surveyor  of  Augusta  county, 
Va;  was  a  member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses;  was  a  member  of 
the  Virginia  convention  of  1776,  and  was  one  of  the  commission- 
ers of  the  Confederation  in  1777  to  treat  with  the  Indian  tribes  who 
had  been  defeated  at  the  battle  of  the  Point.  He  married  Jane, 
daughter  of  Wm.  Strother,  of  Stafford  county,  Va.,  in  1749,  and  left 
the  following  issue: 

E  1.    John,  born  1749  ;  died  single. 

E  2.    Margaret  Ann,  born  1751  ;  married McClenahan  and 

Wm,  Bowyer. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  7 

E  3.  Agatha,  born  1753  ;  married  Captain  John  Frogg  and  Cap- 
tain John  Stuart. 

E  4.    Jane,  born  1755  ;  married  Thomas  Hughes. 

E  5.    Andrew,  born  1757  ;  died  single. 

E  6.    Thomas,  born  1760  ;  died  single. 

E  7.    Mary,  born  1762  ;  married  John  McElhany. 

E  8.    Elizabeth,  born  1765  ;  married  Thos.  M.  Gilmer. 

E  9.    Anne,  born  1767  ;  married  Mr. Douthat  and  Mr. 

French. 

E  10.    Frances,  born  1769;  married  Layton  Yaney. 

E  11.    Charles,  born  1772;  married  Miss Yaney. 

E  12.    Sophia,  born  1775;  married  John  Carthrae. 

E  13.    William  Benjamin,  born  1778;  married  Miss  M.  Hits. 

Thomas  Lewis'  three  oldest  sons,  John,  Andrew  and  Thomas,  Jr. , 
were  officers  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  John  and  Andrew  were 
with  General  Washington  at  Valley  Forge  and  throughout  the  Jersey 
campaign.  John  and  Thomas  were  at  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis, 
and  Andrew  was  an  officer  under  General  Wayne  in  his  expedition 
against  the  Western  Indians  in  1795,  and  lost  an  arm. 

Captain  McClenahan,  the  first  husband  of  Margaret  Lewis,  and 
Captain  John  Frogg,  the  first  husband  of  Agatha  Lewis,  were  both 
killed  at  the  battle  of  the  Point. 

From  ' '  Georgian, ' '  by  Governor  Gilmer ;  from  the  ' '  History  of 
Augusta  county,  Va. , "  by  J.  L.  Peyton,  and  other  historical  works, 
WG  gather  the  following  facts  relative  to  (D  3)  General  Andrew  Lewis, 
son  of  Pioneer  John,  of  Augusta  county,  Va. : 

' '  General  Andrew  Lewis,  son  of  John,  of  Augusta  county,  Va. , 
was  born  in  Ireland  in  1720.  He  emigrated  with  his  father  to 
America,  who  finally  settled  in  Augusta  county.  General  Andrew 
was  upwards  of  six  feet  in  stature,  of  uncommon  activity  and 
strength,  and  of  a  form  of  exact  symmetry.  His  countenance  was 
stern  and  invincible,  his  deportment  reserved  and  distant.  Being 
among  the  early  settlers  of  Virginia,  he  became  familiar  with  danger 
and  inured  to  toil  and  hardships  in  early  life.  He  lived  on  Roanoke 
river,  in  Botetourt  county.  He  took  a  very  active  part  in  the  Indian 
wars.  In  1754  he  was  twice  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Fort  Necessity 
at  the  Great  Meadows,  under  General  Washington,  by  whom  he  was 
appointed  Major  of  his  regiment  during  the  French  and  Indian  war, 
and  no  officer  more  fully  enjoyed  his  confidence.  Major  Lewis  com- 
manded the  Sandy  creek  expedition  in  1756;  was  in  Braddock's  de- 
feat, and  was  made  prisoner  at  Grant's  defeat,  where  he  exhibited 


8  GENEALOGY   OP   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

signal  prudence  and  bravery.  His  fortitude  while  a  prisoner  was 
equal  to  his  courage  in  battle,  and  commanded  the  respect  of  the 
French  officers. 

In  1774  he  was  a  member  of  the  Assembly,  and  when  Patrick 
Henry's  celebrated  resolutions  were  carried  a  committee  was  ap- 
pointed to  prepare  a  plan  of  defense.  That  committee  consisted 
of  Patrick  Henry,  Richard  Henry  Lee,  Benjamin  Harrison,  George 
Washington,  Edmund  Pendleton,  Thomas  Jefferson,  Andrew  Lewis 
and  others.  An  Indian  war  being  apprehended,  Dunmore  appointed 
General  Andrew  Lewis,  of  Botetourt  county,  then  a  member  of  the 
Assembly,  to  the  command  of  the  Southern  division  of  the  forces 
raised  in  Botetourt,  Augusta,  and  the  adjoining  counties  east  of  the 
Blue  Ridge.  The  troops  rendezvoused  at  Camp  Union,  now  Lewis- 
burg,  in  Greenbrier  county,  where  they  were  joined  by  other  troops. 

On  the  11th  of  September,  1774,  General  Lewis,  with  eleven  hun- 
dred men,  commenced  his  march  through  the  wilderness,  piloted  by 
Captain  Arbuckle — flour,  ammunition  and  camp  equipage  being 
transported  on  horseback.  After  a  march  of  one  hundred  and  sixty 
miles  they  reached,  on  the  30th  of  September,  Point  Pleasant,  at 
the  junction  of  the  Great  Kanawha  with  the  Ohio  river,  where  he  so 
signally  defeated  the  Shawnee  Indians  on  the  10th  of  October,  1774. 

"  The  Indians  were  led  on  by  Red  Hawk,  a  Delaware  chief;  Scop- 
pathus,  a  Mingo;  Chiyawee,  a  Wyandotte;  Logan,  a  Cayuga;  and 
Ellinipsico,  and  his  father.  Cornstalk,  Shawnee  chiefs. 

"In  1768,  when  he  was  a  commissioner  on  behalf  of  Virginia  at 
the  Treaty  of  Fort  Stanwix,  in  New  York,  the  Governor  of  that  col- 
ony remarked  of  him,  that  '  the  earth  seemed  to  tremble  under  him 
as  he  walked  along.'  At  the  commencement  of  the  Revolutionary 
war,  Washington  considered  him  the  foremost  military  man  in 
America,  and  the  one  most  worthy  of  the  post  of  commander-in- 
chief  of  the  American  army. 

'*  His  first  important  service,  after  the  commencement  of  the  Rev- 
olutionary war,  was  to  drive  the  Scotch  Governor,  Dunmore,  and  his 
Tory  adherents  from  the  State  of  Virginia. 

"Dunmore,  with  his  fleet,  left  Hampton  Roads  about  the  first  of 
June,  and  entrenched  himself  with  five  hundred  men,  including 
many  runaway  negroes,  on  Gwynn's  Island,  in  the  Chesapeake,  to 
the  east  of  Matthews  county.  On  the  morning  of  the  ninth  of  July, 
General  Andrew  Lewis  with  Colonel  Adam  Stephen  opened  their 
batteries  upon  the  ship,  Dunmore;  she  was  so  damaged  that  she  cut 
her  cables  and  retreated  ;  Lord  Dunmore  himself  was  wounded  in 


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the  leg  by  a  splinter,  and  his  chinaware  being  smashed  about  him, 
he  exclaimed,  as  was  reported,  '  Good  God,  that  I  should  ever  come 
to  this!'  A  panic  seized  Dunmore's  men,  so  that  they  precipi- 
tately evacuated  the  island. 

"General  Lewis'  military  services,  after  driving  Dunmore  from 
the  State,  were  confined  principally  to  the  defense  of  the  country 
bordering  on  the  Chesapeake  Bay.  His  mountain  constitution  gave 
way  from  the  unhealthiness  of  the  climate.  He  resigned  his  office- 
set  out  for  home,  but  died  in  Bedford  county  before  he  reached  it." 


[From  "Washington  and  his  Generals,"  by  Lippincott, 
Grambo  &  Co.,  page  333.] 

"BRIGADIER-GENERAL    ANDREW    LEWIS. 

"Andrew  Lewis,  son  of  a  gentleman,  who  came  to  Virginia  from 
Ireland  whither  a  Huguenot  ancestor  had  fled  from  France  upon 
the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes,  settled  in  Augusta  county  in 
that  colony,  and  was  one  of  six  (four)  brothers  distinguished  for 
their  bravery  in  defending  the  infant  settlement  against  the  Indians. 

"He  was,  with  all  his  brothers,  in  a  company,  of  which  the  eld- 
est was  captain,  at  Braddock's  defeat,  and  in  October,  1758,  acquired 
much  reputation  by  his  conckict  at  Fort  Duquesne,  where  he  saved 
the  Highlanders  under  Major  Grant  from  being  entirely  cut  to  pieces, 
and  with  that  officer  and  most  of  his  men  was  taken  prisoner  and 
carried  to  Montreal.  The  Scotchman  wrote  to  General  Forbes  that 
Lewis  had  caused  his  defeat,  and  his  letter  falling  into  the  hands  of 
the  commander  of  the  enemy,  who  knew  its  falsehood,  it  was  shown 
to  Lewis,  who  challenged  Grant,  and  upon  his  refusal  to  fight,  gave 
him  such  a  token  of  his  estimation  as  could  be  received  onl}-  by  a 
lying  coward.  This  was  the  same  Grant  who,  in  1775,  declared  in  the 
British  House  of  Commons,  that  he  knew  the  Americans  well,  and 
would  'venture  to  predict  that  they  would  never  dare  face  an  Eng- 
lish army,  being  destitute  of  every  requisite  to  make  a  good  soldier. ' 

' '  Lewis  was  several  times  in  the  Colonial  Legislature,  and  was  a 
commissioner  from  Virginia,  with  the  commissioners  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, New  York  and  New  England,  to  treat  with  the  six  Nations  at 
Fort  Stanwix  in  1768. 

"Alluding  to  his  strength,  stature,  symmetry,  and  grave  and  com- 
manding demeanor,  the  Governor  of  New  York  remarked  on  that 
occasion  that  '  the  earth  seemed  to  tremble  under  him  as  he  walked. ' 


10  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY.     , 

"He  was  engaged  in  all  the  Indian  wars  of  the  West,  down  to  the 
Revolution,  and  was  the  commanding  general  of  the  Virginia  troops 
at  the  battle  of  Point  Pleasant,  on  the  10th  of  October,  1774. 

' '  General  Washington,  with  whom  Lewis  had  been  at  Fort  Neces- 
sity, and  under  whom  he  had  served  in  various  capacities,  had 
formed  a  very  high  estimate  of  his  abilities  and  character,  and  it  is 
said  that  when  the  chief  command  of  the  Revolutionary  Army  was 
proposed  to  him,  he  expressed  a  wish  that  it  had  been  given  to  his 
old  associate.  Lewis,  himself,  was  very  much  disappointed  when 
placed  no  higher  than  a  Brigadier  in  the  Continental  army,  and 
offended  that  Stephen,  who  had  served  under  him,  was  preferred  for 
a  Major-General. 

"The  chief  wrote  to  him  on  this  subject  from  Morristown  on  the 
30th  of  March,  1777  :  'I  was  much  disappointed,'  he  observes, 
*  at  not  perceiving  your  name  in  the  list  of  Major-Generals,  and 
most  sincerely  wish  that  the  neglect  may  not  induce  you  to  abandon 
the  service.  Let  me  beseech  you  to  reflect  that  the  period  has  now 
arrived  when  our  most  vigorous  exertions  are  wanted;  when  it  is 
highly  and  indispensably  necessary  for  gentlemen  of  ability  in  any 
line,  but  more  especially  in  the  military,  not  to  withhold  themselves 
from  public  employment,  or  suffer  any  small  punctilios  to  persuade 
them  to  retire  from  their  country' s  service.  The  cause  requires  your 
aid  ;  no  one  more  sincerely  wishes  it  than  I  do.  A  candid  reflection 
on  the  rank  you  held  in  the  last  war,  added  to  a  decent  respect  for 
the  resolution  of  Congress,  not  to  be  confined  in  making  or  pro- 
moting general  officers  to  any  regular  line,  to  the  propriety  of  which 
all  Americans  submitted,  may  remove  any  uneasiness  in  your  mind 
on  the  score  of  neglect.     Upon  my  honor  I  think  it  ought. ' 

"Nevertheless,  General  Lewis,  on  the  15th  of  April,  sent  in  his 
resignation,  and  Congress  accepted  it. 

' '  He  was  afterward  a  commissioner  to  treat  with  the  Indians  at 
Fort  Pitt,  and  Washington,  writing  to  him  in  respect  to  his  services 
there,  under  date  of  October  15,  1778,  remarks  :  'If  Congress  are 
not  convinced  of  the  impropriety  of  a  certain  irregular  promotion, 
they  are  the  only  set  of  men  who  require  further  and  greater  proofs 
than  have  already  been  given  of  the  error  of  their  measure. '  On 
his  way  home  from  the  Ohio,  General  Lewis  was  seized  with  a  fever, 
in  Bedford  county,  about  forty  miles  from  his  residence,  where  he 
died  in  1781." 

The  statue  of  General  Andrew  Lewis  is  one  of  those  to  be  placed 
on  the  monument  in  the  capital  square  in  Richmond,  Virginia. 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  11 

D  3.  General  Andrew  Lewis,  ' '  the  hero  of  the  Point, ' '  married 
Elizabeth  Givens  of  Augusta  county,  Va.,  in  1749,  and  left  issue,  viz. : 

E  1.    Captain  John,  married  Patsy  Love,  of  Alexandria,  Va. 

E  2.    Thomas,  married  Miss  Evans,  of  Point  Pleasant. 

E  3.  Colonel  Samuel,  of  the  United  States  Army,  died  in  Green- 
brier county,  Va.  (unmarried). 

E  4.  Colonel  Andrew,  of  the  United  States  Army,  of  Bent 
Mountain,  Virginia,  born  1759;  married  Eliza,  daughter  of  John 
Madison,  of  Montgomery  county,  now  Roanoke  county;  died 
1844. 

E  5.    Annie,  married  Roland  Madison,  son  of  John,  the  clerk. 

E  6.  William,  born  1764;  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  John  Madi- 
son; his  second  wife  was  Nancy  McClenahan. 

E  1.  Captain  John,  son  of  General  Andrew,  was  an  officer  under 
his  father  at  Grant's  defeat,  when  he  was  made  a  prisoner  and  car- 
ried to  Quebec  and  from  thence  to  France.  After  he  was  liberated 
he  went  to  London,  where  he  procured  a  commission  in  the  British 
army,  but  at  length  he  resigned  and  returned  to  Virginia;  married 
Patsy  Love  and  settled  in  the  western  part  of  Virginia,  where  he 
was  killed  by  his  own  negroes. 

E  1.  Captain  John  Lewis  and  Patsy  Love  Ipft  the  following 
named  children :  F  1,  Andrew;  F2,  Samuel,  married  Miss  Whitley; 
F  3,  Charles,  married  a  daughter  of  General  Abraham  Trigg,  of  Vir- 
ginia;  F4,   Elizabeth,   married  first,   Mr.  Luke;    second,    Mr. 

Ball;  third,  Mr. Marshall. 

(For  the  issue  of  Colonel  Andrew  Lewis  and  Eliza  Madison ;  of 
Annie  Lewis  and  Roland  Madison,  and  of  William  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Madison,  see  the  Madison  family  on  another  page.) 

Roland  Madison,  Jr.,  was  living  at  Rushville,  la.,  in  1873. 

E  6.  William  Lewis,  son  of  General  Andrew,  born  1764;  married 
Lucy,  daughter  of  John  Madison.  His  second  wife  was  Nancy  Mc- 
Clenahan.    He  left  the  following  issue: 

F  1.    Andrew;  F  2,  Agatha;  F  3,  Sally,  married  Mr.  Fleming 

and  died  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1865,  d.  s.  p. 

F  4.    Betty,   married   Mr.  Beale,   whose   daughter   married 

Mr.  Norvell,  Huntsville,  Ala. 

F  5.    Lucy  M. ,  married  John  Bowyer,  of  Fincastle,  Va. 

F  6.    Wm.  Lewis,  Jr. ,  died  in  Mississippi,  leaving  six  children. 

F  7.  General  John  W.,  married  Susan  Bowyer,  1831,  and  moved 
to  Alabama.  He  lost  two  sons  in  the  Civil  war  of  1861.  General 
John  W.  Lewis  was  a  man  of  considerable  abilit}'— a  mcmbt-r  of  tiie 


12  GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Legislature  of  Alabama  and  a  general  of  the  militia.     He  moved  to 
Texas  in  1842. 

F  8.  Doctor  Charles,  was  killed  in  a  rencontre  111  the  streets  of 
Mobile. 

F  9.    Anne,  married  Mr.  Bradley,  and  in  1873  lived  in  San 

Antonio,  Tex. 

F  10.  Mary  Jane,  died  young. 

F  11.    Pauline,  married  Mr.  Christian,  and  died  in  Tuscum- 

bia,  Ala.,  1876. 

D  4.  Colonel  William  Lewis,  son  of  Pioneer  John,  of  Augusta 
county,  was  an  officer  under  General  Braddock  and  was  wounded  at 
his  defeat.  He  was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church  and  resided 
at  Sweet  Springs,  in  Virginia.  He  married  Ann  Montgomery, 
had  eight  children,  and  died  in  1811.      They  had  issue,  viz. : 

E  1.    Margaret,  married  James  McFarland,  of  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

^  2.  Major  John,  son  of  Colonel  William  Lewis,  was  an  officer 
in  the  BeVolutionary  war  and  commanded  a  compan}^  at  the  battle  of 
Monmouth.  He  spent  the  winter  of  1777  with  Washington  at  Valle}' 
Forge.  He  was  a  man  of  great  firmness,  ability  and  patriotism. 
He  married  Jane  S.  Thomson,  and  Mary  Preston;  left  issue  and  died 
at  Sweet  Springs,  in  Virginia,  in  1823. 

E  3.  Major  Thomas,  son  of  Colonel  William  Lewis,  born  1761. 
He  was  appointed  as  Major  of  the  United  States  Army  by  AVash- 
ingtom  He  was  greatly  distinguished  for  gallantry  and  was  called 
the  "modern  Chevalier  Bayard."  He  killed  Dr.  Bell,  of  South  Car- 
olina, in  a  duel,  and  died  in  1804.  He  was  an  officer  in  Wayne's 
army. 

E  4.  Alexander,  son  of  Colonel  William  Lewis,  born  1763;  mar- 
ried and  left  posterity;  died  in  1804. 

E  5.  Colonel  William  T.  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  William,  born  in 
1766;  married  Elizabeth  Cabell,  of  Nelson  county,  Va.  He  died 
childless  at  Mount  Athos,  his  home,  near  Lynchburg,  Va.,  in  1828. 
He  was  remai'kable  for  his  talents,  was  a  member  of  Congress  and 
came  within  a  few  votes  once  of  being  elected  Governor  of  Virginia. 

E  6.  Agatha,  daughter  of  Colonel  William  Lewis,  born  in  1774; 
married  Colonel  Oliver  Towles,  of  Campbell  county,  Va.,  in  1794. 
She  died  in  1843,  leaving  posterity. 

E  7.  Elizabeth  M.,  born  1777;  married  Colonel  John  Trent,  of 
Cumberland  county,  Va. ;  died  in  1837,  leaving  posterity. 

E  8.  Dr.  Charles  W.,  born  1780;  United  States  Quartermaster; 
married  Mary  B.  Irvine — had  issue. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  13 

D  7.  Colonel  Charles  Lewis,  sou  of  Pioneer  John  Lewis,  was 
born  in  Virginia  in  1736.  He  was  noble,  generous,  gallant  and  fear- 
less. He  was  once  captured  by  the  Indians  and  doubtless  would 
have  been  put  to  death  had  he  not  made  his  escape  by  out-runnino- 
the  savages.  He  commanded  a  regiment  at  the  battle  of  the  Point, 
on  October  10,  1774,  where  he  was  killed.  Virginia  perpetuated  its 
remembrance  by  naming  a  county  after  him.  He  married  Sarah 
Murray  and  left  the  following  issue : 

E  1.    Elizabeth,  born  1762;  died  unmarried. 

E  2.    Margaret,  born  1765;  married  Major  Prior. 

E  3.  Captain  John,  born  1766 ;  married  Rachel  Miller,  of  Augusta 
county,  Va.  He  died  on  Cow  Pasture  river,  in  Bath  county,  in  1843, 
leaving  issue. 

E  4.    Mary,  born  1768;  died  unmarried. 

E  5.    Thomas,  born  1771 ;  died  unmarried. 

E  6.  Colonel  Andrew,  son  of  Colonel  Charles  Lewis,  born  1772; 
married  Margaret  Stuart  in  1802,  and  died  in  1833,  leaving  issue. 

E  7.  Charles,  born  1774;  married  Jane  Dickerson  in  1799,  and 
left  issue  at  his  death  in  1803. 

For  a  full  catalogue  of  the  names,  etc.,  of  this  branch  of  the 
Lewis  family,  the  reader  is  referred  to  the  History  of  Augusta 
County,  Va.,  by  John  L.  Peyton,  and  published  by  S.  M.  Yost  & 
Son,  of  Staunton,  Va. ,  price  $3. 50 ;  or  to  a  work  entitled  ' '  Georgian, ' ' 
by  ex-Governor  George  R.  Gilmer,  of  Lexington,  Oglethorpe  county, 
Georgia. 


14  GENEALOGY  OF   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE  II. 

A  3.  General  Robert  Lewis,  one  of  the  Welsh  brothers,  was  a 
lawyer  by  profession.  He  resided  in  Brecon,  in  Wales,  until  he  lo- 
cated in  the  city  of  London,  with  a  view  of  practicing  his  profession 
there,  but  emigrated  in  a  short  time  to  America  and  settled  in 
Abington,  or  Ware  Parish,  Gloucester  county,  Va. ,  about  the  middle 
of  the  Seventeenth  century. 

General  Robert  had  issue,  viz. : 

B  1.  John,  Sr. ,  was  born  in  England,  where  he  was  educated, 
and  married,  in  1666,  Isabella  Warner,  in  honor  of  whom  he  called 
his  seat  in  Gloucester  county,  "Warner  Hall."     He  died  in  1725. 

B  2.  Major  William,  of  Chemokins,  St.  Peter's  Parish,  New 
Kent  county,  Va. 

B  1.  John,  Sr. ,  son  of  General  Robert  Lewis  and  Isabella  War- 
ner, had  issue,  viz. : 

C  1.  Major  John,  Jr.,  of  Gloucester,  a  member  of  the  Virginia 
Council,  was  born  November  30,- 1669.  He  married  Frances  Fielding; 
she  died  in  1731,  and  he  died  in  1754. 

C.  2.  Warner,  married  Eleanor,  widow  of  William,  son  of  Sir 
William  Gooch,  Governor  of  Virginia,  and  daughter  of  James 
Bowles,  of  Mar3^1and. 

C  3.  A  daughter,  who  married  Colonel  Willis,  of  Fredericksburg, 
Virginia. 

C  4.    A  daughter,  who  married  Francis  Meriwether. 

C  5.    John. 

C  6.    Isabella,  was  baptized  in  1707. 

C  7.    Anna,  was  baptized  in  1712. 

ISSUE    OP    Cl,   MAJOR   JOHN    LEWIS,   JR.,   AND   FRANCES    FIELDING. 

D  1.  Colonel  Robert,  of  Bel  voir,  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  mar- 
ried Jane,  daughter  of  Nicholas  Meriwether,  and  died  in  1757.  His 
will  is  on  record  in  Albemarle  county,  Va. 

D  2.  Colonel  Charles,  of  the  Byrd,  married  Lucy,  daughter  of 
John  Taliaferro,  of  the  Manor  plantation  of  Snow  Creek,  Spotsyl- 
vania county,  Va.,  about  1750.  John  Taliaferro,  and  his  son,  Law- 
rence, were  buried   at  Hickory   Neck   church,  near  Williamsburg, 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  15 

James  City  county,  Va.,  where  their  tombstones  may  be  found  with 
the  following  inscriptions  on  them: 


"  Here  lies  interred  the  body  of 
COLONEL  JOHN  TALIAFERRO, 

of  Snow  Creek,  in  the  County  of  Spotsylvania, 

"Who  departed  this  life  on  the  third 

day  of  May,  Anno  Domini, 

one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  forty-four, 

in  the  fifty-seventh  year  of  his  age. 

He  left  issue,  two  sons  and 

three  daughters." 


"  Here  lies  the  body  of 

LAWRENCE   TALIAFERRO, 

son  of  Colonel  John  Taliaferro, 

of  Snow  Creek,  in  Spotsylvania  county. 

Who  departed  this  life  the  1st  day  of  May,  1748, 

in  the  27th  year  of  his  age. 

He  married  Susan  Power, 

of  James  City  county,  and  left  issue 

by  her — one  daughter." 


D  3.  Colonel  Fielding,  who  first  married  Catharine  Washington, 
a  cousin  of  General  George.  His  second  wife  was  Betty,  a  sister  of 
General  George  Washington. 

THE    WASHINGTON    FAMILY. 

A  1.    John  Washington  married  Anne  Pope  and  had  issue,  viz. : 

B  1.  Lawrence  Washington,  married  Mildred  Warner,  daughter 
of  Speaker  Augustine  Warner,  Jr.     They  had  issue,  viz. : 

C  1.  John  Washington,  married  Catherine  Whiting,  whose 
daughter,  Catherine,  married  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  in  1746. 

C  2.    Mildred  W'ashington,  married  Lewis,  Roger  Gregory 

and  Harry  Willis,  of  Fredericksburg,  Va. 

C  3.  Augustine  Washington,  born  1694;  married  Jane  Butler 
and  Mary  Ball,  daughter  of  Joseph  Ball. 

ISSUE    OF    AUGUSTINE    WASHINGTON    AND   MARY   BALL. 

D  1.  General  George  Washington,  President  of  the  United  States, 
married  Mrs.  Custis,  nee  Martha  Dandridge. 

D  2.    Charles  Washington,  married  Mildred  Thornton. 


16  GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

D  3.  Samuel  Washington,  married  Jane  Cliampe  and  Mildred' 
G-regory. 

D  4.  Betty  Washington,  married  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis — his, 
second  wife. 

D  5.    Mildred,  died  single. 

D  3.  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  settled  near  Fredericksburg,  Va. ;. 
was  a  merchant,  burgess,  vestryman,  etc.  He  was  twice  married — 
first,  in  1746,  to  Catherine  Washington,  a  cousin  of  General  George 
Washington;  she  died  in  February,  1750.  His  second  wife  was 
Betty,  the  sister  of  General  George  Washington,  whom  he  married 
in  1750. 

The  following  sketch,  by  Mrs.  Ella  Bassett  Washington,  is  re- 
printed by  permission  from  the  Century  Magazine  of  April,  1892: 

**********  -K- 

The  record  of  marriage  upon  the  page  of  the  old  and  much-worn; 
family  Bible  gives  the  date  1730.  The  volume  is  a  most  quaintly  illustrated 
quarto;  time  and  age  have  turned  the  paper  to  a  pale  yellow-brown,  but 
the  hand-writing  of  the  very  brief  and  simple  entry  is  quite  distinct  and 
clear. 

"Augustine  Washington  and  Mary  Ball  were  married  the  sixth  of  March, 
1730-31." 

This  Bible  has  been  a  hereditary  relic  in  the  writer's  family  for  five 
generations,  having  been  given  by  Mary  Ball  Washington  to  her  only 
daughter,  Betty,  Mrs.  Fielding  Lewis,  and  transmitted  directly  to  her 
descendants.  The  scribe  in  the  old  Bible  has  given  no  other  detail  of  the 
event,  not  even  whether  it  took  place  in  church  or  at  home. 

That  the  bride  was  blonde  and  beautiful  both  history  and  tradition  tell^ 
and  of  the  bridegroom  in  his  fortieth  year  a  description  has  been  trans- 
mitted from  one  generation  to  another.  Mary  Washington's  description  of 
her  husband  is  confirmed  by  the  testimony  of  contemporaries— a  noble- 
looking  man,  of  distinguished  bearing,  tall  and  athletic,  with  fair,  florid' 
complexion,  brown  hair,  and  fine  gray  eyes.  *  *  *  *■ 

The  bridegroom's  home  at  this  time  was  in  Westmoreland  county,  on 
the  Potomac.  The  house,  built  in  pioneer  days,  was  small  but  substantial, 
the  main  building  hip-roofed,  with  dormer  windows,  and  a  one-story  wing 
running  back,  which  was  used  as  a  chamber;  in  this  room,  family  tradition 
tells  us,  George  Washington  was  born.  The  long  side  of  the  house  fronted 
the  river,  which  was,  and  is,  about  three  hundred  and  fifty  feet  distant. 
The  bank  is  about  fifteen  feet  high,  with,  at  this  date,  a  depth  of  water  at 
its  base  averaging  five  feet;  and  here  it  was  that  vessels  from  Europe  came- 
laden  with  supplies  for  the  Washingtons,  and,  returning,  bore  away  with 
them  the  products  of  the  Wakefield  and  Haywood  plantations. 

Around  the  mansion  were  the  fine  fields  of  its  owner's  broad  domain, 
extending  for  a  mile,  and  skirted  on  one  side  by  the  Potomac.  There  was, 
fuU  measure  of  content  in  this  abode  where  the  first  years  of  Mary  Wash- 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  17 

ington's  wedded  life  were  spent,  made  perfect  when,  as  the  old  Bible  tells 
us,  George  Washington,  son  of  Augustine  and  Mary,  his  wife,  was  born 
*'ye  nth  day  of  February,  1731-2,  about  10  in  the  morning,  and,"  the  rec- 
ord goes  on  to  say,  "was  baptized  the  3d  day  of  April  following,  Mr.  Bev- 
erly Whiting  and  Captain  Christopher  Brooks,  godfathers,  and  Mrs.  Mildred 
Gregory,  godmother." 

Other  children  came  in  rapid  succession.  They  were  Betty,  Samuel, 
John  Augustine,  Charles,  and  Mildred,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  second 
son,  Samuel  was  born  in  November,  1734,  and  in  the  following  spring,  while 
the  servants,  preparing  for  the  planting  of  early  crops,  were  burning  the 
accumulated  "trash,"  the  mansion  took  fire  and  was  burned  to  the  ground. 

When  the  Wakefield  estate  was  sold  many  years  ago  by  one  of  the 
Washingtons  to  another  of  the  name,  a  reservation  was  made  of  the  spot 
where  the  house  had  stood,  and  in  1858  this  reservation  was  presented  to 
the  State  by  its  hereditary  owner,  the  late  Colonel  Lewis  W.  Washington, 
of  Virginia,  conditional  upon  the  place  being  inclosed,  and  a  fitting  monu- 
ment erected  upon  it,  properly  inscribed  as  the  birthplace  of  Washington. 
********** 

The  place  to  which  Augustine  Washington  removed  in  1735,  was  known 
to  his  Lewis  grandchildren,  who  subsequently  inherited  it,  as  Pine  Grove ; 
it  was  also  called  Ferry  Farm,  from  the  adjacent  ferry  over  the  Rhappa- 
hannock.  The  house  was  small,  and  stood  upon  a  bank  above  the  river, 
surrounded  b}'  fine  orchards,  garden,  and  shrubberies.  The  Washingtons. 
with  their  children  were  regular  attendants  at  the  Episcopal  church  in 
Overwharton  Parish,  where  their  home  was  situated.  *  *  *- 

Eight  years  passed  serenely,  when  suddenly  Mary  Washington's  great 
sorrow  came.  Early  in  April,  her  husband  riding  one  day  over  his  planta- 
tion, was  caught  in  a  rain-storm  ;  he  took  cold,  and  after  a  brief  illness  died 
of  rheumatic  gout.  The  record  in  the  old  Bible  tells  us  tersely,  "Augus- 
tine Washington  departed  this  life  ye  12th  day  of  April,  1740,  aged  49 
years."  His  remains  were  taken  back  to  his  birthplace  on  the  Potomac, 
and  entombed  in  the  famih-  vault.  One  clause  of  his  will  is  a  little  curious : 
"It  IS  my  will  and  desire  that  my  said  four  sons'  (George,  Samuel,  John, 
and  Charles)  estates  may  be  kept  in  my  wife's  hands  until  thej-  respectively 
attain  the  age  of  twent5'-one  j^ears,  in  case  tny  said  ivife  continues  so  long  un- 
Tnarried." 

The  provision  in  case  of  a  second  marriage  proved  unnecessary,  for, 
though  left  a  widow  at  thirty-seven,  Marj'  Washington  was  loyal  to  her 
husband's  memorj-  and  to  his  trust.  And  now,  having  to  assume  her  hus- 
band's duties  in  addition  to  her  own,  no  time  for  sorrowful  brooding  was 
permitted  to  the  widowed  mother,  upon  whom  the  management  of  her  own 
and  her  children's  properties  devolved ;  for  Augustine  Washington  be- 
queathed landed  estates  to  each  of  his  j'oung  sons,  and  made  an  especial 
provision  in  sterling  money  for  his  only  daughter,  Betty.  The  personal 
care  and  training  of  their  children  until  majority,  were  left  solely  to  the 
mother,  and  of  the  result  able  historians  have  written  that  in  these  manifold 
2 


18  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

duties  she  "  acquitted  herself  with  great  fidelitj-  to  her  trust,  and  with  en- 
tire success."  ********* 

For  nearly  a  decade  from  tliis  time  tliere  is  no  special  note  of  Mary 
Washington's  life.  In  1750  her  only  daughter,  Betty,  was  married  to  Colonel 
Fielding  Lewis  of  Gloucester  county,  who  built  for  her  an  elegant  house 
on  the  border  of  the  village  of  Fredericksburg,  that  she  might  be  near  her 
mother. 

In  1765  the  passage  of  the  Stamp  Act  startled  the  colonists  from  their 
dream  of  peace.  Deeply  moved  as  she  was  by  the  public  agitation,  keenly 
alive  to  its  possibilities  of  peril  to  her  sons,  the  prevailing  excitement  made 
no  change  in  the  routine  of  her  duties.  Directions  to  the  overseer,  super- 
vision of  the  spinners'  and  weavers'  work — an  important  item,  as  the  ser- 
vants were  clothed  in  the  main  from  fabrics  of  home  manufacture — and 
the  daily  direction  of  the  household,  kept  her  constantlj' occupied.  Typi- 
cal of  her  force  of  character  and  her  rigid  discipline  was  the  rebuke  she 
administered  to  an  overseer  who  presumptuously  departing  from  her  direc- 
tions, followed  his  own  judgment  upon  some  matter  of  work.  When 
arraigned  for  the  offense,  he  made  the  insolent  reply,  "Madam,  in  mj' judg- 
ment the  work  has  been  done  to  better  advantage  than  if  I  had  followed 
your  directions."  A  withering  flash  from  her  eyes  fell  upon  the  offender, 
with  the  imperious  question:  "  And,  pray,  who  gave  you  the  right  to  ex- 
ercise any  judgment  in  the  matter?  I  command  you,  sir;  there  is  nothing 
left  f6r  you  but  to  obe}\"  The  overseer  was  dismissed  at  once,  and  tradi- 
tion tells  that  afterward,  relating  his  misfortune  to  his  friends,  he  declared 
that  when  he  "  met  the  blue  lightning  of  madam  Washington's  glance  he 
felt  exactly  as  if  he  had  been  knocked  down." 

Before  leaving  home  for  the  Continental  Congress  in  Philadelphia,  with 
a  recognition  of  the  deadl}'  strife  the  nation  was  entering  upon,  and  with 
tender  forethought  for  his  own  aging  mother,  Washington  induced  her  to 
leave  the  lonely  country  home  and  to  remove  to  Fredericlvsburg.  Mistress 
Lewis  and  her  husband  urged  that  she  should  come  to  live  with  them  in 
their  beautiful  home  overlooking  the  town,  but  her  answer  to  their  loving 
insistence  was  tender  yet  firm:  "I  thank  you  for  your  dutiful  and  affec- 
tionate offer,  but  my  wants  are  few  in  this  life,  and  I  feel  perfectly  com- 
petent to  take  care  of  myself."  She  selected  a  house  of  good  size  on 
Charles  street.  There  were  stables  and  an  orchard  in  the  rear,  and  a  gar- 
den, redolent  in  their  season  with  lilacs,  calj'canthus,  flowering  almond, 
hyacinths,  cowslips,  and  other  flowers.  This  garden  was  her  favorite  re- 
sort. Washington's  solicitude  for  his  mother's  comfort  was  not  satisfied 
until  he  had  assisted  in  her  removal  and  seen  her  comfortablj'  settled  in 
the  new  home. 

Some  of  its  furnishings  may  be  gathered  from  the  items  of  her  will, 
which  states  that  she  is  disposing  of  what  "remains  of  her  worldly  estate." 
Numerous  beds,  bedsteads,  counterpanes,  curtains  and  quilts ;  dressing- 
glasses,  looking-glasses — probably  parlor  mirrors — silver  tablespoons  and 
teaspoons,  "square  dining-table,"  sets  of  china,  "blue  and  white"  and 
"  red  and  white,"  are  itemized.  "  Six  red  leather  chairs,"  an  "oval  table," 
and  her  "  walnut  writing-desk  with  drawers,"  are  also  mentioned. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  19 

There  was  also  a  mahoganj'  sideboard,  given  shortly  before  her  death 
to  her  daughter  for  her  young  grandson  Robert.  The  writer's  mother  well 
remembered  it;  but  in  the  settlement  of  Major  Robert  Lewis's  estate  it  was 
sold  in  the  sale  of  personal  property.  The  value  of  such  relics  was  not 
realized  then  as  now.  The  equipages  mentioned  in  her  will  are  a  "phaeton 
-and  bay  horse,"  also  her  "riding-chair,  and  two  black  horses;"  so  the  stable 
was  amply  supplied.  The  number  of  attendants  upon  the  mistress  of  this 
comfortable  establishment  formed  quite  an  array  for  one  person's  needs; 
but  in  that  day  a  retinue  of  domestics  was  required  by  every  Southern 
lady. 

The  housekeeper,  Mrs.  Skelton,  an  active  young  woman,  had  general 
charge  under  the  mistress'  directions,  and  three  colored  servants,  Patt}', 
who  held  high  dignit.y  as  "maid"  to  her  lady,  Bet,  or  Betsey,  the  cook, 
and  her  husband  Stephen,  coachman,  sometimes  gardener,  with  their  two 
children,  who  had  occasional  duties  between  house  and  kitchen,  completed 
the  household. 

This  house  where  "Washington's  mother  passed  her  declining  years,  still 
stands  in  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  but  not  in  its  original  form,  one  end 
having  been  altered  and  the  roof  raised  to  give  a  full  second  story,  which 
destroyed  its  former  quaintness  of  aspect. 

During  the  tr^^ing  years  when  her  son  was  leading  the  Continental  forces, 
the  mother  was  watching  and  praying,  following  him  with  anxious  eyes; 
but  to  the  messengers  who  brought  tidings,  whether  of  victory  or  defeat, 
she  turned  a  calm  face,  whatever  tremor  of  feeling  it  might  mask,  and  to 
her  daughter  she  said,  chiding  her  for  undue  excitement,  "The  sister  of 
the  commanding  general  should  be  an  example  of  fortitude  and  faith."  At 
last  Fredericksburg  was  thrilled  with  the  glad  tidings  of  the  victory  at 
Trenton.  Friends  flocked  to  her  with  congratulations,  and  when  the  prin- 
cipal citizens  waited  upon  her  to  express  their  gratitude  and  pride  in  the 
nation's  hero,  she  gentlj'  answered,  "George  seems  to  have  deserved  well 
of  his  country;"  and  when  they  read  letters  eulogizing  his  skill  and  courage, 
she  said,  smiling,  "Gentlemen,  here  is  too  much  flattery;  still,  George  will 
not  forget  the  lessons  I  have  taught  him — he  will  not  forget  himself  though 
he  is  an  object  of  so  much  praise." 

The  following  years  were  anxious  and  troubled  ones,  with  few  lights 
amid  their  shadows ;  but  she  never  swerved  from  the  systematic  daily 
routine,  and  in  good  weather  took  frequent  drives  to  her  country-place  in 
Stafford,  making  an  impressive  appearance  in  progress,  said  the  grandson 
from  whose  personal  recollections  these  facts  are  given.  Her  favorite  con- 
vej'ance,  imported  from  London,  was  a  "park  phaeton,"  so  called.  It  was 
low,  without  a  top,  and  resembled  a  Windsor  chair,  with  the  difference 
that  it  had  aseat.in  front  for  the  driver  and  two  seats  within;  it  was  an 
easy  step  from  the  ground,  and  had  a  somewhat  straight  back  of  perpen- 
dicular rounds.  Her  coachman,  Stephen,  was  a  tall,  elderly  colored  man, 
full  of  pompous  pride  and  dignity.  On  these  excursions  into  the  country, 
in  summer  she  wore  a  dark  straw  hat  with  broad  brim  and  low  crown,  tied 
down  under  the  chin  with  black  ribbon  strings;  but  in  winter  a  warm  hood 
was  substituted,  and  she  was  wrapped  in  the  "purple  cloth  cloak  lined  with 


20  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

shag"  that  is  described  in  the  bequests  of  her  will.  In  her  hand  she  car- 
ried her  gold-headed  cane,  which  feeble  health  now  rendered  necessary  as 
a  support,  and,  as  my  grandfather  and  Mr.  Custis  stated,  "When  passing- 
through  the  streets  of  Fredericksburg  in  this  unostentatious  manner,  her 
progress  became  an  ovation,  for  every  one,  from  the  gray-haired  old  man 
to  the  thoughtless  boy,  lifted  his  hat  to  the  mother  of  Washington." 

Her  systematic  exactness  in  business  was  a  distinguishing  trait,  and 
even  when  her  health  and  strength  failed  under  the  weight  of  age  and  in- 
firmity, the  spirit  was  still  strong  and  steadfast.  When  her  son-in-law, 
Colonel  Lewis,  desiring  to  relieve  her  of  business  cares,  offered  to  take  the 
supervision  of  them,  he  received  the  resolute  reply,  "Do  you.  Fielding, 
keep  my  books  in  order,  for  j'our  eyesight  is  better  than  mine;  but  leave 
the  management  of  the  farm  to  me." 

The  experience  of  these  j'ears  must  have  been  deejDly  felt  bj*  Washing- 
ton's mother ;  but  whatever  the  tension  of  thought,  there  was  no  change 
of  demeanor,  while  she  dispensed  a  large  though  simple  hospitality  to  the 
friends  who  gathered  around  her  from  far  and  near;  and  though  her  means 
were  limited,  her  charities  were  wide  and  generous.  There  was  something 
of  nervous  energy  in  her  constant  occupation,  knitting  needles  ever  flying 
in  the  nimble  fingers ;  for  with  her  daughter  and  their  domestics  to  aid, 
dozens  of  socks  were  knitted  and  sent  to  the  General  at  camp  for  distribu- 
tion, together  with  garments  and  provisions,  the  fruit  of  her  thrift  and 
economy. 

Young  grandchildren  were  growing  up  around  her  through  all  this  bit- 
ter war,  bright  boys  and  one  girl.  The  children  often  came  with  their 
mother  in  her  almost  daily  visits  to  her  honored  parent,  and  were  always 
made  welcome,  though  at  the  same  time  required  to  behave  properly.  The 
distance  was  not  great  between  the  suburban  mansion  of  Mistress  Lewis 
and  her  mother's  house  in  the  town,  and  these  visits  were  frequently  re- 
turned. 

Sometimes  the  venerable  but  still  active  lady  walked  over  in  the  morn- 
ing to  spend  the  day,  followed  by  her  handmaid  Patty,  whose  turban  hand- 
kerchief towered  in  a  toploftical  structure,  carrying  with  her  an  extra 
wrap  and  the  little  basket  of  needle  work  or  knitting  for  her  mistress,  who 
usually  ordered  Stephen  to  come  in  the  evening  with  the  chaise  to  fetch 
her  home. 

Accustomed  to  exercise,  admiring  nature's  beauties,  she  loved  to  go  into 
the  open  and  enjoy  them,  and  retained  to  a  remarkable  degree  her  strength 
and  activity.  In  their  grandmother's  walks  the  young  Lewises  were  often 
her  companions,  forming  in  their  early  years  a  sort  of  infantry  escort.  In 
later  years.  Major  Lewis  often  reverted  to  them  as  among  his  most  interest- 
ing and  pleasant  recollections  of  his  grandmother. 

Upon  the  Lewis  estate  overlooking  the  vallej'  of  the  Rhappahannock, 
was  a  favorite  spot  which  she  afterward  selected  for  her  burial.  Where 
several  pictviresque  gray  rocks  were  piled  she  would  sometimes  stop  to  rest, 
and,  seated  upon  a  low,  fiat  bowlder,  would  meditate  while  the  young  ones 
amused  themselves. 

But  they  better  liked  to  nestle  near  her  side  while  she  chatted  cheerfully.. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  21 

tt'aching  them  lessons  of  natural  history  illustrated  by  their  surroundings 
and  linked  with  the  Bible  story  of  the  creation  of  the  world,  the  deluge, 
and  the  changes  that  came  over  the  earth.  The  manner  of  her  speakino- 
was  so  deeply  impre  =ve  that  neither  the  lessons  taught  nor  the  scenes  con- 
nected with  them  were  ever  quite  forgotten  by  the  young  listeners.  As 
one  of  them  related  when  himself  growing  old,  "there  was  a  spell  over  them 
as  they  looked  into  grandmother's  uplifted  face,  with  its  sweet  expression 
of  perfect  peace,"  and  they,  "'were  very  quiet  "  during  the  homeward  walk. 
A  small  picture  of  this  spot  was  preserved  many  years  in  the  family,  but 
lost  during  the  war  —  in  the  foreground  the  group  of  rocks,  with  two  splen- 
<]id  pine  trees  towering  above  them. 

Firm  as  were  the  forces  of  her  nature,  Mary  Washington  was  almost 
overcome  with  terror  during  a  thunder-storm.  This  fear  was  the  effect  of 
a  shock  received  in  youth,  when  a  girl  friend  sitting  at  her  side,  had  been 
instantly  killed  by  lightning.  As  long  as  she  lived  she  would  sit  silent  and 
still  during  a  thunder-storm,  with  closed  eyes  and  clasped  hands.  On  one 
occasion  the  daughter,  missing  her  mother,  and  knowing  how  she  suffered, 
found  her  kneeling  by  the  bed  with  her  face  buried  in  its  pillows,  praying. 
Upon  rising,  she  said,  "I  have  been  striving  for  years  against  this  weak- 
ness, for  you  know,  Betty,  my  trust  is  in  God  ;  but  sometimes  my  fears  are 
stronger  than  my  faith." 

The  Bible  was  her  constant  study,  its  precepts  the  guide  of  her  life,  and 
the  influence  of  its  teachings  ever  shone  in  her  character  and  conversation. 
When  teaching  her  children  from  its  pages,  any  irreverence  or  mutinous 
merriment  was  sternly  rebuked.  The  old  Bible  which  she  used  has  de- 
scended through  Robert  Lewis  to  his  daughter,  the  writer's  mother.  It  is 
a  curious  specimen  of  the  illustrations  of  the  day,  full  of  horrors  and  ab- 
surdities. The  venerable  volume  is  covered  with  homespun  cloth,  in  a 
<;heck  plaid  of  now  faded  blue  and  buff,  the  Continental  colors;  this  cover, 
fashioned  by  her  hands,  remains  upon  the  sacred  book  much  worn  and 
patched  to  preserve  the  original  fabric. 

In  the  intervals  of  war  she  had  occasional  brief  visits  of  cheer  and  com- 
fort from  her  younger  .sons,  who  were  serving  in  the  army  at  different 
points.  John  Augustine  commanded  a  regiment  of  Virginia  troops,  was 
afterward  a  member  of  the  House  of  Burgesses,  and  married  Hannah, 
■daughter  of  Colonel  John  Bushrod.  Samuel  won  the  rank  of  colonel,  and 
was  married  five  times.  Charles,  the  youngest  son,  also  became  a  colonel, 
and  married  Mildred,  daughter  of  Colonel  Frances  Thornton,  of  Virginia. 

After  the  treason  of  Arnold,  he,  with  a  horde  of  British  and  Tory  free- 
booters, landed  upon  the  James  river  in  Virginia,  plundering  and  desolat- 
ing the  country ;  and  when,  in  the  spring  of  1781,  an  armament  of  Briti-sh 
vessels  ascended  the  Potomac  river,  threatening  to  devastate  that  portion 
of  Virginia  not  remote  from  Fredericksburg,  and  near  Mount  Vernon, 
Washington  became  very  anxious  on  his  mother's  account.  Speaking  of 
this  to  her  daughter,  the  serene  matron  remarked  :  "My  good  son  should 
not  be  so  anxious  about  me,  for  he  is  the  one  in  danger,  facing  constant 
peril  for  our  country's  cause.  I  am  safe  enough  ;  it  is  my  part  to  suffer, 
and  to  feel,  as  I  do,  most  anxious  and  apprehensive  over  him." 


.22  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

When  the  tidings  of  the  splendid  success  at  Yorktown  were  brouglit 
direct  from  the  General  to  his  mother,  she  was  moved  to  an  exclamation  of 
fervent  thanksgiving:  "Thank  God!  the  war  is  ended,  and  we  shall  be 
blessed  with  peace,  happiness,  and  independence,  for  at  last  our  country  is 
free!"  Shortly  after  the  surrender  of  Cornwallis,  Washington  left  York- 
town  with  a  brilliant  suite  of  French  and  American  officers,  and  started 
upon  his  journey  to  Philadelphia,  stopping  on  the  way  at  Fredericksburg 
to  visit  his  mother.  It  was  nearlj'  seven  years  since  he  had  last  seen  her 
face;  he  left  Mount  Vernon  in  May,  1775,  and  did  not  return  till  the  autumn 
of  1781.  Now  that  the  time  of  meeting  drew  near,  his  mother  was 
serene  but  very  quiet,  only  smiling  to  herself  oftener  than  usual.  Yet  it 
was  not  the  hero  crowned  that  filled  her  thoughts,  but  the  son  who,  after 
years  of  absence  and  danger,  was  coming  back  to  her.  On  the  11th  of  No- 
vember, 1781,  the  town  of  Fredericksburg  was  all  aglow  with  joy  and  rev- 
elry. Washington  "in  the  midst  of  his  numerous  and  brilliant  suite," 
wrote  Mr.  Custis,  "sent  to  apprise  her  [his  mother]  of  his  arrival,  and  to 
know  when  it  would  be  her  pleasure  to  receive  him.  *  *  *  Alone  and  on 
foot,  the  general-in-chief  of  the  combined  armies  of  France  and  America," 
he  goes  on  to  say  in  the  grandiloquent  style  of  the  day,  "the  deliverer  of 
his  country,  the  hero  of  the  hour,  repaired  to  pay  his  humble  tribute  of 
duty  to  her  whom  he  venerated  as  the  author  of  his  being,"  etc.  When  the 
warm  embrace  of  greeting  was  over,  looking  into  his  face  with  earnest, 
close  observance,  her  eyes  enkindled  with  maternal  love,  she  said  tenderly, 
"You  are  growing  old,  George  ;  care  and  toil  have  been  making  marks  in 
your  face  since  I  saw  it  last."  Her  voice  is  said  to  have  been  singularly 
sweet,  and  he  loved  its  cadence  as  she  called  him  by  name.  She  inquired 
as  to  his  health,  and  she  spoke  much  "of  old  times  and  old  friends,  but  of 
his  glory  not  one  word." 

The  citizens  of  Fredericksburg  had  resolved  to  give  a  grand  ball  in 
honor  of  the  victors,  and  the  lady  above  all  others  who  should  grace  the 
fete  was  the  mother  of  Washington.  The  messenger  who  called  to  invite 
her  attendance  was  graciously  received,  and  her  consent  given  to  gratify 
her  son  and  friends,  although,  she  added,  her  "dancing-days  were  pretty 
well  over." 

The  town-hall  at  Fredericksburg,  where  this  ball  took  place,  was  deco- 
rated with  evergreens  and  flowers,  and  had  fresh  muslin  curtains  at  the 
windows,  and  seats  along  the  side  of  the  room  for  those  not  dancing,  and  a 
low  platform  at  the  end  where  chairs  were  placed  for  the  most  distinguished 
guests.  When  Washington  entered  at  the  early  hour  then  considered  cor- 
rect, his  mother  leaning  upon  his  arm,  every  head  was  bowed  in  reverence. 
She  wore  a  simple  black  silk  gown,  with  snow-white  kerchief  and  cap,  her 
figure  still  erect,  though  it  had  grown  thinner  and  frailer  than  it  once  had 
been. 

The  foreigners  stoo3  in  admiring  astonishment  as  they  watched  the 
crowd  pressing  forward  to  gain  a  salutation.  When  she  was  holding  her 
little  court,  one  of  the  French  officers  observed,  "If  such  are  the  matrons 
of  America,  well  may  she  boast  of  illustrious  sons."  Neither  elated  nor  ex- 
cited by  the  largess  of  compliments  and   attentions  bestowed  upon  her,. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  23 

when  ten  o'clock  approached  she  arose,  and  bidding  good-night,  remarked 
that  it  was  "time  for  old  folks  to  be  in  bed,"  and  left  the  ball-room  sup- 
ported as  before  upon  her  son's  strong  and  tender  arm. 

The  Marquis  de  Lafayette,  before  leaving  the  States  for  his  home  in 
France,  and  after  a  farewell  visit  to  Mount  Vernon,  came  to  Fredericks- 
burg to  bid  adieu  to  his  friend's  honored  mother — there  is  a  discrepancy 
in  statements  as  to  the  exact  date  of  this  visit — and  upon  the  occasion  was 
conducted  to  her  presence  by  the  young  grandson  Robert  Lewis,  who  often 
narrated  the  incident  to  his  family  and  friends. 

She  was  walking  in  the  garden,  taking  careful  note  of  its  condition, 
when  they  approached.  Her  black  stuff  gown  and  apron  were  as  neat  as 
a  nun's,  while  above  the  white  cap  that  nearly  covered  her  gray  hair  a 
broad  straw  hat  was  worn,  tied  down  under  her  chin. 

"There,  sir,  is  my  grandmother,"  said  young  Lewis,  pointing  toward 
her.  The  Marquis  made  the  military  salute  as  they  approached,  while  she, 
recognizing  the  distinguished  visitor,  came  to  the  garden  paling,  and,  look- 
ing over,  with  a  kind  smile,  remarked :  "Ah,  Marquis,  you  see  an  old 
woman  ;  but  come  in,  I  can  make  you  welcome  without  parade  of  chang- 
ing my  dress." 

The  impulsive  Frenchman's  reply  was  full  of  warmth,  he  calling  hei 
the  mother  of  his  friend,  his  hero,  the  preserver  of  the  country  and  its  lib- 
erty. For  had  not  America  adopted  the  sons  of  France  who  fought  for  her, 
and  was  not  Washington's  mother  dear  to  him  for  her  noble  son's  sake? 
After  listening  to  this  outpouring  of  enthusiastic  praise,  her  simple  answer 
was,  "I  am  not  surprised  at  what  George  has  done,  for  he  was  always  a 
good  boy." 

Lafayette  remained  some  time  talking  with  her,  and  when  he  arose  to 
take  leave  referred  to  his  speedy  dejiarture  for  his  native  land  and  home, 
and  asked  that  she  would  bestow  upon  him  a  blessing.  "With  clasped  hands, 
and  the  light  of  faith  in  her  uplooking  eyes,  the  blessing  was  fervently  in- 
voked, beseeching  that  "God  might  grant  him  every  blessing  of  safety, 
happiness,  prosperity  and  peace,"  so  moving  the  heart  of  her  noble  guest 
that  tears  filled  his  ej'es,,  and,  taking  the  frail,  faded  hands  into  his  warm 
clasp,  he  bent  his  head  to  touch  them  reverently  with  his  lips  as  the  final 
adieu  was  spoken.  The  grandson,  who  witnessed  this  scene,  said  that  it 
was  "so  affecting  that  he  almost  choked  to  keep  from  crying  aloud." 
Speaking  of  Washington's  mother  subsequently,  the  Marquis  made  the  re- 
mark that  he  had  seen  the  only  Roman  matron  who  was  living  in  his  day. 

The  years  of  life  now  left  to  her  were  weary  ones,  a  painful  and  wasting 
disease — cancer — caused  by  an  accidental  blow  slowly  undermining  her 
naturally  fine  constitution.  The  weakness  and  suffering  were  met  with 
uncomplaining  calmness  and  cheerfulness ;  nothing  that  could  be  done  by 
her  loving  children  for  her  health  and  comfort  was  omitted. 

Writing  to  the  President  from  Fredericksburg,  July  24,  1789,  his  sister 
says: 

"I  am  sorry  to  inform  you  mother  still  suffers  from  her  breast.  She 
is  sensible  of  it,  and  is  perfectly  resigned— wishes  for  nothing  more  than  to 
keep  it  easy.  She  Avishes  to  hear  from  you,  and  will  not  believe  you  are 
well  till  she  receives  it  from  under  your  hand." 


24  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

When  the  summer  heats  of  the  low  country  were  prostrating,  she  was 
sometimes  persuaded  to  take  a  trip  to  Berkeley  Springs  and  the  fine  moun- 
tain country  of  Frederick,  where  her  sons  Samuel  and  Charles  resided. 
Her  life  was  happily  spared  to  see  her  eldest  son  elevated  to  the  highest 
dignity  a  grateful  people  could  offer.  It  was  in  April,  1789,  that  a  final 
farewell  took  place  between  mother  and  son.  He  found  her  bright  of  mind, 
serene  of  spirit,  but  weak  and  worn  in  bodj-.  The  fear  that  this  would  be 
their  last  meeting  on  earth  intensified  the  tenderness  of  the  interview. 
When  the  son  spoke  regretfvilly  of  her  illness,  inquiring  anxiously  if  some- 
thing more  might  not  be  done  to  relieve  it,  and  expressed  his  profound  sor- 
row that  public  dut}'  compelled  him  to  leave  her,  but  however  painful,  he 
could  not  go  to  his  responsible  position  without  having  her  bid  him  God- 
speed, then  adding,  "So  soon  as  public  business  which  must  necessarily  be 
encountered  in  arranging  a  new  government  has  been  disposed  of  I  shall 
hasten  to  Virginia,  and — "  she  gently  interrupted  him.  "You  will  see  me 
no  more,"  she  said.  "My  great  age  and  the  disease  that  is  rapidly  ap- 
proaching my  vitals  warn  me  that  I  shall  not  be  long  in  this  world.  I  trust 
in  God.  I  am  prepared  for  a  better.  But  go,  George,  and  fulfill  the  high 
destiny  which  Heaven  appears  to  assign  j'ou.  Go,  my  son,  and  may  that 
Heaven  and  your  mother's  blessing  be  always  with  you." 

Her  hand  was  laid  upon  his  bended  head,  and  the  great  man's  strong 
frame  trembled  in  the  parting  embrace,  while  a  sob,  almost  a  groan,  burst 
from  his  breast,  for  already  he  saw  that  the  shadow  of  death  was  upon  her. 

When  Washington  arose  to  go  she  went  with  him  to  the  door,  leaning 
fondly  upon  his  arm.  Stopping  on  the  threshold  to  repeat  the  last  adieus, 
her  son  silently  pressed  into  her  hand  a  purse  filled  with  gold  pieces.  This 
she  refused  to  receive,  and  insisted  upon  returning  the  gift.  "  I  don't  need 
it,  my  son,"  she  remonstrated.  "My  wants  are  few,  and  I  think  I  have 
enough." 

"  Let  me  be  the  judge  of  that,  mother,"  he  replied  ;  "  but  whether  you 
think  you  need  it  or  not,  keep  it  for  my  sake." 

This  appeal  was  irresistible,  and  the  purse  was  retained  ;  but  after  he 
had  gone  she  dropped  it  indifferently  upon  the  table,  and  sank  into  a  chair, 
lost  in  sad  reverie.  Her  grandson,  coming  with  a  message,  witnessed  this 
parting  scene,  and,  too  respectful  to  disturb  her  sorrow,  hastened  home  to 
tell  his  mother  all  that  had  passed.  Feeling  anxious  touching  her  mother's 
state, and  fearing  that  this  painful  excitement  might  cause  serious  illness, 
she  hastened  at  once  to  her  side.  Very  calm  and  still  they  found  her, 
seated  with  drooping  head  and  sad,  unseeing  eyes. 

In  Washington's  cash  accounts  and  memorandum-books  many  entries 
appear  of  money  given  to  his  mother,  in  sums  ranging  from  three  to  thirty 
pounds,  during  a  period  of  years.  Also  "a  chaise"  and  a  "cloth  cloak 
lined  with  silk  shag." 

Mary  Washington's  forebodings  were  fulfilled,  for  her  death  took  place 
a  few  months  afterward  (in  August),  in  her  eighty-third  year,  upheld  by 
unfaltering  faith  in  the  promises  of  her  Bible  and  by  full  belief  in  the  com- 
munion of  the  saints.  It  has  been  supposed  that  this  event  took  place  at 
the  house  in  Fredericksburg  where  she  had  lived  so  many  years ;  but  there 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  25 

IS  a  tradition  that  not  long  before  her  death  the  daughter  induced  her  to 
consent  to  a  removal  to  the  Lewis  home.  All  of  her  relatives,  children, 
and  grandchildren  who  could  come  were  there  ;  but  the  best-beloved  son 
was  far  away. 

Extracts  from  a  diarj'  of  Robert  Lewis,  then  in  New  York  acting  as  as- 
sistant private  secretary  to  the  President,  his  uncle,  inform  us  that  on 
August  22d  he  was  "surprised  by  a  visit  from  Parson  Ryan,  who  has 
brought  letters  from  my  sister  Carter  and  Mr.  Carter  making  mention  that 
my  grandmother  was  exceedingly  ill  and  not  likely  to  recover; "  and  though 
her  death  took  place  on  the  25th,  and  she  was  laid  to  rest  on  the  28th,  the 
news,  sent  b}-  a  messenger  who  had  to  ride  the  distance  from  Fredericks- 
burg to  New  York,  did  not  reach  her  son  until  September  1st.  The  diary 
further  states  that  "  Baron  Steuben  ai:d  Governor  St.  Clair  dined  with  us 
to-day  [September  1st] ;  the  Baron  was  remarkably  cheerful  and  facetious, 
likewise  greatly  devoted  to  the  President.  In  the  midst  of  our  mirth  my 
xincle  received  a  letter  *  *  informing  him  of  the  death  of  my  grand- 
mother, an  event  long  expected."  Only  so  far  does  the  brief  record  go, 
but  its  writer  said  afterward,  in  a  letter  to  his  mother,  "  My  uncle  imme- 
diately retired  to  his  room,  and  remained  there  for  some  time  alone."' 

ISSUE    OP   D  1,   COLONEL    ROBERT    LEWIS   OF    BEL  VOIR,   AND   JANE 
MERIWETHER,   OF    ALBEMARLE    COUNTY,    VA. 

E  1.    Robert,  married  Fauutlero}';  settled  on  the  Dan  river, 

Granville  county,  N.  C. ,  from  which  county  he  was  a  delegate  to 
Halifax,  N.  C,  November  12,  1776,  to  the  convention  that  formed 
the  constitution  of  North  Carolina. 

E  2.    John,  also  settled  on  the  Dan  river  in  North  Carolina. 

E  3.  Charles,  married  his  cousin  Mary,  daughter  of  Charles 
Lewis,  of  the  ' '  Byrd ' '  plantation,  and  his  wife,  Mary,  daughter  of 
Isham  Randolph,  son  of  William  Randolph,  of  Turkey  Island,  in 
1717. 

E  4.  Nicholas,  married  Maiy,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  Walker, 
near  Charlottesville,  Va. 

E  5.  William  Lewis  (captain  in  the  State  line  during  the  Revo- 
lution), of  Locust  Hill,  Albemarle  county;  married  Lucy  Meriwether, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether,  by  whom  he  had  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Meriwether  Lewis,  explorer  of  Oregon;  died  single. 

F  2.  Reuben  Lewis,  was  an  Indian  agent  in  the  far  West  for 
iiwhile.     He  married  his  cousin,  Mildred  Dabney;  no  issue. 

F  3.  Jane,  married  her  cousin,  Edmund  Anderson;  and  her 
daughter,  Gr  1,  Ann,  married  her  cousin,  Thomas  Fielding  Lewis, 
son  of  Howell  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Mary  Carr,  of  Albemarle  county, 
Va.     After  the  death  of  William  Lewis,  of  Locust  Hill,  Lucy,  his 


26  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

widow,  married  John  Marks,  a  distinguished  officer  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary army,  by  whom  she  had  two  children :  Dr.  John  Marks,  and 
Mary  Marks,  who  married  William  Moore. 

The  following  biographical  sketch  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  by  Thomas 
Jefferson,  may  be  found  in  Lewis'  and  Clarke' s  Travels  : 

' '  Meriwether  Lewis,  late  Governor  of  Louisiana,  was  born  on  the 
18th  of  August,  1774,  near  the  town  of  Charlottesville,  in  the  county 
of  Albemarle,  in  Virginia,  of  one  of  the  distinguished  families  of  that 
State.  John  Lewis,  one  of  his  father' s  uncles,  was  a  member  of  the 
King' s  Council  before  the  Revolution  (see  Campbell' s  Histoiy  of  Vir- 
ginia, page  393).  Another  of  them.  Fielding  Lewis,  married  a  sister 
of  General  Washington.  His  father  (William  Lewis)  was  the  young- 
est of  five  sons  of  Colonel  Robert  Lewis,  of  Albemarle,  the  fourth  of 
whom,  Charles,  was  one  of  the  early  patriots  who  stepped  forward 
in  the  commencement  of  the  Revolution  and  commanded  one  of  the 
regiments  first  raised  in  Virginia  and  placed  on  continental  estab- 
lishment. Happily  situated  at  home,  with  a  wife  and  young  family, 
and  a  fortune  placing  him  at  ease,  he  left  all  to  aid  in  the  liberation 
of  his  country  from  foreign  usurpations,  then  first  unmasking  their 
ultimate  end  and  aim.  His  good  sense,  integrity,  bravery,  enter- 
prise, and  remarkable  bodil}'  powers,  marked  him  as  an  officer  of 
great  promise ;  but  he,  unfortunately,  died  early  in  the  Revolution. 

"Nicholas  Lewis,  the  second  of  his  father' s  brothers,  commanded 
a  regiment  of  militia  in  the  successful  expedition  of  1776  against  the 
Cherokee  Indians.  This  member  of  the  family  of  Lewises  whose 
bravery  was  so  usefully  proved  on  this  occasion,  was  endeared  to  all 
who  knew  him  by  his  inflexible  probity,  courteous  disposition,  benev- 
olent heart  and  engaging  modesty  and  manners.  He  was  the  um- 
pire of  all  the  private  differences  of  his  country,  selected  always  by 
both  parties.  He  was  also  the  guardian  of  Meriwether  Lewis,  of 
whom  we  are  now  to  speak,  and  who  had  lost  his  father  at  an  early 
age.  He  continued  some  j'ears  under  the  fostering  care  of  a  tender 
mother,  of  the  respectable  family  of  Meriwethers,  of  the  same  count}', 
and  was  remarkable  even  in  infancy  for  enterprise,  boldness  and 
discretion.  When  only  eight  years  of  age  he  habitually  went  out  in 
the  dead  of  night,  alone  with  his  dogs,  into  the  forest  to  hunt  the 
raccoon  and  opossum. 

' '  At  the  age  of  thirteen  he  was  put  to  the  Latin  school  and  con- 
tinued at  that  until  eighteen,  when  he  returned  to  his  mother  and 
entered  on  the  cares  of  his  farm,  having,  as  well  as  a  younger  brother, 
been  left  by  his  father  with  a  competency  for  all  the  correct  and 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  27 

comfortable  purposes  of  a  temperate  life.  At  twenty  he  eno-aaed  as 
a  volunteer  in  the  body  of  militia  which  were  called  out  by  General 
Washington,  on  an  occasion  of  the  discontent  produced  by  the  excise 
taxes  in  the  western  parts  of  the  United  States,  and  from  that  situ- 
ation he  was  removed  to  the  regular  services  as  a  lieutenant  in  the 
line.  At  twenty-three  he  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy,  and  always 
attracting  the  first  attention  where  punctuality  and  fidelit}-  were 
requisite,  he  was  appointed  paj-master  to  his  regiment.  In  1792,  1 
proposed  to  the  American  Philosophical  Society  that  we  should  set 
on  foot  a  subscription  to  engage  some  competent  person  to  explore 
the  region  by  ascending  the  Missouri,  crossing  the  stony  mountains 
and  descending  the  nearest  river  to  the  Pacific.  Captain  Lewis  being 
then  stationed  at  Charlottesville  on  the  recruiting  services,  warmly 
solicited  me  to  obtain  for  him  the  execution  of  that  object.  1  told 
him  that  it  was  proposed  that  the  person  engaged  should  be  attended 
by  a  single  companion  only,  to  avoid  exciting  alarm  among  the  In- 
dians.    This  did  not  deter  him,  but  the  proposal  did  not  succeed. 

"In  1803  Congress  approved  the  proposition  and  voted  a  sum  of 
money  for  carrying  it  into  execution.  Captain  Lewis,  who  had  then 
been  near  two  years  with  me  as  private  secretary',  immediately 
renewed  his  solicitations  to  have  the  direction  of  the  party.  I  had 
now  had  opportunity  of  knowing  him  intimatel}'.  Of  courage 
undaunted;  possessing  a  firmness  and  perseverance  of  purpose  which 
nothing  but  impossibilities  could  divert  from  its  direction;  careful  as 
a  father  of  those  committed  to  his  charge,  3'et  steady  in  the  mainte- 
nance of  order  and  discipline ;  intimate  with  the  Indian  character, 
customs  and  principles;  habituated  to  the  hunting  life;  guarded  by 
exact  observation  of  the  vegetables  and  animals  of  his  own  country, 
against  losing  time  in  the  description  of  objects  already  possessed ; 
honest,  disinterested,  liberal,  of  sound  understanding,  and  a  fidelity 
to  truth  so  scrupulous  that  whatever  he  should  report  M'ould  be  as 
certain  as  if  seen  by  ourselves.  "With  all  these  qualifications,  as  if 
selected  and  implanted  by  nature  in  one  body  for  this  express  pur- 
pose, I  could  have  no  hesitation  in  confiding  the  enterprise  to  him. 
To  fill  up  the  measure  desired,  he  wanted  nothing  but  a  greater 
familiarity  with  the  technical  language  of  the  natural  sciences,  and 
readiness  in  the  astronomical  observations  necessary  for  the  geog- 
raphy of  his  route.  To  acquire  these  he  repaired  immediately  to 
Philadelphia  and  placed  himself  under  the  tutorage  of  the  distin- 
guished professors  of  that  place,  who,  with  a  zeal  and  emulation 
enkindled  by  an  ardent  devotion  to  science,  communicated'to  him 


28  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

freely  the  information  requisite  for  the  purposes  of  his  journey. 
Deeming  it  necessary  he  should  have  some  person  with  him  of 
known  competence  to  the  direction  of  the  enterprise,  in  the  event  of 
accident  to  himself,  he  proposed  William  Clarke,  brother  of  General 
George  Rogers  Clarke,  who  was  approved,  and  with  that  view  re- 
ceived a  commission  of  captain. 

"In  April,  1803,  a  draught  of  his  instructions  was  sent  to  Captain 
Lewis,  and  on  the  5th  of  July  they  left  Washington  and  pi'oceeded 
to  Pittsburgh,  where  other  articles  had  been  ordered  to  be  provided 
for  him.  The  men,  too,  were  to  be  selected  from  the  military  stations 
on  the  Ohio.  Delays  of  preparation,  difficulties  of  navigation  down 
the  Ohio  and  other  untoward  obstructions  retarded  his  arrival  at 
Cahokia  until  the  season  was  so  far  advanced  as  to  render  it  prudent 
to  suspend  his  entering  the  Missouri  before  the  ice  should  break  up 
in  the  succeeding  spring.  He  returned  to  St.  Louis  on  the  23d  of 
September,  1806;  never  did  a  similar  event  excite  more  joy  through 
the  United  States. 

"It  was  the  middle  of  February,  1807,  before  Captain  Lewis 
and  his  companion,  Captain  Clarke,  reached  the  city  of  Washington, 
where  Congress  was  then  in  session.  That  body  granted  to  the  two 
chiefs  and  their  followers  the  donation  of  lands  which  they  had  been 
encouraged  to  expect,  in  reward  of  their  toil  and  dangers.  Captain 
Lewis  was  soon  after  appointed  Governor  of  Louisiana  and  Captain 
Clarke  a  general  of  its  militia  and  agent  of  the  United  States  for 
Indian  affairs  in  the  department.  A  considerable  time  intervened 
before  the  Governor' s  arrival  at  St.  Louis.  He  found  the  territory 
distracted  by  feuds  and  contentions  among  the  officers  of  the  Gov- 
ernment, and  the  people  themselves  divided  by  these  into  factions 
and  parties.  He  determined  at  once  to  take  no  sides  with  either, 
but  to  use  every  endeavor  to  conciliate  and  harmonize  them. 

"Governor  Lewis  had  been  from  early  life  subject  to  hypochon- 
driacal affections.  It  was  a  constitutional  disposition  in  all  the 
nearer  branches  of  the  family  of  his  name,  and  was  more  immedi- 
ately inherited  by  him  from  his  father.  They  had  not,  however, 
been  so  strong  as  to  give  uneasiness  to  his  family  while  he  lived 
with  me  in  Washington.  I  observed  at  times  sensible  depressions 
of  mind,  but  knowing  their  constitutional  source  I  estimated  their 
course  by  what  1  had  seen  in  the  family.  During  his  Western  expe- 
dition the  constant  exertion  which  that  required  of  all  the  faculties 
of  body  and  mind,  suspended  these  distressing  affections,  but  after 
his  establishment  at  St.  Louis  in  sedentary  occupations  they  returned 


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upon  him  with  redoubled  vigor,  and  began  seriously  to  alarm  his 
friends.  He  was  in  a  paroxysm  of  one  of  these  when  his  aflfairs  ren- 
dered it  necessary  for  him  to  go  to  Washington.  He  proceeded  to 
the  Chickasaw  bluffs,  where  he  arrived  on  the  16th  of  September, 
1809,  with  a  view  of  continuing  his  journey  thence  by  water.  Mr. 
Xeely,  agent  of  the  United  States  with  the  Chickasaw  Indians,  arriv- 
ing there  two  days  after,  found  him  extremely  indisposed  and  betray- 
ing at  times  some  symptons  of  a  derangement  of  mind.  Although 
he  appeared  somewhat  relieved,  Mr.  Neely  kindly  determined  to  ac- 
company and  watch  over  him.  Unfortunately  at  their  encampment, 
after  having  passed  Tennessee  one  daj^'s  journey,  they  lost  two 
horses,  which  obliging  Mr  Neely  to  halt  for  their  recovery,  the  Gov- 
ernor proceeded,  under  a  promise  to  wait  for  him  at  the  house  of  the 
first  white  inhabitant  on  his  road.  He  stopped  at  the  house  of  a  Mr. 
Grinder,  who  not  being  at  home,  his  wife,  alarmed  at  the  symptoms 
of  derangement  she  discovered,  gave  him  up  the  house  and  retired 
to  rest  herself  in  an  out- house,  the  Governor's  and  Neely' s  servants 
lodging  in  another.  About  three  o'clock  in  the  night  he  killed  him- 
self, which  plunged  his  friends  into  affliction  and  deprived  his 
country  of  one  of  her  most  valued  citizens,  whose  valor  and  intelli- 
gence would  have  been  now  employed  in  avenging  the  wrongs  of  his 
country  and  in  emulating  by  land  the  splendid  deeds  which  have  hon- 
ored her  arms  on  the  ocean.  It  lost,  too,  to  the  nation  the  benefit 
of  receiving  from  his  own  hand  the  narrative  now  offered  them  of 
his  sufferings  and  successes,  of  science,  and  to  present  to  their  knowl- 
edge that  vast  and  fertile  country  which  their  sons  are  destined  to 
fill  with  arts,  with  science,  with  freedom  and  happiness.  To  this 
melancholy  close  of  the  life  of  one,  whom  posterity  will  declare  not 
to  have  lived  in  vain,  I  have  only  to  add,  that  all  the  facts  I  have 
stated  are  either  known  to  myself  or  commiinicated  by  his  family  or 
others  for  whose  truth  I  have  no  hesitation  to  make  myself  respon- 
sible, and  1  conclude  with  tendering  you  the  assurance  of  my  respect 
and  consideration.  Thomas  Jefferson. 

"Charlottesville,  Va.,  1813." 


The  following  sketch  is  from  the  Biographical  Dictionary  of  Rev. 
J.  L.  Blake: 

' '  Meriwether  Lewis,  Governor  of  Upper  Louisiana,  was  a  native 
of  Virginia.  From  1801  to  1803  he  was  the  private  secretary  of 
President  Jefferson,  who  appointed  him  in  1803  to  the  command  of 


30  ■  GENEALOGY    OF    THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

the  exploring  party  directed  to  cross  the  continent  to  the  Pacific 
ocean.  He  returned  from  this  expedition  in  about  three  years. 
Soon  after  he  returned  in  1806  he  was  made  Governor  of  Louisiana. 
Some  difficulty  as  to  his  accounts,  which  distressed  him,  induced 
him  to  set  out  on  a  journey  to  Washington.  Landing  at  Chickasaw 
Bluffs,  he  thence  proceeded  by  land.  On  the  borders  of  Tennessee, 
about  forty  miles  from  Nashville,  he  committed  suicide,  October  11, 
1809,  aged  thirty-five.  This  event  was  ascribed  to  the  protest  of 
«ome  bills  which  he  drew  on  the  public  account.  He  had  written  an 
account  of  his  expedition  up  the  Missouri  and  to  the  Pacific,  which 
was  published  under  the  care  of  Paul  Allen  in  two  volumes,  8vo. , 
1814,  in  which  appeared  his  life  written  by  Mr.  Jefl'erson." 

Another  brief  biographical  sketch  of  Meriwether  Lewis  may  be 
found  in  the  "Popular  Biography,"  by  Peter  Parley,  page  362. 

E  6.  Mildred,  daughter  of  Robert  Lewis,  of  Belvoir,  and  Jane 
Meriwether;  married  John  Lewis,  a  lawyer  by  profession,  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, Va.,  son  of  Zachary  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Mary  Waller. 

E  7.  Sarah,  married  Dr.  Waller  Lewis,  a  brother  of  John,  who 
married  her  sister  Mildred. 

E  8.  Mary,  married  Samuel  Cobb,  and  had  issue:  Robert  Cobb, 
United  States  Senator  from  Georgia,  and  the  ancestor  of  the  distin- 
guished Howell  Cobb. 

E  9.  Elizabeth,  married  William  Basset  and  had  issue,  viz. :  F  1, 
Anderson  Basset,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

E  10.  Jane,  born  1727,  married  Thomas  Meriwether,  her  cousin, 
a  son  of  Nicholas  Meriwether.  Their  daughter,  F  1,  Mary,  was 
born  in  1763,  and  died  in  Harris  county,  Ga.,  in  1840.  She  married 
Richard  P.  White  in  1782,  and  had  five  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Thomas 
M. ;  G  2,  William;  G  3,  Nicholas;  G  4,  Clement  B;  and  G  5,  Melinda 
Lewis  White,  who  married  Pleasant  Mhoon  Benning.  P.  M.  Ben- 
ning  was  born  October  3,  1783,  and  died  1845.  Melinda  Lewis 
White  was  born  April  18,  1789. 

Issue  of  P.  M.  Benning  and  Melinda  Lewis  White,  viz. :  F  1,  F  2, 
F  3,  F  4,  F  5  and  F  6  died  in  infancy. 

F  7.    Sarah  Amanda,  died  in  1839,  17  j'ears  of  age. 

F  8.  General  Henry  Lewis  Benning,  born  April  2,  1814;  was  a 
graduate  of  Franklin  College,  at  Athens,  Ga.  He  is  a  lawyer  by 
profession ;  served  one  term  of  six  years  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Georgia.  During  the  Confederate  war  he  was  a 
Brigadier  General,  and  was  assigned  to  the  command  of  the  brigade 
lately  commanded  by  General  Toombs.     It  was  composed  of  the  2d, 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  31 

loth,  17th  and  20th  Georgia  Regiments,  and  formed  part  of  Hood's 
renowned  fighting  division.  He  was  married  in  1839  to  Miss  Mary, 
<Iaughter  of  Colonel  Seaborn  Jones,  of  Columbus,  Ga.,  where  he 
resides. 

F  9.  Richard  Edwin  Benning,  born  December  15,  1818;  married 
Prances,  daughter  of  Robert  Simpson,  of  Harris  county,  Ga. 

F  10.  Caroline  Matilda  Benning,  born  September  28,  1824,  and 
married  in  1842,  Benjamin  Yaney  Martin,  a  lawyer  and  reporter  of 
the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  Georgia.  Caroline,  his  wife, 
died  in  Augusta,  Ga. ,  in  1858.  Benjamin  Y.  Martin  was  a  cousin  of 
Dr.  Samuel  D.  Martin,  of  Clark  county,  Ky. 

F  11.  Augusta  Palmira,  born  August  18,  1827;  married  Madison 
Lewis  Patterson  (a  lawyer  by  profession),  on  June  30,  1852.  He  is 
a  son  of  Colonel  Edward  Patterson  and  Mildred  Lewis,  of  Spartan- 
burg, S.C. 

Issue  of  A.  P.  Benning  and  her  husband,  M.  L.  Patterson,  of 
Oswichee,  Russell  county,  Ga. 

G  1.    Pleasant  Benning  Patterson,  born  July  29,  1856. 

G  2.    Edward  Morris  Patterson,  born  1862. 

G  3.    Mildred  Lewis  Patterson,  born  1867. 

G  4.    Jerome  Augustine  Patterson,  born  1869. 

G  5.    Madison  Lewis  Patterson,  born  1870. 

Issue  of  D  2,  Colonel  Charles  Lewis  (son  of  John  and  Frances 
Fielding)  and  his  wife,  Lucy  Taliaferro: 

E  1.  Dr.  John  Taliaferro,  a  distinguished  physician,  a  graduate  of 
Edinburgh  College,  settled  at  Mulberry  Green,  in  Culpeper  county, 
Va. ;  married  Hannah  Green,  of  Essex  county,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 
F 1,  Charles  Augustine  Lightfoot  Lewis,  married  Mary  Warner, 
daughter  of  Captain  Charles  Augustine  Lewis,  of  Caroline  county; 
had  issue,  viz:  G  1,  Hannah  Green;  G  2,  Arthur;  G  3,  Rebecca  War- 
ner; G  4,  Thomas  Fielding;  and  G  5,  Patsy  Hunter. 

E  1.  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  married,  December  3,  1782,  his 
second  wife,  Susannah,  daughter  of  Colonel  Francis  Waring,  of 
Goldberry,  Essex  county,  Va. ,  and  had  issue,  viz. :  F  2,  Lucy,  born 
September  5,  1783,  married  Colonel  John  Thorn,  of  "Berry  Hill," 
Culpeper  county,  and  had  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Warner  Lewis  Thorn, 
who  died  a  minor;  G  2,  John  Catesby  Thorn,  who  married  Ada  Ma- 
tilda, daughter  of  John  B.  Downman,  of  Fauquier  county,  and  had 
issue,  viz. :  H  1,  Professor  William  Taylor  Thorn,  of  Hollins  Insti- 
tute ;  H  2,  Lucy  Lewis  Thorn,  who  married  Colonel  William  Taylor, 
of  Louisiana,  and  died  without  issue.     An  appropriate  monument  is 


32  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

erected  to  her  memory  in  Hollywood  cemetery,  Richmond,  Va.  F  3,. 
John  Lewis,  son  of  Dr.  J.  T.  Lewis  and  Susannah  Waring,  married 
his  cousin,  Fannie  Tasker,  daughter  of  Spencer  Ball,  of  Poteci,  Prince 
William  county,  and  had  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  John  Taliaferro  Lewis, 
married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Captain  Charles  Augustine  Lewis,  of 
Caroline  county,  no  issue;  Gr  2,  Elizabeth,  married  Dr.  Bowen,  of 
Prince  William  county,  and  had  issue,  viz.:  H  1,  Lucy  Lewis.  G  2, 
Robert  Mottram  Bowen,  married  Carey,  daughter  of  Landon  Carter, 
of  Prince  William  county;  G  3,  Frank  Waring,  married  Fannie, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Stuart,  of  Prince  William  county.  They  reside  at 
Poteci,  the  old  family  seat,  situated  on  the  renowned  battle  field  of 
Manassas,  and  known  as  the  Lewis  House. 

F  4.  Warner  Lewis,  son  of  Dr.  J.  T.  Lewis  and  Susan  Waring, 
lived  at  Lewis  Level,  Essex  county,  and  was  a  member  of  the  old 
county  court  of  Essex  for  more  than  half  a  century ;  was  born  Decem- 
ber 13,  1786,  and  died  July  14,  1873.  He  married  first,  on  March 
10,  1810,  Ann  Susannah,  daughter  of  William  Latani,  Esq.,  of  Essex 
county,  and  had  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Thomas  Waring  Lewis,  born  August 
15,  1815;  married  in  1842  Ann  Misula,  daughter  of  Henr}'  Waring 
Latani,  of  Essex,  and  resides  at  Mansfield,  Essex  county,  Va. 

Issue  of  G  1,  Thomas  W.  Lewis  and  A.  M.  Latani: 

HI.  Warner;  H  2,  Henry  Waring  Latani;  H  3,  Ann  Susannah; 
H  4,  Mary  Latani;  H  5,  Lucy  Catesby;  H  6,  Susan  Allen;  H  7, 
Joseph;  H  8,  William  Latani;  H  9,  Catherine;  H  10,  John  Latani; 
H  11,  Thomas  Deane;  and  H  12,  James  Meriwether. 

G  2.  William  Latani,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  Ann  Susannah 
Latani,  died  December  29,  1847;  unmarried. 

G  3.  John  Latani,  son  of  Warner  and  A.  S.  Lewis,  was  born 
January  17,  1820,  and  married  Barbara  J.,  daughter  of  Philip  B. 
Winston,  who  for  many  years  was  the  able  and  popular  clerk  of 
Hanover  county.  Issue  of  John  L.  Lewis  and  Barbara  Winston: 
H  1,  Philip  Winston;  H  2,  Ann  Barbara;  H  3,  Sally  Pendleton;  H  4, 
W^arner  Fielding. 

G  4.  Joseph  Henry,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  A.  S.  Lewis,  born 
June  29,  1822,  died  November  25,  1850.  He  was  an  A.  M.  grad- 
uate of  William  and  Mary  College,  and  a  man  of  great  promise. 
He  married  Lucy  Robinson,  daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis  Latani  and 
Mary  Berkeley,  of  Essex  county.  They  had  but  one  daughter:  H  1, 
Mary  Josephine,  who  married  Dr.  William  M.  Kirk,  of  Lancaster 
county,  Va. 

F  4.    Warner  Lewis,  of  Lewis  Level,  Essex  county,  married  the. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  33 

second  time,  December  4,  1823,  Catherine,  daughter  of  Major  Ru- 
ben Butler,  of  the  Revolution  and  had  issue,  viz. :  Gr  5,  Colonel  Mer- 
iwether Lewis,  of  Lancaster  county,  born  1827,  and  died  1883.  He 
was  State  Senator,  Colonel  of  the  9th  Virginia  Cavalry  Regiment, 
C.  S.  A.,  was  shot  through  the  lungs  at  Upperville  and  left  in  the 
hands  of  the  enemy,  who  treated  him  with  marked  kindness  on  ac- 
count of  his  being  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  mar- 
ried Julia  Ann  Sanders,  of  Lancaster  county,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 
HI,  Harriet  Elizabeth;  H  2,  Dr.  Frank  Waring  Lewis. 

G  6.    Robert,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  Miss  Butler,  born 

April  17,  1828;  deaf  mute. 

G  7.  Ann  Susannah,  born  February  11,  1830;  married  Robert 
Munday,  of  King  William  county,  and  had  issue:  HI,  Dr.  Meri- 
wether Munday ;  H  2,  Lizzie ;  H  3,  Dr.  Benjamin  Munday,  United 
States  Army ;  H  4,  Ann  Lewis,  and  H  5,  Robert  Munday. 

G  8.  Waring  Lewis,  born  June  24,  1835;  was  captain  of  the 
Ninth  Virginia  Cavalry,  Confederate  States  Army;  married  Louisa 
H.,  daughter  of  Edmond  F.  Noel,  of  Essex  county,  and  had  issue, 
viz.:     HI,  Noel;    H  2,  Lizzie  Kate  Lewis. 

F  4.  Warner  Lewis,  of  Lewis  Level,  E.ssex  county,  Va.,  married 
his  third  wife  August  4,  1836,  Maria  Isabella,  daughter  of  Henry  S. 
Shore,  of  Richmond,  Va. ,  and  had  issue,  viz.: 

G  9.  Catherine  Winston,  born  April,  1837;  married  Dr.  Archie  R, 
Rowzie,  of  Essex  county,  and  had  issue,  viz.:  HI,  Jennie  Bell; 
H  2,  Kate;  H  3,  Archie  R. ;  H  4,  Phillip  Lewis;  H  5,  James  Latani; 
H  6,  Frank  Waring. 

G  10.  Hannah  Shore,  daughter  of  Warner  Lewis  and  M.  L  Shore, 
was  born  1839,  and  married  Captain  Robert  Meriwether  Anderson,  of 
the  Richmond  Howitzers,  and  it  may  be  truly  said  no  nobler,  truer  or 
braver  heart  beat  in  the  Confederate  cause.  He  was  a  nephew  of  the 
celebrated  Meriwether  Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county,  Va.  She  had 
issue,  viz.:  HI,  Phillip  Lewis  Anderson;  H2,  Warner  Meriwether 
Anderson ;  H  3,  Henry  Temple  Anderson ;  H  4,  Robert  Maudeville 
Anderson;    H  5,  Henning  Webb  Anderson. 

G  11.  Phillip  Winston  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  M.  I. 
Shore,  was  born  June  24,  1841,  and  fell  gallantly  in  a  cavalry  charge 
at  Manassas,  1863,  as  his  captain  said,  "cheering  at  the  top  of  his 
voice. ' ' 

G  12.  Lucy  Temple,  daughter  of  Warner  Lewis  and  M.  I.  Shore, 
deaf  mute,  born  September  13,  1844. 

G  13.      Catesby  Latani   Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  M.  1. 
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34  GENEALOGY   OP  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Shore,  was  born  July  4,  1846;  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Rev. 
Henry  Waring  Latani  Temple,  rector  of  South  Farnham  Parish,  Es- 
sex county;  had  issue,  viz.:  HI,  Warner  Henry;  H  2,  John 
Temple. 

G  14.  Fielding  Lewis,  son  of  Warner  Lewis  and  M.  I.  Shore, 
born  November  21,  1847. 

F  5.  Joseph  Jones  Lewis,  son  of  Dr.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis  and 
Ann  Susan  Waring,  was  born  September  16,  1788,  and  died  1824. 
He  was  a  man  of  brilliant  parts;  resided  in  Culpeper  county  and 
never  married. 

E  2.  Charles  Augustine,  son  of  Colonel  Charles  Lewis  and  Lucy 
Taliaferro,  resided  at  Millwood,  Caroline  county,  Va. ;  was  educated 
at  William  and  Mary  College, ;  was  a  man  of  high  intelligence,  a 
Justice  of  the  Peace  and  a  gallant  cavalry  officer  in  the  war  of  1812; 
married  Catherine  Battaile,  of  Caroline  county,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 
F  1,  Mary  Warner,  who  married  Charles  Augustine  Lightfoot  Lewis 
as  mentioned  above.  F  2,  Charles  Augustine,  was  educated  at  the 
University  of  Virginia  and  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished  and 
successful  educators  of  youth,  and  was  for  many  years  principal  of 
Rappahannock  Academy.  He  married  Elizabeth  Goodwin,  the 
widow  of  Wm.  Catesby  Woodford,  of  Caroline  county,  and  had  issue, 
viz. :  G  1,  Bettie  Meriwether,  who  married  Professor  Rhodes  Massie, 
of  Richmond  College. 

F  3. '  Lawrence  Battaile,  son  of  Charles  Augustine  Lewis  and 
Catherine  Battaile;  married  Miss  Coleman,  of  Caroline  county,  and 
moved  to  Missouri. 

F  4.    Arthur,  a  captain  in  the  United  States  Navy;  died  single. 

F  5.  Rebecca,  married  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  of  Prince  William 
county,  as  mentioned  aliove. 

F  6.    Elizabeth  Battaile  ;  died  single. 

E  3.  Mary  Warner,  only  daughter  of  Colonel  Charles  Lewis  and 
Lucy  Taliaferro,  was  a  lady  of  rare  beauty  and  many  attractions; 
she  married  first.  Colonel  Phillip  Lightfoot,  of  Sandy  Point,  on  the 
James  river,  and  lived  at  Cedar  Creek,  near  Port  Royal,  Caroline 
county,  Va.,  had  issue,  viz.:  Fl,  Phillip  Lightfooot,  of  Port  Royal, 
who  married  Sallie,  the  daughter  of  William  Bernard,  of  ' '  Mansfield, ' ' 
near  Fredericksburg,  had  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Fannie,  who  married  Cap- 
tain Robert  Gilchrist  Robb,  of  the  United  States  Navy;  G  2,  Phillip 
Lewis,  who  married  first.  Miss  Mary  Virginia  Smith,   of  Falmouth; 

second,  Miss Drummond,  of  Mississippi;  G  3,  John  Bernard,  who 

married  Harriet  Field,  of  Gloucester  county,  Va..  and  lives  in  Port 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  35 

Koyal;  G  4,  Wm.  Bernard,  who  married  first,  Roberta,  daughter  of 
Colonel  Robert  Beverly,  of  Blandfield,  Essex  county;  married  second 
time,  Sarah  B.  Ross,  of  Mobile,  Ala. ;  G  5,  Ellen  Bankhead,  who 
married  Dr.  Carter  Warner  Wormly,  of  King  William  county;  Gr  6, 
Rosalie  Virginia,  who  married  Dr.  Hugh  Morson,  of  Stafford  county. 

E  3.  Mrs.  Mary  Warner  Lewis  Lightfoot's  second  marriage  was 
with  Dr.  John  Bankhead,  a  nephew  of  James  Monroe,  President  of 
the  United  States,  and  a  graduate  of  Edinburgh,  on  May  10,  1787. 
They  resided  at  "Spring  Grove,"  Caroline  county,  and  had  issue, 
viz. :  F  1,  Charles  Lewis,  born  May  3,  1788,  who  married  first,  Ann 
Cary,  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Thomas  Mann  Randolph,  and  grand- 
daughter of  Thomas  Jefferson,  September  17,  1808,  and  had  issue, 
viz.:    G  1,  John  Warner  Bankhead,  born  December  2,   1810;   G  2, 

Ellen  Monroe,  born  September   5,   1813,  who  married  a  Mr.  

Carter,  of  Albemarle  county,  and  died  leaving  issue ;  G  3,  Thomas 
Mann  Randolph,  born  December  30,  1815,  and  moved  to  Arkansas. 

F  1.  Charles  Lewis  Bankhead  married  second  time,  Mary  A. 
Carthrae,  a  grand-daughter  of  Thomas  Lewis,  brother  of  General 
Andrew  Lewis,  and  in  their  only  son,  G  1,  Charles  Lewis  Bankhead, 
who  resides  in  Orange  county  and  who  married  his  cousin,  Mary 
Warner  Bankhead,  are  united  the  eastern  and  western  branches  of 
the  Virginia  Lewises. 

F  2.    John,  son  of  Dr.  John  Bankhead  and  Mary  Warner  Lewis, 

married  Ann  Eliza  Stuart,  of  King  George  county,  Va.,  Septem- 

'ber  26,  1816,  and  had  issue,  viz. :     G  1,  Mary  Eliza,  born  July  16, 

1817,  married  Mr.   Wallace,  of  Fauquier   county,   Va. ;   G  2, 

Rosalie,  born  December  1,  1818,  married  Lucien  Dade,  of  Fauquier 
-county. 

F  3.  William,  son  of  Dr.  John  Bankhead  and  M.  W.  Lewis,  in- 
herited the  family  seat,  "Spring  Grove,"  Caroline  county,  and 
married  Dorothea  Bayne,  daughter  of  Garrett  Minor,  Esq. ,  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, October  15,  1829;  they  had  issue,  viz.:  G  1,  Georgiana 
B.,  born  August  26,  1830;  married  William  Moncure,  of  Stafford 
county;  G2,  Mary  Warner,  born  September  26,  1831,  married  her 
cousin,  Charles  Lewis  Bankhead,  of  Orange  county,  as  above  men- 
tioned; G3,  John  Taliaferro,  born  July  18,  1833;  G  4,  Eliza  Garrett, 
born  January  22,  1835,  married  Bickerton  L.  Winston,  of  ILanover 
county;  G  5,  Rosalie  Stuart,  born  October  28,  1836,  married  Richard 
Morris  Winston,  of  Hanover  county ;  G  6,  Ellen  Bayne,  born  Ma}' 
7,  1838,  married  Colonel  John  Lee,  of  Stafford  county,  a  grandson 
of  Light-Horse  Harry,  and  a  brother  of  the  gallant  Fitzhugh,  now 


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36  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

(1886)   Governor  of  Virginia;   G  7,  Leonora  D.,   born  February  9, 
1840,  married  the  Rev.  Mr.  Meredith,  of  Stafford  county,  Va. 

Colonel  Charles  Lewis,  of  Fredericksburg,  who  married  Lucy 
Taliaferro,  was  in  the  disastrous  defeat  of  General  Braddock  on  Jul}- 
9,  1755.  During  the  fall  of  1755  an  army  was  organized  to  defend 
the  frontier  settlements  against  the  eruptions  of  the  Indians. 
Colonel  Charles  Lewis  accompanied  this  expedition  as  a  captain  of 
one  of  the  companies  and  kept  a  journal,  giving  in  detail  the  inci- 
dents that  occurred  during  their  march  from  Fredericksburg  to  Fort 
Cumberland.  For  a  copy  of  said  journal,  which  we  here  present  to 
the  reader,  we  are  indebted  to  the  courtesy  of  Thomas  W.  Lewis,  of 
Essex  county,  Va. ,  a  great-grandson  of  Colonel  Charles  Lewis. 

JOURNAL. 

October  10,  1755. — Left  Fredericksburg  under  the  command  of  Major 
Andrew  Lewis  with  eighty  men;  crossed  Rappahannock  at  the  Falls,  the 
men  being,  most  of  them,  drunk.  We  marched  but  seven  miles  to  Picketts; 
verj'  bad  entertainment,  no  water  to  be  had  for  the  soldiers ;  this  night  two 
of  my  company  deserted.     The  expense,  4s.  5^d. — 7  miles. 

October  11. — This  daj'  I  was  ordered  to  march  before  the  company  to 
one  Martin  Hardin's  to  provide  provisions.  I  shot  a  bullock  and  provided 
a  plenty  of  bread.  In  the  evening  the  company  came  up  in  high  spirits; 
here  we  had  good  entertainment,  a  merry  landlady  and  daughter;  expense, 
6s.  2d.— 18  miles. 

October  12. — This  day  Major  Lewis  and  Captain  H.  Woodward  went 
before  to  provide  for  the  company  and  left  me  the  command  of  the  men ; 
took  on  the  march  a  deserter  and  drunken  schoolmaster.  Arrived  in  the 
evening  at  Nevils ;  bread  very  scarce.  Lieutenant  Lowry  sent  to  purchase 
meal  and  potatoes.     We  made  a  good  shift — 18  miles. 

October  13.— Marched  from  Nevils  and  crossed  the  ridge  at  Ashley's 
Gap.  I  was  this  day  sent  forward  to  provide  for  the  men — provisions 
plenty.  This  day's  march  was  tedious,  being  cold  and  rainy  and  the  men 
very  ill-clothed.  They  came  up  with  me  about  eight  o'clock  at  night  very 
much  fatigued,  having  marched,  this  day,  25  miles. 

October  14.— This  day  we  marched  cheerfully,  having  but  eighteen 
miles  to  Winchester.  We  arrived  about  three  o'clock,  and  joined  the  Hon. 
George  Washington,  Commander  of  Virginia  Regiment,  and  Captain 
George  Mercer,  A.  D.  C,  with  other  officers  and  about  forty  men — 18  miles. 

From  Fredericksburg  seven  miles  to  Picketts ;  Picketts  eighteen  miles 
toHardlns;  Hardins  eighteen  miles  to  Nevils ;  Nevils  twenty-five  mile  to 
Woods;  Woods  eighteen  miles  to  Winchester — 86  miles  from  Fredericks- 
burg to  Winchester. 

October  15. — Viewed  the  town. 

October  16.—  Rested. 

October  17. — Rainy  and  very  unpleasant  weather. 


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October  18. — Ordered  to  make  ready  for  marching  to  Fort  Cumberland. 
October  19.— Made  ready.     This  day  we  had  a  remarkable  battle  be- 
tween two  of  our  servants. 

October  20. — We  left  Winchester  under  the  command  of  Major  Andrew 
Lewis,  and  marched  ten  miles  to  Captain  Smith's,  a  very  remarkable  man. 
1  was  this  day  appointed  captain  over  forty-one  men  of  different  com- 
panies ;  a  remarkable  dispute  between  Lieutenant  Steinberger  and  an  Irish 
woman — 10  miles. 

October  21.— Marched  from  Captain  Smith's  and  crossed  Great  Cape 
Capon,  a  beautiful  prospect  and  the  best  land  I  ever  yet  saw.  We  en- 
camped this  night  on  the  top  of  a  mountain.  The  roads,  by  far,  were  the 
worst  this  day,  and  our  march  was  for  that  reason  but  thirteen  miles.  Our 
men,  nevertheless,  were  in  high  spirits.  About  eight  o'clock  this  night 
a  soldier's  musket  went  off  in  middle  of  our  encampment  without  any 
<lamage.  I  think  I  saw  this  day  some  of  the  most  delightful  prospects  I 
<'ver  did — 13  miles. 

October  22. — This  day  we  marched  from  Sandy  Top  Mountain  to  Little 
■Cape  Capon;  the  land  very  good.  We  encamped  this  night  at  a  poor  man's 
house  entirely  forsaken  and  the  people  drove  off  by  the  Indians.  We  found 
here  plenty  of  corn,  oats  and  stock  of  all  kinds;  even  the  goods  and  furni- 
ture of  the  house  were  left  behind.  This  night,  about  nine  o'clock,  we 
were  joined  by  the  Hon.  Colonel  George  Washington  and  Captain  George 
Mercer,  A.  D.  C. — 15  miles. 

October  23. — Very  bad  weather,  snow  and  rain.  We  marched  very 
slowly  to-day  and  arrived  at  the  South  Branch,  where  we  encamped  at  a 
house  on  the  Branch,  having  come  up  with  Colonel  Washington  and  Cap- 
tain George  Mercer,  A.  D.  C. — 9  miles.     Very  ill-natured  people  here. 

October  24. — A  very  wet  day.  We  marched  to  Patterson's  creek,  on 
which  we  encamped  in  a  deserted  house.  We  found  here  good  corn,  wheat 
and  pasturage.  Before  we  marched  we  discharged  our  pieces,  being  wet, 
and  charged  them  in  expectation  of  seeing  the  enemy.  Colonel  Washing- 
ton marched  before  with  Captain  Ashley's  company  of  Rangers — 14  miles. 

October  25. — Marched  from  Patterson's  creek  and  passed  many  deserted 
houses.  I  was  this  day  very  curious  in  the  examination  of  the  mischief 
<lone  in  the  houses,  and  was  shocked  at  the  havoc  made  by  the  barbarous 
and  cruel  Indians.  At  one,  Mecraggin's,  I  found  the  master  of  the  family, 
who  had  been  buried  but  slightly  by  his  friends,  after  his  assassination,  half 
out  of  the  grave  and  eaten  by  the  wolves;  the  house  burnt,  the  cornfield 
laid  waste  and  an  entire  ruin  made.  At  half-past  six  we  arrived  at  Fort 
Cumberland  cold  and  hungry.  We  had  this  day,  by  Major  Lewis'  order, 
two  women  ducked  for  robbing  the  deserted  houses — 20  miles.  Eighty-one 
miles  to  Fort  Cumberland  and  one  hundred  and  sixty-  seven  miles  from 
Fredericksburg. 

October  26. — This  day  Lieutenant  Walter  Stuart  showed  me  the  Fort. 
It  is  a  quadrangular  fort  with  four  bastions,  about  four  hundred  feet  in  the 
.square  ;  has  eleven  four-pounders  and  two  smaller  mounted.  It  is  situated 
on  the  north  side  of  Potomac,  in  Maryland,  on  a  hill  very  pleasant,  more 
so,  I  think,  than  advantageous;  has  a  romantic  prospect  from  the  moun- 


38  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

tain,  and  is  very  healthy.  I  was  this  day  ordered  to  return  to  Fredericks- 
burg, but  my  horse  being  tired,  I  was  excused. 

October  27,  38,  29  and  30.— Nothing  remarkable. 

October  31. — An  Irishman  arrived  at  the  fort  with  two  scalps.  It  seems 
he  was,  the  Sunday  before,  taken  prisoner  by  a  party  of  fifty-two  Indians, 
and  being  left  in  custody  of  two  while  the  party  proceeded  toward  the 
inhabitants,  he,  with  his  guard,  arrived  at  the  Shanoe  camp,  and  encamped 
in  a  deserted  house.  About  eleven  o'clock  he  was  ordered  to  make  up  the 
fire,  but  refusing  so  to  do,  was  threatened  the  tomahawk,  but  accidentally 
casting  his  eye  on  an  axe  in  the  house,  very  convenient  to  him,  he,  with  it, 
beat  out  the  brains  of  the  Indian  next  to  him,  and  with  his  gun  shot  the 
other  through  the  body.  Having  escaped  them  he  made  the  best  of  his 
way  to  Fort  Cumberland  with  their  scalps,  guns,  horses,  etc.  I  bought  one 
of  the  guns  for  fifty  shillings,  Maryland  currency,  being  a  French  piece,, 
very  handsome  and  equally  good.  This  same  day  a  party  of  volunteers, 
consisting  of  one  hundred  men,  rank  and  file,  and  eight  officers,  were  de- 
feated. The  Indians  having  disclosed  their  designs  to  Mclrvain,  their 
prisoner,  it  is  not  doubted  the  party  will  cut  them  olf. 

November  1,  3,  3. — Nothing  remarkable. 

November  4. — The  volunteers  returned  without  success;  the  Indians 
being  supposed  to  have  returned. 

November  13. — Colonel  Stevens  arrived  this  day  with  about  one  hundred 
recruits  with  their  proper  officers :  Captains  Robert  Spotswood  ana  William 
Peachy ;  Lieutenants  John  Hall  and  King ;  two  volunteers. 

November  14,  15,  16,  17,  18,  19.— Nothing  material. 

November  30. — Ensign  Bacon  arrived  at  the  fort  from  Patterson's  creek, 
where  he  had  been  to  erect  a  fort.  On  his  waj'  he  heard  the  Indian  halloO' 
and  saw  many  tracks  of  Indians  in  the  woods.  This  alarmed  the  fort,  but 
being  late  it  was  not  possible  to  send  out  a  party,  but  orders  were  given  for 
one  hundred  men  to  parade  in  the  morning  under  Captain  Waggoner. 

November  31. — A  very  bad  morning,  it  still  continuing  to  rain.  A  party 
of  one  hundred  men  paraded  under  Captain  Waggoner  to  search  for  the  In- 
dians on  Patterson's  creek,  according  to  Ensign  Bacon's  information  of  the 
day  before.  Major  Andrew  Lewis  and  myself  Avent  volunteers  on  the  com- 
mand. We  returned  the  same  day  with  the  party;  no  Indians  or  tracks  of 
Indians  to  be  seen. 

November  23. — A  very  cold  day  and  windy. 

November  23,  34,  35. — Nothing  remarkable. 

November  36. — I  went  out  on  this  day  in  companj'  with  Major  James 
Livingston,  Lieutenant  Starke,  one  sergeant,  a  corporal  and  three  privates 
to  Nicholas'  Fort  on  a  party  of  pleasure.  It  is  about  five  miles  from  Fort 
Cumberland,  well  built,  with  four  bastions.  About  one  o'clock  we  left  this 
fort  and  marched  one  mile  below,  where  we  crossed  the  Potomac  river  in  a 
canoe.  I  went  on  the  south  side  of  the  river  into  a  house  where  there  was  a 
weaver's  loom  and  the  small  quantity  of  the  shavings  of  a  wood  the  people 
in  these  parts  dye  with.  Some  distance  from  this  house  we  found  in  the 
Indian  path  about  two  pounds  of  swan-shot,  supposed  by  our  guide  to  be 
dropped  there  by  the  Indians  in  some  hurry  when  thej'  massacred  the  in- 


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39 


habitants  about  these  plantations.  We  crossed  a  small  mountain  not  far 
from  this  on  whose  top  you  might  drop  a  stone  four  hundred  feet  into  the 
Potomac  river.  We  passed  another  mountain  something  higher — had  much 
the  same  prospect.  A  fine  landscape  from  the  top  of  this  mountain ;  you 
might  drop  a  stone  above  five  hundred  feet  perpendicular  into  the  Potomac 
river.  We  found  here  an  Indian  cap  made  of  bear  skin,  and  then  we  pro- 
ceeded on  our  march  to  the  new  store  built  by  the  Ohio  Company,  from 
whence  we  crossed  the  Potomac  river,  and  before  night  got  into  Fort  Cum- 
berland. This  march  fatigued  me  very  much,  being  above  fifteen  miles, 
and  a  great  part  of  it  over  the  mountains. 
November  27. — A  very  fine,  warm  day. 


An  exact  list  of  officers  and  their  ranks  belonging  to  the  Virginia  regi- 
ment : 

Commanded  by  the  Honorable  George  Washington. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Adam  Stevens, 
Major  Andrew  Lewis. 


CAPTAINS. 


1.  Peter  Hogg, 

2.  George  Mercer, 

3.  Thomas  Waggoner, 

4.  Robert  Stewart, 

5.  Thomas  Cock, 

6.  John  Savage, 

7.  William  Branaugh, 

8.  John  Mercer, 


9.  Joshua  Lewis, 

10.  Henry  Woodward, 

11.  Robert  Spotswood, 

12.  Carter  Harrison, 

13.  Charles  Lewis, 

14.  William  Peachy, 

15.  David  Bell, 

16.  Robert  McKenzie. 


LIEUTENANTS. 


1.  John  McNeil, 

2.  William  Starke, 

3.  Thomas  Bullitt, 

4.  Walter  Stewart, 

5.  John  Blagg, 

6.  Hancock  Eustice, 

7.  George  Frazer, 

8.  John  Edward  Lomax, 


9.  Peter  Steinberger, 

10.  John  Williams, 

11.  Augustine  Brockenbrough, 

12.  John  Campbell, 

13.  John  Hall, 

14.  John  Lowrj', 

15.  John  King, 

16.  James  Baker. 


1.  Mordecai  Buckner, 

2.  John  Poison, 

3.  William  Dangerfield, 

4.  Edward  Hubbard, 

5.  John  Dean, 

6.  Nathaniel  Milner, 

7.  William  Flemming, 


8.  Lenard  Price, 

9.  Nathaniel  Thompson, 

10.  Thomas  Carter, 

11.  Charles  Smith, 

12.  Lee  Hussie  DeKeger, 

13.  George  Gordon, 

14.  George  Weaden. 

Per  Charles  Lewis. 


40  GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

November  30. — This  day  a  man  unfortunately  falling  down  the  bank  of 
the  Potomac  river  opposite  the  fort,  his  gun  fired  and  shot  a  soldier  through 
the  leg  who  was  crossing  the  river  in  a  canoe. 

December  2. — Captain  Spotswood  and  self  went  out  as  volunteers  with 
a  party  commanded  by  Ensign  Winter  Targie  to  gather  corn  from  the  de- 
serted fields.  We  arrived  about  two  o'clock  at  the  plantation  of  one  Crisseps, 
most  delightfully  situated  on  land  that  gave  me  great  pleasure.  It  was  a 
piece  of  low  ground  entirely  surrounded  by  the  mountains,  the  prospect 
very  romantic,  high  rocks  on  the  sides  of  the  mountains  some  hundreds 
of  feet  perpendicular  to  the  Potomac  river.  Here  we  lodged  this  night  in 
a  comfortable  house. 

December  3. — This  morning  we  took  our  guns,  and  after  directing  our 
men  (thirty  in  number)  to  gather  the  corn,  we  took  different  courses  to 
hunt  for  deer  and  such  game  as  the  place  afforded.  This  evening  Captain 
Spotswood  went  with  a  soldier  to  the  plantation  of  one  Williams,  where  the 
houses  were  burnt  by  the  savages.  The  body  of  a  woman  laid  near  one  of 
the  houses,  her  head  being  scalped;  and,  also,  a  small  boy  and  a  young  man. 
This  horrid  scene  gave  us  a  terrible  shock,  but  I  hope  with  the  leave  of 
God  we  shall  still  overcome  the  cruel,  barbarous  and  inhuman  enemj'. 

December  4. — This  morning  we  intended  to  hunt  again,  but  soon  after 
day  we  heard  three  distinct  guns  under  the  Alleghany  mountains,  therefore 
we  were  particularly  cautious  not  to  venture  too  far  to  hunt,  lest  we  should 
be  outwitted  by  our  ever  cautious  enemy. 

December  5. — This  morning  we  marched  to  Fort  Cumberland,  and  met, 
about  five  miles  from  Crisseps',  a  relief  commanded  by  Lieutenant  Lynn,  of 
twelve  men.  We  accepted  of  this  relief  and  gave  up  our  command  to  Mr. 
Lynn,  according  to  order. 

December  G. — Five  deserters  were  this  day  punished,  each  receiving  one 
thousand  la.shes.  In  this  last  command  I  may  with  the  greatest  truth 
aver  that  I  saw  the  most  horrid,  shocking  sight  I  ever  yet  beheld.  At  a 
house  adjoining  the  cornfield  in  which  our  soldiers  were  ever  employed  in 
gathering  corn,  we  saw  the  bodies  of  three  different  people,  who  were  first 
massacred,  then  scalped,  and  afterward  thrown  into  a  fire.  These  bodies 
were  not  yet  quite  consumed,  but  the  flesh  on  many  parts  of  them.  We 
saw  the  clothes  of  these  people  yet  bloody,  and  the  stakes,  the  instruments 
of  their  death,  still  bloody  and  their  brains  sticking  to  them.  The  orchards 
all  down,  the  mills  destroyed  and  a  waste  of  all  manner  of  household  goods. 
These  people  in  my  opinion  were  very  industrious,  having  the  best  corn  I 
ever  saw,  and  their  plantation  well  calculated  for  produce,  and  every  other 
conveniency  suitable  to  the  station  of  a  farmer. 

December  24. — Being  Christmas,  we  were  invited  to  spend  the  evening 
-with  Colonel  Stephens,  where  we  spent  the  time  in  drinking  loyal  healths 
and  dancing  till  eleven  o'clock,  and  then  yiarted  in  the  most  amicable 
manner. 

December  25. — Were  invited  to  dine  with  Colonel  Stephens,  where  we 
had  the  most  sumptuous  entertainment.  After  dinner,  drank  the  royal 
health  and  sang  some  entertaining  songs,  with  three  huzzas  and  rolls  of 
drum  to  every  health  and  song;  then  took  partners  and  spent  the  evening 


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in  dancing,  and  about  twelve  o'clock  broke  up,  well  pleased  with  our  gen- 
erous entertainment. 

December  26. — Socially  spent. 

December  27.— I  was  ordered  to  march  with  one  subordinate,  one  ser- 
geant, one  corporal  and  twenty  men  to  take  the  command  of  Ashley's  Fort; 
arrived  about  five  o'clock.  Met  Captain  Ashley  near  the  barracks,  in- 
quired his  number  of  men  and  desired  to  see  his  list.  He  informed  me  he 
did  not  know  the  number  and  that  his  lieutenant  had  the  list  and  was  ab- 
sent. I  ordered  the  drum  to  beat  to  arms,  when,  with  much  difficulty,  we 
got  together  twenty-one  men.  I  appointed  Lieutenant  John  Bacon  adjutant, 
had  the  articles  of  war  read  to  the  men  and  let  them  know  I  was  to  com- 
mand them.  Mr.  Bacon  made  a  most  affectionate  speech  to  them  and  then 
discharged  them  for  the  night.  They  seemed  to  be  mutinous,  but  were 
soon  convinced,  after  reading  orders  from  Colonel  Adam  Stephens,  that  I 
was  to  command  them.     I  gave  orders  to  parade. 


B  2.  Issue  of  Major  William  Lewis,  of  Chamokins,  St.  Peter's 
Parish,  New  Kent  county,  Va. ,  viz. : 

C  1.    Colonel  Charles,  married  Mary  Howell,  and  had  issue,  viz.  : 

E  1.    John,  born  October  8,  1720. 

E  2.  Charles,  born  March  14,  1721;  died  May  14,  1782;  married 
Mary,  daughter  of  Isham  Randolph,  of  "  Dungenness. " 

E  3.  Elizabeth,  born  April  23,  1724;  married  William  Kennon, 
May  3,  1744. 

E  4.    James,  born  October  6,  1726;  died  May  1,  1764. 

E  5.    Mary,  born  April  26,  1729;  died  January  12,  1733. 

E  6.  Howell,  born  September  13,  1731;  married  and  had  issue: 
F  1,  Thomas  Fielding,  of  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  etc. 

E  7.    Anne,  born  March  2,  1733. 

E  8.    Second  Mar}',  born  September  25,  1736;  died  April  26,  1740. 

E  9.  Robert,  born  May  29,  1739;  married,  February  26,  1790, 
Jane  Woodson. 

E  10.    Frances,  born  August  1,  1744;  married  Septembers,  1760. 

Issue  of  Charles  Lewis  and  Mary  Randolph: 

F  1.  Colonel  Charles,  of  "  Bucke3'e  Land,"  lived  afterwards  at 
' '  Mount  Eagle, ' '  about  eight  miles  from  Charlottesville,  on  the  Ri- 
vanna  river.  He  married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Peter  Jefferson  and 
sister  of  the  President,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.  Randolph,  married  his  cousin  Mary,  daughter  of  Robert 
Lewis,  of  the  "Byrd, "  and  Jane  Woodson.     They  had  issue,  viz.: 

H  1.    Lilburn,  emigrated  to  the  West. 

H  2.    Tucker  Woodson,  emigrated  to  the  West. 


42  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

H  3.    Randolph,  emigrated  to  the  West. 

H  4.    Howell,  married  a  sister  of  Hancock  Lee,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

H  5.    Warner,  died  unmarried. 

H  6.    Mary  J. ,  married  Charles  Palmer,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

H  7.  Susan  Harrison,  married  William  H.  Douthat,  of  Botetourt 
county,  Va. 

H  8.    Lucy  Jefferson. 

Issue  of  Charles  Palmer  and  H  6,  Mary  J.  Lewis: 

I  1.  Dr.  William  P.,  Surgeon  Confederate  States  Army,  edited 
"  Calendar  of  Virginia  State  Papers,"  unmarried;  1  2,  Charles;  1  3> 
Randolph ;  I  4,  Richard  C. ;  and  I  5,  Catharine  C. 

Issue  of  William  H.  Douthat  and  Susan  Harrison  Lewis,  viz. :  • 

1  1.  Robert  Lewis;  I  2,  Charles  L. ;  1  3,  Henry;  I  4,  Fielding  L. ;, 
I  5,  Warner ;  1  6,  Mary ;  I  7,  Sarah ;  I  8,  Annie ;  and  I  9,  Susan. 

Issue  of  Robert  Lewis,  born  1739,  and  Jane  Woodson: 

F  1.    Howell,  born  November  18,  1760. 

F  2.    Robert,  born  March  26,  1763. 

F  3.    Charles,  born  June  25,  1765. 

F  4.    James,  born  January  6,  1768. 

F  5.    John  Woodson,  born  May  27,  1770. 

F  6.    Sarah,  born  June  8,  1772. 

F  7.  Mary  Howell,  born  December  25,  1774;  married  Randolph 
Lewis,  son  of  Charles  and  his  wife,  Lucy  Jefferson,  sister  of  the 
President. 

F  8.  Warner,  Sr.,  born  May  2,  1777,  died  1819;  married  June  11, 
1798.  Sarah  Pleasants  Woodson  emigrated  in  1818  to  St.  Louis, 
county,  Mo. 

F  9.    Elizabeth,  born  August  14,  1779;  died  in  infancy. 

F  10.    Elizabeth,  born  July  24,  1782. 

F  11.    Fielding,  born  October  20,  1788. 

Issue  of  Warner  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  1777,  and  Sarah  Pleasants  Wood- 
son, viz. : 

G  1.    Robert,  born  May  9,  1799. 

G  2.    Charles,  born  February  4,  1801. 

G  3.  Samuel  AVoodson,  born  February  22,  1803;  married  Miss 
Bates.     Issue,  viz.:  HI,  daughter;  married  Charles  Rankin. 

G  4.  Warner,  Jr.,  born  November  28,  1804.  Settled,  in  1827,  in 
Dubuque,  Iowa. 

G  5.    Sarah  P.,  born  August  8,  1806. 

G  6.  Robert,  born  March  8,  1808,  died  1875;  married,  December 
29,  1829,  Lucy  B.  Bacon,  of  Clinton,  Mo. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  43. 

Gr  7.    James  Howell,  born  November  18,  1809. 
Gr  8.    Jane,  born  November  20,  1811;  married  twice,  first  to  Mr. 
—  Farguson,  second  to  Colonel Talbott. 


G  9.    John,  born  July  4,  1813. 

G  10.  Elizabeth,  born  July  1,  1814;  married  Captain  Kobert 
Freeland. 

G  11.    William  Price,  born  June  4,  1816. 

G  12.    Annie,  born  May  11,  1818. 

G  13.    John  Pleasants  Woodson,  born  August  27,  1819. 

Issue  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Lucy  B.  Bacon,  viz. : 

H  1.    Elvira  Farguson. 

H  2.  Warner,  Colonel  Confederate  States  Army;  commanded  a 
regiment  in  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department. 

H  3.    Annie,  died. 

H  4.    Jane,  died. 

H  5.    Ann  E.  Freeland. 

H  6.  Garland  Bacon,  soldier.  Confederate  States  Army,  killed  at 
the  siege  of  Vicksburg. 

H  7.  Sarah  L. ;  H  8,  Lucy  B. ;  H  9.  Robert,  died;  H  10,  Louisa; 
and  H  11,  Samuel  Woodson. 

D  3.  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  son  of  Captain  John,  Jr.,  of  War- 
ner Hall,  and  his  wife,  Frances  Fielding,  removed  to  Fredericksburg, 
Va. ,  in  early  life.  He  was  a  merchant  of  high  standing,  a  vestry- 
man, magistrate  and  Burgess.  During  the  Revolutionary  war,  be- 
ing a  genuine  patriot,  superintended  the  manufacture  of  arms  in  the 
neighborhood.  As  before  mentioned,  he  was  twice  married ;  first  to 
Catherine  Washington,  a  cousin  of  General  George,  and  sister  of  the 
older  Warner  Washington,  in  1746.  His  second  wife  was  Betty,  a 
sister  of  General  George  Washington. 

Issue  of  D  3,  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  by  his  first  wife,  Catherine 
Washington,  viz. : 

E  1.    John,  born  1747;  married  five  times. 

E  2.    Francis,  born  1748;  died  in  childhood, 

E  3.    Warner,  died  in  childhood. 

E  1.  John,  son  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  by  his  first  wife,  was 
born  in  1747;  his  uncle  John  Lewis  and  Charles  Dick,  godfathers; 
Mrs.  Mary  Washington  and  Mrs.  Lee,  godmothers.  He  was  a  grad- 
uate of  Oxford  College,  England,  and  died  in  Logan  county,  Ky. 
He  was  five  times  married,  viz. : 

First — To  Lucy  Thornton. 

Second — To  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Gabriel  Jones. 


44  GENEALOGY    OF    THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Third — To  a  Miss Jones,  wlio  died  childless. 

Fourth — To  the  widow  of  Bowles  Armistead,  whose  maiden  name 
was  Mary  Ann  Fontaine,  and 

Fifth— To  Mrs.  Mercer,  nee  Carter. 

Issue  of  E  1,  John  and  Lucy  Thornton,  viz. : 

F  1.    Mildred,  married  William  Minor,  of  Virginia. 

Issue  of  E  1,  John  and  Elizabeth  Jones,  viz. : 

F  2.  Gabriel,  born  1775;  married  in  1807,  Mary  Bibb,  of  Logan 
county,  Ky.  He  was  a  practical  surveyor  and  was  sent  to  Kentucky 
by  his  father  to  locate  lands,  etc.      They  had  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.    John,  married  in  1830,  Mary  Martin. 

G  2.  Elizabeth,  married  Samuel  McDowel  Starling,  and  had 
issue,  viz. : 

H  1.    Mary,  married  Mr.  Payne,  of  Hopkinsville,  Ky. ;  H  2, 

Lewis ;   H  3,  Thomas ;   H  4  George ;   H  5,  Fielding ;   H  6,  Anna. 

Issue  of  E  1,  John  Lewis,  by  Mrs.  Armistead,  his  fourth  wife,  viz. : 

F  1.  Fannie;  F  2,  Howell,  and  F  3,  Mary  Ann,  who  married  Mr. 
Dillard,  of  Logan  county,  Ky. 

F  1.    Fannie,  married  Keeling  Terrell,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.  Mary  Frances  Lewis,  of  Quitman,  Miss. ;  G  2,  William 
Armistead ;  G  3,  John ;  G  4,  Mrs.  Narcissa  Smith,  of  Quitman,  Miss. , 
and  G  5,  Mrs.  William  B.  Trotter,  of  Quitman,  Miss.  Keeling  Terrell 
was  a  lawyer  and  was  killed  in  a  duel. 

Issue  of  E  1,  John  Lewis,  by  Mrs.  Mercer,  his  fifth  wife,  viz. : 

F  1.    Otway,  who  died  in  childhood. 

E  2.  Frances,  daughter  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  and  his  first 
wife,  born  November  25,  1748;  Fielding  Lewis  and  George  Wash- 
ington, godfathers;  Miss  Hannah  Washington  and  Mrs.  Jackson, 
godmothers. 

E  2.    Frances,  married  Mr.  Waugh  and  died  childless. 

E  3.    Warner,  son  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  born  November  29, 

1749,  his  uncle,  Mr.  Lewis,  and  Captain  B.  Seaton,  godfathers; 

and  Mrs.  Mildred  Seaton,  godmother.  He  died  in  infancy.  Mrs. 
Catherine  Lewis  died  February,  1749. 

Issue  of  D  3,  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  Sr.,  by  Betty  Washington, 
his  second  wife,  viz. : 

E  4.  Fielding,  Jr.,  born  February  14,  1751,  his  uncle,  George 
Washington,  and  Robert  Jackson,  godfathers;  and  Mrs.  Mary  Wash- 
ington and  Mrs.  Frances  Thornton,  godmothers.  He  held  a  high 
place  in  society,  and  was  considered  one  of  the  fathers  of  Virginia 
agriculture.     His  portrait  may  now  be  seen  by  the  side  of  John 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  45 

Taj-lor'  s,  of  Caroline  county,  and  other  distinguished  farmers  in  the 
agricultural  rooms  in  the  city  of  Richmond,  placed  there  by  order  of 
the  Agricultural  Society  of  Virginia.  He  married  and  died  in  Fairfax 
county,  Va. ,  leaving  no  male  descendants,  but  several  daughters,  viz. : 

F  1.    Catherine,  his  daughter,  married  Henry  Chew  Dade. 

F  2.  Lucinda,  married  Gilson  Foote  in  1814,  and  others,  that 
married  Thomas  Marshall,  son  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall,  Mr. 
Douthat  and  Mr.  Coke. 

F  1.  Mrs.  Catherine  Dade  in  her  early  life  became  the  ward  of 
her  uncle,  Lawrence  Lewis  (husband  of  Eleanor  Parke  Custis),  and 
much  of  her  childhood  was  spent  at  Mount  Vernon.  In  1809  she 
married  Henr^'  Chew  Dade,  and  in  1835  moved  with  him  to  Noxubee 
county,  Miss.     Their  children  are,  viz. : 

G  1.  Elizabeth  "\V.,  who  married  James  L.  Dabney  and  moved 
to  Texas  about  1845. 

G  2.    Henry  Chew,  also  moved  to  Texas. 

G  3.    Robert  Fielding,  died. 

G  4.    Lee  Masse}*,  died. 

G  5.  Frances  Huger,  married  Miss  Gray,  a  sister  of  Henry  Gray, 
of  Louisiana,  and  moved  to  Marshall,  Texas. 

G  6.  Lucinda  Frances,  married  Judge  H.  W.  Foote,  of  Macon, 
Miss.,  where  she  died  in  1855,  leaving  seven  children.  H.  W.  Foote 
has  been  Judge  of  the  Circuit  Court,  a  member  of  the  Legislature, 
and  is  one  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of  the  State. 

Mrs.  Lucinda  Frances  Foote  left  seven  children,  viz. : 

HI.  Ann,  married  Dr.  Early  C. 'Clements,  of  Sharky  county, 
Miss. 

H  2.    Catherine  Lewis,  married  T.  J.  Patty,  of  Macon,  Miss. 

H  3.    AVilliam  H. ,  married  Mary  Sellac,  now  of  Louisville,  Ky. 

H  4.  Henry  Dade,  married  Susan  C.  Walker,  now  of  Columbus, 
Miss. 

H.  5.  Thomas,  married  Anna  Allen,  of  Virginia,  now  in  Noxubee 
county,  Miss. 

H  6.  Huger  Lee,  married  Kate  Shelby;  resides  in  Sharkey  county, 
Miss. 

H  7.    Emmie,  married  H.  M.  Pattj^;  resides  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

F  2.  Lucinda,  second  daughter  of  the  second  Fielding  Lewis, 
who  married  Gilson  Foote  in  1814;  left  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Fielding,  died  single. 

G  2.    Robert,  died  single. 

G  3.    George,  married  Miss Spooner  and  died  without  issue. 


46  GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Gr  4.    Sarah,  married  J.  M.  Grant  and  died. 

G  5.  Mary,  married  Judge  H.  W.  Foote  as  his  second  wife  and 
left  one  daughter:  H  1,  Mary  Frances,  who  married  T.  T.  Patty,  of 
Macon,  Miss.  Judge  H.  W.  Foote' s  children  are  grandchildren  of 
Catherine  Lewis  Dade  and  Lucinda  Lewis  Foote;  great-grandchil- 
dren of  Fielding  Lewis,  Jr. ;  great-great-grandchildren  of  Colonel 
Fielding  Lewis,  Sr. ,  and  Betty,  the  sister  of  General  George  Wash- 
ino-ton,  and  great-great-grandnephews  and  nieces  of  General  George 
Washington. 

Judge  Foote  has  autograph  letters  from  Bushrod  Washington  and 
Lawrence  Lewis,  executors  of  Washington' s  estate ;  also  several  state- 
ments from  the  same  to  "the  heirs  of  Fielding  Lewis,  in  account 
with  the  estate  of  George  Washington,"  a  few  pieces  of  the  quaint 
old  Lewis  silver  engraved  with  the  initials,  "  F.  L,"  and  a  miniature 
portrait  of  Betty  Washington' s  husband,  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis. 

E  5.  Augustine,  son  of  Fielding  Lewis,  born  January  22,  1752; 
his  uncle,  Charles  Lewis  and  Charles  Washington,  godfathers ;  his 
aunt,  Lucy  Lewis  and  Mrs.  Mary  Taliaferro,  godmothers..  He  died 
aged  four  years. 

E  6.  Warner,  born  June  24,  1755;  his  uncle,  Charles  Washing- 
ton, and  Colonel  John  Thornton,  godfathers ;  Mrs.  Mildred  Thornton 
and  Mrs.  Mary  Willis,  godmothers.     He  died  young. 

E  7.  George  W.,  born  March  14,  1757;  Charles  Yates  and  Lewis 
Willis,  godfathers;  Mrs.  Mary  Dick  and  his  mother,  godmothers. 
He  was  a  captain  in  Colonel  George  Baylor's  regiment  of  cavalry 
■during  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  commander  of  General  Washing 
ton's  life-guard.  In  his  arms  General  Mercer  expired  on  the  field 
of  battle  at  Princeton.     Toward   the   close  of  the  war  he  married 

Miss Dangerfield;  lived  in  Berryville,    Clarke  county,  Va.,  in 

Fredericksburg,  and  in  King  George  county ;  died  at  his  seat,  ' '  Mar- 
mion,"  in  1831.  He  enjoyed  the  highest  confidence  of  General 
Washington,  being  sent  by  him  on  a  secret  expedition  of  great  im- 
portance to  Canada.  He  left  issue,  viz. :  F  1,  Mary  Lewis;  married 
Colonel  Byrd  Willis. 

F  2.  Dangerfield  Lewis,  married  and  left  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Cathe- 
rine D.,  who  married  Henry  C.  Dade,  whose  daughter,  Lucinda  Dade, 
married  Judge  H.  W.  Foote,  of  Macon,  Miss. 

F  3.    Samuel. 

Colonel  Byrd  Willis  left  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Lewis;  G  2,  Mrs.  Murat; 
G3,  Colonel  George  Willis;  G  4,  Mrs.  Commodore  Dallas;  and  G  5, 
Mrs.  General  Thomas  Botts,  etc. 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  47 

E  8.  Mary,  daughter  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis;  Samuel  and 
Lewis  Washington,  godfathers;  Mrs.  Washington  and  Mary  Thorn- 
ton, godmothers.     She  died  in  infancy. 

E  9.  Charles,  born  October  3,  1760;  Colonel  George  Washington 
4ind  Roger  Dixon,  godfathers;  Mrs.  Martha  Washington  and  Mrs. 
Lucy  Dixon,  godmothers.     He  died  in  infancy. 

E  10.  Samuel,  born  May  14,  1763;  Rev.  Musgrave  Dawson  and 
Joseph  Jones,  godfathers;  Mrs.  Dawson  and  Mrs.  Jones,  godmothers. 

E  11.  Bettie,  born  February  23,  1765;  Rev.  Mr.  Kice  and  Warner 
Washington,  godfathers ;  Mrs.  Harriet  Washington  and  3Iiss  Frances 
Lewis,  godmothers.     She  married  Charles  Carter  and  had  issue. 

E  12.  Lawrence,  son  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  born  April  4, 
1767;  Charles  Washington  and  Francis,  godfathers;  Mrs.  May  Dick, 
godmother.  He  resided  at  Woodlawn,  near  Mt.  Vernon.  He  was 
aid  to  General  Morgan  in  his  expedition  to  the  West  to  quell  an  in- 
surrection in  Pennsylvania.  He  was  the  adopted  son  and  executor 
of  the  will  of  General  Washington.  He  married  Eleanor  Parke 
Custis,  daughter  of  Washington  Parke  Custis,  the  granddaughter 
and  adopted  child  of  Mrs.  George  Washington.  He  left  posterity 
in  part,  viz.:  F  1,  Lorenzo,  married  and  left  posterity;  F  2,  Law- 
rence, married  a  Miss Coxe,  of  Philadelphia;  F  3,  Frances  Parke, 

married  Mr. Butler,  of  Louisiana ;  F  4,  a  daughter,  married  Mr. 

Conrad,  of  New  Orleans,  La. ;    F  5,  Washington,  resided  near 

Berryville,  Clarke  county,  Va.  He  has  many  of  the  old  family  por- 
traits, among  them  those  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  and  his  second 
wife,  Betty  Washington. 

E  13.  Robert,  son  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  born  June  25, 
1769;  George  Thornton  and  Peter  Marye,  godfathers;  Miss  Mildred 
Willis  and  Mrs.  Ann  Lewis,  godmothers.  He  was  the  private  sec- 
retary of  General  Washington  during  a  part  his  presidential  term. 

He  married  a  Miss Brown  and  settled  in  Fredericksburg  in  1791, 

where  he  acted  as  mayor  of  the  town  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church.  His  daughter,  F  1,  Judith,  married  Rev.  Edward 
C.  McGuire,  of  Fredericksburg,  Va. ;  F  2,  another  daughter,  married 
George  W.  Basset,  of  Richmond,  Ya. 

E  14.  Howell,  son  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  born  December  12, 
1771;  Joseph  Jones  and  James  Mercer,  godfathers;  Miss  Mary  and 
Miss  Milly  Dick,  godmothers.  He  married  Miss  Pollard  and  died  in 
Kanawha  county,  Va. ,  leaving  posterity,  viz.:  F  1,  Mrs.  Frances 
Lewis  Gwathney,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  etc. 

Issue  of  D  4,  Warner  Lewis  (son  of  John,  of   ' '  Warner  Hall, ' ' 


48  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Gloucester  county,  Va.),  who  married  Eleanor,  widow  of  William, 
son  of  Sir  William  Gooch,  Governor  of  Virginia,  and  daughter  of 
James  Bowles,  of  Maryland,  viz. : 

E  1.  Warner,  married  first,  Mary  Chiswell  (issue,  two  sons  and 
two  daughters);  second,  Mary  Fleming  (issue,  two  sons  and  two 
daughters). 

E  2.    Fielding,  married  Agnes,  daughter  of  William  Harwood. 

E  3.    James,  married. 

E  4.    John,  born  November  8,  1754. 

E  5.  Addison,  married  Susan  Fleming,  sister  of  Mary,  who  mar- 
ried his  brother,  Warner. 

E  6.  Thomas,  married  Nancy  Harwood,  sister  of  Agnes,  who 
married  his  brother,  Fielding ;  no  issue. 

E  7.    Rebecca,  born  1759;  married  Dr.  Robert  Innis;  no  issue. 

Issue  of  E  1,  Warner  Lewis  and  Mary  Chiswell;  first  marriage, 
viz. : 

F  1.    John,  married  Sarah  Griffin;  no  issue. 

F  2.  Warner,  married  Courtenay  Norton,  daughter  of  J.  H.  Nor- 
ton and  his  wife,  Anne  Nicholas. 

F  3.  Eleanor,  married  first,  John  Fox;  second,  Augustus  Oliver, 
a  refugee  from  San  Domingo. 

F  4.    Elizabeth,  never  married. 

Issue  of  Warner  Lewis  and  Mary  Fleming,  second  marriage: 

F  5.    Caroline,  married  Charles  Barrett;  no  issue. 

F  6.    Julia,  married  Thomas  Throckmorton,  of  Williamsburg,  Va. 

F  7.    Philip  Warner,  never  married. 
'  Issue  of  Warner  Lewi-s  and  Courtenay  Norton,  viz, : 

G  1.  Mary  Criswell,  married  John  Peyton,  of  Gloucester.  They 
had  a  daughter  that  married  Mr. Marshall,  of  Fauquier  county. 

G  2.    Elizabeth,  married  Dr. Brooke,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 

H  1,  Elizabeth,  married  Mr.  Marshall,  a  nephew  of  the  Chief 

Justice. 

H  2.    Courtenay  Warner,  married  Mr. Seldon,  of  Gloucester. 

One  of  Mrs.  Courtenay  W.  Seldon' s  daughters  married  Charles 
H.  Dimmock,  and  one  of  her  sons  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Confederate 
States  Army. 

H  3.  Mary  L^wis  Brooke,  married  her  cousin.  Dr.  Samuel  Powell 
Byrd. 

Issue  of  Eleanor  Lewis  by  her  first  marriage  with  John  Fox,  viz. : 

G  1.  John  W. ,  married  Mary  F.  Ball  and  died  in  Gloucester, 
leaving  issue :     HI,  John;   H  2,  Maria. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  49 

Gr  2.  Eliza  Lewis,  married  Dr.  George  D.  Baylor,  of  New  Market, 
Caroline  county,  and  had  issue:  H  1,  John  Norton;  H  2,  Ellen 
Augustus;  H  8,  Frances  Courtenay;  H  4,  Warner  Lewis;  H  5,  Julia 
Ann ;  H  6,  Thomas  Wiltshire ;  H  7,  Louisa  Henrietta ;  H  8,  Alexan- 
der GTalt;  and  H  9,  George  R. 

Issue  of  Eleanor  Lewis  by  her  second  marriage  with  Augustus 
Oliver,  viz. : 

G  3.    Warner  Lewis. 

G  4.    Margaret  Pattison,  never  married. 

G  5.  Mary  Augustus,  married  John  Fox  Whiting  and  had  issue, 
viz.:  HI,  Margaret;  H  2,  Indiana;  H  3,  Fulton;  H  4,  Clarence,  of 
Norfolk. 

Issue  of  Fielding  Lewis  and  Agnes  Harwood,  viz. : 

F  1.  Margaret,  married  Thomas,  eldest  son  of  Chief  Justice 
John  Marshall. 

F  2.    Eleanor  Warner,  married  Robert  Douthat,  of  Wyanoke. 

F  3.    Frances  Fielding,  married  Archibald  Taylor,  of  Norfolk,  Va. 

F  4.    Nannie,  never  married. 

Issue  of  Thomas  Marshall  and  Margaret  Lewis,  viz. : 

Gl,  John;  G2,  Agnes;  G  3,  Mary;  G  4,  Fielding  Lewis ;  G5,  An- 
nie Lewis;  G  6,  Margaret;   G  7,  Thomas. 

Issue  of  Robert  Douthat  and  F  2,  Eleanor  Warner  Lewis,  viz. : 

G  1.  Robert,  married  first,  Mary  Ambler,  daughter  of  Chief  Jus- 
tice John  Marshall ;  married  second,  Betty  W.  Wade. 

G  2.    Jane,  married  William  A.  Selden. 

G  3.  Agnes,  married  Robert  Lewis  McGuire,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 
HI,  Jane;  H  2,  Minnie;  H  3,  Sally  Melville ;  and  H4,  Robert  Lewis. 

G  4.  Fielding  Lewis,  married  Mary  Willis,  granddaughter  of 
Chief  Justice  John  Marshall. 

Issue  of  Archibald  Taylor  and  Frances  Fielding  Lewis: 

G  1.  Fielding  Lewis,  Colonel  Confederate  States  Army;  killed  in 
battle;  married  Farley  Fauntleroy. 

G  2.  Archibald,  married  Martha  Fauntleroy.  Issue,  viz. :  H  1,, 
Archibald;  H  2,  Thomas. 

G  3.    Robert  E. ,  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh. 

Issue  of  Robert  Douthat  and  Mary  Ambler  Marshall,  viz. : 

H  1.  Eliza;  H  2,  Eleanor  Lewis;  H  3,  Mary  M. ;  H  4,  Agnes,  and 
H  5,  Jacqueline  Ambler. 

Issue  of  Robert  Douthat  and  Betty  W.  Wade,  viz. : 

H  1.    Anderson;  H2,  Jane;  H  3,  Fielding  L. ;  H  4,  Mildred;  H  5^ 
Martha;  H  6,  Bettie;  H  7,  Helen  P. ;  and  H  8,  Warner  Lewis, 
4 


50  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Issue  of  Wm.  H.  Selden  and  Jane  Douthat,  viz. : 

HI.  Robert;  H  2,  Eleanor;  H  3,  Wm.  Allen;  H  4,  Boiling; 
H  5,  Agnes;  H  6,  Montgomery;  H  7,  Fielding. 

Issue  of  Fielding  Lewis  Douthat  and  Mary  Willis  Marshall,  viz. : 

H  1.  Elizabeth  A.;  H  2,  Fielding;  H  3,  Rebecca;  H  4,  Peyton; 
H  5,  Mary  Willis ;  H  6,  Agnes ;  H  7,  Susan  Harvie ;  H  8,  John  M. ; 
H  9,  Catherine. 

Issue  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  Taylor  and  Farley  Fauntleroy,  viz. : 

H  1.  Fielding  Lewis;  H  2,  Catherine;  H  3,  William;  and  H  4,  a 
^daughter. 

Issue  of  James  and Lewis,  viz. : 

F  1 .  Eleanor,  married  her  cousin,  John  F. ,  son  of  Warner  Lewis 
■and  Mary  Fleming;  F  2,  Sally,  married  Dr.  Griffin. 

Issue  of  Addison  Lewis  and  Susan  Fleming,  viz. : 

F  1.  Susan,  married  William  Byrd,  of  "Westover,"  James 
river,  and  had  issue,  viz. : 

Gr  1.    Addison,  married  and  left  issue  ;  Gr  2,  Mary  Willing;  G  3, 

Jane  Otway,    married   McCandlish,  of  Williamsburgh;   G  4, 

Samuel  Powell,  M.  D.,  married  his  cousin,  Mary  Lewis  Brooke. 

The -following  is  the  account  of  the  Lewis  family  furnished  by 
Bishop  Meade: 

"  Among  the  families  which  belonged  to  Pohick  church  was  that 
of  Mr.  Lawrence  Lewis,  the  nephew  of  General  Washington,  the  son 
of  his  sister  Betty,  who  married  Mr.  Fielding  Lewis.  Mr.  Lawrence 
Lewis  married  Miss  Custis,  the  granddaughter  of  Mrs.  Washington. 
In  many  of  the  pictures  of  the  Washington  family  she  may  be  seen, 
as  a  girl,  in  a  group  with  the  General,  Mrs.  Washington  and  her 
brother,  Washington  Parke  Custis.  There  were  two  other  full  sisters, 
who  married  Mr.  Law  and  Mr.  Peters.  Mrs.  Custis,  the  widow  of 
Washington  Parke  Custis,  Mrs.  Washington's  son,  married  again. 
'Her  second  husband  was  Dr.  David  Stuart,  first  of  Hope  Parish  and 
then  of  Ossian  Hall,  Fairfax  county.  He  was  the  son  and  grandson 
of  the  two  Mr.  Stuarts  who  were  ministers  in  King  George  for  so  long 
a  period.  They  had  a  numerous  offspring.  The  residence  of  Mr. 
Lawrence  Lewis  was  a  few  miles  only  from  Mount  Vernon,  and  was 
called  Woodlawn.  After  the  desertion  of  Pohick  they  also  attended 
in  Alexandria,  and  some  time  after  the  establishment  of  St.  Paul's 
congregation  and  the  settlement  of  Dr.  Wilmer  in  it,  they  united 
themselves  to  it,  and  were  much  esteemed  by  Dr.  Wilmer,  as  he  was 
by  them.  After  some  years  they  removed  to  an  estate  near  Berry- 
ville,  in  what  was  then  Frederick,  now  Clarke,  county. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  51 

' '  Mr.  Lewis  was  one  of  the  most  amiable  of  men  by  nature  and 
became  a  sincere  Christian  and  a  communicant  of  our  church.  His 
person  was  tall  and  commanding,  and  his  face  full  of  benignity,  as  was 
his  whole  character.  I  wish  some  of  our  friends  at  a  distance  could 
have  seen  him  in  the  position  I  once  beheld  him  in  the  church  at 
Berryville  when  I  was  administering  the  holy  communion.  Some  of 
his  servants  were  members  of  the  church  at  that  place,  and  on  that 
day  one  of  them  came  up  after  the  white  members  had  communed. 
It  so  happened  that  Mr.  Lewis  himself  had  not  communed,  but  came 
up  and  knelt  by  the  side  of  his  servant,  feeling,  no  doubt,  that  one 
God  made  them  and  one  Saviour  redeemed  them.  Mrs.  Lewis  was 
also  a  zealous  member  of  the  church,  a  lady  of  fine  mind  and  educa- 
tion and  very  popular  in  her  manners.  Like  her  gi-andmother,  she 
knew  the  use  of  her  hands,  and  few  ladies  in  the  land  did  more  with 
them  for  all  church  and  charitable  purposes,  even  to  the  last  days  of 
a  long  life.  They  had  three  children.  Their  son  Lorenzo  married 
a  Miss  Coxe,  of  Philadelphia,  and  settled  on  the  estate  in  Clarke, 
but  died  some  3'ears  since.     The  two  daughters  married— the  one,  Mr. 

Conrad,   of  New  Orleans,  and  the  other  (Frances  Parke),  Mr.  

Butler,  of  Mississippi  or  Louisiana  (Bayou  Goula,  La. ,  is  her  post- 
office).     A  numerous  posterity  is  descending  from  them. ' ' 

Washington  Lewis,  son  of  Lorenzo,  of  Audley,  near  Berryville, 
Clarke  county,  Va. ,  has  the  portraits  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis  and 
his  wife,  Bett}'  Washington.  One  of  Lorenzo  Lewis'  sons  married 
a  daughter  of  Reverdy  Johnson,  of  Baltimore,  Md. 

E  5.  William,  captain  in  the  State  line  during  the  Revolution, 
the  youngest  son  of  Robert  Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county,  Va., 
married  Lucy,  daughter  of  Thomas  Meriwether,  granddaughter  of 
William  Meriwether,  and  great-granddaughter  of  Nicholas  Meri- 
wether, the  Welshman. 

William  Lewis  lived  about  seven  miles  west  of  Charlottesville, 
Va.     He  raised  three  children,  viz. : 

1.  Captain  Meriwether  Lewis,  the  explorer  of   Oregon  Territory. 

2.  Reuben  Lewis,  who  married  his  cousin,  Mildred  Dabney;  and 

3.  Jane  Lewis,  who  married  her  cousin,  Edmund  Anderson. 
After  the  death  of  William  Lewis,  his  widow  married  John  Marks 

and  had  two  children,  namely:  Dr.  John  Marks  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Moore.  She  removed  with  her  second  husband  to  Georgia,  and  after 
his  death  returned  to  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  where  she  continued 
to  reside  to  a  very  old  age. 


52  GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

The  following  extract  we  make  from  "Georgian,"  by  George  11. 
Gilmer,  page  104: 

Meriwether  Lewis,  Mrs.  Marks'  oldest  son  by  her  first  husband,  inher- 
ited the  energy,  courage,  activity  and  good  understanding  of  his  admirable 
mother.  He  acquired  in  youth  hard}-  habits  and  a  firm  constitution.  He 
possessed,  in  the  highest  degree,  self-possession  in  danger,  the  great  quality 
of  great  generals. 

From  1790  to  1795  the  Cherokee  Indians  were  very  troublesome  to  the 
frontier  people  of  Upper  Georgia,  stealing  their  negroes  and  horses ;  occa- 
sionally killing  defenseless  women  and  children,  and  exciting  alarm  lest 
more  extensive  mischief  might  be  perpetrated. 

During  the  restless,  uneasy  state  of  the  people,  created  by  the  constant 
apprehension  of  attack,  a  report  reached  the  Virginia  settlement  on  Broad 
river  that  the  Cherokees  were  on  the  war  path  for  Georgia.  Men,  women 
and  children  collected  together.  It  was  agreed  that  the  house  where  they 
were  could  not  be  defended,  and  might  easily  be  burnt.  They,  therefore, 
sought  safety  in  a  deep,  secluded  forest.  Whilst  they  were  assembled 
around  a  fire  at  night,  preparing  something  to  eat,  the  report  of  a  gun  was 
heard.  Indians!  Indians!  was  heard  from  every  tongue.  Mothers  clasped 
their  infants  in  their  arms,  whilst  the  older  children  hung  around  them. 

The  men  seized  their  guns — all  were  in  commotion  and  dismay.  There 
belonged  to  the  company  a  boy,  wlio,  alone,  retained  any  self-possession. 
When  every  one  was  hesitating  what  to  do,  the  light  of  the  fire  was  sud- 
denly extinguished  by  his  throwing  a  vessel  of  water  upon  it.  When  all 
was  dark,  the  sense  of  safety  came  upon  every  one.  That  boj'  Avas  Meri- 
wether Lewis!  When  he  arrived  at  maturity  his  love  of  action  and  enter- 
prising spirit  led  him  into  the  regular  army.  He  was  the  private  secretary 
of  President  Jefferson  when  the  Government  determined  to  have  the  terri- 
tory of  Louisiana  explored,  whicli  had  shortly  before  been  purchased  of 
France.  His  known  intrepidity  and  habit  of  perseverance  in  the  execution 
of  his  determinations  pointed  him  out  as  the  fittest  person  to  head  an  ex- 
pedition for  that  purpose.  By  the  permission  of  Mr.  Jefferson  he  selected 
for  his  aid  and  companion  his  friend,  Captain  Clark,  of  the  army.  He 
passed  from  St.  Louis,  through  diflHculties  which  few  men  would  have 
undertaken  and  still  fewer  could  have  overcome,  and  acquired  for  his 
country,  by  the  possession  which  he  took  of  the  Pacific  coast,  the  title 
which  was  acknowledged  to  be  the  best  to  the  Oregon  Territory  in  the  late 
controversy  with  Great  Britain. 

In  his  expedition  to  the  Pacific  he  discovered  a  gold  mine.  The  fact 
was  not  made  public,  nor  the  place  pointed  out  at  the  time,  lest  it  might 
become  known  to  the  Indians  and  Spaniards  and  thereby  be  a  public  injury 
instead  of  a  public  benefit. 

He  informed  his  friends,  upon  his  return  home,  of  the  discovery  which 
he  had  made  and  his  intention  of  making  out  such  a  description  of  the 
place  that  it  might  be  found  if  he  should  die  before  the  information  could 
be  made  useful  to  the  country.  As  he  was  traveling  from  St.  Louis,  the 
seat  of  government  of  the  Missouri  Territory,  of  which  he  was  then  Gov- 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  53 

ornor,  to  Washington  City,  he  stopped  for  the  night  at  a  little  inn  on  the 
roadside  somewhere  in  Tennessee.  In  the  morning  his  throat  was  found 
cut  and  he  dead;  whether  by  his  own  hand  or  others  in  search  of  his  ac- 
count of  the  place  where  gold  was  to  be  found,  is  not  certainly  known. 

Extract  from  Irving' s  Life  of  Washington: 

The  branch  of  the  family  to  which  our  Washington  immediately  belongs 
sprang  from  Laurence  Washington,  Esq.,  of  Gay's  Inn,  son  of  John  Wash- 
ington, of  Wharton,  in  Lancashire  (England).  This  Laurence  Washington 
was  for  some  time  mayor  of  Northampton,  and  on  the  dissolution  of  the 
Priories  by  Henrj-  VIIL,  he  received  in  1538,  a  grant  of  the  manor  of  Sul- 
grave  in  Northamptonshire,  which  remained  in  the  family  until  1620,  and 
was  commonly  called  "  Washington's  Manor."  Sir  Laurence  Washington, 
son  of  Laurence  of  Sulgrave,  resided  at  the  manor  of  Garsdon  in  Wilkshire. 
One  of  the  direct  descendants  of  Laurence,  the  grantee  of  Sulgrave,  was  Sir 
William  Washington,  of  Packingham,  in  the  county  of  Kent.  He  married 
a  sister  of  George  Villiers,  Duke  of  Buckingham.  Lieutenant-Colonel 
James  Washington  took  up  arms  in  the  cause  of  King  Charles  and  lost  his 
life  at  the  siege  of  Pontafract  Castle.  Another  of  the  Sulgrave  line.  Sir 
Henry  Washington,  son  and  heir  of  Sir  William,  before  mentioned,  served 
under  Prince  Rupert  at  the  storming  of  Bristol  in  1643,  and  who  also  dis- 
tinguished himself  still  more  in  1646,  when  elevated  to  the  command  of 
Worcester. 

The  Sulgrave  Washingtons  were  attached  to  the  Stuart  dynasty.  In 
1655  an  attempt  at  a  general  insurrection  drew  on  them  the  vengeance  of 
Cromwell.  Many  of  them  sought  refuge  in  other  lands.  John  and  Andrew 
Washington  (Frost  and  others  say  it  was  John  and  Laurence)  were  great 
grandsons  of  the  grantee  of  Sulgrave,  and  uncles  of  Sir  Henry,  the 
defender  of  Worcester.  John  emigrated  with  his  brother  to  Virginia  in 
1657,  and  purchased  land  in  Westmoreland  county  on  the  Northern  neck, 
between  the  Potomac  and  Rappahannock  rivers.  John  married  a  Miss  Anne 
Pope  of  the  same  county  and  took  up  his  residence  on  Bridge  creek,  near 
where  it  falls  into  the  Potomac.  He  was  a  Colonel  and  commanded  the 
Virginia  forces  against  the  Seneca  Indians.  He  lies  buried  in  a  vault  on 
Bridge  creek.  He  had  two  sons,  Laurence  and  John,  and  a  daughter  Anne. 
Laurence  married  Mildred  Warner,  daughter  of  Colonel  Augustine  Warner, 
by  whom  he  had  two  sons,  John  and  Augustine,  and  a  daughter,  Mildred. 
Augustine,  the  second  son  of  Laurence,  was  twice  married.  By  his  first 
wife,  Jane  Butler,  daughter  of  Caleb  Butler,  of  Westmoreland  county, 
whom  he  married  in  1715,  he  had  four  children— Butler,  Laurence,  Augus- 
tine and  Jane.  Of  these,  Laurence  and  Augustine  only  attained  to  man- 
hood. Their  mother  died  in  1728.  His  second  wife  was  Mary  Ball,  whom 
he  married  in  1730.  By  her  he  had  six  children— George,  Betty,  Samuel, 
John,  Aagustine  and  Mildred.  Mildred  died  in  infancy.  Laurence,  the 
elder  half-brother  of  George,  married  in  1743,  Anne,  daughter  of  Honorable 
William  Fairfax,  of  Belvoir,  Fairfax  county,  and  settled  at  Mt.  Vernon, 
where  he  died  in  1752.     Augustine  married  Anne,  daughter  and  co-heiress 


54'  GENEALOGY    OP    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

of  Wm.  Aylett,  Esq.,  of  Westmorelond  county,  and  settled  at  the  home- 
stead on  Bridge  creek.  George,  the  President,  was  born  on  Bridge  creek, 
in  the  parish  of  Washington,  Westmoreland  county,  Va.,  in  1732.  In  1759 
he  married  in  New  Kent  county,  Mrs.  Martha  Custis,  widow  of  John  Parke 
Custis  and  daughter  of  John  Dandridge.  She  had  two  children  by  her  first 
husband,  and  none  by  the  second,  viz.:  Washington  Parke  Custis  and  a 
daughter  who  died  in  early  life.  Nelly  Custis,  daughter  of  W.  P.  Custis, 
was  the  adopted  daughter  of  Mrs.  Washington..  Betty,  the  sister  of 
George  Washington,  married  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  of  Fredericksburg, 
Va.  General  George  Washington  died  at  Mt.  Vernon,  on  the  Potomac 
river,  in  1799. 

"Colonel  William  Washington,  who  fought  at  the  Cowpens  and  other 
places  during  the  Revolutionary  war,  was  the  eldest  son  of  Baily  Wash- 
ington, Esq.,  of  Stafford  county,  Va.,  and  belonged  to  a  younger  branch  of 
the  original  Washington  family.  He  married  a  Miss  Elliot,  of  Charleston, 
S.  C,  in  1752. 


^  [From  the   Louisville  Journal.] 

THE  WASHINGTON  FAMILY. 
To  the  Editor  of  the  Louisville  Journal : 

Several  articles  having  appeared  in  your  paper  in  relation  to  the  "Wash- 
ington Family,"  I  desire  to  speak.  I  was  well  acquainted  from  my  infancy 
with  the  late  General  Alexander  E.  Spotswood  and  Mrs.  Spotswood,  late  of 
Barren  county,  Ky.  General  Spotswood  was  a  grandson,  I  believe,  of  Gen- 
eral Spotswood,  a  colonial  governor  of  Virginia,  and,  I  believe,  a  nephew  of 
the  mother  of  "  the  Father  of  his  Country."  Mrs.  Spotswood,  the  wife  of 
General  A.  E.  Spotswood,  was  a  Miss  Lewis,  a  niece  of  General  Washington. 
General  and  Mrs.  Spotswood  left  several  children,  Mrs.  Adeline  Anderson, 
of  this  city  being  one  of  them,  and  a  grandniece  of  General  Washington. 
Mrs.  Dodge,  wife  of  J.  G.  Dodge,  is  a  child  of  hers.  Mr.  Dodge  is  a  child 
of  another  daughter,  who  married  the  Rev.  Mr.  Dodge. 

I  would  further  add  that  Mrs.  Anderson  has  several  other  very  worthy 
children,  among  whom  is  Judge  Goodall,  of  Tennessee.  Mrs.  Anderson  has 
been  married  twice,  first  to  Mr.  Goodall  and  next  to  Mr.  Anderson.         G. 


[From  the  Louisville  Journal.] 
Some  years  since  Lewis  Washington,  a  descendant  of  the  General  (the 
General  left  no  descendants),  presented  to  the  State  of  Virginia  the  lot  of 
land  in  Westmoreland  county  on  which  stood  the  house  in  which  the 
"Father  of  his  Country  "  first  saw  the  light  of  day.  This  was  done  with  a 
view  of  having  the  spot  marked  by  some  suitable  monument  by  the  State. 
Last  week  the  Governor  and  Secretary  of  State  visited  the  spot  in  order  to 
examine  into  the  present  condition  of  the  "birthplace  of  Washington.'* 
It  is  proposed  to  have  the  ground,  about  an  acre,  enclosed  and  a  roadway 
made  in  it.  It  lies  on  the  Potomac  river.  A  monument  will  be  put  up  to 
designate  the  spot.  A  piece  of  the  hearthstone  of  the  ancient  edifice 
(perhaps  the  only  remaining  relic)  is  now  in  the  State  Capitol  at  Richmond. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  55 

[From  the  Louisville  Journal.] 

WASHINGTON'S  FAMILY  BIBLE. 

The  agent  of  the  Nashville  Bible  Society',  Mr.  R.  M.  Hawkins,  has 
recently  been  distributing  Bibles  in  Macon  county,  Tenn.,  and  while  trav- 
eling through  the  county  met  with  the  old  family  Bible  that  found  a  place 
in  General  Washington's  chamber.     Mr.  Hawkins  says: 

"I  took  it  in  my  hands,  examined  it  carefully,  after  which  I  read  the 
nineteenth  Psalm  in  family  worship.  I  then  asked  the  brother  to  tell  me 
how  he  came  in  possession  of  it.  He  said  that  at  the  General's  death  his 
niece  fell  heir  to  it.  Previous  to  leaving  Virginia  her  son  was  taken  sick 
and  died.  He  waited  on  him  until  death.  The  old  lady  told  him  she  was 
getting  old  and  must  soon  die,  and  that  she  had  nothing  to  give  him  for 
waiting  on  her  son  save  the  old  family  Bible.  He  gladly  received  it  and 
brought  it  with  him  to  Tennessee  on  horseback.  He  told  me  that  he  would 
not  take  three  thousand  dollars  for  it.  The  gentleman  lives  in  the  town  of 
Lafayette,  Macon  county,  and  his  name  is  Colonel  Claiborne.  You  can't 
begin  to  imagine  how  I  felt  while  turning  over  its  leaves.  I  really  felt  and 
thought  that  I  had  found  a  precious  jewel.  It  appeared  to  me  that  I 
would  have  given  any  price  for  it." 


General  Washington's  telescope  is  in  the  possession  of  Colonel 
Thornton,  formerly  of  Green  county,  Ala. ,  and  now  of  California. 

His  powder  horn  with  the  glass  in  the  butt  end  is,  or  was,  in  the 
possession  of  John  Lewis,  of  Frankfort,  Ky. ,  who  died  in  1858. 

His  snuff  box  is  in  possession  of  one  of  the  Washington  family  at 
Hansboro,  Harrison  county.  Miss. 


56  GENEALOGY  OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 


CHAPTEE  III. 

JOHN  LEWIS,  OF  HANOVER  COUNTY,  VA. 

A  1.  John  Lewis,  Sr. ,  one  of  the  original  brothers  that  emigrated 
from  Wales  to  America,  was  born  about  1640.  He  resided  awhile 
with  the  Mostyn  family  in  Denbyshire  previous  to  his  emigration  to 
America.  It  is  not  known  whom  he  married.  He  died  in  Hanover 
county,  Va. ,  in  1726,  where  his  will  can  be  found  on  record. 

The  records  of  Hanover  county,  Va. ,  were  burned  during  the 
Confederate  war  by  the  Federal  army. 

This  John  Lewis,  Sr. ,  was  the  great-great-grandfather  of  Wm. 
Terrell  Lewis,  of  Louisville,  or  Perryville,  Winston  county.  Miss., 
author  of  the  Lewis  genealogy. 

The  Mostyn  family  is  an  ancient  and  wealthy  family,  owning 
extensive  real  estate  in  Denbyshire,  Wales,  which  has  descended  to 
and  been  owned  by  several  generations  of  that  family. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  said  family  who  have  been  pro- 
prietors of  the  Mostyn  manor  from  1649  to  1858  : 

1649,  Sir  Roger  Mostyn,  Sir  Thomas  Mostyn. 

1701,  Sir  Roger  Mostyn,  Sir  Thomas  Mostyn. 

1771,  Sir  Roger  Mostj-n,  Sir  Thomas  Mostyn. 

1800,  Hon.  Edward  Mostyn,  Lloyd  Mostyn. 

1858,  Hon.  Thomas  Mostyn,  Lloyd  Mostyn. 

In  his  will  John  Lewis,  Sr.,  mentions  the  names  of  his  six  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

B  1.    Mrs.  Rebecca  Lyndsay,  born  about  1677. 

B  2.    Abraham,  born  about  1679. 

B  3.    Sarah,  born  about  1681. 

B  4.    Mrs.  Angelica  Fullelove,  born  about  1683. 

B  5.    David,  born  about  1685,  and 

B  6.    John,  Jr.,  born  about  1687. 

John  Lewis,  Jr. ,  married  Elizabeth  McGrath,  the  sister  of  Mary, 
the  third  wife  of  David   Lewis,  to  be  mentioned  hereafter. 

After  the  death  of  John  Lewis,  Jr.,  his  widow  married  James 
Taylor,  of  Orange  county,  Va. ,  a  relative  of  Zachary  Taylor,  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States.     She  died  without  issue. 

We  have  not  attempted  to  trace  up  the  posterity  of  any  of  the 
children  of  John  Lewis,  Sr. ,  the  Welshman,  except  those  of  Da  Aid, 
his  fifth  child,  from  whom  this  branch  of  the  family  is  lineally 
descended. 


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CHAPTER  lY. 

DAVID  LEWIS,  SR.,  OF  ALBEMARLE  COUNTY,  VA. 

B  5.  David  Lewis,  Sr. ,  fifth  child  of  John  Lewis,  Sr. ,  was  born 
in  Hanover,  Va. ,  about  the  j'ear  1685.     About  the  year  1717,  he 

married   his  first  wife.    Miss  Terrell,  daughter,  it  is  said,  of 

Joel  Terrell,  by  whom  he  raised  eight  children;  she  dying  in  1734, 
he  married  his  second  wife,  by  whom  he  had  no  issue,  and  her  name 
is  not  known. 

William,  James  and  John  Terrell  were  brothers  of  Anglo-Norman 
descent.  They  came  to  America  about  1660  as  huntsmen  for  King 
James  the  Second,  of  England,  and  settled  in  Gloucester  county,  Va. 
For  their  dexterity  in  hunting  they  were  awarded  by  the  King  1,500 
acres  of  land  each,  to  be  selected  by  themselves  in  the  counties  of 
Hanover,  Caroline  and  King  George. 

According  to  the  best  historical  and  traditional  evidence  we  can 
get,  the  family  of  Terrells  in  this  country  is  of  Anglo-Norman  origin, 
and  was  founded  in  P]ngland  by  Sir  Walter  Tyrell,  a  Norman  Knight, 
about  A.  D.  1066,  when  W^illiam  the  Conquerer  took  possession  of 
that  country.  The  ancient  orthography  of  the  name  was  Tyrell, 
Terrail,  Tyrrell,  Terrill,  etc. 

General  Wm.  H.  Harrison  Terrell,  of  Indianapolis,  la.,  and  his 
brother.  Lynch  M.  Terrell,  of  Atlanta,  Ga. ,  have,  for  several  years, 
been  engaged  in  tracing  up  the  Terrell  family.  General  W.  H.  H. 
Terrell  died  recently,  but  his  brother,  L.  M.  Terrell,  is  still  en- 
gaged in  his  inquiry  after  the  names  of  the  family  and  designs  pub- 
lishing in  pamphlet  or  book-form  the  result  of  his  researches. 

About  the  year  1750  David  Lewis  moved  from  Hanover  county 
and  settled  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.  Albemarle  was  then  a  new 
county,  having  been  carved  out  of  Goochland  in  1744.  In  1753, 
after  he  moved  to  Albemarle  county,  he  married  his  third  wife,  the 
widow  of  Dr.  Hart,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  whose  maiden  name  was 
Mary  McGrath,  by  whom  he  raised  three  children.  After  the  death 
of  his  third  wife  he  was  engaged  to  be  married  the  fourth  time,  but 
died  very  suddenly  before  the  consummation  of  the  nuptials.  He, 
being  advanced  in  life,  was  quite  bald,  consequently  wore  a  wig,  and 
on  retiring;  at  night  would  hang  his  wig  on  the  tester  over  his  bed. 


58  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

He,  being  subject  to  nightmares,  would  often  awake  during  the 
night  after  dreaming  that  the  witches  were  riding  him.  On  one 
occasion  he  awoke  during  a  frightful  dream  that  the  witches  were 
riding  him.  He  sprang  up  in  his  bed,  making,  at  the  same  time,  a 
desperate  effort  to  free  himself  from  the  clutches  of  the  witch.  Dur- 
ing his  struggle  to  extricate  himself  from  the  night  fiend  he  knocked 
down  his  wig  which  fell  upon  him.  He  seized  it  with  avidity  and 
tore  it  to  pieces,  exclaiming,  at  the  same  time:  "  Oh,  I  have  caught 
you  at  last,  have  I?     You  have  been  riding  me  a  long  time." 

The  next  morning  when  he  arose  and  looked  on  his  ruined  wig 
he  remarked,  dolefully:   "There  is  fifteen  shillings  gone." 

He  was  once  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  and  had  an  in- 
terest in  a  cargo  of  goods  then  being  imported  from  England.  News 
came  that  the  vessel  was  wrecked  and  the  goods  lost.  Upon  the 
reception  of  this  information  he  started  on  horseback  to  Norfolk,  Va., 
to  ascertain  the  fact.  At  twelve  o'clock,  when  near  Norfolk,  he 
called  by  the  wayside  at  a  house  to  get  his  dinner  and  horse  fed, 
when,  to  his  surprise,  he  found  the  landlord  to  be  an  old  acquaint- 
ance. After  dinner  he  called  for  his  horse,  but  the  landlord  would 
not  hear  to  his  leaving  and  insisted  on  his  tarrying  with  him  until 
morning,  to  which  he  at  length  reluctantly  agreed  to  do.  At  night 
when  the  hour  for  retiring  arrived,  he  was  waited  on  by  a  mulatto 
boy,  who,  with  candle  in  hand,  piloted  him  to  a  room  above  stairs. 
The  boy  pointed  to  a  bed  in  the  room  upon  which  he  could  repose 
for  the  night  and  started  down  stairs  with  the  candle,  closing  and 
locking  the  door  after  him.  Our  ancestor  called  out  to  the  boy  to 
bring  back  the  candle  and  leave  it  in  the  room  with  him,  to  which 
the  boy  merely  replied,  that  '  'There  is  a  mug  under  the  bed, ' '  and 
did  not  return.  He  suspicioned  that  all  was  not  right  and  made  an 
examination  under  the  bed  to  satisfy  himself  whether  or  not  the  boy 
had  told  the  truth,  when  to  his  utter  astonishment  he  found  the 
body  of  a  dead  man  concealed  under  the  bed.  His  worst  fears  were 
now  excited  as  to  his  own  safety,  as  there  was  no  way  for  him  to 
make  his  escape  from  the  room.  He  peeped  through  an  aperture  in 
the  wall  and  descried  in  the  distance  men  digging  a  grave  by  moon- 
light. 

Sleep  fled  from  his  eyes.  Being  unarmed  he  resolved  to  watch 
the  movements  of  the  family  during  the  night,  lest  they  might  sur- 
prise him.  He  did  not  undress  himself,  but  toused  the  bed  and  so 
arranged  it  as  to  make  it  appear  as  though  he  was  asleep  upon  it. 
The  door  opened  into  his  room.      After  the  lapse  of  a  few  hours 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  59 

he  heard  the  sound  of  footsteps  stealthil}-  ascending  the  stair-steps. 
He  placed  himself  behind  the  door  as  it  was  opened,  when  the  land- 
lord entered  with  an  ax  in  his  hand  and  approached  the  bed  where 
his  supposed  victim  unconsciously  reposed,  when,  with  a  Herculean 
blow,  he  sunk  the  ax  into  the  bed.  At  this  propitious  moment  our 
ancestor  made  his  escape  from  the  room  by  flight  down  the  stair- 
steps, at  the  foot  of  which  he  found  another  door  closed  with  a 
latch;  this  he  opened  with  a  jerk  so  hurriedly  that  the  door  closed 
again  and  latched  itself,  which  he  had  to  open  the  second  time,  but 
eventually  made  his  escape  from  the  house  and  made  his  way  to 
Norfolk,  where  his  partner  resided.  He  there  reported  what  had 
happened,  when  a  posse  of  men  were  summomed,  who  returned, 
took  the  landlord  and  several  of  his  men  prisoners.  On  the  trial 
they  confessed  that  the  dead  man  under  the  bed  was  the  seventh 
they  had  murdered,  and  that  our  ancestor  would  have  added  one 
more  to  that  number,  had  he  not  made  his  escape. 

After  David  Lewis,  Sr. ,  moA'ed  and  settled  near  where  Charlottes- 
ville now  stands,  in  Albemarle  county,  he  was  ofl'ered  five  hundred 
acres  of  the  best  quality  of  land  in  Virginia,  lying  some  forty  or 
fifty  miles  west  of  the  then  settlements,  for  a  pair  of  buckskins,  which 
he  could  have  killed  almost  any  day  and  dressed  the  next,  but  he 
thought  at  that  time  the  back  country-  would  not  be  settled  in  an 
age,  and  that  the  land  would  be  of  no  value  to  him. 

In  his  old  age  he  sometimes  taught  school  gratuitously  for  the 
benefit  of  the  poor.  He  never  inflicted  corporal  punishment  upon 
his  pupils,  but  if  any  of  them  violated  his  rules  during  the  week, 
he  would,  on  Friday  evening,  tie  a  bundle  of  rods  to  their  backs  and 
send  them  home. 

He  was  a  very  large  man  with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes,  of  strict 
integrity,  benevolent  character,  and  an  exemplar^'  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church. 

David  Lewis,  Sr.,  died  in  Albemarle  county,  Ya.,  in  1779,  from 
flux,  brought  on  by  over-exertion  and  drinking  too  much  cold  water 
on  a  hot  summer  day,  in  August,  after  cutting  down  a  tree  in  which 
there  was  a  hawk's  nest. 

His  will  was  probated  at  the  September  term  of  the  Albemarle 
County  Court,  in  1779.  Stephen  Willis,  Anna  Willis,  Morning 
Clarkson,  Robert  Lewis,  and  Wm.  Johnson  were  subscribing  wit- 
nesses to  said  will  ;  and  Joel  Lewis,  John  Martin,  James  Lewis, 
and  Taliaferro  Lewis  were  his  executors.  He  gave  a  certain  amount 
of  property  to  James  Lewis,  Elizabeth  Martin,  Miriam  Lewis.  Han- 


60  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

nah  Hickman,  Susannah  Mackey,  Sarah  Musick,  and  Anna  "Willis, 
to  make  them  equal  with  his  other  children.  The  balance  of  his 
property  he  divided  equally  between  his  eleven  children. 

On  the  records  of  Albemarle  county  may  be  found  the  following 
conveyance  : 

In  1750,  a  deed  of  gift  from  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  to  William  Terrell  Lewis, 
David  Lewis,  Jr.,  John  Lewis,  and  Joel  Lewis,  of  lands,  all  lying  on  the 
branches  of  Moore's  creek. 

In  1759,  a  deed  of  land  from  David  Lewis  and  Mary,  his  wife,  William 
Terrell  and  Frances,  his  wife,  and  Joel  Terrell,  to  John  Dabney. 

About  the  year  1766,  other  members  of  the  Lewis  family,  in 
Wales,  attempted  to  emigrate  to  America.  The  vessel  in  which 
they  sailed  was  captured  by  pirates  near  the  Island  of  Jamaica,  and 
all  the  passengers  (except  a  few  who  made  their  escape  during  the 
capture)  were  landed  on  said  island,  where  most  of  them  perished. 
One  of  the  Lewises  who  survived  remained  on  the  island  and  after- 
ward communicated  this  fact  to  his  relatives  in  W^ales.  Among 
those  who  made  their  escape  from  the  vessel  during  its  capture 
were  one  of  the  Lewises  and  a  Welsh  friend.  Both  being  good 
swimmers,  they  swam  to  an  adjacent  island.  Soon  after  landing 
upon  this  island  they  beheld  a  lion,  from  which  they  made  their 
escape  by  climbing  a  cocoanut  tree  near  by,  where  they  were  forced 
to  shelter  themselves  and  to  subsist  upon  the  fruit  of  the  tree  for 
two  days  and  nights.  There  happened  to  be  a  nest  of  young  birds 
in  the  tree,  which  they  threw  down  to  the  lion,  and  to  their  great 
relief  he  disappeared.  As  a  memento  of  that  event  they  took  from 
the  tree  a  cocoanut  and  carved  upon  it  a  figure  representing  the 
vessel  in  which  they  crossed  the  ocean,  a  globe,  and  other  designs, 
dated  1766.  After  the  disappearance  of  the  lion  an  English  ship 
passed  and  took  them  back  to  their  native  land.  The  above-men- 
tioned nut  was  in  possession  of  the  descendants  of  the  Lewis  family 
in  Wales  as  late  as  the  year  1857,  so  the  author  of  this  work  was 
informed  (during  his  correspondence  with  the  family  in  Wales)  by 
Ellis  Evans,  of  Holywell,  Flintshire,  Whales,  a  descendant  of  the 
Lewis  famil}'. 

B  5.  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  the  fifth  child  of  John,  the  Immigrant, 
was  born  about  the  year  1685,  in  Hanover  county,  Va.  About  1750 
he  moved  to  Albemarle  county,  where  he  died  in  1779,  as  above 
mentioned. 

He  raised  eight  children  by  Miss Terrell,  his  first  wife,  and 

three  by  Mary  McGrath,  his  third  wife,  viz.  : 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  61 

C  1.     William  Terrell,  born  1718  ;  married  Sallie  Martin, 

C  2.     Susannah,  born  1720  ;  married  xllexander  Mackey. 

C  3.     Hannah,  born  1722  ;  married  James  Hickman. 

C  4.     Sarah,  born  1724  ;  married  Abraham  Musick. 

C  5.  David,  Jr.,  born  1726  ;  married  Rebeqea  Stovall  and 
Elizabeth  Lockhart. 

C  6.  John,  born  1728  ;  married  Sarah  Taliaferro  and  Susan 
Clarkson. 

C  7.  Joel,  born  1730  ;  married  Mary  Tureman,  Mrs.  Gordon, 
and  Lucy  Daniels. 

C  8.     Anna,  born  1733  ;  married  Joel  Terrell  and  Stephen  Willis. 

C  9.     Elizabeth,  born  1754  ;  married  John  Martin. 

C  10.  Colonel  James,  born  1756  ;  married  Lucy  Thomas  and 
Mary  Marks. 

C  11.     Miriam,  born  1759  ;   married  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison. 


62  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE  Y. 

WILLIAM  TERRELL  LEWIS,  SR.,  OF  NASHVILLE,  TENN. 

C  1.  William  Terrell  Lewis,  Sr.,  the  oldest  child  of  David 
Lewis,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Va.,  in  1718.  He  moved 
from  Hanover  county  to  Albemarle,  and  was  the  third  settler  in  said 
county.  It  was  then  a  frontier  county,  having  been  formed  in  1774 
out  of  part  of  Goochland  county,  which  had  been  carved  out  of 
Henrico  in  1827.  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr. ,  was  one  among  the  first  men 
who  volunteered  their  services  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  to  resist 
the  high-handed  measures  of  Lord  Dunmore'  s  ' '  wicked  administra- 
tion, ' '  as  may  be  seen  in  the  following  sketch  copied  from  a  paper 
published  at  Charlottesville,  Va. : 

ALBEMARLE  IN  1775. 


INTERESTING    EXTRACTS    FROM   AN    OLD   JOURNAL. 

Through  the  kindness  of  a  friend  we  have  before  us  a  rare  old 
document  filled  with  matter  of  great  local  interest,  from  which  we 
are  permitted  to  make  liberal  extracts.  It  is  a  manuscript  volume 
of  several  hundred  pages,  and  appears  to  have  been  a  sort  of  scrap- 
book  kept  by  one  intensely  interested  in  the  events  transpiring  just 
prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  writer  was  Dr.  George  Gilmer, 
the  progenitor  of  the  Albemarle  family  of  that  name.  He  was  the 
grandfather  of  the  late  Governor  Thomas  Walker  Gilmer,  and  the 
father  of  the  first  wife  of  William  Wirt.  He  was  first  lieutenant  of 
the  first  company  of  ' '  Independents ' '  raised  in  the  county  of 
Albemarle  in  view  of  the  encroachment  of  the  Crown  on  the  liber- 
ties of  the  people  of  the  Colonies,  and  to  resist  the  high-handed 
measures  of  Lord  Dunmore' s  "wicked  administration."  Unfortu- 
nately, several  pages  are  missing  from  the  first  portion  of  the 
volume,  and  the  names  of  but  a  few  of  the  enlisted  men  of  this 
companj'  can  be  given.  We  find,  however,  that  the  company  was 
organized  in  April,  1775. 

OUR  FIRST  MILITARY  COMPANY. 

In  the  terms  of  enlistment  of  this  company  the  subscribers  do 
most  solemnly  bind  themselves  "by  the  sacred  ties  of  virtue  honor 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


63 


and  love  to  our  countrj-  to  be  at  all  times  ready  to  execute  commands 
in  defence  of  the  rights  of  America,  agreeable  to  the  underwritten 
resolves :' ' 

TERMS   OF   EXLISTMEXT. 

"1st.  We  resolve,  should  we  fail  or  fly  back  when  called  into  service, 
to  be  held  as  unworthy  the  rights  of  freemen  and  as  inimical  to  the  cause 
of  America. 

"2d.  That  each  man  elected  to  the  office  of  Captain,  Lieutenant,  or 
Ensign,  and  refusing  to  accept  the  same,  oblige  himself  to  pay  £25  for  the 
first,  £15  for  the  second,  and  £10  for  the  latter,  to  be  disposed  of  by  the 
committee  for  the  use  of  the  Company. 

"  3d.  We  oblige  ourselves  to  obey  the  commands  of  the  officers  by  our- 
selves elected  for  the  enlisted  volunteers,  to  muster  four  times  in  the  year, 
or  oftener  if  necessary,  to  provide  gun,  shot-pouch  and  powder-horn,  and 
to  appear  on  duty  in  a  hunting-shirt." 


FRAGMENTARY  ROLL. 

The  following  is  the  fragment  of  the  roll  of  the  officers  and  men 
of  this  company  as  enlisted  under  the  above  agreement  : 

OFFICERS. 

Charles  Lewis,  Captain ;  George  Gilmer,  John  Marks,  Lieutenants  ; 
John  Harvie,  Ensign ;  William  Sims,  William  Wood,  William  Terril 
Lewis,  John  Martin,  Sergeants;  Fred  William  Wills,  Thomas  Martin,  Jr., 
Patrick  Napier,  David  Allen,  Corporals ;  John  Lowry,  Drummer. 

Of  the  one  hundred  and  forty-two  enlisted  men,  the  names  of 
only  thirty-four  are  preserved  in  the  manuscript,  as  follows  : 


Edward  Garland, 
John  Henderson, 
Isaac  Wood, 
Falvy  Frazier, 
Charles  L.  Lewis, 
Samuel  Carr, 
James  Quarles, 
Isaac  Davis, 
Spencer  Norril, 
Reuben  Lindsay. 
Robert  Martin,  Jr., 
Patrick  Fisher, 


PRIVATES. 

Samuel  Gay, 
Mann  Battle, 
John  Watkins, 
Mica  Defoe, 
John  Wood, 
David  Dalton, 
Shad  Battle, 
James  Logan, 
James  Lislie, 
William  Flint, 
Roger  Shackelford, 
John  Dickerson, 


Ed.  Hughes, 
Stephen  Hughes, 
James  Dudley, 
James  Stephenson, 
William  Johnson, 
John  Coles, 
James  Lewis, 
Edward  Carter, 
Turner  Richardson, 
George  Thompson. 


A  note  at  the  bottom  of  the  roll  states  that  those  with  a  certain 
mark  had  powder,  and  those  marked  with  the  chemical  character  for 
gold,  marched  from  Charlottesville,  or  joined  us  on  the  way  to 
Williamsburg,    "in  order  to  demand  satisfaction  of  Dunmore  for 


64  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

the  powder  and  his  threatening  to  fix  his  standard  and  call  over  the 
negroes." 

Upon  the  organization  of  this  company,  Lieutenant  Gilmer 
delivered  a  highly  patriotic  address,  of  which  we  give  the  conclud- 
ing paragraph  : 

"  Gentlemen:  You  behold  me  before  you  with  my  tomahawk  girt  about 
me,  and  though  I  am  but  too  sensible  of  my  awkwardness,  yet  j-our  esteem 
shall  animate  me  to  its  proper  use  ;  and  give  me  liberty  now,  soldiers,  to 
plight  my  honor  to  you,  that  my  ability  shall  not  only  be  exerted  to  make 
mj'self  master  of  the  necessary  parade  of  war,  but  of  the  really  useful 
branches  of  that  intricate  science ;  and  I  do  dedicate  my  arms,  life,  and 
fortune  to  the  protection  of  my  countrj'  and  the  service  of  the  First  Com- 
pany of  Independents  for  the  county  of  Albemarle,  with  this  firm  resolve — 
never  to  burj'  the  tomahawk  until  liberty  be  fixed  on  an  immovable  basis 
through  the  whole  continent. 

CORRESPONDENCE  WITH  COLONEL,  AFTERWARD 
GENERAL,  WASHINGTON. 

The  First  Company  of  Albemarle  Independents  having  been 
fully  organized,  its  officers  addressed  the  following  letter  to  Colonel 
Washington  on  the  29th  of  April,  1775  : 

29th  April,  1775. 
To  Colonel  Washingion  : 

Sir  :  The  county  of  Albemarle  in  general,  and  the  gentlemen  volunteers 
in  particular,  are  truly  alarmed  and  highly  incensed  with  the  unjustifiable 
proceedings  of  Lord  Dunmore,  who,  we  are  informed,  has  clandestinely 
taken  possession  of  our  ammunition  lodged  in  the  magazine.  We  should 
have  attended  at  Fredericksburg  in  order  to  have  proceeded  to  Williams- 
burg to  demand  a  return  of  the  powder  had  the  alarm  reached  us  before 
an  account  of  securities  being  given  for  its  delivery.  However,  to  assure 
you  and  the  world  of  our  readiness  and  willingness  to  resent  every  encroach- 
ment of  arbitrary  power,  we  here  declare  to  you,  should  it  be  necessaiy, 
that  the  First  Company  of  Independents  for  the  county  of  Albemarle  will 
attend  in  Williamsburg,  properl^^  equipped  (and  if  not  to  be  obtained 
otherwise),  to  enforce  an  immediate  delivery  of  the  powder  or  die  in  the 
attempt.     With  respect  we  remain,  ready  to  obey  your  commands, 

Charles  Lewis,  Captahi. 
George  Gilmer,  ) 
John  Marks,         \  Lieidenants. 

To  this  patriotic  tender  of  service,  Colonel  Washington  made  the 
following  response  : 

Mount  Vernon,  May  3,  1775. 

Qenilemen :  I  was  not  at  Fredericksburg  when  j'our  favor  of  the  29th 
ultimo  reached  that  place,  nor  did  anj'body  think  to  send  your  letter  to 
me,  otherwise  an  immediate  answer  would  have  been  dispatched.     I  ob- 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  65 

tained  sufficient  intelligence  from  Williamsburg  before  the  meeting  at 
Fredericksburg  to  convince  me  that  there  could  be  but  little  occasion  for 
men  to  go  thither  from  distant  counties,  and  that  I  could  not,  under  that 
plea,  justify  my  non-attendance  on  a  duty  I  had  been  deputed  to  by  the 
country  at  large.  These  were  my  reasons  for  not  being  at  Fredericksburg. 
I  highly  applaud  the  spirit  you  have  manifested  on  this  occasion.  I  thank 
you  for  the  honor  you  intended  me  in  being  under  my  command,  and  am, 
with  sincere  esteem,  gentlemen. 

Your  Most  Obedient  Servant, 

CJo.  Washington. 

To  Captain  Charles  Lewis  and  Lieutenaiits  Gilmer  and  Marks,  of  the  First  Com- 
pany of  Volunteers  in  Albemarle. 

In  our  next  issue  we  shall  give  further  information  in  regard  to 
this  and  other  early  military  organizations  in  Albemarle,  together 
with  other  extracts  from  this  ancient  and  interesting  manuscript. 

In  1763,  Wm.  T.  Lewis  made  a  deed  of  gift  to  his  daughter, 
Mrs.  Anna  McConnell,  the  wife  of  John  McConnell,  both  of  whom 
died  in  Fayetteville,  Tenn. ,  which  is  on  record  in  Albemarle  county, 
Va.  Before  the  Revolutionary  war,  he  emigrated  from  Albemarle 
county,  Va. ,  to  Surry  county,  N.  C,  and  settled  in  view  of  the 
celebrated  ' '  Pilot  Mountain. ' '  Wheeler,  in  his  History  of  North 
Carolina,  says  : 

In  1775,  Surry  county  was  a  frontier  county.  The  Mulberry  Field 
Meeting-House,  in  the  upper  end,  was  the  only  place  of  meeting.  The 
men  generally  dressed  in  hunting  shirts,  short  breeches,  leggings  and 
moccasins ;  and  the  women  in  linsey  petticoats  and  bed  gowns,  and  in 
summer  often  without  shoes.  Some  had  bonnets  made  of  calico,  and 
others  wore  men's  hats.  The  patriotism  of  the  women  of  this  region 
deserves  a  perpetual  record.  It  was  their  heroic  conduct  that  inspired 
their  husbands  and  sons  in  the  cause  of  liberty.  They  urged  the  men  to 
leave  home  and  to  prefer  to  die  than  be  slaves,  while  they  remained  at 
home  and  worked  with  their  own  hands  at  the  plow  and  with  the  hoe  by 
day  to  provide  sustenance  for  their  families,  and  at  night  with  the  spin- 
ning-wheel and  loom  they  made  the  clothing." 

Soon  after  the  commencement  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  William 
T.  Lewis,  Sr. ,  applied  to  Grovernor  Caswell,  of  North  Carolina,  for 
military  commissions  for  all  his  sons  then  old  enough  to  bear  arms, 
and  declared  that,  "if  the  British  came  into  Surry  county,  where 
he  resided,  he  would  arm  his  negroes  and  fight  them  himself. ' ' 

In  1781,  1783,  1785,  1786,  and  1788,  he  represented  Surry 
county  as  a  member  of  the  Greneral  Assembly.  (See  Wheeler"  s 
History  of  North  Carolina,  page  40.) 


66  GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

In  1793  he  emigrated  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  died  about 
the  3-ear  1802. 

About  the  year  1739  he  married  Sarah  Martin,  who  died  in 
Surry  county,  N.  C. 

They  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

D  1.    Elizabeth,  born  1740;  married  John  Fielder. 

D  2.    Susannah,  born  1742;  married  Thomas  Benge,  Sr. 

D  3.    Anna,  born  1744;  married  John  McConnell. 

D  4,    David,  born  1746;  was  killed  in  North  Carolina  in  1769. 

D  5.    Mar}',  born  1747;  died  in  childhood. 

D  6.    First  Wm.  Terrell,  born  1749,  and  died  in  1756. 

D  7.    First  James  Martin,  born  1753,  and  died  in  childhood. 

D  8.  Captain  Micajah,  born  1755;  was  killed  at  Guilford  C.  H., 
N.  C,  in  1781. 

D  9.  Second  Major  \Vm.  Terrell,  born  1757;  married  Mary 
Hipkins. 

D  10.    Colonel  Joel,  born  1760;  married  Miriam  Eastham. 

D  11.  Second  James  Martin,  born  1762;  married  Mary  B. 
Herudon. 

D.  1  Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1740  ;  married  John  Fielder;  had 
three  children,  and  died  in  Williamson  county,  Tenn. 

Their  children  were  as  follows: 

E  1.    Jack  Fielder,  married  a  Miss  McCutcheon,  and  left 

posterity  on  Duck  river,  Tenn. 

E  2.  Nimrod  Fielder,  married  Elizabeth  Riggs,  in  Surry  county, 
N.  C. ;  had  five  children,  and  died  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1854. 
Elizabeth  was  a  daughter  of  Adam  Biggs,  who  died  near  Shelbyville, 
Tenn.     Their  children  were,  viz. : 

F  1.  Miriam  Fielder,  married  Thos.  Bibb,  of  Huntsville,  Ala. ; 
had  five  children,  and  died  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1833. 

Issue  of  Miriam  Fielder  and  Thos.  Bibb,  five  children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.    Nimrod,  died  single  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1869. 

G  2.  Benjamin  F.,  was  a  soldier  in  Greneral  Price's  army,  and 
afterward  was  a  Lieutenant  in  McGuirk's  Cavalry  Regiment;  was  in 
fourteen  difl'erent  skirmishes  and  battles. 

G  3.  Mary,  born  1824;  married  Dr.  W.  D.  Lyles,  of  Macon,  Miss. 
Dr.  Lj'les  was  a  man  of  decided  ability  and  originality.  He  was 
elected  as  Senator  in  1865  from  Noxubee  and  Winston  counties, 
Miss.,  to  the  State  Legislature.  He  was  favorably  spoken  of  as  a 
suitable  candidate  for  gubernatorial  honors,  and  had  he  lived  no 
doubt  would  have  been  elected  Governor  of  the  State.     He  was  a  son 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  67 

of  Silas  Lj'les  and  his  wife,  Priscilla  Tharp,  of  Fairfield  county,  S.  C, 

iind  a  grandson  of  Wm.  Lyles  and  his  wife,  Miss Ward,  of  the 

same  county.  The  doctor  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of 
Maryland  in  1837.  He  was  surgeon-general  of  the  State  of  Missis- 
sippi, and  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Confederate  Army,  and  medical 
director  of  the  Western  Army  under  General  Polk. 

Issue  of  Mary  and  her  husband.  Dr.  W.  J).  Lyles,  viz. : 

H  1.  3Iartha  Louisa,  familiarly  known  as  Pattie  Lyles,  married 
N.  D.  Collins,  a  lawyer  of  Memphis,  Tenn.,  in  1866.  She  is  now 
(1891)  in  the  Post-offlce  Department  at  Washington  City,  D.  C.  We 
clip  the  following  from  the  Aberdeen  Examiner: 

' '  Mrs.  Pattie  Lyle  Collins,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Lyle,  of 
Macon,  Miss.,  and  one  of  the  most  brilliant  Southern  women  in 
Washington,  was  promoted  on  the  27th  of  July  (1885)  from  a  fourteen 
hundred  dollar  clerkship  in  the  Dead  Letter  Office  of  the  Post-offlce 
Department  to  a  sixteen  hundred  dollar  position  in  the  office  of 
Foreign  Mails.  In  addition  to  her  official  duties,  Mrs.  Collins  has 
found  time  to  win  an  enviable  position  in  literature,  and  her  con- 
tributings  are  eagerly  sought  by  leading  periodicals. ' ' 

The  following  item  may  be  found  in  Golden  ^foments,  an  illustrated 
magazine  published  at  Augusta,  Me.,  in  September,  1888: 

"  x\n  accomplished  lady  is  Mrs.  Pattie  Lyle  Collins,  who  is 
engaged  in  the  Dead  Letter  Department  at  Washington  to  make  out 
difficult  superscriptions.  All  written  languages,  except  Russian  and 
Chinese,  are  read  by  her. ' ' 

H  2.  Mary  Longstreet  Lyle,  married,  in  1863,  Dr.  John  F. 
Kennedy,  of  Lauderdale  county,  Miss.  The  doctor  committed 
suicide  by  drinking  laudanum.  He  left  one  son:  Gr  1,  Charles 
Clark,  born  1865. 

H  3.    Elizabeth  Fielder  Lyle,  married,  in  1869,  Major  Berry. 

H  4.    Victor  Roby ;  H  5,  Thomas  Bibb;  and  H  6,  Fanny  M.  Lyle. 

G  4.  Lemira  A. ,  daughter  of  Miriam  and  Thos.  Bibb,  married 
John  F.  Hobbs,  of  Black  Hawk,  Carroll  county.  Miss.  They  have 
children,  viz.:  H  1,  Thomas,  born  in  1847;  married  Miss  Samuella 
Hunter  near  Emery,  in  Holmes  county,  Miss. 

Gc  5.  Caladonia  M. ,  married  her  cousin,  James  Pollard,  a  nephew 
of  Thos.  Bibb,  of  Hunts^ille,  Ala.,  where  they  reside  and  have 
children,  viz. :  HI,  Susan;  H  2,  Martha;  H3,  Frank;  and  H4,  Jennie. 

F  2.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Nimrod  Fielder  and  Elizabeth  Riggs, 
married  Richard  S.  Coffee,  son  of  Thomas  and  grandson  of  Joshua 
Coffee,  of  Prince  Edward  county,  Va.     Joshua  Coffee  had  three 


68  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

children,  viz. :  General  Jolin,  Thomas  and  Mrs.  Mary  Harris.  The 
families  of  General  John  and  Thomas  are  in  Lauderdale  county,  Ala., 
and  the  family  of  Mrs.  Mary  Harris  is  in  Rutherford  county,  Tenn. 
Richard  S.  Coffee  is  a  nephew  of  General  John  Coffee. 

F  2.    Mrs.  Sarah  Coffee,  had  twelve  children,  marked  G,  viz. : 

G  1.  Clay  borne  Mayes,  stammers  in  his  speech,  was  born  in 
Madison  county,  Ala.,  in  1820;  married  Cornelia  Green,  and  has 
three  children,  viz. :  1,  Miriam;  2,  Minervus;  and  3,  John  E.  He  is 
a  Cumberland  Presbyterian  minister;  was  chaplain  of  the  27th 
Alabama  Infantry,  C.  S.  A. ;  resides  near  Hillsboro,  "  Morgan 
county,  Ala. 

G  2.  Mary  E.,  born  1821;  married  Azel  Myrick;  both  dead;  left 
no  issue. 

G  3,  John  C,  born  1823;  been  married  three  times;  has  four 
children,  viz. :  H  1 ,  Mary  Jennings ;  H  2,  Francis  E. ;  H  3,  Eustacia : 
and  H  4,  Rebecca  G.     Post-office,  Centre  Star,  Ala. 

G  4.  Miriam  B.,  born  1826;  married  John  Scott,  a  nephew  of 
General  Winfield  Scott.  They  have  four  children,  viz.:  1,  William; 
2,  Sarah  E. ;  3,  Richard  T. ;  and  4,  John  S.  C.  Their  post-office  is 
Athens,  Limestone  county,  Ala. 

G  5.  Richard  N.,  born  1828;  married  Ada  Crenshaw;  has  two 
children,  viz.:  1,  Richard;  and  2,  William  C.  Richard  N.  is  a 
merchant  at  Centre  Star,  Ala. 

G  6.  Joel  F.,  born  1830;  was  killed  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  in  1864. 
He  belonged  to  Company  E,  7th  Alabama  Cavalry,  C.  S.  A. 

G  7.  Prudence  M. ,  born  1833;  married  Joshua  Crittenden,  and 
has  four  children,  viz. :  1,  Thomas  R. ;  2,  Puss  Coffee;  3,  Sarah  E. ; 
and  4,  Luietella.     Post-office,  Centre  Star,  Ala. 

G  8.  Misaniah  C,  born  1835;  married  Rev.  Marcus  G.  Williams, 
a  Methodist  preacher  and  member  of  Tennessee  Conference  of  M.  E. 
Church,  South.      She  has  one  child:  H  1,  Sarah  Elizabeth. 

G  9.  Nimrod  T.,  born  1837;  married  Catherine  Davidson.  Their 
post-office  is  Leighton,  Ala.  He  is  a  farmer,  with  two  children,  viz. : 
H  1,  Thomas  J. ;  and  H  2,  Mary  Fielder. 

G  10.    Joshua  D.,  born  1839;  is  a  farmer. 

G  11.    Elizabeth  F.,  born  1841. 

G  12.    Sarahs.,  born  1845. 

All  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Coffee's  sons  and  sons-in-law  were  in  the 
Confederate  army,  and  were  in  the  principal  battles  of  the  Army  of 
Tennessee,  Nimrod  T.  was  commissary  of  the  27th  Alabama 
Infantry.     He  was  paroled  at  Vicksburg,  Miss. ,  and  afterward  taken 


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prisoner,  while  at  home,  and  carried  to  Camp  Morton  in  April,  1864, 
and  there  remained  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

Joshua  D.  was  ordnance  sergeant  of  the  7th  Alabama  Cavalry. 

M.  G.  Williams  was  chaplain  of  the  3d  Tennessee  Infantry  until 
the  fall  of  Donelson,  then  assigned  to  duty  in  47th  Tennessee 
Kegiment,  after  which  he  commanded  as  Captain  of  Company  E, 
7th  Alabama  Cavalry. 

F  3.    Joel  R.,  son  of  Ximrod  Fielder,  died  single  in  1834. 

F  4.  Elizabeth  C. ,  daughter  of  Nimrod  Fielder,  married  Thomas 
Bibb  as  his  second  wife,  he  having  married  Miriam,  her  elder  sister. 
They  reside  in  Huntsville,  Ala. ,  and  have  six  children,  viz.  : 

G  1.    Myra. 

G  2  Thomas  H. ,  in  the  employment  of  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  Rail- 
road Company. 

G  3.  James  0. ,  was  severel}'  wounded  in  the  face  at  Baton  Rouge, 
La. ,  during  the  Confederate  war ;  his  P.  0.  is  Black  Hawk,  Miss. 

G  4.  Amanda;  G  5,  Jackson,  was  drowned;  G  G,  Lucy,  of  Hunts- 
ville, Ala. 

E  3.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Fielder,  of  Williamson  county, 
Tenn.,  was  born  in  1780;  married  David  Cummins,  and  died  in 
Davidson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1834.  He  died  in  Fayette  county,  Tenn., 
in  1836.  David  Cummins  had  black  hair  and  white  eyebrows. 
Issue  of  Elizabeth  Fielder  and  David  Cummins,   nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  John  Overton,  born  1801 ;  married  Martha  McCauly  in  1824, 
at  Smithland,  Ky.  He  was  a  merchant  in  Tuscaloosa,  and  Mobile, 
Ala.,  where  he  died  in  1853.     His  children  are,  viz. : 

G  1.  Elizabeth,  born  1825;  married  Jas.  Wofford;  had  eight  chil- 
dren and  died  in  De  Soto  Parish,  La.,  1848. 

G  2.    Miriam,  born  in  1827. 

G  3.  John  Overton,  Jr.,  born  1829;  married  Julia  Manning,  of 
Demopolis,  Ala. ;  P.  0. ,  Montgomery,  Ala. 

G  4.  David,  born  1830;  married  Caroline  Moor;  P.  0.,  Mobile, 
Alabama. 

G  5.  St.  John,  born  1836;  married,  in  1856,  Caroline  Tabor,  Mo- 
bile, Ala. 

G6.  Martha,  born  1839;  G  7,  Samuella  R.,  born  1841;  G  8, 
Robert,  born  1843;  and  G  9,  William,  born  1845. 

F  2.  Henry  G.,  son  of  David  Cummins,  born  1803;  married 
Charlotte  Hyde,  Mary  Weems  and  Anna  Pugh;  has  children  and 
resides  near  Duck  River  post-office,  Hickman  county,  Tenn. 

F  3.    Samuel,  son  of  David  Cummins,  born  1806;  married  Dorothy 


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Holt  in  1827.     Post-offlce,  Reform,   Ala.     They   have  eight   chil- 
dren, viz. : 

Gr  1.    John  H.,  born  1829;  married  and  has  children. 

G  2.    Martha  E.,  born  1831;  married  Benj.  Jennings. 

G  3.  David,  born  1833;  married  and  had  two  children,  Curtis 
and  David,  and  died  1868. 

G  4.  Isabella  L.,  born  1837;  married  James  Lowdermilk;  has 
five  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Morgant;  H  2,  Jas.  C. ;  H  3,  John  0. ;  H  4, 
Samuella;  and  H  5,  Frances. 

G  5.  Vinson,  born  1839;  married  John  W.  Johnson,  and  has 
four  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Elizabeth  M. ;  H  2,  Frank;  H  3,  James; 
H  4,  Samuel. 

G  6.    Samuel  H.,  born  1842;  died  1867. 

G  7.    Robert  Lewis,  born  1844;  died  1864. 

G  8.  James  Wofford,  born  1847;  married  Frances  Johnson;  she 
had  one  daughter,  Isabella  S.,  and  died  in  1869. 

F  4.  Waller,  son  of  David  Cummins,  born  1809;  married;  had 
four  children,  and  died,  1847,  in  MuiTaj  county,  Tenn. 

F  5.  Mary,  daughter  of  David  Cummins,  born  1811;  married 
John  Edmundson,  and  resides  ten  miles  east  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 

F  6.  Elizabeth  Cummins,  born  1814;  married  Robert  Herbert; 
has  children,  and  resides  ten  miles  east  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 

F  7.  Miriam  L.  Cummins,  born  1816;  died  single,  in  Pickens 
county,  Ala.,  in  1841. 

F  8.  David  Cummins,  Jr.,  born  1819;  died  single,  in  Murray 
county,  Tenn.,  in  1853. 

F  9.  Robert  L.  Cummins,  born  1821;  married  Sarah  Lang; 
resides  at  Northport,  Ala. ,  and  has  nine  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  David  Hullum,  born  1853,  died  1854;  G  2,  John  Overton, 
born  1854;  G  3,  Rebecca  E.,  born  1856;  G  4,  David  H,  born  1858; 
G  5,  Miriam  L.,  born  1860;  G  6,  Robert  L.,  born  1862;  G  7,  Frank- 
lin E.,  born  1864;  G  8,  Thos.  A.,  born  1866;  and  G  9,  Sarah  A., 
born  1869. 

D  2.  Susannah,  daughter  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr. ,  and  his  wife, 
Sallie  Martin,  was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Va. ,  in  1742.  She 
moved,  with  her  father,  to  North  Carolina  and  settled  in  Wilkes 
county,  where  she  died  at  the  foot  of  Brushy  Mountain  at  a  very 
advanced  age. 

She  married  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  about  1760,  Mr.  Thomas 
Benge,  Sr. ,  who  emigrated  with  her  to  Wilkes  county,  where  he  also 
died. 


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They  raised  ten  children,  viz. : 

E    1.    David,  born  about  1761;  married,   name  unknown. 

James,  born  about  1763;  married  Miss Cheeks. 

William,  born  about  1765;  married  Elizabeth  Banks, 
Thomas  Jr.,  born  about  1767;  married  Tempey  Brown. 
Rev.  Richard,  born  about  1769;  married  Jane  Hinshaw. 
Nancy,  born  about  1771 ;  married  Anderson  Bryant. 
Mar}',  born  about  1773;  married  Zach  Ray. 
Anna,  born  about  1775;  married  Mordecai  Samuels. 
Sarah,  born  about  1777;  married  Geo.  Gra}';  and 
Susannah,  born  about  1779;  married  John  Martin. 
David,  son  of  Thos.  Benge,   was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,   and  was   killed  by  the  Tories  in  North  Carolina.     He 
left  a  widow  and,  perhaps,  children. 

E  2.  James,  who  married  Miss  — —  Cheeks,  died  in  North  Caro- 
lina without  issue. 

E  3.  Wm.  Benge,  son  of  Thomas;  born  1765,  was  a  hatter  by 
trade,  and  lived  on  his  father's  old  place  in  AVilkes  county,  N.  C, 
until  1819,  when  he  emigrated  to  Sequatchie  Valley,  in  Marion 
county,  Tenn.,  where  he  and  his  wife  both  died.  His  wife's  name 
was  Elizabeth  Banks,  b}'  whom  he  raised  four  children,  viz. : 
F  1  Micajah  Lewis,  married  a  Miss  Mary  Creekmore. 
F2.    George;  F  3,    Joel;  and  F  4,    Sarah. 

E  4,  Thos.  Benge,  Jr.,  was  a  fine-looking  man — was  five  feet 
nine  inches  in  height,  weighing  240  pounds,  with  round  face,  blue 
eyes  and  light  hair.  He  was  a  carpenter  b}'  trade,  and  married 
Tempey  Brown —  moved  to  Indiana,  where  they  both  died,  leaving 
three  children,  viz.:  F  1.  Tempey;  F  2,  Obediah;  and  F  3,  Alfred. 
E  5.  Rev.  Richard,  son  of  Thos.  Benge,  Sr. ,  was  born  about 
1769.     He  was  a  farmer  and  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

He  married  Jane  Hinshaw  in  North  Carolina,  in  1832 — moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Tenn. ,  and  from  there  he  emigrated  to  Mississippi, 
and  died  in  Panola  county  in  1860.  His  wife  died  in  the  same  county. 
They  raised  twelve  children,  marked  F,  viz. : 

F  1.  Rebecca,  married  Ab.  Embry  and  Wm.  Vestal,  and  resides 
near  Waxahachie,  Ellis  county,  Tex.  They  left  several  children, 
viz.:  G  1.  W.  A.  Embry;  G  2,  A.  A.  Vestal,  of  Tate  county.  Miss., 
etc. 

F  2.  Mary  Adeline,  daughter  of  Rev.  Richard  Benge,  married 
in  1840,  John  Gates,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  Panola  county.  Miss.  They 
had  eleven  children,  viz.:  G  1.  Thomas  B.,  born  1842,  married  Eliza 


72  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Paisket;  G  2,  Susan  Frances,  born  1845,  married  Benjamin  M.  Box- 
ley,  of  Pleasant  Grove,  Miss. ;  Gr  3,  Nancy  Jane,  born  1845,  married 
Button  Butler  and  Wm.  D.  Boxley. 

Gr  4.  Jas.  Polk,  born  1847;  married  in  1871,  Mrs.  Hutson,  nee 
Miss  Carter. 

G  5.    Wm.  Richard,  born  1849;  died  1855. 

G  6.    Jas.  Martin,  born  1851 ;  died  1878,  in  Panola  county.  Miss. 

G  7.    Martha  Ann,  born   1852;  G  8,   Benj.    Parker,   born   1854, 

married   Miss Hunter;    G    9,    Andrew    Valentine,    born    1856; 

G  10,  Adeline  E.,  born  1859;  and  G  11,  Katie  Emeline,  born 
1863. 

F  3.  Thomas,  son  of  Rev.  Richard  Beuge,  married  Anna  Ster- 
rett;  died  in  San  Augustine,  Tex.,  1845;  left  two  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
Wm.  Lester,  born  1837;  married  M.  M.  Hill,  of  Hunt  county,  Tex., 
and  has  five  children,  viz.:  H  1.  Ella,  born  1872;  H  2,  Charles  Mar- 
tin, born  1874;  H  3,  Nettie,  born  1876;  H  4,  Thomas,  born  1877; 
and  H  5,  Sallie,  born  1880. 

G  2.  Richard  Provine,  son  of  Thomas  Benge  and  Anna  Sterrett, 
born  1839;  married  Harriet  R.  Cox,  Fannin  county,  Tex. 

F  4.  Wm.  B.,  son  of  Rev.  Richard  Benge,  married  Sallie  Luster, 
of  Texas. 

F  5.  Alfred  Benge,  son  of  Rev.  Richard,  married  Polly  Haj's; 
was  killed  by  a  fall  from  a  horse  in  McKinney  county,  Tex.  He  left 
issue. 

F  6.  Rev.  Martin  Lewis  Benge,  son  of  Rev.  Richard,  married 
Jane  Strong  and  Emeline  Roseborough,  resides  near  Olive  Branch, 
De  Soto  county.  Miss. ;  has  four  children  by  each  wife,  viz. :  G  1 . 
Mary,  died;  G  2,  Fannie,  died;  G 3,  Sam.  D. ,  married  Demetrice  L. 
Marshall  and  has  children  in  Gibson  county,  Tex.,  viz.:  H  1.  Fan- 
nie; H  2,  Lela;  H  3,  Martin  Lewis. 

G  4.  Beatrice,  daughter  of  Rev.  Martin  L.  Benge,  died;  G.  5, 
Rev.  Richard  Wallace,  born  1852,  married  Hattie  E.  Tigus,  in 
Texas;  G  6,  Sydney  Allen,  l)orn  1854,  died  1859;  G  7,  Hattie  Jane, 
born  1857,  died;  G  8,  Matilda,  born  1859. 

F  7.  Baxter,  son  of  Rev.  Richard  Benge,  married  and  died  in 
Dardanelle,  Ark.,  in  1880;  F  8,  Presley  Benge,  married;  F  9,  Rich- 
ard Benge,  Jr.,  married  Jane  Hall;  resides  near  Beebe,  White 
county.  Ark. ;  has  children,  viz. :  G  1.  Thomas,  married  Bettie  De- 
ment; G  2,  Ellen,  married  Jas.  Dement;  and  G  3,   John. 

Issue  of  Ellen  and  James  Dement,  viz. : 

H  1.    Bettie,    married    Dr.   K.    A.    Mcintosh,    of  Beebe,    White 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  73 

county,  Ark.  ;  H  2,  Emma,  married  Wm.  Bradley;  H  3,  Ella;  H  4, 
Jennie;  and  H  5,  J  as.  Thomas. 

F  10.  Capt.  James  M. ,  sou  of  Rev.  Richard  JSeuge  and  his  wife, 
Jane  Hinshaw,  married  Drucilla  Levaeh.  He  died  a  soldier  in  Rich- 
mond, Va.,  during  the  Confederate  war.  He  commanded  a  com- 
pany as  captain  during  said  war. 

F  11.  Joel,  son  of  Rev.  Richard  Benge,  married  Martha  Sorrels 
and  resides  at  Longtown,  Panola  county.  Miss. 

F  12.  Susan  Benge,  daughter  of  Rev.  Richard,  married  John 
Sorrels. 

E  6.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Thos.  Benge,  Sr. ,  and  his  wife,  Susan- 
nah Lewis,  was  born  in  1771 ;  married  Anderson  Bryant — had  two 
children,  viz.:  F  1.  Payton;  F  2,  Eliza. 

E  7.  Mary,  daughter  of  Thos.  Benge,  Sr.,  born  1773;  married 
Zach.  Ra}',  and  left  children  in  Christian  county,  Ky.,  viz.:  F  1. 
Mitchell,  etc. 

E  8.  Anna,  daughter  of  Thos.  Benge,  Sr.,  was  born  about  1775; 
married  Mordecai  Samuels  and   left  children,   viz.:  F  1.    Micajah; 

F  2,  Lewis,    married   a   Miss Chappell,   etc.      Mr.  Samuels  was 

drowned  in  South  Carolina. 

E  9.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Thos.  Benge,  Sr.,  born  about  1777; 
married  George  Gray,  a  farmer.  The}'  emigrated  from  Virginia  and 
settled  in  Wilkes  county,  N.  C. ,  fourteen  miles  below  Wilkesboro,  oa 
the  Yadkin  river,  where  they  both  died,  leaving  eleven  children, 
marked  F,  viz. : 

F  1.  Elizabeth,  married  Martin  McBride;  lived  in  Stokes  county, 
N.  C,  and  had  three  children,  viz. :  G  1.  George;  G  2,  Terrell;  and 
G  3,  Sarah. 

F  2.    Susan  Gray,  daughter  of  George,  married  Charles  Walker. 

F  3.    Thomas  Gray,  married  Elizabeth  Curr3^ 

F  4.    Joel  Gray,  married  Elizabeth  Lewis. 

F  5.    Willis  Gray,  married  ^liss  Morrison,  of  North  Carolina, 

F  6.    Harrison  Gray,  married  Letha  Ellis  and  died  in  Missouri. 

F  7.  Terrell  Gray,  married  Mary  Martin,  his  cousin,  daughter  of 
Susannah  and  John  Martin,  of  Franklin  county,  Tenn.  Terrell  Gray 
resides  at  or  near  Estill"  s  Fork,  Jackson  county,  Ala.  They  raised 
seven  children,  marked  G,  viz. : 

G  1.  Obadiah,  is  a  farmer,  married  and  lives  in  Benton  county, 
Ark. 

G  2.  George  L. ,  was  killed  near  Sparta,  Tenn. ,  during  the  Con- 
federate war.     He  served  under  Starnes. 


74  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

Gr  3.  Edmond  L.,  is  farming  .near  Hempstead,  Waller  count}',. 
Texas. 

Gr  4.    Richard  H.,  married  a  Miss Quinn;  resides  near  Waco, 

McLennon  county,  Tex. ,  and  has  two  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Jessie  Lee,  married  W.  F.  Smith,  and  has  one  child,   viz. : 

I  1.    Richard  C.   Smith. 

H  2.    Quinn  Gray. 

Gr  5.  Susan,  married  Nathan  Sims,  a  farmer,  and  resides  in  Paint 
Rock  Valley,  near  the  line  between  Franklin  county,  Tenn. ,  and 
Jackson  county,  Ala.,  and  has  children. 

Gr  6.  Sarah  Ann,  married  Eldridge  Sisk,  a  farmer  of  Paint  Rock 
Valley,  Ala.,  and  has  children. 

G  7.  Martha  Elizabeth,  married  Woods  Collins,  a  merchant  in 
Paint  Rock  Valley,  and  has  children. 

F  8.  Martha,  daughter  of  Geo.  Gray;  married  John  Spencer 
and  was  living  in  Surry  count}',  N.  C,  near  Jonesville,  and  has 
children. 

F  9.    Obadiah,  son  of  Geo.  Gray. 

F  10.  Lemira,  married  John  Sales  and  did  reside  near  Brier 
Creek,  Wilkes  county,  N.  C.  They  are  members  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  have  children. 

F  11.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Geo.  Gray;  married  Thomas  McBride — 
both  members  of  the  Baptist  church — reside  in  Wilkes  county,  X.  C, 
and  have  children. 

E  10.  Susannah,  daughter  of  Thomas  Benge,  Sr. ,  was  born 
about  1779,  and  married  John  Martin,  a  farmer.  They  resided  six 
miles  below  Winchester,  in  Franklin  county,  Tenn. ,  where  they  both 
died  leaving  eleven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Nancy;  F  2,  Elizabeth;  F  3,  Martha;  F  4,  Mary;  F  5,  Susan; 
F  6,  Dicey;  F  7,  Thomas;  F  8,  William;  F  9,  Rev.  Hickman;  F  10, 
Lewis;  F  11,  James. 

F  1.  Nancy  Martin,  daughter  of  John;  married  Geo.  Hutchin- 
son and  settled  in  Carroll  county,  Miss.  They  left  two  children, 
viz. :  G  1,  John;  and  G  2,  Elizabeth. 

F  2.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Martin,  married  Ben  San- 
didge,  and  had  ten  children,  viz.:  G  1.  Martha;  G  2,  Haston;  G  3, 
Diana;  G  4,  Sarah;  G  5,  Nicholas  Lewis;  G  6,  Mary;  G  7,  Lucy; 
G  8,  Susan;  G  9,  Nancy;  and  G  10,  Robert. 

F  3.  Martha,  daughter  of  John  Martin;  married  Orange  Garner. 
They  had  five  children,  and  died  in  Canton,  Miss. 

F  4.    Mary  Martin,  married  her  cousin,  Terrell  Gray,  and  resides 


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near  Estill's  Fork,  Jackson  count}',  Ala.  For  the  names  of  her 
children  see  Terrell  Gray. 

F  5.  Susan  Martin,  married  Aaron  Thompson;  they  died  near 
Winchester,  Tenn.,  and  left  eight  children,  viz.:  Gr  1.  Wm.  Lewis; 
G  2,  Jas.  H. ;  G  3,  Geo.  W. ;  G  4,  Joseph;  G  5,  Mary;  G  6,  Susan; 
G  7,  Thomas;  and  G  8,  Ann. 

F  6.    Dicey  Martin,  married  Geo.   Staples,  Carroll  county,   Miss. 

F  7.  Thomas  Martin,  married  Mary  Garner;  a  house  carpenter; 
died  in  Madison  county.  Miss.  His  widow  married  Andrew  Haslip, 
of  Carroll  county.  Miss.  F  8,  Wm.  Martin,  married  Elizabeth  San- 
didge;  he  died  in  Mississippi  and  she  died  in  Franklin  count}', 
Tenn. ,  leaving  one  son,  Isaac  Newton  Martin,  a  merchant  at  Salem, 
Franklin  county,  Tenn. 

F  8.  Lewis  M«artin,  Sr. ,  married  Eleanor  Garner,  had  one  son, 
G  1.  Lewis  Martin,  Jr.  After  the  death  of  Lewis  Martin,  Sr. ,  his 
widow  settled  in  Carroll  county,  Miss.,  and  married  Willis  Burton. 

F  9.  Rev.  Hickman  Martin,  son  of  John  and  Susan  Benge,  was 
a  Baptist  preacher.  He  married  Dorcas  Staples,  and  settled  in 
Mississippi,  where  his  first  wife  died.  He  was  three  times  married, 
and  died  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  during  the  Confederate  war,  leaving 
children. 

F  10.  James  Martin,  is  a  farmer.  He  married  in  Mississippi 
and  emigrated  to  Louisiana. 

D  3.  Anna,  daughter  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Nashville,  Tenn., 
was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Va.,  in  1744.  Her  father  moved  from 
Hanover  to  Albemarle  county,  Va. ,  about  the  year  1750.  About 
the  year  1770  she  married  John  McConnell.  Albemarle  was  then 
a  frontier  county.  Wild  game,  such  as  deer,  turkeys,  bears,  etc., 
was  very  plentiful  in  that  section  of  the  country'  at  that  time. 

In  her  old  age  she  would  frequently  relate  incidents  that  occurred 
in  her  early  life,  and  among  them  were  the  following: 

She  said  that  "when  she  first  came  to  Albemarle  county  wild 
turkeys  were  so  plentiful*  that  they  would  eat  up  the  food  that  she 
gave  her  chickens  and  tame  turkeys,  unless  she  would  run  them  off 
with  a  brush  or  something  else. ' ' 

When  she  would  get  through  telling  this  incident  she  would  gen- 
erally conclude  it  by  saying:  "  What  a  fool  1  was  I  did  not  take  up 
a  stick  and  kill  them ! ' '  She  and  her  husband  finally  moved  to 
Tennessee  and  settled  in  or  near  Fayetteville,  Lincoln  count}',  where 
they  lived  to  be  very  old  people.  She  was  a  very  stout  and  healthy 
woman,  scarcely  ever  having  a  day's  sickness  in  her  life.     A  few 


76  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

years  before  she  died  she  was  unable  to  walk,  but  retained  her  mind 
and  memory  to  the  last.  She  had  been  unable  to  get  out  of  her  bed 
for  months  before  she  died ;  but  the  day  before  she  died  she  got  up 
and  sat  on  her  bed  and  sang  an  Indian  song  in  the  Indian  language 
and  then  sang  it  in  English,  and  remarked  that  she  had  not  sung 
that  song  in  fifty  years  before. 

She  died  in  1837.      She  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    William,  born  about  1772;  died  single. 

E  2.    Robert,  born  about  1774;  died  single. 

E  3.    James,  born  about  1776;  died  single. 

E  4.    Major  John  Perry,  born  about  1778;  married  M.  C.  Kennedy. 

E  5.    Nancy,  born  about  1780;  married  David  Allen. 

E  6.    Mary,  born  about  1782;  died  single. 

E  7.    Susannah,  born  about  1784;  died  single. 

E  8.    Sarah,  born  about  1786;  never  married. 

E  4.  Major  John  P.  McConnell,  was  born  in  1778;  he  married 
Martha  Campbell  Kennedy;  lived  and  died  at  Fayetteville,  Tenn. 
They  had  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Micajah  Lewis,  born  1807;  died  single,  in  Louisiana,  in  1835. 

F-  2.  Greneral  Felix  Grundy,  was  born  1809.  He  was  a  lawyer 
by  profession,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Senatorial  branch  of  the 
State  Legislature  from  Talladega  county,  Ala. ;  then  a  member  of 
Congress  from  that  district  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  Washington  Cit}^  in  1846.  He  was  a  man  of  respectable 
talents.  He  was  a  very  free-hearted  man,  and  would  divide  his  last 
dollar  with  a  friend,  or  fight  for  him  if  occasion  required  it.  He  once 
transfixed  with  a  sword-cane  a  man  by  the  name  of  Metcalf  at 
Talladega  Court  House,  Ala. 

He  and  his  neighbors  once  had  a  lot  of  money  in  the  Bank  of 
Cahaba,  Ala.,  which  had  become  very  much  depreciated.  He 
volunteered  his  services  to  go  to  Cahaba  and  have  the  paper 
redeemed  in  specie.  He  took  his  own  and  his  neighbors'  money 
and  presented  it  to  the  cashier  at  the  bank  in  Cahaba.  The  cashier 
informed  him  that  the  bank  had  suspended  and  consequently  he 
could  not  redeem  the  paper.  Felix  Gr.  expostulated  with  him, 
reasoned  with  him  and  used  all  the  arguments  that  his  genius  could 
command,  but  all  to  no  purpose;  the  cashier  was  as  obstinate,  appar- 
ently, as  the  rock  of  Gibraltar.  The  General  saw  at  a  glance  that  it 
was  a  desperate  case  and  to  accomplish  his  object  he  would  have  to 
resort  to  desperate  means.  He  drew  his  six-shooter,  confronted  the 
cashier  and  demanded  the  specie  or  his  life.     The  cashier  stood  as 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  77 

motionless  as  a  statue  for  a  few  moments,  as  though  he  were  ponder- 
ing in  his  own  mind  whether  he  would  give  up  his  life  or  his  mone}. 
He  saw  vengeance  in  the  Greneral'  s  eye,  and  that  it  would  not  do  to 
trifle  with  him.  He  counted  out  the  specie,  which  the  General 
deposited  in  his  saddle  bags,  mounted  his  horse  and  rode  off, 
whistling  ' '  Yankee  Doodle. ' ' 

F  2.  Felix  G.  McConnell  married,  in  1835,  Elizabeth  Hogan, 
near  Talladega  Court  House,  whose  father  resided  on  the  Talladega 
battle-ground,  and  in  whose  garden  were  deposited  the  remains  of  the 
gallant  dead  who  fell  in  that  memorable  battle.  General  Felix  G. 
McConnell  committed  suicide  in  Washington  City,  D.  C,  and  left 
a  widow  with  four  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    William  Kennedy,  born  1836. 

G  2.    Felix  G.,  Jr  ,  born  about  1838. 

G  3.    Catherine,  born  about  1840. 

G  4.    Ann  E.,  born  about  1842. 

F  3.  Kobert  Kennedy  McConnell,  sou  of  John  P.,  was  born  in 
1810,  and  died  single,  in  Lincoln  count}-,  Tenii. ,  in  1855. 

F  4.  Anna  Lewis  McConnell,  daughter  of  John  P.,  was  born  in 
1812.  In  1831  she  married  N.  B.  Garner,  by  whom  she  had  four 
children. 

Mr.  Garner  was  killed  in  Texas,  it  is  said,  by  Governor  J.  Pink 
Henderson.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Garner  she  married  Charles 
Stewart,  and  now  resides  in  the  cit}-  of  New  York. 

F  5.  Esther  McConnell,  daughter  of  John  P.,  was  born  in  1815, 
and  died  in  1816. 

F  6.  John  P.  McConnell,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1817,  and  died  single, 
in  Talladega  county,  Ala.,  in  1836. 

F  7.  Martha  Campbell  McConnell,  was  born  in  1819.  She 
married  K.  M.  Weaver,  and  resides  near  Fayette ville,  Lincoln 
county,  Tenn. ,  and  has  eight  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  John  P. ;  G  2,  Francis  F. ;  G  3,  Lucius  K. ;  G  4,  Hugh  T. ; 
G  5,  Charlotta  M.  A. ;  G  6,  Susannah;  G  7,  Mary  H. ;  G  8,  Sarah  A. 

F  8.  Mary  McConnell,  daughter  of  John  P.,  born  1821,  and 
died  1827. 

F  9.  Sarah  Thomas  McConnell,  daughter  of  John  P. ,  was  born 
in  1824.  In  1846  she  married  H.  C.  Holman;  resides  in  Austin, 
Tex.,  and  has  children  as  follows:  G  1,  Robert;  G  2,  Raney;  G  3, 
Martha ;  G  4,  Ann ;  G  5,  Moriah,  etc. 

F  10.  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  John  P.  McConnell,  was  born  in 
1824.     In  1851  she  married  Robert  Hill,  and  resides,  a  widow,  at 


78  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY, 

Fayette ville,  Tenn.,  Mr.  Hill  having  died  in  1861,  leaving  children 
as  follows:  Gr  1,  Robert  F. ;  G  2,  John  P.,  etc. 

E  5.  Nancy,  daughter  of  John  McConnell  and  his  wife,  Anna 
Lewis,  was  born  in  1780.  She  married  David  Allen,  and  lived  near 
Tuscumbia,  Ala. ,  and  raised  five  or  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  John  H. ;  F  2,  Alfred;  F  3,  Lorenzo  D.  ;  F  4,  Lewis;  and 
F  5,  Sarah,  who  married  a  Mr. Lightfoot  and  left  issue,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Robert  Lightfoot,  who  has  a  daughter,  viz. :  H  1,  Henrietta, 
who  married  a  Mr.  Porter,  of  Courtland,  Ala. 

Gr  2.  Mrs.  Asa  Messenger,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lightfoot,  left 
issue,  viz. :  H  1,  North  Messenger,  editor  of  the  North  Alabamian, 
a  paper  published  at  Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  etc. 

E  6.  Mary,  and  E  7,  Susannah,  daughters  of  John  McConnell, 
were  born  respectively  in  1782  and  1784 — both  died  in  childhood. 

E  8.  Sarah,  daughter  of  John  McConnell,  was  born  in  1786; 
was  killed  by  the  explosion  of  a  steamboat  on  the  Tennessee  river 
in  1824,  while  on  a  pleasure  trip.  She  never  married — was  a  very 
amiable  woman,  much  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her. 

D  4.  David,  son  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  was 
born,  perhaps,  in  Hanover  county,  Va.,  in  1746.  He  emigrated  with 
his  father  to  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  and  from  there  to  Surry  county, 
N.  *C.,  where  he  was  killed  in  1769.  The  man  who  killed  him  fled 
the  country — was  pursued,  captured,  brought  back,  tried  for  the 
murder  and  hung. 

D  5.  Mary;  D  6,  Wm.  Terrell;  and  D  7,  Jas.  Martin,  children  of 
Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr. ,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  were  born  respectively  in 
1747,  1749  and  1753,  all  of  whom  died  in  childhood. 

D  8.  Major  Micajah  Lewis,  son  of  Wm.  T.,  Sr. ,  was  born  in  Al- 
bemarle county,  Va. ,  in  1755. 

We  copy  from  ' '  King' s  Mountain  and  its  Heroes, ' '  by  Draper, 
from  pages  457  and  458,  viz. : 

' '  Micajah  Lewis,  who  descended  from  Welsh  ancestors,  was  born 
in  Albemarle  county,  Va. ,  in  1755,  and  early  removed  to  what  sub- 
sequently became  Surry  county,  N.  C.  He  was  appointed  a  lieuten- 
ant in  1776,  and  was  a  captain  in  service  in  1778.  He  joined  Gren- 
eral  Lincoln  in  1779,  and  shared  in  the  battle  of  Stono;  and  in  June, 
1780,  he  went  in  pursuit  of  Bryan's  Tories,  and  was  a  Major  and 
Quartermaster  in  Cleveland's  regiment  on  the  King's  Mountain 
Campaign,  receiving  a  wound  in  the  battle.  He  served  as  a  volun- 
teer at  Pile's  defeat  February  25,  1781,  and  two  days  afterward, 
while  out  reconnoitering,  he  was  mortally  wounded,  dying  the  next 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  79 

<l;iy,  and  was  buried  at  Dickey's  plantation  on  the  Alamanee. "  He 
had  rendered  service  in  the  North  Carolina  line,  and  was,  as  General 
Joseph  Graham  states,  "a  real  soldier,"  of  "past  service  and  ex- 
perience. ' '  His  name  can  be  found  in  Wheeler' s  History  of  North 
Carolina,  on  page  80  of  the  first  part. 

After  the  retreat  at  Gilford  Court  House,  he  was  sent  back  by  his 
■commander.  General  Pickens,  to  reconnoiter  the  enemy.  He  was 
halted  by  the  enemy  at  the  crossing  of  a  creek  near  Gilford  Court 
House  and  asked  "who  was  there?"  He  replied,  "a  friend,"  when 
the  enemy  fired  on  him.  Captain  Herndon  Harralson,  who  was  in 
company  with  him,  said  that  Major  Micajah  Lewis,  after  receiving 
the  shot,  rode  past  him  apparently  almost  insensible,  and  expired 
the  next  day. 

In  the  list  of  warrants  that  have  been  issued  for  officers  and  sol- 
diers of  the  Revolutionary  Army  that  remain  on  the  files  of  the 
Bounty  Land  Office  unclaimed,  may  be  found  the  name  of  Captain 
Micajah  Lewis,  in  the  American  State  papers  as  published  by  Duff 
Green  in  Vol.  V.,  page  32.  On  another  page  in  "  King's  Mountain," 
Major  Micajah  Lewis  is  mentioned  as  presiding  over  a  court  mar- 
tial, where  several  Tories  were  condemned  to  be  hung. 

The  following  we  copy  from  '  *  King' s  Mountain  and  its  Heroes, ' ' 
page  247: 

"  Abovit  the  time  the  Virginians  advanced  to  the  conflict,  Major 
Micajah  Lewis,  with  his  brother,  Capt.  Joel  Lewis,  both  of  the  Wilkes 
and  Surry  troops,  with  CaiJtain  Andrew  Colvill,  of  the  Virginia  regiment, 
had  been  designated  by  Colonel  Campbell  to  make  a  dash  on  horseback 
upon  the  British  main  guard  half  way  up  the  spur  of  the  mountain;  and 
having  swept  them  out  of  the  way,  to  fall  back,  dismount  and  join  the 
others  in  the  general  advance." 

Page  261: 

'■'  Of  his  fellow  officers  of  Cleveland's  regiment  who  were  also  among 
the  wounded,  were  Major  Micajah  Lewis,  Captain  Joel  Lewis,  Captain 
Minor  Smith  and  Lieutenant  James  M.  Lewis.  The  three  wounded 
Lewises  were  brothers,  and  a  noble  triumvirate  they  were." 

Page  304: 

"Of  the  Wilkes  and  Surry  men  under  Cleveland  and  Winston,  we  have 
only  the  names  of  two  men  killed — Thos.  Bickiiell  and  Daniel  Sisk,  of 
Wilkes  county;  Major  Lewis,  Captain  (Joel)  Lewis  and  others,  wounded." 

Page  388: 

"Read  (the  Tory)  was  tried,  Colonel  Cleveland  and  Martin  Armstrong, 
and  Major  Lewis  sitting  upon  the  court  martial,  was  found  guilty  of  crimes 
«,nd  misdemeanors,  and  condemned  to  be  hung." 


80  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Page  457: 

"It  is  not  a  little  singular,  that  the  three  brothers — Micajah,  Joel  and 
James  M.  Lewis,  were  all  officers,  and  were  all  wounded  at  King"s  Moun- 
tain." 

Page  588: 

"Col.  Samuel  Newell  said  he  visited  Major  Lewis,  his  brothers,  and 
Capt.  Smith,  all  of  Cleveland's  regiment,  and  all  wounded,  when  billeted 
in  Burke  county.  When  in  a  conversation  on  the  battle.  Major  Lewis  said: 
'  Boys,  I  believe  you  all  did  3'our  duty,  and  deserve  well  for  it,  but  let  me 
tell  you,  had  it  not  been  for  Campbell  and  his  Virginians,  Til  be  d — d  if 
Ferguson  would  not  have  been  on  that  mountain  yet,  had  he  chosen  to  stay 
there.'  " 

Lyman  C.  Draper,  in  his  "King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes," 
said  there  were  twenty-two  of  the  Lewis  connection  in  the  battle  of 
King's  Mountain.  So  far  as  I  have  been  able  to  ascertain,  their 
names  were:  John  McConnell,  Thos.  Benge,  Micajah  Lewis,  Joel 
Lewis,  of  Surry  county,  N.  C,  James  M.  Lewis,  John  Macke}-,  Abra- 
ham Musick,  Lewis  Musick,  Col.  David  Musick,  Joel  Musick, 
Jehoiada  Musick,  Wm.  Musick,  David  Lewis,  of  Spartanburg,  Ed 
Ballenger,  Peter  Hawkins,  Thomas  Rowland,  Joel  Terrell,  of  Ruth- 
erford, Capt.  Robert  Adams,  Robert  Hackett,  Richmond  Terrell, 
Wm.  Twetty  and  Joel  Lewis,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

D  9.  (2d)  Maj.  William  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  son  of  Wm.  T.,  of 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  in  1757.  He 
emigrated  with  his  father  from  Albemarle  to  Surry  county,  N.  C, 
and  settled  in  Wilkes  county.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution, 
and  continued  in  the  service  of  his  country  until  the  surrender  of 
Lord  Cornwallis  at  Yorktown,  in  1781,  when  he  returned  home,  like 
thousands  of  others  did,  with  his  clothes  almost  worn  out. 

In  1785  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  represented  Wilkes  county,  N.  C,  in 
the  State  Legislature.  See  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina,  page 
465.  About  the  year  1793,  he  emigrated  with  his  father  and 
brothers  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  traded  in  lands  and  kept  a 
hotel  for  many  years.  He  was  very  kind  and  hospitable  to  strangers, 
and  his  house  was  the  stopping-place  for  all  distinguished  lawyers 
and  dignitaries  on  visiting  Nashville. 

An  interesting  picture  of  him  and  his  wife  represent  them  as 
very  handsome  and  dignified  looking  old  people.  The  place  now 
(1866)  is  owned  by  and  is  the  home  of  Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis,  who 
married  Margaret,  his  youngest  daughter. 

D  9.    Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis  married,  about  the  close  of  the  Revo- 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  81 

lutionary  war,  Miss  Marj-  Hipkins,  who  was  said  to  be  a  dowerless 
beauty  and  half-sister  to  Miriam  Eastham,  the  wife  of  Colonel  Joel 
Lewis.  These  two  sisters  were  said  to  be  related  to  Lord  Fairfax, 
of  Yirgiuia. 

Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis  raised  seven  children,  one  son  and  six 
daughters,  and  died  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  about  the  year  1808. 

His  daughters  were  highly  accomplished,  very  beautiful  and 
intelligent.  Notwithstanding,  they  were,  it  is  said,  votaresses  of 
city  fashions,  which  doubtless  shortened  their  days,  for  only  one  of 
them  ever  lived  to  be  twenty-eight  years  of  age,  while  the  most  of 
them  died  under  twentj^-four.  They  all  died  in  the  vicinity  of 
Nashville,  and  all  are  (except  Eliza,  the  wife  of  Governor  Wm.  C. 
C.  Claiborne)  buried  at  the  old  homestead,  Fairfield,  situated  in  the 
vicinity  of  Nashville.  But  one  of  them,  out  of  the  six  daughters,  left 
living  descendants. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  seven  children  and  their  pos- 
terity in  part,  to-wit: 

E  1.    Sarah  T.,  born  1780;  married  Dr.  Thos.  A.  Claiborne. 

E  2.    Eliza,  born  1782;  married  Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne. 

E  3.    Micajah  Green,  born  1784;  killed  in  a  duel  in  Louisiana. 

E  4.    Mary,  born  1786;  married  Alfred  Balch. 

E  5.    Myva,  born  1788;  married  Major  John  H.  Eaton. 

E  6.    Charlotte,  born  1792;  married  Major  Isaac  L.  Baker. 

E  7.    Margaret,  born  1793;  married  Major  "Wm.  B.  Lewis. 

E  1.  Sarah  T.,  was  born  about  1780  in  (perhaps)  Wilkes  county, 
N.  C,  and  came  with  her  father  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in  1793.  She 
married  Dr.  Thomas  A.  Claiborne,  had  four  children  and  died  of 
consumption  at  twenty-four  years  of  age.  Dr.  Claiborne  was  a 
brother  of  Governor  Wm.  C.  C,  and  was  for  many  years  a  surgeon 
in  the  United  States  Navy.  The  following  are  the  names  of  her 
three  children: 

F  1.  Munroe  Jackson  Hays,  born  in  1802,  and  died  in  child- 
hood. 

F  2.  Wm.  Ferdinand  Leigh,  born  in  1804;  never  married;  was 
a  free,  generous-hearted  man,  and  died  near  Nashville,  Tenn.,  at 
twenty-eight  years  of  age. 

F  3.  Mary  E.  T.,  born  about  1806.  She  was  a  beautiful  and 
sprightly  girl  and  married,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  Hon.  Abraham 
Poindexter  Mamy,  of  Williamson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1826.  She  had 
nine  children  and  died  of  consumption  in  1852,  in  Williamson 
county,  Tenn. 


82  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Hon,  Abraham  P.  Maury  was  born  in  Williamson  county,  Tenn. , 
in  1801,  and  died  in  the  same  county  in  1848. 

He  was  a  son  of  Abraham  Maury,  who  emigrated  from  Virginia 
about  the  year  1788  or  1789,  and  was  among  the  first  settlers  of 
Williamson  county.  He  laid  out  and  named  its  chief  town,  Franklin, 
where  he  died  in  1825,  universally  beloved  and  honored  by  all  who 
knew  him.  He  was  of  Huguenot  descent,  being  the  grandson  of  the 
Rev.  James  Fontaine,  who,  with  his  affianced  wife,  Mademoiselle 
A.  E.  Boursequot,  and  others,  fled  from  France  after  the  revocation 
of  the  Edict  of  Nantes,  in  1685,  by  Louis  XIV.,  which  unwise  act, 
as  is  well  known,  occasioned  the  loss  to  France  of  thousands  of  her 
most  honest,  industrious  and  useful  citizens.  Rev.  James  Fontaine 
sought  refuge  in  Great  Britain,  married  there,  and,  after  more  than 
one  change  of  residence,  settled  finally  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  where  he 
educated  a  family  of  five  sons  and  two  daughters.  In  this  city  the 
eldest  of  these  daughters,  Mary  Ann  Fontaine,  met  and  married 
Matthew  Maury,  likewise  a  Huguenot  refugee.  They  emigrated  to 
Virginia  in  1719,  whither  two  of  the  lady's  brothers  had  already 
removed— another  following  shortly  afterward.  Of  these  three 
brothers,  James,  Peter  and  Francis  Fontaine,  the  two  last  were 
worthy  clergymen  of  the  Church  of  England. 

Matthew  Maury  and  his  wife,  Mary  Ann,  had  three  children: 
1st,  James,  who  also  became  a  clergyman  (and,  like  his  uncle,  a 
worthy  one)  of  the  Establishment,  and  was  the  grandfather  of 
Lieutenant  Matthew  Fontaine  Maury,  of  the  National  Observatory 
at  Washington,  and  a  gentleman  of  distinguished  scientific  reputa- 
tion; 2d,  Mary,  who  married  a  Mr.  Daniel  Claiborne,  of  Virginia; 
3d,  Abram,  Sr.  (the  grandfather  of  Hon.  A.  P.  Maury),  who  married 
a  Miss  Susannah  Poindexter.  Abram  Maury,  Jr.,  who  died  in 
Maury  county,  Tenn. ,  married  Miss  Martha  Worsham,  of  Virginia. 
They  had  nine  children,  all  of  whom,  save  two,  were  reared.  Their 
fourth  child,  Hon.  A.  P.  Maury,  was  born,  as  above  mentioned,  in 
the  year  1801,  in  Maury  county,  Tenn.  In  his  early  life  he  was 
a  very  peculiar  child,  addicted  early  to  books,  and  habits  of  abstrac- 
tion, and  taking  little  or  no  pleasure  in  the  sports  which  to  most 
children  are  so  irresistibly  attractive.  So  strange  did  he  seem  to 
his  mother — musing  on  the  fence-top  or  other  out-of-the-way  place, 
or  else  perched,  book  in  hand,  in  a  favorite  tree  in  the  rear  of  the 
house — that  on  one  occasion  she  expressed  her  apprehensions  to  her 
husband  that  "  her  son  did  not  have  good  sense."  Whereupon,  her 
husband  replied:    "Never  fear.  Patsy,   my  dear,   Abraham  is  our 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY,  83 

smartest  child."  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  was  chosen  to  deliver 
a  Fourth  of  July  oration  in  Franklin.  At  seventeen  he  went  to  St. 
Louis,  Mo. ,  and  edited  a  newspaper  for  a  year  or  two.  At  eighteen 
or  nineteen  he  went  as  a  cadet  to  West  Point,  staid  a  year,  returned 
home,  studied  and  practiced  law  for  awhile,  went  to  Nashville  and 
edited  a  political  paper,  entitled  The  Republican,  for  some  time,  during 
which  he  married  Mary  E.  T.  Claiborne,  as  above  mentioned,  and 
a  3"ear  after  his  marriage  bought  the  farm,  etc. ,  of  his  then  recently 
deceased  father  and  thenceforward  had  his  home  in  Williamson 
county.  As  to  his  politics,  he  was  a  member  of  the  Whig  party; 
served  with  credit  at  various  times  in  both  branches  of  the  State 
Legislature  of  Tennessee,  his  last  experience  of  political  life  being 
as  Senator  therein.  For  two  terms  he  was  a  member  of  Congress, 
and,  at  his  death,  was  spoken  of  b}'  the  National  Intelligencer  as  a 
**  former  able  Representative  from  Tennessee." 

He  was  what  can  be  said  of  but  few  of  the  race  of  politicians, 
' '  a  pure  and  honest  one,  and  was  a  man  of  strict  integrity  in  all  the 
relations  of  life."  He  was  but  an  indifferent  farmer,  always  fond 
of  books.  He  was  sj^stematic  as  well  as  devoted  in  his  reading,  and 
was,  besides,  a  chaste  and  beautiful  writer.  Literature  should  have 
been  his  pursuit.  Had  he  made  it  such  and  lived  in  a  different 
section  of  our  country  he  would  have  achieved  an  enduring  fame  as 
a  writer  and  lecturer.  He  delivered  addresses  on  various  occasions 
in  Tennessee,  all  of  which  were  well  received,  and  two  of  them  with 
marked  applause :  One,  before  the  Franklin  Library  Association,  on 
the  ' '  Peculiar  Advantage  of  the  United  States  in  Comparison  with 
Other  Nations,"  was  so  highly  appreciated  by  the  citizens  of  his 
town  that  the  day  after  its  delivery  a  subscription  was  raised  for  its 
publication.  Another,  on  the  ' '  Choice  of  a  Profession, ' '  delivered 
at  the  request  of  the  Literary  Societies  of  Lebanon  University, 
created  quite  a  sensation  among  his  auditors,  one  of  the  students 
asserting  at  this  day  that  ' '  wherever  he  goes  that  address  goes  with 
him." 

Both  prose  and  poetry  were  occasionally  contributed  by  him  to 
the  Southern  Literary  Messenger,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  and  in  calling 
attention  to  one  of  these  articles  the  editor  referred  to  him  as  "one 
of- the  ablest  writers  of  the  Southwest."  He  was  a  man  of  hand- 
some and  dignified  appearance,  of  a  grave  and  intellectual  counte- 
nance. He  was  a  kind  husband  and  an  affectionate  father — honored 
and  loved  by  those  who  knew  him  best,  and  generally  held  in  high 
respect  wherever  known.     His  children  should  feel  that  one  of  the 


84  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

brightest  heritages  which  could  have  been  left  them  is  theirs — the^ 
descent  from  one  who  was  emphatically  "the  noblest  work  of  God — 
an  honest  man. ' ' 

[From  the  Scientific  American  of  February  22,  1873.] 

MATTHEW  F.  MAURY. 

"Matthew  Fontaine  Maury,  formerly  an  officer  in  the  United  States 
Navy,  afterward  of  the  Confederate  States  Navy,  died  recently  at  his  resi- 
dence at  Lexington,  Va.,  aged  sixty-seven.  He  was  formerly  Superintendent 
of  the  Government  Hydrograpliic  Office,  where  he  elaborated  investigations 
in  regard  to  winds  and  ocean  currents.  The  discovery  of  the  telegraphic 
ocean  plateau  and  the  indication  of  good  whaling  ground  is  attributed  to 
him.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  Professor  of  Physics  in  the  Virginia 
Military  Institute." 

THE  FAMILY  OF  PATRICK  HENRY. 

The  statement,  in  a  paragraph  copied  from  the  New  York  Free- 
mavbS  Journal,  that  General  Joseph  E.  Johnson  is  a  grandson  of 
Patrick  Henry,  is  not  quite  correct.  The  following  extract  from  a 
private  letter,  written  sometime  last  year  by  Rev.  Edward  Fontaine, 
of  Mississippi,  gives  the  true  relationship  and  supplies  some  other 
interesting  genealogical  links: 

"I  am  the  son  of  Colonel  Patrick  H.  Fontaine,  of  Henry  count j%  Ya. 
My  grandfather,  Colonel  John  Fontaine,  married  Martha,  the  oldest  child 
of  Patrick  Henry;  consequently,  I  am  the  great-grandson  of  the  orator. 
Patrick  Henrj'  had  only  one  brother,  William,  who  died  without  children; 
but  he  had  many  sisters,  all  of  whom  left  descendants. 

"  1st,  Elizabeth,  whose  first  husband  was  General  Campbell,  the  hero  of 
King's  Mountain,  and  ancestor  of  the  Prestons,  of  South  Carolina  and 
Abingdon,  Va.  Her  second  husband  was  General  Russell,  a  border  hero. 
Campbell  and  Russell  counties,  of  Virginia,  are  named  after  her  husbands. 
She  was  a  great  woman,  fully  equal  in  talents  to  her  brother.  2d,  Anna, 
the  wife  of  General  Christian,  of  the  Revolution.  Christian  county,  of 
Kentucky,  was  named  after  him.  She  left  no  descendants  of  the  name  of 
Christian;  but  she  is  the  ancestor  of  the  Bullitts  and  W^arfields,  of  Kentucky. 

"3d,  Mrs.  Wood  —  I  have  forgotten  her  Christian  name.  She  had  no 
son  by  her  husband,  Valentine  Wood.  I  think  he  was  once  Governor  of 
Virginia,  and  Wood  couniy  is  named  after  him.     One  of  her  daughters 

married  Mr. Southall,  of  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  and  the  other,  Judge 

Charles  Johnson,  of  Abingdon,  Va.,  the  father  of  our  distinguished  General 
Joseph  E.  Johnson.  He  is  a  nephew  of  Patrick  Henry,  or  rather  his  grand- 
nephew.     His  mother  and  my  grandmother  were  first  cousins. 

"4th,  Mrs.  Meredith,  of  Amhurst  county,  Va. 

"5th,  Mrs.  Madison,  of  Botetourt  county,  Va.,  is  the  ancestor  of  the 
Bowyers  and  many  of  the  Lewises. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  85 

"  6th,  Mrs.  Thomas  married  an  English  merchant  and  settled  in  England. 

"The  mother  of  my  grandfather,  Colonel  John  Fontaine,  was  Elizabeth 
Winston,  a  cousin  of  Patrick  Heury.  The  mother  of  Patrick  Henry  was 
Sarah  Winston.  Her  first  husband  was  Colonel  John  Symmes;  her  second, 
John  Henry. 

"General  Patrick  Henry,  of  Mississippi,  and  Hon.  Gustavus  Henry,  of 
Tennessee,  are  not  descendants  of  the  great  orator,  but  their  ancestor  was 
his  uncle,  the  Rev.  Patrick  Henry,  a  Scotch  Episcopal  clergyman,  who 
settled  in  Virginia  and  educated  his  illustrious  nephew,  who  was  named 
after  him. 

"The  first  of  my  own  name,  whose  history  is  well  known  in  France,  was 
the  Seigneur  Jean  de  la  Fontaine,  maitre  d'ordonnance  of  Francis  I.  He 
was  a  nobleman,  an  accomplished  scholar  and  soldier,  one  of  the  first  con- 
verts of  the  Reformation,  a  leader  and  protector  of  the  Huguenots.  He  was 
born  in  the  year  1500,  and  was  massacred  on  the  night  of  St.  Bartholomew. 
All  my  Fontaine  and  Maury  relations  are  descended  from  him. 

"The  Fontaines,  Claibornes,  Maurys,  Gentrys,  Lewises,  Madisons, 
Taliaferros,  Poindexters,  Terrells,  etc.,  intermarried  in  Virginia." 

[From  "  Virginia  Baptist  Ministers,"  first  series,  page  371.] 
REV.  JOHN  POINDEXTER. 

The  ancestry  of  John  Poindexter  were  highly  respectable.  His  grand- 
father was  a  French  Protestant,  whose  adherence  to  religious  principles 
compelled  him  to  leave  his  native  land  and  seek  shelter  from  papal  op- 
pression in  the  Island  of  Great  Britain.  At  this  time  he  was  the  head  of  a 
large  family.  Shoi-tly  after  his  arrival  in  England,  one  of  his  sons, 
Thomas  Poindexter,  became  attached  to  a  j'oung  lady,  whom  he  addressed, 
and  who  reciprocated  his  affection. 

As  there  was  considerable  disparity  in  their  circumstances,  the  father 
of  Thomas  was  much  displeased,  and  expressly  forbade  the  connection. 
More  effectually  to  prevent  it,  he  gave  his  son  a  handsome  estate  and  sent 
him  to  Virginia.  This  being  made  known  to  the  j'oung  ladj',  she  determined 
to  follow  in  search  of  her  intended  husband,  and  for  this  purpose  indented 
herself  as  a  servant  for  four  years.  She  succeeded  in  reaching  the  shores 
of  Virginia.  The  young  Frenchman  having  heard  that  a  vessel  with  ser- 
vants had  arrived,  and  desiring  to  obtain  one,  made  application,  when,  on 
examining,  he  discovered  his  once  intended  spouse. 

The  meeting  was  joyful.  They  rushed  to  each  other's  embraces.  He 
paid  the  stipulated  price,  and  she  became  his  wife.  From  these  sprang  all 
the  Poindexters  known  in  America.  He  and  his  wife  were  baptized  in 
1790,  by  Elder  Henry  Goodloe.  He  was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1792. 
He  was  instrumental  in  forming  a  church  in  Albemarle  county,  called 
Bethel,  and  was  the  Clerk  of  Louisa  county  for  many  years,  and  filled  that 
oflfice  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  took  place  the  latter  part  of  the 
year  1819. 

F  3.    Mary  E.  T.,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  Augustine  Claiborne, 


86  GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

married,  as  above  mentioned,  Hon.  Abraham  Poindexter  Maury, 
and  had  the  following  named  children: 

G  1.  Martha  Thomas  Maury,  born  1827;  married,  in  1848,  Nich- 
olas Edwin  Perkins,  a  farmer  of  Williamson  county,  Tenn.  They 
have  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Edwin  Maury,  born  1850;  H  2,  Leila  Oc- 
tavia,  born  1851;  H  3,  Maud  Claiborne,  born  1854,  etc.  N.  E. 
Perkins  resides  near  Franklin,  Williamson  county,  Tenn. 

G  2.  Sarah  Claiborne  Maury,  daughter  of  Abraham  P. ,  was  born 
in  1829,  in  Williamson  county,  Tenn.  She  married,  in  1849,  her 
cousin,  Dr.  William  Steptoe  Reed,  as  his  third  wife.  Dr.  W.  S. 
Reed  practiced  medicine  several  years  in  Holly  Springs,  Miss. ,  then 
moved  to,  and  settled  near  McMinnville,  Warren  county,  Tenn., 
where  they  now  reside.  Mrs.  Sarah  C.  Reed,  like  her  father,  was 
endowed  with  an  intellect  far  above  mediocrity,  and  as  an  epistolary 
correspondent,  her  chirography  and  terseness  of  style  are  of  a  su- 
perior order. 

She  has  children,  viz. :  H  1.  Mary  Maury,  born  1850;  H  2,  Sophia 
Josephine,  born  in  1852,  and  died  1853;  H  3,  Julia,  born  1853,  and 
died  in  1854. 

G  3.  Mary  Ferdinand  Maury,  daughter  of  Abraham  P.,  born 
1830,  and  died  in  1844. 

G  4.    Elizabeth  J.  Maury,  born  1832,  and  died  1853. 

G  5.    Josephine,  born  1834,  and  died  1849. 

G  6.  Abram  Poindexter  Maury,  Jr.,  born  1836;  married,  in  1856, 
Mar}'  H.  Perkins — resides  in  Williamson  county,  Tenn.,  and  has 
children,  viz. :  H  1,  Wm.  0.  Neille,  etc. 

Gr  7.    Septimia  Maury,  born  1840. 

G  8.    Octavia,  born  1842,  and  died  1851;  and 

G  9.    Ferdinand  Claiborne  Maury,  born  1845. 

We  here  present  one  verse,  as  a  specimen,  from  the  pen  of  Hon. 
A.  P.  Maury,  which  was  composed  in  his  early  life,  the  persual  of 
which  will  convince  any  critic  that  he  was  no  ordinary  man,  and 
that  had  he  devoted  his  time  and  talents  to  literature,  he  would  have 
ranked  among  the  ablest  poets  of  the  age: 

REFLECTION  ON  LIFE. 

BY  A.  P.  MAURY. 

What  is  our  present  being's  aim  and  end? 

Why  are  our  hearts  with  restless  passion  rent? 
Why  doomed  through  life  one  weary  way  to  wend 

Without  one  moment  of  unmix'd  content, 

Our  being  burdensome,  our  time  misspent? 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  87 

Why  doomed  to  die?  to  go — we  scarce  know  where, 

Our  bodies  with  their  common  blent, 
Our  soaring  souls,  on  ether  borne  afar 
To  seek  a  resting-place — perhaps  In  some  bright  star  ! 

F  4.  Micajah  Greeu  Lewis,  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  Augustine  Clai- 
borne, was  born  in  1808,  at  Windsor,  the  home  of  Dr.  T.  A.  Clai- 
borne, two  miles  from  Nashville,  Tenn.  His  mother  dying  in  1809, 
left  him  a  child  of  eleven  months  old,  in  charge  of  his  grandparents. 

In  1820  died  his  last  aunt,  Charlotte  Baker,  who,  in  her  dying 
moments,  bequeathed  him  to  her  husband,  Maj.  Isaac  L.  Baker,  of 
Louisiana,  who  sent  him  to  Connecticut  in  the  year  1821,  where  he 
remained  four  years  at  school.  He  returned  to  Tennessee  in  1825, 
and  entered  what  was  then  called  Cumberland  College,  remaining 
two  years.  In  1827  he  entered  the  United  States  Navy  as  acting 
midshipman;  went  to  the  coast  of  Brazil  in  1828,  in  the  frigate 
Hudson,  Commodore  John  Orde  Creighton;  returned  to  the  United 
States  in  the  following  year  in  the  frigate  Brandywine,  Com.  Jacob 
Jones.  In  1831  he  was  ordered  to  New  York,  to  join  the  frigate 
Potomac,  Com.  John  Downes;  sailed  for  the  Pacific,  via  Cape  of 
Good  Hope,  under  order  to  touch  at  Quallabattoo,  on  the  coast  of 
Sumatra,  and  chastise  the  natives  who  had  murdered  the  crew  of  the 
ship  "Friendship  of  Salem."  They  did  chastise  them  most  effect- 
ually, from  which  the  place  has  never  recovered  to  this  day.  The 
Potomac  returned  home  in  the  spring  of  1839,  M.  Gr.  L.  Claiborne 
being  her  second  master.  In  the  following  year  he  was  examined, 
and  received  his  warrant  as  Past  Midshipman.  Congress  having 
authorized  the  exploring  expedition,  he  applied  for  the  mastership 
of  one  of  the  small  vessels,  and  through  the  kindness  of  his  old 
Commander,  John  Downes,  who  wrote  a  very  flattering  letter  to 
Commodore  T.  Ap.  Catesby  Jones,  secured  the  berth.  The  expedi- 
tion as  organized  under  Jones  lamentably  failed,  and  toward  the 
close  of  1837,  or  beginning  of  1838,  Jones  retired  and  M.  Gr.  L.  C, 
with  him,  he  having  been  promoted  to  a  lieutenancj'^  in  1838. 
Lieut.  Charles  Wilkes  being  then  the  Commander  of  the  expedition, 
he  applied  to  accompany  him,  and  was  made  First  Lieutenant  of  the 
brig  Porpoise,  and  sailed  from  Norfolk  in  the  summer  of  1838. 
The  expedition  being  at  anchor  in  Orange  Harbor,  westward  of  Cape 
Horn,  and  several  of  the  Lieutenants,  of  whom  M.  Gr.  L.  C.  was 
one,  feeling  themselves  injured  in  respect  to  their  rank,  applied  to 
return  to  the  United  States.  M.  Gr.  L.  Claiborne  was  detached  by 
Wilkes  from  the  Porpoise  and  ordered  to  the  Relief,  the  storeship. 


88  GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

and  was  told  that  as  soon  as  his  services  could  be  dispensed  with, 
his  request  would  be  granted.  The  Relief  having  the  scientific  corps 
of  the  expedition  on  board,  was  ordered  on  a  very  dangerous  piece 
of  service,  for  which  she  was  ill-adapted  by  reason  of  her  build. 
While  in  the  performance  of  this  duty  they  were  driven  by  a  furious 
gale  to  anchor  under  Nair  Island,  west  of  Cape  Horn,  and  off  the 
coast  of  Terre  del  Fuego;  they  barely  escaped  shipwreck,  having 
lost  all  their  cables  and  anchors.  For  a  full  description  of  this 
perilous  scene  the  reader  is  referred  to  Wilkes'  narrative  of  the  ex- 
pedition. 

Tlie  Relief  could  not  return  to  Oi'ange  Harbor,  as  ordered,  so 
proceeded  to  Valparaiso,  on  the  coast  of  Chili,  where,  procuring 
cable,  anchor  and  provisions,  sailed  for  Callao,  on  the  coast  of  Peru. 
In  due  time  they  were  joined  by  the  expedition,  and  the  Relief  was 
ordered  home  by  wa}"  of  the  Sandwich  Islands,  Sidney,  in  New  South 
Wales,  and  Cape  Horn;  arrived  in  New  York  in  the  spring  of  1840. 
In  November  of  that  year  M.  G.  L.  Claiborne  was  ordered  to  the 
Constellation,  the  flag-ship  of  the  East  India  squadron,  Com.  Law- 
rence Kearney,  then  at  Boston.  They  sailed  from  there  in  Decem- 
ber for  Rio  Janeiro,  thence  to  Cape  Town,  in  South  Africa,  where, 
finding  the  rigging  and  rudder  of  their  ship  in  a  very  unseaworthy 
condition  for  doubling  the  Cape,  and  no  means  of  repairing  it,  Lieut. 
Claiborne  volunteered  his  services  to  go  to  Cape  Town  by  land — 
about  ninety  miles — and  procure  what  was  necessary  for  the  rudder, 
a  diagram  being  furnished  by  the  ship's  carpenter,  drawn  on  a 
plank  about  a  foot  and  a  half  in  diameter.  This  he  strapped  to  his 
back,  hired  a  horse  of  an  old  Dutch  boar  at  a  guinea  a  day,  and 
wended  his  way  through  a  desolate  and  thinly  settled  country  to 
Cape  Town,  thus  expediting  the  sailing  of  the  vessel,  which  was 
needed  on  the  coast  of  China  for  the  protection  of  our  commerce. 
They  sailed  from  Saldanha  Bay,  passed  up  the  Mozambique  Channel, 
touched  at  the  Comora  Islands,  whence  they  crossed  the  Indian 
Ocean  to  Quallabattoo,  at  which  time  they  saw  the  eflfects  of  the  Po- 
tomac's  visit  ten  j'^ears  previous — the  place  being  utterly  ruined. 

From  Quallabattoo  they  passed  through  the  straits  of  Malacca  to 
Singapore,  thence  up  the  China  Sea  to  their  station,  which  they 
reached  in  the  beginning  of  the  year  1842. 

Lieutenant  Claiborne  was  in  the  East  Indies  on  the  occasion  of 
the  opium  war  between  England  and  China  ;  returned  to  the  United 
States  in  the  summer  of  1844;  in  the  fall  of  the  following  year  was 
ordered  to  Pensacola  to  join  the   brig  Somers,  as   first   lieutenant, 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  89 

]ust  before  the  Mexican  war  broke  out.  During  the  war  the  Somera 
was  engaged  in  blockading  the  harbor  of  Vera  Cruz,  until  her  wreck 
off  that  city  the  7th  of  December,  1846.  It  was  their  custom  to  block- 
ade the  harbor  all  day  and  at  night  anchor  under  Verde  Island,  off  the 
harbor,  knowing  no  vessel  would  attempt  to  enter  at  night,  so  envi- 
roned was  it  by  reefs.  They  discovered  a  vessel  on  the  morning  of 
the  wreck,  at  early  dawn,  running  down  before  the  wind,  and  al- 
though the  barometer  indicated  the  approach  of  a  norther,  they  got 
under  way,  stood  off  the  harbor,  made  signals  and  found  her  to  be  a 
sloop  of  our  squadron — the  John  Adams,  from  Pensacola.  The 
norther  was  now  upon  them  and  freshening  to  a  gale ;  they  proposed 
anchoring,  but  just  then  saw  a  vessel  standing  in  directly  for  the 
harbor;  being  ahead  and  the  weather  very  hazy  they  could  not  see 
the  colors  of  the  approaching  vessel.  Our  brig  was  maneuvered  in 
such  a  way  as  to  prevent  the  strange  vessel  from  passing  the  block- 
ade, if  such  should-be  her  intention.  The  wind  was  blowing  furiously ; 
in  a  moment  the  brig  Somers  was  on  her  beam  ends.  So  sudden 
was  the  disaster  several  of  the  crew  were  drowned  below,  unable  to 
get  on  deck.  The  elements  were  terrific,  but  all  on  board  were  calm 
and  collected ;  about  twenty  men  who  could  not  swim  were  put  in  a 
boat  in  charge  of  an  officer,  and  sent  to  Verde  Island.  None  of  the 
officers  attempted  to  get  in  the  boat,  preferring  to  take  their  chance 
with  the  crew.  "When  all  hope  had  vanished  that  the  vessel  could 
float  longer,  the  order  was  given  by  the  commander  of  the  brig, 
••For  all  to  save  themselves  who  could!  "  About  fifty-four  of  them 
plunged  simultaneously  into  the  sea,  each  availing  himself  of  what- 
ever floating  material  was  at  hand.  Lieut.  Claiborne  caught  a  piece 
of  board,  about  three  feet  long  and  a  foot  and  a  half  wide,  and  was 
driven  by  the  wind  and  sea  on  a  reef,  whence  he  was  rescued  by  the 
British  frigate  Endymeon.  The  crew  of  the  brig  was,  all  told, 
.seventy-six,  of  whom  forty-four  were  saved,  and  thirty-two  were 
lost.  (See  Frost's  Naval  History  of  the  United  States,  page  279.) 
Though  much  enfeebled  by  the  climate  and  the  fatigue  attendant 
upon  the  wreck,  Lieut.  Claiborne  remained  in  the  gulf,  attached  to  the 
steamer  Princeton,  Com.  M.  C.  Perry.  He  was  present  at  the  land- 
ing of  the  army  at  Vera  Cruz,  and  during  the  siege  by  Gen.  Scott, 
and,  subsequently,  at  the  capture  of  Tuspan  and  Tabasco  by  the 
squadron.  (See  Frost's  Naval  History  of  the  United  States,  page 
287.)  Lieut.  Claiborne  reached  home  in  the  summer  of  1847,  and 
resigned  his  commission  in  the  United  States  Nav}'  in  1849,  having 
passed  twenty-two  years  in  his  country's  service,  giving  to  her  the 


90  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

flower  of  his  days.  Since  leaving  the  service  his  time  has  been  de- 
voted to  the  encouragement  of  railroads,  manufactories,  city  im- 
provements, etc. 

Extract  from  ' '  Memoirs  of  Service  Afloat, ' '  by  Admiral  Raphael 
Semmes,  page  276: 

December  8th. — This  is  an  anniversary  with  me.  On  this  day,  fifteen 
years  ago,  the  United  States  brig-of-war,  Somers,  of  which  I  was  the  com- 
mander, was  capsized  and  sunk  off  Vera  Cruz,  having  half  her  crew  of 
120  officers  and  men  drowned.  It  occurred  during  the  Mexican  war.  I 
was  left  alone  to  blockade  the  port  of  Vera  Cruz,  Commodore  Conner,  the 
commander  of  the  squadron,  having  gone  with  his  other  ships  on  an  expe- 
dition to  Tampico.  There  being  every  appearance  of  a  norther  on  that 
eventful  morning,  I  was  still  at  my  anchors,  under  Isle  Verde,  or  Green 
Island,  where  I  had  sought  refuge  the  preceding  night.  Suddenly,  a  sail 
was  reported  running  down  the  northern  coast  as  though  she  would  force 
the  blockade.  It  would  never  do  to  permit  this,  and  so  the  little  Somers- 
■ — these  ten-gun  brigs  were  called  coffins  in  that  day — was  gotten  under 
way  and,  under  her  topsail  and  courses,  commenced  beating  up  the  coast 
to  intercept  the  stranger.  I  had  gone  below  for  a  moment  when  the  officer 
of  the  deck,  coming  to  the  companion-way,  called  to  me  and  said  that 
•'  the  water  looked  black  and  roughened  ahead  as  though  more  wind  than 
usual  was  coming."  I  sprang  upon  deck  and  saw  at  the  first  glance  that  a 
norther  was  upon  us.  I  immediately  ordered  everything  clewed  down  and 
brailed  up,  but  before  the  order  could  be  executed  the  gale  came  sweeping 
on  with  the  fury  of  a  whirlwind,  and  in  less  time  than  I  have  been  describ- 
ing the  event,  the  little  craft  was  thrown  on  her  beam  ends,  her  masts  and 
sails  lying  flat  upon  the  surface  of  the  sea  and  the  water  pouring  in  at 
every  hatchway  and  scuttle.  I  clambered  to  the  weather-side  of  the  ship 
and,  seeing  that  she  must  go  down  in  a  few  minutes,  set  my  first  lieutenant 
at  work  to  extricate  the  only  boat  that  was  available — the  weather  quarter 
boat,  all  the  others  being  submerged — from  her  fastenings  to  save  as  much 
life  as  possible.  This  was  fortunately  done,  and  the  boat  being  put  in 
charge  of  a  midshipman,  the  non-combatant  officers,  as  the  surgeon  and 
paymaster,  the  midshipman,  and  such  of  the  boys  of  the  ship  as  could  not 
swim,  were  permitted  to  get  into  her.  So  perfect  was  the  discipline  though 
death  within  the  next  ten  minutes  stared  every  man  in  the  face,  that 
there  was  no  rush  for  this  boat.  A  large  man  was  even  ordered  out  of  her 
to  make  room  for  two  lads  who  could  not  swim,  and  he  obeyed  the  order, 
as  a  matter  of  course.  This  boat  having  shoved  off  from  the  sinking  ship, 
the  order  was  given,  "Every  man  save  himself  who  can,"  whereupon  there 
was  a  simultaneous  plunge  into  the  now  raging  sea  of  a  hundred  men  and 
more,  each  struggling  for  his  life.  The  ship  sank  out  of  sight  in  a  moment 
afterward.  We  were  in  twenty  fathoms  water.  Divesting  mj'self  of  all 
my  clothing  except  my  shirt  and  drawers,  I  plunged  into  the  sea  with  the 
rest,  and,  being  a  good  swimmer,  struck  out  for  and  reached  a  piece  of 
grating,  which  had  floated  away  from  the  ship  as  she  went  down.     Swim- 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY.  91 

ming  along,  with  one  arm  resting  on  this  grating,  I  felt  one  of  my  feet 
touch  something,  and  at  the  same  moment  heard  a  voice  exclaiming,  "  It 
is  I,  Captain;  it  is  Parker,  the  second  lieutenant.  Give  me  a  part  of  your 
grating;  I  am  a  good  swimmer,  and  we  shall  get  along  the  better  together." 
I  accordingly  shared  my  grating  with  Parker,  and  we  both  struck  out 
manfully  for  the  shore,  distant  no  more  than  about  a  mile;  but,  unfortu- 
nately, the  now  raging  gale  was  sweeping  down  parallel  with  the  coast, 
and  we  were  compelled  to  swim  at  right  angles  with  the  waves  and  the 
wind  if  we  would  save  ourselves,  for  once  swept  past  the  coast  of  the  island 
the  open  sea  lay  before  us,  whence  there  was  no  rescue.  As  we  would 
rise  upon  the  top  of  a  wave  and  get  a  view  of  the  "  promised  land  "  the 
reader  may  imagine  how  anxious  our  consultations  were  as  to  whether  we 
were  gaining  or  losing  ground.  In  the  meantime  the  boat  which  had 
shoved  off  from  the  ship  as  described  had  reached  the  island  half  swamped, 
and  discharging  her  passengers  and  freeing  herself  from  water  as  soon  as 
possible,  pushed  out  again  into  the  raging  caldron  of  waters  under  the  gal- 
lant midshipman  who  had  charge  of  her  in  the  endeavor  to  rescue  some  of 
the  drowning  crew.  She  came,  by  the  merest  accident,  upon  Parker  and 
myself.  We  were  hauled  into  her,  more  dead  than  alive,  and  after  she 
had  picked  up  two  or  three  others,  all  that  could  now  be  seen,  she  again 
returned  to  the  shore.  My  first  lieutenant,  M.  G.  L.  Claiborne,  was  saved 
as  by  a  miracle,  being  dashed  on  shore — he  having  struck  out  in  the  oppo- 
site direction  for  the  mainland— between  two  ledges  of  rock,  separated  only 
by  a  span  of  sand  beach.  If  he  had  been  driven  upon  the  rocks  instead  of 
the  beach  he  must  have  been  instantly  dashed  in  pieces. 

E  2.  Eliza,  daughter  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr. ,  of  Nashville,  Tenn. , 
and  his  wife,  Mary  Hipkins,  was  born  about  the  year  1782.  She 
was  their  oldest,  instead  of  the  second  daughter,  as  will  be  seen  by 
the  date  of  her  birth  and  that  of  her  sister,  Sarah  T.,  above  men- 
tioned. Eliza  married,  about  the  year  1801,  Governor  William 
Charles  Cole  Claiborne,  and  went  with  her  husband  to  New  Orleans 
when  he  was  appointed  Governor  of  Louisiana  about  the  year  1803. 
She  had  only  one  child,  viz. :  F  1,  Tennessee,  born  about  1804,  and 
died  in  infancy  in  New  Orleans,  La.  Her  mother,  Eliza,  also  died 
about  the  same  time  and  was  buried  in  New  Orleans. 

[From  Claiborne's  History,  Chapter  XXII.] 

Department  of  State,  July  10,  1801. 
Hon.  Wm.  G.  C.  Claiborne: 

Sir  :  The  President  of  the  United  States,  desirous  of  availing  the  public 
of  your  services  as  Governor  of  the  Mississippi  Territory',  I  have  the  honor 
of  enclosing  your  commission  and  of  expressing  the  sentiments  of  respect 
with  which  I  am,  sir.  Your  most  obedient  servant, 

James  Madison. 


02  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

MR.  CLAIBORNE'S  REPLY. 

Nashville,  Aug.  2,  1801. 
Sir:  I  have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  your  letter  enclosing  me  a  com- 
mission as  Governor  of  the  Mississippi  Territory.  Will  you  be  good  enough 
to  inform  the  President  that  I  accept  the  appointment  which  he  has  been 
pleased  to  confer  upon  me,  and  shall  endeavor  to  merit  it  by  a  faithful  dis- 
charge of  the  duties  which  now  are,  or  may  be,  assigned  to  me.  I  know  the 
responsibilities  and  difficulties  of  the  position,  but  my  best  exertions  shall 
be  made  to  promote  the  interest  of  the  United  States  and  the  prosperity  of 
the  people  of  the  Territory.  I  shall  make  my  arrangements  for  a  change 
of  residence  with  all  practicable  dispatch,  but  1  fear  these  can  not  be  com- 
pleted before  the  first  of  October. 

Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne  descended  from  an  ancient  family 
of  Virginia.  In  1624,  King  Charles  the  First  granted  a  commission 
appointing  Sir  Thomas  Wyatt  Governor,  and  William  Claiborne,  with 
others,  as  council.  This  is  the  first  mention  of  William  Claiborne. 
(See  Campbell's  History  of  Virginia,  page  179. ) 

During  the  years  1627,  1628  and  1629  the  Governors  of  Virginia 
gave  authority  to  William  Claiborne,  ' '  Secretary  of  State  of  this 
Kingdom,"  as  the  ancient  dominion  was  then  styled,  to  discover 
the  source  of  the  bay  or  any  part  of  that  government  from  the 
thirty-fourth  to  the  forty-first  degree  of  north  latitude. 

In  May,  1631,  Charles  the  First  granted  a  license  to  "  our  trusty 
and  well-beloved  W^illiam  Claiborne,"  one  of  the  council  and  Sec- 
retary of  State  for  the  colony,  authorizing  him  to  make  discoveries 
and  to  trade,  etc.  This  license  was,  by  the  royal  instructions,  con- 
firmed by  Governor  Harve}'^,  and  Claiborne,  shortly  afterward, 
established  a  trading  post  on  Kent  Island,  in  the  Chesapeake  Bay, 
not  far  from  the  present  capital  of  Maryland,  Annapolis ;  and  sub- 
sequently, another  at  the  mouth  of  the  Susquehanna  river.  ( See 
Campbell's  History  of  Virginia,  page  188.) 

Colonel  William  Claiborne  the  first  was  buried,  probably,  in  New 
Kent  county,  Va.  He  had  two  sons,  William  Claiborne,  Jr.,  and 
Lieutenant-Colonel  Thomas  Claiborne. 

A  certificate  of  the  valor  of  William  Claiborne,  Jr. ,  is  recorded 
in  King  William  County  Court  House,  signed  by  Sir  William  Berkely, 
dated  in  March,  1677,  attested  by  Nathaniel  Bacon,  Sir  Philip  Lud- 
low, Ralph  Wormley  and  Richard  Lee. 

Lieutenant-Colonel  Thomas  Claiborne,  only  brother  of  William 
Claiborne,  Jr. ,  was  mortally  wounded  in  the  foot  by  an  Indian  arrow 
during  an  engagement  with  the  Indians  which  took  place  near  West 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  93 

Point,  at  the  head  of  York  river,  in  King  William  count}-,  where  he 
lies  buried. 

Each  of  the  sons  of  Secretary  Claiborne  had  a  son  named  Thomas. 
One  of  them  was  styled  Captain  Thomas  Claiborne. 

Colonel  Thomas  Claiborne,  son  of  the  last-mentioned  Captain 
Thomas  Claiborne,  is  said  to  have  married  three  times,  and  to  have 
been  the  father  of  twent3^-seven  children.  One  of  his  daughters 
married  a  General  Philips,  of  the  British  Army,  and  is  said  to  have 
been  the  mother  of  Colonel  Ralph  Philips,  of  the  British  Army,  who 
fell  at  Waterloo,  and  of  the  distinguished  Irish  orator  who  died 
recently. 

Another  son,  William  Claiborne,  married  a  Miss  Leigh,  of  Vir- 
ginia, an  aunt  of  Benjamin  Watkins  Leigh,  U.  S.  Senator  from  Vir- 
ginia, and  had  four  sons,  viz. :  General  Ferdinand  Leigh  Claiborne, 
Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne,  Hon.  Nathaniel  H.  Claiborne  and 
Dr.  Thomas  Augustine  Claiborne. 

General  F.  L.  Claiborne  distinguished  himself  in  two  wars;  first, 
with  the  Indians,  and  then  with  Great  Britain  in  1812.  He  married 
a  Miss  Hutcheson  and  left  posterity — among  them  may  be  mentioned 
Hon.  John  F.  H.  Claiborne,  once  a  member  of  Congress  from  Mis- 
sissippi and  author  of  a  history  of  Mississippi. 

Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne  was  born  in  Richmond,  Va. ,  in 
1770.  When  the  Revolutionary  war  broke  out  his  ancestors  espoused 
the  cause  of  the  colonies.  Young  Claiborne  spent  a  short  time  at 
the  College  of  William  and  Mary  and  then  returned  to  the  Richmond 
Academy,  and  there  acquired  a  knowledge  of  his  own,  with  the 
Latin  and  Greek  languages.  He  was  left  poor  and  had  to  depend 
entirely  upon  his  own  exertions.  He  left  school  at  fifteen  years  of 
age  and  took  his  departure  from  Richmond  .in  a  sloop  bound  for 
New  York,  where  his  friend  and  acquaintance,  Mr.  Beckley,  clerk 
to  Congress,  gave  him  employment  in  his  office.  Through  the  influ- 
ence of  General  John  Sevier,  he  was  induced  to  emigrate  to  Ten- 
nessee for  the  purpose  of  practicing  law.  He  settled  in  Sullivan 
county  and  continued  at  the  bar  only  two  years,  and  his  success  in 
this  short  period  was  equal  to  that  of  any  lawyer  who  ever  went 
before  him.  As  an  advocate  in  a  criminal  case  it  is  said  he  stood 
unrivaled. 

He  possessed  an  uncommonly  beautiful  face,  a  fine  person,  grace- 
ful bearing,  urbane  manners,  a  voice  well  suited  to  public  declama- 
tion, a  pleasing,  persuasive  eloquence,  a  mild  temper  and  an  ardent 
patriotism.    Juries  have  been  often  dissolved  into  tears,  and  enlight- 


94  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

ened  tribunals  have  been  deeply  moved  by  his  touching  eloquence. 
Tennessee  demanded  admission  into  the  Union,  and  a  convention 
was  called  to  form  a  State  Constitution.  Mr.  Claiborne  was  elected 
as  a  member  from  Sullivan  county.  His  merit  was  universally 
acknowledged. 

Governor  Blount  declared  ' '  that,  making  the  necessary  allow- 
ance for  his  youth,  he  was  the  most  extraordinary  man  he  had  met 
with,  and  that  if  he  lived  to  attain  the  age  of  fifty,  nothing  but 
prejudice  could  prevent  his  becoming  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
political  characters  in  America. ' '  General  Sevier  was  elected  Gov- 
ernor of  the  new  State  of  Tennessee,  and  among  his  first  acts  was 
the  appointment  of  Mr.  Claiborne  as  a  Judge  of  the  Supreme  Court 
of  Law  and  Equity  of  the  State. 

He  continued  but  a  short  time  in  this  office  when  a  vacancy 
occurred  in  the  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States,  when 
he  resigned  his  seat,  at  the  request  of  his  friends,  and  became  a  can- 
didate for  Congress  and  was  elected  by  an  overwhelming  majority 
over  his  opponent.  He  was  the  youngest  man  who  had  ever 
appeared  on  the  floor  of  Congress.  His  speeches  seem  to  be  a  spon- 
taneous effort;  the  object  was  to  persuade  and  convince,  not  to  sur- 
prise; they  had  passion  and  feeling  in  every  sentence,  but  it  was 
the  passion  of  the  heart  bent  on  the  conviction  of  others.  He  re- 
mained only  a  few  years  in  Congress,  when  a  serious  misunderstand- 
ing having  arisen  between  the  people  of  the  Mississippi  Territory 
and  their  then  Governor,  many  distinguished  individuals  of  that 
country  signified  a  wish  for  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Claiborne  as 
their  Governor,  and  in  conformity  therewith,  he  received  an  appoint- 
ment to  that  office  in  1801,  from  President  Jefferson.  He  reached 
Natchez  on  the  23d  of  November,  1801,  where  he  was  received  with 
enthusiasm,  and  immediately  entered  upon  the  duties  of  his  office. 
He  had  lately  married  Miss  Eliza,  daughter  of  Wm.  Terrell  Lewis, 
of  Nashville,  Tenn.  She  was  tall  and  graceful,  with  perfect  sym- 
metry of  features,  and  her  indulgent  parents  had  early  procured  for 
her  those  advantages  of  education  that  add  new  charms  to  the 
female  character.  Thus  blessed  with  the  affections  of  an  amiable 
wife,  and  without  an  enemy  on  earth,  Mr.  Claiborne  spent  two  years 
as  Governor  of  the  Mississippi  Territory.'  Having  been  appointed 
Governor-General  and  Intendent  of  the  province  of  Louisiana,  he 
repaired  to  New  Orleans,  where  the  people  soon  became  attached  to 
him,  and  when  they  were  admitted  into  the  Union  as  an  independ- 
ent State  in  1812,  they  sanctioned  the  choice  of  the  General  Govern- 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  95 

ment  by  electing  him  Governor  with  an  almost  unanimous  voice. 
During  the  first  summer  in  which  he  had  been  exposed  to  that  cli- 
mate, he  had  nearly  succumbed  himself  to  an  attack  of  the  yellow 
fever;  his  lad}'  fell  a  victim  to  that  fatal  disease;  .his  infant 
daughter  (  Tennessee )  accompanied  her  mother,  and  his  brother-in- 
law,  3'oung  Lewis,  who  had  followed  him  to  Louisiana,  fell  in  a  duel. 
All  three  had  expired  on  the  same  day,  and  were  consigned  to  the 
same  tomb. 

In  1814  and  1815,  during  the  invasion  of  Louisiana  by  the 
English,  Mr.  Claiborne  was  in  the  executive  chair  of  Louisiana, 
and  had  been  active  in  preparing  the  military  defense  of  the 
country,  and  gave  General  Jackson  all  the  necessary  information 
relative  thereto.  He  voluntarily  surrendered  to  the  General  the 
command  of  the  militia  of  the  State,  and  consented  to  receive  his 
orders. 

It  was  not  the  fortune  of  Gov.  Claiborne  to  participate  person- 
ally in  the  contest  of  the  8th  of  January.  He  had  received  orders 
from  Gen.  Jackson  to  repair  with  his  troops  to  Gentilly,  to  occupy 
the  important  pass  of  Chef  Menteur,  where  it  was  feared  that  the 
English  had  made  a  division;  he  obeyed,  marched  to  that  station, 
which  he  fortified,  and  remained  in  that  command  during  the  whole 
contest  which  terminated  in  the  memorable  battle  of  New  Orleans. 
Thus  guided  by  the  firm  integrity,  the  virtue,  and  the  sincere  and 
warm  devotion  to  his  country,  which  particularly  distinguished  him, 
Gov.  Claiborne  had  sustained  his  character  throughout  his  eventful 
administration  as  a  pure,  devoted,  able,  dignified  and  virtuous  chief 
magistrate.  It  was  his  lot  to  have  been  at  the  helm  of  the  im- 
portant post  of  Louisiana  during  all  the  critical  periods  of  our  early 
collisions  with  Spain  upon  our  Southern  borders,  of  the  Burr  con- 
spiracy, and  of  the  invasion  of  Louisiana  by  the  British  Army.  In 
all  these  circumstances  he  remained  the  able  agent  and  the  faithful 
sentinel  of  his  country  upon  the  outskirts  of  the  Union.  No  man 
had  ever  enjoyed  greater  honors  at  so  early  an  age ;  seldom  has  vir- 
tue been  awarded  by  a  more  rapid  and  brilliant  career.  When  he 
was  first  appointed  Governor-General  of  the  province  of  Louisiana 
with  almost  unbounded  authority,  all  were  pleased  with  the  bland- 
ness  of  his  manners  and  the  beauty  of  his  person ;  they  were  aston- 
ished to  see  so  young  a  man  invested  with  so  high  a  trust;  but  the 
subsequent  virtue  and  wisdom  of  his  measures  during  a  long  and 
tempestuous  administration  of  thirteen  years,  excited  the  love  and 
admiration  of  all,  and  have  left  in  the  memory  of  his  countrymen  of 


96  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Louisiana  a  monument  more  lasting  than  the  marble  which  they 
have  consecrated  to  his  virtues. 

After  the  death  of  Eliza  Lewis,  the  first  wife  of  Gov.  Claiborne, 
he  married  Miss  Clarissa  Duralde,  a  young  Creole  lady  of  great 
beauty  and  mental  qualities,  whom  he  had  the  misfortune  to  lose, 
also,  two  years  after  marriage. 

He  again  married  in  1812,  Miss  Bosque,  an  accomplished  lady  of 
Spanish  extraction,  who  survived  his  death  in  1817,  and  afterwards, 
married  John  R.  Grr3^mes,  Esq.,  the  eminent  New  Orleans  lawyer; 
and  a  daughter  of  the  Governor  married  John  H.  B.  Latrobe,  Esq. , 
of  Baltimore,  Md. 

E  3.  Micajah  Green,  son  of  Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  was  born  about  the  year  1784,  in  Wilkes  county,  N.  C. 
He  emigrated  with  his  father  from  Wilkes  county  to  Nashville,  Tenn. , 
about  the  year  1793,  being  about  nine  or  ten  years  of  age  at  the  time. 
He  was  a  fine-looking  young  man,  highly  educated,  being  a  graduate 
of  Princeton  College,  N.  J.,  and  very  promising.  He  went  to  New 
Orleans  with  his  brother-in-law.  Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne,  got 
into  a  difficulty  with  Major  Sterrett,  with  whom  he  fought  a  duel  and 
was  killed  the  same  day  that  his  sister,  Mrs.  Eliza  Claiborne,  and 
her  infant  daughter  died;  all  three  of  whom  were  interred  in  the 
same  tomb. 

E  4.  Mary,  daughter  of  Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  was  born  about  1786.  She  married  Alfred  Balch,  a  lawyer 
of  Nashville,  Tenn. ,  and  died  childless  soon  after  marrying. 

E  5.  Myra,  daughter  of  Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  was  born  about  1788.  She  married  Major  John  H.  Eaton, 
a  cousin  of  Governor  Wm.  C.  C.  Claiborne.  She  survived  her  mar- 
riage but  a  short  time,  died  childless  and  was  buried  at  her  father' s 
family  burying-ground  near  Nashville,  Tenn. 

Major  Eaton  was  born  in  1788;  was  a  lawyer  by  profession.  He, 
together  with  General  John  Coffee,  were  commissioners  in  behalf  of 
the  United  States  to  treat  with  the  Choctaw  Indians  at  Dancing 
Rabbit  Creek  Treaty  in  1830. 

Major  Eaton  was  a  Senator  in  Congress  from  Tennessee  from  1818 
to  1829.  He  was  Secretary  of  War  in  1829,  during  General  Jack- 
son' s  administration.  From  1834  to  1836  he  was  Governor  of  Florida. 
In  1836  he  was  appointed  by  General  Jackson  as  Envoy  Extraordi- 
nary and  Minister  Plenipotentiary  to  Spain. 

After  the  death  of  Myra  Lewis,  his  first  wife,  which  took  place  in 
Nashville,  Tenn. ,  he  married  the  Widow  Timberlake  in  Washington 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  97 

City,  whose  maiden  name  was  Oneal,  and  with  whom  he  lived  many 
years  in  Washington  City.  Major  Eaton's  name  has  been  very  inti- 
mately associated  with  the  administration  of  General  Jackson.  His 
widow  survived  his  death  in  1856. 

E  6.  Charlotte,  daughter  of  Major  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr. ,  of  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  was  born  about  the  year  1792,  in  Wilkes  county,  N.  C. 
In  1820  she  married  Major  Isaac  Lewis  Baker,  and  survived  her 
marriage  only  a  few  months  and  died  childless.  Major  Baker  was 
born  in  Mason  count}',  Ky. ,  in  1792,  was  a  lawj-er  by  profession  and 
died  in  St.  Martinsville,  La.,  in  1830.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war 
of  1812,  was  in  the  battle  of  the  River  Baisin  in  1813,  as  an  ensign. 
(An  account  of  said  battle  may  be  found  in  Mile's  Register  of  1813.) 
He  was  afterward  made  captain  of  a  company  of  the  44th  Regiment 
of  the  regular  army,  was  at  the  taking  of  Pensacola  and  was  in  all 
the  fighting  about  New  Orleans  from  December  23,  1814,  until  after 
Januarys,  1815.  Being  the  oldest  captain  in  the  44th  Regiment 
at  New  Orleans,  General  Jackson  so  managed  as  to  give  him  the 
command  of  a  regiment  during  the  siege.  He  commanded  the  44th 
Regiment,  which  was  formed  on  the  extreme  left.  ( See  Life  of  Gen- 
eral A.  Jackson,  by  Jenkins,  page  107,  and  Watson's  History  of  the 
United  States,  page  773.)  He  was,  after  the  battle  of  New  Orleans, 
one  of  General  Jackson's  aide-de-camps. 

Major  Isaac  L.  Baker  was  a  most  excellent  man,  was  loved  and 
respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a 
sugar  planter  in  St.  Martinsville,  La.,  and  had  been  a  member  of 
the  Legislature  of  that  State.  He  was  a  very  able  writer  and  wrote 
a  great  deal  for  the  public  journals  of  his  State  under  various  names. 
The  one  over  the  signature  of  ^^  Aminiadab  Sledgehammer'"  gave 
him  very  high  standing  as  a  writer. 

Major  Baker  was  a  brother  of  Judge  Joshua  Baker,  of  Franklin, 
La. ,  and  was  a  son  of  Joshua  Baker,  from  Berkley  county,  Va. ,  who 
married  Susan  Lewis,  daughter  of  Rev.  Isaac  Lewis.  Joshua  Baker, 
Sr. ,  was  one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Kentuck}',  was  in  the  Convention 
from  Mason  county  with  Thomas  Marshall  (brother  of  Chief  Justice 
John  Marshall)  and  General  Philomel  Thomas.  He  commanded 
General  Wayne's  spy  company  of  the  Kentucky  troops  in  1794,  was 
in  some  of  the  fighting  in  1815  at  New  Orleans,  and  died  in  1816. 
The  following  sketch  of  Rev.  Isaac  Lewis  we  copy  from  Blake's. 
Biographical  Dictionary,  page  743: 

Isaac  Lewis,  D.  D.,  was  an  American  clergyman,  renowned  for  his  lon- 
gevity and  excellent  character  ;  was  born  February  1,  1746,  in  that  part  of 
7 


98  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Long  Island  now  called  Huntington.  He  entered  Yale  College  in  1761,  and 
graduated  in  1765.  In  1768  he  commenced  preaching,  and  was  first  settled 
in  the  town  of  Wilton,  Conn.  During  his  residence  in  this  place  the  mem- 
orable struggle  of  the  American  Revolution  occurred,  and,  deeply  sympa- 
thizing with  his  countrymen,  he  spent  much  of  his  time  in  the  camp 
encouraging  and  comforting  them. 

After  the  burning  of  Norwalk  by  the  enemy,  he  was  invited  by  the 
inhabitants  to  preach  to  them  in  an  unfinished  building,  the  only  one  that 
remained.     He  did  so  from  the  following  appropriate  text: 

"  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house,  where  our  fathers  worshiped  Thee, 
is  burned  up  with  fire,  and  all  our  pleasant  things  are  laid  waste.  Wilt  Thou 
refrain  Thyself  for  these  things,  Oh,  Lord?  Wilt  Thou  hold  Thy  peace  and 
-afflict  us  very  sore? " 

In  1786  he  removed  from  Wilton  and  settled  in  Greenwich,  situate  in 
the  same  county,  where  he  remained  until  1818.  In  1816  he  was  chosen 
a  fellow  of  Yale  College. 

When  dismissed  from  his  church  in  Greenwich,  at  his  own  request,  he 
was  seventy-two  j^ears  of  age,  but  he  still  continued  to  reside  among  that 
people  until  the  day  of  his  death,  and  until  he  was  ninety  years  of  age  he 
occasionally  addressed  them.  The  great  age  which  he  attained  commanded 
the  veneration  of  all  who  knew  him,  and  his  excellent  character.  Christian 
integrity,  urbane  and  courteous  manners,  together  with  his  social  virtues 
and  great  learning,  secured  their  esteem  and  love. 

Dr.  Lewis  died  August  27,  1840,  in  the  ninety-fifth  year  of  his  age  and 
in  the  seventy-second  year  of  his  ministry. 

E  7.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Maj.  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  Nash- 
ville, Tenn. ,  was  born  about  the  year  1793.  Her  father,  having  lost 
his  only  son  in  a  duel  at  New  Orleans,  saw  that  his  name  would  be- 
come extinct,  enjoined  his  daughter  to  marry  a  man  by  her  own 
name.  She  married  Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis,  son  of  John,  of  London 
county,  Va.  Major  Lewis  was  a  lawyer  by  profession ;  was  Second 
Auditor  of  the  Treasury  Department  at  Washington  City  during 
General  Jackson's  administration,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the 
State  Legislature  of  Tennessee.  They  had  but  one  daughter, 
viz. : 

F  1.  Mary  Ann,  who  married  Mons.  Alp  house  Pageot  (pro- 
nounced pa-zhe-o ),  a  Minister  Plenipotentiary  from  France,  at  Wash- 
ington City,  during  Jackson's  administration.  They  reside  in  Paris, 
France,  and  they  also  had  but  one  child,  viz. :  G  1,  Andrew  Jack- 
son Pageot,  who  was  an  officer  in  the  French  Army,  and  died  single. 

Margaret,  the  wife  of  Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis,  like  all  her  sisters, 
died  at  an  early  age.  Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis  now  owns  and  resides 
at  the  Fairfield  House,  in  the  suburbs  of  Nashville,  Tenn. ,  the  late 
residence  of  Maj.  Wm.  T.  Lewis   his  first  father-in-law.     After  the 


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<leath  of  Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis'  first  wife,  he  married  a  daughter  of 
Gov.  Stokes,  of  North  Carolina. 

Wheeler,  in  his  History  of  North  Carolina,  committed  an  error  in 
saying  on  page  143,  that  Mons.  Alphonse  married  the  daughter  of 
Maj.  Wm.  B.  Lewis'  second  wife — it  was  the  only  daughter  by  his 
first  wife,  Margaret  Lewis. 

D  10.  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  son  of  Wm.  T.,  Sr.,  of  Nashville,  Tenn., 
was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Va. ,  in  1760.  He  was  a  large  man, 
of  great  muscular  strength.  He  had  just  entered  college  at  Lexing- 
ton, Va.,  when  the  tocsin  of  war  sounded  for  the  Revolutionary 
war.  He  threw  aside  his  books,  returned  to  his  father's  in  Surry 
county,  N.  C,  volunteered  his  services  in  behalf  of  the  colonies, 
shouldered  his  musket  and  joined  the  first  company  that  left  his 
•county,  in  which  he  was  elected  as  one  of  the  lieutenants.  He 
served  his  country  until  there  was  a  demand  for  more  soldiers,  when 
he  returned  home,  made  up  a  company  and  was  elected  its  captain. 
The  company,  it  is  said,  consisted  mostly  of  his  cousins,  uncles,  etc. ; 
there  being  not  less  than  twenty-two  of  his  relations  belonging  to 
his  company.  It  was  while  he  was  acting  as  captain  of  his  company 
that  the  battle  of  King' s  Mountain  came  off.  Col.  Cleveland  being 
a  corpulent  man  could  not  climb  the  mountain  very  well,  conse- 
quently he  requested  Colonel  (then  Captain)  Joel  Lewis  to  lead  his 
left  wing  in  closing  around  the  enemy. 

In  this  battle  Col.  Joel  Lewis  was  twice  wounded — once  in  the 
thumb  and  once  in  the  leg.  A  short  time  before  the  war  closed,  Col. 
Joel  Lewis  returned  home  by  order  of  his  commanding  oflEicer, 
raised  a  new  regiment,  was  elected  its  lieutenant-colonel ;  set  out  on 
their  march  to  join  the  main  body  of  the  army ;  but  before  he  reached 
them  news  came  that  Lord  Cornwallis  had  surrendered  at  York- 
town.  (See  "King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes,"  pages  247,  260, 
261,  304,  457,  458,  461  and  588.)  After  the  surrender  of  Furgu- 
son's  army,  a  misunderstanding  occurred  between  John  Armstrong 
and  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  which  resulted  in  a  sword  encounter.  In  1784, 
Joel  Lewis  represented  Surry  county,  N.  C,  in  the  lower  branch  of 
the  State  Legislature.  (See  Yf  heeler' s  History  of  North  Carolina, 
page  410.) 

About  the  year  1793,  Joel  Lewis  emigrated  with  his  father  and 
brothers  from  North  Carolina  to  Nashville,  Tenn.,  where  he  was 
elected  in  1796  as  the  first  Senator  in  the  State  Legislature  from 
Davidson  county.  (See  DeBow's  Review,  Vol.  II,  No.  1,  July, 
1859.)     He  was  one  of  a  committee  appointed  to  wait  on  his  Excel- 


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lency,  John  Sevier,  and  request  his  attendance  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives to  be  qualified  as  Governor.  Andrew  Jackson,  Col.  Joel 
Lewis  and  others  were  members  of  a  convention  from  Davidson 
county,  to  meet  at  Nashville  in  1796. 

Wm.  Terrell  Lewis,  Jr.,  emigrated  with  his  father  from  Albe- 
marle county,  Va.,  to  Surry  county,  N.  C,  and  from  Surry  to  Nash- 
ville or  Davidson  county,  Tenn.,  about  the  year  1793,  where  he  died 
in  1816.  After  his  death,  his  widow  married  Col.  Crabb,  near  Win- 
chester, Tenn.  Col.  Joel  Lewis  and  his  wife  had  eighteen  children, 
viz. : 

E  1.  Sarah  Martin,  born  about  1786;  married  Jas.  King  and 
Col.  Thos.  Claiborne. 

E  2.    James  Martin,  born  about  1788;  married  Sarah  Barfield. 

E  3.    John  Haywood,  born  about  1790;  married  Mary  Betts. 

E  4.    1st  Eastham,  born  about  1792;  died  single. 

E  5.    Miriam,  born  about  1794;  died  seventeen  years  of  age. 

E  6.    Eliza  Augusta,  born  about  1796;  married  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Lea. 

E  7.  William  Dixon,  born  about  1798;  married  Sallie  Sellers  and 
Jane  Terrell. 

E  8.    Hickman,  born  about  1801;  married  Virginia  Lindsay. 

E  9.    William  C.  Claiborne,  born  about  1803;  died  young. 

E  10.    Rachel,  born  about  1805;  died  young. 

E  11.    Mary  Louisa,  born  about  1807;  married  Ed.  R.  Wallace. 

E  12.    Anna  Octavia,  born  about  1810;  married  Wm.  Knox. 

E  13.    Capt.  Joel,  born  about  1812;  never  married. 

E  14.    2d  Eastham,  born  about  1814;  died  single. 

E  15.    Darthula,  born  about  1816;  married  Mr.  Harrison. 

E  16.    Lucy,  born  about  1818;  died  sixteen  years  of  age. 

E  17.    David,  born  about  1820;  died  in  childhood. 

E  18.    Micajah,  born  about  1822;  died  in  childhood. 

Joel  Lewis  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.,  August  28th,. 
1760;  early  settled  in  Surry  county;  commanded  a  company  at 
King's  Mountain,  said  to  have  embraced  among  its  members,  twenty- 
two  of  his  own  family  connections.  A  colored  freeman  named  Bow- 
man, of  his  company,  claimed  to  have  killed  Furguson,  and  Captain 
Lewis  secured  some  of  the  British  commander's  arms — one  a  jewel- 
hilted  poniard,  which  he  retained  many  years.  He  married  Miriam 
Eastham,  and  had  eighteen  children.  In  1784,  he  was  chosen  to 
represent  Surry  in  the  House  of  Commons,  and  in  1789  he  removed 
to  Nashville,  Tenn. ,  where  he  was  an  early  hotel-keeper.  [  It  was 
his  brother  Wm.  T.,  that  kept  the  hotel.]      In  1796  he  was  a  mem- 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  101 

ber  of  the  Convention  that  formed  the  first  Constitution  of  Ten- 
nessee, and  was  the  same  year,  and  again  in  1799,  elected  a  State 
Senator.  He  held  other  public  positions,  and  died  near  Nashville, 
November  22,  1816.  He  left  many  worthy  descendants.  His 
younger  brother,  James  Martin  Lewis,  born  in  1762,  who  was  a  lieu- 
tenant at  King's  Mountain,  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Col.  Ben- 
jamin Herndon,  and  died  at  Columbia,  Tenn. ,  in  1830. 

E  1.  Sarah  Martin,  daughter  of  Colonel  Joel  Lewis,  was  born 
about  1786.  She  was  twice  married,  first  in  1802  to  James  King, 
son  of  Thomas,  an  Irish  merchant  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  by  whom  she 
had  three  children.  Her  second  husband,  whom  she  married  in 
1812,  was  Major  Thomas  Claiborne,  M.  C,  from  Nashville,  by  whom 
she  had  nine  children.  They  both  died  in  Nashville.  Their  children 
were,  viz. : 

F  1.    William  King,  was  born  about  1803;  married  Sarah  Beckem 

and  Miss Poston ;  went  to  California ;  edited  a  paper  called  the 

Bulletin  in  San  Francisco;  was  the  originator  of  the  Vigilance  Com- 
mittee there,  and  was  killed  by  James  Casey. 

He  left  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  William,  married  a  Miss  Leftwick 
and  was  killed  in  the  Confederate  war;  G  2,  Sally;  G  3,  James, 
Jiilled  in  the  war. 

F  2.    Thomas  King,  son  of  Sarah  M. ,  died  single. 

F  3.  Rachel  Mary  Elizabeth  King,  born  about  1807;  married 
Dr.  Alexander  McCall,  a  very  distinguished  physician  residing  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.  His  father,  grandfather  and  great  grandfather 
were  by  the  name  of  Alexander.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
General  Martin  Armstrong,  who  was  a  brother  of  John  Armstrong, 
of  Surry  county,  N.  C.  (  See  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina, 
page  410.)  Alexander  McCall,  the  father  of  Dr.  McCall,  had  resided 
at  Wilmington,  N.  C,  but  from  1794  until  1805  he  resided  at  old 
Richmond,  then  came  to  Smith  county,  Tenn. ,  where  they  both  died. 
The  following  are  the  names  of  the  children  of  Dr.  A.  McCall  and 
his  wife,  R.  M.  E.  King,  viz. : 

G  1.  Sarah,  married  Hugh  McKrea;  has  children  at  Nashville, 
Tenn. 

G  2.  James  King,  was  for  many  years  in  the  United  States 
Army,  and  was  a  captain  of  a  company  in  the  Confederate  war. 

G  3.    Fannie,  died  single. 

G  4.    Alexina,  married  P.  P.  Peck,  Nashville,  Tenn. 

G  5.    Myra,  married  Jo.  Wheeless,  of  Nashville,  Tenn. 

G  6.    Aileen. 


102  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

G  7.  William,  married  Jeanie  Fullerton  and  was  in  the  Confed- 
erate Army. 

■  F  4.    John  Claiborne,  son  of  Mrs.  Sarah  by  her  second  husband, 
was  a  member  of  General  Ruggles'  staff.     He  died  single. 

F  5.  Henry  Laurens  Claiborne,  was  a  quartermaster  in  the  Con- 
federate War.  He  married  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Steele,  of  Kentucky^ 
and  resides  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

F  6.  Mary  Clayton  Claiborne,  married  John  Ramage,  a  merchant 
of  Nashville,  Tenn. ,  and  had  two  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    John  C.  Ramage. 

G  2.  Henry  Ramage,  was  killed  at  Marietta,  Ga.,  in  1864;  he- 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Confederate  Army. 

F  7.    James  Claiborne,  died  single. 

F  8.    Anastasia  Claiborne,  died  single. 

F  9.  Col.  Thomas  Burwell  Claiborne,  was  a  captain  in  the  3d 
Regiment  of  mounted  riflemen  of  the  United  States  Army,  and  was 
promoted  for  gallant  conduct  in  the  war  of  Mexico— particularly  in 
the  battle  of  Huamautla,  where  he  repulsed  the  enemy  by  holding 
his  pistol  at  the  touch-hole  of  the  cannon  he  had  captured,  as  though 
he  would  fire  on  them,  when  the  cannon  was  not  loaded.  He  mar- 
ried Anna  Maxwell,  and  resides  at  Nashville,  Tenn. 

F  10.    Charlotte  Claiborne,  died. 

F  11.    Sarah  Claiborne,  and 

F  12.    Duncan  Robinson,  died. 

E  2.  James  M.,  son  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  of  Davidson  county, 
Tenn.,  was  born  about  1788.  He  was  familiary  styled  by  the  sou- 
briquet of  ' '  Old  Jim  Lewis. ' '  He  was  a  soldier,  sailor  and  traveler. 
He  was  with  General  Jackson  in  the  Seminole  and  other  Indian  wars, 
and  was  wounded  in  the  wrist  and  hip.  He  was  with  Jack- 
son at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans  on  the  8th  of  January,  1815,  as 
one  of  his  body-guard.  Favorable  mention  is  made  of  him  by  Gen. 
Jackson  in  his  report  of  the  battle  of  the  Horse-shoe,  and  also  of  the 
battle  of  New  Orleans.  ( See  life  of  Jackson. )  He  married  Sarah  Bar- 
field,  and  lived  in  Obion  county,  Tenn.  He  was  very  fond  of  hunt- 
ing. On  one  occasion  he  went  into  the  Mississippi  swamp  with  his 
dog  and  gun  on  a  hunting  excursion.  While  there  it  set  in  to  raining 
and  continued  for  several  days,  until  all  the  bayous,  creeks,  etc., 
were  full  to  overflowing,  where  he  and  his  dog  had  no  chance  to  es- 
cape from  the  swamp  except  by  swimming — being  entirely  sur- 
rounded by  water,  and  without  provisions.  He  at  length  killed  a 
fine,  fat  bear,  upon  which  he  and  his  dog  feasted  until  the  waters  sub- 


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sided,  so  that  they  could  return  home.  In  the  meantime  he  and  his 
dog  entirely  devoured  the  bear,  leaving  nothing  but  a  pile  of  bones 
behind  them.  About  the  year  1851  he  left  Obion  county,  Tenn., 
and  went  to  California  and  taught  the  Mendocino  Indians  agricul- 
ture. 

James  M.  Lewis  had  but  two  children  by  Sarah  Barfleld,  his 
wife,  viz. : 

F  1.  Frederick  B.,  married  a  Miss  Bigham,  and  resides  in  Pemi- 
scot county,  Mo. 

F  2.    Thomas  Claiborne,  died  single. 

E  3.  John  Haj-wood,  son  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  of  Davidson  county, 
Tenn.,  graduated  at  the  University  of  Tennessee,  having  two  de- 
grees, A.  B. ,  and  M.  A.,  conferred  upon  him.  He  practiced  law 
fourteen  years  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  and  retired  in  1841.  In  1824,  he 
married  Mary  Betts,  at  the  Xorth,  she  having  been  educated  at  Litch- 
field, Conn. ;  she  was  the  only  daughter  of  Sam  Betts,  a  merchant  of 
Havana  Island,  of  Cuba.  John  H.  Lewis,  after  ha\ing  eleven  chil- 
dren by  Mary  Betts,  his  wife,  died  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1859.  The 
following  are  the  names  of  his  children : 

F  1.  Mary,  born  about  1825;  married  John  "Withers  Clay,  son  of 
Gov.  Clement  C.  Clay,  and  resides  at  Huntsville,  Ala.  He  is  a  law- 
yer by  profession,  and  is  a  brother  of  Clem  C.  Clay,  Jr. 

[From  the  Macou  Beacon.] 

Ex-Governor  C.  C.  Clay,  of  Alabama,  is  dead.  He  died  at  his  resi- 
dence near  Huntsville,  on  the  6th  inst. ,  in  his  77th  year. 

The  Independent  says: 

He  filled  many  important  offices  in  Alabama,  having  been,  at  various 
times,  Judge,  member  of  the  State  Legislature,  Representative  in  Congress, 
Senator  of  the  United  States  and  Governor  of  the  State.  He  was,  through- 
out his  long  life,  not  only  the  recipient  of  public  honors,  but  eminently 
respected  and  esteemed  for  his  private  and  domestic  virtues.  Appropriate 
honors  were  paid  to  his  memory  by  the  corporation  and  citizens  of  Hunts- 
ville, and  the  shops  and  other  places  of  business  were  closed  on  the  after- 
noon of  the  7th,  when  his  funeral  took  place. 

Gov.  Clem  C.  Clay  was  born  in  Halifax  county,  Va. ;  his  father, 
Wm.  Clay,  son  of  James  Clay,  and  his  mother,  Rebecca,  daughter 
of  Sam  Comer,  were  Virginians  and  of  English  descent. 

F  2.  Ellen,  daughter  of  John  H.  Lewis,  was  born  about  1827; 
married  Gabriel  Jordan,  a  graduate  of  the  Military  School  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  engineer  of  the  Memphis  &  Charleston  EaiLroad ;  resides 
at  Huntsville,  Ala. 


104  GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

F  3.  Eliza,  born  about  1829;  married  her  cousin,  Wm.  W.  Lea, 
son  of  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Lea,  and  his  wife,  Eliza  A.  Lewis.  They  reside 
at  Knoxville,  Tenn, 

F  4.    Sarah,  born  about  1831. 

F  5.    John,  born  about  1833. 

F  6,    Myra,  died;  F  7,  Wm.  Lindsay,  died  single. 

F  8.    Heber,  died;  F  9,  Florida;  F  10,  Elodia,   and 

F  11.    Lucy. 

E  6.  Eliza  Augusta,  daughter  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  born  about 
1796;  married,  in  1825,  Dr.  Wm.  Wilson  Lea,  son  of  Maj.  Lea,  near 
Knoxville,  Tenn. ,  and  grandson  of  Luke  Lea,  originally  from  King 
and  Queen  county,  Va.  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Lea  lived,  at  different  times, 
in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Trenton,  Tenn.,  Fulton,  Tenn.,  Noxubee  county, 
Miss. ,  and  then  back  to  Trenton,  Tenn. ,  where  he  died.  Eliza  A. , 
his  first  wife,  died  in  Trenton,  Tenn.,  in  1837.  His  second  wife 
was  a  Miss  Lindsay,  daughter  of  Col.  William  Lindsay,  of  the 
United  States  Army.  Eliza  Augusta  Lea  had  eleven  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.    William  Luke,  born  about  1826:  died  two  years  of  age. 

F  2.    Myra,  died  twenty-one  years  of  age. 

F  3.  Mary  Louisa,  born  about  1830;  married  Charles  E.  Butler, 
of  Carrolton,  Ala. ,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Charles  Lea;  G  2,  Martha  Love;  G  3,  Wm.  Lea;  G4,  Albert 
Lea;  G  5,  Joel  Louis,  etc. 

F  4.  Walter  Scott,  son  of  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Lea,  died  at  the  age  of 
seven. 

F  5.    Eliza  Augusta,  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-two. 

F  6.  William  Wilson,  married  his  cousin,  Eliza  L.  Lewis,  daugh- 
ter of  John  T.  Lewis,  of  Huntsville,  Ala. 

F  7.    Albert,  married  Rosa  Bacon,  of  Fulton,  Tenn. 

F  8.    Sarah  Harper,  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 

F  9.    Laura,  died  at  the  age  of  sixteen. 

F  10.    Pryor,  killed  at  the  battle  of  Shiloh. 

F  11.    Joel  Lewis,  married  Anna  Hartgrove,  of  Fulton,  Tenn. 

E  7.  William  Dixon,  son  of  Colonel  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  about 
1799.  About  1821  he  married  Sarah  Sellers,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children.  His  wife  dying  about  1832,  he  married,  as  his  second 
wife,  Miss  Jane  Terrell,  in  Obion  county,  Tenn.,  by  whom  he  had 
no  children.  He  died  of  cholera  in  Gibson  county,  Tenn.,  in  1832. 
The  following  are  the  names  of  his  two  children : 

F  1.    Joel  R.,  married  a  Miss  Davidson  in  Obion  county,  Tenn. 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  105 

F  2.  Mary  Louisa,  born  in  1823,  at  Eaton,  Gibson  county,  Tenn. 
Her  father  dying  wlien  she  was  but  nine  years  of  age,  she  was 
Taised  by  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Lea,  in  Fulton,  Tenn. ,  where  she  married,  in 
1840,  J.  M.  Alexander,  a  merchant  residing  in  Fulton,  Tenn.  In 
1860  Marj'  Louisa  died,  leaving  six  children,  viz. : 

Ct  1.    Elizabeth  Lea,  born  1841  and  died  in  1860. 

G  2.    Wm.  Dixon,  born  1843. 

G  3.    Laura ;  G  4,  Anna ;  G  5,  Amanda ;  G  6,  Sallie. 

E  8.  Hickman,  son  of  Colonel  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  in  Davidson 
•county,  Tenn.,  in  1801.  He  was  six  feet  in  height  and  was  a  fine- 
looking  man.  He  served  a  campaign  at  sixteen  years  of  age  in  the 
Seminole  war  under  General  Jackson. 

Hickman  Lewis  was  once  engaged  in  the  salt  works  of  Abingdon, 
Virginia;  afterward  he  lived  in  Limestone  county,  Ala.,  where  he 
married  Virginia  Lindsay.  He  then  moved  to  Huntsville,  Ala.,  and 
•engaged  in  merchandising.  Virginia  Lindsa}'  was  a  daughter  of 
Colonel  William  Lindsay,  who  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Va. ,  and 
entered  the  United  States  Army  in  1812.  He  died  in  the  house  of 
John  H.  Lewis,  in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1837.  Hickman  Lewis  died 
in  Huntsville,  Ala.,  in  1842,  after  which  his  widow  moved  to  Noxu- 
bee county,  Miss.,  in  1844,  and  married  Dr.  A.  S.  Whorton  in  1845, 
and  resided  in  Noxubee  county,  where  she  died.  Hickman  Lewis 
had  five  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Joel,  died  in  childhood. 

F  2.  Mary,  married  Joseph  W.  Youngblood,  who  lived  in  Laud- 
erdale count}',  Tenn.,  and  in  Memphis.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the 
Confederate  Army,  was  Captain  of  the  Signal  Corps  and  was  taken 
prisoner  near  Baton  Rouge,  La.     Mary,  his  wife,  died  in  1865. 

F  3.  Dr.  Samuel  Pete,  son  of  Hickman  Lewis,  attended  a  course 
of  medical  lectures  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  and  finally  graduated  in 
medicine  in  New  Orleans  in  1860.  He  was  a  first  lieutenant  of  Cap- 
tain "Coger's  company  from  Noxubee  county.  Miss.,  during  the  Con- 
federate war.  He  was  wounded  at  the  first  Manassas  battle  and 
4ilso  in  the  Perryville  fight.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  located  at 
Webster,  Winston  county,  Miss.,  where  he  sold  drugs  and  practiced 
medicine  a  few  years,  then  went  to  Waco,  Tex.,  and  died  there  in 
1870  or  1871.     He  never  married. 

F  4.  Hon.  Clark,  son  of  Hickman  Lewis,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
Confederate  war  and  married  Hattie,  daughter  of  Tyree  Spaun,  of 
Noxubee  county.  Miss.,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  farming.  His 
post-ofBce  is  Cliftonville,  Miss, 


106  GENEALOGY   OP   THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

HON.  CLARK  LEWIS. 

LouisviiiLE,  Miss.,  May  31,  1888. 

In  this  issue  of  the  Signal  we  announce  the  name  of  this  distinguished 
citizen  of  Noxubee  county  for  Congress  in  this  the  Fourth  District,  subject  ta 
the  action  of  the  Democratic  nominating  convention.  Born  and  reared  in 
Noxubee  county,  he  has  made  for  himself  a  record  both  brilliant  and 
useful. 

In  his  young  manhood,  for  four  years,  in  the  capacity  of  a  private,  he 
illustrated  that  valor  characteristic  of  the  chivalric  Southern  soldier,  and 
after  the  surrender,  when  the  dark  clouds  of  Radicalism  almost  shut  out 
the  sunlight  of  hope,  there  was  not  one  who,  with  more  patriotic  zeal, 
devoted  himself  to  the  restoration  of  our  State  government. 

In  1878  he  was  nominated  and  elected  by  the  Democracy  of  Nox- 
ubee to  the  Legislature,  and  in  that  body,  composed  of  the  best  talent 
of  the  State,  was  at  once  recognized  as  one  of  its  leading  members.  Mr. 
Lewis,  although  a  man  of  commanding  ability,  instead  of  choosing  one  of 
the  learned  professions,  is  a  planter,  thus  illustrating  by  his  success  that 
brains  and  perseverance  tell  in  the  field  as  well  as  in  the  forum  and  legis- 
lative halls. 

In  addition  to  his  well-known  competency  and  ability,  he  comes  indorsed 
by  his  own  county,  the  largest  in  the  district,  which  shows  the  confidence 
his  own  people  have  in  him.  A  thorough  scholar,  a  graceful  speaker,  a 
practical  farmer,  a  Christian  gentleman  and  an  ardent  Democrat,  we 
present  his  name  to  the  Democratic  party  of  Winston  county  as  a 
man  in  every  way  worthy  to  become  the  successor  of  the  Hon.  H.  D. 
Money. 

In  November,  1888,  Clark  Lewis  was  elected  as  a  member  of 
Congress  from  the  Fourth  Congressional  District  of  Mississippi.  The 
votes  stood:  Lewis,  12,855;  M.  K.  Mister,  2,396;  Lewis'  majority, 
10,459. 

The  Philadelphia  Press  gives  biographical  sketches  and  cuts  of 
the  new  members  in  the  present  Congress  in  various  States.  Of 
Hon.  Clark  Lewis  it  says: 

Mississippi  sends  one  new  member  in  her  delegation  of  seven.  Clark 
Lewis  is  his  name,  and  he  is  a  fine  specimen  of  a  self-made  Southerner. 
He  was  the  son  of  a  poor  man,  and  just  as  he  had  earned  a  little  money 
teaching,  his  hope  of  a  college  education  was  cut  off  by  the  war.  He  enlisted 
as  an  infantry  man,  but  broke  his  leg  before  he  saw  service.  As  soon  as 
he  could  he  went  into  the  cavalry.  In  seven  months  he  was  sent  home  dis- 
abled. Then  he  tried  the  artillery  and  served  through  the  war — the  last 
six  months  of  it  as  a  prisoner  at  Elmira,  N.  Y.  After  the  war  he  taught 
school,  kept  store,  farmed  and  served  in  the  Legislature.  He  is  a  manly, 
able  fellow,  tall  and  handsome,  and  kindly.  He  is  a  Farmers'  Alliance- 
man. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  107 

HON.  CLARK  LEWIS,  THE  NEW  MEMBER  FROM  MISSISSIPPL 
[Kansas  City  Times.] 

Washington,  D.  C,  March  20. 

The  personnel  of  Congress  is  constantly  changing,  more  than  one-third 
of  the  Representatives  in  each  Congress  being  new  men.  The  habitues  of 
the  House  gallery  study  these  new  comers  and  hazard  opinions  as  to  their 
talent,  future  usefulness,  etc.;  so  while  the  old  leaders  are  eagerly  inquired 
for  by  the  visiting  stranger,  the  Washingtonian  is  more  interested  in  the 
"  first  termers."  Clark  Lewis,  the  only  new  member  from  Mississippi,  has 
received  much  more  than  ordinary  attention,  for  the  reason  that  he  is  a 
striking  figure — tall,  robust,  erect  and  handsome,  with  fine  gray  eyes,  florid 
complexion,  aquiline  nose  and  firm  mouth ;  and  because  he  is  a  genuine 
farmer,  not  theoretical  or  professional,  but  a  practical  farmer  whose  broad 
fields  in  Noxubee  county  show  that  intelligent  farming  pays. 

Clark  Lewis  is  nearly  fifty,  but  looks  hardly  forty — the  result  of  tem- 
perance, abundant  exercise,  open  air  and  generous  living.  The  war  pre- 
vented his  taking  his  diploma,  but  he  was  well  educated  at  the  famous 
Summerville  Academy,  under  Thomas  Gathright,  one  of  the  most  distin- 
guished educators  of  the  South.  He  then  taught  school  for  two  years,  but 
when  the  war  came  on  he  answered  the  call  to  arms.  On  account  of  a 
broken  leg  he  was  transferred  from  the  infantry  to  the  cavalry  service,  and 
then  to  the  heavy  artillery,  and  did  his  whole  duty  throughout  the  stru"-o-le. 
Mr.  Lewis  received  the  best  education  a  man  can  have — that  which  he 
gives  himself.  He  is  a  reader,  a  student  and  a  thinker.  He  has  a  taste 
for  solid  literature  and,  while  a  consistent  church  member,  is  not  afraid  to 
read  the  subtleties  of  the  positivist  philosophers  and  the  agnosticism  of  the 
scientists. 

The  writer  has  been  told  by  a  schoolmate  of  Mr.  Lewis  and  a  compe- 
tent judge  of  mental  power,  that  Mr.  Lewis  had  the  most  massive  and 
virile  intellect  he  had  ever  known.  While  Mr.  Lewis'  temper  is  combative, 
his  manner  is  courteous  and  conciliatory.  In  opinion  he  is  entirely  inde- 
pendent, and,  aided  by  experience  in  the  State  Legislature,  he  easily 
adapts  himself  to  his  duties  in  the  House  and  in  committee,  where  he  is  a 
diligent,  working,  influential  member.  Mr.  Lewis  has  not  yet  addressed 
the  House,  but  from  his  conversational  vocabulary  and  mental  vigor  a 
speaker  may  be  expected  well  in  line  with  his  older  colleagues  who  have 
made  national  reputations.  When  the  farmers  of  his  district  sent  him  to 
Congress  they  evidently  wanted  a  worker,  and  certainly  they  will  not  be 
disappointed.  Mr.  Lewis  was  defeated  for  nomination  to  a  prior  Congress 
by  the  fraction  of  a  vote,  but  his  majority  when  elected  was  10,459  in  a 
district  where  the  Republican  papers  say  people  are  not  allowed  to  vote. 
It  is  safe  to  say  that  Mr.  Lewis  will  succeed  himself  without  opposition  in 
his  own  partj'. 

Mr.  Lewis  represents  fully  the  views  of  his  constituents,  and  of  agri- 
culturists generally,  on  the  tariff,  and  is  prepared  to  fight  high  taxes  over 


108  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

€very  inch  of  ground  ;  but  from  the  present  outlook  it  seems  the  Ways  and 
Means  Committee  will  have  so  much  trouble  arranging  their  own  discord- 
ant views  our  Democratic  Congressmen  will  have  short  time  for  tariff  dis- 
cussion this  session. 

Mr.  Lewis'  friends  say  he  is  very  companionable,  as  men  of  his  class  in 
the  South  generally  are,  and  always  ready  to  oblige  an  acquaintance  and 
serve  a  friend. 

If  going  to  the  farmers  for  material  brings  into  Congress  such  sound 
stamina,  mental,  moral  and  physical,  as  is  shown  in  Mr.  Lewis,  more  of  the 
same  sort  would  be  vastly  beneficial.  An  honorable  and  successful  career 
is  predicted  for  the  new  Mississippi  member. 

HON.  CLARK  LEWIS. 

The  following  is  taken  from  the  Clodhopper,  Kosciusko,  Miss.: 

"  We  would  feel  perfectly  at  ease  in  saying  to  Mr.  Lewis  that  if  he  will 
■consent  to  allow  his  farmer  friends  to  put  his  name  forward  as  a  candidate 
for  the  United  States  Senate,  he  would  be  sure  of  Attalla's  vote,  and  if  he 
would  defend  these  views  over  the  State,  we  believe  he  would  capture  the 
prize.  The  farmers  must  put  these  demands  into  effect  or  the  Alliance 
had  best  to  quit  and  turn  themselves  over  to  the  element  inside  the  Demo- 
cratic party,  that  always  has  and  always  will  oppose  them.  Can  the  Hon. 
Clark  Lewis  be  induced  to  let  his  name  be  used  as  a  candidate  for  the 
United  States  Senate?  " 

The  above  is  supplemented  by  a  letter  in  the  Mississippian,  from  Noxu- 
bee county,  of  which  the  following  is  an  extract : 

"  The  Democracy  of  this  district  offer  their  Congressman,  Hon.  Clark 
Lewis,  to  the  Democracy  and  Alliance  of  the  State  as  a  suitable  man  to 
represent  us  in  that  august  body.  Hon.  Clark  Lewis  has  just  finished  his 
first  term  in  the  lower  House  and  has  been  re-elected  without  opposition  in 
the  Democratic  ranks  to  succeed  himself.  Mr.  Lewis  has  taken  a  high 
stand  among  our  national  legislators,  and  deservedly  so,  for  he  is  eminently 
well  qualified  for  such  a  position. 

F  5.    Martha,  daughter  of  Hickman  Lewis,  died  in  childhood. 

E  11.  Mary  Louisa,  daughter  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  of  Davidson 
county,  Tenn.,  was  born  in  1808.  She  married,  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
Judge  Ed.  R.  Wallace,  who  lived  in  Winchester,  Russellville,  Ky., 
Morgan  county,  Ala. ,  and,  finally,  at  Aberdeen,  Miss. ,  where  he  died. 
He  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  was  once  Judge  of  the  County 
Court  in  Morgan  county,  Ala.  After  the  death  of  Mary  Louisa,  his 
first  wife,  he  married  Virginia  Penn.  Mary  Louisa  died  in  Hunts- 
ville,  Ala.,  in  1837.     She  had  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    William,  was  born  aboiit  1826;  married  Amelia  Paul. 

F  2.    George,  born  about  1828. 

F  3.    Edwin  R. ,  Jr. ,  born  about  1830 ;  killed  in  Knoxville,  in  1863. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  109' 

F  4.    Joel,  born  about  1832;  died  young. 

F  5.    Cliaiies,  born  about  1834;  resides  at  Huntsville,  Ala. 

F  6.    Mary  Louisa,  born  about  1836;  died. 

E  12.  Anna  Octavia,  daughter  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  born  about 
1810;  married  Wm.  Knox,  who  was  a  merchant  and  banker  in  Mont- 
gomery, Ala.     He  died  in  1869.     She  had  fourteen  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    John,  was  drowned. 

F  2.    Joel,  married. 

F  3.    William  C.  Claiborne,  died. 

F  4.  Myra,  married  T.  J.  Semmes ;  resides  at  New  Orleans  and 
has  children,  viz.:     Gr  1.  William  Knox,  died;  G  2,  Myra,  etc. 

F  5.    William  Hickman,  died. 

F  6.  Anna  Isabel,  married  Donnell  and  Paul ;  resides  at  Mont- 
gomery', Ala.,  and  has  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  John  R.  Donnell;  G  2, 
Isabel  Donnell;  G  3,  Mary  Donnell;  G  4,  Lucy  Paul,  etc. 

F  7.  William  K.,  married  Ann  Coxe;  resides  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  and  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Anna  Octavia  Lewis;  G  2,  Wm. 
Knox,  died. 

F  8.  John  Haywood,  died;  F  9,  Robert  H. ;  F  10,  George,  died; 
F  11,  Robert  Henderson;  F  12,  Mary  Louisa;  F  13,  Mary  Ann; 
F  14,  Hickman  Lewis. 

E  13.  Capt.  Joel,  son  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  about  1812. 
He  read  law,  but  never  practiced  it;  engaged  in  rearing  fine  stock 
about  Huntsville,  Ala. ;  was  rather  eccentric  in  some  things ;  was  a 
great  talker.  Once,  at  a  party  in  Nashville,  one  of  the  Mr.  Ewings, 
it  is  said,  in  order  to  make  a  display  of  his  money,  lighted  a  cigar 
with  a  five-dollar  bill  in  the  presence  of  the  crowd;  Capt.  Joel 
Lewis,  in  order  to  surpass  him,  lighted  a  cigar  with  a  fifty-dollar 
bill.  He  commanded  a  company  in  the  Mexican  war,  as  captain  in 
the  2d  Regiment  of  Tennessee  Volunteers.  He  never  married;  went 
to  California,  and  was  teaching  agriculture  to  the  Mendocino  Indians 
when  last  heard  of. 

E  15.  Darthula,  daughter  of  Col.  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  about 
1816.  She  married  a  Mr.  Harrison;  went  to  Texas,  where  she  died, 
leaving  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Miriam;  F  2,  Anna;  F  3,  Wm.  Knox,  etc. 

D  11.  James  Martin,  son  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  was  born  in  1762,  in  Albemarle  county,  Va.  He  was  a  Rev- 
olutionary soldier  and  was  in  the  battle  of  King's  Mountain.  (  See 
"King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes,"  on  pages  261,  457  and  458.) 
He  emigrated  with  his  father  and  brothers  about  1793,  from  Surry 


110  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

county,  N.  C. ,  to  Nashville,  Tenn.  He  finally  settled  in  Columbia, 
Maury  county,  as  a  merchant,  where  he  died  in  1830.  He  married 
in  1790,  Mary  Boswell,  daughter  of  Benj.  Herndon,  of  Wilkes 
county,  N.  C,  who  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  who  repre- 
sented Wilkes  county  in  the  State  Legislature  from  1783  to  1786. 
(See  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina,  page  465.)  James  M. 
Lewis  and  the  most  of  his  family  were  Presbyterians;  his  wife  was 
a  Methodist,  and  was  born  in  1770.     They  had  ten  children,  viz. : 

El.  Benjamin  Herndon,  born  1791;  died  single  in  Woodville, 
Miss.,  in  1835.     He  was  a  very  talented  3'oung  man. 

E  2.  William  Terrell,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1792.  He  finally  settled 
in  or  near  Woodville,  Wilkinson  county,  Miss.,  where  he  died  in 
185-4.  He  was  for  many  years  sherifl'  of  Wilkinson  county;  was 
very  popular,  and  much  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him,  for  his  char- 
itable acts  and  kindness  towards  the  unfortunate  sufferers  during 
the  prevalence  of  yellow  fever  and  other  epidemics.  He  married 
first,  Miss  Vii'ginia  Elizabeth  Marshall,  in  Woodville,  Miss.  She 
was  born  in  Bedford  county,  Tenn. ,  and  was  the  daughter  of  John 
and  Mary  Marshall,  and  a  granddaughter,  on  her  mother's  side,  of 
Capt.  Mat  Martin,  of  Wartrace,  Bedford  county.  His  first  wife 
died  in  1831,  leaving  two  children.  In  1839  he  married  Mamie 
Eliza  Davis,  as  his  second  wife,  by  whom  he  raised  only  one  child. 
His  second  wife  died  in  1842,  while  on  a  visit  to  her  mother,  on  Ten- 
sas river,  five  miles  from  Trinity,  La.     Their  children  were,  viz. : 

F  1.    Benjamin  Herndon,  died  in  childhood. 

F  2.    William  Terrell,  Jr.,  born  in  1829;  married  Isabella  Welch. 

F  3.    Mary  Eliza,  born  about  1840;  married  Frank  W.  Moore. 

F  2.  William  Terrell,  Jr.,  who  was  born  in  1829,  in  Woodville, 
Miss.,  was  raised  by  his  grandmother,  Mrs.  Mary  Clay  Marshall, 
and  went  with  her  to  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  1837,  where  he  remained 
until  1844,  after  which  he  went  to  Jackson  College,  in  Maury 
county,  Tenn.,  and  then  went  to  school  at  Gallatin,  Tenn.,  to  Mr. 
Wymon,  at  Rural  Academy,  after  which  he  went  to  Fayetteville, 
Lincoln  county,  Tenn. ,  and  studied  under  H.  A.  Dickerson,  a  grad- 
uate of  Yale  College,  where  he  remained  until  1849,  receiving  a 
classical  education,  together  with  mathematics  and  the  sciences. 

In  the  fall  of  1850  he  entered  the  law  school  of  the  Cumberland 
University,  at  Lebanon,  under  Chief  Justice  Nathaniel  Green,  B.  F. 
Ridley,  Chancellor  of  the  State,  and  Abram  Caruthers. 

In  1851  he  obtained  license  to  practice  law,  and  moved  to,  and 
settled  in,  Fayetteville,   Tenn.,  and  entered  into  partnership  with 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  111 

-James  R.  Bright.  In  the  fall  of  1852  he  returned  to  his  native 
town,  Woodville,  Miss. ,  and  entered  into  co-partnership  with  J.  D. 
Oildart.  In  the  fall  of  1853  he  was  elected  Mayor  of  Woodville, 
In  1854  he  resigned  and  went  to  California,  via  Gray  town,  Nicara- 
gua, etc.,  and  arrived  in  San  Francisco  in  1854.  During  that  year  he 
practiced  his  profession  in  Tual  county,  Cal. ;  from  there  he  went  to, 
a,nd  settled  in,  Valicito,  Calaveras  county,  and  practiced  law  and  en- 
gaged in  mining  until  1857,  when  he  was  elected  as  State  Senator, 
to  fill  the  unexpired  term  of  W.  B.  Norman.  In  1861  he  was  re- 
elected to  the  State  Senate,  beating  Wm.  Higby,  In  1868  he  moved 
to  Angel" s,  Calaveras  county;  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession and  in  mining.  In  1871  he  moved  to  San  Andreas,  the 
■county-seat  of  Calaveras  county,  where  he  continued  the  practice  of 
his  profession  until  1873,  when  he  was  elected  District  Attorney  in 
and  for  Calaveras  county,  of  the  11th  Judicial  District,  by  an  over- 
whelming majority. 

In  1871  he  married  Miss  Isabella  Welch,  at  Angel's.  She  was 
born  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Farle}",  born  December  15,  1872,  etc. 

F.  3.  Mary  Eliza  Davis,  daughter  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  Sr.,  of 
Woodville,  Miss.,  was  born  in  1840,  and  in  1858  married  Col.  Frank 
W.  Moore,  of  Issequena  county,  Miss.,  and  died  in  New  Orleans, 
March  19,  1886,  while  on  a  visit  to  the  city;  was  buried  in  Vicks- 
burg.  Miss.     She  left  two  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Frank  W.,  born  1862. 

G  2.  Emmett  N.,  born  1864,  Hay's  Landing,  Issaquena  county, 
Miss. 

E  3.  Sarah  Pines,  daughter  of  James  M.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1794,  and  died  in  Nashville,  Tenn. ,  in  1844.  She  first  married 
Isaac  B.  Hardin,  by  whom  she  had  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  William  Ferdinand, was  born  about  1812;  resides,a  bachelor, 
near  Memphis,  Tenn. 

F  2.  Benjamin  Lewis,  was  born  about  1814;  married  and  lives 
near  Memphis,  Tenn. 

F  3.    One  child  that  died  in  infancy. 

Mr,  Hardin  died  in  1824,  after  which  Sarah  P.,  his  widow,  mar- 
ried Dr.  William  McNeil,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  by  whom  she  had  no 
children. 

E  4.  Fanny,  daughter  of  Jas.  M.  Lewis,  born  1796,  and  died 
1797. 

E  5.    Ann  C,  daughter  of  Jas,  M.  Lewis,  born  in  1798;  married 


112  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

John  Hodge  in  1814,  and   died   in  Carroll  county,  Miss.,  in   1848. 
She  had  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    James  Lewis,  born  1808,  and  died  1848,  unmarried. 

F  2.    Joseph,  born  1813,  and  died  1850,  unmarried. 

F  3.  Mary  Euphenia,  born  1821 ;  married  Dr.  A.  H.  Buchanan 
in  1833,  and  now  resides,  a  widow,  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark.  Dr.  Buch- 
anan was  a  very  distinguished  physician,  and  was  a  professor  in  the 
Medical  College  at  Nashville.  He  died  in  Greorgia  in  1865,  leaving 
an  only  son,  viz. :  G  1,  Thomas  Buchanan,  who  was  born  about 
1841,  and  resides  with  his  widowed  mother  near  Hot  Springs, 
Ark. 

F  4.  Wm.  Isaac  Hodge,  was  born  March  14,  1820,  and  died 
January  4,  1864,  at  Woodville,  Miss.  When  quite  a  boy  he  came 
to  Woodville,  Miss.,  to  his  uncle,  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  the  sheriff  of  said 
county,  he  acting  as  deputy  for  his  uncle  for  some  years.  He  was 
quite  popular  among  his  friends.  He  did  much  good  during  the  yel- 
low fever  epidemic  of  1844,  when  nearly  the  whole  population  of 
the  town  was  swept  away  by  the  dreadful  scourge.  During  this 
time  he  was  elected  lieutenant-colonel  of  the  United  States  militia, 
which  title  he  wore  till  his  death.  When  war  was  declared  against 
Mexico,  he  volunteered  his  services  and  went  to  Mexico  in  com- 
pany B.,  commanded  by  Capt.  D.  H.  Cooper — Hon.  Jeff.  Davis  as 
colonel  of  the  regiment — and  fought  under  General  Zachary  Taylor, 
and  passed  with  him  to  the  halls  of  Montezuma,  where  Gen.  John 
A.  Quitman  was  made  President  of  Mexico.  After  returning  to 
Woodville,  Miss.,  he  married,  on  the  25th  day  of  February,  1848,  Miss 
Margaret  P.  Ellis,  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church,  who  was  born 
August  19,  1828.  He  also  served  in  the  late  Civil  war  as  Lieu- 
tenant and  Captain  of  the  "  Bingaman  Rangers"  from  Natchez. 
He  raised  six  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Thos.  E.  Hodge,  born  May  2,  1849;  was  very  tall,  with 
light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion. 

G  2.    Ann  Lewis  Hodge,   born  March  14,  1851,  and  died  1852. 

G  3.  Martha  E.,  born  July  25,  1853;  is  five  feet  four  and  one- 
half  inches  in  height,  with  blue  eyes  and  auburn  hair,  weighing  one 
hundred  and  thirty  pounds,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 
She  married,  April  13,  1874,  James  Ernest  Peeler,  of  Warren 
county,  Miss.,  son  of  Richmond  Peeler;  he  was  a  cotton  planter  and 
the  originator  of  the  celebrated  "Peeler  cotton,"  noted  as  "long 
staple. ' '     James  E.  and  Martha  Peeler  had  four  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Clementine    Gorden,    born    January  13,    1875;    has    blue 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  113 

eyes,  light  hair  and  fair  complexion,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Epis- 
copal church. 

H  2.  Jas.  Ernest,  Jr.,  born  December  25,  1877;  blue  eyes  and 
dark  hair,  and  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 

H  3.  Margaret  Ellis,  born  November  3,  1879;  blue  eyes,  light 
hair  and  fair  complexion,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 

H  4.  Richmond,  born  October  7,  1881;  blue  eyes  and  light 
hair. 

Jas.  E.  Peeler,  Sr. ,  was  born  May  22,  1851,  in  Warren  county, 
Miss.,  and  died  August  3,  1883.  He  was  live  feet  ten  inches  in 
height,  weighing  one  hundred  aud  fifty  pounds,  and  was  a  graduate 
of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Commercial  College,  St.  Louis,  Mo.  ;  had 
light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion. 

G  4.  George  Gorden  Hodge,  daughter  of  Wm.  I. ,  born  May  2, 
1857;  had  blue  eyes,  fair  complexion,  dark  hair  and  weighed  one 
hundred  and  fifteen  pounds.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
church;  died  single  in  1884,  and  was  in  Yicksburg,  Miss. 

G  5.    Hugh  McGehee,  born  August  19,  1859:  died  April  17,  1863. 

G  6.  3Iary  B.,  born  August  16,  1861;  died  April  14,  1863,  and 
buried  at  Mt.  Vernon,  the  family  burying-ground.  -. 

F  5.    Robert  Thomas  Hodge,  born  1827;  died  single  in  1S52. 

F  6.  Col.  Benjamin  Lewis  Hodge,  was  born  in  1829;  married 
Miss  Caledonia  Cash;  had  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Arthur  G.,  etc.,  and 
died  at  Shreveport,  La.,  in  1864.  Col.  Benj.  L.  Hodge  was  a  law- 
yer, residing  at  Shreveport,  La.,  where  he  practiced  law  for  several 
years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Convention  of  Louisiana 
when  the  State  seceded  from  the  general  government,  and  signed  the 
Declaration  of  Independence.  "When  the  tocsin  was  sounded  for 
war,  he  was  among  the  first  that  volunteered  their  services  in  behalf 
of  the  Southern  States,  and  was  elected  lieutenant  of  a  company  or- 
ganized at  Shreveport,  called  the  "Shreveport  Grays."  He  soon 
left  his  company,  returned  home,  raised  a  regiment,  and  was  elected 
its  colonel. 

[  From  the  Daily  Delta,  of  New  Orleans,  Xovember  13,  1861.] 

Camp  Moore,  November  11,  1861. 
Editor  Delta:     The  19th  Regiment  of  Louisiana  Volunteers  was  or- 
ganized here  on  last  Saturday  by  the  election  of  the  following  officers: 
B.  L.  Hodge,  Colonel;  J.  M.  Hollingsworth,  Lieutenant-Colonel,  and  Lou- 
den Butler,  Major. 

Col.  Hodge  is  well  known  as  one  of  the  most  brilliant  men  in  North 
Louisiana,  of  fine  military  acquirements,  and  every  way  well  qualified  to 
command  the  noble  band  of  men  of  whom  he  is  the  chosen  leader.     He  is 


114  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

a  lawyer  of  distinction,  and  was  a  leading  member  of  the  State  Conven- 
tion that  severed  the  connection  between  Louisiana  and  the  old  Union,  and 
gave  his  hearty  support  to  that  measure. 

He  was  one  of  the  Bell  electors  in  the  last  campaign,  but  as  soon  as 
Lincoln's  election  was  known,  gave  his  voice  for  the  South,  and  by  his 
brilliant  talents  became  at  once  a  leader  in  the  secession  movement. 

He  was  not  permitted  to  remain  long  in  the  army,  for  in  1864 
he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Confederate  Congress  from  Shreve- 
port,  La. ,  which  office  he  held  to  the  day  of  his  death. 

[From  the  Eastern  Clarion,  September  20,  1864.] 
DEATH   OP    B.   L.   HODGE. 

Hon.  B.  L.  Hodge,  member  of  Congress  from  Louisiana,  died  recently 
in  Shreveport.  He  was  a  talented  and  able  lawyer,  standing  at  the  head  of 
his  profession  in  Northern  Louisiana,  and  was  universally  loved  and 
respected. 

E  6.  Eliza  Farrar,  daughter  of  James  M.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1802,  in  Columbia,  Tenn.  In  1820  she  married  Dr.  Thomas  Brown, 
had  six  children,  and  died  in  Columbia  in  1844.  Dr.  Brown  was  a 
brother  of  Governor  A.  V.  Brown,  of  Tennessee.  The  following  are 
the  names  of  their  children,  viz. : 

r  1.  Caledonia,  born  1821,  married  Meredith  Poindexter  Gentry 
in  1847  (a  cousin  of  Abram  Poindexter  Maury,  of  Maury  county, 
Tenn.).  He  was  a  farmer  of  Bedford  county,  Tenn.  He  was  a 
member  of  Congress  from  Tennessee  in  1839,  1841,  1845,  1847, 
1849.  (SeeT.  H.  Benton's  Thirty  Years'  View.)  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Confederate  Congress,  in  1862,  from  Tennessee. 

[From  the  Louisville  Courier-Journal,  November  6,  1866.] 
Hon.  Meredith  P.  Gentry,  of  Tennessee,  is  dead.  He  was  a  man  of  dis- 
tinguished ability.  As  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  old  Whig  party,  he  was, 
for  many  years,  an  important  power  in  Tennessee,  and  his  fame  was 
national.  He  sustained  his  first,  and  perhaps  only,  political  defeat  in  a 
conflict,  a  most  desperate  one,  with  Andrew  Johnson.  We  do  not  think  he 
ever  fully  recovered  from  it." 

The  following  sketch  we  clip  from  the   Courier-Journal  by  ' '  An 

Old  Fogy:" 

One  of  the  most  prominent  and  eloquent  men  who  figured  in  the  politics 
of  Tennessee  for  many  years  was  Colonel  Meredith  P.  Gentry.  I  first  met 
him  in  the  Legislature  of  1835.  He  was  a  frank,  outspoken,  handsome 
young  man.  He  took  but  little  part  in  the  debates  of  that  session.  In 
1837  he  was  re-elected,  and  long  before  the  Legislature  came  to  its  close  he 
had  shown  himself  to  be  a  natural  orator.    There  was  not  only  sweet  music 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  115 

in  his  voice,  but  the  most  appropriate  words  in  our  language  flowed  from 
his  lips  without  an  apparent  effort.  In  1839  he  was  elected  a  Representa- 
tive to  Congress,  as  a  Whig,  and  served  four  years,  declining  a  re-election 
in  1843.  In  1845  he  was  returned  to  Congress.  During  that  canvass  a 
report  was  circulated  against  him  in  one  of  the  towns  of  his  district  that  he 
took  a  drop  too  much  of  the  ardent.  I  must  give  his  reply  to  this  charge, 
as  it  shows  the  character  of  the  man  for  boldness:  "I  have  been  in  the 
habit  all  my  life,"  said  he,  "of  taking  a  social  glass  with  my  friends,  and 
I  expect  to  continue  it.  Sometimes  I  take  one  glass,  sometimes  two,  some- 
times three;  and,  if  you  must  know  the  whole  truth,  fellow-citizens,  some- 
times I  get  most  gloriousl}-  drunk."  That  was  Gentry  all  over.  He  had 
no  concealments.  I  got  this  reply,  in  the  words  I  have  given,  from  a 
Democrat  who  heard  it,  and  whom  it  had  converted  into  an  enthusiastic 
friend.  Colonel  Gentry  was  re-elected  in  1847,  in  1849  and  in  1851,  the  last 
two  races  without  opposition. 

The  Whig  party  received  its  death  blow  in  1852 — its  Presidential  candi- 
date. General  Scott,  receiving  the  electoral  votes  of  only  four  States,  Ten- 
nessee, Kentucky,  Vermont  and  Massachusetts.  The  Know-Nothing  party 
soon  took  its  place  and  carried  for  awhile  everything  before  it.  It  was 
overthrown  in  Tennessee  by  Andrew  Johnson  in  1855.  He  was  the  Demo- 
cratic candidate  for  Governor,  and  Colonel  Gentry  the  candidate  of  the 
Know-Nothings. 

They  had  a  high  old  time  of  it,  and  the  result  was  the  triumph  of 
Johnson.  E.  G.  Eastman  was  then  editor  of  the  leading  Democratic  organ 
of  the  State.  Shortly  after  the  election  William  G.  Brownlow  and  Colonel 
Matt  Martin  visited  Colonel  Gentry  at  his  country  home  and  remained  with 
him  two  or  three  days.  When  their  horses  were  saddled,  and  they  were 
about  to  depart.  Colonel  Gentry  took  down  a  Bible  from  the  book-case  and 
said  :  "  I  never  permit  a  distinguished  divine  to  honor  me  with  a  visit  and 
leave  without  saying  prayers  for  the  family  and  the  neighborhood.  Brown- 
low,  you  must  pray."  They  all  seated  themselves,  and  after  Brownlow  had 
read  a  chapter  in  the  Bible  he  kneeled  down  and  commenced.  It  was  not 
long  before  he  prayed  that  the  Lord  might  send  beams  of  grace  upon  the 
hearts  of  Andrew  Johnson  and  his  man  Eastman.  "Stop,  Brownlow,  stop," 
exclaimed  Gentry.  "  If  that  petition  is  answered,  the  plan  of  salvation  will 
be  exhausted  and  the  rest  of  us  will  be  damned." 

In  1860-61  Colonel  Gentry's  eloquent  voice  was  often  heard  in  behalf  of 
the  Union.  But  when  the  war  came  he  took  the  side  of  his  section  and 
was  elected  to  the  Confederate  Congress.  He  died  in  1866,  aged  fiftj'-five 
years.  An  Old  Fogy. 

[From  the  Courier-Journal,  December  5, 1881.] 
M.  P.  Gentry,  of  Tennessee,  was  a  member  of  Congress.  He  was 
arrested  at  his  home  in  the  fall  of  1863,  and  required  to  appear  before 
General  Rousseau,  of  Nashville,  on  the  first  day  of  January,  1864.  That 
night  he  told  me  what  he  had  said  to  the  General.  As  well  as  I  can  recol- 
lect his  words,  they  were  these  :  "  General  Rousseau,  the  preservation  of 
this  Union  has  been  the  grand  idea  of  my  life.     I  fought  nullification  as 


116  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

soon  as  it  raised  its  odious  head.  I  fouglit  secession  till  tlae  last  day  in  the- 
evening,  but  when  I  saw  all  my  neighbors  get  on  board  the  secession  bout, 
I  exclaimed  :  '  Boys,  I  will  get  in  and  go  with  you,  if  you  go  to  Halifax.'  "" 

An  Old  Fogy. 

[From  Louisville  Journal,  October  3,  1866.] 
Hon.  Meredith  P.  Gentry  died  at  half  past  eight  o'clock  yesterday  morn- 
ing at  the  residence  of  a  relative,  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Haggett,  near  this  cit}-. 

A.  H.  Stephens,  in  his  History  of  the  United  States,  giA'es  a 
sketch  of  Meredith  P.  Gentry  on  page  959,  at  the  conclusion  of 
which  he  says: 

This  brief  tribute  is  given  to  the  memorj'  of  one  of  the  truest  and 
noblest  gentlemen  the  writer  ever  met  with  in  his  eventful  life.  No  pro- 
founder  philanthrojjist,  no  one  more  devoted  to  constitutional  liberty  ever 
lived  in  this  or  any  other  country  than  Meredith  Poindexter  Gentrj-." 

Alexander  H.  Stephens. 

Washington,  D.  C,  May  17,  1881. 

Meredith  P.  Gentry  was  born  in  Rockingham  county,  N.  C, 
September  15,  1809.  His  mother  was  Theodosia  Poindexter.  His 
father,  in  1813,  emigrated  to  Tennessee  and  settled  in  Williamson 
county.  Before  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  was  elected 
colonel  of  the  militia  in  Tennessee.  He  was  elected  as  a  member  of 
the  Legislature  of  Tennessee  in  1835.  He  was  elected  as  a  member 
of  Congress  in  1839,  1841,  1843  and  in  1845.  He  first  married  Miss 
Emily  Saunders,  February  22,  1837,  a  granddaughter  of  John 
Donalson.  His  second  wife  was  Miss  Caledonia,  daughter  of  Dr. 
Brown  and  niece  of  Governor  A.  V.  Brown.  Caledonia  Brown  had 
two  children  by  M.  P.  Gentry  and  died  in  Bedford  county,  Tenn., 
in  1852.  The  names  of  her  two  children  are:  G  1,  Albert,  and 
G  2,  Charles  Gentry. 

F  2.  Ann,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Eliza  and  Dr.  Thomas  Brown,  mar- 
ried Alexander  Williamson  in  1843.  They  reside  at  Summerville, 
Tenn.,  and  have  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Cordelia;  G  2,  Mildred;  G  3, 
Orlando;  G  4,  Thomas;  G  5,  Susan,  etc. 

F  3.  Cordelia,  daughter  of  Eliza  and  Dr.  Brown,  married  Dr. 
Watt,  of  Summerville,  Tenn.,  in  1846.  She  died  childless  in  Texas 
in  1846,  aged  twenty  years. 

F  4.    Hamilton  Brown,  born  1831,  died  1842. 

F  5.  Orlando  Brown,  born  1833,  married  Josephine  Cooper, 
resides  at  Summerville,  Tenn.,  and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Albert; 
G  2,  Lula,  etc. 

F  6.    Thomas  Brown,  born  1835  and  died  1840. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  117 

E  7,  8  and  9.  Three  daughters,  triplets,  of  James  M.  Lewis, 
born  1803,  died  nameless. 

E  10.  Micajah  Green,  son  of  James  M.  Lewis,  was  born  in  1806, 
resides  in  Angel's,  Calaveras  county,  Cal. ;  married  Eliza  Jane  Shaw 
in  1826,  and  had  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    James  M.,  born  1828,  died  1829. 

F  2.  Benjamin  Hugh,  born  1830,  married  in  California  a  Miss 
Mary  Isabel  in  1860,  and  has  three  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Green;  G  2, 
Hampton;  G  3,  Mar}',  etc. 

F  3.  Mary  Orlean,  daughter  of  Micajah  G.  Lewis,  was  born 
1835  and  died  1853,  unmarried. 

F  4.  William  Hickman,  son  of  Micajah  G.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1838,  married  Rebecca  Patterson,  of  Tennessee,  in  1858,  and  resides 
at  Paris,  Lamar  county,  Tex. 

F  5.  Amanda,  born  1843,  married  Ben  F.  Hilliard,  of  Lamar 
county,  Tex. 

F  6.    Katharine  Green,  died  in  childhood. 


118  -  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE  YI. 

MACKEY  FAMILY,  RUTHERFORD  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

C  2.    Susannah,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  by  Miss Terrell,, 

his  first  wife,  was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Va. ,  about  1726.  She 
married  Alexander  Mackey,  and  moved  from  Albemarle  county,  Ya. , 
to  Rutherford  county,  N.  C,  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  where 
she  died,  in  1784,  from  small-pox,  on  Broad  river,  a  few  miles  from 
Rutherford  ton.  Alexander  Mackey  died  in  the  same  county  soon 
after  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  They  raised  six  children, 
viz, : 

D  1.    John,  died  a  bachelor  in  Robertson  county,  Tenn. 

D  2.  Susannah,  married  Rob.  Young  and  died  near  the  Ohio 
river,  perhaps  in  the  State  of  Ohio,  or  Kentucky. 

D  3.  Rebecca,  married  John  Young  and  died  near  the  Ohio 
river. 

D  4.    Mary,  married  a  Mr.  Powers  and  died  in  Kentucky. 

D  5.  David,  married  Sally  Potts  and  resided  at  New  Madrid, 
New  Madrid  county.  Mo. ,  where  his  wife  died,  leaving  two  children. 
After  the  death  of  his  wife  he  started  to  move.  He  placed  his  two 
little  children  on  a  boat  and  went  by  land  himself  in  order  to  carry 
his  stock.  He  was  taken  sick  on  the  road  and  died  in  the  Choctaw 
Nation.     His  children  were  never  heard  of  afterward. 

D  6.  William  Lewis  Mackey,  the  youngest,  was  born  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  N.  C,  about  1773. 

Elizabeth  Ashbrook,  whom  he  married  in  Rutherford  county,  N.  C.,, 
about  the  year  1792,  was  born  in  1769  in  Rutherford  county,  N.  C. 

Wm.  L.  Mackey  was  about  six  feet  in  height,  of  fair  complexion, 
with  black  hair  and  blue  eyes,  and  weighed  about  one  hundred  and 
sixty  pounds.  After  his  marriage  he  remained  in  Rutherford  county 
until  after  the  birth  of  his  two  eldest  children.  In  1795  he  emigrated 
to  Tennessee  through  the  wilderness  without  a  road  or  guide,  in 
company  with  one  or  two  other  families,  and  settled  in  Christian 
county.  From  thence  he  moved  to  Robertson  county,  then  to  Smith, 
then  to  Bedford,  and  finally  settled  in  Maury  county,  where  he  died 
in  1862  or  1863.  He  worked  a  short  time  at  Tuscumbia,  Ala.,  and 
helped  to  put  up  the  first  log-cabin  that  was  built  at  that  now 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  119 

flourishing  city.  While  engaged  in  putting  up  this  log-cabin,  above 
mentioned,  he  cut  his  knee  with  an  ax. 

After  his  death  the  following  obituary  notice  was  published  at 
Columbia,  Tenn. : 

William  Lewis  Mackey,  the  subject  of  this  obituary,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  N.  C,  near  what  is  called  "the  foot  of  the  mountain," 
in  1773. 

Death  is  at  all  times  fearful  to  behold,  inVhatever  form  he  may  appear, 
yet  he  maj-  be  dissolved  of  many  terrors  by  a  holy,  consistent  life.  Such 
was  the  case  with  the  present  subject.  He  was  a  worthj-  citizen,  upright 
in  all  his  dealings — in  a  word,  an  honest  man,  the  "noblest  work  of  God." 
Though  not  a  member  of  the  church,  he  entertained  no  fears  of  a  hereafter, 
but  spoke  often,  calmly  and  with  resignation,  of  his  departure.  Having 
lived  the  life  of  a  good  man,  the  king  of  terror  was  disarmed,  and  he  could 
look  with  an  eye  of  faith  to  the  haven  of  eternal  rest,  where,  free  from  the 
trials  of  earth,  the  "weary  find  rest  and  the  wicked  cease  to  trouble."  It  is 
a  source  of  unmistakable  gratification  to  his  surviving  friends  to  feel,  after 
having  fought  the  battles  of  life,  he  is  at  rest,  and  that  if  faithful  they 
maj'  one  day  meet  the  kind  friend  on  the  banks  of  everlasting  deliverance, 
in  the  pure  realm  where  parting  is  unknown.  Maj*  each  member  of  his 
family  be  constrained  to  follow  in  his  footsteps,  imitate  his  worthy  example 
in  all  things,  emulate  his  noble  virtues,  and,  when  called  hence,  may  no 
fears  arise,  no  lowering  clouds  obscure  the  horizon,  but  with  the  armor  of 
faith  sustain  by  hope  the  peaceful  anchor  of  the  soul.  Maj'  they  launch 
their  barks  on  the  tempestuous  waves,  feeling  sure  of  safely  anchoring  at 
home. 

OBITUARY  OF  MRS.  ELIZABETH  MACKEY. 

DIED, 

In  Maurj'  county,  Tenn.,  on  the  17th  of  January,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Mackey, 
wife  of  William  L.  and  mother  of  Alexander  Mackey,  Jr.,  in  the  eighty- 
seventh  year  of  her  age.  The  deceased  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina, 
where  she  embraced  the  Christian  religion  and  connected  herself  with  the 
Baptist  church,  in  the  faith  of  which  she  died,  confidently  anticipating 
a  blissful  immortality  bej'ond  the  grave.  A  Friend. 

William  L.  Mackey  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Ashbrook,  had  nine 
children,  but  raised  only  eight,  viz. : 

E  1.    Rebecca  Mackey,  born  1793;  married  Elisha  Smith. 

E  2.    Sarah  Mackey,  born  1795;  married  Joel  Coffey. 

E  3.    Alexander  Mackey,  born  1797;  married  Matilda  Alderson. 

E  4.    Margaret  Mackey,  born  1799;  married  Joseph  Clark. 

E  5.    Joel  Lewis  Mackey,  born  1801 ;  married  Mary  Fonville. 

E  6.    Eleanor  Mackey,  born  1803;  married  Moland  Eason. 

E  7.    William  Terrell,  born  1808;  died  single  in  1833. 


120  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  8.    Elizabeth,  born  1805;  married  Wm.  Terrell;  and 

E  9.    Moses  Ashbrook,  born  1814,  and  died  in  1824. 

E  1.  Rebecca,  the  eldest  child  of  Wm.  L.  Mackey,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  N.  C,  and  married,  in  Tennessee,  about  the 
year  1810,  to  Lieutenant  Elisha  Smith.  Mr.  Smith  was  a  lieutenant 
in  a  company  belonging  to  General  Carroll's  brigade  in  the  War  of 
1812,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  the  23d  of  December  and  the  8th  of 
January  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  when  Packenham  was  so  signally 
defeated,  but  commanded,  as  a  captain,  during  the  battles  of  New 
Orleans.  Captain  Smith  died  near  Abbeville,  in  La  Fayette  count}', 
Miss.,  in  1852,  aged  sixty-three  years.  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  his 
wife,  died  in  the  same  county,  near  Abbeville,  in  1865.  She  was 
an  exemplary  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith 
raised  nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Elizabeth,  born  in  1811;  married  J.  L.  Lee. 

F  2.    Captain  Elija  Williams,  born  in  1813, 

F  3.    Sarah  Louisa,  born  in  1815;  married  J.  M.  Gooch. 

F  4.  Louisa  Ann  Caroline,  born  in  1817;  married  Rob.  Moore 
and  Wm.  Goodwin. 

F  5.    Nancy  Cook,  born  in  1819;  married  Wm.  Alexander. 

F  6.    Mary  Sophronia,  born  in  1826. 

F  7.    Ellen  Clorinda,  born  in  1828. 

F  8.    William  Anderson,  born  in  1831;  and 

F  9.    Joel  Lewis,  born  1834,  and  died  in  1848. 

F  1.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Elisha  and  Rebecca  Smith,  married 
J.  L.  Lee;  they  reside  in  La  Fayette  county,  Miss.,  and  have  eleven 
children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Sarah  Louisa,  born  1831;  married  H.  W.  Goodwin  in  1852. 
They  are  Methodists,  and  Mr.  Goodwin  is  a  brick-mason  by  trade. 

G  2.    James  Madison  Lee,  born  1833. 

G  3.    Mary  Elizabeth  Lee,  born  1834. 

G  4.    Elisha  Smith  Lee,  born  1836. 

G  5.    Rebecca  Jane  Lee,  born  1838. 

G  6.  Sophronia  Ann  Lee,  born  1838,  and  married  Robert  Nix  in 
1859. 

G  7.    Mathias  Lee,  born  1839. 

G  8.    Mary  Caroline  Lee,  born  1841. 

G  9.    Rebecca  Clorinda  Lee,  born  1843. 

G  10.    Margaret  M.  Lee,  born  1845,  and 

G  11.    John  Francis  Lee,  born  1847. 

F  2.    Capt.  Elijah  William  Smith,  was  born  in  1813.     He  was  a 


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man  of  high  standing  and  great  respectability;  was  sheriff  of 
La  Fayette  county,  Miss.  He  opposed  the  secession  of  the  Southern 
States  in  1861  which  involved  the  country  in  a  war;  but  after  his 
State  seceded  he  resolved  to  unite  his  destiny  with  her  and  fight  for 
his  home,  regardless  of  the  consequences.  When  war  was  declared, 
he  turned  out  as  a  volunteer;  made  up  a  company,  and  was  elected 
its  captain.  He  went  into  the  service;  did  good  fighting  until  he 
was  taken  sick  near  Bardstown,  Ky. ,  where  he  died  in  1862.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  a  true  Christian.  He  left 
five  children,  whose  names  are  as  follows: 

G  1.  James  Burt,  born  1846;  G  2,  Wm.  Edward,  born  1848;  G  3, 
3Iary  Rebecca,  born  1850;  G  4,  Louisa  A.,  born  1853,  died  1859, 
and  G  5,  John  p]lisha,  born  1856. 

F  3.  Sarah  Louisa,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was  born 
in  1815.  She  married  in  1835,  J.  M.  Gooch,  a  farmer.  She  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church.  The  names  of  her  children  are  as 
follows : 

G  1.  Julia  Ann,  born  1836;  G  2,  Mary  Jane,  born  1838;  G  3, 
Thos.  Jefferson,  born  1840;  G  4,  Wm.  Daniel,  born  1842;  G  5, 
James  Elijah,  born  1845;  G  6,  Leah  Rebecca,  born  1850;  G  7,  Joseph 
Franklin,  born  1856,  etc. 

F  4.  Louisa  Ann  Caroline,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was 
born  in  1817.  She  was  twice  married;  first  to  Robert  Moore; 
secondly  to  Wm.  Goodwin,  a  mechanic.  She  is  now  a  widow  with 
five  children.     Their  names  are  as  follows : 

G  1.  Rob.  Goodwin;  G  2,  Martin;  G  3,  Elisha  Mills;  G4,  George 
Alexander,  and  G  5,  Mary. 

F  5.  Nancy  Cook,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was  born  in 
1819.  In  1839  she  married  Wm.  Alexander,  had  six  children,  and 
died  in  1852.     The  names  of  her  children  are  as  follows: 

G  1.  Robert;  G  2,  John;  G  3,  Mary  Rebecca;  G  4,  Malinda; 
G  5,  Thomas;  G  6  (unknown). 

F  6.  Mary  Sophronia,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was 
born  1826.  In  1841  she  married  J.  W.  C.  Marberry,  a  farmer.  So- 
phronia is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  The  names  of  her  chil- 
dren are: 

G  1.  James  Madison,  born  1842;  G  2,  Emaline,  born  1843;  G  3, 
John  H.,  born  1846;  G  4,  Rebecca  Caroline,  born  1848;  G  5,  William 
D.,  born  1850;  G  6,  Elijah  M.,  born  1852;  G  7,  Mason  Caroline,  born 
1854;  G  8,  Semiramis  T.,  born  1858. 

F  7.    Ellen  Clorinda,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was  born 


122  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

1828.  In  1847  she  married  Stephen  D.  Hunter,  a  farmer.  Thej" 
have  the  following  named  children : 

G  1.  Joseph  M.,  born  in  1848;  G  2,  Casper  C,  born  1850;  G  3, 
William,  born  1852;  G  4,  John  La  Fayette,  born  1854;  G  5,  Mary 
M.,  born  1856;  G  6,  Rebecca  Ellen,  born  1859. 

F  8.  William  Anderson,  son  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was  born 
in  1831,  and  married  in  1866,  Miss Stephens. 

F  9.  Joel  Lewis,  son  of  Mrs.  Rebecca  Smith,  was  born  in  1834, 
and  died  in  1848.     The  family  resides  in  La  Faj^ette  county,  Miss. 

E  2.  Sarah  Mackey,  daughter  of  Wm.  L.  Mackey,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  N.  C,  in  1795.  She  married  Joel  Coffey,  had 
three  children,  and  died  in  Missouri.  The  names  of  her  children  are 
as  follows:     F  1,  William;  F  2,  Chesley,  and  F  3,  Derrindia. 

After  the  death  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Coffey  and  her  three  children,  Mr. 
Coffey  moved  to  Oregon. 

E  3.  Alexander,  son  of  Wm.  Lewis  Mackey,  was  born  in  Ten- 
nessee, in  1797.  He  resides  near  Columbia,  Maury  county,  Tenn. , 
and  in  point  of  truth,  integrity  and  honor,  he  ranks  among  the  first 
men  of  the  county.  He  has  been  sheriff  of  Maury  county;  member 
of  the  Board  of  Examiners  of  the  Union  Branch  Bank,  at  Colum- 
bia, and  also  President  of  said  bank.  In  1830  he  married  Matilda 
Alderson,  who  died  during  the  Confederate  war,  leaving  eight  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.  Ann  Eliza,  born  1831;  F  2,  Sarah  Francis,  born  1834;  F  3, 
Martha  Jane,  born  1836;  F  4,  Mary  Louisa,  born  1838;  F  5,  John 
Alderson,  born  1840;  F  6,  Jas.  Tazewell,  born  1842;  F  7,  Wm. 
Terrell,  born  1844,  and  F  8,  Alexander  Bacon,  born  1845. 

F  1.  Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  Alexander  Mackey,  was  born  in 
Columbia,  Tenn.,  in  1831,  and  was  educated  at  the  Female  Institute 
of  Columbia,  Tenn.,  which  is  her  post-oflice.  She  is  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  church.  In  1848  she  married  Grandison  Greenville 
Leftwich,  by  whom  she  had  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Virginia  Alice,  born  1849.  She  has  light  hair,  blue  e3'es 
and  fair  complexion. 

G.  2.  Thomas  Alexander,  was  born  in  1853.  He  has  light  hair, 
blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion. 

G  3.    James  Wickliff,  born  1854,  and  died  the  same  year. 

G  4.    William  Grandison,  born  1856. 

G  5.    Sarah  Matilda,  born  1857,  and  died  1858. 

Mr.  G.  G.  Leftwich  died  in  Virginia,  during  the  Confederate 
war,  as  a  soldier.     In  1865,  Ann  Eliza,  his  widow,  married  John  A., 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  123 

Grubb.  Mr.  Grubb  is  a  small  man  with  dark  hair  and  blue  eyes. 
He  is  a  kind  husband  and  one  of  the  best  of  men.  They  reside  near 
Columbia,  Tenn.    By  this  last  marriage  Ann  Eliza  has  children,  viz. : 

G  6.    Susan  Ann  Grubb,  born  1867,  etc. 

F  2.  Sarah  Francis,  daughter  of  Alexander  Mackey,  was  born  in 
Maury  county,  Tenn.,  in  1833,  and  died  in  1835. 

F  3.  Martha  Jane  Mackey,  was  born  in  1836,  and  in  1848  she 
married  George  D.  Colquitt,  Columbia,  Tenn. 

F  -1.  Mary  Louisa  Mackey,  was  born  in  1838.  She  was  educated 
at  the  Female  Institute,  Columbia,  Tenn. 

The  very  able  and  pathetic  letter  of  condolence  she  wrote  to  her 
parents  upon  the  death  of  her  two  brothers  during  the  Confederate 
war,  and  which  was  published  in  Columbia,  Tenn.,  gave  unmistakable 
evidence  that  she  is  a  woman  of  no  ordinary  intellect. 

In  1864  she  married  James  R.  Hodge,  and  resides  near  Columbia, 
Tenn.     The}'  have  children  as  follows; 

G  1.  Italy  Gazelle,  born  1866;  G  2,  George  Darden,  born  1867, 
etc. 

F  5.  John  Alderson  Macke}-,  was  born  in  1840.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  Confederate  war.  In  order  to  give  an  accurate  account  of 
his  services  during  said  war,  we  here  give  an  extract  from  a  letter 
written  by  himself,  as  follows: 

.  Wartrace  Depot,  Bedford  Co.,  Tenn.,  Sept.  26,  1867. 

I  joined  the  Southern  Army  on  the  27th  of  April,  1861,  as  a  private  in 
Company  B,  2d  Tennessee  Regiment.  After  the  regiment  went  to  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  I  was  appointed  First  Corporal  of  Companj-  B.  The  regiment  was 
then  ordered  to  Virginia.  "We  reached  Virginia  and  were  put  on  duty  at 
Fredericksburg  the  2d  of  May.  We  were  then  marched  from  camp  to 
camp,  along  the  railroad,  from  Fredericksburg  to  Aquia  creek,  until  we 
were  ordered  to  Manassas  Junction.  We  were  in  the  battle  of  Manassas  on 
the  21st  of  July,  but  no  one  hurt  in  the  regiment.  We  were  then  ordered 
back  to  Dumfries,  there  to  build  batteries  and  blockade  the  Potomac  river, 
which  we  did.  Company  B,  of  the  2d  Tennessee  Regiment,  was  then  detailed 
to  take  charge  of  three  cannons.  We  staid  in  the  Navy  Department  from 
September  24,  1861,  till  February  14,  1862.  The  morning  of  February  14, 
1862,  we  left  Dumfries,  Va.,  or  the  battery  at  Ship  Point,  Va.,  for  Ten- 
nessee, but  before  we  reached  Tennessee  the  forces  at  Fort  Donelson  were 
surrendered  and  the  Federal  forces  had  possession  of  this  country,  and  we 
were  then  ordered  to  Corinth,  Miss.,  to  reorganize,  which  we  did,  and  I  was 
then  elected  second  lieutenant  of  the  same  companj-,  B,  2d  Tennessee.  We 
then  were  ordered  to  Shiloh,  where  we  were  engaged  in  battle  on  Sunday 
and  Monday,  the  6th  and  7th  of  April,  1862.  About  1  o'clock  Monday, 
I  received  a  slight  wound  in  the  calf  of  the  right  leg.     We  then  returned  to 


124  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

Corinth  to  recruit.  We  camped  tliere  awliile,  when  Captain  Wiley  George, 
of  Companj'  B,  was  taken  sick,  and  I  was  called  upon  to  take  command, 
which  I  did.  I  commanded  the  company  in  the  battle  of  Shillon's  Hill, 
but  no  one  was  hurt.  We  were  then  ordered  to  evacuate  Corinth  and 
march  to  Tupelo,  Miss.,  where  Captain  George  resigned  and  I  was  elected 
Captain  on  July  9,  1862,  but  was  ordered  from  there  to  Kentucky  before 
I  received  my  commission.  When  we  arrived  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  I  was 
ordered  to  take  charge  of  the  company  as  captain ;  I  did  so,  and  then 
received  my  commission  on  the  march  from  Knoxville  to  Cumberland  Gap. 
We  marched  on  the  enemy  at  Barboursville,  Ky.,  and  drove  them  off.  We 
then  followed  on  to  Richmond,  Ky.,  where  we  had  a  severe  battle,  in  which 
our  Colonel  was  killed.  I  was  then  called  on  to  command  the  regiment, 
which  1  did,  and  while  leading  the  charge  through  the  graveyard  at  Rich- 
mond, Ky.,  I  received  a  flesh  wound  in  the  left  thigh,  but  did  not  stop  for 
it.  We  killed  and  captured  most  of  their  army.  We  then  went  to  Perry- 
ville,  Ky.,  where  we  had  a  severe  battle,  but  the  Confederate  States  Army 
had  to  retreat.  I  acted  as  major  of  the  regiment  from  November  1,  1862, 
until  February,  1863.  I  and  the  Brigadier-General  disagreeing,  I  off'ered 
my  resignation  and  went  home,  where  I  fell  into  the  hands  of  the  Federals 
and  was  imprisoned.  At  length  I  was  paroled  and  remained  at  home  till 
February  22,  1866,  when  I  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Alley,  daughter  of 
A.  R.  Alley,  of  Bedford  county,  Tenn. 

John  Alderson  Mackey  resides  at  Wartrace,  Bedford  county, 
Tenn.,  and  is  engaged  in  merchandising.  He  has  children;  his 
oldest  daughter  was  born  in  July,  1867. 

F  6.  Lieutenant  James  Taswell,  son  of  Alexander  Mackey,  was 
born  in  Maury  county,  Tenn.,  in  1842.  He  was  one  of  the  bright 
stars  of  Tennessee. 

During  the  Confederate  war  he  espoused  the  cause  of  the  South 
and  sacrificed  his  life  in  her  defense.  He  was  twice  captured,  once 
at  Fort  Donelson  and  once  at  or  near  his  home.  He  was  at  first  a 
prisoner  at  Camp  Douglas,  near  Chicago,  111.,  and  lastly  at  Fort 
Delaware,  where  he  died  with  small-pox  in  1865.  He  passed  through 
many  trials,  but  bore  them  with  Christian  fortitude  and  died  the 
death  of  the  righteous.  He  was  lieutenant  in  Company  E,  48th 
Regiment  of  Tennessee  Infantry. 

It  has  been  said  "death  loves  a  shining  mark,"  and  in  no  previous 
instance,  within  the  recollection  of  the  writer  of  this  feeble  tribute  of 
respect  to  departed  worth,  have  the  words  of  the  proverb  come  upon  the 
mifid  with  such  impressive  force  ;  never  has  their  truthfulness  been  so 
strikingly  exemplified.  It  was  our  fortune  to  have  been  associated  with 
the  subject  of  this  notice  in  various  relations  in  life — as  his  teacher,  his 
comrade  in  the  late  unhappy  struggle,  his  messmate  in  the  privations  and 
sufferings  of  a  Northern  military  prison,  as  his  companion  and  friend  ;  of 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  125 

course  we  knew  him  \vv\\.  Every  act  of  his  life,  every  inclination  of  his 
mind,  during  the  long  years  of  our  association,  was  entirely  known  to  us, 
for  his  heart  was  free  from  deceit  and  his  tongue  knew  no  guile,  and  we 
only  say  what  all  who  knew  him  attest,  that  never  have  we  known  one  in 
whom  were  united  so  many  good  qualities  and  who  gave  no  offense  to  any 
by  the  manifestation  of  even  those  trivial  errors  which  seem  to  be  insepa- 
rable from  human  character.  As  a  student  he  was  remarkable  for  his 
assiduous  attention  to  study,  rapid  acquisition  of  knowledge,  gentleness  of 
disposition  toward  his  fellow  students  and  manly  politeness  toward  all 
with  whom  he  associated.  He  was  never  known  to  offend,  and  in  the  wide 
circle  of  his  acquaintance  he  was  beloved  by  all.  As  a  soldier  he  was  brave 
and  humane;  conscious  of  the  justice  of  his  cause,  he  volunteered  early  in 
the  struggle  and  maintained  his  integrity  faithfully  to  the  end  of  his  earthly 
pilgrimage.  In  the  trials  incident  to  the  life  of  a  soldier  he  exhibited  in 
such  a  light  all  those  excellent  qualities  which  so  endeared  him  to  his 
friends  and  acquaintances  at  home  that  no  complainings  or  murmurings 
were  ever  heard  against  him,  and  though  others  might  err,  it  seemed  to 
have  been  left  for  him  alone  to  pass  through  the  terrible  ordeal  unscathed, 
for  in  all  the  army  he  had  no  enemy — all  were  his  friends.  Modest  and 
unassuming  in  his  deportment,  retired  in  his  habits  of  life,  he  seemed  to 
avoid  observation,  and  even  in  the  bustle  of  camp  and  when  surrounded  by 
the  inconveniences  of  a  military  prison  he  was  actively  engaged  in  study, 
preparing  himself  for  the  duties  which  should  devolve  upon  him  when  the 
struggle  for  liberty  should  have  ended.  But  there  is  another  point  in  his 
character  far  more  important  than  any  to  which  we  have  here  alluded  and 
in  which  he  shone  yet  more  conspicuously.  This  was  his  reverence  for  the 
religion  of  the  Saviour.  This  reverence  was  manifested  not  only  by  the 
observing  of  all  the  outward  forms  of  Christianity,  but  he  had  obeyed  the 
command  of  Him  who  said:  "  My  son,  give  me  thy  heart."  He  was  a  Chris- 
tian upon  the  merits  of  the  Redeemer's  righteousness  ;  he  had  trusted  all 
when  in  health,  and  in  the  passage  through  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death 
He  did  not  forsake  him.  Prompt  in  the  discharge  of  all  his  Christian 
duties,  the  value  of  the  souls  of  others  weighed  heavily  upon  his  mind,  and 
when  the  messenger  came  to  call  him  hence  he  was  preparing  for  the  min- 
istry. We  were  not  permitted  to  be  with  him  in  his  last  hours  upon 
earth,  but  we  have  the  comforting  assurance  of  faith  in  the  promise  of  the 
Redeemer  that  "him  who  cometh  unto  me  I  will  in  no  wise  cast  out."  He 
lived  the  life,  and  hence  we  know  that  he  died  the  death,  of  the  righteous. 
We  mourn  the  loss  of  one  so  young,  so  gifted,  so  lovely,  and  many  a  tear 
has  coursed  our  cheeks  as  some  incident  would  recall  to  our  mind  recollec- 
tions of  our  departed  friend  ;  but  we  know  that  our  loss  is  his  eternal  gain. 
He  has  entered  upon  the  enjoyment  of  that  "rest  that  remaineth  for  the 
people  of  God,"  and  now  realizes  the  hopes  which  animated  him  while 
suffering  in  this  world.  In  the  blessed  land  of  which  he  is  now  a  citizen 
there  are  no  wars  or  fightings ;  no  sickness,  no  pain,  no  death  ;  but  all  is 
joy,  happiness,  ineffable  bliss,  and  "there  God  shall  wipe  away  all  tears 
from  our  eyes."  Our  heartfelt  sympathies  are  with  the  friends  of  the 
deceased,  and  it  affords  us  a  sad  but  soothing  pleasure  to  mingle  our  tears 


126  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

with  theirs.     Let  us  revere  his  memory,  emulate  his  virtues,  and  so  live 
in  the  hour  of  our  dissolution  we  may — 

"  Sustained  and  soothed 
By  an  unfaltering  trust,  approach  the  grave 
Like  one  who  wraps  the  drapery  of  his  couch 
About  him  and  lies  down  to  pleasant  dreams." 

Written  by  his  comrade,  belonging  to  the  same  regiment  and  company, 

John  D.  McGill. 

Officeks'  Barracks,  Fort  Delaware,  February  14,  1865. 
Mrs.  Alexander  Mackey : 

My  Dear  Madam:  It  is  my  duty  as  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the 
Christian  Association  to  send  you  the  enclosed  copj'  of  the  preamble  and 
resolutions  passed  by  the  Christian  Association.  Could  human  sympathy 
heal  the  wounded  heart  or  remove  the  pang  caused  by  the  death  of  those 
we  love,  you  would  not  mourn  the  loss  of  jour  noble  Christian  son  ;  but,  my 
dear  madam,  we  must  look  for  consolation  and  comfort  in  this  hour  of  trial 
to  a  higher  Power ;  if  we  trust  Him  implicitly  and  recognize  His  all-pow- 
erful hand  in  our  afflictions,  all  will  be  well.  I  can  assure  you,  madam,  that 
death  had  no  terror  for  your  son  ;  he  died  as  he  had  lived — a  true,  consistent 
Christian,  and  we  feel  that  he  has  gained  that  eternal  life  promised  to  those 
who  put  their  trust  in  the  Lord.     1  am,  madam,  very  truly,  etc., 

John  Law,  Adjutant  38<A  Georgia  Regiment. 

Confederate  States  Christian  Association,  ) 
Fort  Delaware,  Del.,  February  3d,  1865.  j 

PREAMBLE. 

Whereas,  Our  Heavenly  Father  has  seen  fit  in  his  wisdom  and  prov- 
idence to  remove  from  our  midst,  by  death,  our  fellow-prisoner  and  brother, 
James  Taswell  Mackey,  of  Columbia,  Tenn.,  who  died  at  the  hospital  on 
this  island,  January  20,  1865;  therefore. 

Resolved,  first :  That  while  we  bow  with  meek  submission  to  the  afflict- 
ing hand  of  Providence  in  taking  from  us  our  brother  in  the  bloom  of  man- 
hood and  usefulness,  we  mourn  the  irreparable  loss  of  an  energetic  and 
faithful  member  of  our  Association,  a  true  and  gallant  soldier  of  our 
army,  a  genial  companion  and  a  Christian  who  possessed,  in  an  eminent 
degree,  the  grace  which  characterizes  the  disciples  of  our  Lord  and  Master. 

Resolved,  second:  That  we  tender  to  his  bereaved  parents,  brothers  and 
sisters,  the  deepest  sympathies  of  our  hearts  in  this,  their  sore  affliction, 
and  commend  them  to  the  guidance  and  protection  of  that  God  who  doeth 
all  things  for  our  good,  after  the  counsel  of  His  own  wisdom  and  abundant 
mercy. 

Resolved,  third :  That  this  preamble  and  resolutions  be  placed  upon  the 
records  of  this  Association,  and  that  the  Corresponding  Secretary  be  in- 
structed to  forward  a  copy  of  the  same  to  the  family  of  our  deceased 
brother.  Respectfully  submitted. 

Lieutenant  Bullitt,       "j 
Lieutenant  Southgate,  V  Committee. 
Lieutenant  Holmes.       J 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  127 

LINES  INSCRIBED  TO  THE  MEMORY  OP  LIEUTENANT  JAMES  T.  MACKEY. 
They  tell  me  that  thy  spirit  pure  hath  flown, 

From  its  feeble  tenement  of  clay. 
Up  to  its  native  Heaven,  where  waits  thy  crown 

That  thou  shall  wear  throughout  the  eternal  day. 
The  heart  is  sad  and  fain  would  summon  back 

The  eternal  past  that  made  thee  dear  to  all; 
And  yet,  'twere  wrong  thy  peaceful  sleep  to  break, 

Prom  Heaven  to  earth  th'  enraptured  soul  to  call. 
Again  'tis  sad  that  here  no  mother's  love 

Thy  dying  cares  did  soothe:  thy  burden  share; 
No  kindly  sister's  hand  thy  brow  to  smooth. 

To  kiss  thy  fading  cheek,  to  dry  thy  tear. 
'Tis  true  that  flowers  which  yield  a  sweet  perfume 

Are  first  to  wither;  first  to  droop  and  die. 
'TIs  true  that  hearts  which  with  rare  virtues  bloom, 

Are  apt  to  bt  the  first  from  earth  to  fly. 
Sweet  be  thy  silent  rest  beneath  the  clod. 

Thy  worth  on  marble  ne'er  will  be  engraven; 
Yet  faith  and  love  have  borne  thy  soul  to  God, 

Where  He  rewards  His  saints  by  crowns  in  Heaven. 

Lieut.  C.  C.  Turner, 
Company  I,  Wi  Rcgt.  8.  C.  Infantry,  Fort  Prince,  Spartanburg  District,  S,  C. 
■Composed  whilt  at  Port  Delaware  military  prison. 

F  7.  William  Terrell  Mackey,  son  of  Alex,  was  born  in  Maury 
county,  Tenn.,  in  1844.  He  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  died  in 
the  army,  one  month  after  he  entered  it.  The  following  obituary 
was  published  after  his  death: 

OBITUARY. 

Died,  at  the  Blind  Asyhim  Hospital,  in  Jackson,  Miss.,  December  12, 
1862,  William  Terrell  Mackey,  a  member  of  Company  C,  of  the  48th  Reg- 
iment, Tennessee  Volunteers,  aged  eighteen  years,  ten  months  and  thirteen 
days. 

Another  has  been  added  to  the  long  list  of  those  who  have  sacrificed 
their  lives  upon  the  altar  of  their  country's  liberty!  Another  brave  soldier 
*' sleeps  the  sleep  that  knows  no  waking!"  That  "death  loves  a  shining 
mark,"  was  fully  exemplified  in  the  loss  of  this  gallant  young  soldier. 

Amiable  in  his  disposition,  gentle  in  his  manners,  he  was  the  idol  of 
doting  parents;  a  kind  and  devoted  brother,  a  true  and  trusting  friend. 
In  his  last  illness  he  was  kindly  cared  for,  and  though  summoned  to  meet 
death  far  from  home  and  kindred,  kind  hands  ministered  to  his  wants  and 
smoothed  the  pillow  of  the  dying  comrade.  Fond  hearts  in  the  home  he 
loved  so  well  will  lament  hih  early  decease;  his  comrades  mourn  the  loss  of 
one  so  dear  to  them,  but  afl'ection's  voice  can  not  recall  the  absent  brother 
and  son;  the  anguish  of  friends  can  not  restore  his  much-loved  form;  he 
sleeps  "  in  the  narrow  house  appointed  for  all  living."  We  cherish  his  mem- 
ory and  will  emulate  his  many  virtues.  May  our  loss  be  his  eternal  gain! 
May  the  green  sod  of  his  much-loved  South  press  lightly  on  his  manly 
form!  I.  D.  M. 

A  member  of  his  company. 


128  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  8.  Alexander  Bacon,  son  of  Alexander  Mackey,  was  born  in- 
Maury  county,  Tenn. 

E  4.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Wm.  Lewis  Mackey,  was  born  in 
Christian  county,  Tenn.,  in  1799,  and  was  married  in  Mauiy  county, 
in  1826,  to  Joseph  Clark.  Her  weight  is  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds,  with  dark  brown  hair,  hazel  eyes  and  fair  complexion. 
Mr.  Clark  was  born  in  1802,  and  died  in  1857.  His  weight  was 
about  one  hundred  and  thirty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  blue  eyes. 
They  were  both  exemplary  members  of  the  church.  She  is  now 
(1867)  a  widow,  near  Somerville,  Fayette  county,  Tenn.  They 
raised  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Amanda  Elizabeth,  born  in  1827.  Her  height  is  five  feet 
eight  inches ;  weighs  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  dark  hair 
and  hazel  eyes. 

James  R.  Thomas,  was  born  in  1814.  His  height  is  six  feet; 
weighs  one  hundred  and  sixty-five  pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and 
auburn  hair.  In  1863,  Amanda  E.  Clark  and  James  R.  Thomas 
were  married.  They  reside  in  Haywood  county,  Tenn.  Their  post- 
office  is  Danville,  Tenn.      They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    William  Wynn,  born  1864. 

Gr  2.    Ann  Cornelia,   born  1865,  etc. 

F  2.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Margaret  Clark,  was  born  in 
1829.  Her  height  is  five  feet;  weighs  one  hundred  and  twelve 
pounds,  with  hazel  eyes  and  auburn  hair. 

F  5.  William  Mackey  Clark,  was  born  in  1831.  His  height  was 
five  feet  eight  inches ;  weighs  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with 
auburn  hair,  hazel  eyes  and  dark  complexion.  He  was  murdered  in 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  during  the  Confederate  war,  for  his  money. 

F  4.  Caroline  Clark,  was  born  in  1834.  Her  height  is  five  feet 
six  inches;  weighs  one  hundred  and  thirtj'-nine  pounds,  with 
hazel  eyes,  black  hair  and  dark  complexion. 

F  5.  Calvin  Clark,  was  born  in  1837.  His  height  is  five  feet 
eleven  inches;  weighs  one  hundred  and  sixty-three  pounds;  hazel 
eyes,  brown  hair  and  dark  complexion. 

F  6.  Nancy  Jane  Clark,  was  born  in  1839.  Her  height  is  five 
feet  eight  inches,  weighs  one  hundred  and  forty-four  pounds,  with 
hazel  eyes,  brown  hair  and  fair  complexion.  The  Clark  family  are 
all  farmers. 

E  5.  Joel  Lewis  Mackey,  son  of  Wm.  Lewis  Macke}',  was  born 
in  1801.  In  1823  he  married  Mary  Fonville,  in  Maury  county,  Ten- 
nessee.    He  is  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  resides  in  Hunt  county, 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  129 

Tex.,  but  his  P.  0.  is  Black  Jack  Grove,  Hopkins  count}',  Tex.  His 
wife  died  in  1858,  aged  fifty-four  years.  She  was  from  Craven 
county,  N.  C,  and  was,  perhaps,  a  daughter  of  Lewis  Fonville,  who 
represented  that  county  in  the  State  Legislature.  (  See  Wheeler's 
History  of  North  Carolina. )  She  had  a  brother  by  the  name  of 
Lewis  J.  Fonville,  who  was,  for  many  years,  Tax  Assessor  of  Win- 
ston county,  Miss. ,  and  who  was  also  Tax  xlssessor  of  Holmes  county. 
Miss.,  where  he  died  about  1865. 

Joel  L.  Macke}'  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Elizabeth,  born  1824,  married  William  Landingham  in 
1848.  They  live  at  Doneltou,  Hunt  county,  Tex.,  and  have 
children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Marshall  Ney;  G  2,  Mary  Ann;  G  3,  William  Wallace; 
G  4,  Horatio. 

F  2.  Elisha  Alexander,  son  of  Joel  L.  Mackey,  was  born  in 
1825,  and  was  a  school-teacher  by  profession.  In  1854  he  married 
Frances  A.  Sheppard,  and  died  in  Hunt  county,  Tex.,  in  1879,  and 
had  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Mary  Frances;  G  2,  Geneva;  G  3,  Doke  Alexander,  etc. 

F  3.  Lewis  Terrell  Mackey,  son  of  Joel  L.,  was  born  in  1828.  In 
1851  he  married  Jane  Beasley,  and  died  in  Upshur  county,  Tex.,  in 
1868.     He  has  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.  James  Lewis;  G  2,  Charles  Blake;  G  3,  Amanda  W. ;  G  4, 
Mary;  G  5,  John,   etc. 

F  4.  Mary  Eveline  Mackey,  daughter  of  Joel  L. ,  was  born  in 
1830.  In  1848  she  married  William  Barnes,  and  resides  near  Ran- 
dall, Cleveland  county.  Ark.  They  have  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Mary 
Jane,  etc. 

F  5.  Rebecca  Macke}',  daughter  of  Joel  L.,  was  born  in  1835, 
and  in  1858  she  married  Riley  Philips.  Her  P.  0.  is  Glade  water, 
Gregg  county.  Ark.      She  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    William  Marshall,  etc. 

F  6.  Wm.  Doke  Mackey,  was  born  in  1837,  in  Upshur  county, 
Tex. 

F  7.    John  Blake,  was  born  1840,  and  died  1858. 

E  6.  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Wm.  L.  Mackey,  was  born  in  1803. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  She  married  Moland 
Eason,  had  two  children  and  now  resides,  a  widow,  near  Spring 
Grove,  Maury  county,  Tenn.  The  names  of  her  two  children  are : 
F  1,  Henry,  and  F  2,  Emeline. 

F  1.    Henry  Eason,  was  a  very  tall  man,  with  black  hair  and 
9 


130  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

eyes.  He  married  Sarah  Davis,  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  died 
in  a  hospital  in  Mississippi  during  the  war.  His  wife  died  in  1865. 
They  had  two  children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.    Ann  Eliza,  born  1862  and  died  in  1863. 

G-  2.    William  S.,  born  1862  and  died  1863. 

E  7.  Elizabeth  Mackey,  daughter  of  Wm.  L.,  was  born  in  1805 
and  married  William  Terrell,  and  resides,  a  widow,  near  Yorkville, 
Gribson  county,  Tenn.  Wm.  Terrell,  her  husband,  died  in  1865. 
They  had  four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Joel  Jeremiah,  died  1865. 

F  2.  George  Jackson,  married  Penelope  Gregory  and  has  chil- 
dren, viz. :  G  1,  James  Thomas,  etc. 

F  3.    Martha  Elizabeth  Terrell,  and  F  4,  Judy  Ann  Terrell,  etc. 

E  8.  William  Terrell,  son  of  Wm.  L.  Mackey,  was  born  in  1808, 
and  died  single  in  1833, 

E  9.  Moses  Ashbrook  Mackey,  son  of  Wm.  L.,  was  born  in  1814, 
and  died  about  the  year  1824. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  131 


CHAPTEE  YTI. 

HICKMAN  FAMILY,  OF  CLARK  COUNTY,  KY. 

C  3.  Hannah,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Albemarle 
county,  Va.,  by  his  first  wife,  Miss Terrell,  was  born  in  Han- 
over county,  Va. ,  in  1722.  In  1744  she  married  James  Hickman, 
of  Culpeper  county,  Va.,  where  they  resided  until  the  year  1784, 
when  they  moved  to  what  is  now  Clark  county,  Ky.  James  Hick- 
man was  born  in  1724  and  died  in  Clark  county,  Ky.,  in  1816.  Han- 
nah, his  wife,  died  in  the  same  count}'  in  1822,  lacking  about  four 
months  of  being  one  hundred  years  old.  She  was  a  pious  member 
of  the  Baptist  church. 

Issue  of  Hannah  Lewis  and  James  Hickman: 

D  1.    Susannah,  born  1745;  married  James  Browning. 

D  2.    David,  born  1749;  married  Clara  McClauahan. 

D  3.    Anna,  born  1754;  married  Stephen  Holladay. 

D  4.    Rev.  Henry,  born  1755;  married  Phebe  Eastham. 

D  5.    Eleanor,  born  1756;  married  Joseph  Hill. 

D  6.    General  Richard,  born  1757;  married  Lydia  Calloway. 

D  7.    James,  born  1760;  married  Elizabeth  Bryan. 

D  8.    Joel,  born  1761 ;  married  Frances  G.  Wilson,  and 

D  9.    Hannah,  born  1765;  married  George  Hill. 

D  1.  Susannah  Hickman,  who  was  born  in  1745  in  Culpeper 
county,  Va. ,  married  Oames  Browning.  She  died  near  Haviland- 
ville,   in    Harrison   county,   Ky. ,   leaving   five    children,  viz.:  E  1, 

Caleb,  married  Anna ,  and  died  in  Pendleton  county,  Ky., 

leaving  posterity,  viz.:  F  1,  Nancy;  F  2,  Sallie;  F  3,  James;  F  4, 
Caleb,  etc. 

E  2.  Mar}-,  daughter  of  James  Browning,  married  Taliaferro 
Browning  and  died  in  Pendleton  county,  Ky. 

E  3.  Colonel  James,  son  of  James  Browning,  married  Jane 
Morrow. 

E  4.    Micajah,  son  of  James  Browning,  married  Sarah  Brown. 

E  5.  Ann,  daughter  of  James  Browning,  married  Mr.  — Overall, 
and  resided  near  Cynthiana,  Harrison  county,  Ky. 

E  3.  Colonel  James  Browning,  was  born  October  2,  1768.  Jane 
Morrow,  his  wife,  was  born  January  4,  1778.     They  were  married 


132  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

about  1795  and  settled  in  Clark  count}',  Ky. ,  on  the  farm  now  occu- 
pied by  their  son,  Edwin  C,  and  where  they  both  resided  to  the 
time  of  their  respective  deaths,  which  occurred,  the  former,  on  Jul}' 
7,  1825,  and  the  latter,  June  4,  1864.  Mrs.  Jane  Browning's  par- 
ents moved  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky  about  1775.  Her  father  was 
James  Morrow  and  her  mother,  Elizabeth  Frame. 

Issue  of  Colonel  James  Browning  and  his  wife,  Jane  Morrow: 

F  1.    Elizabeth,  born  March  1,  1796;  married  James  Grimes. 

F  2.    Hickman  L.,  born  November  9,  1798;  died  young. 

F  3.  Mary  L.,  born  October  22,  1800;  married  Dandridge  Hol- 
laday  in  1826. 

F  4.  Lucinda  B. ,  born  June  22,  1803;  married  John  Headley, 
October  7,  1828,  and  resides  near  Lexington,   Fayette  county,   Ky. 

F  5.    Matilda,  born  September  27,  1805;  died  young. 

F  6.  Franklin  M.,  born  June  11,  1808;  married  Cynthiana 
Grimes. 

F  7.    James  B.,  born  August  17,  1811;  married  Christina  Fonda. 

F  8.  Wm.  Perry,  born  October  13,  1813;  married  Emeline  Arm- 
strong. 

F  9.  Dr.  Milton  A.,  born  April  13,  1816;  married  Mary  J.  Starr, 
July  2,  1851;  resides  near  Laomi,  Sangamon  county.  111. 

F  10.  Edwin  C,  born  April  24,  1819;  married  Lucy  Blaydes, 
November  8,  1842,  and  resides  at  the  old  homestead  of  his  father,  in 
Clark  county,  Ky. 

F  11.  Martha  J.,  born  November  11,  1822;  married  Fauntleroy 
Jones,  of  Clark  county,  Ky.,  in  1841.     P.  0.,  Jones'  Nursery. 

Issue  of  F  4,  Lucinda  E.  Browning  and  John  Headley: 

G  1.  James  B.,  married  Mary  Thomas;  had  one  child — Julia  P. 
Headley. 

G  2.  John  M. ;  G  3,  Charlton,  killed  at  Hartsville,  Tenn. ;  be- 
longed to  the  8th  Kentucky  Cavalry — Col.  Clark's  Kegiment — John 
Morgan's  command,  C.  S.  A. 

Issue  of  F  6,  Franklin  M.  Browning  and  Cynthia  Grimes: 

G  1.  Mary  A.,  married  Cyrus  Blackburn,  Havilandville,  Har- 
rison county,  Ky. 

G  2.  Nancy  J.,  married  Wm.  Parker  Morgan,  Pendleton 
county,   Ky. 

G  3.    Lucinda,  married  Jacob  Hall,  Havilandville,  Ky. 

G  4.    Sallie,  married  N.  B.  Aulick,  Havilandville,  Ky. 

G  5.  James,  married  Hester  King,  Cynthiana,  Harrison  county, 
Ky. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY,  133 

Gr  6.    William,  married  Addle  Blackburn,  Havilandville,  Ky. 

G  7.  Thomas,  married  Hannah  Echle,  Knoxville,  Pendleton 
county,  Ky. 

G  8.    Edwin  B. ,  Havilandville,  Ky. 

G  9.    David  P.,  an  artist,  Havilandville,  Ky. 

Issue  of  F  7,  Jas.  B.  Browning  and  Christina  Fonda: 

G  1.    Jane;  G  2,  Alice;  G  3,  Jimmie,  and  G  4,  Gertrude. 

Issue  of  F  8,  Wm.  Perry  Browning  and  Emeline  Armstrong: 

G  1.    Anna,  married  Mr. Butler;  G  2,  Bettie;  G  3,  Charlotte. 

Issue  of  F  10,  Edwin  C.  Browning  and  Lucy  Blaydes: 

G  1.    Lizzie  B.,  married  Jacob  Embry. 

G  2.    James  B.,  married  Anna  Capps,  Athens,  Ky. 

G  3.  Blaydes;  G  4,  Woodson;  G  5,  Perry,  married  Miss  Dixie 
Woodford,  Athens,  Ky. ;  G  6,  Edwin;  G  7,  Edna;  G  8,  Willie,  and 
G  9,  Lucy  C.  Browning. 

Issue  of  G  1,  Lizzie  B.  and  Jacob  Embry: 

H  1.    Hugh;  H  2,  Lula,  and  H  3,  Lizzie  Embry. 

Issue  of  G  2,  James  Browning  and  Anna  Capps: 

H  1.    Charlie;  H  2,  Ollie,  and  H  3,  Jimmie  Browning. 

Issue  of  F  11,  Martha  J.  Browning  and  Fauntleroy  Jones,  of 
Clark  county,  Ky. : 

G  1.  Mary,  married  John  W.  Moore,  a  farmer,  and  has  one 
child:     H  1.  Mattie. 

G  2.    Dr.  Francis  Jones,  Pine  Grove,  Clark  county,  Ky. 

G  3.  Willie,  died;  G  4,  Judge  Lewis  H. ,  attorney  at  law, 
Winchester,  Ky. ;  G  5,  Bettie ;  G  6,  Alice,  married  Louis  Woodford, 
in  1877,  Pine  Grove,  Ky. ;  G  7,  Lelia,  died,  and  G  8,  Stella, 
died. 

E  4.  Micajah  Browning,  son  of  Susannah,  married,  in  1801,  Sarah 
Brown,  and  died  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.  He  emigrated  from  Cul- 
peper  county,  Va.,  to  Kentucky.  Sarah  Brown  was  a  daughter  of 
Judge  James  Brown,  of  Bourbon  county,  Ky. 

Micajah  Browning  united  the  vocation  of  farmer  and  teacher. 
He  was  for  many  years  a  justice  of  the  peace,  and  member  of  the 
County  Court,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  the  presiding  justice  of 
the  County  Court.      He  had  nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Talitha  Ann  Browning,  married  Captain  Elijah  0.  Bannon. 
He  was  a  farmer,  residing  two  and  one-half  miles  from  Lexington, 
Fayette  county,  Ky.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  high  sheriff 
of  Fayette  county.     They  left  issue,  viz. : 

F  2,  and  F  3 — Amanda  and  Miranda — twins,  daughters  of  Mica- 


134  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

jah  Browning  and  Sarah  Brown,  born  in  1804,  both  of  whom  died 
unmarried  about  twenty- five  years  of  age. 

F  4.  Hon.  Orville  Hiclsman  Browning,  son  of  Micajah,  was  born 
in  1806,  in  Harrison  county,  Ky.  He  studied  law  in  Kentucliy  and 
obtained  license  to  practice  in  1831.  In  the  spring  of  the  same  year 
he  located  in  Quincy,  111.,  where  he  has  successfully  practiced  his 
profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  State  of  Illinois, 
and  of  the  Circuit  and  Supreme  Courts  of  the  United  States,  his 
practice  now  being  chiefly  in  the  United  States  Courts  and  the  Su- 
preme Court  of  Illinois.  From  August,  1836,  to  August,  1840,  he 
was  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  Illinois;  and  from  August,  1840,  to 
August,  1842,  a  member  of  the  House  of  Representatives.  On  three 
occasions  he  has  been  a  candidate  for  Congress  in  his  district  at  the 
urgent  solicitation  of  his  friends,  with  a  well-drilled  political 
majority  of  from  fifteen  hundred  to  two  thousand  against  him  to 
start  with. 

The  most  animated  and  laborious  political  campaign  that  was 
ever  made  in  his  State,  was  by  Stephen  A.  Douglas  and  him.  Judge 
Douglas  beat  him  about  three  hundred  votes.  After  the  death  of 
S.  A.  Douglas,  he  was  elected  to  fill  out  his  unexpired  term  as  a 
member  of  the  United  States  Congress. 

In  1866  he  was  appointed  as  the  successor  of  Mr.  Harlan,  in  the 
Department  of  the  Interior,  whose  duties  are  to  attend  to  the  pub- 
lic lands,  Indian  affairs,  pensions,  patents,  etc.,  at  Washington 
City,  D.  C,  during  Johnson's  administration.  He  married  Eliza 
Caldwell,  but  left  no  living  posterity. 

After  his  death  the  following  obituary  appeared  in  a  Quincy,  111. , 
paper: 

OBITUARY. 

DEATH  OF  HON.  O.  H.  BROWNING,  A  KENTUCKIAN  OF  NATIONAL  REPUTATION. 
AT  HIS  HOME  IN  ILLINOIS. 

Quincy,  III.,  August  lith. 
Hon.  O.  H.  Browning  died  at  11:45  last  night.  He  had  been  ill  but  a 
few  days,  but  despite  the  most  watchful  care  of  the  leading  physicians  of 
the  West,  his  disease  terminated  fatally.  Mr.  Browning  was  born  in  Har- 
rison county,  Ky.,  in  1806.  He  was  educated  at  Augusta  College,  In  that 
State,  and  came  to  Quincy  in  1831.  In  1836,  he  was  elected  to  the  State 
Senate,  having  been  engaged  for  five  years  in  the  practice  of  law  and  hav- 
ing risen  rapidly  in  his  profession  and  in  public  esteem.  About  thi  first 
year  of  his  term  in  the  Senate  he  returned  to  Kentucky  and  married  Miss 
Eliza  H.  Caldwell,  who  still  survives  him  in  good  health  and  worldly  com- 
fort.    They  had  but  one  child  born  to  them,  which  died  in  infancy,  but 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  135 

they  have  an  adopted  daughter,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  Orrin  Slvinner, 
Esq.  Mr.  Browning  served  one  term  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1842,  and 
in  1843  was  the  candidate  of  the  Whigs  for  Congress,  being  defeated  by  the 
late  Stephen  A.  Douglas  by  fifty  votes.  In  1861  he  was  appointed  United 
States  Senator  by  Governor  Yates  to  fill  the  vacancy  occasioned  by  the 
death  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  and  served  for  two  years  with  credit  and  dis- 
tinction. While  in  Washington  he  was  also  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law 
with  the  Hon.  Jere  S.  Black  and  the  Hon.  Thos.  G.  Ewing.  Andrew 
Johnson  appointed  Mr.  Browning  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  and  he  also 
acted  as  Attorney-General  for  a  short  time  upon  the  retirement  of  Henry 
Stanberry,  of  Ohio.  At  the  expiration  of  Mr.  Browning's  services  as  Sec- 
retary of  the  Interior  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in  Quincy,  and  has 
since  resided  here.  He  was  a  remarkably  well-preserved  man,  and,  despite 
his  advanced  age  of  seventy-five  years,  was  engaged  in  active  practice  up 
to  the  time  of  his  last  illness.  He  possessed  a  profound  knowledge  of  the 
law,  being  associated  in  important  cases  with  the  ablest  attorneys  of  the 
country.  In  the  death  of  Mr.  Browning,  Illinois  loses  almost  the  last  one 
of  the  distinguished  cluster  of  men  who  adorned  and  enlivened  both  politi- 
cal and  legal  circles  in  this  part  of  the  State  forty  years  ago,  and  most  of 
whom  had  in  their  time  a  national  reputation.  Among  them  were  Abra- 
ham Lincoln,  Stephen  A.  Douglas,  Archibald  Williams,  Nehemiah  Bush- 
nell,  Judge  Ralston,  Colonel  W.  A.  Richardson,  Judge  Skinner  and  Jackson 
Winsow.  Mr.  Browning  fairly  earned  the  respect  and  admiration  of  all 
who  knew  him,  and  the  implicit  confidence  of  his  associates.  Talented, 
courteous  and  charitable  in  the  highest  degree,  he  embodied  qualities 
which  won  the  esteem  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 

F  5.  Marcus  Elliott  Browning,  son  of  Micajah,  was  born  in  1807. 
For  many  years  he  resided  in  Lexington,  Ky. ,  and  nt  one  time  was 
a  dry  goods  merchant  there,  but  of  late  years  has  been  one  of  the 
chief  clerks  in  the  Northern  Bank  of  Kentuck}^  in  Lexington.  He 
married  a  Miss Reese. 

F  6.  Milton  Davis  Browning,  son  of  Micajah,  was  born  in  1809. 
Be  is  a  practicing  lawyer  of  high  standing  in  Burlington,  la. ,  and 
has  been  a  member  both  of  the  Senate  and  House  of  Representatives 
of  that  State.      He  married  a  Miss Brown. 

F  7.    Zelinda  Field  Browning,  born  in  1813,  and  died  in  1817. 

F  8.  Ann  Davis  Browning,  daughter  of  Micajah,  was  born  in 
1819.  She  married  Dr.  Wm.  Robertson,  whose  first  wife  was  Jane 
Madison,  daughter  of  Miriam  Lewis  and  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison, 
of  Jessamine  county,  Ky.  Dr.  Robertson  resided  manj'  years  in 
Fayette  county,  Ky. ,  and  finally  settled  near  Rock  House  Prairie, 
Buchanan  count}',  Mo.   They  have  several  children,  names  unknown. 

F  9.  Elizabeth  Brown  Browning,  was  born  in  1822,  and  died  in 
1836. 


136  GENEALOGY  OP   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

J)  2.  David  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife,  Haunali  Lewis, 
was  born  in  Culpeper  county,  Va. ,  in  1749,  and  moved  to  wliat  is 
now  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1784.  In  1771  he  married,  in  Vir- 
ginia, Clara  McClanahan,  by  whom  he  raised  ten  children.  He  died 
in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1825.  The  following  are  the  names  of 
his  children  : 

E  1.    Mrs.  Pegg3',  or  Margaret  Hutchinson,  born  17^2. 

E  2.    Mrs.  Anna  Markham,  born  1775. 

E  3.    Hon.  John  Lewis,  born  1777. 

E  4.    Mrs.  Nancy  Buford,  born  1779;  married  John  Buford. 

E  5.    Mrs.  Agnes  Bledsoe,  born  1781. 

E  6.    Colonel  Thomas,  born  1782. 

E  7.    Lieutenant  James,  born  1784, 

E  8.    Captain  David  McClanahan,  born  1788. 

E  9.    Mrs.  Lucy  Moss,  born  1789,  and 

E  10.  William,  born  1792. 

E  1.  Pegg}',  or  Margaret  Hickman,  was  born  in  Culpeper 
count}^,  Va. ,  in  1772.  She  married  James  Hutchinson,  had  twelve 
children  and  died  in  Missouri  in  1844.  The  following  are  the  names 
of  hei'  children : 

F  1.    Lewis,  married  Miss Adams  and  resides  in  Pittsburg, 

Pa. 

F  2.    James,  resides  near  Boonville,  Cooper  county.  Mo. 

F  3.    Nancy. 

F  4.    Margaret,  married Johnson  and Leonard,  Cooper 

county,  Mo. 

F  5.  Eliza,  married  John  Lewis  Hickman,  her  cousin,  and  son 
of  Colonel  Thomas  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Pruett,  of  Bourbon 
county,  K3^     They  reside  near  Boonville,  Cooper  count}-.  Mo. 

F  6.  David;  F  7,  Thomas;  F  8,  John;  F  9,  Clara;  F  10,  Will- 
iam; F  11,  Mary,  married  Henry  Buford,  and  F  12,  Benjamin,  of 
Pittsburg,  Pa. 

E  2.  Anna  Hickman,  was  born  in  1775.  She  married  William 
Markham  and  resided  in  Bath  county,  Ky.,  where  she  died,  child- 
less, in  1856.  She  was  very  remarkable  for  superior  housekeeping 
and  excessive  nicety.  One  of  her  nephews,  on  his  returning  home 
from  a  visit  to  his  Aunt  Markham' s,  was  asked  about  her.  His 
reply  was  that  ' '  the  last  he  saw  of  her,  there  was  but  one  fly  in  the 
house  and  she  was  busily  engaged  brushing  it  out. ' ' 

E  3.  Hon.  John  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in  1777,  and  died 
near  Paris,  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1849.     He  was  an  exceedingly 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  137 

enterprising  business  man,  with  mind  far  above  mediocrity.  He 
was  for  many  years  sheriff  of  his  county,  and  served  the  county  of 
Bourbon  for  many  years  in  the  Senate  of  Kentucky,  continuing  to 
represent  his  constituents  in  that  capacity  much  longer  than  he 
wished,  but  in  times  of  high  political  excitement  he  yielded  to  the 
solicitude  of  friends  rather  than  abide  by  his  own  wishes.  The  chief 
portion  of  his  life  was  spent  on  a  farm.  He  married,  in  1811,  his 
cousin,  Elizabeth  Hickman,  daughter  of  General  Richard  Hickman, 
by  whom  he  had  eight  children,  viz: 

F  1.    Catharine  C,  born  1812;  married  Jas.  K.  Marshall. 

F  2.    Richard,  born  1813;  died  of  cholera  in  1833. 

F  3.    Edward  L.,  born  1815;  died  in  1833. 

F  4.    Lydia  E.,  born  1817;  married  Richard  P.  Shelby. 

F  5.    Margaret,  born  1819. 

F  6.    John  Lewis,  born  1821;  married  Adelia  Edwards. 

F7.    David  H.,  born  1823. 

F  8.    Caroline  P.,  born  1829;  married  Wm.  Duke. 

F  1.  Catharine  C,  married  James  K.  Marshall,  a  lawyer  by  pro- 
fession, who,  after  practicing  his  profession  some  j^ears,  turned  his 
attention  to  farming  and  merchandising  in  the  year  1828.  They  had 
seven  children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Bettie,  who  married  Henry  Buford,  of  "Woodford  county, 
Ky. ;  he  died  in  Milwaukee,  Wis.,  in  1852,  leaving  one  child, 
Henry.  G  2,  John  Lewis,  who  married  a  Miss  Turner,  daughter  of 
Judge  Turner,  of  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  now,  in  1857,  resides  at 
Milwaukee,  Wis.;  G  3,  Charles,  died  single,  in  Milwaukee;  G  4, 
Alexander;  G  5,  James;  G  (J,  Mary,  and  G  7,  Kate.  They  all  live 
in  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

F  4.  Lydia,  daughter  of  Hon.  Jno.  L.  Hickman,  married,  in 
1834,  Richard  P.  Shelby,  son  of  General  James  Shelby,  of  Fayette 
county,  Ky. ,  and  grandson  of  Governor  Shelby.  They  had  three 
children,  all  dying  young,  except  James,  who  married  in  1855, 
moved  to  Missouri,  where  he  committed  suicide  in  1856,  leaving  an 
infant  child,  which  has  since  died.* 

F  5.  Margaret,  daughter  of  Hon.  J.  L.  Hickman,  was  born  in 
1819,  and  married  Wm.  H.  Shackelford  in  1837,  a  merchant  at  that 
time  in  Richmond,  Ky. ,  and  since  engaged  in  the  same  business  in 
Paris,  Ky.     She  died  in  1844,  and  had  four  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Bettie  H.,  born  1838;  G  2,  Mattie,  born  1840;  G  3,  Hick- 
man, born  1841,  and  died  1842,  and  G  4,  William,  born  1844. 

F  6.    John  Lewis,  son  of  Hon.  J.  L.  Hickman,  was  born  1821; 


138  GENEALOGY    OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

is  a  farmer;  married,   in  1844,  Adelia  Edwards,  and  lias  children, 
viz. : 

G  1.  Bettie  E. ;  G  2,  Margaret  S. ;  Gl  3,  Caroline  D. ;  G  4, 
Adelia,  etc. 

F  7.  David  H.,  son  of  Hon.  J.  L.  Hickman,  born  1823,  died 
single,  1849. 

F  8.  Caroline  P.,  was  born  in  1829  and  married  Wm.  Duke,  a 
farmer,  in  1847.  Mr.  Duke  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war. 
They  had  five  children,  viz.: 

G  1.  John  Lewis,  who  died  in  infancy;  G  2,  Mary;  G  3,  Bessie; 
G  4,  Charlotte,  and  G  5,  Caroline. 

E  4.  Nancy,  daughter  of  David  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Clara 
McClanahan,  was  born  in  1779.  She  married  John  Buford,  a  mer- 
chant in  Versailles,  Woodford  county,  Ky.  He  was  a  very  energetic 
business  man.     They  raised  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1,  Helen,  who  married  a  Mr.  Johnson  and  left  children.  One 
of  her  daughters  married  J.  G.  Morrison. 

F  2.    Colonel  Buford,   and 

F  3.  General  Napoleon  Buford,  who  was  an  officer  in  the  Federal 
Army  during  the  Confederate  war,  and  died  from  wounds  received, 
or  was  killed  in  battle,  an  account  of  which  was  published  in 
the  St.  Louis  (Mo.)  Republican  during  one  of  the  last  years  of 
the  war. 

The  following  account  of  General  Buford  we  clip  from  a  news- 
paper: "General  Buford,  who  died  on  Wednesday  last  at  the  house 
of  General  Stoneman,  in  Washington,  was  the  son  of  the  well-known 
stock  grower  in  Kentucky  and  brother  of  Colonel  Buford,  of  this 
State.  He  was  forty-two  j'ears  of  age,  and  was  made  a  major-gen- 
eral for  his  distinguished  services  on  the  very  day  he  died.  He  was 
one  of  the  most  dashing  and  fearless  cavalry  officers  in  the  service, 
and  leaves  behind  an  unspotted  name  as  an  earnest  and  gallant 
officer. ' ' 

E  5.  Agnes  Hickman,  daughter  of  David  and  Clara,  was 
born  in  1781,  and  married  Joseph  Bledsoe.  She  raised  six 
children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Hiram,  married  Susan  Hughes. 

F  2.    Thomas,  married  Miss  Wilson. 

F  3.    David,  married. 

F  4.    Joseph,  married. 

F  5  and  6.    Two  daughters  that  married. 

The  family  moved  and  settled  near  Lexington,  Mo. 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  139 

[From  Mississippian,  November,  1863.1 
CAPTAIN  HIRAM  BLEDSOE. 

This  gallant  Missouri  officer,  at  the  battle  of  Chickamauga,  command- 
ing his  battery,  performed  a  feat  that  is  well  worth  chronicling.  The 
battery  charged  a  Federal  battery  on  that  eventful  day  that  proved  to  be 
the  so-called  1st  Missouri  Federal  Battery,  and  captured  all  the  guns,  which 
were  presented  to  the  battery  immediately  on  the  field  of  battle.  They 
sent  their  own  guns  to  the  rear  and  found  themselves  supplied  with  twelve- 
pound  Napoleons.  All  hail  to  the  1st  Missouri  Battery  and  its  gallant 
Captain,  Hiram  Bledsoe, 

[From  the  Mississippian.] 
BLEDSOE'S   MISSOURI   BATTERY. 

During  the  terrific  shelling  near  Marietta  on  the  evening  of  the  20th,  a 
shell  from  the  enemy's  guns  exploded  in  the  vicinity  of  Bledsoe's  Battery, 
killing  almost  instantly  Captain  Bledsoe  and  twelve  of  his  men. 

The  news  of  the  death  of  this  gallant  officer  and  estimable  gentleman 
will  be  received  by  every  Missourian  with  feelings  of  the  most  profound 
sorrow.  Nor  will  this  regret  be  confined  to  people  from  his  own  State 
alone.  His  long  and  distinguished  services,  his  dauntless  bravery  and  self- 
sacrificing  devotion  to  his  country's  cause  had  given  him  a  high  place  in 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  his  superior  officers,  while  his  genial  tempera- 
ment and  unselfish  disposition  endeared  him  to  his  more  immediate  com- 
rades, who  will  mourn  him  as  a  brother. 

Captain  Bledsoe  served  with  distinction  during  the  Mexican  war,  and 
upon  the  breaking  out  of  the  present  troubles  was  one  of  the  first  to  raise 
and  equip  a  company  of  artillery  in  the  State  of  Missouri.  He  participated 
in  the  battles  of  Carthage,  Oak  Hills,  Dry  Wood  (where  he  was  wounded), 
Lexington  and  Elk  Horn,  in  all  of  which  he  received  the  highest  encomiums 
from  the  commanding  generals  for  his  skill  and  gallantry.  Subsequently, 
he  took  part  in  the  battles  of  luka  and  Corinth,  and  was  one  of  the  defend- 
ers of  Port  Hudson. 

Missouri  has  sufi'ered  severely  during  this  struggle — not  so  much  in 
numbers,  perhaps,  as  some  other  States,  but  in  the  sacrifice  of  the  best 
blood  of  her  citizens — and  while  she  can  point  with  mournful  pride  to  the 
graves  of  Bowen,  Green,  Weightman,  Little  and  a  host  of  other  noble 
spirits  whose  glorious  deeds  and  sacrifices  have  shed  an  imperishable  lustre 
on  her  name,  yet  when  the  story  of  her  trials  and  triumphs  shall  have  been 
written  and  the  names  of  her  martyred  heroes  recorded,  to  point  her  youth 
to  the  paths  of  glory  and  of  honor,  none  will  occupy  a  brighter  page  than 
that  of  Hiram  M.  Bledsoe. 

E  6.  Colonel  Thomas  Hickman,  son  of  David  and  Clara  McClau- 
ahan,  was  born  in  1782;  married  Sarah  Pruett,  in  1803.  They 
were  members  of  the  Campbellite  or  Christian  church,  and  both 
died  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1854.      He  served  a  time  as  a  sol- 


140  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

dier  in  fighting  the  Indians  about  the  lakes.  They  raised  six  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.    John  Lewis,  born  in  1804;  married  Elizabeth  Hutchinson. 

F  2.    Ann,  born  in  1805;  married  Robert  McGavock. 

F  3.    Clara,  born  in  1807. 

F  4.    James  Pruett,  born  in  1814. 

F  5.    Sophia  W.,  born  in  1818. 

F  6.    David  William,  born  in  1822. 

F  1.  John  L.  Hickman,  son  of  Colonel  Thomas,  married  his 
cousin,  Eliza  Hutchinson,  daughter  of  Peggy,  or  Margaret  Hutchin- 
son.    He  died  near  Boonville,  Cooper  county.  Mo. 

F  2.  Ann,  daughter  of  Colonel  Thomas  Hickman,  was  born  in 
Jessamine  county,  Ky.,  in  1805.  When  twelve  years  of  age  (1817) 
her  father  moved  from  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  to  Howard  county, 
Mo.  In  1819  she  was  married  to  Robert  McGavock,  a  lawyer  by 
profession,  who  was  born  in  Wythe  county,  Va.,  in  1794.  They  re- 
side at  Cloverport,  Ky.     They  raised  eight  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Randal  H.,  was  born  in  Howard  county.  Mo.,  in  1820;  mar- 
ried in  1851,  Miss  Ann  Hite,  of  Jefferson  county,  Ky.,  and  now  re- 
sides near  Haynesville,  Hancock  county,  Ky.  They  have  seven  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

H  1.    Robert,  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1852. 

H  2.    Thomas,  born  in  1854, 

H  3.    Francis,  born  in  1856. 

H  4.    William,  born  in  1858. 

H  5.    Oscar,  born  in  1860. 

H  6.    Maggie,  born  in  1862,  and 

H7.    Lillian,   born  in  1864. 

G  2.  Thomas  McGavock,  was  born  in  Howard  county,  Mo. ,  in 
1823;  was  married  in  1846,  to  Mary  Lightfoot,  of  Breckinridge 
county,  Ky.  He  died  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1860,  and  his 
wife  died  the  same  year  in  Howard  county.  Mo.  They  left  seven 
children,  viz. : 

H  1.  Daniel  Cloyd  McGavock,  born  in  1847;  served  in  the  Con- 
federate Army  under  General  Price,  and  died  in  Arkansas  in  1865. 

H  2.    Rosa,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky. ,  in  1850. 

H  3.    Annie,  was  born  in  Hancock  county.  Mo.,  in  1851. 

H  4.    Lander,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1853. 

H  5.    Ada,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1855. 

H  6.    Emma,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1857, 

H  7.    Gordon,  was  born  in  Howard  county,  Mo.,  in  1860. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  141 

Emma  and  Gordon  both  died  in  Breckinridge  county,  K}-.,  in 
18G0. 

Gr  3.  Jacob  McGavock,  was  born  in  Howard  county,  Mo.,  in 
1824,  and  was  married  in  1845,  to  Elizabeth  Haynes,  of  Davis 
county,  Ky.     They  have  children  as  follows: 

H  1.    Sarah,  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in  1845. 

H  2.    Mary,  born  in  Davis  count}',  Ky. ,  in  1847. 

H  3.    James,  born  in  Davis  county,  Ky.,  in  1849. 

H  4.    Ella,  born  in  Davis  county,  Ky.,  in  1860. 

H  5.    Morgan,  born  in  Tennessee,  in  1862. 

H  6.    Ida,  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  K}-.,  in  1864. 

H  7.    Robert,  born  in  Athens,  Ala.,  in  1866. 

Jacob  McGavock,  resides  near  Athens,  Ala. 

G  4.  Robert  McGavock,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  K3^, 
in  1826,  and  resides  near  Franklin,  Howard  county.  Mo.  He  has 
been  twice  married:  first  to  Matilda  Bonduraut,  in  1853,  who  died 
in  1854.  His  second  wife  was  Sally  Cruz,  whom  he  married  in 
1856.     They  have  children  as  follows: 

H  1.    William,  born  in  Howard  county,  Mo.,  in  1862. 

H  2.    James,  born  in  Howard  county.  Mo.,  in  1864. 

H  3.    Rosa,  born  in  Howard  county.  Mo.,  in  1866,  etc. 

G  5.    James  McGavock,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky. , 
in  1828;  resides  near  Franklin,  Howard  county.  Mo.    He  married  in. 
1856,  Martha  Talbott,  of  Howard  county.  Mo.     They  have  children, 
viz. : 

H  1.    Charles,  born  in  1863. 

H  2.    Kate,  born  in  1866. 

G  6.  Gordon  McGavock,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky., 
1839,  and  resides  near  Frauklin,  Howard  county,  Mo.  He  married 
in  1860,  Lucy  Lewis,  whose  father  was  a  Baptist  minister  of  Vir- 
ginia.    They  have  children  as  follows: 

H  1.    John,  born  in  1860. 

H  2.    Sallie,  born  in  1862. 

H  3.    Mary  Cloyd,  born  in  1867. 

G  7.  John  McGavock,  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  in 
1834,  and  resides  near  Cloverport,  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.  He 
married  in  1860,  Bettie  Skillman,  of  said  county.  They  have  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

H  1.    Leon,  born  in  1860. 

H  2.    Marion,  born  in  1862. 

H  3.    Gordon,  born  in  1864,  etc. 


142  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

G  8.  Francis  McGavock,  was  born  in  1840  and  resides  near 
Cloverport,  Ky.  In  1865  he  was  married  to  Maggie  Cunningliam, 
daughter  of  Rev.  Alexander  Cunningham,  a  Presbyterian  minister 
of  Franklin,  Tenn.    They  have  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Lynn,  born  in  1867,  etc. 

F  3.  Clara  Hickman,  daughter  of  Colonel  Thomas  and  Sarah 
Pruett,  was  born  in  1807;  was  twice  married  and  now  resides,  a 
widow,  at  Boonville,  Cooper  county,  Mo.  Her  first  husband  was 
Jones  H.  Flournoy,  of  Kentucky.  He  was  a  merchant  and  farmer. 
They  had  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Sarah  A.,  married  Andrew  Adams. 

G  2.  Eliza  M.,  married  Geo.  W.  Cook;  had  one  child:  HI, 
James  H.,  who  died. 

G  3.  Mary  Lenora,  married  Robert  W.  Simpson,  in  1854,  and 
had  three  children,  viz. :  HI.  Frank  Flournoy;  H  2,  Clara  A.,  and 
H  3,  Thomas.  Mary  Lenora  resides  at  Boonville,  Cooper  county, 
Mo. 

G  4.    Martha  Markham,  married  Robt.  T.  Ross. 

G  5.    Napoleon  L.,  died  in  childhood. 

F  4.  James  P.  Hickman,  son  of  Colonel  Thomas  and  Sarah 
Pruett,  was  born  in  1814,  and  was  once  a  merchant  at  Chihuahua, 
Mex. ;  now  living  in  San  Autonia,  Tex.  ;  married  a  Spanish  lady, 
and  has  five  children,  viz. :  G  1,  James;  G  2,  John;  G  3,  Thomas; 
G  4,  David,  and  G  5,  Sarah. 

F  5.  Sophia  AV.  Hickman,  daughter  of  Colonel  Thomas,  born  in 
1818;  married  James  0.  Toole,  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  Her  children 
are:  G  1,  John;  G  2,  William;  G  3,  Mary,  and  G  4,  Sophia.  So- 
phia W.  has  been  dead  for  many  years. 

F  6.  David  W.  Hickman,  son  of  Colonel  Thomas,  was  a  mer- 
chant, and  died  in  Chihuahua,  Mex. 

E  7.  Lieut.  James  Hickman,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Clara 
McClanahan,  was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1784.  He  was 
an  educated  and  accomplished  gentleman;  a  graduate  of  Prince- 
ton College,  New  Jersey,  and  for  some  time  in  his  early  manhood, 
connected  with  the  regular  army  of  the  United  States.  He  read  law 
but  did  not  practice  his  profession ;  was  a  merchant  at  Old  Franklin, 
Howard  count}'.  Mo.,  and  was  a  man  of  great  energy  of  character. 

He  married  Sophia  "Woodson  in  1817,  and  died  in  Boone  county. 
Mo.,  in  1826.  Sophia  was  a  daughter  of  Josiah  Woodson,  of  Gooch- 
land county,  Va.  Her  sister  is  the  mother  of  the  present  Mrs. 
John  J.  Crittenden,  of  Kentucky. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  143 

Lieutenant  James  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Sopliia,  had  but  three 
children,  viz. : 

F  1.    William,  born  in  1819,  died  in  Kentucky  in  1832. 

F  2.    Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in  1821. 

F  3.    Laura,  born  1823,  died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1841. 

F  2.  Mary  Elizabeth,  the  only  child  the}'  had  to  marry,  now 
resides  with  her  husband,  James  S.  Rollins,  in  "Columbia,  Boone 
county,  Mo.     They  were  married  in  1837. 

Major  James  Sidney  Rollins  was  the  eldest  son  of  Dr.  Anthony 
Wayne  Rollins  and  Sallie  Rodes;  born  in  Richmond,  Madison 
count}',  Ky. ,  in  1812:  was  educated  at  Washington  College,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  the  University  of  Indiana,  where  he  graduated  in 
1830;  from  thence  he  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Boone  county, 
studied  law  with  Judge  Abril  Leonard ;  graduated  at  the  Law  School 
Transylvania  University  at  Lexington,  Ky. ,  in  1833;  was  married 
in  1837  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  Sophia 
Woodson;  elected  to  the  Legislature  of  Missouri  from«Boone  county 
in  1838,  1840  and  1842;  was  a  delegate  to  the  Whig  National  Con- 
vention of  1844,  at  Baltimore,  that  nominated  Henry  Clay  for  the 
Presidency.  In  1846  was  elected  to  the  Senate  of  Missouri  from 
the  district  composed  of  Boone  and  Audrain  counties  some  four 
years.  In  1848  was  nominated  by  the  Whig  Convention  of  Mis- 
souri for  Governor ;  made  a  laborious  canvass  of  the  State,  and  was 
beaten  by  R.  A.  King,  twelve  thousand  votes.  In  1849  was  the 
candidate  of  the  Whig  party  for  United  States  Senate ;  beaten  by  Hon. 
D.  R.  Achison.  In  1850  appointed  a  visitor  to  attend  the  annual  ex- 
amination of  cadets  at  West  Point,  X.  Y.  In  1852  was  placed  on 
the  Whig  ticket  as  one  of  the  Presidential  electors,  General  Scott, 
the  candidate.  In  1854  nominated  by  the  Whigs  of  Boone  county 
for  the  Legislature  and  elected  by  a  large  majority.  In  1856  was 
again  placed  on  the  Presidential  electoral  ticket.  In  1857  was  nom- 
inated again  for  Governor  of  the  State  by  the  Whig  and  American 
parties,  but  was  beaten  two  hundred  and  thirty  votes — nearly  one 
hundred  thousand  cast.  In  1861  and  1862  he  was  a  member  of  the 
United  States  Congress,  and  for  awhile  was  President  of  the  Union 
Pacific  Railroad.  Major  Rollins  and  his  wife,  Mary  E.,  had  ten  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

G  1.    Sophia  Woodson,  born  1839,  and  died  1841. 

G  2.    James  Hickman,  born  1841;  educated  at  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

G  3.    Laura  Hickman,  born  1844. 

G  4.    Mary  Elizabeth,  born  1846. 


144  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

G  5.    Sallie  Rodes,  bom  1849. 

G  6.    Heniy  Bingham,  born  1851. 

G  7.    Custis,  bom  1853. 

0  8.    Flora,  born  1855. 

G  9.    Frank,  bom  1858. 

G  10.  Woodson  Rodes,  born  1860. 

E  8.  Captain  David  McClanahau  Hickman,  son  of  David  and 
Clara,  was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  K3^,  in  1788,  and  emigrated  to 
Missouri  in  1823,  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  he  died. 

The  following  obituary  notice  is  copied  from  a  paper  published 
in  Columbia,  Boone  county,  Mo. 

Died,  at  his  residence  in  Boone  count}-,  on  the  two-mile  prairie,  on  the 
morning  of  the  14th  inst.  (June,  1851),  at  4  o'clock,  of  dropsy  of  the  chest, 
Captain  David  McClanahan  Hickman,  aged  sixty-three  years.  The  deceased 
was  born  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and  emigrated  to  Missouri  in  1823,  and 
settled  on  the  farm  where  he  died.  It  may  be  said  in  truth  that  in  his. 
death  the  county  and  the  State  lost  one  of  its  most  useful,  honorable  and 
enterprising  cifizens.  In  both  his  public  and  private  career  no  man  was 
more  highly  esteemed.  He  was  prompt  and  energetic  in  all  his  business  en- 
gagements. With  his  friends  he  was  liind,  sociable  and  entertaining,  whilst 
his  home  was  ever  the  abode  of  a  generous  and  warm-hearted  hospitality. 
In  the  War  of  1812  he  was  a  volunteer,  and  served  a  tour  of  twelve  months' 
duty.  He  was  elected  first  lieutenant  in  the  companj'  commanded  by 
Captain  William  Garrad,  which  was  attached  to  the  squadron  commanded 
by  Colonel  Ball.  Prior  to  his  leaving  Kentucky  he  was  for  a  number  of 
years  Sheriff  of  Bourbon  county,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  Kentucky 
Legislature,  from  the  same  county,  in  the  winters  of  1819  and  1820.  Dur- 
ing the  Black  Hawk  war,  in  1832,  he  was  again  a  volunteer  and  was  chosen 
captain  of  a  company  raised  in  this  county,  and  served  a  tour  of  duty  on 
the  northern  frontier  of  the  State.  In  the  year  1838  and  again  in  1840,  he 
was  elected  to  the  Legislature  from  this  county,  and  in  1845  to  the  conven- 
tion to  remodel  the  Constitution.  The  duties  of  the  various  public  trusts 
confided  to  his  hands  he  discharged  with  the  utmost  fidelity.  He  was  the 
last  living  brother,  and  leaves  but  one  sister,  out  of  a  numerous  family. 
A  few  years  since  he  made  a  profession  of  religion  and  united  himself  with 
the  Baptist  church  in  his  neighborhood.  During  his  last  illness  he  had  all 
the  comfort  and  consolation  which  the  attention  of  an  affectionate  family, 
kind  and  numerous  friends  and  neighbors,  and  the  steady  faith  of  a  Chris- 
tian could  give.  He  frequently  expressed  himself  as  perfectly  resigned  to 
the  will  of  God.  Thus,  he  lived  and  died  a  good  man,  leaving  an  example 
worthy  of  imitation,  whilst  his  death  will  be  deeply  lamented  by  all  whp. 
knew  him. 

E  8.  Captain  David  McC.  Hickman,  was  twice  married.  His  first 
wife  was  Eliza  K.  Johnson,  whom  he  married  in  1818,  and  by  whom 
he  had  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    William  Thomas;  F  2,  Hon.  David  Henry,  and  F  3,  James  J. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  145 

His  second  wife,  Cornelia  A.  Bryan,  whom  he  married  in  1829, 
had  five  children,  viz. : 

F  4.  Thaddeus  B. ;  F  5,  Sarah  Ann;  F  6,  John  Lewis;  F  7,  Mil- 
ton, died  in  infancy,  and  F  8,  Thomas  Harvey. 

F  1.  Wm.  Thomas,  son  of  Captain  McC.  Hickman,  is  a  farmer 
and  resides  in  Boone  county,  Mo.  He  is  a  deacon  in  the  Baptist 
church,  and  was  once  sheriff  of  the  county.  He  married  Fannie 
Woods,  by  whom  he  has  children  as  follows:  G  1,  David  M. ;  G  2, 
Martha;  G  3,  Clara,  etc. 

F  2.  Hon.  David  Henry  Hickman,  resides  in  Columbia,  Boone 
county.  Mo. ;  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  was  elected  to 
the  Legislature  from  Boone  county  and  served  the  session  of  1852 
and  1853.  As  a  member  of  the  Committee  on  Education  he  drafted 
the  school  law  of  Missouri,  which  was  passed  at  that  session.  He  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  Curators  of  Columbia  Baptist  Female 
College,  at  Columbia;  also  President  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of 
William  Jewett  College,  at  Liberty,  in  Clay  county,  the  chief  college 
of  the  Baptist  denomination  of  Missouri.  He  was  elected  one  of  the 
curators  of  the  Missouri  University  by  the  last  General  Assembly  of 
Missouri.  He  has  been  President  of  the  bank  at  Columbia  ever 
since  its  organization.  He  is  a  man  of  great  energy  of  character, 
of  fine  accomplishments,  yet  of  feeble  constitution.  He  has  had 
more  duties  imposed  on  him  than  he  could  properly  discharge ;  not- 
withstanding, he  did  all  he  could,  especially  for  the  cause  of  educa- 
tion and  the  advancement  of  general  knowledge.  His  fellow-citizens 
had  every  confidence  in  his  integrity  and  ability,  and  he  discharged 
all  the  duties  imposed  on  him  with  fidelity  and  honesty.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Ann  Bryan  and  has  children. 

F  3.  James  J.  Hickman,  son  of  Captain  David  McC,  resides  in 
Boone  county.  Mo.  He  married  Sophia  Edmonson  and  has  children, 
viz. :  G  1,  John  Gay;  G  2,  James,  etc. 

F  4.  Thaddeus  B.  Hickman  in  early  life  was  a  farmer;  is  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  resides  at  Columbia,  Boone 
county.  Mo.  He  is  now  (1886)  engaged  in  the  grocery-store  business 
and  has  no  children. 

F  5.  Sarah  Ann  Hickman,  married  Dr.  Archibald  Young ;  resides 
at  Columbia,  Boone  county,  Mo.,  and  has  children  as  follows:  G  1, 
David  H. ;  G  2,  Martha,  etc.  Sarah  Ann  is  a  member  of  the  Bap- 
tist church. 

F  6.    John  Lewis  Hickman,  of  Boone  county,  Mo.,  married  Ella 
Walker. 
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146  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

F  7.    Milton  Hickman,  died  in  cliildhood. 

F  8.    Thomas  Harvey  Hickman. 

E  9.  Lucy  Hickman,  daughter  of  David  and  Clara  McClanahan, 
was  born  1787,  and  married  Mason  Moss.  She  had  nine  children; 
died  in  1841,  and  he  died  in  1838.     Their  children  are,  viz. : 

F  1.  David  McClanahan  Moss,  who  married  Catharine  Coates, 
has  children  and  resides  near  Carrollton,  Carroll  county.  Mo. 

F  2.  Eliza  Margaret  Moss,  married  Matthew  Jeffreys,  a  farmer 
of  Boone  county.  Mo.     They  have  seven  or  eight  children. 

F  3.  Henry  H.  Moss,  married  Harriet  Egar;  started  to  California 
in  1849;  his  wife  died  on  the  route,  within  forty  miles  of  Nevada 
City,  and  their  infant  child  died  soon  after  reaching  California.  He 
returned  with  an  only  son  to  Missouri,  and  is  now  deputy  marshal 
at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

F  4.  Benjamin  F.  Moss,  died  single,  in  Platte  county,  Mo.,  in 
1843;  aged  twenty-five. 

F  5.  Charles  Mason  Moss,  died  single,  in  Callaway  county,  Mo. , 
twenty-five  years  of  age. 

F  6.  Clara  A.  Moss,  was  born  in  1821;  was  married,  in  1840,  to 
Waltour  Bobinson ;  now  resides  a  widow  near  Paris,  Monroe  county, 
Mo.,  her  husband  having  died  in  1846  in  Lawrence  county,  Mo. 
She  has  seven  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Temple  Buford;  G  2,  Lucy  Hickman;  G  3,  Catharine 
Marshall;  G  4,  Laura  Virginia;  G  5,  Waltour  Moss;  G  6,  Charles 
Mason ;  G  7,  Willie  Henry. 

F  7.  Thomas  Tomkins  Moss,  married  a  Miss  Smith,  who  survived 
their  marriage  only  a  few  months.  He  afterward  married  Sarah 
Brown.  Thomas  T.  was  a  farmer  and  died  near  Mexico,  Audrain 
county.  Mo. ,  aged  about  twenty-eight  3'ears. 

F  8.  Nancy  Beauford  Moss,  died  in  1857,  aged  about  twenty- 
eight  years. 

E  10.  William  Hickman,  son  of  David  and  Clara  McClanahan, 
was  born  in  1792,  and  died  in  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  in  1845.  He 
married  Mary  Tureman  and  raised  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    David,  died  of  cholera. 

F  2.    Elizabeth,  resides  in  Paris,  Ky. 

F  3.    Ann,  married  John  Schackelford,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

F4.    Thaddeus. 

F  5.    Mary,  married  Dr.  Owens,  of  Paris,  Ky. 

F  6.    Martha,  married  Dr.  R.  T.  Davis,  son  of  Garrett  Davis. 

F  7.    Laura,  Paris,  Ky. 


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F  8.    Clara,  married  Wm.  Hood,  of  Scott  county,  Ky. 

F  9.  Irene,  married  "Wm.  H.  Bass,  son  of  Eli,  of  Boone  countyj 
Mo. 

F  10.    Rebecca,  Paris,  Ky. 

D  3.  Anna  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  his  wife,  Hannah 
Lewis,  of  Clark  county,  Ky. ,  was»born  in  Culpeper  county,  Va. ,  in 
1754,  and  died  in  Clark  county,  Ky.,  in  1836.  About  the  year  1783 
she  married  Stephen  HoUaday,  a  farmer,  whose  weight  was  about 
two  hundred  and  twenty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  hazel  eyes. 
They  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  Elliott;  E  2,  Jemima;  E  3,  James,  died  single;  E  4,  Jo- 
seph; E  5,  Lewis;  E  6,  Elizabeth,  and  E  7,  Waller. 

E  1.  Elliott,  the  oldest  child  of  Anna  and  Stephen,  was  born  in 
1786 — two  years  after  his  father  moved  to  Kentucky.  In  1812  he 
volunteered  at  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky. ,  to  fight  the  Indians. 
He  was  a  member  of  Major  (then  Captain)  John  Martin's  company, 
and  after  two  days'  hard  fighting  on  the  18th  and  22d  of  January, 
1813,  he  was  taken  prisoner  at  Winchester's  defeat  at  the  river 
Raisin.  He  suffered  much  from  cold  and  cruel  treatment  of  the  In- 
dians, and  finall}^  had  to  give  up  his  gun  to  them  to  save  his  own 
life.  After  being  exchanged  he  made  his  way  home,  where  he  ar- 
rived in  April,  1813.  In  1814  he  married  Rachel  Johnson,  whose 
parents  were  from  Maryland.  Elliott  and  his  wife  were  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Campbellite  or  Christian  church — he  joined  in  1810,  and 
his  wife  in  1841. 

All  of  Elliott  Holladay's  eleven  children  were  born  in  Clark 
county,  Ky. ,  except  Margaret  Jemima,  their  youngest,  who  was 
born  in  Pike  county.  Mo.,  where  her  father  died  in  1869.  The  names 
of  their  children  are  as  follows: 

F  1.    Eliza  Ann,  born  1815;  married  Samuel  Crutcher. 

F  2.    Samuel  Wilson,  born  1817. 

F  3.    Mary,  born  1819;  married  Ambrose  Crutcher. 

F  4.    Sarah,  born  1821 ;  married  Harvey  B.  Pritchett. 

F  5.    Nancy,  born  1823 ;  married  Braxton  L.  Hickman. 

F  6.    Martha  Jane,  born  1824;  married  Samuel  N.  Purse. 

F  7.    Emily,  born  1825;  married  Wm.  Cash  and  Elija  J.  Strother. 

F  8.    James  Waller,  born  1827. 

F  9.    Lewis,  born  1829. 

F  10.  Owen,  born  1832. 

F  11.  Margaret  Jemima,  born  1837. 

F  1.    Eliza  Ann  Holladay,  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  church; 


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was  married,  in  1836,  to  Samuel  Crutcher,  of  Montgomery  county. 
Mo.  She  had  three  sons  and  died  in  1847.  The  names  of  her  chil- 
dren are  as  follows:  G  1,  Elliot  Waller;  G  2,  Obanion,  and  G  3, 
James  W. 

F  2.  Samuel  Wilson  Holladay,  was  born  1817;  is  a  farmer,  living 
in  Pike  county,  Mo. ;  weighs  one  hundred  and  forty  pounds,  with 
black  hair  and  black  eyes. 

F  3.  Mary  Holladay,  was  born  1819,  and  married  Ambrose 
Crutcher,  a  cousin  to  Sam,  who  married  her  sister,  Eliza  A.  Mary 
has  four  children,  viz. 

G  1.  Elizabeth  Ann;  G  2,  Sarah  Frances,  married  a  Mr.  Wright, 
a  house  carpenter,  in  Paris,  Monroe  county.  Mo.,  and  has  one  child;. 
G  3,  Rachel,  died,  and  G  4,  Samuel  W. 

F  4.  Sarah  Holladay,  born  1821;  weighs  about  one  hundred  and 
fifteen  pounds,  with  black  eyes  and  dark  hair.  She  married  in  1840, 
Harvey  B.  Pritchett,  a  farmer,  of  Pike  county.  Mo.  They  have 
children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Mary  Ann;  G  2,  Edwin;  G  3,  Melissa;  G  4,  Eliza  Ann; 
G  5,  Samuel  W. ;  G  6,  Christina,  etc.  Sarah  and  Mr.  Pritchett  are 
both  members  of  the  Christian  church. 

F  5.  Nancy  Holladay,  born  1823;  was  married  in  1843  to  her 
cousin,  Braxton  L.  Hickman,  son  of  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Sally 
Thompson,  of  De  Witt  county.  111.  Braxton  L.  has  a  steam  flour- 
mill  at  Ashley,  Pike  county,  Mo.  Nancy,  his  wife,  is  a  member  of 
the  Christian  church.  They  have  children,  viz.:  G  1.  Sarah  Ann; 
G  2,  Marcellus;  G  3,  Rodney;  G  4,  Laura,  and  G  5,  David. 

F  6.  Martha  Jane  Holladay,  born  1824,  was  married  in  1846  to- 
Sam.  N.  Purse,  a  mechanic  engaged  in  making  grass  or  wheat  cut- 
ters, carding  machines,  etc.  He  has  a  foundry  and  does  his  own 
casting,  etc. ,  at  Ashley,  Pike  county,  Mo.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Irene;  G  2,  Zach  Taylor;  G  3,  Dolly,  etc. 

F  7.  Emily  Holladay,  born  1825;  weighs  about  one  hundred  and 
forty  pounds,  with  black  hair  and  eyes.  She  has  been  twice  mar- 
ried, first  to  Wm.  Cash,  in  1844,  by  whom  she  had  three  children. 
Mr.  Cash  died  in  1852.  About  1855  she  married  her  second  hus- 
band, Elija  J.  Strother,  by  whom  she  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Claudius  Cash;  G  2,  Jas.  E.  Cash;  G  3,  daughter,  died; 
G  4,  Ella  Strother,  etc. 

F  8.  James  Waller  Holladay,  born  1827,  and  died  in  Cincinnati, 
0.,  in  1852.  He  was  five  feet  eleven  inches  in  height,  weighing 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  eyes.     He 


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■was  a  very  ingenious  mechanic,  and  worked  in  metals  of  all  kinds. 
He  learned  his  trade  under  Sam.  N.  Purse,  of  Ashley,  Pike  county, 
Mo. 

F  9.  Lewis  Holladaj',  born  1829;  is  five  feet  eleven  inches  high, 
weighing  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  eyes ;  is 
a  farmer  and  resides  in  Pike  county,  Mo. 

F  10.  Owen  Holladay,  born  1832;  is  five  feet  nine  and  one-half 
inches  high,  weighing  one  hundred  and  forty  pounds,  with  black 
hair  and  eyes.  He  was  raised  a  farmer,  but  for  some  years  has 
been  engaged  in  merchandising,  and  lives  now,  perhaps,  at  Pike's 
Peak,  la. 

F  11.  Margaret  Jemima  Holladay,  born  1837,  in  Pike  county, 
Mo.  She  weighs  about  one  hundred  and  eighteen  pounds,  with  dark 
hair  and  eyes. 

E  2.  Jemima  Holladay,  daughter  of  Stephen  and  his  wife,  Anna 
Hickman,  was  born  in  1788,  She  was  beautiful  and  amiable,  and 
entertained  great  sympathy  for  those  whom  she  saw  in  distress,  and 
for  the  aged.  She  married  in  1809,  Elija  Harris,  by  whom  she  had 
only  one  child:  F  1.  Lucy  F.,  who  was  born  in  1810.  Her  mother 
(Jemima)  was  subject  to  spasms.  In  1812,  Lucy  was  sitting  in  her 
mother's  lap  by  the  fire,  when  the  latter  took  a  spasm,  and  no  one 
being  near,  she  fell  into  the  fire  and  was  burned  to  death.  Lucy,  her 
child,  was  also  slightly  burnt.  Anna  Holladay,  her  grandmother, 
then  took  the  child  and  raised  her.  She  married  Benj.  R.  Waller,  a 
very  respectable  young  man  of  fine  moral  character,  of  good  infor- 
mation, and  prepossessing  in  his  manners ;  was  a  carpenter  by  trade, 
and  resided  near  Winchester,  Ky. ,  until  he  moved  to  Cooper  county, 
Mo.,  in  1841.  B.  R.  Waller  sympathized  with  the  South  during 
the  rebellion  of  1861,  consequently  suffered  many  insults  from  the 
Federals.  B.  R,  Waller  and  his  wife,  Lucy,  had  fourteen  children, 
viz. : 

Frances  Ann,  born  1828;  married  D.  M.  Johnson. 

Robert  Edward,  born  1830;  married  Ann  E.  Guthrie. 

1st  Jemima  E.,  born  1832  and  died  1834. 

Elizabeth,  died  in  childhood. 

Mary  Jane,  born  1834;  married  Robert  J.  Parrish. 

John  Adams,  born  1835;  a  teacher. 

Lucy  Harris,  born  1838;  a  teacher. 

2d  Jemima  E.,  born  1840  and  died  1860. 

Benj.  Franklin,  born  1841;  a  teacher. 
G  10.    Elmira  Louisa,  born  1844. 


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8. 

G 

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G  11.    Virginia,  born  1846. 

G  12.    James  Harris,  born  1848. 

G  13.    Sarah  Robinson,  born  1850,  and 

G  14.    Wm.  Pruett,  born  1852. 

They  all  live  in  Cooper  county,  Mo. 

G  1.  Frances  Ann,  married  David  M.  Johnson,  an  eminent  law- 
yer from  Ohio,  in  1851,  now  lives  in  Troy,  Kan.,  and  has  children, 
viz.:  H  1,  John  Lee,  died;  H  2,  Benj.  Waller,  died;  H  3,  Waller 
Sheridan,  born  1853;  H  4,  James  Young,  born  1857;  H  5,  Eliza 
Jane,  born  1862;  H  6,  Laura,  born  1864. 

G  2.  Robert  Edward  Waller,  born  1830;  married,  in  1862,  to 
Ann  E.  Guthrie,  of  Missouri,  and  resides  in  Cooper  county,  Mo. 
They  have  children,  viz.:  H  1,  John;  H  2,  James,  etc.  Robt. 
Edward  is  a  great  mathematician. 

G  5.  Mary  Jane  Waller,  born  1834;  married,  in  1857,  Robert 
J.  Parrish,  once  a  merchant,  now  a  farmer,  living  near  Bell  Air, 
Cooper  county,  Mo.  They  have  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Louisa  L. ; 
H  2,  Margaret  Jemima ;  H  3,  Lucy  Virginia;  H  4,   Benj.   Franklin. 

G  10.  Elmira  Louisa  Waller,  of  Bell  Air,  Cooper  county.  Mo.,  is 
an  amiable  and  accomplished  young  lady  of  great  promise.  Her 
poems  will  probably  be  published  some  day.  She  has  had  many 
pieces  published  in  the  newspapers. 

E  3.    James  Holladay,  son  of  Stephen  and  Anna,  died  single, 

E  4.  Joseph  Holladay,  son  of  Stephen  and  Anna,  was  born  in 
1791;  married  Sally  Woolfolk,  whose  mother  was  a  Lewis.  He  died 
in  Clarke  county,  Ky.,  in  1855.  They  had  ten  children,  viz. :  F  1, 
Milton  F. ;  F  2,  Betsy,  married  C.  Ferguson;  F  3,  John,  died;  F  4, 
Stephen;  F  5,  Joseph;  F  6,  Sally,  married  John  McCalla;  F  7, 
Benjamin  F.,  a  farmer,  living  on  his  father's  old  place,  married  A. 
E.  Brown  in  1855  and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Sarah  Frances,  etc.  ; 
F  8,  David,  died;  F  9,  Lewis,  married  a  Miss  Brown,  sister  of  Ben- 
jamin's wife,  and  F  10,  Maria. 

E  5.  Lewis  Holladay,  son  of  Stephen  and  Anna,  was  born  in 
1793.  He  raised  only  one  daughter,  and  died  in  Clark  county, 
Ky.,  viz.:  F  1,  Martha  Ann,  his  daughter,  married  Samuel  A. 
Woodford,  of  Clarke  county,  Ky. ,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Mildred,  born  1842;  G  2,  Elizabeth,  born  1846;  G  3,  Marj^ 
born  1851;  G  4,  Lewis,  born  1853;  G  5,  Lucy,  born  1856. 

E  6.  Elizabeth  Holladay,  daughter  of  Stephen,  born  1795;  mar- 
ried John  Huston;  had  one  child  and  died  in  Fayette  county, 
Ky.,  in  1833.     F  1,  Nancy,  her  daughter,  married  James  Hall,  of 


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Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and  left  one  daughter:  G  1,  Elizabeth  Hall^ 
who  married  Rob.  S.  Taylor,  of  Clark  county,  Ky.  They  have 
children,  viz.:  H  1,  Sally;  H  2,  Annie,  etc. 

E  7.  Waller  Hollada}',  son  of  Stephen  and  Anna,  was  born  in 
1797.  He  married,  in  1843,  Sarah  A.  Dunahoo,  who  was  the  widow 
of  James  H.  Whittingtou  when  he  married  her.  She  had  one  son, 
James,  by  Whittington,  and  had  three  children  by  Waller  Holladay. 
She  was  an  accomplished  lady  and  admired  by  all  who  knew  her  on 
account  of  her  great  beauty  and  suavity  of  manners.  She  died 
in  1852,  aged  thirty-one  years,  leaving  three  children  by  her  last 
husband,  viz. : 

F  1.  Cordelia,  born  1844;  F  2,  Jemima  Jane,  born  1846,  and 
F  3,  Ann  Eliza,  born  in  1848. 

D  4.  Rev.  Henry  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife,  Hannah 
Lewis,  was  born  in  Culpeper  county,  Va.,  in  1755.  He  was  a 
graduate  of  William  and  Mary  College,  Virginia.  He  married 
Phebe  Eastham.  They  were  members  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
had  eight  children,  and  died  in  Fayette  county,  Ky. ,  in  1804.  The 
following  are  the  names  of  their  children : 

E  1.    Frank,  died  in  childhood  in  Virginia. 

E  2.    Nancy,  died  in  childhood  in  Virginia. 

E  3.    Wm.  Lewis,  born  in  1776;  married  Sarah  F.  Thompson. 

E  4,    Lucy,  born  in  1778;  married  Belain  P.  Evans. 

E  5.    Mary,  died  a  young  woman. 

E  6.    William  L.,  born  1790;  married  Sallie  Pearson. 

E  7.    Richard,  born  1795;  married  Susan  Combs. 

E  8.    Fanny  Lawson,  born  1797;  died  single. 

E  3.  Wm.  Lewis  Hickman,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  and  Phebe  East- 
ham,  was  born  in  1776  and  died  in  1842.  He  lived  many  years  in 
Clark  county,  Ky.,  and  moved  to  De  Witt  county.  111.,  in  1836.  In 
1801  he  married  Sarah  F.  Thompson  in  Kentucky.  Sarah  was  born 
in  1782,  and  died  in  1848  in  Illinois.  They  lived  near  Clinton,  De 
Witt  county,  111,,  and  had  eighteen  children,  viz. : 

F    1.    Louisa  Verona,  born  1802;  married  Geo.  L.  Hill. 

Laurinda  Eastham,  born  1804;  married  John  Bostick. 

Rosanna  Brooking,  born  1805. 

Emily  Temple,  born  1806;  married  Paschal  Mills. 

Mary  Byrd,  born  1807;  married  Thos.  I.  Rogers. 

Albert  H. ,  born  1808;  married  Harriet  Grymes. 

Rodney  Elbridge,  born  1809;  married  Elizabeth  Wallace. 

Braxton  Lewis,  born  1810;  married  Nancy  Holladay. 


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7. 

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F    9.    John  Hart,  born  1811;  married  Rachel  D.  Giddings. 

F  10.    lantha  C,  born  1813;  died  1814. 

F  11.    Paschal  Preble,  born  1814;  died  1853. 

F  12.  Llewellen  Bloomfield,  born  1817;  married  Cynthia  A. 
Brown. 

F  13.    Susan  Frances,  born  1818;  married  Samuel  Duncan. 

F  14.  William  Wallace,  born  1820;  married  Sarah  A.  Condiflf 
and  Elvira  Mintum. 

F  15.    David  Addenbrook,  born  1821;  died  in  childhood,  1824. 

F  16.    Sarah  Melvina,  born  1822;  died  single. 

F  17.    Joel,  born  1824,  died  in  infancy. 

F  18.    James,  born  1826;  died  in  infancy. 

F  1.  Louisa  Verona  Hickman,  daughter  of  Lewis  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  F.  Thompson,  was  born  in  1802,  and  in  1822  she  married 
George  Littlewood  Hill,  who  was  born  in  1797.  She  died  on  the 
25th  of  September,  1886,  at  Clinton,  De  Witt  county.  111.,  when  the 
following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  Clinton  paper: 

ENTERED  INTO  REST  1886. 

DEATH  OF  MRS.  LOUISA  V.  HILL. 

On  last  Saturday  afternoon,  at  the  closing  hours  of  the  day,  Mrs.  Louisa 
V.  Hill  passed  from  death  unto  life  eternal,  in  the  eighty-fourth  year  of 
her  age.  Mrs.  Hill  was  a  remarkable  woman  for  one  of  her  years,  and  till 
the  hour  of  her  death  she  was  in  full  possession  of  those  keen,  sharp  facul- 
ties for  which  she  had  always  been  noted.  Forty-nine  years  ago,  with  her 
husband  and  children,  she  came  from  Kentucky  to  this  county  and  settled 
upon  the  farm  where  she  spent  her  last  days.  Mrs.  Hill's  maiden  name 
was  Louisa  V.  Hickman.  She  was  born  in  Madison  county,  Kentucky,  on 
the  14th  of  December,  1802.  Wheii  she  was  but  a  child  her  parents 
removed  to  Payette  county,  where  her  childhood  and  the  early  years  of  her 
married  life  were  spent.  On  the  20th  of  October,  1822,  she  was  united  in 
marriage  to  George  L.  Hill,  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  and  in  the  same 
county  three  of  her  children  were  born.  In  March,  1828,  they  removed  to 
Henry  county,  Kentuckj',  and  in  the  following  November  she  was  con- 
verted and  united  with  the  Baptist  church.  During  the  following  nine 
years  their  five  remaining  children  were  born.  On  the  2d  of  October,  1837, 
they  left  Kentuckj^  for  their  new  home  in  Illinois,  and  on  the  19th  of  the 
same  month  they  reached  this  county  and  settled  on  the  farm  where  they 
have  lived  for  nearly  forty -nine  years. 

Mrs.  Hill  was  an  earnest  Christian  woman,  and  in  her  home  the  present 
Baptist  church  of  Clinton  was  organized  on  the  1st  of  February,  1839. 
During  the  following  three  years  all  the  services  of  the  church  were  held 
in  their  home.  From  the  time  of  her  conversion  in  November,  1828,  till 
her  death,  Mrs.  Hill  was  a  faithful  and  consistent  Christian.     Her  death, 


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peaceful  and  calm,  was  but  the  triumph  of  a  noble  and  useful  life.  The 
prayer  of  her  life  was  for  the  salvation  of  those  around  her,  and  it  was  a 
gratification  to  her  to  know  that  all  of  her  children  and  quite  a  number  of 
her  grandchildren  have  made  a  profession  of  religion.  Mrs.  Hill  was  a 
woman  of  positive  convictions,  and  was  always  ready  to  express  and  defend 
what  she  considered  to  be  the  truth. 

Mrs.  Hill  was  the  mother  of  nine  children,  three  of  whom  preceded  her 
to  the  better  land.  She  leaves  her  aged  husband  and  six  children  to 
mourn  the  death  of  a  loving  wife  and  mother.  Her  surviving  children  are: 
Egbert  O.  Hill,  of  Ozark,  Mo.;  Lewis  S.  Hill,  of  Alexandria,  Minn.;  Mrs. 
Phebe  L.  Beatty,  Mrs.  Emily  H.  Weld,  Rodney  P.  Hill  and  Benj.  T.  Hill. 
Among  her  descendants  are  thirty  grandchildren  and  twelve  great-grand- 
children. 

George  L.  Hill  died  the  30tli  of  November,  1887,  when  the  fol- 
lowing obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  paper  published  at  Clinton, 
De  Witt  county,  111. : 

SKETCH  OF  GEORGE  L.  HILL, 

ONE   OF   THE   PIONEERS   OF   DE  WITT  COUNTY. 

George  L.  Hill  was  born  January  12,  1797,  in  Caroline  county,  Virginia, 
near  Fredericksburg.  He  was  left  fatherless  at  the  age  of  twelve  years, 
and  with  his  widowed  mother  moved  to  Kentucky  in  1815,  and  there  took 
charge  of  her  business,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  then  rented  land 
of  Lewis  Hickman,  whose  daughter,  Louisa  V.,  he  married  October  20, 
1822.  While  a  renter  in  Fayette  county  there  were  born  to  them  three 
children,  Egbert  O.,  Phebe  L.  and  Sarah  L.  In  the  year  1827  he  returned 
to  Henry  county,  Kentucky,  where  the  remaining  five  children  were  born, 
Lewis  S.,  John  H.,  Emily  H.,  Rodney  P,  and  Benjamin  T.  In  the  year 
1828  he  professed  religion,  and  with  his  wife  joined  the  Baptist  church 
at  New  Castle. 


Louisa  Verona  Hickman  and  George  L.  Hill  had  nine  children, 


VIZ. : 


G  1.  Capt.  Egbert  Osweld  Hill,  was  born  in  1823,  graduated  at 
Harvard  University,  Mass. ;  practices  law  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  He 
was  captain  of  Company  F,  31st  Missouri  Infantry,  during  the  Civil 
war  in  the  United  States  in  1861;  was  in  several  battles  and  was 
wounded  in  Vicksburg.  He  married,  in  1848,  Mary  L.  Scott,  by 
whom  he  had  one  daughter.  After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he 
married,  in  1864,  Bettie  T.  Scott.     His  children  were  : 

H  1.    Julia  L.,  by  his  first  wife,  born  in  1849. 

H  2,    Pauline  Louisa,  born  1867,  etc. 

G  2.  Phebe  Laurinda  Hill,  daughter  of  Louisa  V.  and  George 
L.,  was  born  in  1824.     She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and 


154  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

has  been  twice  married.  In  1847  she  married  John  D.  Mahon,  a 
merchant,  and  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  by  whom  she  had 
three  children,  all  of  whom  died  in  infancy.  John  D.  Mahon  died 
1849.  In  1853  Phebe  L.  married  her  second  husband,  Isaac  B. 
Beatie,  who  was  a  saddler  and  harnessmaker  and  member  of  the 
Methodist  church.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    George  Hill,  born  1854;  married  Nellie  Morris  in  1880. 

H  2.  Mary  Frances,  born  1856;  married  James  W.  Coultas  in 
1883. 

H  3.  Thomas  Otho,  born  1858;  married  Frances  A.  Conklin  in 
1881. 

Gr  3.  Sarah  Lewis,  daughter  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in  1826. 
She  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  has  been  twice  married. 
In  1850  she  married  Patrick  V.  M.  Poole,  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  by 
whom  she  had  one  daughter.  After  the  death  of  Mr.  Poole  she 
married,  in  1865,  John  Blaikie,  by  whom  she  had  one  child,  and 
died  in  1867.     The  names  of  her  two  children  are,  viz. : 

H  1.  Sarah  Elizabeth  Poole,  born  in  1851.  She  is  an  artist,  and 
has  been  married  twice,  fii'st  to  Mr.  Megguier,  second  to  Ed.  J. 
Palmer,  in  1888. 

H  2.    Margaret  Louisa  Blaikie,  born  1866;  died  in  childhood. 

G  4.  Lewis  Samuel,  son  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in  1828. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  war  of  1861,  was  a  member  of  the  4th  Regiment  of 
Illinois  Volunteers,  and  was  wounded  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.  He 
married  Ann  Elizabeth  Wray  and  has  children,  viz. : 

HI.  Emma  Eoline;  H  2,  Alice  Elizabeth;  H  3,  Wm.  Lesley;, 
H  4,  Mary  Louisa;  H  5,  George  Lewis,  and  H  6,  Minnie  May. 

G  5.  John  Hart,  son  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in  1830,  and 
died  in  1851. 

G  6.  Emily  Hickman,  daughter  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in 
1832,  and  married  Edwin  Weld,  a  farmer,  in  1855,  by  whom  she 
has  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Ann,  born  1856,  and  died  1862. 

H2.    Carrie  Hill,  born  1858;  married  Gilbert   C.  Kelly  in  1884 
He  was  chairman  of  the   Board  of  Supervisors,  and  died  of  con- 
sumption in  1891. 

H  3.  Minna  Richards,  born  1863;  married  J.  E.  Hartsock  in 
1887. 

H  4.    Emily  Frances,  born  1866. 

H  5.    Edwin,  Jr. 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  155 

H  6.    Katie. 

H  7.    Nettie. 

G  7.  Rodney  Perry,  son  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in  1834, 
and  married  Ellen  Reese  in  1858.  They  are  both  members  of  the 
Baptist  church  and  have  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Esther  Ann,  born  1858. 

H  2.    Joseph  Braxton,  born  1860. 

H  3.    Wm.  Morgan,  born  1863,  etc. 

H  2.    Margaret  Louisa  Blaikie,  born  1866;  died. 

Gr  8.  Benjamin  Thomas,  son  of  Louisa  V.  Hill,  was  born  in  1836. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  member  of  the  Baptist  church;  married  in  1861 
Diana  Reese,  who  was  born  in  1837.  They  have  children  as  follows: 
I  HI.  Benjamin  F.,  born  1864;  H  2,  Freddie  Lincoln,  born  1867, 
and  died  in  1868,  etc. 

F  2.  Laurinda  Eastham,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman  and  his 
wife  Sally  F.  Thompson,  was  born  in  1804.  She  married  John  Bos- 
tick,  in  1825;  had  one  child  and  died  in  1826.  The  name  of  her  sou 
was:  G  1,  John  Lewis  Bostick,  born  1826,  and  died  1826. 

F  3.  Rosanna  Brooking,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born 
in  1805,  and  died  in  1827. 

F  4.  Emily  Temple,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  hi 
1806 ;  married  Paschal  Mills,  a  farmer,  both  members  of  the  Camp- 
bellite  church.     They  have  children  as  follows: 

G  1.  Sarah  Catharine,  born  1838;  married  Richard  Sweeny,  and 
has  three  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Emma  Ann;  H  2,  Augustus;  H  15, 
Laura. 

G  2.  Paschal  Hickman  Mills,  born  1840;  married  Winifred  Arm- 
strong, and  has  children  as  follows:  H  1,  William;  H  2,  Mary; 
H  3,  Minna,  etc. 

G  3.    Lucy  Ann  Mills,  born  1842,  and  died  1842. 

F  5.  Mary  Byrd,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  and  his  wife 
Sarah  F.  Thompson,  was  born  in  1807;  married  Thomas  J.  Rogers; 
had  three  children,  and  died  1838,  in  De  Witt  county,  111.  Her 
children  are:  G  1,  Asa  Braxton,  married  Barbara  Ellen  McPherson 
and  has  children;  G  2,  Martha  Jane,  was  born  in  1835;  married 
David  Mahon,  and  has  children,  and  Gr  3,  Orville  Browning,  born 
1838,  and  died  1839. 

F  6.  Albert  Henry,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  and  his  wife  Sarah, 
was  bom  in  1808;  was  a  cabinet  workman;  married  Harriet  Grymes, 
had  one  son,  and  died  in  1831.  The  name  of  his  son  is:  Gr  1, 
Charles  Lewis  Grymes  Hickman.     He  is  married  and  has  children. 


156  GENEALOGY   OF   THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  7.  Rodney  Elbridge,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in 
1809;  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade;  married  Elizabeth  Wallace,  had 
three  children  and  died  in  1842.  The  following  are  the  names  of 
his  children:  Gr  1,  David  Wallace,  born  1839;  G  2,  John  Thomas, 
born  1841;  married  Jane  McKinney;  Gr  3,  Hester  Ann,  born  1842, 
and  died  1842. 

F  8.  Braxton  Lewis,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in  1810; 
married  his  third  cousin,  Nancy,  daughter  of  Elliott  Holladay.  He 
was  a  blacksmith  by  trade;  had  seven  children,  and  died  in  1868,  at 
Ashley,  Pike  county.  Mo.  The  following  are  the  names  of  his  chil- 
dren: Gr  1,  Sarah;  G  2,  Ann;  G  3,  Marcellus;  G  4,  Rodney;  G  5, 
David;  G  6,  Lewis,  and  G  7,  Elliott. 

F  9.  John  Hart,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in  1811 ;  married 
Rachel  E.  Giddings,  in  1853;  had  two  children,  and  died  in  1860.  The 
names  of  his  children  are:  G  1,  John  Milton,  and  G  2,  Sarah  Lewis. 

F  10.  lantha  Clearmont,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1813, 
and  died  1814. 

F  11,  Paschal  Prebble,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in  1814, 
and  died  in  1853,  in  De  Witt  county,  111. 

F  12.    Llewellen  Bloomfleld,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in 

1817.  He  was  a  tailor  by  trade,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  In  1835  he  married  Cyntha  Ann  Brown,  a  member 
of  the  Campbellite  church.  Their  children  are  as  follows:  G  1, 
Wm.  Jones,  born  1851;  G  2,  John  Llewellen,  born  1852;  G  3,  Fan- 
nie Bell,  born  1860;  G  4,  Warren,  born  1863,  etc. 

F  13.    Susan  Frances,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in 

1818.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  was  married 
to  Samuel  Duncan;  had  two  children,  and  died  in  1851.  The  names 
of  her  children,  are:     G  1,  Lewis,  and  G  2,  Lucretia. 

F  14.  William  Wallace,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  was  born  in 
1820.  He  was  twice  married,  first  to  Sarah  A.  Condiff,  by  whom 
he  had  five  children.  His  second  wife  was  Elvira  Mintum,  by  whom 
he  has  children.  Their  names  are  as  follows:  G  1,  Lewis;  G  2, 
Henry;  G  3,  Ira;  G  4,  Theodore;  G  5,  Richard  T. ;  G  6,  Sarah  V. ; 
G  7,  Nancy;  G  8,  James,  etc. 

William  Wallace  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Federal  Army — 41st 
Illinois  Regiment — during  the  Confederate  war  of  1861,  and  was  in 
the  battles  of  Fort  Henry,  Fort  Donelson,  Shilo,  Corinth,  Matamora 
or  Hatchie,  etc. 

F  15.  David  Addenbrook,  son  of  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1821, 
and  died  in  1824. 


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F  16.  Sarah  Melvina,  daughter  of  Lewis  Hickman,  born  1822, 
and  died  single. 

F  17  and  F  18,  two  sons  born,  and  both  died  in  childhood. 

E  4.  Lucy,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry  Hickman,  born  in  1778. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church;  married  Belain  Posey 
Evans;  had  ten  children,  and  died  about  1838.  The  names  of  her 
children  are  as  follows: 

F  1.    Hickman  Evans,  married  Mary  Combs. 

F  2.  Belain  P.  Evans,  married  Jane  Spiers,  and  had  four  chil- 
dren, viz.: 

G  1.  Lucy  H. ,  married  Albert  G.  Boggs,  son  of  ex-Governor 
Boggs,  of  Missouri,  and  has  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Willis  Henry; 
H  2,  Sam  Spiers ;  H  3,  Mary  Frances,  etc. 

F  3.    Richard  Evans,  married  Moriah  Jughs. 

F  4.    James  L.  Evans,  married  Elizabeth  Hayden. 

F  5.    Peter  Evans,  married  Elizabeth  Smith. 

F  6.    John  Evans,  married  Miss Ford. 

F  7.    Wm.  H.  Evans,  married  Miss Dickson, 

F  8.    Frances  L.,  married  James  Banford. 

F  9.    Mary,  died  single. 

F  8.  Frances  L.  Evans,  born  April  10,  1809;  married  December 
18,  1827,  James  C.  Banford,  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  and  had 
issue,  viz. : 

G  1.  Wm.  H.  Banford,  born  November  13,  1833;  married  Laura 
Latham,  in  1865. 

G  2.  Elizabeth  Frances,  born  September  28,  1834;  married  Cap- 
tain Wm.  G.  Kincaid,  in  1854. 

G  3.    Sallie  Banford,  born  August  27,  1840. 

Issue  of  Elizabeth  Frances  Banford  and  Wm.  G.  Kincaid: 

H  1.  Charles  Euston,  born  May  18,  1855.  He  is  a  graduate  of 
Centre  College.  He  edited  a  paper  for  two  years  at  Lawrenceburg, 
Ky.,  where  he  was  elected  City  Judge,  with  jurisdiction  over  the 
county. 

He  is  a  lawyer  by  profession,  and  acted  as  legislative  corre- 
spondent for  the  Courier-Journal  at  the  State  capital  for  the  sessions 
of  1879-80.  In  the  spring  of  1880  he  was  appointed  State  Railroad 
Commissioner,  and  afterward  was  a  correspondent  for  the  Courier- 
Journal  in  Cuba  and  the  South,  and  later,  city  editor  and  then  news 
editor  of  that  paper.  In  September,  1883,  he  was  appointed  private 
secretary  of  Governor  J.  Proctor  Knott.  He  was  appointed  a  com- 
missioner to  bring  the  remains  of  Joel  T.  Hart,  the  sculptor,  from 


158  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Florence,  Italy,  to  Frankfort,  Ky.,  in  1884.    He  was  Consular  Agent 

of  the  United  States  at  St.  Helens,  Lancashire,  England,  under  the 

Cleveland  Administration. 

The  following  item  is  copied  from  the  Courier-Journal,  April  8, 

1891: 

Washington,  April  8,  1891. 

After  a  trial  lasting  more  than  two  Aveeks,  Judge  Charles  E.  Kincaid 
to-night  walked  out  of  court  a  free  man.  The  arguments  were  all  finished 
and  the  case  given  to  the  jury  about  4  o'clock  this  afternoon.  An  agree- 
ment was  reached  in  less  than  an  hour,  but  the  court  had  adjourned  for 
supper  and  the  judge  was  sent  for.  At  6:37  o'clock  a  verdict  was  returned 
declaring  the  accused  not  guilty.  Kincaid  looked  pale  when  the  jury 
entered  the  court-room,  but  when  the  verdict  was  rendered  his  face  flushed 
and  an  expression  of  pleasure  came  over  it.  Judge  Kincaid  shot  and  killed 
Congressman  W.  P.  Taulbee  on  the  steps  of  the  Capitol  about  two  years 
ago.  The  evidence  showed  that  there  had  been  great  provocation,  and  that 
the  killing  was  really  done  in  self-defense. 

H  2.  Edward  Percival,  son  of  Wm.  G.  Kincaid,  born  May  4, 
1857;  died  October  22,  1861. 

H  3.    Fannie  Lewis,  born  February  8,  1860;  died  1861. 

H  4.  Dr.  Douglas  Howard,  born  December  29,  1863.  He  grad- 
uated in  medicine  at  Georgetown  College,  D.  C,  in  1891,  and  for 
awhile  practiced  medicine  in  AVashington  City.  He  also  held  office 
under  the  Government;  is  now  practicing  at  Danville,  Ky. 

H  5.  Mary  Emily,  born  March  28,  1866;  married  Wm.  R.  Spald- 
ing, a  merchant  of  Lebanon,  Ky. ,  in  September,  1891. 

H  6.    Henry  Temple,  born  June  25,  1871. 

H  7.    Susan,  born  Januarj^  4,  1875. 

H  8.    Nellie,  born  November  17,  1879. 

Issue  of  Wm.  H.  Banford  and  Laura  Latham: 

H  1.  Sallie  Latham,  born  February  20,  1866;  married  Rev.  John 
T.  Henderson,  of  Franklin,  Ind.,  April  28,  1892. 

H  2.    James  Turner,  born  February  13,  1867. 

H  3.  Frances  May,  born  June  30,  1868;  married  Rev.  William 
Luke  Clark,  of  Bement,  111.,  March  26,  1891,  and  they  have  a 
daughter,  Laura  Marie  Clark,  born  February  13,  1892. 

H  4.    Henry  Harris,  born  November  4,  1869. 

H  5.    William,  born  March  1,  1871. 

H  6.    Robert  Latham,  born  May  8,  1873. 

H  7.    Leslie,  born  February  6,  1876. 

E  5.  Mary,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry  Hickman,  born  about  1780; 
died  a  young  woman. 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  159 

E  6.  Richard,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  Hickman,  was  born  about 
1785.  He  married  Susan  Combs  in  1812,  had  five  children  and  both 
died  in  Saline  county,  Mo.,  in  185-1:.     Their  children  were,  viz.: 

F  1.    Cuthbert  Henry,  born  1815. 

F  2.    Dr.  Lawson  Bullitt,  born  1816. 

F  3.    Sarah  Combs,  born  1819. 

F  4.    Fielding  Alexander,  born  1820,  and 

F  5.    Dr.  Richard  Wm.  Lewis,  born  1822. 

F  1.  Cuthbert  Henry  Hickman,  son  of  Richard  and  Susan 
Combs,  born  1815,  is  a  farmer  and  an  elder  in  the  Christian  church. 
He  resides  near  Cambridge,  Saline  county,  Mo.  In  1838  he  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Grimes  and  had  eleven  children.  All  have  blue  eyes 
and  fair  skin.     Their  names  are  as  follows: 

G  1.    Child,  born  and  died  in  1839. 

G  2.    Sarah  Frances,  born  18-10;  is  a  Methodist. 

G  3.  Sarah  Mildred,  born  1842;  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church;  married  in  1862,  Laban  J.  Garrett,  by  whom  she  has  chil- 
dren, viz.:  H  1,  Wm.  Henry;  H  2,  Laban  J. ;  H  3,  Susan  Eliza- 
beth, etc. 

G  4.  Mary  Ellen,  born  1843;  is  a  member  of  the  Christian 
church;  married  Charles  H.  White  and  has  children,  viz.:  HI, 
Elizabeth  Mildred,  etc. 

G  5.  Richard  Wm.  Lewis,  born  1846;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Con- 
federate war  of  1861;  belonged  to  General  Stirling  Price's  army  in 
General  Jo.  Shelby's  division.  He  was  for  a  while  General  Shelby's 
bodj^-guard,  and  afterwards  his  advance-guard. 

G  6.    James  Logan,  born  1848. 

G  7.    Cuthbert  Henry,  born  1851. 

G  8.    Elizabeth  Virginia,  born  1854,  and  died  1854. 

G  9.    Martha  Sydna,  born  1856. 

G  10.    Leslie  Combs,  born  1858. 

G  11.    Leona  Davis,  born  1861. 

F  2.  Dr.  Lawson  Bullitt,  son  of  Richard  Hickman  and  Susan 
Combs,  was  born  in  1816.  He  graduated  in  medicine  at  Transyl- 
vania University,  Lexington,  Ky.  He  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Con- 
federate Army  and  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  surrender  of  Fort 
Donelson  while  waiting  on  both  Northern  and  Southern  soldiers. 
He  married  Georgiana  Baylor,  has  children  and  resides  at  Elkton, 
Todd  county,  Ky. 

F  3.  Sally  Combs,  daughter  of  Richard  Hickman  and  Susan 
Combs,  was   born  in   1819;  married  Jas.  A.  Logan;    resided   near 


160  GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

Dangerfleld,   Titus  county,  Tex.,  where  she  died   in   1856,  leaving- 
children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Susan  Elizabeth;  G  2,  Sarah  Ann,  married  Ed.  Truitt,  of 
Texas;  G  3,  Lydia  Ellen;  Gr  4,  William,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Con- 
federate war;  was  taken  prisoner  by  the  Federals,  confined  in  the 
prison  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  where  he  died;  G  5,  Robert;  G  6,  Jay. 

F  4.  Fielding  Alexander,  son  of  Richard  Hickman  and  Susan 
Combs,  was  born  in  1820;  is  a  farmer,  and  married  Agnes  Pigg. 
They  have  no  children 

F  5.  Dr.  Richard  William  Lewis,  son  of  Richard  Hickman  and 
Susan  Combs,  was  born  in  1822.  He  graduated  in  medicine  at 
Louisville,  Ky.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and  has 
been  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Jane  Hord ;  his  second  was  a 
Miss  Kidwell  from  England.  He  has  no  children,  and  was  a  widower 
when  last  heard  from,  residing  near  Petra,  Saline  county.  Mo. 

E  7.  William  L.  Hickman,  son  of  Rev.  Henry  and  Phebe  East- 
ham,  was  born  about  1788.  He  was  a  cabinet  workman  by  trade, 
and  died  at  Winchester,  Ky.,  in  1864.  He  married  Sally  Pearson. 
They  had  five  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Susan  Moreah,  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky. 

F  -2.  Frances  Levinia,  married  Robert  Smith,  and  has  seven  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

G  1.  William  Hickman,  married  Bettie  Kennedy,  of  Paris,  Ky., 
and  had  two  children,  viz. :     HI,  Kennedy,  and  H  2,  Morton. 

G  2.    Bettie,  daughter  of  Frances  L.  Smith,  died. 

G  3.    Phebe,  died. 

G  4.    Lewis. 

G  5.    Susan,  married  Leigh  Bullard,  of_Chancellorville,  Va. 

G  6.    James  P. 

G  7.    Charles  Taliaferro. 

F  3.  Lucy  Elizabeth,  married  John  Taliaferro,  and  had  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

G  1.  Sarah,  married  Joseph  V.  Morton,  and  has  children,  viz.  : 
H  1,  John  Taliaferro,  died;  H  2,  Wm.  Hickman,  married  Susie  Van 
Lear;  H  3,  Joseph  V.,  died;  H  4,  Fannie  McR. ,  married  Walter  Jack- 
son, of  Shreveport,  La. ;  H  5,  Thomas  McP.,  and  H  6,  Charles  Hay. 

G  2.    John  Taliaferro,  died. 

John  Taliaferro  married  Lucy  Elizabeth  Hickman ;  is  a  son  of 
Hay  Taliaferro  and  grandson  of  Wm.  Taliaferro,  of  Caroline 
county,  Va. 

G  3.    Bettie,   daughter  of  Lucy   E.   Taliaferro,  married   Judge 


GEXEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  161 

Wm.  M.  Beckner,  one  of  the  foremost  men  of  Kentucky.  He  was 
at  one  time  Railroad  Commissioner,  Prison  Commissioner,  and  was  a 
delegate  to  the  convention  that  formed  the  new  Constitution  of 
Kentucky,  etc.  They  have  six  children,  viz. :  Hi,  Lucian  P.  ;  H  2, 
Seel  Shackleford;  H  3,  Nancy  West;  H  4,  John  Taliaferro;  H  5, 
Phebe  H.,  and  H  6,  Wm.  Hickman. 

Gr  4.  Lucy  Aylett,  daughter  of  Lucy  E,  and  John  Taliaferro, 
married  Dr.  Isaac  H.  McKinley,  and  has  three  children,  viz. :  H  1, 
Susan  H. ;  H  2,  David  H.,  and  H  3,  Margaret  Aylett. 

F  4.  William,  was  the  fourth  child  of  William  L.  Hickman  and 
Sally  Pearson.  He  lived  with  his  father  at  Winchester.  His  father 
was  quite  old  and  afflicted,  and  was  confined  to  his  bed.  William, 
his  son,  while  sitting  by  the  bedside  and  waiting  on  his  sick  father 
was  arrested  in  1861  by  a  body  of  Federal  soldiers  for  being  a 
rebel  sympathizer.  They  carried  him  to  Lexington,  Ky.,  where 
they  confined  him  in  prison.  While  there  Capt.  Robert  Hickman, 
his  cousin,  in  the  Federal  service,  visited  him — seemed  to  exhibit  all 
the  friendship  possible  for  his  cousin— offered  to  shake  hands  with 
him;  but  William  scorned  to  take  his  hand,  and  with  great  indigna- 
tion and  wrath  replied  that  "he  would  not  touch  the  hand  of  a 
man  who  was  engaged  in  helping  to  murder  and  rob  the  people  of 
the  South  of  their  rights  and  property. ' '  After  he  was  released  from 
prison  he  joined  the  Confederate  Army;  did  good  ser\ice  in  it,  and 
earned  quite  a  reputation  among  his  comrades  as  a  faithful  and 
brave  soldier.     He  now  resides  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

F  5.  Nancy  Lewis,  the  j^oungest  child  of  AVilliam  L.  Hickman 
and  Sally  Pearson. 

E  8.  Fanny  Lawson,  daughter  of  Rev.  Henry  Hickman  and  his 
wife,  Phebe  Eastham,  was  born  about  1797.  She  never  married; 
is  a  pious  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  residing  near  Lexington, 
Fayette  county,  Ky. 

D  5.  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Hannah  Lewis  and  her  husband, 
James  Hickman,  was  born  in  Virginia,  in  1756.  She  married 
Joseph  Hill,  of  Virginia;  moved  to  Fayette  county,  Kentucky, 
where  Mr.  Hill  died  some  years  afterward.  After  the  death  of 
Joseph  Hill  she  and  her  children  all  moved  to  Illinois — some  of 
them  settled  in  Christian  county  and  others  in  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois.  In  1827,  while  on  a  visit  to  her  sister,  Hannah  Hill,  of 
Darbyville,  0. ,  Eleanor  Hill  died,  and  was  buried  on  Darby' s  Creek, 
near  Darbyville,  0.     She  raised  onl}'  three  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    Lieutenant  James  Hickman  Hill,  born  1779. 
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162  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  2.    Elizabeth  Hill,  born  1781. 

E  3.    Nancy  Lewis  Hill,  born  1783. 

E  1.  Lieutenant  James  H.  Hill  never  married.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  war  of  1812;  served  under  Captain  Combs  as  a  lieutenant  in 
a  company  from  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  and  was  in  the  battle  of 
Thames,  under  Colonel  Richard  M.  Johnson.  He  died  in  Pickaway 
county,  Ohio,  in  1830,  and  was  buried  near  Darby ville,  0. 

E  2.  Elizabeth  Hill,  was  born  in  1781.  She  was  twice  married; 
first  to  James  Haley,  by  whom  she  had  five  children.  James  Haley 
died  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1830,  after  which  Elizabeth,  his 
widow,  married  John  P.  Hill,  her  cousin,  son  of  Hannah  and 
George  Hill.  She  died  in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  in  1854,  and 
was  buried  at  the  Bear  Creek  grave-yard.  She  was  a  pious  member 
of  the  Christian  church.  The  following  are  the  names  of  her 
children  and  grandchildren: 

F  1.    Nancy  Lewis  Haley,  married  Leroy  Lewis  Hill. 

F  2.    Paulina  T.  Haley,  married  James  Bennett. 

F  3.    Joseph  Haley,  married  Nancy  Elliott. 

F  4.    Elizabeth  Haley,  married  Rob.  McCondie  and  Wm.  Singer. 

F  5.    Woodson  Haley. 

F  I.  Nancy  Lewis  Haley,  married  Leroy  Lewis  Hill,  son  of 
George  Jind  Hannah  Hill,  of  Darby ville,  O. ,  and  resides  at  Spring- 
field, Sangamon  county.  111.      They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Ellen  F.,  married  Dr.  George  Ambrose,  son  of  Mrs.  Han- 
nah and  Rev.  George  Ambrose,  of  Darbyville,  0.  They  reside  in 
Oregon,  and  have  children,  viz. :     HI,  Georgiana,  etc. 

G  2.  Ormazinda  Hill,  married  Mr.  Twist,  and  has  children,  viz. : 
H  1,  Tillie  Florence,  etc. 

G  3.  Jas.  F.  Hill;  G  4,  Willis  A.  Hill;  G  5,  Leroy  W.  Hill;  G  6, 
Edwin  T.  Hill,  etc. 

F  2.  Paulina  T.  Haley,  married  James  Bennett,  and  had  chil- 
dren, viz. :  G  1,  James;  G  2,  Catharine  D.,  married  Ben  F.  Maupin, 
and  has  children,  viz. ;     HI,  Willis  J. ;  H  2,  George  A.,  etc. 

F  3.    Joseph  Haley,  married  Nancy  Elliott,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Mary  Frances;  G  2,  James  W. ;  G  3,  Lewis  C. ;  G  4, 
Elizabeth;  G  5,  Willis;  G  6,  Nancy  J.;  G  7,  Benjamin;  G  8, 
Paulina  C. 

F  4.  Elizabeth  Haley,  married  Robert  McCondie  and  Wm.  Sin- 
ger. They  reside  near  Taylorsville,  Christian  county,  111.  Robert 
McCondie  died  near  Springfield,  Sangamon  county.  111.,  in  1844. 
He  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  and  Elder  in  the  Christian  church  at 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  163 

the  time  of  his  death.  She  had  one  child  by  her  first  husband  and 
three  by  her  second,  \\z. : 

Gr  1.  Margaret  McCondie;  G  2,  Paulina  Singer;  Gr  3,  Elizabeth 
Singer,  died;  G  4,  William  Singer,  died. 

E  3.  Nancy  Lewis  Hill,  daughter  of  Eleanor  and  Joseph,  was 
born  1783;  married  John  Hale}^,  brother  of  James,  who  married 
Elizabeth  Hill.  John  Haley  died  in  Kentucky,  and  Nancy  L. ,  his  wife, 
died  in  Sangamon  count}',  Illinois.      They  raised  four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Paulina  Haley,  married  Silas  P.  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and 
Oeorge  Hill.  She  died  in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  leaving  no 
children. 

F  2.  Lucinda  Haley,  married  Bartlett  Haley,  and  has  children, 
viz.:  G  1,  Angeline,  married  Jo.  Mathews;  G  2,  James;  G  3, 
Frank,  married  a  Miss  Harper;  G  4,  AYilliam;  G  5,  Mary;  G  6, 
Newton,  etc. 

D  6.  General  Richard  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife,  Han- 
nah Lewis,  was  born  in  Culpeper  county,  Virginia,  in  1757,  and  was 
a  Revolutionary  soldier.  He  emigrated  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky 
with  his  father  and  others  of  the  Hickman  family  to  what  is  now 
Clark  county.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  with  a  mind  far 
above  mediocrity ;  having  been  raised  in  the  colony  of  Virginia  at  a 
time  when  there  were  but  few  schools  in  the  country,  it  could  not 
be  expected  that  his  education  was  very  thorough ;  notwithstanding, 
he  was  called  from  his  plowhandles  by  the  citizens  of  his  county 
and  elected  as  a  member  of  the  convention  that  formed  the  Con- 
stitution of  Kentucky  in  1799.  He  served  his  country  over  twenty 
years  as  Senator  in  the  Kentucky  Legislature.  He  was  elected 
Lieutenant-Governor  of  Kentucky,  and  during  this  official  term  the 
war  of  1812  occurred.  The  Legislature  requested  Governor  Isaac 
Shelby  to  take  the  field  in  person  against  the  Indians  and  command 
the  troops  of  the  State,  which  order  he  obeyed.  During  the  absence  of 
Governor  Shelby  on  the  military  expedition,  General  Richard  Hick- 
man acted  as  Governor  of  the  State.  Hickman  county  in  Ken- 
tucky was  named  in  honor  of  General  Richard  Hickman.  In  1787 
General  Richard  Hickman  married  Lydia,  the  widow  of  Christopher 
Irvine,  whose  maiden  name  was  Lydia  Callowa}',  daughter  of  Colonel 
Calloway,  who  was  killed  by  the  Indians. 

[Extract  from  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina,  page  446.] 

In  December  the  Indians  made  furious  assaults  upon  this  fort  (where 

Boonesboro  now  stands),  by  which  Boone  lost  one  man  killed  and  another 

wounded ;    but  the   Indians  were   repulsed   with   great   slaughter.     This 

■defeat  was  so  severe  that  the  Indians  treacherously  appeared  reconciled, 


164  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

and  seemed  to  give  up  all  ideas  of  assaulting  tlie  fort  or  molesting  the 
■whites.  This  caused  the  inhabitants  of  the  fort  to  be  less  guarded,  and 
they  made  frequent  visits  and  excursions  into  the  forest  around.  On  the 
14th  of  July,  1776  (just  seven  months  from  their  last  attack),  as  three- 
young  ladies — two  daughters  of  Col.  Calloway  (Lydia  and  Elizabeth)  and 
the  third,  of  Colonel  Boone — were  leisurely  strolling  in  the  woods,  they 
were  pursued  by  the  Indians  and  caught  before  they  could  reach  the  gates 
of  the  fort.  At  this  moment  Boone  was  off  hunting,  but  when  he  returned, 
without  any  aid  he  followed  alone  the  tracks  of  the  Indians.  He  knew 
that  if  he  waited  to  collect  force  the  cunning  robbers  would  be  entirely' 
bej'ond  pursuit.  With  a  sagacity  peculiar  to  hunters,  he  followed  their 
trail  without  the  least  deviation,  while  the  girls  had  the  presence  of  mind 
to  snap  off  small  twigs,  from  time  to  time,  as  they  passed  through  the 
shrubbery  on  their  route.  At  last  he  came  in  sight  of  them,  and  b}-  the 
aid  of  his  unerring  rifle  killed  two  of  the  Indians  and  recovered  these 
young  ladies,  and  reached  the  fort  safely.  One  of  these,  Elizabeth  Callo- 
way, married  Samuel  Henderson,  the  brother  of  Judge  Henderson  and 
Major  Pleasant  Henderson.  This  romantic  incident  afforded  Mr.  Cooper,, 
in  his  "Last  of  the  Mohicans,"  an  incident  in  his  tale. 

The  above  account  of  the  Misses  Calloway  and  Miss  Boone  may 
also  be  found  in  Lippincott's  Cabinet  History  of  Kentucky,  by 
Arthur  and  Carpenter  on  page  35 ;  and  also  in  Border  Wars,  page 
256,  etc. 

General  Kichard  Hickman  married,  as  above  stated,  Lydia  Callo- 
way one  of  the  three  young  ladies  that  were  stolen  by  the  Indians, 
by  whom  he  raised  five  children,  and  died  in  Clark  county,  Ken- 
tucky, in  1832.     His  children  were: 

E  1.    Captain  Llewellen,  born  in  1788;  married  Agnes  St.  Cyr. 

E  2.    Elizabeth,  born  in  1790;  married  John  L.  Hickman. 

E  3.    Catharine,  born  in  1797;  married  General  Wm.  Prewitt. 

E  4.    Matilda,  born  in  1801 ;  married  Hon.  Sam  Hanson. 

E  5.    Caroline,  born  in  1803;  married  David  K.  Pitman. 

E  1.  Captain  Llewellen  Hickman,  was  an  officer  in  the  regular 
army  during  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  stationed  at  Prairie  du 
Chien,  on  the  Mississippi  river.  He  married  Agnes  St.  Cyr,  a 
French  lady,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  by  whom  he  raised  one  son,  and 
died  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.     The  name  of  his  son  is: 

F  1.  Llewellen  St.  Cyr  Hickman.  He  married  and  is  living  in 
St.  Charles,  Mo. 

E  2.  Elizabeth  Hickman,  daughter  of  Gen.  Kichard,  was  born  in 
1790;  married  her  cousin,  John  Lewis  Hickman,  son  of  David  and 
his  wife,  Clara  McClanahan;  raised  eight  children,  and  died  in 
Paris,  Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  1833. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  165 

For  further  information  relative  to  Elizabeth  Hickman  and  her 
husband,  John  Lewis  Hickman,  and  their  posterity,  the  reader  is 
referred  to  John  L.  Hickman,  third  child  of  David  and  his  wife, 
Clara  McClanahan,  on  another  page  of  this  w'ork. 

E  3.  Catharine,  daughter  of  Gen.  Richard  Hickman,  was  born 
1797.  She  married  General  Wm.  Prewitt,  a  farmer,  of  Fayette 
county,  Kentucky,  and  is  now  a  widow  with  two  sons,  viz. : 

F  1.    Richard  Hickman,  born  1833. 

F  2.    David,  born  1838. 

F  1.  Richard  H. ,  is  a  graduate  of  Bethany  College,  Virginia, 
and  also  graduated  in  the  Law  Class  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  and  in 
1857  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  Lexington, 

Ky. 

F  2.  David,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  service  under  the 
command  of  General  John  H.  Morgan.  He  survived  the  war  and 
is  now  married. 

OBITUARY. 

Died  on  the  11th  daj'  of  July,  1878,  at  her  home,  the  residence  of  her 
son,  R.  H.  Prewitt,  Esq.,  in  Clark  county,  Mrs.  Kitty  Prewitt,  relict  of 
Gen.  Wm.  C.  Prewitt,  in  the  82d  year  of  her  age. 

She  survived  her  husband  many  years,  and  died  on  the  forty-sixth  anni- 
versary of  their  marriage.  The  deceased  was  a  daughter  of  Gen.  Richard 
Hickman,  of  Clark  county,  and  long  survived  his  other  children.  She  was  a 
native  of  Clark  county  and  always  resided  there  or  in  Fayette,  and  never 
more  than  ten  miles  from  the  place  of  her  birth.  She  was  a  true  type  of 
a  Kentucky  matron  of  the  old  school,  distinguished  alike  for  the  kindness 
of  her  disposition,  and  the  firmness,  integrity  and  purity  of  her  character; 
gentle  and  dignified  in  her  bearing,  plain,  open  and  unostentatiousjn  her 
manners,  she  inspired  the  confidence  and  respect  of  all  with  whom  she 
came  in  contact. 

More  than  half  a  century  before  her  death  she  made  an  open  profession 
of  her  faith  in  Christ,  and  became  a  member  of  the  Christian  church  at 
old  Mt.  Zion,  in  the  neighborhood  in  which  she  lived,  and  was  a  faithful, 
pious,  devoted  and  exemplary  Christian. 

She  was  gifted  with  a  mind  of  uncommon  strength,  improved  by  read- 
ing, reflection  and  thought.  She  was  always  the  center  of  a  gentle  and 
happy  influence  in  the  social  circle;  quiet  and  unobtrusive,  candid  and 
true.  She  loved  truth  for  its  own  sake,  and  utterly  despised  all  sham, 
whether  in  morals,  politics,  religion  or  anywhere. 

Filled  with  womanly  sympathy  and  affection,  calm  and  equable  in  tem- 
perament, wise,  discreet  and  judicious,  she  was  ever  the  true  and  sympa- 
thizing friend,  the  reliable,  considerate  and  trusted  counselor  of  her 
family  and  friends.  The  writer  has  never  met  with  any  one  whose  charac- 
ter combined  more  of  the  virtues  and  graces  that  adorn  the  woman  and 
the   Christian.     Her   unfaltering   faith   in   the  precious  promises  of  the 


166  GENEALOGY    OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Saviour,  which  enabled  her  to  meet  and  bear  with  cheerfulness  the  trials, 
the  troubles,  the  afflictions — bodily  and  mental — of  a  long  life,  was  indeed 
beautiful.  The  serene  resignation  with  which  she  contemplated  her  disso- 
lution, is  a  priceless  consolation  to  her  kindred  and  friends  in  this  great 
bereavement. 

She  is  gone  to  another  and  better  world,  but  the  example  of  her  beau- 
tiful life  remains  to  bless  mankind,  and  its  silent  influence  will  be  felt  by 
those  yet  unborn. 

E  4.  Matilda,  daughter  of  General  Richard  Hickman,  was  born  in 
1801.  She  married,  in  1818,  Hon.  Samuel  Hanson;  had  fourteen 
children,  and  died  in  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky.,  in  1847. 
Samuel  Hanson  was  a  very  distinguished  lawyer,  was  raised  about 
Washington  City,  and  died  at  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky. ,  in 
1858.     We  clip  the  following  notice  and  obituary: 

[  From  the  Lexington  Observer  and  Republican,  1858.] 
Death   has   claimed   as   its   victim    another  of    Kentuckj''s  most  dis- 
tinguished citizens.     Samuel  Hanson,  Esq.,  of  the  county  of  Clark,  is  no 
more.     He  died  after  a  long  protracted  illness  at  his  residence  in  the  town 
of  Winchester,  on  Saturday  morning  last  at  8:30  o'clock. 

Samuel  Hanson  was  no  ordinary  man;  indeed  he  was  in  every  sense  of 
the  term  an  extraordinary  man.  Nature  had  dealt  lavishly  with  him,  and 
her  gifts  had  been  nurtured  and  cultivated  with  great  assiduity.  Born  in 
the  city  of  Alexandria,  then  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  he  received  the 
benefits  of  a  superior  scholastic  and  legal  education,  and  at  an  early  age 
exhibited  promises  of  the  ability  and  usefulness  which  characterized  his 
subsequent  career.  He  left  the  District  about  fifty  years  ago,  in  company 
with  Mr.  Clay,  then  a  member  of  the  National  Legislature,  for  Kentucky, 
and,  after  a  brief  residence  in  other  sections  of  the  State,  located  in  the 
county  in  which  he  died,  and  for  upwards  of  forty  years  has  been  regarded 
by  its  citizens  with  the  respect,  esteem  and  confidence  which  are  always 
the  attendants  of  a  life  of  public  usefulness  and  of  private  worth. 

But  the  fame  of  Samuel  Hanson  was  not  alone  confined  to  the  county 
in  which  he  lived,  or  its  immediate  vicinity.  He  was  extensively  and 
favorably  known  throughout  the  Commonwealth,  and  his  name  will  long 
be  remembered  and  revered  by  hosts  of  true-hearted  friends  in  every  sec- 
tion of  the  State.  His  fine  scholarly  attainments,  great  legal  learning  and 
superior  natural  abilities  placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  statesmen  and 
jurists  in  Kentucky,  and  commanded  for  him  a  position  and  a  reputation 
of  which  any  man  might  be  justly  proud.  He  was  always  a  firm  and  con- 
sistent Whig,  repeatedly  represented  his  county  in  both  branches  of  the 
Legislature,  and  at  one  time  filled  the  office  of  Speaker  of  the  Senate  with 
great  credit  and  distinction.  The  records  of  the  Legislature  for  years  bear 
the  impress  of  his  masterly  genius  and  the  conservative  principles  which 
marked  his  whole  political  history  ;  and  few  survive  him  who  have  ex- 
erted a  more  potent  influence  upon  the  policy  of  the  State  during  the 
stormiest  periods  of  her  political  history. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  16T 

But  it  was  not  alone  in  his  public  capacity  that  Samuel  Hanson  was 
distinguished.  In  ali  his  private  relations,  like  the  illustrious  Bayard,  he 
was,  "without  fear  and  without  reproach."  A  kind  and  indulgent  hus- 
band and  father,  a  faithful  counselor  and  a  steadfast  friend,  he  will  be 
remembered  as  the  man  who  fulfilled  his  every  duty  to  those  connected 
with  him  by  the  most  endearing  ties. 

But  eulogy  in  regard  to  such  a  man  soon  exhausts  itself,  and  we  close 
this  brief  and  imperfect  tribute  to  an  old  and  valued  friend,  by  directing 
attention  to  an  obituary  in  another  part  of  our  paper  by  a  distinguished 
contemporary  of  the  illustrious  dead. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  the  children  of  Matilda  and  Sam. 
Hanson,  Esq.,  marked  F: 

F  1.  Richard  Hickman,  is  a  lawyer  by  profession,  with  fine 
talents  and  legal  attainments;  has  represented  Bourbon  county  in 
the  Legislature.  He  married  Eveline  Talbott,  resides  in  Paris, 
Bourbon  county,  Ky.,  and  has  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.    Charles  T.,  a  lawyer  at  Paris,  Ky. 

Gr  2.    B.  H.  Hanson,  Jr.,  of  Paris,  Ky. 

G  3.    Jennie  M.,  Paris,  Ky. 

Gr  4.    Samuel,  Paris,  Ky. 

F  2.    Sarah  C. ,  daughter  of  Sam.  Hanson,  of  Leavenworth,  Kan. 

F  3.  Matilda  B.  Hanson,  married  Captain  Jas.  Stone,  who  served 
in  the  Mexican  war  as  captain  of  an  infantry  company  with  much 
credit,  and  is  now  a  farmer  near  Leavenworth,  Kan.  They  have 
children,  viz. :  G  1,  Samuel  H. ;  G  2,  Bobert  C. ;  G  3,  James,  etc. 

F  4.  Lydia  C. ,  daughter  of  Sam.  Hanson,  resides  at  Leaven- 
worth, Kan. 

F  5  and  6,  Eliza  Ann  and  Caroline  F.,  died  in  childhood. 

F  7.    Thomas  L.  Hanson,  died  single. 

F  8.  Mary  K.,  married  Mr.  Gladding  and  resides  at  Leaven- 
worth, Kan. 

F  9.  Ellen  Lucretia,  married  Major  Charles  W.  Helm,  who  was 
a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  war.  He  was  a  captain  at  first  but  was 
soon  promoted  for  his  gallantry  to  the  office  of  major  under  Gen- 
eral Roger  W.  Hanson,  his  brother-in-law. 

Major  Helm  died  in  1888,  when  the  following  obituary  appeared 
in  a  Dallas,  Tex.,  paper: 

DEATH   OF   MAJOR   HELM,  1888. 

A   PROMINENT   CITIZEN   AND   A   MAN   OF   MARK   GONE. 

The  announcement  of  the  death  of  Major  Charles  W.  Helm,  which 
occurred  this  morning  at  1  o'clock  at  the  family  residence,  No.  937  Wood 


168  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Street,  was  received  with  feelings  of  general  regret.  Many  did  not  think 
him  so  low  as  until  the  past  few  days  of  his  illness  he  continued  to  come 
down  to  his  oflBce.  Finally  his  strength  became  so  exhausted  that  he  was 
confined  to  his  bed  until  he  breathed  his  last.  He  possessed  all  the  noble 
qualities  that  went  to  make  the  man  ;  was  kind,  considerate  and  generous. 
He  was  a  man  that  made  friends  and  kept  them. 

The  funeral  will  take  place  from  the  residence  at  10  o'clock  to-morrow 
morning.  The  major  had  a  severe  attack  of  fever  last  summer  from  which 
he  never  fully  recovered.  He  appeared  to  mend  for  a  time  and  his  friends 
thought  he  would  regain  his  health,  but  he  began  to  decline  and  gradually 
grew  worse  until  the  last. 

The  lamented  was  born  the  16th  day  of  July,  1834.  His  full  name  was 
Charles  Warfield  Helm,  and  he  graduated  with  honors  at  the  University  of 
Virginia  at  the  age  of  twenty-three. 

Mrs.  Ellen  L.  Helm  resides  in  Dallas,  Tex. ,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Virgie  A.,  married  Mr.  Keed,  of  Dallas,  and  has  one  child, 
viz. :  H  1,  Carl  Hanson. 

G  2.    Erasmus,  resides  in  Leavenworth,  Kan. 

Gr  3.    Matilda  Stone,  married  and  is  living  in  Texarkana,  Ark. 

G  4.    James  Stone. 

G  5.    Roger  Hanson. 

F  10.  General  Roger  Weightman,  son  of  Sam.  Hanson,  was  a 
lawyer  by  profession.  He  was  a  lieutenant  under  Captain  "Williams 
in  the  Mexican  war;  was  a  general  in  the  Confederate  war  of  1861, 
and  was  mortally  wounded  at  Stone  River,  near  Murfreesboro,  Tenn., 
in  Januaiy,  1863.  He  married  Virginia  Peters  in  1853,  but  left  no 
children.     We  clip  the  following  from  the  3Iissmippian : 

GENERAL  ROGER  W.  HANSON. 

[For  the  Mississippian.] 

Roger  Weightman  Hanson  was  a  son  of  Samuel  Hanson,  Esq.,  a  dis- 
tinguished lawyer  of  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  His  mother  (Matilda)  was 
the  daughter  of  General  Richard  Hickman,  of  the  same  county. 

Roger  W.  was  born  about  the  year  1827.  His  life  has  been  an  eventful 
one.  At  eighteen  years  of  age  he  was  elected  lieutenant  in  a  volunteer 
company  raised  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  for  the  Mexican  war.  He 
distinguished  himself  by  his  bravery  in  the  battle  of  Cerro  Gordo  and  other 
places  daring  said  war. 

AYhile  attending  a  law  class  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  he  was  forced  into  a  duel, 
when  he  received  a  shot  above  the  knee,  breaking  the  bone  badly  and 
laming  him  for  life.  During  this  aifair  of  honor  he  acted  with  the  utmost 
coolness  and  deliberation. 

As  soon  as  he  recovered  from  his  w^ound  he  set  out  with  the  then  emi- 
grating tide  for  California.  During  his  journey  there  he  underwent  many 
privations  and  hardships — losing  his  horse  on  the  way,  he  walked  the  last 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  169 

two  hundri'd  miles  with  a  stiff  knee.  On  his  arrival  in  San  Francisco — 
broken  down  with  travel,  hungry,  without  means — he  spent  his  first  night 
under  a  board  shelter.  But  the  urbanity  of  his  manners  and  suavity  of 
his  address  soon  made  him  friends  and  secured  him  employment.  He 
remained  in  California  but  a  short  time,  returning  to  his  native  State  the 
ensuing  spring. 

In  1853  he  married  Miss  Virginia  Peters,  of  Woodford  county,  Kentucky. 

In  1854  he  located  in  Lexington  to  practice  his  profession,  when  he  soon 
rose  to  eminence  as  a  lawyer.  Within  a  few  years  he  was  elected  by  his 
county  to  represent  them  in  the  State  Legislature.  Soon  afterward  he  was 
appointed  as  one  of  the  Presidential  electors  for  the  State  of  Kentucky, 
after  which  he  was  nominated  as  a  candidate  for  a  seat  in  the  United 
States  Congress,  but  was  defeated  by  James  B.  Claj'. 

In  18G1  when  the  Southern  States  seceded  from  the  United  States  he 
espoused  the  cause  of  the  South,  raised  a  regiment  in  Kentucky  and  joined 
the  Confederacy,  resolved  to  sink  or  swim  with  her.  He  was  taken 
prisoner  at  Fort  Donelson,  where  he  commanded  the  2d  Kentucky  Regi- 
ment, of  Breckinridge's  brigade.  General  S.  B.  Buckner,  in  his  report  of 
the  surrender  of  Fort  Donelson,  remarked  that — "  I  can  not  close  this  report 
without  calling  special  attention  to  the  gallant  and  able  conduct  of  my 
brigade  commanders,  Colonel  R.  W.  Hanson  and  others." 

After  he  was  exchanged,  his  Kentucky  friends  in  the  South  made  up  a 
purse  of  five  hundred  dollars,  purchased  a  splendid  war  horse  which  they 
presented  to  him  on  his  arrival  as  a  token  of  their  esteem  for  his  distin- 
guished heroism  and  moral  worth.  He  was  afterward  promoted  to  the 
ottice  of  Brigadier-General  and  consigned  to  a  command  in  Breckinridge's 
division  of  Bragg's  army.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Hartsville  and  took  an 
active  part. in  all  the  principal  fighting  up  to  the  2d  day  of  January,  1863, 
when  he  fell  upon  the  battle-field,  mortally  wounded,  at  Murfreesboro 
Avhilst  gallantly  leading  his  brigade,  unfaltering  amidst  an  enfiladed  hail- 
storm of  shot  and  shell,  upon  the  bloodiest  and  hottest  contested  portion  of 
the  battle  field.  He  expired  soon  after  the  army  retreated  from  Murfrees- 
boro. In  his  death  Kentuck}-  has  lost  one  of  her  noblest  and  bravest  sons, 
and  the  Confederacy  one  of  her  intrepid  and  gallant  officers. 

Louisville,  Miss.,  February  7,  18G3.  Wm.  T.  Lewis. 

[From  Louisville  Courier- Journal,  1861.] 

Louisville,  August  14. 
Roger    Hanson,  heretofore  classed  as  a  quasi-submissionist,   spoke  at 
Lexington,  denouncing  the  war,  saying  Southerners  would  lose  their  slaves, 
burn  their  cotton  and  sink  their  plantation,  but  never  yield. 

[From  American  Rural  Home.] 
Mrs.  Virginia  Hanson,  widow  of  Colonel  Roger  Hanson  killed  in  the 
war,  has  been  re-elected  State  Librarian  by  the  Kentuck.y  Legislature. 
This  is  her  third  term,  and  it  is  said  the  State  never  had  a  better  librarian. 

The  remains  of  General  Hanson  were  buried  in  Tennessee,  but 
in  the  fall  of  1866  his  widow  had  his  body  removed  from  Tennessee 


170  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

to  Lexington,  Ky. ,  where  it  was  re-interred  iu  the  cemetery  with  au 
the  honors  due  so  gallant  a  soldier  and  the  cause  for  which  he 
died. 

[For  the  Sunday  Advertiser  and  Register.] 
THE  MARTYRS  OF  THE  SOUTH. 

BY  A.  B.  MEEK. 

"  I  am  willing  to  die  with  such  a  wound  received  in  so  glorious  a  cause."" 
■ — General  Hanson's  last  words. 

Oh,  weep  not  for  the  gallant  hearts 

Who  fell  in  battle's  day  ; 
They  well  performed  their  hero  parts, 

And  passed  from  earth  away. 
They  lie  asleep  on  honor's  bed — 

Young  Freedom's  martyr  band — 
For  all  that's  dear  to  man  they  bled — 

For  God  and  native  land. 

Weep  not  for  Jackson,  who  laid  down 

His  life  in  fullest  fame; 
Who  always  wore  the  victor's  crown, 

Now  wears  a  deathless  name. 
O  !  what  a  loss  that  day  was  ours. 

When  that  great  light  grew  dim  ; 
We  weep  amid  our  darkened  bowers. 

But  do  not  weep  for  him. 

For  Sidney  Johnston— whose  high  worth 

Was  Freedom's  polar  star — 
Who,  like  Elijah,  passed  from  earth 

In  battle's  fiery  car. 
Shed  not  a  tear— Ae  is  not  dead — 

But  UP  from  Shiloh  gone  ! 
Where  wreaths  ambrosial  deck  his  head. 

Beside  great  Washington. 

Weep  not  for  Garnett,  his  young  brow 

Among  the  earliest  paled  ; 
Though  death  compelled  his  form  to  bow. 

His  spirit  never  quailed. 
Among  Virginia's  mountain  heights, 

With  Garland  by  his  side, 
And  Starke— they  fought  for  ravished  rights. 

And  for  their  country  died. 

Oh,  for  McCulloch,  do  not  weep— 

The  Marion  of  the  West — 
Nor  for  Bartow,  nor  Bee — but  keep 

Their  memories  in  the  breast. 


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They  realized  man's  noblest  fate — 

la  victory's  lap  to  lie — 
We  all  must  die,  or  soon  or  late — 

How  blest  like  them  to  die  ! 

Fair  Mississippi's  stalwart  chief — 

Brave  Barksdale,  too,  has  gone, 
And  Zollicoffer's  life  too  brief. 

And  Green — and  brave  Mouton. 
Kentucky's  Hanson  slumbers  low, 

With  Helm  and  Branch  as  well ; 
Pour  not  for  them  the  stream  of  \vo& 

With  angels  now  they  dwell. 

A  curse  upon  the  felon  foe — 

Freebooters  of  the  West — 
Who  hurled  their  red  assassin  blow 

On  gallant  Gladden's  breast. 
Gregg,  Griffith,  Tilghman,  Seymour,  Cobb, 

Now  live  with  him  in  death ; 
The  gaunt  hyenas  can  not  rob 

The  grave  of  its  green  wreath. 

For  Alabama's  own  loved  dead. 

Though  humbler  be  their  names. 
Why  should  the  selfish  tear  be  shed? 

They  now  are  God's  and  fame's. 
Rest  Irby,  Webb,  Jones,  Hobbs  and  Hale, 

Rest  Jewett,  Summers,  Moore, 
Inge,  Garrett,  Loma.v,  Pelham,  Baine, 

On  death's  triumphant  shore. 

What  stars  crowd  out  upon  the  sky, 

Of  history,  as  I  write  ! 
Would  I  could  number  them  on  high, 

The  planets  of  our  night. 
They  live  immortal,  and  for  them 

We  need  not  drop  the  tear ; 
Each  wears  a  golden  diadem 

In  a  celestial  sphere. 

But  we  must  weep — aye  deeply  mourn 

For  our  ownselves  bereft, 
The  priesthood  from  our  altars  torn. 

Our  homes  in  darkness  left. 
The  widowed  and  the  orphan  band — 

On  fate's  rude  waters  tost — 
Weep  for  the  anguish-stricken  land 

That  such  great  souls  has  lost. 


172  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  11.  Colonel  Charles  S.  Hanson,  son  of  Sam,,  is  a  lawyer  by 
profession.  He  was  a  Colonel  in  the  Federal  service,  and  received 
a  slight  wound  in  a  skirmish  at  Saltville,  Va. ;  was  taken  prisoner. 
He  married  Carrie  Wheeler,  of  Winchester,  Ky.  He  died  in  Paris, 
Ky.,  from  the  eflfects  of  the  wound  received  in  battle.  He  left  one 
daughter,  viz. :  G  1,  Carrie  Louisa,  who  married  Wm,  K.  Thomas. 
She  resides  a  widow  at  Paris,  Ky. ,  with  two  children,  viz.:  H  1, 
Sarah,  and  H  2,  Charles. 

F  12.  Sam.  K,  Hanson,  Jr.,  died  in  the  Federal  service  from 
sickness. 

F  13.  Isaac  S.  Hanson,  son  of  Sam.,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Con- 
federate service ;  was  taken  prisoner  at  the  battle  of  Fort  Donelson 
with  his  brother.  General  Roger  W.  He  survived  the  conflict,  but 
died  soon  afterward. 

p]  5.  Caroline,  daughter  of  General  Rich,  Hickman,  was  born 
1803.  She  married  David  K.  Pitman,  had  one  son  and  died  in  St. 
Charles  county,  Missouri.  The  name  of  her  son  is:  F  1,  Richard 
Hickman,     He  is  married. 

D  7.  Captain  James  L.  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife 
Hannah  Lewis,  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier  and  was  born  in  1759  in 
Culpeper  county,  Virginia.  He  married  Elizabeth  Bryan,  raised 
nine  children  and  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky,  in  1828. 
After  his  death  his  widow  and  several  of  his  children  moved  to 
Platte  county,  Missouri.  The  following  are  the  names  of  his 
children : 

E  1.    William  B. ,  born  1795;  married  Sarah  Bronaugh. 

E  2.    Nancy  Lewis,  born  1800;  married  Jas.  Tinsley. 

E  3,    Mary,  born  1802;  married  Sam,  Engleman. 

E  4.    Henry  Terrell,  born  1804;  married  Elizabeth  Logan. 

E  5,    Elizabeth,  born  1806;  married  Simeon  Engleman. 

E  6.    Amelia,  born  1808;  married  John  M,  Shackleford. 

E  7.    Lucinda,  born  1810;  married  Joel  F.  Hickman. 

E  8.    James  P.,  born  1812;  married  Polly  Bronaugh, 

E  9.    Louisa,  born  1814;  married  Thos,  J.  Thurman. 

E  1,  William  B.,  son  of  James  L.  Hickman,  born  1795;  married 
Sarah  Bronaugh,  a  half-sister  of  Polly  Bronaugh,  the  wife  of  James 
P.  Hickman.  Wm.  B.  weighed  about  two  hundred  pounds,  with 
blue  eyes.     He  died  in  Lincoln  county,   Kentucky,   in   1832,  and 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  173 

his  wife  in  1845.      The  following  is  the  inscription  on  his  tomb- 
stone : 


SACRED   TO  THE   MEMORY 

—  OF  — 

WILLIAM   B.   HICKMAN, 

Who  was  born  July  11,  1795. 
Son  of  James  and  Betsy  Hickman. 
Was  married  to  Sallie  Bronaugh,  daughter 
of  Wm.  and  Lucy  Bronaugh,  on  the  14th  of 
August,  1813,  and  departed  this  Ufe  Decem- 
ber 13,  1832,  leaving  behind  him  his  widow 
with  eight  children  to  lament  their  loss. 


The  following  are  the  names  of  the  children  and  some  of  the 
grandchildren  of  William  B.  and  Sarah  Hickman,  his  first  wife.      He 

had  no  children  by  Miss Tinslej',  his  second  wife.     The  names 

of  his  children  are  as  follows : 

F  1.  Thomas  B. ,  born  1814;  is  six  feet  two  inches  high,  weigh- 
ing one  hundred  and  seventy-five  pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and  fair 
skin;  is  a  farmer  residing  near  Red  Blufl^,  Cal.  He  married  Margaret 
Culbertson,  daughter  of  David  and  his  wife,  Sally  Bright.  He  left 
Kentucky  in  1839  and  settled  in  California,  The  following  are  the 
names  of  his  seven  children:  Gr  1,  Thos.  Jefl'erson;  G  2,  Sarah  E. ; 
G  3,  Mary  K. ;  G  4,  Gholson  S. ;  G  5,  Eliza  T. ;  G  6,  Elijah  H.,  and 
G  7,  Drucilla. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  B.,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  Hickman  and  Sarah, 
was  born  1818;  married  Jacob  Engleman,  her  cousin,  son  of  Sam. 
and  Mary.  She  had  eight  children  and  died  in  Missouri  in  1867. 
Her  children  were,  viz. :  G  1,  Mary  Ann;  G  2,  John  H. ;  G  3,  James; 
G  4,  Simeon;  G  5,  Robert;  G  6,  Betsy;  G  7,  Wallace,  and  G  8, 
William. 

F  3.  Mary,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  and  Sarah  Hickman,  was  born 
1820;  married  Isham  Gilbert  and  died  in  Missouri  in  1855,  leaving 
three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Martha  Ann;  G  2,  Sarah  C,  and  G  3,  a 
daughter. 

F  4.  Robert  L.,  son  of  Wm.  B.  Hickman  and  Sarah  Hickman^ 
born  1823. 

F  5.  Sarah  Ann,  born  1825;  married  John  Owens,  had  one  child, 
viz. :  G  1,  Sarah. 

F  6.    Lucy,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  and  Sarah  Hickman,  was  born 


174  GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

1827;  married  Samuel  Shackelford  and  Geo.  W.  Patterson  and  died 
in  1855,  leaving  three  childi'en. 

F  7.  Maria,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  and  Sarah  Hickman,  born  1829; 
married  Wm.  A.  Owens,  by  whom  she  had  two  children,  viz.: 
G  1,  Elizabeth  and  G  2,  William. 

F  8.  Catharine,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  and  Sarah,  was  born  1832; 
married  James  Baxter,  of  Missouri,  and  has  nine  children. 

E  2.  Nancy  Lewis,  daughter  of  James  Hickman  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Bryan,  was  born  in  1798.  For  over  thirty  years  she  was 
a  devoted  member  of  the  Christian  church,  and  died  in  Cole  county, 
Missouri,  in  1868,  in  full  faith  of  a  blissful  immortality  bej^ond  the 
grave.  She  married  James  Tinsley,  a  soldier  of  1812,  who  was  at 
the  battle  of  New  Orleans,  and  died  in  Green  count}^  Missouri,  in 
1870,  aged  80  years.     They  raised  eleven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  James  Hickman  Tinsley,  born  about  1817;  married  Mary 
Dunlap,  by  whom  he  has  children,  viz.:     G  1,  Mary  Elizabeth,  etc. 

F  2.  William  Tinsley,  born  about  1818;  died  in  Lincoln  county, 
Kentucky,  in  1845. 

F  3.  Henry  H.  Tinsley,  born  about  1820;  died  in  Polk  county, 
Missouri,  in  1869,  from  the  effects  of  injuries  of  the  head  caused  by 
blows  received  from  Federal  soldiers  during  the  Confederate  war  of 
1861. 

F  4.    Betsy  Tinsley,  born  1821;  died  in  1833. 

F  5.  Amelia  Tinsley,  born  1823;  married  Dr.  B.  M.  E.  Smith, 
and  died  in  Clay  county,  Missouri,  in  1852,  leaving  two  children,  viz. : 
G  1,  Mary  L.,  and  G  2,  Edward  A. 

F  6.  Dr.  Robert  L.  Tinsley,  born  1825;  was  twice  married;  first 
to  Ange  Berry,  by  whom  he  had  two  children;  she  died  in  1859. 
His  second  wife  was  Amanda  A.  Paschal,  whom  he  married  in  1866, 
and  by  whom  he  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  William  S. ;  G  2,  James  H. ; 
G  3,  Ange  Lee,  born  1867;  G  4,  Nancy  Lewis,  born  1869,  etc. 

F  7.  John  F.  Tinsley,  born  1827;  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Ken- 
tucky, in  1845. 

F  8.    Mary  L.,  born  1829;  died  in  Clay  county,  Missouri,  in  1848. 

F  9.  David  Anthony,  born  1833;  became  a  member  of  the  Chris- 
tian church  in  1855.  In  1861  went  as  a  captain  under  General 
Price;  was  in  the  battles  of  Oak  Hills  or  Wilson's  Creek,  Lexing- 
ton, Pea  Ridge,  Corinth,  Lone  Jack,  Independence,  etc.  At  Lex- 
ington, General  Stean  offered  to  promote  him,  but  his  company  was 
not  willing  for  him  to  leave  them.  He  was  left  at  Independence 
sick  of  fevei",  and  lay  concealed  in  the  brush  and  thickets,  where 


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he  received  medical  attention  until  he  recovered,  but  still  remained 
concealed  in  hopes  of  joining  his  command  again ;  was  captured  and 
placed  on  the  cars  as  a  prisoner  for  St.  Louis ;  jumped  off  the  cars  at 
night  and  made  his  escape,  but  was  recaptured  months  afterward 
by  Captain  Wm.  Fitzgerald,  a  home-guard,  and  murdered  in  1863, 
Thus  died  a  Christian,  a  true  and  brave  soldier. 

F  10.  Thomas  B.  Tinsley,  was  born  in  1835;  was  murdered  in 
Platte  county,  Missouri,  in  1865,  by  Fitzgerald's  party. 

F  11.  Benjamin  S.  Tinsley,  was  born  in  1840;  was  in  the  battles 
of  Lexington,  Pea  Ridge,  etc.,  during  the  Confederate  war.  He 
married  Mary  Gilbert  in  1869. 

E  3.  Mary,  daughter  of  James  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Betsy 
Bryan,  was  born  about  1800.  She  married  Samuel  Engleman, 
brother  of  Simeon,  by  whom  she  had  two  children ;  but  raised  only 
one.  She  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky,  in  1819,  where  the 
following  inscription  on  her  tombstone  may  be  found : 


IN   MEMORY   OF 

POLLY    ENGLEMAN, 

Consort  of  Samuel  Engleman, 

Daughter  of  Jas.  Hickman  and  Betsy,  his  wife, 

Who  was  born  the  8th  of  February,  1800, 
and  departed  this  life  the  31st  of  March,  1819. 
She  left  two  children  and  an  affectionate 
mother,  a  husband  deprived  of  an  endeared 
wife,  fond  parents  deprived  of  one  of  the  most 
dutiful  children  and  numerous  and  respectable 
connections  to  deplore  her  loss.  She  lived  be- 
loved and  died  lamented  by  all  who  knew  her. 


She  raised  only  one  son,  viz. : 

F  1.  Jacob  Engleman,  born  1819;  married  his  cousin,  Betsy 
Hickman,  daughter  of  Wm.  B.  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Bronaugh.  For 
the  names  of  his  children  the  reader  is  referred  to  Betsy  Hickman's 
children  on  another  page  of  this  book. 

E  4.  Henry  Terrell  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife,  Betsy 
Bryan,  was  born  1804;  married  Elizabeth  Logan,  raised  one  son 
and  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky,  in  1835.  The  name  of  his 
sou  is:  F  1,  James,  who  resides  at  Warrensburg,  Johnson  county, 
Mo.  He  married  Eliza  Duncan,  l^y  whom  he  has  six  children,  viz. : 
a  1,  Mary;  G  2,  Laura;  G  3,  William;  G  4,  John;  G  5,  Annie,  and 
G  6,  Luther  S. 


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GENEALOGY    OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


E  5.  Elizabeth  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  his  wife,  Betsy 
Bryan,  married  Simeon  Engleman,  brother  of  Samuel.  She  lives  in 
Boone  county,  Missouri,  and  has  ten  children,  viz. :  F  1,  Mary;  F  2, 
Elizabeth;  F  3,  John;  F  4,  Moriah;  F  5,  James  W.  ;  F  6,  Barbara; 
F  7,  Simeon;  F  8,  Martha;  F  9,  Christian,  and  F  10,  Sarah  E. 

E  6.  Amelia  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  his  wife,  Betsy 
Bryan,  married  John  M.  Shackelford  and  resides  at  Red  Bluffs,  Cal. 
They  have  nine  or  ten  children. 

E  7.  Lucinda  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  Betsy  Bryan, 
married  Joel  F.  Hickman,  son  of  Joel  and  his  wife,  Frances  Garetta 
Wilson.  He  died  in  Platte  county,  Missouri,  in  1847,  and  his  wife 
resides  in  Cameron,  Clinton  county.  Mo.  They  had  seven  children 
viz. :  F  1,  John  W. ;  F  2,  James;  F  3,  Elizabeth;  F  4,  Louisa;  F  5, 
Maria;  F  6,  Mary;  F  7,  Martha  A. 

E  8.  James  P.  Hickman,  sou  of  James  and  Betsy  Bryan,  married 
Polly  Bronaugh,  a  half-sister  of  Sarah,  the  wife  of  Wm.  B.  Hickman, 
and  died  near  Dallas,  Dallas  county,  Tex.,  in  1879.  They  left 
seven  children,  viz.:  F  1,  Betsy;  F  2,  Mary  Ann;  F  3,  Gholson; 
F  4,  Henry;  F  5,  Louisa;  F  6,  Lydia  Ann,  and  F  7,  Clara,  married 
a  Mr.  Terrell  and  resides  near  Weatherford,  Parker  county,  Tex. 

E  d.  Louisa  Hickman,  daughter  of  James  and  Betsy  Bryan, 
married  Thomas  J.  Thurman  and  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1866,  leaving  one  daughter,  viz. :  F  1,  Bettie,  married  Dr.  W.  C. 
Swinny  and  lives  in  Green  county,  Missouri.  She  has  children  as 
follows:  G  1,  William;  G  2,  Louisa,  etc. 

D  8.  Joel  Hickman,  son  of  James  and  his  wife,  Hannah  Lewis, 
was  born  in  Culpeper  county,  Virginia,  in  1761.  He  was  a  soldier 
of  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  married,  in  1786,  Frances  Garetta, 
daughter  of  Lieutenant  John  Wilson,  who  was  killed  at  the  battle 
of  Eutaw  Springs,  S.  C,  in  1781. 

The  following  inscriptions  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Frances 
Garetta,  may  be  found  in  the  Hickman  graveyard  in  Clark  county, 
Kentucky : 


IN   MEMORY   OP 

FRANCES  GARETTA, 

Wife  of  Joel  Hickman, 

Born  March  3,  1768, 

Died  May  23,  1847. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


177 


IN   MEMORY   OF 

JOEL   HICKMAN, 

A  soldier  of  the  Revolution, 
Born  in  Culpeper  Count}-,  Virginia, 

August  10,  1761, 

Died    in    Clark    County,    Kentucky, 

July  16,  1852. 


[From  "  Scraps  of  Poetry  and  Prose  "  by  Ed.  C.  Hickman.] 
He  stood  an  oak  among  the  forest  trees, 
Unscathed  by  storm,  but  ruifled  by  the  breeze, 
And  venerable  with  the  frost  of  age, 
Whose  hoary  head  did  eyes  of  all  engage. 
He  lived  a  life  of  moderation — health 
Repaid  his  virtues  with  her  better  wealth. 
He  lived  a  life  of  temperance,  and  so 
Attained  an  age  but  seldom  reached  below. 
He  loved  his  country,  and  in  youth  engaged 
In  war  that  was  with  mother  country  waged, 
To  gain  that  freedom  which  belongs  to  man 
By  right  of  birth.     Let  us  do  all  we  can 
To  guard  from  sacrilege  that  sacred  fire, 
Nor  let  the  flame  of  libertj'  expire. 

When  the  Federal  soldiers  retreated  from  Richmond,  Ky. ,  during 
the  rebellion  in  the  United  States,  at  which  place  they  were  defeated 
by  the  Confederate  Army,  several  hundred  of  the  struggling  soldiers 
passed  by  the  Hickman  graveyard  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  when 
curiosity  prompted  one  of  them  to  peruse  some  of  the  inscriptions 
upon  the  tombstones.  After  reading  that  of  Joel  Hickman,  Sr. ,  he 
called  aloud  to  his  comrades  that  ' '  here  is  buried  a  soldier  of  the 
Revolution."  They  paused  a  few  moments,  fired  a  salute  over  his 
grave  and  marched  on.  This  incident  was  witnessed  by  Cordilia 
Holladay  and  others. 

Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Frances  Garetta,  had  twelve  chil- 
dren, viz, : 

E  1.    John  Wilson,  born  in  1787;  married  Betsy  Bronaugh. 

E  2.    James  Lewis,  born  in  1788 ;  married  Maria  Shackelford. 

E  3.    Nancy  E.,  born  in  1790,  and  died  1791. 

E  4.    Polly  Terrell,  born  in  1792;  married  George  Gilmour. 

E  5.    Sally  Lawson,  born  in  1794;  married  James  Eastham. 

E  6.    Thomas  Elliott,  born  in  1796;  married  Virginia . 

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178  GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  7.    Sophia  Weston,  born  in  1798;  married  Thomas  Holton. 

E  8.    Adeline  Demarquis,  born  in  1800;  never  married. 

E  9.    Eliza  Bird,  born  in  1802;  married  John  Reed. 

E  10.  Joel  Franklin,  born  in  1804;  married  Lucinda  Hickman. 

E  11.  Frances  Garetta,  born  in  1807;  married  Addison  T.  Elliott. 

E  12.  Edwin  Clinton,  born  in  1810;  married  Amanda  F.  Best. 

E  1.  John  Wilson,  married  Betsy  Bronaugh,  by  whom  he  had 
seven  children.  He  married  his  second  wife,  by  whom  he  had  one 
daughter,  making  eight  in  all.  He  died  in  Boyle  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1847.     The  names  of  his  eight  children  were  as  follows: 

F  1.    William,  resides  near  Sal  visa,  Mercer  county,  Ky. 

F  2.    Lucy. 

F  3.    Frances  Garetta,  married  Mr.  Boiling  and  died  childless. 

F  4.  Sarah  Jane,  married  Mr.  Martin;  died  in  Boyle  county, 
Kentucky,  childless. 

F  5.    Maria,  married  Mr.  Hall  and  resides  in  Indiana. 

F  6.  Eliza  Ann,  married  S.  C.  Vanarsdal  and  died  in  Boyle 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1849,  leaving  several  children. 

F  7.    Mary  Lewis,  died  single. 

F  8.    Adeline,  by  second  wife,  resides  in  Boyle  county,  Kentucky. 

E  2.  James  Lewis,  son  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Frances 
Garetta,  was  born  in  1788.  He  was  for  many  years  a  merchant  at 
Lexington,  Ky. ,  from  whence  he  moved  to  Todd  county,  Kentucky, 
where  he  died  in  1855.  He  was  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  in  the 
battle  of  River  Raisin,  where  he  became  a  prisoner  in  the  hands  of 
the  British.  He  was  a  member  of  Captain  Hart's  company  from, 
Kentucky.  He  married,  in  1818,  Maria  Shackelford,  eldest  daughter 
of  Wm.  S.  Shackelford,  of  Fleming  county,  Kentucky.  Unto  them 
were  born  elcA^en  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Elizabeth  Frances,  born  in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  in  1819,  and 
died  in  1819. 

F  2.  Mary  Sabina,  born  in  Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  in  1821, 
and  died  in  1826. 

F  3.  William  Shackleford,  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1823. 

F  4.  Dr.  Joel  Thomas,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1825. 

F  5.  James  Lewis,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1828, 
and  died  in  1828. 

F  6.    Maria  Trotter,  born  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1829. 

F  7.    Sarah  Caroline,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1832. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  179 

F  8,  Amelia  Frances,  born  in  Fayette  count}-,  Kentucky,  in  1834, 
and  died  in  1836. 

F  9.    Ellen  Douglas,  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1836. 

F  10.  John  James,  born  in  Faj-ette  county,  Kentucky,   in  1839. 

F  11.  Edwin  Clinton,  born  in  Fa^'ette  county,  Kentucky,  in  1842. 

All  of  James  L.  Hickman's  children  that  are  alive  live  in  Todd 
county,  Kentucky. 

F  4.  Dr.  Joel  T.,  son  of  Jas.  L.  Hickman  and  Maria  Shackle- 
ford,  was  married  in  Lexington,  Ky. ,  in  1846,  to  Frances  Downing, 
■daughter  of  Dr.  John  Terrell  Lewis,  formerly  of  Lexington,  but 
now  of  CarroUton,  Ky.  They  are  related,  and  descendants  of  David 
Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.      They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  James  Lewis,  born  1847;  married  Nancy  L.  Wright,  of 
Audrian  county,  Missouri,  in  1884. 

G  2.  Joel  Thomas,  Jr.,  born  1849;  married  Cannie  M.  Davis,  of 
Boone  county,  Missouri,  in  1879. 

Gr  3.  William  Franklin,  born  1852;  married  Josie  Drumb,  in 
1882;  died  in  1887  at  Evansville,  la. 

Gi-  4.    Mary  Letitia,  born  1854. 

G-  5.    John  Breckinridge,  born  1856;  died  1860. 

G  6.    Charles  Douglas,  born  1858;  died  1860. 

G  7.    Alice,  born  1861;  died  1862. 

G  8.    Margaret  Downing,  born  1863;  died  1888. 

G  9.    Maria  Shackleford,  born  1866. 

G  10.  David  Clinton,  born  1869. 

G  11.  Martha  Wilkinson,  born  1871,  and  died  March,  1890. 
Frances  Downing,  her  mother,  died  March,  1890. 

F  6.  Maria  Trotter,  daughter  of  Jas.  L.  Hickman  and  his  wife, 
Maria  Shackleford,  was  married  in  1847  to  Charles  F.  Coppage, 
of  Lexington,  Ky.  They  now  reside  in  Todd  county,  Kentucky,  and 
have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Charles  Lewis,  born  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1848,  and  died 
in  infancy. 

G  2.    Mary  Meriwether,  born  in  Todd  county,  Kentucky,  in  1850. 

G  3.  Sarah  Ellen,  born  in  Todd  county,  Kentucky,  in  1851 ; 
died  in  childhood. 

G  4.    Maria  Penelope,  born  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  in  1853. 

G  5.  Sabina  Franklin,  born  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1855,  etc. 

F  7.  Sarah  Caroline,  daughter  of  Jas.  L.  Hickman,  was  married 
in  1850,  to  Charles  0.  Faxon,  of  Clarksville,   Tenn.     She   died  in 


180  GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

1851,  leaving  an  infant  child,  whose  name  is  G  1,  "William  Henry, 
born  1851. 

E  4.  Polly  Terrell,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman  and  Frances 
Garetta,  his  wife,  married  George  Gilmore ;  had  nine  children,  and 
died  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky,  in  1828.  Her  children  live  in 
Hancock  and  Warren  counties,  Illinois.  John  W.  lives  in  Albany, 
Ore.      The  following  are  the  names  of  her  children: 

F  1.  James  Lewis;  F  2,  Joel;  F  3,  John  Wilson,  Albany;  F  4, 
Alexander;  New  Lancaster,  111. ;  F  5,  Thomas  Elliott,  left  a  widow 
and  children  in  Illinois ;  F  6,  Robert ;  F  7,  Ellen,  married  Mr.  Salter 
and  Mr.  Little;  F  8,  Mary,  died  unmarried,  etc. 

E  5.  Sally  Lawson,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman  and  Frances 
Garetta,  his  wife,  married  James  Eastham,  had  six  children,  and 
died  in  Lexington,  Ky. ,  in  1857. 

The  following  notice  we  clip  fi-om  the  Lexington  Observer  and 
Eepotier  of  August  8,  1857: 

Died  in  this  citj'  on  the  3d  inst.,  after  a  very  brief  illness,  Mrs.  Sally  L. 
Eastham,  in  the  sixty-fourth  year  of  her  age. 

The  deceased  had  long  been  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Christian 
church,  and  we  trust  her  often-troubled  life  has  been  exchanged  for  a  more 
blissful  state  of  existence.  Deeply  will  her  mourning  children  feel  the 
loss  of  a  remarkably  kind  and  devoted  mother. 

On  the  6th  instant  she  was  followed  to  the  spirit  world  by  her 
son,  George  Eastham,  who  died  of  consumption  in  the  thirteenth 
year  of  his  age.  He  also  had  for  years  been  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  Christ,  and  those  who  have  known  him  well  testify  that 
he  had  led  an  exemplary  life.  During  his  long  and  distressing  ill- 
ness he  manifested  the  resignation  and  faith  and  hope  of  a  Chris- 
tian. In  early  manhood  he  has  passed  away.  Truly,  ' '  Life  is  but 
a  vapor,  that  appeareth  for  a  little  time  and  then  vanisheth  away. ' ' 

E  5.    Sally  Lawson  had  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Malinda;  F  2,  William;  F  3,  Llewellen;  F  4,  George,  died; 
F  5,  John,  and  F  (j,  Milton,  who  was  shot  accidentally  by  a  young 
man  in  Lexington,  Ky. ,  during  Christmas,  and  died  the  next 
day. 

E  6.  Thomas  Elliott  Hickman,  son  of  Joel  and  Frances  Garetta, 
was  born  in  1796,  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  He  died  in 
Winchester,  Ky.,  in  1838,  leaving  an  only  daughter,  who  died 
single  in  1848.  Her  name  was  F  1,  Mary  Ann,  born  1833,  and 
died  1848. 

The  following  account  of  the  death,  etc. ,  of  Mary  Ann  Hickman, 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  181 

we  copy  fi-om  the  work  entitled,  ' '  Scraps  of  Poetry  and  Prose, ' '  by 
Edwin  C.  Hickman,  page  83: 


rN  MEMORY  OF 

MARY     ANN, 
Daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  E.  and  Vir- 
ginia Hickman, 
Died  in  Lexington,  Ky., 
May  13,  1848, 
In  her  fifteenth  vear. 


She  was  a  pupil  of  the  Female  Collegiate  High  School  of  Lex- 
ington, and  was  selected  to  be  one  of  the  Maids  of  Honor  at  the 
May-day  celebration,  but  ere  that  daj  arrived,  she  was  doomed  to 
rise  no  more.  The  address  which,  prepared  for  the  occasion,  she 
was  to  deliver  at  the  contemplated  celebration,  has  received  so  strik- 
ing an  illustration  in  her  own  untimely  death,  that  it  is  here  inserted : 

Accept,  O  Queen,  this  fresh  bouquet, 

Fit  offering  on  this  festive  day; 

Spring  is  a  type  of  youthful  bloom, 

These  flowers  mementos  of  our  doom. 

For,  though  the  mantling  cheeks  disclose 

The  varied  tints  of  blushing  rose, 

Yet  beauty,  howsoe'er  arrayed, 

Blooms  still,  like  fragile  flowers,  to  fade, 

While  VIRTUE — amaranthine  flower, 

Though  blighted  once  in  Eden's  bower, 

Fails  not,  with  passing  years  to  bloom 

And  wreathe  its  blossoms  round  the  tomb. 

Then  be  the  bloom  of  virtue  ours, 

That  fades  not  like  these  fading  flowers. 

Yes,  the  bloom  of  virtue  was  hers;  she  remembered  her  Creator 
in  the  days  of  her  youth,  and  she  has  gone  to  a  greater  coronation 
than  that  of  May-day  Queen — "to  receive  (herself)  a  crown  of 
glory  that  fadeth  not  away," — to  join  "that  great  multitude  which 
HO  man  can  number  of  all  nations  and  kindreds  and  people  and 
languages  that  stand  before  the  Lamb,  with  white  robes,  and  palms 
in  their  hands,  crjing  with  a  loud  voice — salvation  to  our  God,  who 
sitteth  upon  the  throne  and  to  the  Lamb  !  ' ' 

E  7.  Sophia  Weston,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife, 
Frances  Garetta,  was  born  in  1798;  married  Thomas  Holton;  resided 
in  Madison  county,  Kentucky,  and  had  two  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Thomas,  died  in  1855. 


182  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  2.  Adeline,  married  Thomas  Jones,  and  resides  in  Cass 
county,  Missouri. 

E  8.  Adeline  Demarquis,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his 
wife,  Frances  Garetta,  was  born  in  the  year  1800.  She  never  mar- 
ried ;  resided  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 

E  9.  Eliza  Bird,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman,  was  born  in  the 
year  1802;  married  John  Reed;  died  in  Madison  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1855.      She  had  but  one  child,  viz. : 

F  1.  Eliza  Bird,  who  married  Jeremiah  Collins,  and  left  two 
children,  viz.:    Gr  1,  Edwin  H. ;  G  2,  John  Pendleton. 

E  10.  Joel  Franklin,  son  of  Joel  Hickman,  married  his  cousin, 
Lucinda,  daughter  of  James  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Betsy  Bryan. 
He  died  in  Buchanan  county,  Missouri,  about  1847,  leaving  seven 
children,  viz. : 

F  1.  John  W.;  F  2,  James;  F  3,  Elizabeth;  F  4,  Louisa;  F  5, 
Maria;  F  6,  Mary,  and  F  7,  Martha  A. 

E  11.  Frances  Garetta,  daughter  of  Joel  Hickman,  was  born  in 
1807;  married  Addison  T.  Elliott;  died  in  1831,  in  Jefferson  county, 
Kentucky,  leaving  three  children,  viz  : 

F  1 .    Edwin  Temple,  lives  near  Kiddville,  Clark  county,  Ky. 

F  2.  Priscilla  Frances,  married  Ellison  A.  Daniel,  Jr.  She  died 
in  1854,  in  Dallas  county,  Texas,  leaving  one  child. 

F  3.  Mary  Eliza,  married  Wm.  H.  Dean;  resides  in  Madison 
county,  Kentucky,  and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Addison;  G  2, 
Fanny,  etc. 

E  12.  Edwin  Clinton,  son  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Frances 
Garetta,  was  born  in  1810.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  accomplishments 
and  taught  school  the  most  of  his  time  when  not  engaged  on  his 
farm.  He  was  endowed  with  a  poetical  genius,  and  was  the  author 
of  a  small  work  entitled  "  Scraps  of  Poetry  and  Prose,"  which  was 
published  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1854,  by  A.  W.  Elder,  a  copy  of 
which  he  presented  to  the  author  of  the  ' '  Genealogy  of  the  Lewis 
Family." 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  epitaph  to  be  found  on  the  tomb- 
stone of  Ed.  C.  Hickman,  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky: 


EDWIN  C.  HICKMAN, 

Born  in  Clark  County,  Kentucky, 

May  10,  1810, 

Died  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  May  5,  186L 


GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  18Sf 

About  the  year  1839  Ed.  C.  Hickman  married  Amanda  F.  Best, 
daughter  of  Dr.  Robt.  Best,  a  native  of  England,  and  who  died  in 
Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1830. 


IN  MEMORY   OF 

AMANDA    F., 

Wife  of  Edwin  C.  Hickman  and  daughter 

of  the  late  Dr.  Robert  Best, 

Born  in  Cincinnati,  O.,  April  29,  1815, 

Died  in  Clark  County,  Kentucky, 

January  22,  1845. 


E  12.  Edwin  C.  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Amanda  F.,  had  three 
children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Captain  Robert  Best,  born  1840. 

F  2.    Lieutenant  Joel  Drake,  born  1842. 

F  3.    William  H.,  born  1845,  and  died  1845. 

Captain  Rob.  B.  and  Lieutenant  Joel  D.  were  both  young  men  of 
talents  and  of  great  promise,  with  fine  accomplishments,  etc.  When 
the  Civil  war  in  the  United  States  began  in  1861  they  both  enlisted 
in  the  Federal  Army  and  received  commissions  as  officers  in  the  war. 

The  following  are  copies  of  the  epitaphs  to  be  found  on  their 
graves : 


CAPTAIN  ROBERT  B.  HICKMAN, 

Born  October  IG,  1840  ; 

Mortally  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Stone 

River  January  2,  1863,  while  gal- 

lantl}-  leading  his  men. 

Died  January  4,  1863. 


LIEUTENANT  JOEL  D.  HICKMAN, 

Born  July  31,  1842, 

And  was  killed  at  Lexington,  Ky., 

December  19,  1861. 

He  was  noble,  generous  and  brave. 


He  was  shot  by  one  of  his  sentinels. 

D  9.    Hannah,  daughter  of  James  Hickman  and  Hannah  Lewis, 
his  wife,  was  born  in  Culpeper  county,    Virginia,    in   1765.     She 


184  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

married  George  L.  Hill  (a  brother  of  Joseph,  who  married  her  sister 
Eleanor),  of  Virginia,  in  1782,  and  raised  nine  children  and  died  at 
Darby ville,  Pickaway  county,  0.,  in  1854.  She  and  her  husband 
were  both  buried  at  Darby's  Creek,  near  Darbyville.  She  was 
eighty-nine  and  he  eighty-five  years  of  age.  They  were  pious  mem- 
bers of  the  Baptist  church.  The  following  are  the  names  of  their 
nine  children: 

E  1.    Susan  Hickman,  born  1788;  married  Archibald  Shockley. 

E  2.  John  P.,  born  1790;  married  Mrs.  Nancy  L.  Haley,  nee 
Nancy  Hill,  and  Mrs.  Bridges. 

E  3.    Hannah,  born  1792;  married  Rev.  George  Ambrose. 

E  4.    James  Lewis,  born  1794;  died  single. 

E  5.    George,  born  1797;  married  Catharine  Price. 

E  6.    Silas  P.,  born  1799;  married  Pauline  Haley. 

E  7.    Leroy  Lewis;  born  1801;  married  Nancy  L.  Haley. 

E  8.    Elizabeth,  born  1803;  married  Col.  James  Mitchell. 

E  9.  Nancy,  born  1805;  married  Sam  Thompson  and  James 
Magill. 

E  1.  Susan  H.,  daughter  of  Hannah  and  George  Hill,  married 
Archibald  Shockley  and  died  in  Darbyville,  Pickaway  count}',  0., 
in  1853,  leaving  five  children,  viz. : 

F  i.  Woodson,  married  Martha  Smith,  and  has  children,  viz.: 
G  1,  Mary;  G  2,  George;  G  3,  Nelson,  etc. 

F  2.  Editha,  married  Jacob  Kiler,  had  three  children  and  died  at 
Darbyville,  0.     Her  children  were  G  1,  Henrietta,  etc. 

F  3.  Ewel,  married  a  Miss  Bowman,  and  has  children,  viz. : 
G  1,  George,  etc. 

F  4.  Orilla,  married  Thomas  Bowman,  and  died  in  Pickaway 
county,  leaving  two  children,  viz.:  G  1,  John;  G  2,  Margaret. 

F  5.  Celia,  married  Wm.  Gilliland  and  has  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
John;  G  2,  Mary  Elizabeth,  etc. 

E  2.  John  P.  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  in  the  War 
of  1812,  and  was  in  the  battle  of  Baltimore.  He  was  also  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war  in  1832  under  General  Henry.  He  was  twice  mar- 
ried, first  to  his  cousin,  Mrs.  Nancy  Lewis  Haley,  widow  of  John 
Haley,  and  daughter  of  Mrs.  Eleanor  and  Joseph  Hill.  His  second 
wife  was  Mrs.  Bridges.  He  lives  near  Chatham,  Sangamon  county, 
111.,  and  has  no  children.  He  followed  farming  and  trading  in 
cattle  until  within  a  few  years.  He  is  now  (1857)  living  on  the 
interest  of  his  money. 

E  3.    Hannah  Hill,  daughter  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born 


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1792.  She  married  Rev.  Greorge  Ambrose,  a  baptist  minister.  She 
was  also  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  Rev.  George 
Ambrose  died  in  1850.  A  plain  marble  slab  marks  his  tomb  in  the 
family  bur3ing  ground,  one  mile  southeast  of  Darbyville,  on  a 
beautiful  knoll  on  the  east  bank  of  Darby  creek,  and  by  his  side 
rest  the  remains  of  his  son  and  daughter,  and  also  George  and 
Hannah  Hill,  his  father  and  mother-in-law.  Mrs.  Eleanor  Hill  and 
her  only  son,  James,  are  also  buried  there.  Mrs.  Hannah  Ambrose, 
in  1860,  was  engaged  in  the  mercantile  business  at  Darbyville,  0. 
She  raised  only  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Dr.  George  Ambrose,  born  1824. 

F  2.    Linny  Ann,  born  1826. 

F  3.    Silas  J.,  born  1828. 

F  1.  Dr.  George  Ambrose,  married  his  cousin,  Ellen  Frances, 
daughter  of  Leroy  Lewis  Hill  and  his  wife,  Nancy  Haley,  who  was 
a  daughter  of  James  Haley  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Hill,  who  was  a 
daughter  of  Joseph  Hill  and  his  wife,  Eleanor  Hickman.  Dr. 
George  Ambrose  resides  in  Oregon,  and  is  a  man  of  respectable  tal- 
ents; has  represented  his  county  in  the  State  Legislature  several 
times.  He  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Utilla  Ann;  G  2,  Lil}^  Florence; 
G  3,  Willis  Leslie,  etc. 

F  2.  Linny  Ann  Ambrose,  married  George  Ambrose  and  died  in 
1855,  leaving  one  child,  viz. :  G  1,  Matilda. 

F  3.  Silas  Ambrose,  married  Mary  Zinn  and  died  in  1854,  leav- 
ing no  children.  He  was  a  young  man  of  great  promise,  was  elected 
clerk  of  the  court,  which  office  he  held  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

E  4.  James  Lewis  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born 
1794  and  died  single  in  Norfolk,  Va.,  in  1814,  as  a  volunteer  in  the 
War  of  1812. 

E  5.  George  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born  in  1797; 
married  Catharine  Price,  resides  near  Moundville,  Marshall  county, 
Va,,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    James  Hickman;  F  2,  Louisa,  etc. 

E  6.  Silas  P.  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born  1799; 
married  Paulina  Haley,  daughter  of  John  Haley,  and  his  wife, 
Nancy  Lewis  Hill,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Hill  and  his  wife, 
Eleanor  Hickman.  Silas  P.  died  in  Christian  county,  Illinois,  leav- 
ing no  posterity. 

E  7,  Leroy  Lewis  Hill,  son  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born  in 
1801 ;  married  Nancy  L.  Haley,  daughter  of  James  Haley  and  his 
wife,  Elizabeth  Hill,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Hill  and  his 


186  GENEALOGY   OP  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

wife,  Eleanor  Hickman.  Leroy  L.  and  his  sons  are  engaged  in 
farming  and  trading  in  horses,  cattle,  hogs,  etc.  The}^  live  near 
Hempland,  Lafayette  county,  Mo.     Leroy  L.  has  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Ellen  Frances,  married  Dr.  George  Ambrose  and  resides 
in  Oregon.  For  the  names  of  her  children  the  reader  is  referred  to 
Dr.  George  Ambrose's  children. 

F  2.  James  H. ;  F  3,  Willis  A. ;  F  4,  Leroy  W.,  of  Oregon;  F  5, 
Ormizinda,  married  Mr.  Twist,  of  Oregon,  and  F  6,  Edward  T. 

E  8.  Elizabeth  Hill,  daughter  of  Hannah  and  George,  was  born 
in  1803;  married  Colonel  James  Mitchell  and  died  in  Madison 
county,  Ohio,  in  1840,  leaving  two  sons  (twins)  whose  names  are  as 
follows : 

F  1.    David,  a  clerk  in  Hannah  Ambrose's  store,  Darbyville,  0. 

F  2.  James,  residing  with  his  father  in  London,  Madison 
county,  0. 

E  9.    Nancj'  Lewis  Hill,  daughter  of  Hannah  and  George,  was. 
born  in  1805.     She  was  twice  married,  first  to  Sam.  Thompson,  by 
whom  she  had  three  children.     Her  second  husband    was    James- 
Magill,  by  whom  she  has  children.     She  resides  near  Darbyville,  0. 
The  names  of  her  children  are  as  follows: 

F  1.  Samuel  H.  Thompson  is  a  merchant  at  Darbyville  0.  He 
married  Theresa  Radcliff,  granddaughter  of  Judge  Florence,  of 
Pickaway  county,  Ohio,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Alice  Florence;  G  2,  Emma,  etc. 

F  2.  Paulina  Thompson,  married  "Wm.  A.  Miller,  resides  at 
Darbyville,  0.,  and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  James;  G  2,  Virginia; 
G  3,  Belle ;  G  4,  George ;  G  5,  Samuel,  etc. 

F  3.  David  T.  Thompson,  is  a  merchant  at  Pekin,  Tazewell 
county,  111.,  and  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Cora,  etc. 

F  4.  Wm.  McGill;  F  5,  Leroy  McGill  and  F  6,  Susan  H.. 
McGill,  etc. 


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CHAPTEE  YIII. 

MRS.  SARAH  MUSICK,  ST.  LOUIS  COUNTY,  MISSOURI. 

C  4.  Sarah,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia,  was  born  about  1824,  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia.  She 
married  Abraham  Musick,  son  of  George,  from  Wales.  George 
Musick  was  a  foundling.  He  was  picked  up  by  some  person  in 
Wales  who  could  not  learn  anything  aboift  his  parents.  He  was  so 
small  that  he  did  not  know  his  own  name  except  ' '  George. ' '  He 
proved  to  be  a  very  smart  boy  and  extremely  fond  of  music,  so  they 
called  him  ' '  George  Musick. ' '  He  emigrated  to  America  and  settled 
in  Virginia  during  her  colonial  days,  where  he  died,  leaving  five 
sons,  viz. :  Daniel,  George,  Electerus,  Ephraim  and  Abraham,  who 
married  Sarah  Lewis.  Ephraim,  his  brother,  belonged  to  the 
Church  of  England  until  he  was  an  old  man,  and  then  joined  the 
Baptist.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  resided  in  Albemarle  county,  Vir- 
ginia, in  plain  view  of  Mouticello,  the  residence  of  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son. He  left  five  sons  and  a  daughter.  His  sons'  names  were : 
Abraham,  John,  Thomas,  Roy  and  Ephraim.  His  daughter  married  a 
man  by  the  name  of  Jenkins,  and  Abraham  married  his  cousin, 
Terrell  Musick,  to  be  mentioned  hereafter.  Sarah  Lewis  and  her 
husband,  Abraham  Musick  emigrated  from  Virginia  to  South  Caro- 
lina in  1766,  and  from  there  to  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina, 
in  1773,  and  from  Rutherford  to  Illinois  in  1794,  and  from  thence  to 
St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  where  they  both  died  about  the  year 
1800,  near  Florissant,  twelve  miles  from  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 
They  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

D  1.  Terrell  Musick,  born  about  1748;  married  Abraham 
Musick. 

D  2.    Lewis  Musick,  born  about  1 750 ;  married  Mary  Mackey. 

D  3.    John  Musick,  born  about  1752;  died  single. 

D  4.    Joel  Musick,  born  about  1754. 

D  5.    Sarah  Musick,  born  about  1756;  married  Jo.  Williams. 

D  6.  William  Musick,  born  about  1758;  married  Winifred  Han- 
non. 

D  7.  Susannah  Musick,  born  about  1760;  married  Solomon  Link 
and  Edward  Sullins. 


188  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

D  8.  Colonel  David  Musick,  born  about  1763;  married  Prudence 
Whitesides. 

D  9.    Jehoida  Musick,  born  about  1765;  married  Sally  Wynn. 

D  10.  Ephraim  Musick,  born  about  1767;  married  Nan  McMillan. 

D  11.  James  Musick,  born  about  1769;  married  Nan  Withinton. 

D  1.  Terrell  Musick,  the  eldest  child  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  Abraham 
Musick,  was  born  about  1748.  She  was  a  pious  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  married  Abraham  Musick,  her  cousin,  a  son  of  Ephraim. 
She  raised  nine  children,  having  three  at  one  birth  and  two  at 
another.  She  died  within  fifteen  miles  of  St.  Louis,  about  the  year 
1832,  and  was  buried  at  Fifer  Creek  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri. 
The  names  of  her  children  are  as  follows: 

E  1.  Asa;  E  2,  Eli;  E  3,  Uri;  E  4,  Edi;  E  5,  Roy;  E  6,  Uel; 
E  7,  Sarah;  E  8,  Anna,  and  E  9,  Isabella. 

E  1.  Asa  Musick,  was  born  about  1770;  married  Elizabeth 
Moore,  had  five  children  and  died  on  Strawberry  river,  in  Arkansas. 
The  names  of  his  children  were  as  follows: 

F  1.  Matilda,  married  Robert  Ferguson,  and  died  without  issue 
at  the  mouth  of  White  river,  Arkansas. 

F  2.  John,  married  a  Miss  Riddle ;  died  in  Texas  and  had  chil- 
dren, viz.:  G  1,  John;  G  2,  Alfred;  G  3,  Malinda;  G  4,  Maria,  and 
G  5,  Simpson. 

F  3.    William,  went  to  Kentucky. 

F  4.    Alfred,  died  in  Texas. 

F  5.  Malinda,  married  Mr.  Simpson,  and  was  living  at  Mills' 
Point,  on  the  Mississippi  river,  when  last  heard  from. 

E  2.  Eli,  son  of  Terrell  Musick,  was  born  about  1773.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church;  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812. 
Nancy  Long,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Port  Royal,  S.  C,  and  died  in 
Franklin  county,  Missouri,  in  1860,  and  he  died  near  Florissant,  in 
St.  Louis  county,  in  1850.     They  raised  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  William,  married  a  Miss  Ferguson;  they  both  died  in  1857, 
leaving  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Lavinia;  G  2,  Wrenshall  F. ;  G  3,  John 
E.,  of  St.  Louis,  etc. 

F  2.  Priscilla,  married  Jas.  Robinson  and  Wm.  Richey;  died  in 
Franklin  county,  Missouri,  leaving  children,  viz. :  G  1,  William  R. ; 
G  2,  James  R. ;  G  3,  Mary  Ann ;  G  4,  Priscilla,  etc. 

E  3.  Edi,  son  of  Terrell  Musick,  was  born  about  1777;  died 
single,  in  Kentucky,  in  1822. 

E  4.    Roy,  son  of  Terrell  Musick,  died  in  childhood. 

E  5.    Uri,  son  of  Terrell  Musick,  was  born  about  1782;  was  a 


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member  of  the  Baptist  church;  married  Elizabeth  Sullins;  died 
in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  in  1856,  leaving  seven  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.    John,  died  single,  in  1825. 

F  2.  David  L.,  married  twice;  his  second  wife  was  Julia  James. 
He  died  of  cholera  about  1848,  leaving  one  daughter,  viz. :  G  1, 
Julia. 

F  3.  James  M. ,  married  a  Miss  Williams,  daughter  of  OIley 
Williams,  of  St.  Louis  county.     They  left  children. 

F  4.    William,  married. 

F  5.    Sarah,  married  James  Link,  and  left  children. 

F  6.  Mary,  married  John  James,  and  died  in  1853,  leaving 
children. 

F  7.  Pamelia,  married  John  Hyatt,  and  died  in  St.  Louis  county, 
leaving  children. 

E  6.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Terrell  Musick,  married  Samuel  Bay, 
and  died  near  Calvy,  Franklin  county,  Mo.,  in  1852,  leaving  chil- 
dren, viz. :  F  1,  Uri;  F  2,  Thomas;  F  3,  John;  F  4,  Eli;  F  5,  Wil- 
liam. 

E  7.  Uel,  son  of  Terrell  Musick,  was  born  about  1793;  married 
in  1818,  Sarah  Casson;  resided  near  Catawissa  P.  0.,  Franklin 
county,  Mo.,  in  1868,  and  had  nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  William,  born  in  1819;  married  Elizabeth  Pritchett;  resided 
in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  until  he  moved  to  Zolo  county,  Cali- 
fornia.    He  left  children. 

F  2.  Mary,  born  in  1822 ;  married  Andrew  McCloure  and  Wash- 
ington Jones.     They  live  in  Franklin  count}",  Missouri. 

F  3.  Abraham,  was  born  in  1824;  married  Mary  Ann  Coleman  and 
Mrs.  Ramsey.  He  has  children  and  resides  in  Benton  county,  Mis- 
souri.    He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  war. 

F  4.  Priscilla,  born  in  1828;  married  Anselm  L.  Davidson,  has 
children,  and  resides  at  Harrisonville,  Cass  county,  Mo. 

F  5.  James,  born  in  1831;  died  on  the  road  to  California  in 
1852. 

F  6.  Frances  M. ,  born  in  1833 ;  married  Martha  T witty ;  was  in  the 
Confederate  Army,  has  children,  and  resides  near  Catawissa,  Frank- 
lin county.  Mo. 

F  7.  Margaret  J.,  born  in  1835;  married  Abner  Davidson,  had 
three  children,  and  died  in  1857. 

F  8.  Eliza  A. .  married  Van  B.  Humphries  and  Richard  Daniels ; 
resides  at  Hammonville,  Cass  county.  Mo. ,  and  has  three  children. 


190  GENEALOGY   OF  THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

F  9.  Eli,  born  1840;  married,  and  resides  at  Harrison ville,  Cass 
county,  Mo.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  Army,  and  was 
in  eighteen  or  twenty  battles,  viz. :  Elkhorn,  Camden,  Corinth,  luca, 
Grand  Gulf,  Port  Gibson,  Baker's  Creek,  Vieksburg,  etc. 

E  8.  Anna,  daughter  of  Terrell  Musick,  married  Joab  Barton 
and  Thomas  Meadows;  they  resided  in  Cole  county,  Missouri,  and 
left  children. 

E  9.  Isabella,  daughter  of  Terrell  Musick,  was  born  about  1792; 
married  James  Walton ;  resided  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  had 
six  children,  and  died  in  1864.     Her  children  were  as  follows: 

F  1.  William,  married  twice  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  and 
has  children, 

F  2.  James,  married  twice,  ha^  children,  St.  Louis  county, 
Missouri. 

F  3.    Frederick,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri. 

F  4.  Polly,  married  twice,  has  children,  St.  Louis  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

F  5.  Nancy,  married  Mr.  Underwood,  has  children,  St.  Louis 
county,  Missouri. 

F  6.    Cyrena,  married  Mr.  Hanley  and  has  children. 

D  2;  Lewis,  son  of  Sarah  and  Abraham  Musick,  was  born  about 
1750  in  Virginia.  He  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war  and 
was  a  terror  to  the  Tories;  he  killed,  it  is  said,  about  sixty  of  them 
himself.  He  moved  with  his  father  from  South  Carolina,  in  1773, 
to  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  After  the  close  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary war,  while  fighting  the  Cherokee  Indians,  in  company  with 
several  others  on  a  scout,  he  shot  and  wounded  an  Indian  as  he  was 
crawling  down  the  bank  of  a  creek.  Lewis  Musick  dismounted  and 
ran  in  pursuit  of  the  wounded  Indian,  and  as  he  crossed  the  stream 
and  ascended  the  opposite  bank  one  of  his  own  men,  by  the  name  of 
McDaniel,  who  had  been  a  Tory  during  the  war,  mistook  him,  as  he 
said,  for  the  Indian  and  fired  on  him,  the  ball  passing  through  his 
head  and  killing  him.  Colonel  David  Musick,  his  brother,  was  one 
of  the  men  that  was  present,  and  after  McDaniel  shot  his  brother 
Lewis  he  (Colonel  David)  cocked  his  gun  and  swore  he  would  kill 
him  if  he  was  the  last  man  on  earth,  but  McDaniel  begged  and 
implored  him  not  to  kill  him  as  it  was  done  through  a  mistake ;  the 
Colonel  at  length  became  reconciled  and  did  not  kill  him,  but  the 
family  believe  to  this  day  that  McDaniel  knew  very  well  who  he 
was  shooting  at.  This  incident  occurred  in  Rutherford  count}', 
North  Carolina. 


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Lewis  Musick  married  Mary  Mackey  and  left  one  aaughter,  viz. : 
E  1,  Jane,  who  married  Charles  Duncan  and  was  living  near  Jeft'er- 
■sonville,  Ky.  She  had  children;  her  oldest  son  was  by  the  name  of 
F  1,  Lewis  Duncan. 

D  3.  John,  son  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Abraham 
Musick,  died  in  early  life. 

D  4.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Abraham 
Musick,  was  born  about  1756.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
■church  and  married  Joseph  Williams.  They  died  in  Missouri,  leav- 
ing nine  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  Micajah;  E  2,  James;  E  3,  Rev.  Lewis;  E  4,  Wm.  Sherley; 
E  5,  John;  E  6,  Benjamin  F. ;  E  7,  Mary;  E  8,  Olive,  and  E  9, 
Arabella. 

E  1.  Micajah  Williams,  son  of  Joseph,  was  born  about  1775,  and 
"was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812  under  Colonel  David  Musick,  of 
St.  Louis  count}',  Missouri.  He  married  Mary  Sullins  and  died  in 
Missouri  about  1825,  leaving  a  number  of  children. 

E  2.  Lieutenant  James  Williams,  son  of  Joseph,  served  as  a 
Lieutenant  in  the  War  of  1812  under  Colonel  David  Musick  as  a 
United  States  ranger.  He  married  Mary  Cook,  died  in  Cole  county, 
Missouri,  about  1848,  leaving  no  children. 

E  3.  Rev.  Lewis  Williams,  son  of  Joseph,  was  a  Baptist 
minister.  He  married  Nancy  Jump,  lived  on  St.  John's  creek, 
Franklin  county,  Mo.  He  raised  one  son  and  several  daughters. 
His  son's  name  was: 

F  1.  Rev.  Alvin  Peter  Williams,  who  was  a  very  able  Baptist 
minister.  He  is  the  author  of  a  work,  the  design  of  which  is  to 
show  the  impropriety  of  communion  with  the  Campbellite  denomi- 
nation. 

[From  the  Memphis  Baptist  of  July  13,  1867.] 

Rev.  A.  P.  Williams,  D.  D.,  of  Missouri,  is  also  a  man  of  high  position 
in  the  church.     He  is  a  powerful  speaker  and  an  entirely  self-made  man. 

[From  Western  Recorder  of  July,  1867.] 

We  understand  that  Rev.  A.  P.  Williams,  D.  D.,  of  Missouri,  has  signi- 
fied his  intention  to  accept  the  call  of  Bethel  and  Salem  churches,  of  Bethel 
Association,  and  as  soon  as  he  can  make  arrangements  will  remove  to  the 
State.  This  will  be  a  great  loss  to  Missouri  Baptists,  but  a  corresponding 
gain  to  Kentucky  Baptists.  Dr.  Williams  is  a  veteran  soldier  of  the  Cross, 
and  will  do  good  service  wherever  his  lot  may  be  cast.  It  is  useless  for  us 
to  say  a  word  of  him  by  way  of  introduction  to  Kentucky  Baptists — for  we 
all  know  him  and  love  him.  We  welcome  him  to  our  State,  and  trust  he 
may  find  it  a  useful  and  pleasant  field  of  labor. 


192  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

The  following  extract  we  copy  from  the  proceedings  of  the  Baptist 
Convention : 

The  Committee  to  report  resolutions,  relative  to  the  death  of  Brethren 
Manly  and  Williams,  reported,  through  Brother  J.  B.  Jeter,  of  Virginia, 
the  following  with  reference  to  Brother  A.  P.  Williams,  which  was 
adopted: 

REPOKT   OP   COMMITTEE   ON  DEATH   OF  REV.  A.  P.  WILLIAMS. 

The  Committee  was  instructed  also  to  report  a  suitable  memorial  of  the 
late  Rev.  A.  P.  Williams,  D.  D.,  of  Missouri.  He  was  a  highly-honored 
and  greath'-beloved  friend  of  this  Convention,  and  of  all  the  interests  which 
it  represents.  God  endowed  him  with  a  remarkably  clear,  vigorous  and 
active  intellect  which,  without  earl}'  culture,  had  been  bj'  many  years  of 
study  carefully  disciplined  and  richlj'  stored  with  Bible  knowledge.  Few 
men  of  the  age  possessed  a  more  logical,  discriminating  and  creative  mind. 
He  devoted  all  his  powers  in  early  life  to  the  ministry  of  the  Gospel,  and 
rarely  has  any  man  made  a  fuller  proof  of  his  ministry'.  He  was  fervent  in 
spirit,  sound  in  doctrine,  abundant  in  labor,  wise  in  counsel  and  successful 
in  winning  souls.  He  was  equally  efficient  in  the  pulpit,  on  the  platform 
or  with  the  pen.  By  force  of  character,  sound  judgment,  conciliating 
manners  and  incessant  effort  he  placed  himself  in  the  front  rank  of  the 
Baptists  of  Missouri  and,  indeed,  of  the  denomination.  Dr.  Williams  was 
suddenly  cut  otf  by  a  casualty,  while  yet  in  the  full  vigor  of  life  and  in  the 
midst  of  increasing  labors,  influence,  usefulness  and  honors.  His  death 
opened  a  painful  chasm  in  the  ministry  of  his  State,  and  awakened  sincere 
sorrow  among  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  who  loved  him  for  his  piety,  admired 
him  for  his  abilities  and  rejoiced  in  his  successes.  Your  Committee  deem 
it  proper  to  offer  this  brief  tribute  to  the  memory  of  one  whose  name  is. 
enrolled  in  the  list  of  the  Vice-Presidents  of  the  Convention,  and  whose 
virtues  and  labors  are  worthy  to  be  held  in  everlasting  remembrance. 

Rev.  A.  P.  Williams'  untimely  death  was  caused  by  his  horse 
running  away  and  upsetting  his  buggy. 

E  4.  William  Sherley  Williams,  son  of  Joseph,  lived  in  the 
Rocky  Mountains  and  with  the  Indians  about  fifty  years,  and  spoke 
the  language  of  all  the  different  tribes.  He  was  killed  in  the  Rocky 
Mountains  in  attempting  to  recover  the  instruments  lost  by  John  C. 
Fremont  in  attempting  to  cross  the  Rocky  Mountains  during  a  snow- 
storm. He  was  impressed  by  Fremont  to  act  as  his  guide  over  the 
mountains.  Wm.  S.  Williams  married  a  Mexican  woman  and  left 
a  son  in  New  Mexico. 

E  5.  John,  son  of  Jo.  Williams,  married  and  lives  near  St. 
John's  P.  0.,  Franklin  county,  Mo. 

E  6.  Benjamin  F.  Williams,  son  of  Jo. ,  married  a  Miss  Hamilton, 
of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  had  a  large  family  of  children  and  died  on  the 


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east  side  of  the  Osage  river,  on  the  road  leading  from  St.  Louis  to 
Jefferson  City,  Mo. 

E  7.  Mary  Williams,  daughter  of  Jo. ,  married  Francis  Mattox, 
an  Englishman ;  has  a  large  family  of  children  and  resides  on  St. 
Johns  creek,  in  Franklin  county    Missouri. 

E  8.  Olive  Williams,  daughter  of  Jo. ,  married  Thomas  Wynn ; 
had  children  and  died  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri. 

E  9.  Arabella  Williams,  daughter  of  Jo.,  married  and  died  in 
Franklin  county,  Missouri. 

D  5.  Joel,  son  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  Abraham  Musick,  was  born 
about  1754.  He  was  drowned  in  South  Carolina  in  attempting  to 
cross  a  river  on  a  floating  bridge.  He  married  and  left  issue.  One 
of  his  sons,  E  1,  David,  lived  on  the  Osage  river  in  Missouri. 

D  6.  William  Musick,  son  of  Sarah  and  Abraham,  was  born 
about  1760.  He  was  said  to  be  a  perfect  specimen  of  the  "  genus 
homo, ' '  very  tall  and  athletic,  fair  skin  and  blue  eyes — a  model  of 
manly  beautj\  Like  his  other  brothers,  he  espoused  the  cause  of 
the  colonies,  shouldered  his  musket,  volunteered  his  services  and 
did  good  service  in  her  behalf  throughout  the  war,  as  one  of  the 
bravest  of  the  brave,  even  to  recklessness.  After  the  close  of  the 
war  he  was  engaged  to  Miss  Winifred  Hannon,  niece  of  Col.  John 
Earl,  of  Rutherford  count}",  North  Carolina.  The  family  was 
opposed  to  the  union;  he,  however,  prevailed  on  her  to  elope  with 
him,  and  he  married  her.  Soon  after  this  occurrence  the  Musick 
family  all  left  Rutherford  and  emigrated  to  Illinois  and  Missouri. 
William  and  his  wife  both  died  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri  about 
the  year  1804,  leaving  four  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  Lewis,  son  of  William  and  Miss  Hannon,  after  the  death  of 
his  father  was  raised  by  his  uncle.  Colonel  David  Musick.  He  was 
a  very  small  man,  spare  made,  beardless  and  weighing  about  one 
hundred  and  twenty-five  pounds.  He  married  Mary  Dixon.  He  and 
his  wife  were  both  drowned  in  the  Mississippi  river,  five  miles  below 
the  mouth  of  the  Missouri  river,  by  the  capsizing  of  a  keel  boat 
during  a  storm  in  1827.  He  was  found  fourteen  days  afterward  and 
buried  seven  or  eight  miles  below  St.  Louis,  by  James  C.  Musick 
and  others.     His  wife  was  never  found.     They  left  no  children. 

E  2.  Washington,  son  of  William  Musick  and  Miss  Hannon.  was 
a  noble,  fine-looking  boy,  but  died  at  fifteen  years  of  age. 

E  3.  James,  son  of  William  Musick  and  Miss  Hannon,  went  to 
Texas  about  1825,  rambled  over  that  State,  and  then  returned  and 
was  living  at  Mill's  Point,  on  the  Mississippi  river,  in  1828,  with 
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194  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Mr.  Simpson,  who  married  Malinda,  the  second  daughter  of  Asa 
Musick. 

E  4.  Pamelia,  daughter  of  William  Musick  and  Miss  Hannon, 
married  Joseph  Walton,  and  was  living  on  the  State  road  leading 
from  Jefferson  City  to  Springfield,  Mo. ,  and  had  a  large  family  of 
children. 

D  7.  Susannah,  daughter  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband, 
Abraham  Musick,  was  born  about  1762.  She  was  twice  married; 
first,  to  Solomon  Link,  by  whom  she  had  one  daughter.  Her  second 
husband  was  Edward  Sullins,  by  whom  she  had  two  sons,  viz. : 

E  1.  Sarah  Link,  married  Robert  Musick  (called  "red-head 
Bob");  died  on  Strawberry  or  White  river,  Arkansas,  and  left  chil- 
dren. 

E  2.  Washington  Sullins,  lived  on  St.  John's  Creek,  Franklin 
county,  Missouri. 

E  3.  Jefferson  Sullins,  lived  on  St.  John's  Creek,  Franklin 
county,  Missouri. 

D  8.  Colonel  David  Musick,  son  of  Sarah  and  Abraham,  was 
torn  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1763;  was  two  years  of  age 
when  his  father  moved  from  Virginia  to  South  Carolina.  In  1776 
his  father  moved  to  Rutherford  count}'.  North  Carolina,  where  he 
remained  until  the  year  1794.  In  the  spring  of  1777,  during  the 
Revolutionary  war,  the  Cherokee  Indians  became  very  troublesome 
and  the  family  all  moved  into  forts,  where  they  remained  until 
David  was  sixteen  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  into  the  service 
of  the  then  colonies  and  continued  until  the  close  of  the  war  in 
1781.  The  most  of  his  time  he  spent  on  the  frontiers  fighting  the 
Indians — one  year  of  the  time  as  a  ranger.  Three  times  he  assisted 
in  burning  the  towns  of  the  Cherokee  Indians.  He  was  in  a  great 
many  skirmishes  and  battles,  and  was  in  the  battle  at  Guilford  Court 
House,  N.  C. ,  under  General  Green.  It  is  said  there  were  twenty- 
two  cousins  of  the  Lewis  connection  in  the  battles  of  King's  Moun- 
tain and  Guilford  Court  House,  including  the  Lewises,  Hickmans, 
Musicks,  Mackeys,  Terrells,  Martins,  Fielders,  Benges,  McConnells, 
Adams,  Rowlands,  Ballengers,  Hacketts,  etc. 

In  1794,  Colonel  David  Musick  moved  to  the  State  of  Illinois, 
and  the  Indians  being  troublesome  there  he  was  engaged  in  two  or 
three  skirmishes  with  them.  He  there  married  Prudence  Whiteside, 
daughter  of  Dr.  James  Whiteside,  from  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina,  at  Whiteside  Station  in  Illinois,  in  1794,  and  moved  to  St. 
Louis  county,  Missouri,  in  1795,  and  settled  at  Florisant,  a  French 


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village,  twelve  miles  northwest  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  soldier  in 
the  War  of  1812  with  Great  Britain,  and  raised  a  company  of 
mounted  horsemen  to  serve  on  the  frontier,  he  being  at  that  time 
colonel  of  the  county  of  St.  Louis.  In  July,  1812,  he  was  called 
into  service,  and  remained  in  the  service  for  two  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  in  several  battles  and  skirmishes  with  the  Indians. 
Since  that  time  he  had  the  honor  of  representing  St.  Louis 
county  three  times  as  a  member  of  the  General  Assembly  in  the 
State  Legislature,  and  once  as  Presidential  elector  for  the  State  of 
Missouri.  He  died  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  in  1837,  leaving 
nine  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    Mary,  born  in  1797 ;  married  Wm.  Musick  and  Wash.  Fugate. 

E  2.    Sarah,  born  in  1799;  married  Wm.  Munday. 

E  3.    Joel  Lewis,  born  in  1801 ;  married  Margaret  Pripe. 

E  4.    James  Chiles,  born  in  1803;  married  Phebe  Jemison. 

E  5.  Susannah  Terrell,  born  in  1805;  married  Dr.  Delford  Ben- 
ton. 

E  6.    Delilah,  born  in  1807;  died  1825. 

E  7.    Miriam,  born  in  1809;  married  James  M.  Martin. 

E  8.    David  Russell,  born  in  1812;  married  Elizabeth  Yoste. 

E  9.    Jehoiada  Gipson,  born  in  1817;  married  Elizabeth  Munday. 

E  1.  Mary,  daughter  of  Colonel  David,  married  twice:  first,  to 
William  Musick,  and  had  five  children.  Her  second  husband  was 
Washington  Fugate,  by  whom  she  had  two  daughters,  viz. : 

F  1.    James  Musick,  died  young. 

F  2.  Golben  Musick,  married  Harriet  Brown ;  has  children,  lives 
in  Florisant  and  is  a  Justice  of  the  Peace. 

F  3.    Warren  Musick,  died  young. 

F  4.  Moriah  Musick,  married  James  Munday;  has  no  children, 
and  resides  at  Florisant. 

F  5.  Sarah  Musick,  married  Hunt  Purdam;  had  five  or  six  chil- 
dren ;  both  are  dead  and  the  children  live  with  their  grandmother  at 
Florisant. 

F  6.  Oldest  daughter  by  Fugate,  married  Mr.  Adams,  and  has 
children. 

F  7.    The  name  of  the  other  not  known. 

E  2.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Colonel  David,  married  William  Mun- 
day; has  no  children;  resides,  a  widow,  at  Florisant,  Mo. 

E  3.  Joel  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in  1801;  mar- 
ried, in  1823,  Margaret  Pripe.  He  at  different  times  held  the  follow- 
ing oflJces:     Justice  of   the  Peace,    Postmaster,  Collector   of   the 


196  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Revenue  of  St.  Louis  county,  and  member-elect  to  the  General 
Assembly  of  the  State  of  Missouri.  He  died  in  St.  Louis  county 
in  1832,  leaving  three  children,  marked  F,  vi3, : 

F  1.  Ezilda,  married  Dr.  E.  B.  Forsee;  has  no  children,  and 
lives  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

F  2.  Amanda,  married  John  Corby,  a  banker,  of  St.  Joseph, 
Mo. ;  has  no  children. 

F  3.  Joseph,  was  a  very  promising  youth;  was  accidentally  shot 
and  killed  in  1848,  in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

E  4.  James  Chiles,  son  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in  1803;  was 
a  surveyor  by  occupation;  at  different  times  he  acted  as  Postmas- 
ter, Justice  of  the  Peace,  Major,  Deputy  Sheriff,  Deputy  United 
States  Marshal,  etc.,  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  where  he  lived. 
In  1829  he  married  Phebe  Jemison,  from  Rockbridge  county,  Vir- 
ginia, and  died  in  1864.  His  wife  died  in  1857,  of  erysipe- 
las.   They  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Julia  Ann,  born  1830;  F  2,  William  Jemison,  born  1833; 
F  3,  Charles  Edwin,  born  1835;  F  4,  Richard  Baxter,  born  1837; 
F  5,  Cornelia,  born  1840;  F  6,  Margaret  Ellen,  born  1842;  F  7, 
Henry,  born  1844,  and  F  8,  Kate,  born  1853,  and  died  1856. 

E  5.  Susannah  Terrel,  daughter  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in 
1805;  married  Dr.  Delford  Benton,  who  is  Postmaster,  and  is  a 
merchant  at  Florisant,  St.  Louis  count}^  Mo.  They  have  children, 
viz. :    F  1,  Thomas;  F  2,  David;  F  3,  Prudence,  etc. 

E  6.  Delilah,  daughter  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in  1807,  and 
died  single,  in  1825. 

E  7.  Miriam,  daughter  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in  1809; 
married  James  M.  Martin;  they  are  both  dead,  leaving  one  son: 

F  1.    Miron,  who  lives  in  Florisant  with  his  Aunt  Mary. 

E  8.  David  Russell,  son  of  Colonel  David,  was  born  in  1812; 
married  Elizabeth  Yoste;  resided  in  Pike  county,  Missouri,  where  he 
died  about  1848,  leaving  several  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Joel;  F  2,  David,  died;  F  3,  Elizabeth;  F  4,  Anna,  etc. 

E  9.  Jehoiada  Gipson,  son  of  Colonel  David,  born  1817,  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Munday ;  resides  in  Florisant,  Mo. ;  has  eight  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.  David  Owen,  married  Miss  Alvares,  and  lives  at  Florisant, 
Mo. 

F  2.  James;  F  3,  George;  F  4,  Edwin;  F  5,  Charles;  F  6,  De- 
lilah; F  7,  Moriah,  and  F  8,  Prudence. 

D  9.   Jehoiada,  son  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Abraham 


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Musick,  was  born  about  1765;  married  Sally  Wynn  in  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  where  he  died.  After  his  death  his  widow  and 
two  daughters  moved  to  Clay  county,  Missouri,  where  all  three  of 
them  died.     Their  names  are  as  follows: 

E  1.  Nancy,  married  Captain  James  Duncan,  who  was  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  1812.  They  both  died  near  Elm  Grove,  Clay  county, 
]Mo. ,  leaving  a  large  family  of  children. 

E  2.  Letitia,  married  Wm.  B.  Deavenport.  They  both  died 
in  Clay  county,  Missouri,  leaving  one  son:    F  1,  Wm.  Deavenport. 

D  10.  Ephraim,  son  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Abraham 
3Iusick,  was  born  abcut  1767;  married  Nancy  McMillan.  They  both 
died  on  Calvey  Creek,  Franklin  couutj',  Mo,  They  had  six  children, 
viz. : 

E  1.  Robert,  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812;  served  as  a  ran- 
ger under  Colonel  David  Musick.  He  married  Roda  Walton.  They 
are  both  dead,  leaving  a  family  of  children. 

E  2.  Nancy,  married  James  Lewis,  from  Virginia;  both  deadj 
they  left  children. 

E  3.    Larkin,  died  about  seventeen  years  of  age. 

E  4.    Marvell,  married,  and  perhaps  left  children. 

E  5.    Hallyard,  is  dead,  and 

E  6.    A  daughter — name  not  known. 

D  11.  James,  son  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  her  husband,  Abraham 
Musick,  was  born  about  1769;  married  Nancy  Withinton,  in  St. 
Louis  count}',  Missouri.      They  raised  six  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  John  Milan;  married,  has  a  large  family  of  children,  and 
lives  in  Cole  county,  Missouri. 

E  2.    Eliza,  died. 

E  3.  Volney  C. ,  married  a  Miss  Crutsinger.  He  died  in  St. 
Louis  about  1856;  has  several  children.  His  oldest  son  is  by  the 
name  of   F  1,  Lewis  Musick. 

E  4.  A  daughter,  married  Mr.  Clay;  lives  in  Cole  county,  Mis- 
souri. 

E  5.    A  daughter,  married,  and  lives  in  Cole  county,  Missoui'i. 

E  6.    James,  lives  in  Cole  county,  Missouri. 


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CHAPTER  IX. 

DAVID  LEWIS,  JR.,  OF  SPARTANBURG,  S.  C. 

C  5.  Da\dd  Lewis,  Jr.,  son  of  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia,  was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  about  1720. 
He  moved,  with  his  father  and  others  of  the  family,  from  Hanover 
to  Albemarle  county  about  the  year  1750.  He  was  a  learned  and 
talented  man,  but  rather  eccentric.  He  was  twice  married.  His 
first  wife  was  Rebecca  Stovall,  whom  he  married  in  Virginia,  and  by 
whom  he  had  one  daughter,  viz. : 

D  1.  Mildred,  who  married  Mr.  Hale,  of  Virginia.  Nothing  is 
known  of  her  or  her  posterity. 

After  the  death  of  his  first  wife  he  emigrated  to  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina,  where  he  purchased  land  with  a  view  of  set- 
tling in  said  county,  but  subsequently  sold  out  to  his  sister,  Mrs. 
Anna  Willis,  and  made  another  settlement  in  Lancaster  District, 
South  Carolina,  near  the  Waxhaw  Meeting-house,  where  he  married 
Elizabeth  Lockhart,  his  second  wife.  A  few  years  after  this  event 
he  moved  to  Spartanburg  District,  South  Carolina,  and  settled  on  a 
creek  known  as  "  Lawson's  Fork,"  where  he  died  in  1787  and  his 
wife  in  1796. 

On  the  records  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  may  be  found  a 
deed  of  conveyance  fi'om  David  Lewis  and  Rebecca,  his  first  wife, 
to  Richard  Estes,  dated  the  13th  of  November,  1766. 

On  the  records  of  the  same  county  may  be  found  another  deed  of 
conveyance  from  David  Lewis,  Jr.,  and  his  wife,  Rebecca,  to  Alex. 
Baines,  dated  the  13th  day  of  May,  1762. 

The  children  of  David  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  by  his 
second  wife,  Elizabeth  Lockhart,  were  eleven,  viz, : 

D  2.  David,  born  1763;  married  Margaret  Wood  and  Margaret 
Ballenger, 

D  3.    Elizabeth,  born  1764;  married  Wm.  Anderson. 

D  4.    Joel,  born  1767;  married  Mary  Wood  Machen. 

D  5.    Pleasant,  born  about  1769;  married  Ed  Ballenger. 

D  6.    1st  Mary,  born  about  1771;  died  single. 

D  7.    William,  born  about  1773;  died  single. 

D  8.    John,  born  about  1775;  married  Frances  Clark. 


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D  9.    Rebecca,  born  about  1777;  married  John  Morris. 

D  10.  Prudence,  born  about  1779;  married  Peter  Hawkins. 

D  11.  2d  Mary,  born  about  1781;  married  Mr.  Sanford. 

D  12.  Capt.  James,  born  about  1784;  married  Sarali  Darby. 

D  2.  3d  David  Lewis,  son  of  David,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  and 
his  second  wife,  Elizabetii  Lockhart,  was  born  in  (perliaps)  Lan- 
caster District,  South  Carolina,  in  what  is  known  as  the  Waxhaw 
Settlement,  in  17(i3.  When  a  child  his  father  moved  and  settled  in 
Spartanburg  District,  where  he  was  raised. 

This  third  David  Lewis  was  twice  married;  first  to  Margaret 
\yood  in  1790,  daughter  of  Capt.  Wm.  Wood,  of  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.  Her  brothers  were  John,  Moses,  James  and  William.  John 
was  killed  by  the  Tories  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  Lemick 
Edwards,  of  Choctaw  county,  Mississippi;  Jesse  Edwards,  of  St, 
Clair  county,  Alabama,  and  Wm.  D.  Culberson,  of  Winston  county, 
Mississippi,  married  daughters  of  Moses  Wood. 

Margaret  Wood,  his  first  wife,  died  in  1798,  and  in  1800  he  mar- 
ried Margaret  Ballenger  (a  cousin  of  Edward  Eallenger)  as  his  sec- 
ond wife.  He  had  five  children  by  his  first  wife  and  six  by  the  sec- 
ond, and  died  in  Spartanburg  District,  South  Carolina,  in  1817. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  eleven  children : 

E  1.    Jane  Terrell  Lewis,  born  1790;  married  Samuel  Langdon. 

E  2.    Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1791;  married  Wm.  Bishop, 

E  3.    Wm.  Wood  Lewis,  born  1793;  never  married. 

E  4.  Thomas  Farrar  Lewis,  born  1796;  married  and  left 
posterity. 

E  5,    Frances  Micham  Lewis,  born  1797;  married  Mr.  Sandford. 

E  6,    James  Boone  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1801. 

E  7.    Tabitha  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1803. 

E  8,    Margaret  Wood  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1804. 

B  9.    Hannah  Young  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1807. 

E  10.  Taliaferro  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1810. 

E  11,  Mary  Wood  Lewis,  by  second  wife,  born  1812. 

E  1.  Jane  Terrell  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  and  Elizabeth,  born 
1790;  married  Samuel  Langdon,  of  Georgia,  and  emigrated  to  Hay- 
wood county,  Tennessee,  where  Mr,  Langdon  died.  She  then  mar- 
ried a  second  time.  She  was  a  beautiful  and  lovely  woman.  Noth- 
ing is  known  respecting  her  posterity.  When  last  heard  from  she 
was  living  in  Kentucky. 

E  2.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  David,  was  born  in  1791,  and 
married   William  Bishop.     They  moved  to  Jefferson  county,  Ala- 


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bama,  and  settled  in  Jones  Valley,  near  Ely  ton.  From  there  they 
emigrated  to  West  Tennessee  and  settled  on  the  ' '  Forked  Deer, ' '  in 
Haywood  or  Lauderdale  county.  They  had  a  daughter  by  the  name 
of  Frances. 

E  3.  William  Wood  Lewis,  son  of  David,  was  born  in  1793.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  served  in  a  company  of  light 
artillery  under  Capt.  James  Brannon  on  Haddrill's  Point  and  at 
Charleston,  S.  C.  He  emigrated  to  Montgomery,  Ala.,  about  the 
year  1818.  Some  3'ears  afterward  he  moved  to  Mississippi  or 
Louisiana,  and  has  not  been  heard  of  since.  He  never  married. 
He  was  a  keen,  shrewd  man;  was  a  merchant  and  land  specu- 
lator. It  is  thought  by  his  friends  that  he  was  secretly  assassinated 
for  his  money. 

E  4.  Thomas  Farrar  Lewis,  was  born  in  1796  in  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.  He  moved  to  Montgomery,  Ala.,  about  the  same  time  that 
his  brother  William  W.  did,  and  engaged  in  merchandizing.  He 
married  a  widow  lady  and  died  in  Montgomery,  Ala.,  in  1821,  about 
three  or  four  weeks  after  he  was  married.     He  left  no  posterity. 

E  5.  Frances  Micham,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  of  Spartanburg, 
S.  C,  was  born  in  1797.  She  married,  in  Georgia,  a  man  by  the 
name  of  Sandford  and  emigrated  to  West  Tennessee  in  company 
with  her  brother-in-law,  Sam  Langdon,  and  from  there  she  emigrated 
to  Kentucky. 

E  6.  James  Boone  Lewis,  son  of  David  by  his  second  wife,  Mar- 
garet Ballenger,  was  born  in  1801.  He  was  killed  by  falling  from  a 
wagon  in  motion,  which  ran  over  and  killed  him  in  1811. 

E  7.    Tabitha  Lewis,  was  born  in  1803,  and  died  in  childhood. 

E  8.  Margaret  Wood  Lewis,  daughter  of  David,  was  born  in 
Spartanburg,  S.  C,  in  1804.  She  was  twice  married;  first  to  James 
Roddy,  in  1824,  of  Spartanburg,  who  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade. 
In  1825  they  moved  to  the  Hatchie  river  in  West  Tennessee,  where 
Mr.  Roddy  died  in  1835.  In  1836  she  emigrated  with  her  little 
children  to  Boone  county,  Missouri,  and  settled  near  a  place  known 
as  "  Providence  Landing,"  on  the  Missouri  river.  In  1842  she  mar- 
ried James  Dunn,  and  died  in  1860.  She  was  a  kind  mother,  an 
affectionate  wife  and  an  exemplary  Christian.  After  her  death  the 
following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  Missouri  paper: 

"  Died,  January  18,  1860,  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  Mrs.  Margaret  W. 
Dunn,  widow  of  James  Dunn,  deceased,  at  the  residence  of  her  son,  R.  A. 
Roddy,  in  the  fifty-sixth  year  of  her  age.  She  was  born  in  South  Carolina, 
September  3,  1804.     For  more  than  twenty  years  she  was  a  member  of  the 


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Baptist  church  and  died  as  she  had  lived,  a  Christian.  She  was,  indeed,  a 
mother  in  Israel.  Her  seat  in  the  congregation  was  seldom  seen  vacant. 
She  lived  to  see  all  her  children  but  one  united  to  the  church.  The 
deceased  leaves  a  large  circle  of  connections  and  friends,  with  three  sons 
and  one  daughter  to  mourn  her  loss.  But  our  loss  is  her  eternal  gain.  We 
■do  not  weep  as  those  who  have  no  hope. 

Sweet  is  the  scene  when  Christians  die; 

When  holy  souls  retire  to  rest, 
How  mildly  beams  the  closing  eye, 

How  gently  heaves  the  expiring  breast! 

B.  F.  O." 

James  Dunn  died  in  1852.  Mrs.  Dunn  and  all  her  children  are 
Baptists. 

Mrs.  Margaret  W.  Dunn  had  five  children  by  her  first  husband 
and  one  by  her  second,  viz. : 

F  1.    Nancy  Lewis  Roddy,  born  1825. 

F  2.    Francis  T.  Roddy,  born  1827. 

F  3.    Louamma  Roddy,  born  1829,  and  died  1831. 

F  4.    Robert  A.  Roddy,  born  1831. 

F  5.    James  H.  Rodd}',  born  1835. 

F  6.    William  Lewis  Dunn,  born  1844. 

They  all  have  blue  e^'es  and  light  hair  except  the  two  oldest, 
whose  hair  is  dark. 

F  1.  Nancy  L.  Rodd}^  married  James  Ballenger  in  1839,  by 
whom  she  had  one  son.  Jas.  Ballenger  died  in  1843,  and  in  1847 
she  married  Bradford  Lanham,  by  whom  she  had  four  children,  and 
died  in  1857  of  cancer.  The  following  are  the  names  of  her  five 
children : 

G  1.    Thomas  Wood  Ballenger,  born  1842. 

Gr  2.    Martha  Frances  Lanham,  born  1847. 

Gr  3.    Louamma  Lanham,  born  1850. 

G  4.    James  Oliver  Lanham,  born  1852. 

G  5.    John  Richard  Lanham,  born  1855. 

F  2.  Frances  T.  Roddy,  was  born  in  1827.  She  and  her  sister, 
Nancy  L.,  have  dark  hair  and  blue  eyes.  She  married,  in  1842, 
AVashington  Dunn,  by  whom  she  had  three  children.  Mr.  Dunn 
died  of  cramp  colic  in  1849.  In  1852  she  married  B.  F.  Oscar,  by 
whom  she  has  two  children.     Her  children  are: 

G  1.    Mary  Margaret  Dunn,  born  1845. 

G  2.    John  Robert  Dunn,  born  1847. 

G  3.    Nancy  Washington  Dunn,  born  1850. 

G  4.    William  Dudley  Oscar,  born  1853. 


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Gr  5.    Jesse  Bradford  Oscar,  born  1855. 

F  4.  Robert  A.  Roddy,  born  1831,  is  about  five  feet  eight  inclies 
in  height  and  weighs  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds.  He  married 
Sallie  G.  Tuttle  in  1853  and  has  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  Wm.  Henry; 
G  2,  James  Gilpin,  etc. 

F  5.  James  H.  Roddy,  was  born  in  1835,  and  is  about  five  feet 
eight  inches  high,  weighing  one  hundred  and  thirty-seven  pounds, 
with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes.  In  1855  he  married  Sallie  Ballenger 
and  had  a  son  born  in  1858. 

F  6.  William  Lewis  Dunn,  by  her  last  husband,  was  born  in 
1844,  and  is  a  clerk  in  a  dr}'  goods  store. 

E  9.  Hannah  Young  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  and  his  wife, 
Margaret  Ballenger,  was  born  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  in  1807.  In 
1824  she  married  Alberry  John  Wingo.  She  and  Mr.  Wingo  are 
members  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  those  of  their  children  who  have 
attached  themselves  to  the  church  are  Baptists.  They  reside  near 
Mount  Lebanon,  Spartanburg  District,  S.  C.  Mr.  Wingo  is  a  farmer. 
They  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Mary  Wingo,  was  born  1825,  and  died  in  1825. 

F  2.    Margaret  Lewis  Wingo,  born  1827,  and  died  in  1828. 

F  3..  John  Washington  Wingo,  born  1829. 

F  4.    Thomas  Simpson  Wingo,  born  1831. 

F  5.    Demarquis  Lafayette  Wingo,  born  in  1835. 

F  6.    Martha  Ann  Wingo,  born  in  1838. 

F  7.    Ransom  Marion  Wingo,  born  in  1841. 

F  8.    Alberry  Decater  Wingo,  born  in  1843. 

John  Washington  Wingo  married  Rosa  Caroline  Caldwell  and  has 
children,  viz.:  G  1,  Elizabeth  Jane;  G  2,  Wm.  Preston;  G  3,  James 
Young,  etc. 

Demarquis  L.  Wingo  married  Mrs.  Martha  Tapp  and  has  children, 
viz. :  G  1,  Alexander,  etc. 

E  10.  Taliaferro  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Margaret 
Ballenger,  was  born  in  1810,  and  died  in  childhood. 

E  11.  Mary  Wood  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  and  Margaret 
Ballenger,  was  born  1812;  died  in  childhood. 

D  3.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  Lewis  and  his  wife, 
Elizabeth  Lockhart,  was  born  about  1765.  She  married  William 
Anderson  and  moved  to  Georgia,  where  she  left  a  numerous  pos- 
terity.    The  following  are  the  names  of  three  of  her  children : 

E  1,  Lewis  Anderson;  E  2,  Polly  Anderson,  died  young;  E  3,, 
Jane  Anderson,  married  a  Mr.  Cane  or  McCane,  etc. 


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D  4.  Joel  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Lockhart, 
was  born  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  in  1767.  In  1798  he  married  Mary 
Wood  Machen,  of  Greenville,  S.  C,  and  died  in  Spartanburg  District, 
South  Carolina,  in  1815.  After  his  death  his  widow  married  David 
Golightly,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

D  4.    Joel  Lewis,  left  but  two  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    Frances  Machen,  born  1799;  married  John  S.  Rowland. 

E  2.    Dr.  John  Wood,  born  1801;  married  Maria  Earle. 

E  1.  Frances  M.,  married,  in  1816,  John  Sharpe  Rowland,  her 
second  cousin,  a  son  of  Thomas  Rowland  and  Mildred  Lewis,  his 
wife,  of  Greenville,  S.  C.  John  S.  was  a  merchant  at  Spartanburg 
C.  H. ,  S.  C. ,  for  many  j-ears,  and  tax  collector  of  the  county.  He 
finally  moved  to  what  is  now  Bartow  county,  Georgia,  near  Carters- 
ville,  on  the  Etowah  river,  and  was  the  superintendent  of  the  Western 
&  Atlanta  Railroad  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1863 
at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

Frances  M.  Rowland  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

F  1,  Mary  Lewis  Rowland,  born  1818;  married  Jo.  Michael  and 
Dr.  S.  C.  Edgeworth. 

F2.  Mildred  Emily  Rowland,  born  1819;  married  H.  H. 
Thompson. 

F  3.    John  Lewis  Rowland,  born  1822;  died  in  infancy. 

F  4.    Eliza  Frances  Rowland,  born  1824. 

F  5.    Joel  Thomas  Rowland,  born  1827;  married  Miss  Keith. 

F  6.    John  Leonidas  Rowland,  born  1830. 

F  7.  William  Lewis  Rowland,  born  1833;  married  Serene  J. 
Dillard. 

F  8.    Joseph  Preston  Rowland,  born  1835;  died  in  infancy. 

F  9.    Harriet  Elizabeth  Rowland,  born  1837;  died  in  infancy. 

F  10.  Joseph  Henry  Rowland,  born  1839;  died  in  infancy. 

F  11.  Robert  Hayne  Rowland,  born  1842. 

F  1.  Mary  L.  Rowland,  married  Joseph  Michael  in  1836,  a  mer- 
chant at  Spartanburg  C.  H.,  S.  C.  She  had  two  children,  both  of 
whom  died  in  infancy.  Mr.  Jo.  Michael  died  in  1840,  and  in  1851 
she  married  Dr.  S.  C.  Edgeworth,  a  relative  of  the  authoress.  Miss 
Maria  Edgeworth,  of  Ireland.  They  reside  in  Cass  county,  Georgia. 
For  a  sketch  of  the  Edgeworth  family  the  reader  is  referred  to 
another  part  of  this  work. 

F  2.  Mildred  Emily  Rowland,  married  in  1838  Henry  H. 
Thompson,  Esq.,  a  lawyer  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  son  of  Richard 
Thompson,  known  in  common  parlance  as  * '  Gentleman  Dick  Thomp- 


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son,"  who  died  near  Spartanburg  Village,  S.  C.  Mrs.  Mildred  E. 
Thompson  died  at  Spartanburg  C.  H. ,  in  1869.  She  left  six  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

Gr  1,  Henry  Hopson,  born  1840;  married  Emily  G.  West,  of 
Charleston,  S.  C.  They  had  issue,  viz. :  H  1,  Charles  West,  born 
1866;  H  2,  Henry  H.,  born  1870. 

G  2.  John  Sharpe  Rowland,  born  1842;  married  Martha  Jane 
Clawson,  of  Yorkville,  S.  C.  They  have  issue,  viz. :  H  1,  Wm. 
Clawson,  born  1866;  H  2,  Rowland,  born  1869;  H  3,  Mildred  Emilj-, 
born  1871;  H  4,  Henry  Waddy,  born  1874,  and  H  5,  Lewis  Craw- 
ford, born  1878. 

G  3.  Mary  Frances,  born  1847;  married  Hazel  Scaife;  issue, 
five  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Mildred  Emily,  born  1866;  H  2,  Eugene, 
born  1869;  H  3,  Hazel,  born  1872;  H  4,  Agnes,  born  1874,  died; 
H  5,  Rowland,  born  1878. 

G  4.  Mildred  Emily,  born  1849;  married  Thomas  Nowell;  issue, 
three  children,  viz. :  HI,  Lionel  Chalmers,  died  an  infant;  H  2, 
John  Rowland,  and  H  3,  Egbert. 

G  5.  Willie  Waddy,  born  1850;  married  Jessie  Means;  had 
issue,  viz.:  H  1,  Edgar;  H  2,  Lewis;  H  3,  Bertie;  H  4,  Rowland; 
H  5,  Jessie. 

G  6.  Eugenia  Edgeworth,  born  1852;  married  Ladson  Mills 
(grandnephew  of  Mourning  Mills,  who  married  Henry  G.  Lewis); 
had  issue,  viz.:  H  1,  Ladson,  died;  H  2,  Eugenia;  H  3,  Ethel; 
H  4,  Baby. 

Henry  H.  Thompson's  children  and  grandchildren  all  reside  in 
Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

F  5.  Joel  Thomas,  son  of  John  Sharpe  Rowland,  married  in  1852 
Louisa  J.,  daughter  of  Hon.  Charles  F.  Keith,  of  Athens,  McMinn 
county,  Tenn.  After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  McMinn  count}', 
Tennessee,  where  he  died  in  1856,  leaving  two  children,  viz.:  G  1, 
John  S.  Rowland,  and  G  2,  Charles  Keith  Rowland. 

F  7.  William  Lewis  Rowland,  married  in  1855  Serene  J.  Dil- 
lard,  from  Laurens  county.  South  Carolina.  He  is  settled  on  the 
Etowah  river,  in  Cass  county,  Georgia,  farming. 

E  2.  Dr.  John  Wood  Lewis,  son  of  Joel,  was  born  in  Spartan- 
burg, S.  C,  in  1801.  In  1835  he  married  Maria  Earle,  daughter  of 
Samuel  Earle,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C,  and  sister  of  Judge  Baylis  J. 
Earle,  of  Greenville,  S.  C.  Than  Judge  B.  J.  Earle,  there  are  but 
few  lawyers  in  the  State  more  profound,  erudite  and  talented.  The 
Earle  family  was  one  among  the  most  distinguished  of  the  State  as 


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lawyers,  doctors,  members  of  the  Legislature,  members  of  Con- 
gress, etc. 

Dr.  John  W.  Lewis  was  quite  a  talented  man.  He  had  been  hon- 
ored with  a  seat  in  the  State  Legislature  of  South  Carolina  from 
Spartanburg  District,  and  during  the  Confederate  war  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Confederate  Congress  from  Georgia,  and  was  a 
delegate  to  the  Cincinnati  Convention.  He  had  been  for  some  years 
the  superintendent  of  a  railroad  in  Georgia,  and  was  a  very  distin- 
guished Baptist  divine.  He  died  in  Bartow  count}',  Georgia,  after 
the  close  of  the  Confederate  war.  He  left  seven  children,  marked 
F,  viz. : 

F  1.  Harriet  Frances,  born  1836;  married  in  1856  Colonel  Jas. 
R.  Brown,  a  lawyer  of  distinction,  of  Canton,  Cherokee  count}',  Ga., 
and  a  relative  of  Governor  Brown,  of  Georgia.  He  presided  as  a 
judge  of  the  Circuit  Court  of  his  district  for  several  years.  He 
had  four  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Sallie  Rice  Brown,  died  in  1888. 

G  2.    John  Wood  Brown,  a  farmer  near  Carters\ille,  Ga. 

G  3.  George  R.  Brown,  is  the  Solicitor-General  of  the  Blue 
Ridge  Circuit,  and  resides  at  Canton,  Ga. 

G  4.    Joseph  E.  Brown,  is  in  the  railroad  business  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

F  2.  Pickens  R. ,  son  of  Dr.  John  W.  Lewis,  born  in  1838 ;  lives 
at  Cass  Station,  Bartow  county,  Ga. 

F  3.  Mary  W.  Lewis,  born  1840;  married  John  D.  Thomas;  had 
one  son  and  died.     Mr.  Thomas  resides  at  Cass  Station,  Ga. 

F  4.  Baylis  J.  Lewis,  born  1844;  is  in  the  Lunatic  Asylum  at 
Milledgeville,  Ga. 

F  5.  Mildred  Earle  Lewis,  born  1847;  married  David  C.  Mastin, 
and  resides  near  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

F  6.    Edward  E.  Lewis,  is  conductor  on  a  railroad,  Rome,  Ga. 

F  7.    John  Wood  Lewis,  resides  at  Marietta,  Ga. 

D  5.  Pleasant,  daughter  of  David  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Lockhart,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  was  born  about  1769.  She  mar- 
ried Edward  Ballenger,  of  Spartanburg.  He  was  over  six  feet  in 
stature ;  was  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  and  did  good  service  for  his 
country.  He  was  wounded  at  the  siege  of  Augusta ;  was  in  the  bat- 
tle of  the  Cowpens  and  many  others.  He  was  kind  and  hospitable 
to  his  friends,  brave  and  fearless  in  battle,  and  uncompromising 
with  a  Tory.  He  and  his  wife  died  in  Spartanburg  District,  South 
Carolina.     They  had  nine  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    James,  died  single;  E  2,  Margaret,  died  single;  E  3,  John 


206  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Lewis ;  E  4,  Presley ;  E  5,  Larkin ;  E  <6,  Rebecca,  died  single ;  E  7, 
La\inia;  E  8,  Edward,  died  single,  and  E  9,  Elizabeth. 

E  3.  John  Lewis  Ballenger,  married  Mahala  Foster,  daughter  of 
Richard  Foster,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. ;  had  ten  children,  and  died  in 
Pickens  District,  South  Carolina,  near  Bachelor's  Retreat.  The  fol- 
lowing are  the  names  of  his  children  and  grandchildren : 

F  1.  James  Alexander  Ballenger,  son  of  John  Lewis  Ballenger, 
married,  and  resides  in  Greenville  District,  South  Carolina,  near 
Camp  Ground  P.  0.,  and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Albert  Woodfin; 
G  2,  William  Henry ;  G  3,  John  James. 

F  2.  Frances  Ballenger,  daughter  of  John  L.,  married  Calvin 
Hunt,  and  resides  near  Marietta,  Cobb  county,  Ga.,  and  has  chil- 
dren, viz.:  G  1,  Elizabeth  Mahala;  G  2,  Martha  Ann;  G  3,  John 
Thomas;  G  4,  Zach  Ballenger;  G  5,  Wm.  Lewis,  etc. 

F  3.    Edward   Ballenger,  son  of   John   L.,  married  a   Miss 

Ware,  and  resides  near  Bachelor"  s  Retreat,  Pickens  District,  S.  C. 
They  have  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.  Susan  M. ;  G  2,  Mary  Jane;  G  3,  Josephine;  G  4,  Tabitha, 
etc. 

F  4.  William  Ballenger,  son  of  John  L.,  married  a  Miss  Dixon, 
and  resides  near  Biichelor' s  Retreat,  Pickens  District,  S.  C.  They 
have  children,  as  follows: 

G  1.  James  Franklin;  G  2,  Nancy  Ann;  G  3,  Rebecca  Elizabeth, 
and  G  4,  John  Simpson. 

F  5.  Pleasant  Ballenger,  daughter  of  John  L. ;  F  6,  Tabitha 
Ballenger;  F  7,  Judith  Ann  Ballenger. 

F  8.  Angeline  Ballenger,  married  W.  R.  Gilbert,  and  resides 
near  Bachelor's  Retreat,  and  has  children  as  follows:  G  1,  Joseph 
H.,  etc. 

F  9.    John   Richard   Ballenger,    son   of   John    L. ;    F   10,  Jane 

Mahala. 

E  4.  Rebecca  Ballenger,  daughter  of  Ed.  and  Pleasant,  died 
young  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

E  5.  Presley  Ballenger,  son  of  Ed.  and  Pleasant,  married  Nancy 
Dodd,  daughter  of  John  Dodd,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  They  had 
six  children,  and  both  died  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C. ;  he  in  1835,  and 
she  in  1831.     They  raised  six  children,  as  follows: 

F  1.  Mary  Ballenger,  born  1822;  married  Captain  Calvin 
McDowell;  resides  nea'r  New  Prospect,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  and  has 
children  as  follows:  G  1,  Joseph  H. ;  G  2,  Nancy  A. ;  G  3,  Rebecca; 
G  4,  Martha,  etc. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  207 

F  2.  Martha  Ballenger,  second  daughter  of  Presley  Ballenger, 
^vas  born  in  1823.  She  married  Thomas  N.  Smith;  had  six  chil- 
dren, and  died  in  Floyd  county,  Georgia,  in  1853.  The  names  of 
her  children  are:  G  1,  Mary  E;  G  2,  John  P;  G  3,  Presley  Ballen- 
ger; G  4,  Rebecca;  G  5,  Martha,  and  G  6,  Nancy. 

F  3.  Julias  Benson  Ballenger,  son  of  Presley,  was  born  in  1825; 
resides  in  Floyd  county,  Georgia. 

F  4.  Dr.  Marcus  Rowland  Ballenger,  son  of  Presley,  was  born 
in  1827.  In  1859  he  married  Aphiah  Moore,  and  resides  near  Floyd 
Spring,  Flo^^d  count}',  Ga. 

F  5.  Elizabeth  Ballenger,  daughter  of  Presley,  was  born  in  1829. 
She  married  Thomas  N.  Smith,  a  farmer,  of  Floyd  county,  Georgia; 
the  same  man  that  married  her  sister  Martha.  Elizabeth  has  chil- 
dren, viz. :     G  1,  Marcus  Ballenger,  etc. 

F  6.  Rebecca  Ballenger,  daughter  of  Presley,  born  1 831 ;  mar- 
ried Aspacio  Earle,  a  farmer,  of  Floyd  county,  Georgia.  She  has 
children  as  follows:     G  1,  Elias  B. ;  G  2,  Ida,  etc. 

E  6.  Larkin  Ballenger,  son  of  Edward  and  Pleasant  Ballenger, 
his  wife,  married  Elizabeth  Wood,  daughter  of  John  Wood,  of 
Spartanburg,  S.  C.  Larkin  Ballenger  resides  in  Spartanburg  Dis- 
trict, South  Carolina.  The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children 
and  grandchildren: 

F  1.    Henry  M.,  married  a  Miss Cook,  and  has  children  as 

follows:     G  1,  Alexander;  G  2,  Mary  E.,  etc. 

F  2.    William,   son    of  Larkin    Ballenger,   married   a    Miss 

Sceay,  and  resides  near  Mt.  Lebanon,  Spartanburg  District,   S.  C. 

F  3.  Levina,  daughter  of  Larkin  Ballenger,  married  Angus 
Morris;  resides  near  Gunter's  Landing,  Marshall  county,  Ala.,  and 
has  children,  viz. :     G  1,  Edward,  etc. 

F  4.    Jabez. 

F  5.  Elizabeth,  married  Madison  Wood ;  resides  in  Mt.  Lebanon, 
S.  C,  and  has  children,  viz. :     G  1,  Marietta,  etc. 

F  6.  Rebecca,  the  youngest  child  of  Larkin  Ballenger,  resides 
near  Mt.  Lebanon,  Spartanburg  District,  S.  C. 

E  7.  Levina,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Pleasant  Ballenger,  mar- 
ried Henry  Cothran,  son  of  Judah  Cothran,  and  died  in  Spartan- 
burg, S.  C,  without  issue. 

E  8,    Edward  Ballenger,  Jr. ,  son  of  Edward,  died  single. 

E  9.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Edward  and  Pleasant  Ballenger, 
married  Wm.  White,  and  resides  a  widow,  near  Mt.  Lebanon,  Spar- 
tanburg, S.  C. ,  with  six  children,  viz. : 


208  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  1.    Edward  B.,  married  Frances  Wilford. 

F  2.  James  S. ;  F  3,  Andrew  P.,  died;  F  4,  Wm.  Ransom;  F  5, 
John  Thomas,  died;  F  6,  Harriet  E. 

D  6.  John  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Lock- 
hart,  was  born  about  1775.  He  married  Frances  Clark,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children ;  two  of  them  died  in  infancy.  After  the  death 
of  John  Lewis  in  1815,  Frances,  his  widow,  married  David  Golightly, 
of  Spartanburg,  S.  C.     John  Lewis  raised  but  one  son,  viz.  : 

E  1.  Captain  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  in 
1796.  He  served  in  the  War  of  1812,  in  Captain  E.  Clement's 
company.  Major  Dawkin's  Battalion,  from  September  to  January  as 
a  private,  and  from  January  until  peace  was  made  as  orderly  in  the 
hospital.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  acted  as  lieutenant  and 
captain  of  the  Spartanburg  Artillery,  which  company  was  pro- 
nounced by  the  Governor,  to  be  one  of  the  three  best  drilled  com- 
panies in  the  State. 

In  1821  Captain  Joel  Lewis  married  Mrs.  Ann  Charlotte  Krider, 
and  died  near  Gadsden,  Cherokee  county,  Ala.  He  and  his  wife, 
and  his  two  daughters,  Dorothy  and  Josephine,  are  members  of  the 
Methodist  church.  The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children  and 
grandchildren,  viz. : 

F  1.  David  Golightly  Lewis,  was  born  in  1822  and  married,  in 
1857,  Elizabeth  Hutchinson,  and  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Thomas 
Augustus,  born  1858,  etc. 

F  2.    Frances  Golightly,   daughter  of  Joel  Lewis,  was   born  in 

*1824.     In  1841  she  married  L.  Kennedy.  They  are  both  members  of 

the  Presbyterian  church.     They  have  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.  Henry,  born  1842;  G  2,  Elizabeth  Ann,  born  1844;  G  3, 
Franklin  Bowden,  born  1846;  G  4,  James  Butler,  born  1849;  G  5, 
Robert  Pierce,  born  1853;  G  6,  John  Lewis,  born  1855,  etc. 

F  3.  Thomas  Poole  Lewis,  son  of  Joel,  was  born  in  1826  and 
married  Mary  Jane  Goddy.  They  live  in  Memphis,  Tenn.,  and 
have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Joel  Jerome;  G  2,  Thomas;  G  3,  Elizabeth,  etc. 

F  4.  Dorothy  Pickenpack  Lewis,  daughter  of  Joel,  was  born  in 
1828,  and  in  1847  she  married  Thomas  Hollingsworth.  They  have 
children  as  follows: 

G  1.  Mary  Josephine,  born  1848;  G  2,  Jacob  Franklin,  born 
1850;  G  3,  Thomas  Lewis,  born  1852;  G  4,  William  David,  born 
1853;  G  5,  Augustus  Summerfield,  born  1855;  G  6,  Ann  Charlotte, 
born  1857;  G  7,  Calista  Florence,  born  1859,  etc. 


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F  5.  Mary  Josephine,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis,  was  born  in  1831 
and  in  1851  she  married  W.  P.  Hollingsworth.  They  have  children 
viz.:  Gr  1,  Ann  Dorothy,  born  1852;  Gr  2,  Laura  Josephine,  born 
1855;  G  3,  Kate  May,  born  1857,  etc. 

F  6.  William  John  Lewis,  son  of  Joel,  born  1833,  and  died  in 
1853  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 

F  7.  Marcus  Jerome  Lewis,  born  1835,  and  died  at  Canton,  Ga., 
1850. 

F  8.    Augustus  Frazier  Lewis,  born  1837. 

F  9.    Eliza  Catherine  Lewis,  born  1840,  and  died  in  1840. 

D  7.  Rebecca  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Lockhart,  was  born  about  1777.  She  married  John  Morris.  She  and 
Mr.  Morris  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  so 
are  all  their  children  who  have  made  a  profession  of  religion.  He  died 
in  Coosa  county,  Alabama,  in  1845,  and  she  in  Talladega  county, 
Alabama,  in  1855.     They  raised  five  children,  viz.: 

E  1.  Prudence,  born  1799;  E  2,  Letty,  born  about  1801;  E  3, 
Rebecca,  born  about  1803;  E  4,  Baylis,  born  1807;  E  5,  Andrew 
Jackson,  born  about  1809. 

E  1.  Prudence,  the  oldest  child  of  Rebecca  and  John  Morris, 
was  born  about  1799.  She  was  twice  married;  first  to  Martin  Hag- 
wood,  or  Haggard,  b}^  whom  she  had  one  son:  F  1,  Martin,  who  died 
a  young  man.  Her  second  husband  was  John  Starlin,  by  whom  she 
had  one  son,  viz. :  F  2,  Francis,  born  about  1827.  He  is  about  six 
feet  high,  with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes,  and  is  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods 
store  in  Montgomery,  Ala. 

Mrs.  Prudence  Starlin  died  in  Bibb  county,  Alabama,  in  1833. 
She  was  a  very  pious  and  exemplary  member  of  the  Methodist 
church. 

E  2.  Letty  Morris,  daughter  of  John  and  Rebecca,  was  born 
about  1801.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  About 
the  year  1820  she  married  Duncan  Johnson,  by  whom  she  had  three 
children,  and  died  in  1835  in  Bibb  county,  Alabama.  She  was  a 
kind  mother  and  an  affectionate  wife,  and  died  as  she  had  lived,  an 
humble  Christian.  The  following  are  the  names  of  her  three 
children : 

F  1.    Joshua  West,  born  1821. 

F  2.    William  Jones,  born  1823. 

F  3.    Mary  Freeman,  born  about  1825. 

Joshua  W.  Johnson  married,  in  1845,  Maria  Blake,  and  resides 
near  Scottsville,  Bibb  county,  Ala.  He  is  six  feet  in  height,  weighs 
14 


•ilO  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

one  hundred  and  seventy  pounds,  with  dark  hair,  black  eyes  and  fair 
complexion.  He  and  all  the  family  are  farmers.  In  1859  he  had 
eight  living  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Hannibal  Latimer,  born  1847. 

G  2.    Margaret  Angeline,  born  1848. 

G  3.    Thea  Desha  Frances,  born  1850. 

Gr  4.    Rebecca  Rosalie,  born  1852. 

G  5.    Luretta  Maria,  born  1855, 

G  6.    Edward  Austin,  born  1856. 

G  7.    Doake  Van  Buren,  born  1858,      )  ^^j^g 

G  8.    Dennis  Washington,  born  1858,  f 

F  2.  William  J.  Johnson,  married  Jane  West  and  resides  near 
Brush  Valley,  Bienville  Parish,  La.  They  have  seven  or  more  chil- 
dren, as  follows: 

G  1.    Elbert  Lafayette,  born  in  1843. 

G  2.    William  Alfonder,  born  1845. 

G  3.    Hilliard  Franklin,  born  1848. 

G  4.    John  Akens,  born  1850. 

G  5.    Mary  Melvina,  born  1852. 

G  6.    Martha  Caroline,  born  1855. 

G  7.    Isabella  Catherine,  born  1857,  etc. 

F  3.  Mary  Freeman  Johnson,  married,  in  1844,  John  Rice,  by 
whom  she  had  two  children,  and  died  in  1849.  The  names  of  her 
children  are : 

G  1.    Mary  Josephine,  born  1847,  and 

G  2.    Pleasant  Jackson,  born  in  1849. 

E  3.  Baylis  Morris,  son  of  John  and  Rebecca,  was  born  in  1807; 
married  Jane  Hill  and  is  a  farmer  residing  near  Berlin,  Ashley 
county.  Ark.     The  names  of  their  children  are  as  follows: 

F  1.  Rufus  King;  F  2,  John  Hill;  F  3,  Rebecca  Caroline,  mar- 
ried G.  W.  Snapp,  Talladega,  Ala. ;  F  4,  Margaret;  F  5,  Andrew 
Jackson;  F  6,  James  William;  F  7,  Robert  Cannon;  F  8,  Fannie, 
F  9,  Josephine,  and  F  10,  Missouri  Alabama. 

G.  W.  Snapp  is  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser.  His  parents  live  in 
Severe  county,  Tennessee. 

E  4.  Rebecca  Morris,  daughter  of  Rebecca  and  John,  was  born 
about  1809.  She  married  Jacob  Johnson,  had  seven  children  and 
died  near  Fayetteville,  Talladega  county,  Ala.,  in  1849.  The  names 
of  her  children  are : 

F  1.  Mitchell;  F  2,  Porter,  died;  F  3,  James  Davis;  F  4,  Russell; 
P  5,  John;  F  6,  Jane,  and  F  7,  Robert,  died. 


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E  5.  Andrew  Jackson  Morris,  son  of  Rebecca  and  John,  was 
born  about  1811.  He  married,  in  1854,  Mrs.  Pearce,  whose  maiden 
name  was  Charity  Davis,  by  whom  he  had  one  child.  His  wife  and 
child  are  both  dead.  His  child  died  nameless.  He  is  a  farmer 
residing  in  Bibb  county,  Alabama. 

D  8  and  9.  1st  Mary  Lewis  and  William  Lewis,  children  of  David 
and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  Lockhart,  died  single  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

D  10.  Prudence  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  and  his  wife,  Eliza- 
beth Lockhart,  was  born  in  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  about  the  year 
1779.  She  married  Peter  Hawkins  and  moved  to  West  Tennessee 
about  1824,  and  settled  in  Haywood  county,  where  Mr.  Hawkins 
died.  She  was  living  in  Haywood  county  in  1840,  a  widow.  She 
afterward  emigrated  to  Illinois.     They  raised  four  children,  viz.: 

E  1.    Rebecea,   married  a  Mr.  Lucas. 

E  2.    Rev.  John  Hawkins,  a  Methodist  preacher. 

E  3.    Rev.  James  Hawkins,  a  Methodist  preacher. 

E  4.    William  Hawkins. 

D  11.  2d  Mary,   married  Mr.  Sandford  and  went  to  Tennessee. 

D  12.  Capt.  James  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth 
Lockhart,  was  born  in  Spartanburg  District,  South  Carolina,  in 
1784.  He  volunteered  in  the  War  of  1812  for  six  months,  and 
entered  the  army  at  Lipp's  old  field  in  Union  District,  South  Caro- 
lina, September  29,  1814.  He  was  discharged  at  Charleston,  S.  C, 
in  February,  1815,  after  peace  was  made.  He  served  as  First  Lieu- 
tenant in  Capt.  E.  Clement's  company  at  Haddrill's  Point,  Charles- 
ton, and  John's  Island.  After  the  war  he  was  captain  of  a  militia 
company  in  South  Carolina.     He  was  an  honest,  good  citizen. 

In  1813  he  married  Sarah  Darby  in  Spartanburg  District,  South 
Carolina.     A  few  years  afterward  he  moved  to  Georgia  and  settled 
near  Cumming,  in  Forsyth  county,  where  he  died.     He  raised  eight- 
children,  viz. : 

E  1.  James  W.,  born  about  1815  in  Spartanburg  District,  South 
Carolina;  married  Emeline  Henry,  had  four  children  and  died  in 
Hancock  county,  Georgia,  in  1845.  The  following  are  the  names  of 
his  children: 

F  1.    Thomas;  F  2,  William;  F  3,  Harriet;  F  4,  Mary. 

E  2.  Hamilton  W.,  son  of  Captain  James  Lewis,  was  born  about 
1818  in  South  Carolina.  He  married  Dena  Pearson  and  has  the  fol- 
lowing-named children : 

F  1.    Elsy  W. ;  F  2,  Nancy;  F  3,  James  M.,  etc. 

E  3.    Judge  Elsy  W.  Lewis,  son  of  Captain  James,  was  born  in 


212  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Spartanburg  District,  South  Carolina,  in  1822.  He  was  in  the 
Floridian  and  Mexican  wars,  but  was  in  no  engagement.  Although 
elected  as  judge  of  one  of  the  petty  courts  of  Forsyth  county,  Georgia, 
he  was  by  profession  a  farmer.  His  post-office  is  Gumming,  Ga. 
He  married  Martha  Ann  Hawkins,  by  whom  he  has  the  following- 
named  children: 

F  1.    Celia  Octavia;  F  2,  Franklin  Pierce;  F  3,  James  Buchanan. 

E  4.  Harriet,  daughter  of  Captain  James  Lewis,  married  Henry 
Hawkins,  resides  in  Forsyth  county,  Georgia,  and  has  the  following- 
named  children: 

F  1.    Martha  V. ;  F  2,  Julia;  F  3,  Lafayette,  died,  etc. 

E  5.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Captain  James,  married  Wm.  L. 
Manning  and  did  reside  in  Clarke  county,  Mississippi,  but  have 
moved  (perhaps)  to  Louisiana.    Their  children' s  names  are  as  follows : 

F  1.    Harrison;  F  2,  Andrew,  etc. 

E  6.  John  A.  Lewis,  son  of  Captain  James,  married  Elizabeth 
Dickson. 

E  7.    William  W.  Lewis,  son  of  Captain  James. 

E  8.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Captain  James,  married  John  L.  Haw- 
kins, resides  in  Forsyth  county,  Georgia,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Claiborne  Hawkins;  F  2,  Alexander  Stephens  Hawkins,  etc. 

D  11.  2d  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  by  his  second  wife, 
Elizabeth  Lockhart,  was  born  in  Spartanburg  District,  South  Caro- 
lina, about  1781.     She  married  a  Mr.  Sandford  and  moved  to 

Tennessee,  and  settled  about  eighteen  miles  from  Nashville. 


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CHAPTEE  X. 

JOHN  LEWIS,  OF  ALBEMARLE  COUNTY,  VA. 

C  6.    John  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  wife,  Miss Terrell, 

was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  about  the  year  1728,  where 
he  was  raised.  As  a  citizen  he  was  much  esteemed  by  all  who 
knew  him.  As  a  husband,  father  and  brother,  he  was  kind  and 
affectionate,  and  was  a  favorite  among  his  sisters;  hence,  most  of 
them  named  a  son  after  him.  He  was  twice  married ;  first,  to  Sarah 
Taliaferro,  in  1750,  by  whom  he  raised  nine  children.  His  first  wife 
having  died  in  1769,  he  married,  as  his  second  wife,  Susan  Clark- 
son,  sister  of  Manoah  Clarkson,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  by 
whom  he  had  three  children,  but  only  raised  one.  It  is  not  known 
what  3'ear  he  left  Hanover  county,  but  it  appears  that  he  was  living 
in  Amelia  county  in  1759,  as  some  of  his  children  were  born  in  that 
county.  He  afterward  settled  in  Albemarle  county  where  his  father, 
brothers  and  sisters  had  previously  settled.  He  remained  in  Albe- 
marle county  until  just  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  when  he  emi- 
grated to,  and  settled  in,  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  David, 
his  father,  having  died  in  1779,  and  after  his  estate  was  wound  up, 
John  returned  to  Albemarle  county  to  attend  to  the  division  of  said 
estate  and  died  there  in  1784. 

The  name  of  Taliaferro  was  derived  from  the  Latin  words  talis 
and  ferrum,  or  from  the  Italian  words  tagliari  and  ferro;  both  the 
Latin  and  Italian  signifying  to  cut  with  iron.  It  would  appear  from 
this  cognomination  that  the  original  stock  were  great  fighters.  Two 
brothers  of  the  Taliaferro  family  emigrated  from  Italy  to  Virginia 
in  the  early  colonial  times,  and  settled  in  the  neighborhood  of  Will- 
iamsburg. Only  one  of  them  left  male  descendants.  Mr.  Jetferson 
describes  the  family  in  Virginia  as  wealthy  and  respectable.  Chan- 
cellor Wythe,  who  signed  the  Declaration  of  Independence,  married 
a  Miss  Taliaferro  and  a  Miss  Lewis.  Sarah  Taliaferro,  the  first 
wife  of  John  Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  had  a  sister 
Margaret  who  married  Hiram  Gaines,  and  David  Nimmo,  of  the 
same  county,  married  Gaines'  daughter.  J.  S.  Pilcher,  of  Nash- 
ville, Tenn.,  is  engaged  tracing  up  the  Taliaferro  family  and  designs 
publishing  the  result  in  book  form  some  day. 


214  GENEALOGY  OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

There  were  seven  brothers  of  the  Gaines  family  who  originally 
emigrated  from  Wales  to  Virginia.  The  grandfather  of  General 
E.  P.  Gaines  married  a  sister  of  Judge  Edmund  Pendleton.  The 
mother  of  General  E.  P.  Gaines  was  a  daughter  of  John  Strother. 

The  Gaines,  Strothers,  Madisons,   Lewises,   Taliaferros,   Pendle- 
tons,  Taylors  and  McDowells  were  all  related  by  marriage. 

John  Lewis,  who  married  Sarah  Taliaferro  and  Susan  Clarkson, 
raised  nine  children  by  his  first  wife ;  had  three,  but  raised  only  one, 
by  his  second  wife.     Their  names  were,  viz. : 

D  1.    Kobert,  born  in  1752;  died  single  in  Kentucky  in  1799. 

D  2.    Taliaferro,  born  in  1755;  died  single  in  Virginia  in  1810. 

D  3.  John,  born  in  1757;  married  Ann  Berry  Earle  and  died  in 
Georgia. 

D  4.  Mildred  McCoy,  born  in  1759;  married  Thomas  Kowland 
and  died  in  South  Carolina. 

D  5.  Charles  Crawford,  born  in  1761 ;  married  Elizabeth  Russell 
and  died  in  North  Carolina. 

D  6.  Jesse  Pitman,  born  in  1763;  married  Nancy  Clarkson  and 
died  in  Virginia. 

D  7.  Richard,  born  in  1765;  married  Sarah  Miller  and  died  in 
South  Carolina. 

D  8.  Henry  Graves,  born  1767;  married  Mourning  Mills  and 
died  in  North  Carolina. 

D  9.  Frances  Rhodes,  born  in  1767;  married  William  Twitty  and 
died  in  North  Carolina. 

D  10.  Su.san,  born  1772;  died  in  childhood. 

D  11.  Julius,  born  in  1774;  died  in  childhood. 

D  12.  David  Jackson,  born  in  1774;  married  Martha  Baker  and 
died  in  Kentucky. 

The  8th  and  9th,  11th  and  12th  were  twins. 

D  1.  Robert  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Taliaferro, 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  was  one  of  a  company 
that  went  from  Virginia  to  South  Carolina  during  the  war  against 
the  Tories.  Some  gentleman  came  up  from  South  Carolina  and 
offered  a  negro  to  each  of  the  Virginians  who  would  go  against  the 
Tories.  A  company  was  formed  of  about  one  hundred  mounted 
men  who  proceeded  to  South  Carolina  and  divided  into  small  parties 
and  killed  about  eighty  Tories,  mostly  at  their  own  houses,  under 
the  direction  of  a  committee  appointed  by  the  South  Carolinians. 
The  company  was  paid  off  in  negroes  taken  from  the  farms  of  the 
Tories  that  were  killed.     Robert  Lewis  got  a  negro  girl  by  the  name 


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of  Chloe  who  produced  a  large  famil}^  of  negroes.  He  was  a  mem- 
ber of  a  volunteer  company  raised  by  Captain,  afterward  General, 
James  Miller,  of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  and  was  at  the 
siege  of  Augusta,  Ga.  He  died,  a  bachelor,  at  the  house  of  Major 
John  Martin,  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1799.  His  will  can  be 
found  on  record  in  said  county.  By  his  will  he  set  eight  negroes 
free  and  gave  one  to  John  L.  Martin,  one  to  James  T.  Martin  and 
one  to  Robert  B.  Martin,  To  John  L.  3Iartin,  James  T.  Mai-tin 
and  Robert  B.  Martin  he  gave  1,500  acres  of  laud  due  him  by  Will- 
iam Lewis,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.  To  Elizabeth  Martin,  wife  of  Major 
John  Martin,  he  gave  the  money  arising  from  the  sale  of  his  horse, 
bridle  and  saddle.  To  Sally  Rowland,  daughter  of  Thomas  Rowland, 
he  gave  £80.  To  Polly  Lewis,  daughter  of  Jesse  Lewis,  of  Albe- 
marle county,  Virginia,  the  oldest  sons  of  his  brother  John,  the  two 
oldest  sons  of  his  brother  Charles  and  the  two  oldest  sons  of  his 
brother  Henry  G.  Lewis,  he  gave  566  acres  of  land,  the  hire  of  cer- 
tain negroes  and  some  other  property.  To  Polly  Lewis,  daughter 
of  his  brother  Henry  G.  Lewis,  he  gave  that  part  of  his  father's 
estate  that  fell  to  him  after  the  death  of  his  stepmother.  He  left 
Jacob  Fishback,  John  Martin,  John  L.  Martin  and  James  T.  Martin 
as  his  executors.  He  was  interred  in  the  family  buryiug-ground  of 
Major  John  Martin. 

D  2.  Taliaferro  Lewis,  son  of  John,  was  born  in  175-4  and  died  a 
bachelor,  at  the  residence  of  his  brother,  Jesse  Pitman,  one  mile  west 
of  the  University  of  Virginia,  in  xA.lbemarle  county,  Virginia,  where 
he  was  interred  in  the  family  burying-ground,  since  which  time  it 
has  passed  to  the  proprietorship  of  one  of  the  Randolph  family. 
The  graveyard  is  enclosed  with  a  stone  wall,  and  a  plain  marble 
slab,  erected  by  his  brother,  Jesse  Pitman,  points  out  his  tomb  with 
the  following  inscription  upon  it: 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

TALIAFERRO  LEWIS, 

A  Veteran  of  the  Revolution. 

Born  February  4,  1754, 

And  died  July  12,  1810. 


A  brother's  love 
Erects  this  with  a  sigh; 

A  brother's  hope 
Still  follows  thee  on  high. 


216  GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Taliaferro  Lewis  made  his  will  in  1809.  After  willing  forty  dol- 
lars to  his  aunt,  Lucy  Lewis  (wife  of  James  Lewis),  for  care  and 
attention  to  him,  the  balance  of  the  money  for  his  whole  estate  to 
be  equally  divided  between  his  two  nieces,  Jennie  Barksdale,  wife 
of  Nelson  Barksdale,  and  Polly  Clarkson,  wife  of  Julius  Clarkson, 
daughters  of  his  brother,  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  of  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia. 

Taliaferro  Lewis  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  He 
volunteered  soon  after  the  commencement  of  the  war  and  attached 
himself  to  the  Northern  Army.  In  one  of  the  battles  (perhaps)  at 
Germantown  he  and  his  whole  regiment  were  taken  prisoners  and 
sent  to  Philadelphia,  where  they  were  for  months  confined  in  prison. 
While  there  they  were  starved  and  otherwise  cruelly  treated  by  their 
British  captors,  from  the  effects  of  which  many  died.  His  hands 
and  arms  bore  evidence  of  that  cruelty  to  his  grave.  While  in  prison 
the  officer  in  command  would  call  them  to  the  walls  of  the  prison  and 
make  them  catch  in  their  hats  the  boiling  hot  soup  upon  which  they 
were  fed,  and  then  designed!}'  pour  the  soup  over  their  hands  and 
wrists  so  as  to  scald  them,  which,  after  healing,  left  horrible  scars 
upon  their  arms  and  hands.  A  few  years  before  his  death  he  visited 
his  brothers  and  sisters  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  after 
which  he  returned  to  Albemarle  count}'  and  died.  Although  he  and 
his  brother,  Robert  Lewis,  took  St.  Paul' s  advice  and  never  married, 
yet  they  were  highly  esteemed  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  them 
as  faithful  defenders  of  their  country's  rights  and  liberties  in  the 
day  that  tried  men' s  souls. 

D  3.  Major  John  Lewis,  the  third  son  of  John  Lewis  and  his  first 
wife,  Sarah  Taliaferro,  was  born  in  1757.  He  volunteered  under 
Captain  Marks,  of  Charlottesville,  Va. ,  soon  after  the  commencement 
of  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  continued  in  the  service  until  peace 
was  made.  At  one  time  during  the  war  it  was  three  years  that  he 
never  slept  on  a  bed  nor  was  on  horse-back.  Part  of  the  time  he 
belonged  to  the  regiment  that  was  detailed  as  a  bodj'-guard  to  Gen- 
eral Lafayette.  He  was  in  all  the  principal  battles  fought  in  New 
Jersey,  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia.  He  was  at  the  battles  of  Mon- 
mouth, Brandywine,  Stony  Point,  Germantown,  and  lastly  was 
present  at  the  ever-memorable  surrender  of  Lord  Cornwallis  at 
Yorktown. 

He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  and  after  the  close  of  the  Revolu- 
tionary war  he  emigrated  and  settled  on  Mountain  Creek,  in  Ruther- 
ford   county.    North   Carolina,  adjoining   the   farm   owned   by  his 


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brother  Charles.  At  this  time  there  were  but  four  offices  in  the 
county  that  were  within  the  gift  of  the  citizens. 

Major  John  Lewis  was  elected  sheriff;  Charles  Lewis  was  elected 
as  a  member  of  the  Legislature,  and  Colonel  Kichard  Lewis  was 
elected  clerk  of  the  court. 

Out  of  four  offices  of  the  county  three  of  them  were  filled  by  the 
three  Lewis  brothers.  Some  years  afterward  Fed.  Alley  was  elected 
sheriff  of  Rutherford  county.  Major  John  Lewis  and  others  went  on 
his  bond  as  securities.  Fed.  Alley  failed,  and  his  securities  had  the 
bond  to  pay.  This  broke  up  Major  John  Lewis  and  the  other  securi- 
ties. He  then  sold  out  his  farm  to  Ben  Hyder,  Jr. ,  and  settled  again 
on  Green  river,  in  Rutherford  county.  About  the  year  1786  he  mar- 
ried Ann  Berry  Earle,  sister  of  General  Baylis  Earle  and  a  daughter 
of  John  Earle  and  his  wife,  Thomasin  Berry.  Ann  Berry  Earle  was 
born  in  1763.  Her  brother.  General  John  Baylis  Earle,  was  born 
in  1766.  Her  other  brother,  Washington  Earle,  was  born  in  17 — . 
Major  Samuel  Taylor  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolution,  and  married 
a  Miss Cannon.     His  children  were: 

1.  Joseph  Taylor,  married  Nancy,  daughter  of  David  Sloan. 

2.  John  Taylor,  was  a  member  of  Congress  from  South  Carolina. 

3.  Samuel,  died  in  Alabama. 

4.  Reese  Taylor,  of  the  firm  of  Lewis,  Taylor  &  Co. ,  Mobile,  Ala. 

5.  Sarah,  married  General  John  Baylis  Earle,  of  Greenville,  S.  C, 
who  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  Congress  from  South  Carolina, 
and  Major-General  of  that  State. 

6.  Mrs. Hackett,  of  Habersham  county,  Georgia,  and 

7.  Mrs.  BoUes,  of  Mobile,  Ala. 

Colonel  Joseph  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Nancy  Sloan,  had  the  fol- 
lowing children : 

1.  David  S.,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C,  married  Sally,  daughter  of 
Zack.  Taliaferro. 

2.  Ellen  C,  married  Mr.  Poe,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

3.  Dr.  Wm.  S.,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  married  a  daughter  of  H.  B. 
Holcombe. 

4.  Dr.  Joseph,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  a  Miss 
Kneeland,  of  Augusta,  Ga. 

5.  John  Baylis  Earle,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  Miss 
Hubbard,  of  South  Carolina. 

6.  Samuel  J.,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  Miss  Lester. 

7.  Susan  M.,  married  Jesse  Payne  Lewis,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C, 
son  of  Major  John  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Ann  Berr}-  Earle. 


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GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


The  children  of  General  John  Baylis  Earle  are,  viz. : 

1.  Eleanor,  married  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C.^ 
son  of  Major  John  Lewis  and  Ann  B.  Earle. 

2.  Eliza,  married  B.  F.  Sloan,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

3.  Sarah,  married  Geo.  Seaborn,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

4.  Hannah,  married  Thomas  Harrison,  of  Greenville,  S.  C. 

5.  Mary,  married  Mr.  Purvis,  of  Mobile,  Ala. 

6.  John,  killed  in  the  Texan  war. 

7.  Dr.  Paul  H. ,  was  lost  at  sea, 

8.  Joseph,  was  murdered  near  Linden,  Ala. 

9.  Samuel,  resides  at  Elyton,  Ala.,  and  is  the  father-in-law  of 
Judge  Mudd. 

10.  Georgie,  married  Mr.  Turpin,  of  Greenville,  S.  C. 

Among  the  Earles,  Sloans  and  Taylors  there  are  many  eminent 
and  distinguished  physicians,  lawyers,  judges,  members  of  the  Legis- 
lature and  of  Congress. 

D  3.  Major  John  Lewis,  married  Ann  Berry  Earle  and  had  by 
her  some  eight  or  ten  children,  but  raised  only  seven,  viz. : 

E  1 .    John  Taliaferro,  born  in  1 787 ;  married  Eleanor  Earle. 

E  2.  Madison  Earle,  born  in  1789 ;  married  Mary  Griffin  and 
Miss Painter. 

E  3.    Thomasin,  born  in  1791;  married  Ezekiel  Graham. 

E  4.    Mildred  McCoy,  born  in  1793;  married  Hon.  Jas.  Edwards. 

E  5.    Jesse  Payne,  born  in  1795;  married  Susan  M.  Taylor. 

E  6.    Elizabeth,  born  in  1797. 

E  7.    Baylis  Washington,  born  1806;  married  Frances  Gaines. 

In  1836  Major  John  Lewis  moved  and  settled  near  Adairsville, 
in  Cass  county,  Ga.,  where  he  and  his  wife  sank  in  peace  to 
their  final  resting  place.  Their  remains  were  interred  at  the  Baptist 
church  near  Adairsville,  where  the  following  inscriptions  can  be 
found  upon  their  tombstones: 


IN   MEMORY   OF 

MAJOR  JOHN  LEWIS, 

A  soldier  of  the  Revolution, 

Who  departed  this  life 

November  4,  A.  D.,  1840, 

Aged  eightj'-three  years  one  month 

and  fourteen  days. 

"  How  sleep  the  brave,  who  sink  to  rest 
With  all  their  country's  wishes  blest." 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


219 


IN  MEMORY   OF 

ANN  BERRY  LEWIS, 

Who  departed  this  life 

October  19,  A.  D.  1845, 

Aged  seventy-eight  years  nine  months 

and  sixteen  days. 


Than  Major  John  Lewis,  a  more  generous  friend,  a  kinder  lius- 
band,  a  more  indulgent  father,  a  better  neighbor,  a  braver  soldier, 
a  purer  patriot,  or  a  more  honest  man  never  lived.  He  was  a  Rev- 
olutionary soldier  and  belonged  to  the  Virginia  line.  He  served 
under  Captain  John  Marks,  and  was  in  the  battles  of  Princeton, 
Brandjwine,  Germantown,  Monmouth,  etc. 

E  1.  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  son  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  born 
in  1787.  He  was  no  ordinary  man.  At  the  age  of  twenty-one 
years  he  was  appointed  during  life  or  good  behaviour,  Clerk  of  the 
Superior  Court  at  Pendleton,  S.  C. ,  which  office  he  held  during  life. 
He  made  an  efficient  officer,  and  discharged  the  duties  thereof  with 
honor  to  himself  and  to  his  country.  His  capacit}'  for  business  was 
of  the  highest  order,  and  was  eminently  qualified  to  fill  any  office 
within  the  gift  of  the  people  of  Pendleton  District.  He  was  urbane, 
aflfable  and  generous  toward  his  friends  and  all  who  had  dealings 
with  him.  He  made  no  pretentions  to  poesy,  and  never  courted  the 
muses;  notwithstanding,  the  following  impromptu  efl'usion  upon  the 
' '  Rainbow ' '  was  written  by  him  in  the  album  of  a  female  friend, 
by  request: 

THE    RAINBOW. 

The  Rainbow  is  beautiful  and  charming  to  sight, 

'Tis  the  hallowed  sign  from  above. 
All  radiant  it  glows  evanescent  with  light, 

An  emblem  of  peace  like  the  dove. 

"'Tis  set  in  the  clouds,"  saith  the  Lord, 

"My  cov'nant  to  witness  with  man," 
The  promise  it  served  to  record 

That  peace  and  good  will  had  began. 

But  see  how  it  fades  on  the  view, 

How  soon  it  is  lost  to  the  sight; 
Oh!     When  will  its  beauties  renew 

And  resume  all  their  colors  so  bright? 


220  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

When  the  dark  lowering  cloud  shall  appear, 
When  the  rain  on  the  earth  shall  descend, 

Perhaps  it  again  will  be  there, 
And  in  luminous  majesty  bend. 

It  will  foretell  a  calm  in  the  skies. 

When  no  longer  the  thunders  do  roll, 
But  when  shall  hope's  rainbow  arise 

And  promise  its  calm  to  my  soul? 

Oh,  never  again  shall  it  rise 

O'er  a  mind  overshadowed  in  gloom; 
Hope  sickens,  and  sadness  and  woe 

Bear  me  down  to  mj^  rest  in  the  tomb. 

And  yet,  a  bright  hope  there  is  given, 

That  when  I'm  laid  under  the  sod, 
My  soul  shall  mount  up  into  heaven 

And  live  ever  happy  with  God. 

There  no  longer  the  clouds  shall  depress, 

But  the  rainbow  unceasingly  cheer. 
Nor  sorrow,  nor  strife,  nor  distress 
Shall  ever  encompass  me  there. 
Pendleton,  S.  C,  1829.  John  T.  Lewis. 

In  1809  John  Taliaferro  Lewis  married  Eleanor  Earle,  his 
cousin,  daughter  of  General  John  Baylis  Earle,  of  Greenville 
county,  South  Carolina.  He  died  at  Pendleton,  S.  C,  in  1832,  and 
his  wife  in  1840.     They  raised  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    John  Baylis,  born  in  1811;  married  Elizabeth  A.  Miller. 

F  2.    Sarah  Ann,  born  in  1813;  married  Rev.  John  Golden. 

F  3.    Rev.  Joseph  Berry,  born  in  1816;  married  Amelia  Owen. 

F  4.  Thomas  Harrison,  born  in  1819;  married  Mrs.  Blevins,  nee 
Mary  Horn. 

F  5.  Rev.  Henry  Taliaferro,  born  in  1823;  married  C.  A.  Mur- 
ray and  Mrs.  Poole. 

F  6.    Samuel  Wilds,  born  in  1825;  married  Annie  McCurry. 

F  7.    Hannah  Elizabeth,  born  in  1828,  and 

F  8.    Benjamin  Franklin,  born  in  1830;  married  Sarah  A.  Bunch. 

F  1.  John  Baylis  Lewis,  was  born  in  1811.  He  acted  as  deputy 
clerk  of  the  court  under  his  father  the  last  six  years  of  his  (father' s) 
life.  At  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  was  appointed  by  Governor 
James  Hamilton,  of  South  Carolina,  Justice  of  the  Quorum.  He 
taught  school  twenty-five  years,  after  which  he  engaged  in  farming. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  his  post-office  in  1860 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  221 

was  Fairmount,  Gordon  county,  Ga.  In  1833  he  married  Elizabeth 
Ann  Miller,  daughter  of  Thomas  Miller,  by  whom  he  had  ten  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

G  1.  Elizabeth  Ann  Berry,  born  in  1834;  married  John.  W. 
Robertson. 

G  2.    Margaret  Eleanor,  born  in  1836;  married  A.  P.  Camp. 

G  3.    1st  John  Taliaferro,  born  in  1836,  and  died  1839. 

G  4.    Bay  lis  Washington  Harrison,  born  in  1840.* 

G  5.    William  Henry  Thomas,  born  in  1843. 

G  6.    Wesley  Whitfield  Lindsay,  born  in  1846. 

G  7.    Martha  Artamesia  Thomasin,  born  in  1849. 

G  8.    2d  John  Taliaferro,  born  in  1851. 

G  9.    Samuel  Franklin,  born  in  1853. 

GIO.  Georgia  Carolina,  born  in  1856. 

G  1.  Elizabeth  Ann  Berry  Lewis,  married  John  W.  Robertson, 
in  1850.  He  died  in  the  Confederate  Army.  Their  post-office  was 
Resaca,  Gordon  county,  Ga.     They  had  four  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Mary  Hannah  Elizabeth,  born  in  1852. 

H  2.     William  Jasper,  born  in  1854. 

H  3.    Matilda  Eleanor,  born  in  1856. 

H  4.    Laura  Christina,  born  in  1859. 

G  2.  Margaret  Eleanor  Lewis,  married  A.  P.  Camp,  in  1855,  and 
resides  near  Chaseville,  Maury  county,  Ga.  Mr.  Camp  died  in  the 
Confederate  Armj^     Margaret  Eleanor  Lewis  had  two  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Elias  Taliaferro,  born  in  1856. 

H  2.    William  Leonidas,  born  in  1858. 

F  2.  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1813.  She  married,  in  South  Carolina  in  1835,  Rev.  John  Golden, 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  and  resides  near  Pilot  Grove, 
Grayson  county,  Tex. ,  and  has  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.  Hannah  Harrison,  born  in  1836;  married,  in  1855,  Caswell 
Orr,  of  South  Carolina,  a  relative  of  J.  L.  Orr,  the  eloquent  lawyer 
and  distinguished  member  of  Congress  from  South  Carolina. 

G  2.  Amanda  Malvina,  born  1838;  married  Berry  McDade  and 
resides  in  Grayson  county,  Texas.  Mr.  McDade  is  a  very  indus- 
trious mechanic.  He  was  wounded  in  the  Confederate  war.  They 
have  children. 


*  Baylis  W.  H.  Lewis  was  in  the  Confederate  Army.  He  carried  a  small 
Testament  in  his  vest  pocket.  While  before  Richmond,  a  minnie  ball 
struck  the  book,  cut  it  nearly  in  two,  glanced  around  his  side,  Avounding 
him  slightly.     The  book  saved  his  life. 


222  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

G  3.  Jane  Adelaide,  daughter  of  Sarah  A.  Grolden,  born  1840; 
married  William  Peterson,  of  Macon,  Miss. 

G  4.    Sarah  Cornelia,  born  1842;  married,  in  1866,  John  Barnhill. 

G  5,    John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  born  1845. 

G-  6.    Thomas  William,  born  1848. 

G  7.    Samuel  Asberry,  born  1850. 

G  8.    Sue  Earle,  born  1853. 

F  3.  Rev.  Joseph  Berry  Earle  Lewis,  son  of  John  Taliaferro, 
was  born  in  1816  in  Pendleton,  S.  C.  He  is  a  minister  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church  and  resides  near  Fairmount,  Gordon  county, 
Ga.     In  1843  h6  married  Amelia  Owen  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Sarah  Eleanor,  born  1844. 

G  2.    John  Thomas,  born  1847,  etc. 

F  4.  Thomas  Harrison  Lewis,  son  of  John  Taliaferro,  was  born 
in  1819.  He  was  for  many  years  a  merchant  of  the  house  of  Lewis 
&  Porteus,  of  Mobile,  Ala.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal 
church.  When  he  left  Mobile  he  settled  on  a  farm  near  Brown's 
Station,  in  Dallas  county,  Ala.,  where  he  remained  several  years, 
and  finally  he  moved  to  Hinds  county,  Mississippi,  in  1887,  and  set- 
tled near  Utica,  which  is  his  post-office.  He  married  Mrs.  Blevins,  nee 
Mary  Horn,  daughter  of  Dr.  Josiah  R.  Horn,  near  AVarsaw,  Sump- 
ter  county,  Ala.  Dr.  Horn  was  from  Edgecomb  county,  North 
Carolina.     His  wife  was  a  Miss  DeBerry. 

Issue  of  Thomas  H.  Lewis,  viz. : 

G  1.    Fannie. 

G  2.  Nellie  Clewis,  married  William  Mahan  and  resides  near 
Utica,  Hinds  county.  Miss. 

G  3.  Crawford  Philips,  resided  at  luca,  Tishamingo  county. 
Miss.,  and  died  in  1890. 

G  4.  Sophia  Louisa,  died  single  near  Brown' s  Station,  in  Dallas 
county,  Ala.,  in  September,  1884. 

F  5.  Rev.  Henry  Taliaferro,  son  of  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  was 
born  in  Pendleton,  S.  C,  in  1823  and  married  Clarissa  A.  Murray. 
He  read  law  in  early  life  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  but  having 
made  a  profession  of  religion  about  that  time  he  turned  his  attention 
to  the  ministry.  He  emigrated  to  Mississippi  about  the  year  1837 
or  1838  as  an  itinerant  Methodist  preacher  and  joined  the  Mississippi 
Conference.  He  is  tall,  lean,  dignified  and  commanding  in  his 
appearance,  and  endowed  with  great  conversational  powers;  hence, 
he  is  the  soul  of  the  social  circle.  He  is  one  of  the  greatest  philan- 
thropists of  the  age,  and  bows  not  at  the  shrine  of  Mammon,  but  is 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  223 

spending  the  prime  of  his  life  laboring  for  the  good  of  his  fellow- 
man.  He  refused  a  partnership  with  one  of  the  ablest  lawyers  in 
Mississippi,  preferring  to  be  the  expounder  of  the  sublime  truths  of 
the  Gospel  to  that  of  Blackstone.  He  is  gifted  with  a  talent  of 
great  versatility;  to-day  he  appears  as  a  teacher,  to-morrow  as  a 
lecturer  on  Biology;  next  he  appears  at  the  bar  as  a  lawyer,  then  a 
preacher,  then  a  temperance  lecturer,  an  editor,  a  traveling  agent 
for  a  college,  a  railroad ;  then  a  druggist,  a  merchant  and  a  farmer. 
He  is  the  author  of  the  very  unique  and  burlesque  sermon  entitled 
' '  The  Harp  of  a  Thousand  Strings. ' '  His  discourses  and  lectures 
were  often  interspersed  with  rich  and  amusing  anecdotes.  His 
apology  for  it  was  that  by  telling  an  anecdote  he  would  command 
the  attention  of  the  audience,  excite  their  risibility,  get  their  mouths 
open  and  then  cram  something  good  down  their  throats. 

*  [From  a  South  Carolina  paper.] 
To  the  Editor :  In  the  Keowee  Coicrier,  of  the  11th  inst.,  I  see  an  extract 
headed  "  The  Author  of  the  Harp  of  a  Thousand  Strings."  The  gentle- 
man's name  is  in  print.  As  a  friend  of  his,  I  will  take  the  liberty  of  offer- 
ing one  other  string  to  his  Harp.  I  hope  it  will  not  prove  discordant.  The 
Rev.  Henry  T.  Lewis,  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, South, and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mississippi  Conference,  is  of  Welsh  descent.  His  ancestors  emi- 
grated from  Wales  and  settled  in  Albemarle  count}-,  Virginia,  long  previous 
to  the  Revolutionary  war.  John  Lewis,  his  grandfather,  belonged  to  Gen- 
eral Lafayette's  division  of  the  army.  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  his  uncle,  had  served 
his  time  in  the  army,  and,  a  requisition  being  made  for  more  troops  on 
Virginia,  he  volunteered  and  took  the  place  of  a  gentleman  that  was 
drafted,  and  they  were  both  performers  in  the  grand  serenade  of  more  than 
a  thousand  cannon  that  was  given  by  General  Washington,  General  Lafay- 
ette and  others  to  Lord  Cornwallis,  his  officers  and  soldiers  at  the  battle  of 
Yorktown,  in  Virginia.  Blood  will  tell;  the  reverend  gentleman's  descent 
is  from  a  musical  family.  I  think  he  was  born  in  the  village  of  Pendleton, 
S.  C.  His  father,  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  was  clerk  of  the  district.  His 
capacity  for  business  was  of  the  highest  order.  He  married  the  daughter 
of  John  Baylis  Earle,  who  was,  for  a  long  period  of  time,  Adjutant-Gen- 
eral of  the  State  and  also  a  member  of  Congress  from  South  Carolina.  The 
reverend  gentleman's  friends  and  relatives,  on  his  recent  visit  to  Carolina, 
greeted  him  with  great  pleasure  and  parted  with  him  in  sorrow  under  his 
precarious  state  of  health,  hoping  that  he  might  yet  see  many  days. 

Overton. 

During  the  twenty  years  he  spent  in  Mississippi  as  a  Methodist 
preacher  and  temperance  lecturer  he  \isited  every  county  in  the 
State  and  organized  the  order  of  temperance  known  as  the  ' '  Social 
Circle." 


224  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

A  few  extracts  from  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Circle  of  Mis- 
sissippi will  show  in  what  manner  his  indefatigable  labors  were 
appreciated  by  that  order. 

Extract  from  the  proceedings  of  the  Grand  Circle  held  at  Lex- 
ington, Miss.,  in  June,  1857,  page  23. 

Brothers  E.  Rush  Buckner  and  H.  J.  Harris  introduced  the  following 
resolutions,  which  were  adopted: 

Resolved,  That  this  Grand  Circle  do  hereby  tender  to  our  worthy  brother, 
H.  T.  Lewis,  G.  C.  G.,  the  sincere  thanks  of  our  respective  circles  for  his. 
past  invaluable  services  and  continued  zealous  support  of  the  great  cause 
of  all  mankind. 

Resolved,  That  in  him  we  recognize  the  character  of  the  good  Samaritan 
fully  illustrated  and  beautifully  enforced  and  that  around  him  our  affec- 
tions shall  ever  cling  with  the  fondest  devotion,  and  our  prayers  and  wishes, 
alike  for  his  continued  usefulness  and  health,  shall  remain  unabated. 

The  committee  to  whom  was  referred  the  address  of  the  Grand  Chief 
Guardian,  submitted  the  following  report,  which  was  received: 

REPORT. 

To  the  Grand  Circle  of  the  State  of  Mississippi  : 

Your  committee  have  had  under  consideration  the  able  and  interesting 
report  of  our  distinguished  Grand  Chief  Guardian.  Your  committee  deem 
it  unnecessary  and  superiluous  to  enter  into  a  detailed  investigation  of  the 
several  items  contained  in  the  report,  or  to  add  a  single  word  of  eulogy  to 
the  character  of  one  whose  eminence  and  brilliancy  in  the  galaxy  of 
humanity's  defenders  is  unsurpassed  by  any  since  the  organization  of  the 
original  Washingtonians,  down  to  the  time  of  our  present  convention.  We 
are,  indeed,  proud  of  our  Grand  Chief  Guardian — we  are  proud  of  Henry 
T.  Lewis — a  name  which  has  already  made  an  influence  upon  the  temper- 
ance, integrity  and  virtue  of  Mississippi's  moral  character  that  no  opposi- 
tion from  our  common  foe  can  ever  counteract  ;  an  influence  which  will 
continue  to  expand  and  increase  till  all  mankind  shall  be  compelled  to 
acknowledge  the  efficiency  of  our  order  and  be  induced  to  join  our  ranks 
and  co-operate  with  us  in  our  glorious  mission. 

[From  a  Memphis  paper.] 
KEV.    HENRY  T.    LEWIS. 

The  many  warm  friends  of  this  distinguished  divine  will  be  gratified  to 
learn  that  he  will  fill  an  appointment  in  the  Third-street  Methodist  church 
on  Sabbath  next.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a  minister  of  the  highest  order  of  ability, 
whose  originality  of  mind  and  manner,  elegance  of  diction,  sublimity  of 
oratory  and  boldness  of  speech  make  his  discourses  interesting  and  remark- 
able. Well  beloved  and  admired,  as  he  is,  by  all  who  have  listened  to  his 
eloquent  appeals  in  behalf  of  the  church  and  humanity,  the  bare  mention 
of  this  notice  will,  we  are  assured,  be  sufficient  to  fill  every  seat  in  that 
capacious  house  of  worship.     Let  all  attend. 


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[From  the  Holly  Springs  (Miss.)  Herald.] 
COMMENCEMENT  SEKMON. 

Rev.  Mr.  Lewis,  La  Grange,  Tenn.,  preached  the  commencement  sermon 
of  Franklin  Female  College  to  a  large  and  attentive  congregation  at  the 
Methodist  church  on  Sunday  morning  last.  We  do  not  remember  to  have 
ever  heard  an  abler  or  more  beautiful  discourse,  or  one  to  which  we  ever 
listened  with  more  pleasure.  His  text  was  found  in  2  Kings  xvi.  13 : 
"Because  in  him  there  is  found  some  good  thing  toward  the  Lord  God  of 
Israel."  His  description  of  the  visit  of  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  to  the  Prophet 
Ahijah,  in  order  to  intercede  for  Abijah,  her  sick  son,  was  a  most  beautiful 
and  affecting  passage.  There  were  other  passages  of  great  beauty  :  The 
description  of  the  appearance  of  the  venerable  Prophet  of  the  Lord ;  the 
grief  of  the  loving  mother,  when  Ahijah  announced  to  her  the  death  of  her 
child,  and  the  destruction  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam  ;  the  importance  of 
moral  culture  at  the  family  hearth-stone  ;  the  influence  of  good  deeds  ;  the 
exhortation  to  the  congregation,  particularly  to  the  young  ladies  of  Franklin 
College,  to  add  religion  to  their  many  virtues  for,  without  it,  all  else  would 
be  useless  ;  to  act  so  that  "  some  good  thing  toward  the  Lord  God  of  Israel  " 
should  be  found  in  them,  were  passages  which  were  characterized  by  great 
beauty  and  eloquence.  The  sermon  of  Rev.  Mr.  Lewis  will  long  be  remem- 
bered by  those  who  had  the  pleasure  of  hearing  it. 

[For  the  Monitor.] 
FRIENDSHIPS  TRIBUTE. 

BY   HENRY   T.    LEWIS. 
Respectfully  inscribed  to  Mrs.  Lucy  F.  Pullium, 
In  the  future  of  life,  should  my  sky  be  o'ercast 

By  the  clouds  of  misfortune  and  sorrow. 
With  a  heart  full  of  hope  I  will  turn  to  the  past, 
Some  ray  from  its  sunshine  to  borrow. 

From  the  joys  that  are  fled,  from  the  hopes  that  are  dead, 

Sweet  thoughts  will  be  flowing  forever  i 
Like  the  lessons  of  truth,  that  are  gathered  in  youth, 

They  will  fade  from  my  memory  never. 

Each  word  of  relief,  that  has  lessened  my  grief, 

Each  sentence  in  sympathy  spoken. 
Shall  in  freshness  remain,  while  a  link  in  the  chain 

That  unites  me  to  earth  is  unbroken. 

And  whether  my  lot  shall  be  happy  or  not 

In  this  world  of  misfortune  and  change; 
As  if  bound  by  a  spell  shall  my  heart  ever  dwell 

With  the  friends  that  I  love  in  La  Grange. 

And  when  the  last  ray  that  illumines  life's  day 

Shall  be  dim  o'er  the  dark  valley  gleaming. 
Of  the  friends  I  love  best,  as  I  sink  to  my  rest, 

Shall  my  spirit  still  sweetly  be  dreaming. 

The  health  of  Clarissa  Ann  Murray,  his  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  Mississippi,  was  declining  so  rapidly  that  he  was  induced  to  leave 
15 


226  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

Tennessee  and  seek  a  warmer  and  more  congenial  climate  for  her  in 
Middleburg,  Fla. ,  where  she  soon  sank  to  rest.     She  died  childless. 

OBITUARY. 

Died  at  Middleburg,  East  Florida,  February  22,  1861,  in  her  thirty-third 
year,  Mrs.  Clarissa  Ann,  wife  of  Rev.  Henry  T.  Lewis. 
She  sank  to  rest  as  a  weary  child, 
Not  a  sigh  on  her  latest  breath; 
And  just  as  ever  in  life  she  smiled, 
She  sweetly  smiled  in  death. 

Bright  flow'rs  they  bro't  to  deck  her  hair, 

They  entwin'd  her  brow  with  a  wreath; 
And  she  seem'd  an  angel  sleeping  there — 

The  beautiful  Bride  of  Death! 

She  sleeps  where  orange  branches  wave, 

'Neath  the  bright  Floridian  sky, 
And  blooming  above  her  silent  grave 

Are  flowers  that  never  die. 

She's  free  from  a  life  of  ceaseless  pain, 

She  will  weep,  she  will  sigh  no  more; 
By  faith  in  the  "  Lamb  for  sinners  slain," 

She  was  raised  to  the  sun-bright  shore. 
Middleburg,  Fla.,  February,  186L  H.  T.  L. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife  he  located  in  Clinton,  La.,  and 
embarked  in  the  drug  business,  where  he  married,  in  1861,  the 
widow  of  his  cousin,  Joseph  Poole,  whose  maiden  name  was  Almina 
Cleveland,  of  Clinton,  La. ,  by  whom  he  raised  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Annie,  married,  in  1884,  Dr.  Albert  Roberts,  of  East 
Feliciana. 

Gr  2.    Janie,  married,  in  1882,  0.  E.  Townsend,  of  East  Feliciana. 

Gr  3.  Wesley  C,  born  1864;  married  Ada  Hearing  in  1886,  and 
died  in  Clinton,  La.,  January  20,  1890. 

G  4.    Henry  B.,  born  1867;  died  1874. 

G  5.    John  Taliaferro,  born  1869. 

Rev.  H.  T.  Lewis  died  away  from  home  at  Coushatta  Point,  on 
Red  river,  and  was  buried  there  in  1870. 

THE  HARP  OF  A  THOUSAND  STRINGS. 

BY   REV.   HENRY   T.   LEWIS. 

The  following  rare  and  unique  production  in  the  way  of  sermon- 
izing chanced  to  come  into  our  possession  a  short  time  ago,  together 
with  some  of  the  attending  circumstances  which  accompanied  its 
delivery.  The  locale  of  this  apostolic  effort  was  the  small  village, 
Waterproof,   on   the   Mississippi   river,    in   the  adjoining  State  of 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  227 

Louisiana.  Our  readers  need  not  hastily  infer  from  the  name  that 
Waterproof  was  a  locality  on  the  father  of  waters  high  and  dry 
under  all  circumstances,  for  the  general  impression  is  that  it  was 
overflowed  once  at  the  time  of  Noahs  deluge,  and  the  oldest  inhabi- 
tants having  some  distinct  recollections  of  sundry  times,  even  in  the 
present  century,  ' '  when  through  the  deep  waters  their  pathway  did 
lie."  Though  Waterproof  may  have  been,  from  these  circumstances, 
thought  to  be  a  part  of  the  territory  commonly  called  the  low 
grounds  of  sorrow  and  iniquit}-,  if  not  entirely  Gospel  proof,  there  is 
no  question  that  it  might  be  demonstrated  rather  a  hard  place,  at 
least,  morally  speaking;  and,  if  not  specially  named  and  embraced 
in  the  provisions  of,  the  Northern  Benevolent  Society  to  furnish  Gos- 
pel privileges  to  the  South,  as  a  part  of  the  theater  of  its  operations, 
it  may  truly  and  emphatically  be  said  to  be  a  part  of  the  Lord's 
moral  vineyard  where  the  pruning  knife  of  the  Gospel  had  not 
lopped  off  the  rank  and  luxuriant  shoots  of  sin  and  wickedness.  In 
proof  of  this  we  need  no  higher  evidence  of  these  facts  than  that 
there  had  not  been  a  ' '  sermint ' '  preached  in  the  place  for  half  a 
dozen  years.  It  is,  therefore,  not  a  matter  of  surprise  that  when  a 
free  missionary  came  along  presenting  spiritual  privileges  of  all 
kinds  so  very  cheap  that  he  should  have  engaged  the  attention  and 
sympathy  of  the  natives.  We  must  also  give  a  brief  view  of  the 
history  of  the  preacher  and  his  appearance,  and  for  this,  suffice  it 
to  say,  that  he  came  down  the  river  on  a  flat-boat  from  the  Wabash, 
in  the  interior  of  the  Hoosier  State,  tied  up  at  Waterproof,  gave 
them  to  understand  that  he  was  a  preacher,  and  they,  not  having 
had  anything  in  that  line  for  several  years,  thought  it  would  be  a 
favorable  opportunity  to  take  a  benefit,  and  as  Brother  Zeke  seemed 
to  be  rather  on  the  verdant  order  they  expected  to  have  a  little 
amusement  mixed  up  with  the  exercises.  The  b"  hoys  rustled  up  a 
house  for  the  services  to  be  held  in,  and  on  Sunday  morning  Brother 
Zeke  rigged  himself  up  in  his  finest  tackle,  his  Sunday  best,  and 
rolled  up  to  the  "place  where  prayer  was  (not)  wont  to  be  made." 
His  dress  consisted  of  a  pair  of  Kentucky  jeans  pants,  very  much 
too  short  and  fitting  tight  to  the  skin,  a  corduroy  vest,  red  neck- 
cloth and  a  blue  cloth  coat,  the  style  of  which  reaches  back  to  a 
bygone  period  that  knows  no  recent  date.  The  collar  was  stifl3y 
braced  with  buckram  and  coarse  flannel  and  mounted  up  very  nearly 
to  the  top  of  his  head,  the  skirts  projecting  below  the  calves  of  his 
legs,  and  set  off,  each  from  the  other,  like  the  prongs  of  a  boot-jack. 
These   were   the  leading  features   of  the   costume,  the   whole   tout 


228  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

ensemble  and  personal  of  the  flat-boat  apostle  presenting  the  extreme 
converse  and  opposite  of  our  modern  Shanghai  gentleman.  Eising 
in  the  pulpit,  he  delivered  himself  as  follows: 

I  may  say  to  you,  my  breethring,  that  I  am  not  aedecated  man,  an'  I  am 
not  one  of  them  as  believes  that  edecation  is  necessary  fur  a  Gospel  min- 
ister, fur  I  bleeve  the  Lord  edecates  his  preachers  jest  as  he  wants  'em  to 
be  edecated;  an'  though  I  say  it,  that  oughn't  to  say  it,  yet  in  the  State  of 
Indianny,  whar  I  live,  thar's  no  man  as  gits  a  bigger  congregation  nor  what 
I  gits.  Thar  may  be  some  here  to-day,  my  breethring,  as  don't  know  what 
persuasion  I  am  uv.  Well,  I  may  say  to  you,  my  breethring,  that  I'm  a 
Hard-shell  Baptist.  Thar's  some  folks  as  don't  like  Hard-shell  Baptists, 
but  I'd  rather  have  a  hard  shell  as  no  shell  at  all.  You  see  me  here,  to-day, 
my  breethring,  dressed  up  in  these  fine  clothes;  you  mout  think  I  am  proud, 
my  breethring,  an'  though  I've  been  preaching  uv  the  Gospel  fur  twenty 
years,  an'  although  I'm  capting  uv  a  flat-boat  that  lies  at  your  landing,  I'm 
not  proud,  my  breethring.  I'm  not  a  gwine  to  tell  you  adzackly  whar  my 
tex  may  be  found;  suffice  it  to  say  it's  in  the  lids  uv  the  Bible,  and  you'll 
find  it  some  whar  between  the  fust  chapter  uv  the  Book  of  Generations  an' 
the  last  chapter  uv  the  Book  of  Revolutions,  an'  ef  you'll  go  an'  sarch  the 
Scriptures  as  I  have  sarched  the  Scriptures  you'll  not  only  find  my  tex  thar, 
but  a  great  many  other  texes  as  will  do  you  good  to  read;  an'  my  tex,  when 
you  shill  find  it,  you  shill  find  it  tu  read  thus:  "  And  he  played  on  a  harp 
uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men  made  perfick." 

Now,  my  dear  breethring,  thar's  a  great  many  different  kinds  uv  harps 
an'  other  musical  instruments  played  upon  in  this  sinful  world.  Some 
folks  harp  apon  pollyticks,  while  others  harp  apon  no  subject  at  all;  some 
folks  plays  on  the  cymbals,  the  Jews  harp,  the  banjo,  the  pianny,  the 
harpsichord,  etc.  Not  boasting,  but  I  plays  a  leetle  on  the  fiddle  myself;  and 
then  thar's  David,  he  played  on  a  harp  before  Saul,  and  the  tex  says:  "  He 
played  on  a  harp  uv  a  thousand  strings— sperits  uv  just  men  made  perfick." 

My  tex,  breethren,  leads  me  to  speak  uv  sperits.  Now,  thar's  a  great 
many  kinds  uv  sperits  in  the  world.  In  the  fust  place,  thar's  the  sperits 
as  some  folks  call  ghosts,  and  then  thar's  the  sperits  uv  turpentine,  an' 
thar's  the  sperits  as  some  folks  calls  liquor,  an'  I've  got  as  good  an  artikel 
uv  them  kind  uv  sperits  on  my  flat-boat  as  ever  was  fotch  down  the  Mis- 
sissippi river,  but  thar's  a  great  many  other  kinds  uv  sperits,  for  the  tex 
says  :  "  He  played  on  a  harp  uv  a  t-h-o-u-sand  strings— sperits  uv  just  men 
made  perfick." 

But  I'll  tell  th'e  kind  uv  sperits  as  is  ment  in  the  tex;  it's  fire.  That's 
the  kind  uv  sperits  as  is  ment  in  the  tex,  my  breethring.  Now,  thar's  a 
great  many  kinds  uv  fire  in  the  world.  In  the  fust  place,  thar's  the  com- 
mon sort  uv  fire  you  light  your  pipe  or  segar  with,  an'  then  thar's  fox  fire, 
camp  fire.  Saint  Anthony's  fire,  fire  before  you  are  ready,  fire  an'  fall  back 
an'  many  other  kinds  uv  fire,  for  the  tex  says :  "  He  played  on  a  harp  uv  a 
thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men  made  perfick." 

But  I'll  tell  you  the  kind  of  fire  as  is  ment  in  the  tex,  my  breethring — 
it's  hell  fire — an'  that's  the  kind  uv  fire  as  a  great  many  uv  you'll  come  to. 


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€f  you  don't  do  better  nor  what  you  have  been  doin',  for  "  He  played  on  a 
harp  uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men  made  perflck." 

Now,  the  ditferent  sorts  uv  fire  in  the  world  may  be  likened  unto  the 
different  persuasions  of  Christians  in  the  world. 

In  the  fust  place,  we  have  the  Piscapalyuns,  an'  they're  a  high  sailing, 
an'  a  high-falutin'  set  an'  they  may  be  likened  to  a  turkey-buzzard  what 
flies  up  into  the  ar,  an'  he  goes  up  an'  up  till  he  looks  no  bigger  nor  j'our 
finger-nail,  an'  the  fust  thing  you  know  he  kums  down,  an'  down,  an'  down, 
an'  is  a  fillin  himself  on  the  carkiss  uv  a  dead  boss  by  the  side  uv  the  road, 
an'  "  He  played  on  a  harp  uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men  made 
perfick." 

An'  then  thar's  the  Presberterans;  they  ar  a  high-minded  kind  uv  folks. 
They  bleeve  in  edecating  their  preachers,  an'  so  they  remind  me  uv  a  paper 
kite,  fur  the  stronger  the  wind  blows  the  higher  the  kite  flies,  until  the 
string  breaks  or  it  loses  its  tail,  an'  then  it  dashes  headlong  down,  down, 
ship-dash  right  into  a  brier  patch;  an'  that  is  just  the  way  uv  the  Presber- 
terans, my  breethring,  fur  the  more  edecation  they  have  the  higher  they 
fly,  an'  you  know  a  kite  has  to  have  ballast  to  make  it  fly  level;  an',  my 
dear  breethring,  that's  jest  the  way  uv  the  Presberterans.  for  their  salary 
is  their  ballast,  an'  the  more  you  give  'em  the  leveler  are  tbeir  heads  an' 
the  higher  they  fly,  an"  ef  j-ou  lighten  their  ballast  they  kick  up  a  dust  an' 
skedaddle  away  like  a  wild  boss  running  away  in  harness  until  they  flnd 
some  place  whar  thar's  plentj'  uv  ballast,  fur  the  tex  says  :  "He  played  on 
a  harp  uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men  made  perfick." 

An'  then  thar's  the  Metherdis,  an'  they  may  be  likened  unto  the  squirrel 
running  up  into  a  tree,  fur  the  Metherdis  bleeves  in  gwine  on  from  one 
degree  of  grace  to  another,  an'  finally  on  to  perfeckshun,  an'  the  squirrel 
goes  up,  an'  up,  an"  up,  an'  he  jumps  from  limb  to  limb,  an'  from  branch 
to  branch,  an'  the  fust  thing  you  know  he  falls,  an'  down  he  comes  ker- 
flumux,  an'  that's  like  the  Metherdis,  fur  they  is  allers  fallin'  from  grace 
ah,  an'  "  He  played  on  a  harp  uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  uv  just  men 
made  perfick." 

An'  then,  my  breethring,  thar's  the  Baptist — ah;  an'  they  have  been 
likened  unto  a  'possum  on  a  "simmon  tree;  an"  the  thunders  maj^  roll  and 
tlie  yarth  may  quake,  but  that  'possum  clings  thar  still — ah;  an'  you  may 
shake  one  foot'loose  an'  the  other's  thar;  an'  you  maj'  shake  all  feet  loose, 
an"  he  laps  his  tail  'round  the  limb  an'  he  clings,  an'  heelings  furever,  fur 
"  He  played  on  a  harp  uv  a  thousand  strings — sperits  of  just  men  made 
perfick." 

F  6.  Samuel  Wilds,  son  of  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1825.  He  was  a  printer  by  trade,  and  died  in  Pendleton,  S.  C,  in 
1857.  He  married  Ann  McCurry,  of  Abbeville  county,  South  Caro- 
lina, by  whom  he  had  two  children,  viz. :  Gr  1,  George  Seaborn,  and 
O  2,  William. 

F  7.  Hannah  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  John  Taliaferro  Lewis,  was 
born  in  1828.     She  was  known  among  the  family  relatives  as  "  Miss 


230  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

Tiny  Lewis. ' '  She  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church,  and  was  a 
very  amiable  woman.  She  spent  her  time  among  her  relatives  in 
South  Carolina,  Georgia,  Alabama,  Mississippi  and  Louisiana.  She 
died  single  in  Rome,  Ga.,  in  1886. 

F  8.  Benjamin  Franklin,  son  of  John  T.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1830.  In  1860  he  married  Sarah  Ann  Bunch.  He  and  his  wife  are 
both  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Their  post- 
office,  in  1860,  was  Fairmount,  Gordon  county,  Ga.  They  have  chil- 
dren, viz. :     G  1 ,  Thomas,  etc. 

E  2,  Madison  Earle,  son  of  Major  John  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Ann 
Berry  Earle,  was  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in 
1789.  He  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade,  and  after  coming  of  age, 
he  located  in  Pendleton,  S.  C,  where  he  married  Mary  Griffin, 
daughter  of  Major  John  Griffin,  of  Pendleton,  by  whom  he  had  ten 
children.  He  emigrated  to  Alabama  and  settled  in  Marengo  county, 
near  "Nanafalia,"  where  his  wife  died.  Some  years  afterward  he 
moved  to  Clark  county,  Alabama,  and  there  married  again,  in  1859, 
Miss  Nancy  Painter,  a  lady  eighteen  years  of  age,  who  survived 
their  marriage  onl}'  a  short  time,  and  died  childless.  In  1861  he 
died  at  the  house  of  a  Mr.  Kilpatrick,  at  Wood's  Bluflf,  on  the  east 
bank  of  the  Tombigby  river,  in  Clark  county,  Alabama,  of  pneu- 
monia. He  was  modest  and  unassuming  in  his  manners,  and  was 
beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  was  the  ' '  noblest 
work  of  God" — an  "  honest  man." 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children: 

F  1.  James,  born  about  1810  or  1811,  in  Pendleton,  S.  C. ;  died 
single,  in  1870,  at  the  residence  of  his  sister,  Mrs.  Nancy  Nail,  in 
Carroll  county,  Mississippi. 

F  2.  Sarah  W.,  born  about  1816;  married  Victor  Modawell.  He 
died  in  Marengo  county,  Alabama,  in  1856.  She,  in  1891,  is  resid- 
ing, a  widow,  with  her  daughter,  Jennie  Dowdy,  near  Stephen's 
Creek  P.  0.,  White  count}^  Ark. 

Mrs.  Modawell  left  three  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Nancy  Jane,  born  1844  in  Marengo  county,  Alabama.  She 
married,  in  Tate  county,  Mississippi,  Henry  F.  Dowdy  in  1868,  and 
now  resides  near  Stephen's  Creek  P.  O.,  White  county,  Ark. 
She  had  six  children,  viz. : 

H  1.  Estelle,  born  1869,  and  died  in  White  county,  Arkansas, 
in  1870. 

H  2.    Frank,  born  1871  in  White  county,  Arkansas. 

H  3.    Hattie,  born  1873  in  White  county,  Arkansas,  and  died  1875. 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  231 

H  4.  Thomas  Earle,  born  1876  in  Tate  county,  Mississippi,  and 
died  1877. 

H  5.    Lucille,  born  1878  in  Tate  county,  Mississippi. 

H  6.    Mary  Olenza,  born  1881  in  Tate  county. 

G  2.  Madison  Modawell,  born  1846  in  Clarke  county,  Alabama, 
and  married  Ella  Trulford  and  died  in  Marengo  county,  Alabama,  in 
1869.     He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

Gr  3.  Fannie  Modawell,  born  1855  in  Marengo  county,  Alabama, 
and  married  Eli  Derlin  in  White  county,  Arkansas,  in  1871,  and 
died  at  Coldwater,  Tate  county.  Miss.,  in  1878.  She  left  one  son, 
viz. : 

H  1.    Sydna,  born  1875. 

F  3.  John  Griffin,  son  of  Madison  E.  Lewis;  was  born  in  Pendle- 
ton, S.  C,  in  1817.  He  emigrated  to  Marengo  county,  Alabama, 
with  his  father,  where  he  married,  in  1838,  Margaret  McEntire.  In 
1845  he  emigrated  to  Newton  county,  Mississippi,  and  from  there  to 
Louisiana,  where  his  wife  died  in  1855.  After  the  death  of  his  wife 
he  moved  to  and  settled  in  Kaufman  count}-,  Texas.  In  1861  he 
joined  the  Confederate  Army  as  a  private  in  Ross'  6th  Texas  Brigade, 
and  died  in  1864  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  of  diseases  contracted  in  the 
army.     He  was  a  farmer. 

F  3.    John  G.,  had  nine  children  born  to  him,  viz.  : 

G  1.    Mary  Elizabeth,  born  1840;  died  in  early  life. 

G  2.  John  M.,  born  1842  in  Marengo  county,  Alabama.  He 
emigrated  with  his  father  to  Newton  county,  Mississippi,  to  Louisiana 
and  finally  to  Kaufman  county,  Texas.  In  1861  he  entered  the 
Confederate  Army  as  a  private  in  Ross'  6th  Texas  Brigade,  and 
remained  in  the  army  until  the  surrender.  He  was  captured  in 
West  Tennessee  in  1863  and  was  held  as  a  prisoner  at  Fortress  Mon- 
roe until  exchanged.  He  was  twice  wounded  and  twice  a  prisoner — 
once  at  Camp  Douglas  and  once  in  North  Alabama.  After  Hood's 
retreat  from  Nashville  he  was  seriously  wounded  and  was  left  on 
the  battle-field  by  his  company,  about  two  hours,  as  they  thought  he 
would  die. 

He  married,  in  Texas,  about  1867,  Miss  Leona  A.  Dunnica,  by 
whom  he  has  eight  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Edward  C,  born  1868. 

H  2.    Emma,  born  1870. 

H  3.    Jennie,  born  1872. 

H  4.    Frank,  born  1873. 

H5.    Kate  M.,  born  1875. 


232  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

H  6,    Jesse  May,  born  1877. 

H  7.    John  A.,  born  1878,  and 

H  8.    Fred.  M.,  born  1888.     They  reside  near  Forney,  Tex. 

G  3.    Sarah  Jane,  daughter  of  John  Griffin  Lewis,  died  young. 

G  4.  Susan  R. ,  daughter  of  J.  G.  Lewis,  was  born  in  1845.  She 
married  G.  W.  Dougherty  in  Texas.  They  both  died  in  Kaufman 
county,  Texas,  in  1883,  leaving  six  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Wm.  T.  born  1866;  married  Sallie  E.  Guinis  in  1890. 

H  2.  Zilpha  Ellen,  born  1869;  married  Jas.  M.  Akin  and  has 
two  children. 

H3.    Jack  H.,  born  1872. 

H  4.    Alice  Bell,  born  1875. 

H  5.    Brown  B.,  born  1877. 

H  6.    Leona  A.,  born  1880. 

G  5.    Bay  lis  Washington,  son  of  J.  G.  Lewis,  born  1 846 ;  died  young. 

G  6.  Pinkney  G.,  born  1848;  married  Susan  Williams,  resides  in 
Forney,  Tex.,  and  runs  a  livery  stable,  and,  had  six  children  living 
in  1889,  viz. : 

H  1.    Oscar  Adolphus. 

H  2.    Travis,  born  1875;  died  1889. 

H  3.    Hattie,  born  1878. 

H4.    Severe  C,  born  1880. 

H  5.    Anna,  born  1883. 

H  6.    Owens  Burnes,  born  1889. 

G  7.    Esther,  daughter  of  J.  G.  Lewis,  born  1849,  and  died  young. 

G  8.  Christopher  C,  son  of  J.  G.  Lewis,  born  1851;  married 
Lucy  Breeding  and  has  seven  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Pinkney  G.,  born  1869;  died  young. 

H  2.    Robert  Benton,  born  1871. 

H  3.    Julia  Bell,  born  1874. 

H4.    Wm.  H.,  born  1877. 

H  5.    C.  C,  born  1880;  died  young. 

H6.    Stella  H.,  born  1883. 

H  7.    E.  Ross,  born  1886. 

All  in  Kaufman  county,  Texas. 

G  9.    Wm.  Edward,  son  of  J.  G.  Lewis,  born  1853;  died  young. 

F  4.  Taliaferro,  son  of  Madison  E.  Lewis,  married  and  died, 
leaving  three  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Sallie,  married  B.  F.  Alldread  and  resides  near  Grenada, 
Miss.     They  have  children,  viz. ; 

H  1.    John  Taliaferro,  died  in  childhood  in  1868. 


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H  2.    James,  died  in  1871. 

H  3.    Robt.  Lee,  born  1870. 

H  4.    Ella,  born  1872. 

H  5.    Seal  Silas,  born  1875. 

H  G.    Sarah  E.,  born  1877. 

H7.    Thomas  T.,  born  1880. 

G  2.  Jennie,  daughter  of  Toliver  Lewis,  married  Wm.  Riley  and 
resides  near  Grenada,  Miss. 

F  5.    Jo.  Berry  Earle,  son  of  Taliaferro  Lewis,  died  in  childhood. 

F  6.    Richard  Overton,  died  single  in  Clarke  county,  Alabama. 

F  7.  Nancy,  born  1831 ;  married  Abraham  S.  Nail  and  died  in 
Carroll  county,  Mississippi,  in  1881.  He  died  in  1886.  They  left 
two  children. 

F  8.    Washington,  died  single  in  Clarke  county,  Alabama. 

F  9.    Baylis,  died  single  in  Madison  county,  Alabama. 

F  10.  Esther,  married  Jas.  Beatty,  had  four  children  and  died  in 
1856  near  Linden,  Marengo  county,  Ala. 

F  11.  Mary,  died  single. 

E  3.  Mildred,  daughter  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  and  was,  perhaps,  his  fourth 
child  instead  of  the  third,  and  was  born  about  1793.  She 
married  Hon.  James  Edwards,  Representative  and  Senator  of  St. 
Clair  county,  Alabama  in  the  State  Legislature.  She  was  a  meek 
and  humble  Christian,  and  died  childless,  in  St.  Clair  county  in 
1843. 

E  4.  Thomasin  F. ,  daughter  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1791.  In  1811  she  married 
Ezekiel  Graham,  son  of  William  Graham,  the  signer  of  the  Meck- 
lenburg Declaration  of  Independence,  of  North  Carolina. 

William,  the  signer  of  the  Mecklenburg  Declaration,  was  a 
brother  of  General  George  and  General  Joseph  Graham,  of  Revo- 
lutionary fame,  and  whose  sister  married  General  Griffith  Ruther- 
ford, whose  name  is  so  intimately  associated  with  the  early  history 
of  North  Carolina  and  Tennessee. 

James  and  Richard  Graham,  two  brothers,  originally  emigrated 
from  Argyleshire,  in  Scotland  and  came  to  Ireland,  and  fought  there 
undsr  William,  Prince  of  Orange,  in  the  celebrated  battle  of  Boyne, 
in  1690,  which  permanently  established  the  House  of  Orange  upon 
the  English  throne,  after  which  the  brothers  came  to  America  and 
settled  in  Pennsylvania.  In  1766  Mrs.  Graham,  a  widow  of  one  of 
the  sons  of  James  or  Richard,  moved  and  settled  in  the  vicinity  of 


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GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 


Charlotte,  N.  C.  She  was  the  mother  of  William,  the  signer  of  the 
Mecklenburg  Declaration  of  Independence,  of  General  George,  of 
General  Joseph  Graham,  and  of  a  sister  who  married  General 
GriflSth  Rutherford,  of  Revolutionary  memory. 

[From  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina,  page  265.] 
General  George  Graham  was  a  resident  of  Mecklenburg.  He  was  a 
brother  of  General  Joseph  Graham,  and  performed  a  "soldier's  service"  in 
the  Revolution.  There  was  no  duty  too  perilous,  no  service  too  dangerous 
that  he  was  not  ready  to  undertake  for  his  country.  He  was  born  in  Penn- 
sylvania in  1758,  and  came,  with  his  widowed  mother  and  four  others,  to 
North  Carolina  when  about  six  years  old.  He  was  educated  at  Charlotte, 
and  was  distinguished  for  his  assiduity  and  noble  temper.  He  was  early 
devoted  to  the  cause  of  his  country.  In  1775  he,  with  a  few  others,  rode 
all  night  to  Salisbury,  seized  the  Torj'  lawyers,  Dunn  and  Boothe,  brought 
them  to  Mecklenburg,  and  from  thence  they  were  carried  to  Camden  and 
imprisoned. 

When  Cornwallis  lay  at  Charlotte  (October,  1780),  he  was  active  in 
attacking  his  foraging  parties,  and  annoying  them  so  as  to  render  their 
supplies  hazardous  and  difficult.  He  was  the  leader  of  the  attack  at 
Mclntire's,  seven  miles  from  Charlotte  on  the  Seattle's  Ford  road,  and 
actuall}',  with  twelve  men,  compelled  the  foraging  party  of  four  hundred 
English  to  retreat,  they  fearing,  from  the  fatality  of  the  fire,  that  an 
ambuscade  was  prepared  for  them.  He  was  Major-Qeneral  of  militia  of 
North  Carolina  ;  for  a  long  time  Clerk  of  the  court  of  Mecklenburg 
county,  and  often  a  member  of  the  Legislature.  He  died  on  the  29th  of 
March,  1826.  The  following  inscription  is  from  the  slab  of  marble  that 
covers  his  grave  at  Charlotte: 


SACRED  TO  THE  MEMORY 
— OF — 

MAJOR-GENERAL     GEORGE    GRAHAM, 

Who  died 

On  the  29th  of  March,  1826, 

In  the  sixty-eighth  year  of  bis  age. 

He  lived  more  than  half  a  century  in  the  vicinity 
of  this  place,  and  was  a  zealous  and  active  defender  of 
his  coufltry's  rights  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  one 
of  the  gallant  twelve  who  drove  it  back,  and  actually 
drove  four  hundred  British  troops  at  Mclntire's,  seven 
miles  north  of  Charlotte,  on  the  3d  of  October,  1780. 
George  Graham  filled  many  high  and  responsible  public 
trusts,  the  duties  of  which  he  discharged  with  fidelity-. 
He  was  the  people's  friend,  not  their  flatterer,  and  uni- 
formly enjoyed  the  unlimited  confidence  and  respect  of 
his  fellow-citizens. 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  235 

Hon.  James  Graham  and  ex-Governor  William  A.  Graham  were 
sons  of  General  Joseph  Graham.  For  particulars  of  the  Graham 
family  the  reader  is  referred  to  Wheeler's  History  of  North 
Carolina. 

E  4.  Thomasin  Farrar,  daughter  of  Major  John  Lewis  ( as  before 
mentioned),  married  Ezekiel  Graham.  They  finally  moved  to  Cass 
countj^  Georgia,  and  settled  near  Adairsville,  where  she  died  in  1863. 
They  had  ten  children,  marked  F. ,  viz. : 

F  1.  John  Lewis  Graham,  born  in  1812;  died  single,  in  Louisiana, 
in  1851. 

F2  William  Madison  Graham,  born  in  1814;  married  Ann 
Whitehead  in  1852;  lives  near  Adairsville,  Ga. ;  is  a  farmer,  and  has 
children,  viz. :     G  1,  Lewis  Earle,  born  in  1855,  etc. 

F  3.  Ann  Berry  Graham,  born  in  1816;  married  John  Adair, 
and  lives  in  Murray  county,  Georgia,  They  have  children  as  fol- 
lows: G  1,  Mildred  Thomasin  Adair;  G  2,  Virgil  Bullantine  Adair; 
G  3,  Edward  Alexander  Adair;  G  4,  Margaret  Matthew,  and  G  5, 
Narcissa  Ann  Berry  Adair. 

F  4.  Joseph  Alexander  Graham,  born  in  1818;  married  Martha 
Ann  McKin;  resides  in  Cass  county,  Georgia,  and  has  the  following- 
named  children:  G  1,  Mary  Octavia;  G  2,  Margaret  Florence;  G  3, 
Sarah  Ann  Thomasin;  G  4,  William  Alexander,  and  G  5,  John 
Lewis. 

F  5.  Margaret  Clarkson,  daughter  of  Ezekiel  Graham,  born  in 
1820;  married  Augustus  McDaniel;  resides  in  Murray  county, 
Georgia,  and  has  children,  viz. :     G  1,  Thomasin  Elizabeth,  etc. 

F  6,   Mildred,  born  in  1823;  died  1824. 

F  7.  Martha  Gibson,  born  in  1826;  married  Edward  R.  Roberts, 
had  one  child,  viz. :     G  1,  Martha  Ann  Augusta,  and  died  in  1848. 

Edward  W.  Roberts  was  on  board  the  steamer  ' '  A.  Douglas ' ' 
about  1852,  bound  for  Mobile,  when  she  was  blown  up.  He  died  two 
days  afterward  in  Mobile,  Ala.,  of  injuries  received  from  the 
explosion. 

F  8.  Samuel  Parkhill,  son  of  Ezekiel  Graham,  born  1829;  died 
1831. 

F  9.  Richard  Addison,  born  1831;  resides  in  Rankin  county, 
Mississippi. 

F  10.  Benjamin  Calhoun,  born  1833;  died  1835. 

E  5.  Jesse  Payne,  son  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  born  in  1795; 
was  a  lawyer  by  profession;  resided  at  Pendleton  Village,  South 
Carolina.     He  married  Susan  M.  Taylor,  daughter  of  Colonel  Joe 


236  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

Taylor,  a  son  of  Major  Sam.  Taylor,  of  the  Revolutionary  Army. 
Colonel  Joe  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Nancy  Sloan,  daughter  of  David 
Sloan,  had  the  following  children: 

1.  David  S.,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C,  married  Sally,  daughter  of 
Zack  Taliaferro. 

2.  Ellen  C,  married  Mr.  Poe,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

3.  Dr.  William  S.,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  married  a  daughter  of  H.  B. 
Holcombe. 

4.  Dr.  Joseph,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  a  Miss  Knee- 
land,  of  Augusta,  Ga. 

5.  John  Bay  lis  Earle,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  a  Miss 
Hubbard,  of  South  Carolina. 

6.  Samuel  J.,  of  Harrison  county,  Texas,  married  Miss  Lester, 
and 

7.  Susan  M.,  married  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. 
Jesse  P.  Lewis   married  Susan  M.  Taylor,  daughter  of  Colonel 

Joe  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Nancy  Sloan,  daughter  of  David  Sloan  and 
his  wife,  Susan  Majors,  of  Maryland. 

Jesse  P.  Lewis  died  at  Pendleton,  S.  C,  in  the  fall  of  1845. 
The  following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  Pendleton  paper  shortly 
after  his  death: 

Died  on  the  morning  of  the  12th  instant  at  his  residence  near  this 
place,  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  Esq.,  in  the  fift^'-flrst  year  of  his  age. 

Mr.  Lewis  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  but  for  the  last  thirty  years 
or  more,  had  made  Pendleton  his  home.  He  was  an  affectionate  husband, 
a  kind,  indulgent  parent,  a  sincere  friend,  and  in  business  an  honest,  system- 
atic man.  For  the  last  four  years  of  his  life  he  was  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  and  in  his  dying  moments  seemed  to  feel  a  hope  of 
happiness  beyond  the  grave.  The  wife  and  six  children  left  behind  feel 
that  the  loss  they  have  sustained  is  great,  but  they  humbly  bow  them- 
selves in  submission  to  the  Divine  will,  feeling  that  their  loss  is  his  eternal 
gain. 

Jesse  P.  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Susan  M. ,  had  eight  children,  but 
raised  only  six,  viz. : 

F  1.    Susan,  died  in  childhood. 

P  2.    Jesse  P.,  died  in  infancy. 

F  3.  Nancy  Taylor,  born  in  1825;  died  in  1848.  She  was  highly 
accomplished,  a  lucid  writer,  and  a  very  amiable  woman.  She  was 
too  pure  and  holy  for  this  earth,  and  is  now  in  the  full  fruition  of 
that  beautiful  joy  which  none  but  the  righteous  shall  know.  She 
was  beloved  and  almost  adored  by  relatives  and  friends,  which 
should  teach  us  ' '  how  frail  is  human  nature. ' ' 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  237 

F  4.  Robert  Onslow,  born  in  1832;  belonged  to  Captain  Humph- 
rie's  company  of  the  Confederate  Army;  was  taken  prisoner  at  the 
first  Manassas  battle;  was  exchanged,  and  afterward  died  in  the 
army.  He  was  noble,  generous,  brave  and  patriotic.  For  his 
country  he  lived,  and  for  his  country  he  died. 

F  5.  John  Joseph,  was  born  at  Pendleton  Village,  S.  C,  in  1837, 
where  he  was  for  some  years  engaged  as  a  merchant.  In  1859  he 
married  Carrie  C,  daughter  of  Rev.  Jeremiah  Dickinson,  of  Charles- 
ton, S.  C. ,  by  whom  he  had  two  daughters. 

Daring  the  Confederate  war  J.  J.  Lewis  was  in  a  company  of 
mounted  rifles  —  afterward  called  "  Trenholme's  Squadron,"  and 
finally  merged  into  the  7th  Regiment  of  South  Carolina  Cavalry. 
He  was  elected  Clerk  of  the  court  of  Pickens  county.  South  Caro- 
lina, in  1876,  1880  and  1884.  His  post-office  is  Pickens,  S.  C. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  married  Maggie  G.  Wilkinson, 
of  Pendleton,  S.  C,  by  whom  he  has,  in  1887,  three  children,  mak- 
ing five  in  all,  viz. : 

Gr  1.    Nina  Dickinson,  married  Wm.  S.  Hunter,  in  1887. 

G  2.  Sue  Ellen;  G  3,  Robert  Earle;  G  4,  Jennie  Hall;  G  5,  John 
Joseph. 

F  6.  Ellen  Maria,  daughter  of  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  married  B.  Frank 
Sloan,  of  Walhalla,  S.  C. 

F  7.    Jesse  Albemare,  born  in  1842;  died  1856. 

F  8.  Earle  Sloan,  born  in  1843;  was  in  the  Confederate  war,  and 
was  killed  near  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  while  trying  to  arrest  a 
deserter. 

E  6.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  burned  to 
death  by  her  clothes  taking  fire. 

E  7.  Baylis  Washington,  son  of  Major  John  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1806.     He  was  named  after  two  of  his  maternal  uncles — Baylis  and 

Washington  Earle.     Washington  Earle' s  children,  were:    Mrs. 

Robinson,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. ;  Mrs.  Wm.  L.  Yancy,  of  Montgomery, 
Ala. ;  Mrs.  Holcombe ;  Mrs.  Whitten,  of  South  Carolina,  and  Mrs. 
Eliphlet  Smith. 

The  names  of  Baylis  Earle' s  children  can  be  found  on  another 
page. 

Baylis  W.  Lewis  is  a  genuine  specimen  of  a  plain,  hospitable 
farmer.  He  is  warm-hearted  and  fond  of  his  friends  and  kinsfolk.  He 
married  Frances  Gaines  in  1841,  and  lives  near  Adairsville,  Bartow 
county,  Ga.  Frances  Gaines  is  a  relative  of  General  Edmund  Pen- 
dleton Gaines.     The  tradition  in  the  Gaines  family  is  that  there 


238  GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

were  seven  brothers,  who  originally  emigrated  from  Wales  to  Vir- 
ginia. From  these  seven  brothers  descended  all  the  Gaineses  of 
America.  The  grandfather  of  General  Ed.  P.  Gaines  married  a 
sister  of  Ed.  Pendleton ;  hence  the  Pendleton  branch  of  said  family. 
For  a  biography  of  General  Gaines,  the  reader  is  referred  to  ' '  Blake' s 
Biographical  Dictionary. ' ' 

E  7.  Baylis  W.  Lewis  and  Frances  Gaines  were  married  in  what 
is  now  Bartow  county,  Georgia,  in  1841.  He  died  on  the  14th  of 
August,  1890.     They  had  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Washington  Earle,  born  in  1842,  and  died  1846. 

F  2.    John  Prince. 

F  3.    Jesse  Caleb. 

F  4.    Frances  Amaryllis,  born  in  1851,  and  died  1853. 

F  5.    Margaret  Ann;  F  6,  Baylis  Earle;  F  7,  Fannie  Mildred. 

F  2.  John  Prince,  married  Miss  Ada  C.  Gait,  of  Canton,  Ga., 
and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Prince;  G  2,  Fannie;  G  3,  Mildred; 
G  4,  Amaryllis,  etc. 


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239 


CHAPTER  XL 


ROWLAND    FAMILY. 

D  4.  Mildred  McCoy,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Sarah 
Taliaferro,  of  Virginia,  was  born  in  Amelia  county,  Virginia,  in  1759. 

Thomas  Rowland  was  born  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia,  in  1750. 

The  Lewises  and  the  Rowlands  both  emigrated  from  Wales  at  the 
same  time,  and  settled  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia. 

Mildred  McCoy  Lewis  married  Thomas  Rowland  in  1777,  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  where  they  resided  for  many 
years,  but  finally  moved  to  Greenville  county,  South  Carolina,  and 
settled  on  the  south  fork  of  Saluda  river,  some  six  or  seven  miles 
below  the  celebrated  "Table  Rock,"  where  they  both  died.  Their 
remains  were  interred  at  their  homestead.  The  following  are 
copies   of  their  epitaphs  to  be  found  on  their  tombstones: 


SACRED   TO   THE  MEMORY 
— OF — 

THOMAS    ROWLAND, 

Who  was  born  in  the  County  of  Hanover, 

Virginia,  September  the  8th,  1750, 

And  departed  this  life 

April  3d,  1836, 

Aged  eighty-five  years  six  months 

and  twenty-six  days. 


SACRED  TO  THE   MEMORY 
— OF — 

MILDRED    ROWLAND, 

Who  was  born  in  the  county  of  Amelia, 

Virginia,  September  26,  1759, 

And  departed  this  life 

April  39,  1847, 

Aged  eighty-seven  years  seven  months 

and  three  davs. 


240  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Thomas  Rowland  was  a  soldier  of  the  American  Revolution,  and 
on  one  occasion,  while  in  the  service  of  his  country,  he  was  taken 
prisoner  by  the  Tories  who  held  a  caucus  to  decide  whether  or 
not  they  should  hang  him.  They  asked  him  if  he  had  anything  to 
say  in  vindication  of  his  character  and  conduct  as  a  rebel.  He 
referred  them  to  Major  William  Green,  of  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina,  with  whom  he  was  personally  acquainted,  and  who  was  at 
that  time  a  Tory  captain  in  the  service  of  King  George.  Major 
Green  laconically  replied  that  ' '  he  was  a  very  troublesome  little 
fellow. ' '  However,  by  some  adroit  maneuver  he  evaded  the  halter 
and  lived  for  many  years  to  enjoy  the  liberties  of  his  country. 

After  his  death  the  following  respect  was  paid  to  his  memory  by 
the  editor  of  a  paper  published  at  Greenville  C.  H.,  S.  C. : 

OBITUARY. 

Departed  this  life  on  the  3d  instant  about  1  o'clock  in  the  evening,  Mr. 
Thomas  Rowland,  of  Greenville  District,  S.  C,  in  the  eighty-eighth  year 
of  his  age.  He  served  his  country  faithfully  and  effectually  during  the 
Revolutionary  war,  and  having,  as  he  often  said,  attained  and  lived  to  enjoy 
the  principles  for  which  he  battled,  refused,  though  eminently  entitled  to, 
his  country's  bounty,  alleging  that  he  fought  for  liberty  and  not  for  money ; 
and  that  as  it  had  pleased  God  to  bless  his  industry,  since  peace  had  covered 
the  land  so  as  to  afford  him  a  reasonable  competency,  he  asked  nothing 
more  of  his  country  than  the  quiet  enjoyment  of  it  in  his  old  age,  and  the 
free  institutions  for  which  in  youth  he  had  struggled. 

He  was  a  kind  and  affectionate  husband  and  father,  a  liberal  and 
friendly  neighbor,  an  indulgent  master  and  an  honest  man.  He  has  left  an 
aged  wife  and  numerous  descendants  and  friends  to  mourn  his  loss. 

Greenville,  S.  C,  April  9,  1836. 

Thomas  and  Mildred  McC.  Rowland  raised  eleven  children,  viz.  : 
E  1.    Sarah  Taliaferro,  born  in  1778,  and  died  single. 
E  2.    Mrs.  Miriam  Powell,  born  in  1780. 
E  3.    Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wilcox,  born  in  1782. 
E  4.    Mrs.  Nancy  Sadler,  born  in  1785. 
E  5.    Thomas  Lewis,  born  in  1787. 
E  6.    Mrs.  Frances  Goode,  born  in  1790. 
E  7.    John  Sharp,  born  in  1795. 
E  8.    William  Thilman,  born  in  1797. 
E  9.    James  Charles,  born  in  1800. 
E  10.  Mrs.  Melinda  Jane  Thomas,  born  in  1800. 
E  11.  Richard  Demarquis,  born  in  1802. 

E  1.  Sarah  Taliaferro,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mildred  McC. 
Rowland,  was  deaf  and   dumb;   never  married.     She  died  at  the 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  241 

residence  of  her  sister,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wilcox,  in  Clarksville,  Tenn. , 
in  1852,  of  cholera. 

E  2.  Miriam,  daughter  of  Thos.  Rowland,  married  Ransom 
Powell  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  After  the  death  of 
Mr.   Powell   she  emigrated  to  Habersham  county,   Georgia,  where 

she  married  a  Mr. Queen.     She  had  twelve  children  by  her  first 

husband  and  none  by  the  second.  She  died  near  Clarkesville,  in  said 
county,  in  1845. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  her  children,  in  part: 

F  1.    Richard  Lewis  Powell. 

F  2.    Augustus  Powell. 

F  3.  John  M.  Powell,  was  born  in  1813  in  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina.  He  married  a  Miss Penrice  on  Lake  Wash- 
ington, in  Washington  county,  Miss.,  in  1842.  He  was  residing 
in  Coahoma  county,  Mississippi,  in  1866  and  had  these  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Augustus,  died  while  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

G  2.    Ida,  born  1847. 

G  3.    Richard  Lewis,  born  1849. 

G4.    John  M.,  born  1854. 

E  3.  Elizabeth  Rowland,  daughter  of  Thomas,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  in  1782.  John  Earle  Wilcox, 
son  of  Samuel,  was  born  in  Virginia  in  1765.  Samuel  Wilcox  was 
a  native  of  Virginia,  from  which  State  he  emigrated  to  Rutherford 
county.  North  Carolina,  and  from  North  Carolina  he  moved  to 
Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  in  1781.  In  1784  he  removed  from 
Kentucky  and  landed  at  a  place  on  Cumberland  river  where  Nash- 
ville now  stands,  but  was  then  a  wilderness.  At  the  time  of  his 
arrival  in  Tennessee  the  early  settlers  were  very  much  annoyed  by 
hostile  tribes  of  Indians  that  were  continually  committing  depreda- 
tions upon  them.  John  E.  Wilcox,  then  a  youth  of  nineteen,  fired 
with  the  spirit  of  resentment,  took  a  very  active  part  against  the 
Indians.  He  spent  about  twelve  years,  during  the  prime  of  his  life, 
in  Indian  warfare.  He  acted  part  of  the  time  as  a  spy,  and  was  in 
a  great  many  hotly-contested,  hand-to-hand  conflicts  with  them. 
The  hostility  of  the  Indians  in  this  section  of  the  country  never 
ceased  until  after  the  battle  of  Nickajack,  where  they  were  so  signally 
defeated  in  1794. 

Elizabeth  Rowland  and  John  E.  Wilcox  were  married  in  Ruther- 
ford county.  North  Carolina,  in  1801,  and  afterward  settled  at  or 
near   Clarksville,    in   Montgomery   county,    Tenn.,  where    he    died 

about  1830.     She  was  alive  in  1884. 
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242  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY, 

They  had  nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Churchwell,  born  1802;  died  from  a  gram  of  corn  in  his 
throat,  in  1806. 

F  2.  Dr.  Chesterfield  Lewis,  born  1805;  married  Amanda  M. 
Jones. 

F  3.    Ethelbert  Samuel,  born  1808;  married  Dorothy  E.  Marshall. 

F  4.  Dr.  Ethelred  Thomas,  born  1811;  married  Rachel  McF. 
Hunter  and  Ann  E.  Merritt. 

F  5.    Mortimer  Delville,  born  1813;  killed  by  a  horse  in  1825, 

F  6.  General  Albert  Gallatin,  born  1816;  married  Mary  K. 
McGavock. 

F  7,    Mildred  Geraldine,  born  1819;  married  Wm.  L.  Hiter. 

F  8.    Middleton  Ewing,  born  1822. 

F  9.  Hannah  Eglantine,  born  1824;  married  Needham  B.  Whit- 
field. 

F  2.  Dr.  Chesterfield  L.  Wilcox,  born  1805;  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  graduated  at  the  Transylvania  University  and 
commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in  Russellville,  Logan  county, 
Ky. ,  in  1827,  where  his  success  as  a  practitioner  was  without 
•a  precedent.  He  there  married  Amanda  Mahala  Jones,  daughter  of 
Dr.  Walter  Jones,  in  1829,  by  vt^hom  he  has  had  eleven  living  chil- 
dren. He  died  at  Clarksville,  Tenn. ,  July  22,  1880,  aged  seventy- 
five  years. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children: 

G  1.    Elizabeth  Harwood,  born  1830,  and  died  1831. 

G  2.  John  Edward,  born  1831;  married  Mary  Faxon  in  1855,  by 
whom  he  has  two  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Nora  Newel,  born  1856,  and 
died  in  1857,  and  H  2,  George  Edward,  born  1857.  G  2,  Jno. 
Edward,  lives  at  Clarksville,  Tenn. 

G  3.    Walter  Jones,  born  1835,  and  died  1835. 

G  4,  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  1837;  is  a  graduate  of  Clarksville, 
Tenn,,  Female  Academy. 

G  5.  Chesterfield  Byrne,  born  1838;  is  a  merchant  at  Grays- 
ville,  Ky, 

G  6.  Mary  Irene,  born  1841;  G  7,  Walter  Breathitt,  born  1844; 
G  8,  James  Polk,  born  1845;  G  9,  Albert  Gallatin,  born  1847;  G  10, 
Emma  Amanda,  born  1849;  G  11,  Clarence  Oliver,  born  1852. 

F  3.  Ethelbert  Samuel  Wilcox,  was  born  in  1808;  was  a  deacon 
in  the  Baptist  church,  and  a  farmer  by  occupation  in  Montgomery 
county,  Tennessee.  In  1830  he  married  Dorothy  Elizabeth  Marshall, 
by  whom  he  had  nine  children,  and  died  in  1859. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  243 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children : 

G  1.    Elizabeth  Ann,  born  1831,  and  died  in  1831. 

G  2.  Virginia  Geraldine,  born  1832;  married  Simon  Bright  Her- 
ring in  1853,  a  farmer  near  Clarksville,  Tenn.,  by  whom  she  has  two 
children,  viz.:  H  1,  Edward  Herington,  born  1855,  died  1856;  and 
H  2,  Rachel  Elizabeth,  born  1857. 

G  3.  Margaret  Sophia,  born  1834;  G  4,  John  Carter,  born  1837; 
G  5,  Amanda  Melvina,  born  1839;  G  6,  Samuel  Ethelbert,  born  1842; 
G  7,  James  Ewing,  born  1845;  G  8,  Edward  Dearing,  born  1848, 
died  in  1851,  and  G  9,  Sarah  Ella,  born  1852. 

F  4.  Dr.  Ethelred  Thomas,  son  of  John  E.  Wilcox,  was  born  in 
1811;  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church;  was  a  student  at  the 
Transylvania  University;  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  in 
1836.  In  1836  he  married  Rachel  McFarlen  Hunter,  of  Russellville, 
Ky.,  who  was  born  in  1814.  In  1838  he  moved  to  Missouri,  where 
his  wife  died  in  1841;  he  had  four  children,  only  one  of  whom  was 
born  alive,  to- wit:  G  1,  John  Degrafton,  born  1841,  and  died  in  1841. 

In  1843  he  married  his  second  wife  Ann  Eliza  Merritt,  daughter 
of  Dr.  Daniel  Merritt,  of  Todd  county,  Kentucky.  She  (Ann 
Eliza)  was  born  in  1827.  He  has  had  the  following-named  chil- 
dren by  his  second  wife:  G  1,  Mildred  Madora,  born  1844;  G  2, 
Lucy  Ann,  born  1845;  G  3,  Cordelia  Eglantine,  born  1847;  G  4, 
Olivia  Ewing,  born  1849,  and  died  1851,  and  G  5,  Thomas  Daniel, 
born  1855.  After  doing  a  very  heavy  and  laborious  practice  for 
fifteen  years  and  losing  his  health  therebj'.  Dr.  E.  T.  Wilcox  moved 
back  to  Montgomery  county,  Tennessee,  abandoned  the  practice  of 
his  profession  and  is  now  (1859)  living  on  a  farm  enjoying  "rural 
felicit}', ' '  the  comforts  of  which  he  was  in  a  great  degree  deprived 
during  the  time  he  was  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his 
profession. 

F  6.  General  Albert  Gallatin  Wilcox,  son  of  John  E.,  was  born  in 
1816 ;  was  a  student  of  the  law  department  of  Transylvania  University ; 
commenced  practice  in  1841  at  Clarksville,  Tenn.,  where  he  remained 
until  1849,  when  he  married  Mar}'  Kent  McGavock,  of  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  after  which  he  remained  one  year  in  Clarksville  to  enable 
him  to  settle  up  his  unfinished  business  when  he  abandoned  his 
profession  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Nashville,  upon  which  he 
lived  five  years  and  then  removed  to  Montgomery  county,  near 
Oraysville,  Ky.     He  was  made  a  Brigadier-General  in  1847. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children : 

G  1.    Joseph  Ewing,  born  1850;  G  2,  Mary  Alberta,  born  1851; 


244  GENEALOGY   OP  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

G  3,    John   Earle,    born    1854,    and   G  4,    James   McGavock,   bom 
1856. 

F  7.  Mildred  Geraldine  Wilcox,  daughter  of  John  E.,  was  born 
in  1819;  married  William  Leonard  Hiter  in  1838,  and  died  1857. 
She  had  by  him  seven  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Elizabeth  Harriet,  born  in  1839,  and  married  Andrew 
Hynes  Ewing,  son  of  Hon.  Andrew  Ewing,  of  Nashville,  Tenn.,  in 
1858. 

G  2.    Chesterfield  James,  born  in  1841. 

G  3.    Mildred  Eglantine,  born  in  1844. 

G  4.    Legrand  DeForest,  born  in  1846. 

G  5.    William  Leonard,  born  in  1848. 

G  6.    Helen  Mary,  born  in  1849,  and  died  1851,  and 

G  7.    Charlie  Albert,  born  in  1854,  and  died  1855. 

Mrs.  Mildred  G.  Hiter  is  a  member  of  the  Reform  or  Christian 
church.  Mr.  Hiter  is  a  farmer  in  Montgomery  county,  Tennessee, 
and  is  one  of  the  best  of  men — a  perfect  gentleman. 

F  8.  Middleton  Ewing  Wilcox,  son  of  John  E.,  was  born  in 
1822;  educated  under  Captain  John  D.  Tyler;  read  law  but  never 
practiced  it;  is  one  of  the  best  practical  farmers  in  the  country;  i& 
a  citizen  of  Clarksville,  Tenn.  His  health  being  delicate,  he  em- 
ploys his  time  reading  and  attending  to  the  duties  and  requirements 
of  the  Order  of  1.  0.  0.  F. ,  of  which  he  is  a  prominent  member, 
and  at  this  time  (1859)  a  representative  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Ten- 
nessee to  the  U.  S.  A.  Grand  Lodge  at  Baltimore,  Md.  He  has 
never  married. 

F  9.  Hannah  Eglantine  Wilcox,  daughter  of  John  E.,  was  born 
in  1824;  was  educated  at  the  Russellville,  Ky. ,  Female  Academy; 
married,  in  1843,  Needham  Bryan  Whitfield,  and  settled  on  a  farm 
near  Clarksville,  Tenn.  Mr.  Whitfield  was  born  in  1821 ;  was  a 
good  farmer,  but  fanatical  on  the  subject  of  religion.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Baptist  church,  and  died  in  1858.  She  (Hannah  E.) 
had  nine  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Eugene,  born  in  1844,  and  died  in  1848. 

G  2.    Hervey,  born  in  1847. 

G  3.    Miriam  Elizabeth,  born  in  1849. 

G  4.    John  Ewing,  born  in  1850,  and  died  1851. 

G  5.    Thomas  Chesterfield,  born  in  1852,  and  died  1855. 

G  6.    Eugenia  Gerandine,  born  in  1853. 

G  7.    Ezma,  born  in  1855. 

G  8.    George  Neville,  born  in  1857. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  245 

G  9.    Bryan  Eglantine,  born  in  1858. 

This  closes  the  posterity  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wilcox,  daughter  of 
Thomas  and  Mildred  McC.  Rowland.  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wilcox  makes 
her  home  with  her  youngest  daughter,  Mrs.  Whitfield,  at  or  near 
Clarksville,  Tenn.,  since  the  death  of  her  husband.  All  the  family 
live  in  Montgomery  county,  Tennessee,  within  ten  miles  of  where 
they  were  born  and  raised,  except  Dr.  Chesterfield  Lewis  Wilcox, 
who  lives  at  Graysville,  Todd  county,  Ky. 

E  4.  Nancy  Rowland,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mildred,  was 
born  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  in  1785.  She  married 
William  Sadler;  emigrated  to  Arkansas,  where  they  both  died  in 
Yell  county  about  1849  or  1850.  The  following  are  the  names  of 
their  eleven  children : 

F  1.  Matilda  Lewis;  F  2,  Lucian  Overton;  F  3,  Theodore  Pres- 
ton; F  4,  Malinda  Adeline;  F  5,  Gramalda  Carbelow;  F  6,  Rufus 
Crispinus;  F  7,  Golesby  Argyle;  F  8,  Thomas  Rowland;  F  9,  James 
Thilman;  F  10,  Sarah  Sophia,  and  F  11,  Belonia  Levina. 

F  1.    Matilda  L.,  married  a  Mr.  Carnes. 

F  2.  Lucian  0.,  married  Miss  Willie  Lewis,  and  died  in  1853, 
leaving  two  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Lewis  Rowland,  and  G  2,  Lucian 
Overton,  Jr.,  who  died  in  childhood. 

F  3.  Theodore  P.  Sadler,  was  born  in  1809,  and  was  twice 
married;  in  1834  to  Clarissa  0.  Logan,  and  in  1842  to  Mary  Ann 
Haney,  of  South  Carolina.  He  had  two  children  by  the  first  wife, 
and  five  by  the  second,  viz. : 

G  1.  Leander  Leantine  Sadler,  born  in  1835;  married  a  Miss 
Crownover,  and  resided  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas. 

G  2.    Clarissa  Matilda  Sadler,  born  in  1843. 

G  4.    Nancy  Sadler,  born  in  1846. 

G  5.    Melinda  Adeline. 

G  6.    Christopher  Sanford,  died. 

G  7.    William  Thaddeus,  resides  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas. 

F  4.  Melinda  Adeline,  daughter  of  William  and  Nancy  Sadler, 
married  Abraham  S.  Meek,  and  had  three  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
Nancy  Matilda;  G  2,  Martha  Jane;  G  3,  Sarah  Sophia.  Melinda 
Adeline  died  in  1838. 

F  5.  Gramalda  C. ,  son  of  William  and  Nancy  Sadler,  married 
Ann  Eliza  Logan,  and  had  seven  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Napoleon 
Dupree,  born  1838;  G  2,  James  Logan,  born  1840;  G  3,  David  Mor- 
ris; G  4,  Hadley  Hurlbert;  G  5,  Sarah  Jane;  G  6,  Mary  Amanda, 
and  G  7,  Ann  Eliza. 


246  GENEALOGY    OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  6.  Rufus  C,  son  of  William  and  Nancy  Sadler,  married,  im 
1837,  Elizabeth  Murphy,  and  left  nine  children,  viz. :  G  1,  James 
Overton,  born  1838;  G  2,  Sarah  Sophia,  died;  G  3,  Thomas  Row- 
land; G  4,  William  Randolph;  G  5,  Delia  Ann;  G  6,  Kandury 
Katura;  G  7,  Rufus  Crispinus;  G  8,  Roberta  Rufina,  and  G  9,  Cave. 
They  reside  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas. 

F  7.  Golesby  Argyle,  son  of  Nancy  and  William  Sadler,, 
married  Angeline  Peavy,  in  1840;  raised  ten  children  and  died  im 
Arkansas.  His  children  are:  G  1,  Nancy  Ann;  G  2,  Dial 
Peavy;  G  3,  Belonia  Levina;  G  4,  Lucian  Overton;  G  5,  James 
Thilman;  G  6,  Gramalda  Carbelow;  G  7,  Ann  Eliza;  G  8,  Thursday, 
and  G  9,  Sarah  Sophia. 

F  8.  Thomas  Rowland,  son  of  Nancy  and  William  Sadler,  died 
single  in  Texas. 

F  9.  James  Thilman,  son  of  Nancy  and  William  Sadler, "mar- 
ried Thursday  Thompson,  in  1839;  had  three  children,  and  died  in 
Yell  county,  Arkansas,  in  1855.  His  children  were:  G  1, 
Roarer  Decalur;  G  2,  Pearl  Eliza;  G  3,  James  Thilman,  born  185S 
in  Yell  county,  Arkansas. 

F  10.  Sarah  Sophia,  daughter  of  Nancy  and  William  Sadler, 
married,  in  1840,  Jonathan  Logan,  and  resides  in  Yell  county, 
Arkansas.  They  had  ten  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Nancy  Levina,  bora 
1841;  G  2,  Rachel  Cornelia;  G  3,  Augustus  C,  was  killed  in  the 
Confederate  war;  G  4,  Christopher  Columbus;  G  5,  David  Boone; 
G  6,  Gertrude;  G  7,  Eldora,  and  G  8,  Alice  Chandler. 

F  11.  Belonia  Levina,  daughter  of  Nancy  and  William  Sadler, 
was  twice  married;  first,  to  Hymenus  Sadler,  her  cousin;  [second, 
to  Franklin  Scott,  in  1866.  She  had  four  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
Albert  Elliott;  G  2,  Duke,  etc. 

E  5.  T.  Lewis  Rowland,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mildred  Lewis,  was. 
born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1788;  married  Eliza- 
beth Burrows  in  1809;  emigrated  to  Randolph  county,  Missouri, 
where  they  both  died  about  1850.  Their  children  were:  F  1, 
Demarquis ;  F  2,  Mary ;  F  3,  Jane ;  F  4,  Peter ;  F  5,  Elizabeth,  etc. 

E  6.  Frances  Rowland,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mildred  Lewis, 
was  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1790.  She  mar- 
ried Edward  Goode,  of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  where 
she  died  in  1835,  leaving  the  following-named  children: 

F  1.  Nancy  Poindexter;  F  2,  Taliaferro  Lewis,  died  single  in 
1834;  F  3,  Garland  Dickerson;  F  4,  Mildred  Rowland;  F  5,  Eliza- 
beth Hopson,  and  F  6,  Richard  Thomas. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  247' 

F  1.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Edward  Goode,  married  Wallis  Peter' 
Goode,  a  cousin,  and  had  the  following  children:  G  1,  Minerva  0.,- 
born  1833;  G  2,  Frances  M.,  born  1837;  G'3,  Margaret  E.,  born 
1839;  G  4,  Edward  S.,  born  1841;  G  5,  Oliver  W.,  born  1843;  G  6, 
Mary  L.,  born  1844;  G  7,  James  M.,  born  1845;  G  8,  Martha  J., 
born  1848;  G  9,  Sarah  A.,  born  1851;  G  10,  Garland  T.,  born  1852, 
and  G  11,  John  C,  born  1859.  Nancy  P.  Goode  resides  in  Ruther- 
ford county.  North  Carolina. 

F  3.  Garland  Dickerson,  son  of  Edward  Goode,  married  Melinda 
Orr;  has  three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Frances  Cornelia;  G  2,  Sarah 
Jane,  and  G  3,  Margaret  Ann.     Post-office,  Muskrat,  Bradley,  Tenn. 

F  4.  Mildred  Rowland  Goode,  daughter  of  Edward,  married 
James  Armstrong;  has  no  children. 

F  5.  Elizabeth  Hopson,  married  Clinton  Armstrong,  and  has  ten 
children,  viz.:  G  1,  Frances  Rowland;  G  2,  Nancy;  G  3,  James; 
G  4,  Harriet;  G  5,  Henry  Clay;  G  6,  Eliza;  G  7,  Thomas;  G  8, 
Pauline  Price;  G  9,  Sarah,  and  G  10,  William  Garland. 

F  5.  Richard  Thomas  Goode,  son  of  Edward,  married  a  Miss 
Dorsey;  had  two  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Eliza,  and  G  2,  Thomas  Talia- 
ferro. 

F  6.  Sarah  Stephens  Goode,  married  John  Epperson;  has  chil- 
dren, viz. :  G  1,  William  Miles;  G2,  Mahala  Magdalene;  G  3,  Green. 
Craig  Miles;  G  4,  Nancy  Caladonia;  G  5,  Joseph  Pinckney. 

Edward  Goode,  after  the  death  of  Frances  Rowland,  his  first 
wife,  emigrated  and  settled  in  Bradley  county,  Tennessee,  taking 
with  him  all  of  his  children  except  Nancy  P.,  where  he  married  hi& 
second  wife,  Elizabeth  Armstrong. 

E  7.  John  Sharp  Rowland,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mildred  Lewis, 
was  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1795.  In  1816 
he  married  Frances  M.  Lewis,  his  cousin,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis, 
of  Spartanburg   District,   S.   C,  and   his   wife,   Mary   W.  Machen, 

Joel  Lewis,  son  of  David,  had  but  two  children,  viz. :  Dr.  John 
W.  Lewis  and  Mary  W.  Lewis,  wife  of  John  S.  Rowland,  who  after 
their  marriage,  settled  in  Spartanburg  District,  S.  C,  where  he  was 
for  many  years  tax  collector  of  the  District,  and  a  merchant  at 
Spartanburg  Court  House.  In  1839  he  moved  to  Cass,  now  Bartow 
county,  Georgia,  where  he  engaged  in  farming  and  trading.  He 
was  the  owner  of  a  very  valuable  mineral  springs  in  said  county, 
known  as  "Rowland  Springs,"  which  was  very  much  resorted  to 
during  the  summer  season,  by  thousands  of  votaries  of  pleasure 
and  seekers  of  health. 


2-18  GENEALOGY   OP    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

In  1863  Cass  county  was  divided,  and  a  new  county  organized 
called  Bartow. 

[From  the  Southern  Confederacy,  published  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  December  31,  1862.] 

Major  John  S.  Rowland,  of  Bartow  count}',  has  presented  to  the  Justices 
of  the  Inferior  Court  of  said  county  two  hundred  bushels  of  corn  for  the 
use  of  families  of  soldiers;  and  Messrs.  Quinby  and  Roberson,  of  the  same 
county,  have  made  a  donation  to  the  Inferior  Court  of  one  thousand  bushels 
of  corn,  and  ground  it  free  of  toll,  for  the  same  noble  purpose.  Such  gen- 
erous liberality  deserves  to  be  recorded.  The  people,  and  especially  the 
brave  and  patriotic  soldiers  of  Bartow,  should  know  that  they  have  such 
true,  patriotic  and  liberal-hearted  friends  at  home  as  Major  Rowland  and 
Messrs.  Quinby  and  Roberson  in  these  days  of  speculation  and  extortion. 
God  bless  such  generous  souls!  Bartow. 

[From  the  Weekly  Mississippian  of  September  30,  1863.] 

Major  John  S.  Rowland,  the  efficient  superintendent  of  the  Western  & 
Atlanta  Railroad,  died  at  Atlanta  on  Saturday  last  from  diarrhoea. 

Major  John  S.  Rowland  was  a  very  energetic  business  man.  He  was 
about  five  feet  ten  inches  in  height,  with  dark  hair,  eyes  and  skin,  weigh- 
ing about  two  hundred  pounds. 

Frances  M.  Lewis,  his  wife,  is  a  woman  that  has  no  superior,  and  but 
few  equals  in  point  of  great  fortitude,  untiring  industry  and  perseverance. 
She  has  taken  a  great  many  premiums  of  money,  premium  plates,  silver 
cups,  .etc.,  at  the  agricultural  fairs  in  Georgia  by  the  exhibition  of  her  own 
work,  such  as  woolen  blankets,  cotton  blankets,  negro  cloth,  carpeting, 
coverlets,  comforts,  jeans,  diapers,  plaids,  flannels,  patchwork,  etc. 

James  Charles  Rowland,  in  speaking  of  her  indefatigable  industry,  once 
facetiously  remarked  that  "when  his  brother  John's  wife  got  to  heaven, 
should  there  be  any  spinning  and  weaving  going  on  there,  she  would  be 
placed  at  the  head  of  that  department." 

Frances  M.  and  John  S.  Rowland  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 
F  1.  Mary  Lewis,  born  1818;  F  2,  Mildred  Emily,  born  1819; 
F  3,  John  Lewis,  born  1822,  died  in  infancy;  F  4,  Eliza  Frances, 
born  1824;  F  5,  Joel  Thomas,  born  1827;  F  6,  John  Lewis,  born 
1830;  F  7,  Wm.  Lewis,  born  1833;  F  8,  Joseph  Preston,  born  1835, 
died  in  infancy;  F  9,  Harriet  Elizabeth,  born  1837,  died  in  infancy; 
F  10,  Joseph  Henry,  born  1839,  died  in  infancy,  and  F  11,  Robert 
Hayne,  born  1842. 

F  1.  Mary  Lewis  Rowland,  daughter  of  John  S.,  was  born  in 
1818  and  married  Joseph  Michael,  a  merchant  at  Spartanburg  C. 
H.,  S.  C,  in  1836.  They  had  two  children,  both  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  Joseph  Michael  died  in  1840.  Mrs.  Mary  L.  Michael 
married  again,  in  1851,  Dr.  S.  C.  Edgeworth,  and  resides  in  Cass,  or 
Bartow  county,  Georgia.      Dr.  S.  C.  Edgeworth  is  a  relative  of  the 


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celebrated  authoress,  Miss  Maria  Edgeworth,  of  Edgeworthtown, 
Ireland.  For  her  biography,  the  reader  is  referred  to  another  page 
of  this  work. 

F  2.  Mildred  E.  Rowland,  daughter  of  John  S.,  was  born  in 
1819;  married  Ck)l.  Henry  H.  Thompson,  a  lawj'er  of  Spartanburg, 
S.  C,  in  1838,  son  of  Richard  Thompson,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
Mrs.  Mildred  E.  Thompson  had  six  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  Henry  H., 
married  a  Miss  West,  of  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  G  2,  John  S.  Rowland, 
married  Martha  Jane  Clawson ;  G  3,  Mary  F. ,  married  Hazel  Scaife, 
Spartanburg,  S.  C. ;  G-  4,  Mildred  E.,  married  Thomas  Nowell, 
Gafney  Citj*,  S.  C. ;  G  5,  W.  Wadd}-,  married  Jessie  Means;  Gr  6, 
Eugenia  Edgeworth,  married  Ladson  Mills. 

G^  2.  J.  S.  R.  Thompson,  died  August  28,  1889,  when  the  fol- 
lowing obituary  notice  appeared  in  the  Yorkville  Enquirer: 

COL.  J.  S.  R.  THOMPSON. 

It  was  with  feelings  of  deep  regret  that  our  citizens  received  tidings  on 
Wednesday  last  of  the  death  of  Col.  J.  S.  R.  Thompson,  a  former  citizen  of 
our  town,  who  died  suddenly  at  his  residence  in  Spartanburg  on  Wednesday 
morning.  It  was  known  here  that  Col.  Thompson's  health  was  in  a  low 
state,  he  having  not  long  since  spent  several  weeks  in  Yorkville  for  the  pur- 
pose of  recuperating  and  resting,  and  though  our  people  were  not  entirely 
unprepared  for  the  event  the  news  was  a  severe  shock. 

Col.  J.  S.  R.  Thompson  was  the  second  son  of  the  late  Col.  H.  H. 
Thompson,  and  was  born  in  Spartanburg  in  1841.  He  graduated  from  the 
Soutli  Carolina  College  a  short  time  before  the  war,  and  entered  the  Con- 
federate service  as  a  private  in  the  Palmetto  Sharpshooters.  Before  quit- 
ting the  service  he  attained  the  rank  of  orderly  sergeant,  but  after  hav- 
ing been  in  the  army  two  years  he  was  assigned  to  the  enrolling  department 
and  served  in  it  until  the  close  of  the  war. 

On  the  10th  of  August,  1863,  he  married  Miss  Martha  J.  Clawson,  of 
Yorkville,  and  settling  down  in  this  place  he  commenced  the  stud}'  of  law. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1868,  and  after  several  j'ears'  successful 
practice  at  the  Yorkville  bar,  he  moved  to  Spartanburg,  where  he  continued 
more  assiduously  than  ever,  and  with  marked  success,  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession.  He  was  mayor  of  Spartanburg  for  two  terms,  and  also 
represented  that  county  in  the  general  assembly. 

Prom  a  just  tribute  to  his  worth,  published  in  the  Spartanburg  Herald 
of  last  Saturday,  we  talve  the  following: 

"Considered  altogether.  Colonel  Thompson  was  a  very  remarkable  man. 
He  was  not  a  genius,  unless  we  accept  the  definition  that  '  genius  is  the 
result  of  labor  as  applied  to  talent,'  for  he  had  wonderful  capacity  for 
labor,  and  all  the  application  that  talent  could  demand  for  its  highest 
development.  He  was  one  of  the  best  all-round  lawyers  in  the  State,  being 
apparently  equally  as  good  in  criminal  or  civil  cases,  on  the  law  or  on  the 


250  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY. 

equity  sides  of  the  courts.  No  wonder  then,  that  with  his  wonderful' 
application  and  capacity  for  labor,  his  faithful  and  conscientious  attention 
to  his  business,  his  sincere  love  for,  and  pride  in,  his  profession,  as  well  as. 
his  remarkable  kindness  and  courtesy,  both  in  and  out  of  the  courts — no 
wonder,  we  say,  that  he  should  have  won  a  position  among  the  first  lawyers, 
in  the  county  and  State,  and  that  his  reputation  should  be  more  than  local 
in  its  character.  He  will  be  missed  and  regretted  at  the  bar ;  he  will  be^ 
deeply  lamented  by  his  friends;  he  will  be  sadly  missed  by  this  commu- 
nity ;  but  sadder  than  all  these,  he  will  be  missed,  regretted,  lamented^ 
mourned  and  yearned  for  by  his  sorrowing  family. 

"  His  funeral  was  held  Thursday  afternoon  at  the  Episcopal  church,  of 
which  he  was  a  member.  All  the  stores  were  closed  and  the  city  bell  tolled 
the  requiem,  and  the  whole  city  assembled  at  the  grove  in  respect  for  a 
man  whom  all  honored  and  esteemed.  The  Knights  of  Honor,  the  Knights 
and  Ladies  of  Honor  and  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Rule,  of  each  of  which 
he  was  a  member,  all  were  represented.  Col.  Thompson  was  at  one  time 
Supreme  Commander  of  the  Knights  of  the  Golden  Rule,  and  was  one  of 
its  most  useful  and  valued  members.  His  funeral  showed  the  respect  and 
esteem  in  which  this  community  held  him." 

Issue  of  Mary  F.  Thompson  and  Hazel  Scaife: 

HI.  Mildred  Emily;  H  2,  Henry  Eugene;  H  3,  Hazel;  H  4, 
Mary  Agnes,  died  1882,  and  H  5,  Kowland  Edgeworth. 

F  5.  Joel  Thomas  Rowland,  son  of  John  S.,  born  1827;  married 
Louisa  J.  Keith,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Charles  F.  Keith,  of  Athens, 
McMinn  county,  Tenn.,  in  1852.  He  settled  in  Tennessee  in 
1855  and  died  in  1856,  leaving  two  children,  viz. :  G  1,  John  S.,  and 
G  2,  Charles  Keith. 

F  7.  William  Lewis  Rowland,  son  of  John  S.,  born  1833,  and 
married  in  1855,  Serene  J.  Dillard,  from  Lawrence  District,  South 
Carolina.  He  is  a  farmer  and  is  living  on  the  Etowah  river  in  Bar- 
tow county,  Georgia.  The  other  children  of  Major  John  S.  Rowland 
were  all  single  in  1856. 

E  8.  William  Tillman  Rowland,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mildred 
Lewis,  was  born  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  in  1797. 
In  1819  he  married  Mrs.  Hamlin,  whose  maiden  name  was  Emily 
Edgeworth,  and  was  the  daughter  of  John  Edgeworth,  of  Edge-: 
worthtown,  Ireland,  who  emigrated  to  America  in  1790.  Emily  waa 
a  relative  of  the  celebrated  authoress,  Miss  Maria  Edgeworth,  of 
Edgeworthtown,  Ireland. 

[From  Blake's  Biographical  Dictionary,  page  3M.] 
Richard  L.  Edgeworth  was  born  at  Rath  in  1744  and  died  at  Edgeworth- 
town June  13,  1818.     He  was  educated  at  Trinity  College,  Dublin,  and  next 
at  Corpus  Christi  College,  Oxford,  from  whence  he  removed  to  the  Temple^ 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  251 

Instead,  hcp'ever,  of  studying  the  law,  he  applied  the  mathematical 
sciences  and  became  an  excellent  mechanic.  In  1767  he  invented  the  tele- 
graph, which,  many  years  after,  he  saw  generally  adopted.  He  also  con- 
trived several  agricultural  instruments  and  wheel  carriages  upon  new  prin- 
ciples. On  going  to  France  he  was  employed  in  directing  the  works  across 
the  Rhine  at  Lyons.  In  1780  he  became  a  member  of  the  Royal  Societ}-, 
and  in  1785  he  was  named  in  the  patent  for  establishing  the  Royal  Irish 
Academy.  He  proved  a  great  benefactor  to  that  part  of  the  country  where 
he  resided  by  making  railways,  draining  bogs  and  introducing  an  improved 
system  of  agriculture.  Some  years  before  he  died  he  formed  aspire  for  the 
church  of  Edgeworthtown,  which  was  all  constructed  of  frame  work  on  the 
ground  and  then  elevated  by  machinery  to  the  town,  where  it  was  fixed. 
Mr.  Edgeworth  published  :  1.  Poetry  Explained  ;  2.  Readings  on  Poetry  ; 
3.  Essays  on  Practical  Education,  2  vol.,  8vo.;  4.  Professional  Education; 
5.  Letter  to  Lord  Charlemont  on  the  Telegraph  ;  6.  Essay  on  the  Construc- 
tion of  Roads,  besides  various  tracts  and  papers  in  the  Philosophical  Trans- 
actions, the  Transactions  of  the  Royal  Irish  Academy,  etc.  He  was  married 
four  times  and  had  several  children,  one  of  whom,  Miss  Maria  Edgeworth, 
is  well  known  by  her  excellent  publications  and  the  continuation  of  her 
father's  memoirs,  from  which  this  is  extracted. 

[From  Blake's  Biographical  Dictionary.] 

Maria  Edgeworth,  a  distinguished  authoress  of  Great  Britain  and  a 
daughter  of  Richard  Lovell  Edgeworth,  was  born  January  1,  1763.  She 
has  been  admitted  to  be  a  woman  of  rare  genius  by  all  who  are  familiar 
with  her  works.  She  commenced  her  successful  literary  career  about  the 
year  1800,  and  in  her  earliest  productions  she  was  aided  bj'  the  suggestions 
and  advice  of  her  father.  The  famous  "Essay  on  Irish  Bulls"  was  the 
joint  production  of  herself  and  father.  Her  "  Castle  Rackrent  "  abounds 
in  admirable  sketches  of  Irish  life  and  manners,  and  for  fifty  years  after- 
ward was  admired  and  read  without  anj'  seeming  abatement  of  interest. 
Her  "Belinda,"  a  novel  portraying  real  life,  is  descriptive  of  some  of  the 
most  striking  traits  in  Irish  character. 

In  1804  she  published  her  "Popular  Tales,"  and  two  years  afterward 
"Leonora,"  a  novel  in  two  volumes.  In  1809  she  issued  "Tales  of  Fash- 
ionable Life  ;  "  in  1812  three  other  volumes  of  "Fashionable  Life,"  and  in 
1814  her  novel  called  "Patronage."  Before  the  publication  of  her  Irish 
stories  nothing  of  the  kind  had  ever  been  presented  to  the  public.  They 
produced  a  great  effect,  not  merely  on  the  reading  world,  but  also  on  that 
of  literature  and  politics. 

Walter  Scott  admits  that  he  commenced  his  Scottish  novels  with  the 
desire  of  emulating  Miss  Edgeworth. 

To  offer  a  complete  list  of  her  works  of  fiction  would  exceed  the  limits 
of  this  memoir ;  but  the  last  which  appeared,  in  1834,  under  the  title  of 
"Helen,"  was  a  masterpiece  of  beautiful  conception  and  descriptive 
imagery.  She  was  blessed  with  a  long  life,  numerous  firm  friends  and  held 
a  distinguished  place  in  English  and  Irish  societj-. 

But  few  tourists  of  worth  or  note  ever  visited  Ireland  during  the  last 


252  GENEALOGY  OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

fifty  years  of  her  life  without  bearir.g  testimony  of  her  vivacity  and  her 
great  value  in  the  large  circle  in  which  she  associated.  She  died  at  Edge- 
worthtown,  County  of  Longford  (Ireland),  May  21,  1849. 

Emily  Edgeworth,  daughter  of  John,  was  born  in  Charleston,  S.  C. , 
in  1793.  Her  father  married  the  widow  of  Sir  Francis  Knapp,  of 
Dublin,  in  Ireland,  whose  maiden  name  was  Bridget  Ryan,  and 
emigrated  to  America  in  1790. 

William  Tillman  Rowland,  Sr. ,  son  of  Thomas,  married  (as  before 
mentioned)  Emily  Edgeworth  in  1819;  located  at  Greenville  C.  H., 
S.  C. ,  where  he  kept  a  hotel  for  many  years  previous  to  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  1838. 

After  his  death  the  following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a 
Greenville  paper: 

OBITUARY. 

Died  at  his  residence  in  this  vicinity  on  Tuesday,  the  36th  inst.,  after  a 
protracted  illness,  Mr.  William  T.  Rowland  (senior),  in  the  forty-second 
year  of  his  age.  Thus  has  fallen  in  the  meridian  of  life  a  gentleman 
extensively  known  in  this  community — one  who  has  long  been  an  active 
and  useful  citizen  of  our  village,  one  whose  uncommon  share  of  the  social 
virtues  and  habitual  discharge  of  all  the  duties  which  spring  from  the 
relations  of  man  to  man  attracted  the  affectionate  esteem  of  his  numerous 
friends  during  his  life,  and  in  his  death  elicits  emotions  of  unaffected  sor- 
row and  regret.  Alas!  it  is  not  friendship  alone  that  bewails  this  calamity; 
the  anguish  and  tears  of  a  devoted  wife  and  family  of  children  attend  this 
affecting  event. 

They  who  have  best  known  and  appreciated  the  domestic  virtues  of  the 
husband  and  father,  who  have  been  blessed  with  the  fruits  of  his  energetic 
exertions  and  provident  solicitude  for  their  welfare  and  whose  affection  and 
love  have  most  tenderly  reciprocated  the  feelings  of  the  heart  now  forever 
stilled  in  death  feel,  more  keenly  than  others  can  describe,  the  pangs  of 
bitter  sorrow  now  that  his  "days  are  passed"  and  his  "purpose  of  life  are 
broken  off."  Than  the  deceased  few  were  so  courteous  in  manners,  so  kind 
and  obliging  in  disposition  ;  highly  prizing  whilst  he  won  the  approbation 
and  regard  of  his  friends  and  neighbors. 

The  grateful  remembrance  of  the  estimable  and  endearing  qualities  of 
the  departed,  though  it  enhances  our  regard  for  his  loss,  bears  with  it  also 
a  solace  to  our  minds,  which  time  will  only  increase,  that  he  who  possessed 
those  qualities  in  this  world  and  who  delighted  in  their  practical  use  will 
not  be  unrewarded  with  the  joys  of  the  next  before  that  Being  who  esteems 
a  benevolent  service  done  to  the  least  of  his  creatures  as  one  rendered  unto 
Himself,  and  gives  the  hope  that  "  after  life's  fitful  fever  he  sleeps  well ;  " 
to  have  the  deep  repose  of  the  grave  which  encloses  him  only  broken  by 
the  dawning  of  that  day  which  knows  no  night. 

Greenville,  S.  C,  June  29,  1838. 


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The   following  inscription  on  his  tombstone  may  be  found  at 
Greenville  C.  H.,  S.  C. : 

SACRED  TO  THE  MEMORY 
—  OF  — 

WILLIAM  TILLMAN  ROWLAND, 

Who  departed  this  life 

On  the  26th  of  June,  1838, 

In  the  forty-second  3-ear  of  his  age. 


He  raised  three  children,  viz, : 

F  1.    Sophia  Frost,  born  1820. 

F  2.    William  Tillman,  Jr.,  born  1822;  died  single. 

F  3.    Thomas  Robert,  born  1823,  etc. 

F  1.  Sophia  Frost  Rowland,  married  Henry  Montague  Earle  ia 
1838,  and  has  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.    William  Edward,  born  1839. 

G  2.    Emily  Edge  worth,  born  1841. 

G  3.    Mary  Montague,  born  1843. 

G  4.    John  Hamlin,  born  1845,  etc. 

F  2.  Major  William  Tillman  Rowland,  Jr.,  died  single  at  Green- 
ville C.  H,  S.  C,  in  1843. 

The  following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  Green\ille  paper: 

OBITUARY. 

Died  at  Greenville  C.  H.  on  the  20th  Inst.,  Major  William  T.  Rowland, 
in  the  2?th  year  of  his  age.  It  is  enough  to  say  of  the  lamented  deceased 
that  he  died  without  an  enemy,  and  with  the  friendship  and  kind  feelings  of 
our  whole  community.  Scrupulously  just  and  honorable  in  all  his  dealings, 
imassuming,  sincere,  kind  and  benevolent  in  his  feelings,  he  has  left  a  char- 
acter untouched  with  even  the  imputation  of  an  unjust  or  ungenerous  action. 

Major  Rowland  has  been  for  the  last  two  years,  Intendendant  of  our 
town,  an  office  to  which,  although  so  young  a  man,  he  was  called  by  the 
undivided  suffrages  of  his  neighbors,  and  the  duties  of  which  he  has  dis- 
charged to  the  satisfaction  of  all. 

Greenville,  October  27,  1848. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  epitaph  upon  his  tombstone : 


SACRED   TO   THE  MEMORY 
— OF — 

WILLIAM  T.  ROWLAND,  Jr., 

Who  departed  this  life 

On  the  20th  of  October,  1848, 

In  the  twenty-seventh  year  of  his  age. 


254  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

F  3.  Thomas  Kobert,  third  child  of  Wm.  T.  Kowland  and  his 
wife,  Emily  Edge  worth,  was  born  in  1823.  He  is  a  merchant  at 
Oreenville  C.  H.,  S.  C.  In  1847  he  married  Elizabeth  Sloan 
Brooks,  and  has  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.    William  Edgeworth,  born  1850. 

G  2.    John  Brooks,  born  1852. 

G  3.    Bettie,  born  1854,  etc. 

E  9.  James  Charles  Rowland,  son  of  Thomas  and  Mildred,  was 
born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1800;  was  a  twin. 
In  1827  he  married  Mary  Wilkins,  daughter  of  Robert,  near  Goucher 
Meeting-house,  on  Goucher  Creek,  in  the  eastern  part  of  Sgartan- 
barg  District,  S.  C.  She  had  but  two  brothers — William  and  Rus- 
sell, and  no  sister.  In  1821-2  James  C.  sold  goods  at  Lockhart's 
Shoals,  in  Union  District,  S.  C,  and  after  his  marriage  he  sold 
goods  in  Spartanburg  District,  for  some  years.  After  the  death  of 
his  wife  he  emigrated  to  Wetumpka,  Ala.,  where  he  spent  a  few 
years,  after  which  he  moved  to  Montgomery,  Ala.  After  the  death 
of  his  children  in  the  Confederate  war  he  returned  to  South  Caro- 
lina, and  died  in  1886.  He  had  four  children  by  Mary  Wilkins; 
only  two  lived  to  be  grown.  Their  names  were:  F  1,  James,  and 
F  2,  William ;  both  died  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

E  10.  Melinda  Jane  Rowland,  daughter  of  Thomas,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1800,  and  was  a  twin  sister 
to  James  Charles.  She  married  Dr.  Anderson  Thomas,  in  1824,  in 
Greenville  District,  S.  C,  and  died  in  Elmore  county,  Alabama,  in 
1889.     She  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Mary  Jane,  born  1825. 

F  2.    Pauline  Louisa,  born  1827. 

F  3.    Josephine  Elizabeth,  born  1828. 

F  4.    Jerome,  born  1830,  and  died  1836. 

F  5.    Orlando  Lewis,  born  1832,  and  died  1832. 

F  6.    Mildred  Susan,  born  1835. 

F  7.    Sarah  Frances,  born  1838. 

F  8.    John  Mclver,  born  1840,  and  died  1841. 

F  1.  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas,  married  in  1842, 
Thomas  J.  Mitchell,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Pauline  Thomas,  born  1848;  G  2,  Louise,  born  1850;  G  3, 
John  William,  born  1852;  G  4,  Josephine  Taylor,  born  1854;  G  5, 
Anderson  Lewis,  born  1857;  G  6,  Claudine  M.,  born  1861. 

F  2.  Pauline  Louisa,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas,  married  William 
A.  Graham,  in  1845.     Mr.  Graham  is  a  relative  of  General  George 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  255 

<3raham,  of  Revolutionary  fame,  and  also  of  Governor  "William  A. 
Oraham,  of  North  Carolina.  Pauline  died  in  1852,  and  left  two 
children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Robert  Leonidas,  born  1849;  G  2,  Mary  Caroline,  born 
1851,  and  died  1853. 

F  3.  Josephine  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas,  born  in 
1828;  married  James  Blakely  Taylor,  in  1847,  and  resides  at 
Wetumpka,  Ala.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Elbert  Frances,  born  1848;  G  2,  Holt,  born  1850;  G  3, 
Henry  Mitchell,  born  1852;  G  4,  Walter  Thomas,  born  1855;  G  5, 
Shernlan,  born  1857;  G  6,  James  Blakely,  born  1861;  G  7,  Mary 
Josephine,  born  1862. 

F  6.    Mildred  Susan,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas,  born  in  1835. 

F  7.    Sarah  Frances,  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas,  born  in  1838. 

G  6.  Claudine  M. ,  daughter  of  Dr.  T.  J.  Mitchell,  was  born  in 
1861,  and  married  in  1889,  Charles  A.  Owen,  They  reside  at  Ware, 
Elmore  county,  Ala.,  and  have  (in  1891)  two  children,  viz.:  H  1, 
Melinda  Thomas,  born  1890,  and  H  2,  William  Terrell  Lewis,  born 
1891. 

E  11.  Richard  Demarquis,  son  of  Thomas  Rowland  and  his  wife, 
Mildred  McCoy  Lewis,  was  born  in  1802.  He  weighed  about  two 
hundred  pounds.  His  height  was  about  five  feet  and  ten  inches, 
with  dark  hair  and  florid  complexion.  In  1828  he  married  Nancy  A., 
daughter  of  Dr.  Ryan,  on  Broad  river,  in  Chester  county.  South 
€arolina.  He  settled  near  Jacksonville,  in  Calhoun  county,  Ala., 
where  he  died  in  1849,  and  his  wife  in  1855.  They  had  five  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.    Mildred  Anna,  born  in  South  Carolina,  in  1829. 

F  2.    Thomas  Ryan,  born  in  South  Carolina,  in  1834. 

F  3.    William  Thilman,  born  in  1836,  and  died  1836. 

F  4.    John  Daniel,  born  in  1837,  in  Calhoun  county,  Alabama. 

F  5.    Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in  1842,  in  Calhoun  county,  Alabama. 

F  1.  Mildred  Anna  Rowland's  weight  is  about  one  hundred 
pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and  dark  hair.  She  married  Thomas  L. 
Wakely,  of  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  in  1849,  and  had  the  following- 
named  children,  and  died: 

G  1.  Richard  David,  born  1850;  G  2,  John  Clark,  born  1852, 
and  died  1853;  G  3,  George  Rowland,  born  1854,  and  G  4,  Thomas 
Ryan,  born  1856. 

F  2.  Thomas  Ryan  Rowland  weighed  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds,  with  fair  complexion,  blue  eyes  and  light  curly  hair. 


256  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

He  was  a  merchant  at  Jacksonville,  Ala.  He  married,  in  1855, 
Mary  E.  Stipes,  of  Jacksonville,  by  whom  he  had  four  children, 
viz. : 

G  1.  George  Demarquis,  born  1856;  G  2,  William  Tilghman, 
born  1857,  etc. 

In  1861,  when  the  tocsin  of  war  was  sounded,  Thomas  Ryan 
Rowland  threw  aside  his  yard-stick,  bade  adieu  to  his  young  wife  and 
little  babes,  shouldered  his  musket,  marched  to  the  battlefield  and 
fell  a  martyr  to  freedom's  cause.  His  first  service  was  in  the  10th 
Alabama  Regiment  in  Virginia,  and  in  consequence  of  ill-health  he 
procured  a  substitute ;  but  so  soon  as  his  health  was  recovered  he 
enlisted  again  under  John  H.  Morgan.  In  an  engagement,  at  the 
town  of  Augusta,  in  the  extreme  northern  part  of  Kentucky,  on  the 
banks  of  the  Ohio  river,  he  was  wounded  in  the  leg,  which  was  am- 
putated and  from  the  effects  of  which  he  died  and  was  buried  at 
Cynthiana,   Ky. 

F  4.  John  Daniel  Rowland,  the  fourth  child  of  Richard  Demar- 
quis, was  a  member  of  General  John  H.  Morgan' s  original  regiment. 
For  some  time  previous  to  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  Second  Lieu- 
tenant of  General  Wheeler' s  escort,  and  was  on  stafl'-duty  with  Gen- 
eral Wheeler  a  great  portion  of  the  time. 

He  was  very  fortunate  while  in  service;  was  never  wounded, 
captured,  nor  confined  a  day  with  sickness. 

His  height  was  five  feet  six  inches,  weighed  one  hundred  and 
thirty  pounds,  with  light  hair,  gray  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  He 
was  a  merchant  in  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  where  he  died. 

F  5.  Mary  Elizabeth,  fifth  child  of  Richard  Demarquis  Rowland, 
was  born  in  1842.  She  weighed  about  one  hundred  pounds,  had  blue 
eyes,  light  hair  and  fair  complexion.  She  married  Mr.  H.  A.  Earns, 
resided  at  Jacksonville,  Ala. ,  and  had  children  as  follows : 

G  1.    Nancy  Catharine,  born  1862. 

G  2.    Thomas  Rowland,  born  1863,  and  died  1863. 

G  3.    John  Daniel,  born  1865. 

G  4.    Annie  Alice,  born  1868. 

G  5.    Archibald  Demarquis,  born  1869,  and  died  1870. 

G  6.    Harriet  Rowland,  born  1870. 

G  7.    Mary  Augusta,  born  1872. 

Mrs.  Mary  Elizabeth  Earns  died  in  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  in  1874. 


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CHAPTEE  Xn. 

CHARLES  C.   LEWIS. 

D  5.  Hon.  Charles  Crawford  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  Taliaferro,  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1761. 
He  was  a  hatter  by  trade. 

He  emigrated  to  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  with  liis 
father  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  settled  on  Mountain  creeii, 
four  miles  west  of  Rutherfordton. 

At  the  time  of  their  settlement  in  North  Carolina  the  country  was 
infested  with  Indians,  bears,  wolves,  etc.,  which  proved  a  great 
source  of  annoyance  to  the  early  settlers. 

On  one  occasion  he  was  out  hunting  with  his  dog  and  gun  and 
unexpectedly  came  in  contact  with  a  large  bear  on  his  farm.  The 
dog  encountered  the  bear  in  a  fight  and  had  it  over  and  under  for  a 
few  minutes,  but  the  bear  proved  an  over-match  for  the  dog  oa 
account  of  the  great  difference  in  their  sizes  and  would  soon  have 
dispatched  him  but  for  the  timely  aid  of  Charles,  his  master,  who, 
to  save  his  dog,  fired  hastily  at  the  bear,  but  missed  his  aim;  he 
loaded  again  in  a  great  hurry  and  neglected  to  ram  down  a  wad  on 
his  shot,  and  by  the  time  he  got  his  gun  loaded  the  bear  had  the  dog 
in  his  embrace  and  was  giving  him  some  of  his  most  affectionate 
hugs.  Charles  rushed  upon  the  bear  with  his  gun,  placed  the  muzzle 
against  the  side  of  the  bear  and  fired ;  but  having  no  wad  on  his 
shot,  as  he  lowered  the  muzzle  of  the  gun  the  shot  all  ran  out;  but 
he  fired,  notwithstanding,  and  the  burning  of  the  powder  set  Bruin's 
wool  on  fire,  which,  together  with  the  report  of  the  gun,  alarmed 
him  so  that  the  bear  let  loose  the  dog  and  made  his  escape  in  double- 
quick  time  to  the  nearest  jungle. 

He  had  often  heard  the  old  bear-hunters  spin  their  long  yarns 

about  their  wonderful  adventures,  their  hair-breadth  escapes,  their 

hand-to-hand  fights,  their  shooting  and  stabbing  the  bears,  but  he 

was  always  rather  incredulous  as  to  the  stabbing  part,  until  he  had 

the  above-mentioned  encounter  with  the  bear  himself,  which  removed 

all  his  doubts  and  feelings  of  incredulity. 

When  the  Revolutionary  war  commenced  he  was  only  fourteen 

years  of  age,  but  after  he  arrived  at  a  proper  age  was  in  the  ser\ice. 
17 


258  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

It  is  not  known  how  long  he  served  in  the  army  as  he  never  applied 
for  a  pension. 

After  his  death  the  following  certificate  (now  filed  in  the  archives 
of  the  War  Department  at  "Washington  City)  was  found  among  his 
papers,  which,  together  with  other  living  evidence,  enabled  his 
widow  to  prove  his  services  and  to  draw  a  pension : 

This  is  to  certify  that  Charles  Lewis,  Sergeant,  has  faithfully  served  out 
his  tour  of  three  months,  in  General  Lillington's  brigade,  to  the  southward, 

Robert  Gilkey,  Captain. 

Andrew  Hampton,  Colonel. 
Charleston,  S.  C,  March  24,  1780. 

He  acted  as  a  magistrate  for  some  years  in  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  after  which  he  was  elected  in  1798  as  a  member  in 
the  House  of  Commons  of  the  State  Legislature  and  only  served  one 
term.  It  was  the  only  time  that  he  ever  aspired  to  that  office.  His 
name  can.  be  found  in  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina  on  page 
400.  He  was  afterward  elected,  during  life  or  good  behaviour,  to 
the  office  of  register  of  the  county,  which  office  he  held  upward  of 
thirty  years,  until  about  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1833. 

He  was  strictly  honest  and  upright  in  all  his  dealings  with 
mankind. 

In  1786  he  married  Elizabeth  Russell,  daughter  of  George  Rus- 
sell, from  Ireland,  whose  wife  was  the  widow  of  John  Whiteside  and 
whose  maiden  name  was  Molly  Underwood. 

Elizabeth  Russell  was  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina, 
in  1770.  She  was  about  five  feet  three  inches  in  height,  weighing 
about  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  black  hair  and  ej^es,  and 
dark  skin.  In  1848  she  made  a  profession  of  religion  and  attached 
herself  to  the  Baptist  church  at  Mountain  Creek  Meeting-house  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  and  died  in  1851. 

She  was  a  descendant  of  Molly  Brown,  the  widow  of  John  Brown, 
who  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  Virginia.  John  Brown  died  shortly 
after  his  arrival  in  Virginia,  leaving  an  only  son,  Richard, 

His  widow  afterward  married,  in  Virginia,  Joseph  Underwood, 
by  whom  she  had  four  more  children,  viz.:  1,  Elizabeth;  2,  Lett}^; 
3,  Joseph,  and  4,  Molly. 

1,  Elizabeth  Underwood,  first  married  Matthew  Deavenport,  by 
whom  she  had  two  sons,  Griover  and  John,  of  Rutherford  county. 
North  Carolina.  After  the  death  of  her  first  husband  she  married 
Samuel  King,  by  whom  she  had  five  children,  viz. : 

1.    Joseph,  married  a  Miss  Morgan. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  259 

2.  Samuel,  married  a  Miss  Kelly. 

3.  Jonathan,  married  a  Miss  Taylor. 

4.  Benjamin,  married  a  Miss  Shipman. 

5.  Elizabeth,  married  a  Mr.  Taylor. 

2.  Letty  Underwood,  married  Mr.  Guffy  and  emigrated  to 
Missouri. 

3.  Joseph  Underwood  died  a  bachelor  in  Buncombe  county,  North 
Carolina,  aged  one  hundred  and  six  years. 

4.  Molly  Underwood,  was  born  in  1734,  and  died  in  Rutherford 
county.  North  Carolina,  in  1828.  She  first  married  John  Whiteside, 
Sr.,  by  whom  she  had  three  children,  viz. :  1,  Thomas;  2,  Mary,  and 

3,  John,  Jr.     John,  Jr.,  was  twice  married;  first  to  Eleanor  Kelly, 
by  whom  he  raised  ten  children,  viz. : 

1.  William,  married  Elizabeth  Ledbetter. 

2.  Mary,  married  Richard  Ledbetter. 

3.  Moses,  married  Anna  Hemphill,  Rosa  Mackey  and  Ann 
Shackelford. 

4.  Elizabeth,  married  John  Ledbetter,  Gabriel  Wilmot  and 
Jones  Bradley. 

5.  Thomas,  married  Rachel  Hemphill  and  Jane  Flack. 

6.  Nancy,  married  Johnson  Ledbetter. 

7.  Sarah,  married  Washington  Harris. 

8.  John  U. ,  married  Ruth  Hemphill  and  Martha  Burns. 

9.  Aaron  W. ,  married  Elizabeth  Lewis,  and 

10.  Jonathan,   married  Nancy  Lewis,   daughter  of  Chas.  Lewis. 
Mary  Whiteside,  daughter  of  John,  Sr.,   married   Henry  Kelly 

and    had  eight  children,    viz.:    1,    William;    2,    John;    3,    George; 

4,  Jacob;  5,  Elisha;  6,  Mary;  7,  Eleanor,  and  8,  Sarah. 

After  the  death  of  Eleanor  Kelly,  the  wife  of  John  Whiteside, 
Jr.,  he  married  a  Miss  Sarah  Cook,  by  whom  he  had  two  children, 
viz.:  1,  Eleanor,  married  Mr.  Williams;  2,  Joseph,  died  single. 

After  the  death  of  John  Whiteside,  Sr. ,  his  widow  (Molly  Under- 
wood) married  George  Russell,  Sr. ,  an  Irishman,  who  was  killed  by 
the  Indians  while  on  a  bear-hunt  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary war. 

George  Russell,  Sr.,  lived  about  ten  miles  west  of  Rutherfordton, 
N.  C,  on  Broad  river,  where  the  Hickorynut  Gap  Road  crosses  said 
river,  at  a  plantation  which  has  since  been  owned  by  George  Russell, 
Jr.,  John  U.  Whiteside,  Elias  Lynch  and  others.  The  first  settle- 
ment was  made  on  the  west  side  of  the  river;  at  this  place  George 
Russell,  Sr. ,  was  living  during" the  Revolutionary  war  when  Ferguson 


260  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

and  his  army  marched  as  far  west  as  his  house,  which  they  plundered 
and  then  returned  to  the  East.  What  money  the  family  had  was  in 
silver;  when  they  saw  the  army  approaching  the  house  they  threw 
the  bag  of  money  in  a  little  barrel  of  feathers  that  stood  in  the 
corner  of  the  house.  When  the  soldiers  entered  the  house  they 
commenced  plundering  and  appropriating  everything  they  saw 
proper  to  their  own  uses;  one  of  them  ran  his  arm  down  into  the 
barrel  of  feathers,  grabbed  the  bag  of  money  and  left.  All  the  bed 
clothes  and  wearing  apparel  that  the  family  saved  were  such  as  they 
carried  to  the  swamp  and  were  stowed  away  in  a  hogshead  before 
the  arrival  of  the  army. 

Molly  Underwood  had  but  two  children  by  Geo.  Kussell,  her  sec- 
ond husband,  viz.:  1,  George,  Jr.,  and  2,  Elizabeth  Russell. 

George  married  Minta  Reavis  and  had  the  following-named 
children,  to-wit: 

1.  David,  married  Rachel  Bagwell. 

2.  Polly,  married  Joseph  Dial. 

3.  William,  married  Hannah  Reavis. 

4.  Elizabeth,  married  James  Dial. 

5.  Sarah,  married  Robert  Neely. 

6.  John,  and 

7.  Matilda,  married  Mr.  Brittain. 

George  Russell,  Jr.,  finally  emigrated  from  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  to  Missouri,  and  has  never  been  heard  of  since, 

Charles  C.  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Russell  were  married  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  North  Carolina,  in  the  year  1786.  They  had  thirteen 
children  but  raised  only  twelve,  viz. : 

E  1.  Geo.  Russell,  born  1788;  died  single  in  Winston  county, 
Mississippi,  1867. 

E  2.  Pitman,  born  1789;  married  lantha  Dalton;  died  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  North  Carolina,  1858. 

E  3.  Mary,  born  1791;  married  Moses  Simmons;  died  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  North  Carolina,  1877, 

E  4.  Sarah,  born  1793;  married  Joshua  Simmons;  died  in 
Marshall  county,  Mississippi,  1891. 

E  5.  John,  born  1795;  died  a  bachelor  in  Rutherford  county. 
North  Carolina,  1883. 

E  6.  Mildred,  born  1799;  married  Colonel  Ed.  Patterson;  died 
1856;  buried  in  South  Carolina. 

E  7,  Elizabeth,  born  1800;  married  Aaron  W.  Whiteside;  died 
in  North  Carolina,  1862. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  261 

E  8.  Charles  C,  Jr.,  born  1802;  married  Jane  Flack;  died  in 
Texas,  1846. 

E  9.    Nancy,  born  1804;  married  Jon.  Whiteside  and  John  Dickey. 

E  10.  Preston,  born  1806;  married  Martha  Blanton;  died  in 
Kutherford,  N.  C. 

E  11.  Jesse  T.,  born  1808;  married  Susan  Cowart,  Rutherford, 
N.  C. 

E  12.  Wm.  Terrell,  born  1811 ;  married  Eliza  J.  Steele  and  Mary 
Ann  B.  Norton,  Winston  county,  Mississippi. 

D  5.  Charles  Lewis,  Sr. ,  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth,  both  died  in 
Rutherford,  N.  C,  on  the  same  farm  upon  which  he  settled  before 
the  Revolutionary  war.     He  died  in  1833  and  she  in  1851. 

E  1.  George  Russell  Lewis,  eldest  child  of  Charles,  was  a  black- 
smith by  trade.  After  he  arrived  at  majority  he  located  at  Pendle- 
ton Village,  S.  C,  and  worked  at  his  trade  a  few  years.  He 
hen  engaged  n  clerking  and  afterward  engaged  in  farming.  He 
at  length  became  intemperate,  spent  his  property  and  finally 
became  an  itinerant  pedagogue.  He  emigrated  to  Mississippi,  where 
he  made  a  profession  of  religion  and  joined  the  Baptist  church  at 
Antioch,  in  Winston  county.  He  died  a  bachelor  near  Webster, 
W^inston  count}'.  Miss.,  in  1867. 

E  2.  Pitman  Lewis,  son  of  Charles  C,  Sr.,  was  a  blacksmith  by 
trade,  but  when  he  became  of  age  he  settled  on  a  farm  about  one 
mile  north  of  his  father's  old  homestead,  where  he  spent  his  life  in 
seclusion.  He  was  about  five  feet  seven  inches  high,  with  black 
hair  and  eyes. 

When  Pitman  made  his  settlement  on  his  farm  game  was  very 
plentiful  in  the  country,  and  like  a  "  nimrod  "  he  spent  much  of  his 
time  in  the  chase  after  the  deer.  During  one  of  his  hunting 
excursions  he  wounded  a  very  large  buck  which  his  dog  pursued  to 
the  nearest  water-course,  where  he  kept  the  deer  "at  bay"  until  he 
arrived.  The  deer  being  badly  wounded  and  tired,  he  concluded 
that  he  had  nothing  to  do  but  to  walk  in,  take  him  by  the  antlers, 
lead  him  to  the  shore  and  dispatch  him,  but  to  his  great  astonishment 
the  deer  was  not  so  docile ;  he  bristled  up,  turned  his  hair  the  wrong 
way  and  pitched  into  him  for  a  fight,  but  as  he  made  his  thrust  he 
seized  him  by  the  horns.  Then  came  the  "tug  of  war"  with. pugnis 
et  calcibus ;  he  fought  with  his  hands  and  the  deer  with  his  feet,  and 
by  the  time  the  fight  was  over  the  deer  had  torn  nearly  all  his  clothes 
off  and  had  cut  his  flesh  considerably.  During  the  scuffle  he  felt  for 
his  knife  to  cut  the  deer's  throat,  but  it  was  lost  and  he  was  left  in 


262  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

rather  an  awkward  predicament,  for  it  appeared  that  if  he  held  on 
the  deer  would  kill  him  with  his  feet  and  if  he  let  him  go  he  would 
probably  gore  him  to  death  with  his  horns;  so  he  was  at  a  loss 
whether  to  ' '  hold  on  "  or  "  let  go. ' '  Fortunately,  he  found  a  pin  in 
the  lapel  of  his  coat;  with  this  he  pricked  out  the  deer's  eye  and 
stealthily  made  his  escape,  until  he  found  a  pine  knot  with  which  he 
knocked  him  on  the  head. 

He  married,  in  1837,  lantha,  daughter  of  Wm.  Dalton,  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  North  Carolina,  where  he  died  of  dropsy  in  1858,  leav- 
ing four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Elizabeth,  born  1838;  married  Wm.  H.  Cantrell  in  1862. 
He  was  a  lieutenant  in  the  Confederate  war.  He  raised  eight  chil- 
dren and  died  near  Boiling  Springs,  Spartanburg  county,  S.  C. ,  where 
his  wife  and  children  were  residing  in  1891.     His  children  are: 

GT  1.  Ella  Lavinia,  born  1863,  and  married  Coatesworth  Wall 
near  Brannon,  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

G  2.    Louisa  Jane,  born  1864. 

Q  3.    Sallie  lantha,  born  1866. 

Gr  4.  Albert  Sydney,  born  1870;  married  Dora  Clement,  Bran- 
non, S.  C. 

G  5.    Stella  May,  born  1874. 

G  6.    Leola,  born  1875. 

G  7.    Charles  T,  born  1877,  and 

G  8.    Victoria  Carolina,  born  1879. 

The  family  are  Baptists.  Their  membership  is  at  Boiling 
Springs,  S.  C. 

F  2.    Charles  Rufus,  son  of  Pitman  Lewis,  born  in  1840. 

F  3.    Mary  Louisa,  born  1843;  post-office,  Rutherfordton,  N.  C. 

F  4.  Pinckney  Pitman,  born  1847  in  Rutherfordton,  N.  C.  In 
1891  he  married  Hattie  Boatright,  of  Mecklenburg,  N.  C.  His  post- 
office  is  Rutherfordton,  N.  C. 

Charles  Rufus  was  in  the  Confederate  Army  stationed  at  Golds- 
boro,  N.  C,  and  finally  committed  suicide  by  hanging  himself.  He 
never  married. 

E  3.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Charles  C,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1791 
in  Rutherford,  N.  C.  She  was  about  five  feet  eight  inches  high, 
weighing  about  one  hundred  and  eighty  pounds,  with  black  hair, 
blue  eyes  and  dark  skin.  She  was  a  very  pious  woman,  devoted  to 
the  service  of  God  and  was  an  exemplary  member  of  the  Methodist- 
Episcopal  church. 

In  1811  she  married  Moses  Simmons,  son  of  James  and  brother 


GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  263 

of  Joshua.  Moses  was  also  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
They  lived  some  three  miles  below  Island  Ford  ou  Broad  river,  in 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. ,  where  he  died  very  suddenly  in 
1856.  Mary,  his  wife,  died  in  1877.  They  raised  twelve  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.    John  Drayton,  born  in  1812;  married  Mary  Ann  Riley. 

F  2.  Charles  Lewis,  born  in  1814;  married  Hulda  Williamson 
and  Mary  Harrison. 

F  3.    Mary  Mansfield,  born  in  1816;  married  Joseph  Howell;  died. 

F  -4.    Mildred,  born  in  1818;  married  Warner  Hyder,  Bellton,  Ga. 

F  5.    Myra,  born  in  1820 ;  married  Richard  Hicks,  Hicksville,  N.  C. 

F  6.    Moses  Waters,  born  in  1823;  married  Myra  J.  Thorn. 

F  7.  Richard  Lewis,  born  in  1825;  married  Margaret  Cobb  and 
Mrs.  Bryan,  nee  Mary  C.  Hunter,  Yorkville,  S.  C. 

F  8.  James  Overton,  born  in  1827;  married  Myra  Kemp,  Island 
Ford,  N.  C. 

F  9.    Elisha  Taliaferro,  born  in  1829;  married  Mary  Ann  Petty. 

F  10.  Jane  Elizabeth,  born  in  1832;  married  Thos.  J.  Campbell, 
Gafney,  S.  C. 

F  11.  Wm.  Schieffelin,  born  in  1834;  married  Sarah  Brooks, 
Atlanta,  Ga, 

F  12.  Joshua  Sylvanus,  born  1838;  married  Miss Armstrong, 

Belton,  Ga. 

F  1.  John  D.  Simmons,  son  of  Moses,  born  1812;  married  Mary 
Ann  Riley,  daughter  of  James,  of  Hall  county,  Georgia.  They 
reside  near  Gainesville,  Ga. ,  and  have  fourteen  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Elizabeth  Jane,  born  1837;  married  Jas.  M.  Chamblee,  son 
of  Elisha,  and  has  children,  viz.:  HI,  Mary  Mildred;  H  2,  John 
Draj'ton;  H  3,  Lucintha;  H  4,  Elisha  Taliaferro;  H  5,  George 
Lee,  etc. 

G  2.    Moses  Taliaferro,  son  of  John  D.,  born  1839;  died. 

G  3.  Laura  Louisa,  born  1841;  married  Alonzo  Brooks,  son  of 
Alfred,  and  has  children,  viz.:  H  1,  James  Moses;  H  2,  Mary 
Elizabeth,  etc. 

G  4.    James  Overton,  son  of  John  D. ,  born  1843 ;  is  in  Atlanta,  Ga. 

G  5.  Mary  Mildred,  born  1845;  married  Wm.  R.  Chamblee,  son 
of  Elisha,  and  has  children  viz.:  H  1,  Julia  Laura,  etc. 

G  6.  Xancy  Eveline,  born  1847;  married  Berrien  Brooks,  son  of 
Alfred,  and  has  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Alfred  Cicero,  etc. 

G  7.    Martha  Sapsony,  born  1849;  died. 

G  8.    Susan  Adeline,  born  1851;   G  9,   Sarah  Ann,  born  1853; 


264  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Gr  10,  John  Robert,  born  1855;  Gr  11,  Julia,  born  1857;  G  12,  Isaac 
Sylvanus,  died;  G  13,  Florence  Eugenia,  born  1862,  and  G-  14,  Vir- 
ginia Ladora,  born  1864;  all  in  Hall  county,  Greorgia. 

The  oldest  sons  of  John  D.  Simmons  were  in  the  Confederate  war 
and  were  in  the  battles  of  Manassas,  Seven  Pines,  Yorktown,  Get- 
tysburg, Leesburg,  Chilesville,  Goldsboro,  etc. 

F  2.  Charles  Lewis  Simmons,  son  of  Moses,  was  born  in  1814, 
and  died  in  Hall  county,  G-eorgia,  in  1887.  He  married  Hulda 
Willliamson,  daughter  of  Adam,  of  Hall  county,  Georgia.  After 
her  death  he  married  Mary  Harrison.      He  left  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Vestal  Lewis,  is  in  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

G  2.  Augusta  Ann,  married  Thomas  Brooks,  son  of  Alfred,  and 
died. 

G  3.  Moses  Sylvanus;  G  4,  Ophelia;  G  5,  Mary;  G  6,  Adam; 
G  7,  Florida;  G  8,  Ella,  and  G  9,  died — no  name. 

F  3.  Mary  Mansfield  Simmons,  daughter  of  Moses,  born  in  1816; 
married  Joseph  Howell,  of  York  county.  South  Carolina.  After  his 
marriage  he  settled  in  Hall  county,  Georgia,  where  Mary  M.,  his 
wife,  died  in  1842,  leaving  three  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Mary  Mansfield,  married  Thomas  Dickson,  of  Spartanburg, 
S.  C. 

G  2.  Miriam  Mildred,  married  William  Dickson,  of  York  county, 
South  Carolina. 

G  3.    William  Joseph,  died  in  childhood. 

After  the  death  of  his  wife  Joseph  Howell  married,  as  his 
second  wife,  Mary  Waters,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  of  Hall 
county,  Georgia.  She  died  without  issue.  The  wives  of  Joseph 
Howell  were  first  cousins. 

F  4.  Mildred  Simmons,  daughter  of  Moses,  born  in  1818;  mar- 
ried Warner  Hyder,  son  of  Benjamin,  Jr.,  and  grandson  of  Ben- 
jamin, Sr. ;  all  of  Rutherford  count}''.  North  Carolina. 

Benjamin  Hyder,  Sr.,  had  a  brother,  Jacob,  who  died  single.  The 
name  of  Jacob  can  be  found  in  "  King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes." 
His  sister  married  reel-footed  Jonathan  Hampton,  whose  name  can 
also  be  found  in  "King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes,"  by  L.  C. 
Draper. 

Warner  Hyder  lives  near  Belton,  Banks  county,  Ga.,  and  has 
children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Adam,  was  killed  in  Virginia  during  the  war  of  1861. 

G  2.  James;  G  3,  Moses;  G  4,  John;  G  5, ir William;  G  6, 
Charles;  G  7,  Dr.  Garrett  Sylvanus,  and  G  8,  Mary. 


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F  5.  M}Ta  Lewis  Simmons,  daughter  of  Moses,  born  in  1820; 
married  Kichard  Hiclis,  son  of  Rev.  Berry  Hicks.  He  merchan- 
dized many  years  at  Hicksville,  Rutherford  county,  N  C,  where  he 
died  in  1863,  leaving  eight  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Romeo,  is  a  ph3'sician,  practicing  at  Hicksville,  Rutherford 
county,  N.  C.  He  was  a  member  of  the  1st  North  Carolina  Cavalry 
the  last  year  of  the  war,  and  was  in  a  battle  on  the  27th  of  October, 
1863,  near  Surges'  Mills,  in  Virginia.  He  married  Miss  C.  0. 
Dickerson,  of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. 

G  2.  Volney,  was  a  member  of  the  Junior  Reserves,  and  was 
engaged  in  a  fight  at  Morganton  in  the  latter  part  of  the  war.  He 
married  Miss  Abi  Carpenter,  and  is  now  (1890)  a  merchant  at  Rath- 
er fordton. 

Q  3.    Wellington,  is  single,  and  is  a  cotton  buyer. 

G  4.  Junius,  married  Ann  McCraw,  of  South  Carolina;  is  a 
farmer,  and  his  post-office  is  State  Line,  S.  C. 

G  5.  Leonidas,  married  Sady  Burton,  of  New  Prospect,  S.  C. , 
where  he  is  engaged  manufacturing  shoes. 

G  6.  Zeno,  married  Nancy  McKenney,  of  South  Carolina;  is  a 
farmer,  and  his  post-office  is  Ezell,  S.  C. 

Gr  7.    Myra  Leonora,  and 

G  8.    Theodore. 

The  family  are  all  Methodists  that  belong  to  the  church. 

F  6.  Moses  Waters  Simmons,  son  of  Moses,  born  in  1823;  mar- 
ried Myra  J.  Thorn,  and  resides  near  Hicksville,  Rutherford  county, 
N.   C. 

F  7.  Richard  L.,  son  of  Moses,  born  in  1825;  married  Margaret 
€obb  and  Mrs.  Mary  C.  Bryan,  nee  Hunter,  daughter  of  Dr.  John 
Hunter.  He  had  only  one  child  by  his  first  wife,  and  several  by  his 
second.  He  resides  in  Gaston  county.  North  Carolina.  The  names 
of  his  children  are  as  follows:  G  1,  Clementine;  G  2,  John  Hunter; 
G  3,  Mary,  etc. 

F  8.  James  Overton,  son  of  Moses  Simmons,  born  in  1827;  mar- 
ried Myra  Kemp,  daughter  of  Joshua,  near  Island  Ford  on 
Broad  river,  in  Rutherford  county,  N.  C.  He  has  children,  viz. : 
G  1,  Madora;  G  2,  George;  G  3,  Louisa;  G  4,  James,  died;  G  5, 
Susan;  G  6,  Anna,  etc. 

F  9.  Elisha  Taliaferro  Simmons,  son  of  Moses,  born  1829;  mar- 
ried Mary  Ann  Petty,  daughter  of  George,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C, 
and  has  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Mary  Jane;  G  2,  Nancy  McCoy,  and 
G  3,  George  Elisha. 


266  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

Elisha  T,  Simmons  died  in  the  hospital  at  Richmond,  Va.j, 
during  the  Confederate  war. 

F  10.  Jane  E.,  daughter  of  Moses  Simmons,  born  in  1832;  mar- 
ried Rev.  Thomas  Jeff  Campbell,  a  Baptist  minister  at  Gafney  City, 
S.  C,  They  have  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  Moses  Sylvanus;  G  2,  Thomas 
Jefferson,  Jr.;  G  3,  Mary  Elizabeth;  G  4,  James  Richard,  etc. 

F  11.  William  Sylvanus,  son  of  Moses  Simmons,  born  in  1834; 
married  Sarah  Brooks,  in  Hall  county,  Georgia,  where  he  re- 
sides. 

F  12.  Joshua  S.,  son  of  Moses,  born  in  1838;  married  Miss 
Armstrong,  of  York  county.  South  Carolina,  in  1860.  He  lost  a  leg^ 
in  the  Confederate  war,  and  resides  in  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina. 

E  4.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Charles  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina,  was  born  in  1793.  She  was  a  very  pious 
and  exemplary  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  In 
1814,  she  married  Joshua  Simmons,  brother  of  Moses.  Joshua 
weighed  about  two  hundred  and  twenty  pounds,  and  Sarah,  his  wife, 
about  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds.  They  lived  in  Hall  county, 
Georgia,  for  many  years,  where  Joshua  died  in  1861.  In  1872^ 
Sarah,  his  widow,  moved  to  Marshall  county,  Mississippi,  and 
resided  with  her  son,  Richard  0.,  where  she  died  January  13,  1891, 
in  her  ninety-eighth  year.  She  had  eleven  children,  sixty  grand- 
children, one  hundred  and  fifty  great  grandchildren  and  fifteen 
great  great  grandchildren  at  the  time  of  her  death. 

Issue  of  Sarah  Lewis  and  Joshua  Simmons: 

F  1.    Elizabeth  L.,  born  in  1815;  married  "Wm.  C.  Chambers.  . 

F  2.  Dr.  James  Waters,  born  in  1816;  married  Mrs.  Henry,  nee 
Angeline  Elrod. 

F  3.  Mary  Waters,  born  in  1818;  married  Jo.  Howell,  and  died 
without  issue. 

F  4.    Nancy  Lewis,  born  in  1820;  married  A.  T.  Garrison. 

F  5.    Dr.  Charles  Lewis,  born  in  1822;  was  killed;  never  married. 

F  6.  Rhoda  Emiline,  born  in  1824;  married  Burwell  F.  Wells,  of 
Sharon,  Tenn. 

F  7.  Didama  McKenney,  born  in  1825;  married  John  F.  Hud- 
son and  A.  W.  Collins. 

F  8.    Emily  Eliza,  born  in  1827;  married  Ellison  E.  Crow. 

F  9.  Richard  Omero,  born  in  1829;  married  Mary  Ann  BuflSng- 
ton  and  Mrs.  Gill. 

F  10.  John  Taliaferro,  born  in  1832;  died  single. 


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F  11.  Martha  Jane,  born  in  1833;  married  Jonathan  J.  Bowen 
and  James  M.  James. 

Issue  of  Elizabeth  L.  Simmons  and  Wm.  C.  Chambers,  viz. : 

G  1.  Joshua  Sylvanus,  born  in  1839;  was  killed  at  Gettysburg 
in  1863. 

G-  2.    Mary  Jane,  born  in  18-41. 

G  3.    James  Thompson,  born  in  1844. 

G  4.    John  Richard,  born  in  1846. 

G  5.    William  Lafayette,  born  in  1848. 

G  6.    Henry  Smith,  born  in  1851. 

G  7.    Charles  Simpson,  born  in  1855,  and 

G  8.    Thomas,  born  in  1858. 

G  1.  Joshua  Sylvanus  Chambers,  married  Mary  E.  Scales  in 
1859,  and  has  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Sarah  Frances;  H  2,  Joshua 
Sylvanus,  born  1866. 

F  2.  Dr.  James  "W.  Simmons,  son  of  Joshua,  born  in  1816;  is  by 
profession  a  dental  surgeon.  In  1854  he  married  Mrs.  Henry,  nee 
Angeline  Elrod,  daughter  of  George,  James  W.  died  in  1868 
from  the  effect  of  a  wound  received  below  the  cap  of  his  knee  from 
a  scythe  blade  while  cutting  wheat  in  Banks  county,  Georgia.  He 
left  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Rosa  Lee,  born  in  1854. 

G  2.    Charles  Crawford,  born  in  1856,  and  died  1860. 

F  3.  Mary  "Waters,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1818; 
married  Joseph  Howell  in  1844,  the  same  man  who  married  Mary, 
the  daughter  of  Moses  Simmons.  Mary  died  childless  in  Hall  countj', 
Georgia,  in  1845. 

F  4.  Nancy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1820; 
married  Allen  T.  Garrison,  of  Jackson  county,  Georgia,  in  1839,  and 
died  in  Marshall  county,  Mississippi,  in  1874.    The}'  have  issue,  viz.: 

G  1.  Sarah  Eliza,  married  Wm.  J.  Hardin  and  resides  near 
Lebanon,  Marshall  county.  Miss.,  and  have  children,  viz.:  H  1, 
John  Allen ;  H  2,  Thomson  Bascomb ;  H  3,  Nancy  Jane ;  H  4,  Dough- 
erty Virginia;  H  5,  Robert  Didama;  H  6,  Wm.  Jackson;  H  7, 
Austin  Moore,  etc. 

G  2.    Mary  Emeline,  daughter  of  Nancy  L.  Garrison,  born  1843. 

G  3.  Hannah  Angeline,  born  1846;  G  4,  Andrew  Soule,  born 
1848;  G  5,  Nancy  Ann,  born  1850;  G  6,  David  Bascomb,  born  1853; 
G  7,  Martha  Virginia,  born  1 856 ;  G  8,  Margaret  Didama,  born 
1859. 

F  5.    Dr.  Charles  Simmons,  son  of  Joshua,  bom  1822;   was  a 


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dental  surgeon,  and  was  killed  by  Dr.  Mayfleld  at  Plum  Bayou,  Jef- 
ferson county,  Ark.,  in  1871.     He  never  married. 

F  6.  Rhoda  Emeline,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1824; 
married,  in  1840,  Rev.  Burwell  F.  Wells,  of  Jackson  county,  Georgia, 
and  now  (1885)  resides  near  Sharon,  Weakley  county,  Tenn.  They 
have  issue,  viz. : 

a  1.    John  T.,  born  1841;  died  1856. 

G  2.  James  F.,  born  1843;  married  Elizabeth  Freeman  and 
Beanna  Fowler,  Veal  Station,  Parker  county,  Tex. 

G  3.  Sarah  E.,  born  1845;  married  Wm.  Gallaher,  Shiloh,  Den- 
ton county,  Tex. 

G  4.  Mary  E.,  born  1847;  married  B.  C.  Freeman,  Waterford, 
Marshall  county.  Miss. 

G  5.  William  G.,  born  1848;  married  Mattie  J.  Sigman,  Sharon, 
Tenn. 

G  6.  Nancy  V.,  born  1851;  married  James  Gilmore,  Ennis, 
Ellis  county,  Tex. 

G7.    Joshua  T.,  born  1853. 

G  8.    Martha  J.,  born  1856. 

G  9.  Amanda  C,  born  1858;  married  Austin  Evans,  Waterford, 
Marshall  county,  Miss. 

G  10.  Charles  W.,  born  1860,  Pott's  Camp,  Marshall  county.  Miss. 

G  11.  Susan  A.,  born  1863;  married  Rob.  Marshall,  Richmond, 
Fort  Bend  county,  Tex. 

F  7.  Didama  McK.,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  was  born  in 
1825.  In  1843  she  married  John  F.  Hudson,  by  whom  she  had 
three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Dr.  George  Wesley;  G  2,  Wm.  Fletcher; 
G  3,  Martha  Jane. 

Mr.  Hudson  died  in  Pulaski  county,  Arkansas,  in  1853.  In  1856 
his  widow  married  J.  W.  Collins,  of  Saline  county,  Arkansas.  They 
resided  near  Camden,  in  Ouachita  county,  Ark.,  where  she  died  in 
1891.  She  was  a  very  pious  woman  and  a  devout  member  of  the 
Methodist-Episcopal  church.  Her  funeral  was  preached  by  Rev.  J. 
F.  Carr  and  Rev.  E.  M.  Munroe. 

Mr.  Collins  was  a  gallant  soldier,  and  was  wounded  in  the  shoulder 
while  fighting  for  the  rights  of  the  Confederacy. 

F  8.  Emily  E.,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1827;  married 
Ellison  Crow  in  1855.  He  resides  near  Panceana,  Orange  county, 
Fla.     They  have  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.    John  Randolph,  born  1856. 

G  2.    Joshua  Thomas,  born  1859 


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G  3.    Samuel  Jefferson,  born  1862. 

G  -i.    Braxton  Bragg,  born  1863. 

G  5.    Alvin  Benson,  born  1865. 

F  9.  Kichard  Omero,  sou  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1829 ;  married 
Mary  Ann  Bufflngton  in  Hall  county,  Georgia,  in  1852.  They  resided 
near  Waterford,  Marshall  county,  Miss.  TMiey  had  eight  children. 
Mary  Ann,  his  wife,  died  in  1887,  after  which  he  married  Mrs.  Gill, 
as  his  second  wife,  in  1888.     The  names  of  their  eight  children  are: 

G  1  and  G  2,  Emily  Eliza  and  Joshua,  both  died  in  childhood. 

G  3.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  1855-  married  Willis  Henderson  near 
Waterford,  Miss.  They  have  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Mary;  H  2, 
John,  etc. 

G  4.  Mary  Savannah,  daughter  of  R.  0.  Simmons,  born  1857; 
married  Henry  Gill.  They  have  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Mamie;  H  2, 
Mattie;  H  3,  James,  etc. 

G  5.    Julia  Clare,  born  1860 ;  married  John  Gilmore  at  Waterford. 

G  6.    Richard  Filoe,  born  1861. 

G  7.    Joshua  Thomas,  born  1864,  and 

G  8.    Charles   Lewis,    born   1866;    married,   in  1887,   Miss  

Barber. 

F  10.  John  Taliaferro,  son  of  Joshua,  born  1832;  died  single  in 
Auburn,  Ala.,  in  1861, 

F  11.  Martha  Jane,  daughter  of  Joshua  Simmons,  born  1835; 
married,  first,  Jonathan  Bowen,  of  Campbell  county,  Georgia,  in 
1850,  by  whom  she  had  two  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Nancj'  Didama,  born 
1852,  and  G  2,  Joshua  Thomas,  born  1854,  who  married  Gertrude 
A.  Dickerson  and  died  without  issue. 

Mr.  Bowen  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  sacrificed  his  life  in 
defense  of  Southern  rights.  He  was  killed  near  Atlanta,  Ga.,  in 
1864.  After  his  death  his  widow  married  John  M.  James,  who  lost 
a  leg  in  the  same  war.     They  have  issue,  viz. : 

G  3.    Lewis  Washington  James,  married  Kate  Rousseau. 

G  4.    Sarah  E.,  married  John  S.  Bowden. 

G  5.    Flora  Ann,  married  John  C.  Smith,  and 

G  6.    Mary  Lee,  married  Thomas  Blair. 

Their  post-oflflce  is  Lithia  Springs,  Douglas  county,  Ga. 

E  5.  John  Lewis,  son  of  Charles  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  Russell,  of 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  was  born  1795.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  War  of  1812;  went  as  a  substitute  for  William  White- 
side, under  John  Carson,  to  fight  the  Indians,  and  was  stationed  the 
most  of  his  time  at  Wadesboro,  N.  C.     He  was  allowed  a  pension  by 


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the  United  States  Government  for  his  services.  He  was  about  five 
feet  eight  inches  in  height,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and  fifty 
pounds.  He  died  an  eccentric  bachelor,  four  miles  west  of  Ruther- 
fordton,  N.  C,  in  1883,  in  the  house  built  by  his  father. 

E  6.  Mildred  McCoy,  daughter  of  Charles  C.  Lewis,  Sr.,  was 
born  in  1799 ;  married  Colonel  Edward  Patterson,  of  Spartanburg, 
S.  C,  son  of  Wm.  Patterson,  of  Bedford  county,  Virginia.  He 
served  a  twelve  months'  tour  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  was  stationed 
the  most  of  his  time  on  Bull's  Island,  near  Charleston,  S.  C. 

He  was  a  merchant  and  farmer,  and  resided  on  Pacolet  river, 
opposite  the  celebrated  Pacolet  Springs,  until  about  the  year  1837, 
when  he  moved  and  settled  within  one  mile  of  Spartanburg  C.  H., 
S.  C,  where  he  died  in  1842.  His  mother  resided  with  him  and 
lived  to  be  one  hundred  years  of  age.  A  short  time  before  her  death 
she  was  preadmonished  in  a  dream  that  she  would  die  on  a  certain  day 
and  that  her  son,  Edward,  would  die  within  a  month  afterward. 
AVhen  that  day  arrived  she  actually  died,  and  exactly  one  month 
from  that  day  her  son  died,  also,  though  not  without  being  also  fore- 
warned of  his  approaching  dissolution.  As  he  was  shaving  himself 
one  morning  he  ceased  suddenly,  wheeled  around,  manifesting  great 
perturbation  of  mind.  His  wife,  discovering  his  emotion,  inquired 
of  him  as  to  the  cause.  He  replied  that  "he  had  that  moment  been 
warned  of  his  death,  which  would  take  place  within  a  few  days. ' ' 

He  made  his  will;  his  wife  took  charge  of  all  his  business,  and 
he  died  within  a  few  days  from  constipation  of  the  bowels. 

He  was  about  five  feet  five  inches  high,  with  light  hair  and  blue 
eyes,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  pounds. 

A  few  years  before  his  death  he  made  a  profession  of  religion  and 
attached  himself  to  the  Methodist- Episcopal  church  and,  like  his 
aged  mother,  ' '  prayed  without  ceasing. ' ' 

He  was  an  afl'ectionate  husband,  an  indulgent  father,  a  kind 
master,  an  humble  Christian  and  an  honest,  upright  man  in  all  his 
dealings. 

After  the  death  of  Colonel  Patterson  the  cares  and  responsibilities 
of  his  wife  became  so  great  that  within  a  few  years  her  general  health 
declined  so  much  that  she  paid  a  visit  to  Epps'  Springs,  in  North 
Carolina,  owned  by  her  son,  Wm.  G.,  with  a  view  of  improving  her 
health,  where  she  died  in  1856.  Her  remains  were  deposited  by  the 
side  of  her  husband  at  their  old  homestead  near  Spartanburg  C.  H. 

In  the  Carolina  Spartan,  a  paper  published  at  Spartanburg  C.  H., 
S.  C,  the  following  obituary  appeared  September  18,  1856: 


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OBITUARY. 

Died  at  the  residence  of  her  son  William,  at  Epps'  Springs,  Shelby 
county,  N.  C,  on  Wednesday,  the  10th  inst.,  Mrs.  Mildred  Patterson,  widow 
of  the  late  Edward  Patterson,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  in  the  fifty-fifth  year 
of  her  age,  after  a  short  illness  of  five  days. 

Mildred  Lewis  was  born  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  on  the 
7th  day  of  May,  1799,  at  a  time  when  virtue,  industry  and  economy  were 
regarded  as  the  only  sure  and  safe  roads  to  happiness  and  prosperity.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  she  married  Edward  Patterson,  then  a  resident  of 
Pacolet  Springs,  in  Spartanburg  District,  where  they  lived  until  about  the 
year  1837,  when  he  bought  land  and  built  near  Spartanburg  C.  H.,  where 
he  died  shortly  after,  leaving  Mrs.  Patterson  and  twelve  children — none  of 
whom  were  grown.  Shortly  after  his  death  her  responsibilities  were  in- 
creased by  the  birth  of  another  daughter,  making  eight  daughters  and  five 
sons,  all  of  whom  were  young  and  dependent  upon  her. 

Such  was  the  confidence  which  her  husband  had  in  her  energy  and 
cfiscretion  that  he  bequeathed  to  her  absolute  control  during  life,  or  widow- 
hood, over  his  entire  estate,  both  real  and  personal,  consisting  of  several 
plantations  and  a  number  of  negroes,  and  the  faithful  and  successful  dis- 
charge of  her  trusts  for  fourteen  3'ears  of  toil  and  responsibility,  as  the  sole 
manager  and  head  of  a  large  family,  proved  that  the  unlimited  confidence 
of  her  husband  was  not  misplaced.  She  raised  and  educated  all  her  children 
without  detriment  to  the  estate,  the  most  of  whom  are  now  grown  and  mar- 
ried, and  all  live  to  cherish  and  honor  the  memory  of  their  noble  mother. 

A  member  of  the  Methodist  church  for  many  years  previous  to  her 
death,  she  practiced  in  the  fullness  of  human  perfection  all  the  cardinal 
virtues  of  that  faith.  A  devoted  and  aflfectionate  mother,  she  was  no  less 
a.  kind  and  prudent  mistress.  As  a  neighbor  she  was,  emphatically,  the 
good  Samaritan.  All  were  her  neighbors,  and  all  shared  alike  her  bounty 
and  her  kindness.  As  a  friend  and  companion,  frank,  cheerful  and  happ3', 
she  was  alwaj's  the  life  and  soul  of  the  social  circle.  It  was  impossible  to 
be  otherwise  than  pleasant  and  happy  in  her  company.  In  fine,  she  was 
the  purest  model  of  a  Christian,  a  mother,  a  mistress  and  a  friend.  "None 
knew  her  but  to  love  her  " — the  rich  and  the  poor,  the  bond  and  the  free, 
delighted  to  love  and  admire  her  general  and  noble  impulses.  And  hence, 
pride,  selfishness,  env}',  moroseness  and  their  concomitants  fled  from  her 
presence  as  from  the  glance  of  destinj'. 

But  alas!  mysterious  Providence,  not  all  the  virtues  of  the  just  on  earth 
can  secure  us  against  the  shafts  of  the  fell  destroyer  directed  by  Thine 
inscrutable  hand.  Dreadful,  indeed,  is  the  warning  when  the  gay  and 
thoughtless  drop  into  the  silent  tomb  ;  but  equallj-  solemn  and  impressive 
is  the  lesson  to  the  living  when  the  pure  and  lovely  of  earth  are  borne  to 
the  grave.  Such,  nevertheless,  is  the  will  of  God,  and  although  Mildred 
Patterson  no  longer  lives  to  aid  us  bj'  her  counsels  or  cheer  us  with  her 
smiles,  yet  we  know  that  her  sainted  voice  swells  the  chorus  of  heaven  in 
songs  of  eternal  joy,  and  it  is  our  dutj'  to  submit  without  a  murmur  to  the 
will  of  Him  whose  will  is  the  law  of  the  universe. 


272  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

She  leaves  many  friends,  besides  her  children,  bowed  down  with  grief, 
whose  only  but  joyous  consolation  is  that  they  can  truthfully  and  without 
doubting  exclaim  in  the  language  of  the  poet : 

Go,  sainted  mother,  thy  toils,  thy  suffering's  o'er, 

Enjoy  that  perfect  bliss  denied  below; 
Go,  and  with  angels,  on  a  happier  shore. 

Reap  the  rich  recompense  of  every  woe. 

From  mortal  darkness  to  the  throne  of  day, 

Ah,  never  did  a  purer  spirit  rise. 
More  meekly  firm,  more  innocently  gay, 

More  humbly  good  or  charitably  wise. 

Yet  still  we  weep  the  mother  and  the  friend 

Snatched  by  death's  relentless  hand  from  our  eyes; 
Oh,  teach  us,  as  o'er  the  tomb  we  bend. 

To  trace  thy  steps  and  join  thee  in  the  skies. 

W. 

Mildred  and  Edward  Patterson  had  thirteen  children  and  all 
lived  to  be  grown,  viz. : 

F  1.    Harriet  Elizabeth,  born  1819;  married  E.  S.  E.  Chambers. 

F  2.    Madison  Lewis,  born  1820;  married  Augusta  P.  Benning. 

F  3.    William  George,  born  1823;  married  Rebecca  Hogue. 

F  4.    Sarah  Adeline,  born  1825;  married  Jacob  Walker. 

F  5.  Giles  Jarret,  born  1827;  married  Mary  Jane  Gage  and  Mrs. 
Winsmith. 

F  6.    Mary  Drucilla,  born  1829;  married  Lawson  Wilson. 

F  7.    Jane  Eliza,  born  1831;  married  Jas.  Y.  Cooper. 

F  8.    Hester  Caroline,  born  1833;  married  Jas.  Heath. 

F  9.    Robert  Hayne,  born  1835;  married  Martha  Walker. 

F  10.  Albert  Edward,  born  1836;  married  Lizzie  Dardeu. 

F  11.  Mildred  Anna,  born  1839. 

F  12.  Laura  Cleone,  born  1840;  married  R.  H.  Porter  and  John 
Cuthburtson. 

F  13.  Adora  Eugenia,  born  1843;  married  Mr.  Smith. 

F  1.  Harriet  E.,  born  1819;  is  fiA^e  feet  high,  weighing  about 
one  hundred  pounds,  with  black  hair,  blue  eyes  and  dark  complexion. 
She  married,  in  1842,  Elliot  S.  E.  Chambers  and  resided  at  or  near 
Stices  Shoals,  in  Cleveland  county,  N.  C.  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Chambers  she  resided  near  Gainesville,  Ga.  Mr.  Chambers  was 
about  five  feet  eight  inches  high,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds,  with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes.  He  taught  school  in 
early  life,  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  iron,  flour, 
etc.  He  was  also  a  merchant,  and  was  a  very  enterprising  business, 
man.     Her  post-office  is  Gainesville,  Ga. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  273 

They  have  had  the  following-named  children,  but  only  two  or 
three  are  living,  viz. :  G  1,  Mildred  Anna,  died;  G  2,  Giles  Madison, 
died;  G  3,  Charles  Augustus,  died;  G  4,  Edward  Patterson;  G  5, 
Adella  Louisa,  etc. 

F  2.  Madison  L.,  born  1820;  is  five  feet  six  inches  high,  weigh- 
ing one  hundred  and  twenty  pounds,  with  sandy  hair  and  blue  eyes. 
He  is  a  lawyer  and  farmer  located  near  Oswichee,  Russell  county, 
Ala.  In  1852  he  married  Augusta  P.  Benning,  of  Columbus,  Ga., 
daughter  of  Pleasant  Mhoon  Benning  and  his  wife,  Melinda  Lewis 
White,  who  was  a  descendant  of  General  Robert  Lewis  and  of 
Nicholas  Meriwether,  of  Virginia. 

There  were  three  brothers,  William,  David  and  Nicholas  Meri- 
wether, who  originally  emigrated  from  Wales  to  Virginia.  David 
died  without  issue.  William  had  one  daughter,  who  married  a  man 
by  the  name  of  Skelton.  From  them  descended  Meriwether  Jones, 
of  Richmond,  Va.,  celebrated  as  a  political  writer  over  sixty  years 
ago;  General  Walter  Jones,  the  distinguished  lawyer  of  Washington 
City;  General  Roger  Jones,  of  the  regular  army,  and  Commodore 
Catesby  Jones,  of  the  navy. 

Madison  Lewis  Patterson  married  Augusta  Palmira,  daughter  of 
Pleasant  Mhoon  Benning  and  his  wife,  Melinda  Lewis  White, 

Melinda  L.  White  was  a  daughter  of  Richard  P.  and  his  wife, 
Mary  Meriwether,  of  Harris  county,  Georgia. 

Mary  Meriwether  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  his  wife,  Jane 
Lewis,  daughter  of  Robert,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  his 
wife,  Jane  Meriwether,  daughter  of  Nicholas  (the  emigrant)  and  his 
wife,  Elizabeth  Crawford,  daughter  of  David,  of  New  Kent  county,, 
Virginia. 

Richard  P.  White  and  his  wife,  Mary  Meriwether,  had  five  chil- 
dren, viz.;  Thomas  M.,  William,  Nicholas  M. ,  Clement  B.  and 
Melinda  Lewis,  all  of  whom  died  without  issue  except  the  latter, 
who  married  Pleasant  Mhoon  Benning  and  had  eleven  children,  six 
of  whom  died  in  infancy.  Sarah  Amanda  Benning  died  seventeen 
years  of  age. 

General  Henry  Lewis  Benning  was  born  in  1814,  was  a  graduate 
of  Franklin  College  at  Athens,  Ga.,  and  was  a  lawyer  by  profession; 
served  one  term  of  six  years  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  Georgia.  His  term  of  office  expired  the  last  of  December, 
1859.  He  married,  in  1839,  Mary  Jones,  daughter  of  Colonel  Sea- 
born Jones,  of  Columbus,  Ga,,  who  is  also  a  lawyer  of  high  repute 
in  Georgia. 


274  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

Daring  the  Confederate  war  Judge  Benning  served  as  a  Brigadier- 
General,  and  was  assigned  to  tlie  command  of  the  brigade  lately 
commanded  by  General  Toombs. 

[From  the  Mississippiaii,  October  6,  1863.] 
We  learn  that  Brigadier-General  Benning's  horse  was  shot  under  him 
during  one  of  the  late  battles  on  the  Chickamauga,  and  that  he  dismounted, 
cut  a  horse  loose  from  an  artillery  wagon,  mounted  it  bareback,  returned 
to  his  command  and  was  seen,  with  the  utmost  sangfroid,  eating  a  biscuit 
amid  the  din  and  clangor  of  arms. 

Richard  Edwin  Benning,  born  in  1818;  married  Frances  Simpson, 
daughter  of  Robert  Simpson,  of  Harris  county,  Georgia. 

He  is  a  farmer  and  resides  in  said  county. 

Caroline  Matilda  Benning,  born  in  1824;  married  Benjamin  Yancy 
Martin  in  1842,  then  of  Abbeville,  S.  C,  but  now  of  Columbus,  Ga. 
Mr.  Martin  is  a  lawyer,  and  is  a  reporter  of  the  decisions  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  Georgia.     Caroline  died  in  1858. 

Augusta  P.  Benning,  the  youngest,  was  born  in  1827,  and  was 
married,  in  1852,  to  Madison  Lewis  Patterson,  a  son  of  Colonel 
Edward  Patterson  and  his  wife,  Mildred  Lewis,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C. 
M.  L.  Patterson  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  for  many  years  was 
engaged  in  merchandising  at  Columbus,  Ga.  He  now  resides  at  or 
near  Oswichee,  Russell  county,  Ala. 

M.  L.  Patterson  was  a  descendant  of  John  Lewis,  of  Hanover 
county,  Virginia,  and  Augusta  P.  Benning  a  descendant  of  General 
Robert  Lewis,  his  brother,  of  Gloucester  county,  Virginia. 

Madison  L.  Patterson  and  his  wife  have  the  following-named 
children : 

G  1.    Pleasant  Benning,  born  in  1856. 

G  2.    Edward  Morris,  born  in  1861. 

G  3.    Mildred  Lewis,  born  in  1863. 

G  4.    Jerome  Augustine,  born  in  1869. 

G  5.    Madison  Lewis,  born  in  1870. 

Their  post-office  is  Oswichee   Russell  county,  Ala. 

F  3.  William  George,  son  of  Colonel  E.  Patterson,  was  born  in 
1823.  He  is  about  five  feet  ten  inches  in  height,  with  light  hair, 
blue  eyes  and  fair  skin.  He  owns  the  Epps  Mineral  Springs  in 
Shelby  county,  North  Carolina,  a  place  of  great  resort  during  the 
summer  seasons  by  invalids  and  votaries  of  pleasure.  He  was  a 
soldier  in  the  Confederate  Army  and  was  captured  and  retained  as 
a  prisoner  during  the  war.     His  post-office  is  Shelby,  N.  C. 

In  1848  he  married  Rebecca,  daughter  of  David  Hogue,  of  Cleve- 


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land  county,  North  Carolina.  Thej^  have  the  following-named  chil- 
dren : 

G  1.    David  Edward,  born  in  1848. 

G  2.    William  Lewis,  born  in  1850. 

G  3.    Charles  Jacob,  born  in  1854. 

G  4.    Harriet  Chambers,  born  in  1858. 

G  5.    George,  born  in  18G0. 

G  6.    Leonard  P.  Hayne,  born  in  1862. 

F  4.  Sarah  Adaline,  daughter  of  Colonel  E.  Patterson,  was  born 
in  1825.  She  is  about  five  feet  three  inches  in  height,  and  weighs 
one  hundred  and  twenty-five  pounds.  In  1852  she  married  Jacob 
Walker,  son  of  John  A.  Walker,  of  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where  she 
resided  until  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  when  she  and  her  chil- 
dren moved  and  settled  near  Hatchechubbee,  in  Kussell  county,  Ala. 
She  has  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.    Lewis  Patterson,  born  in  1853. 

G  2.    Augusta  Benning,  born  in  1855. 

G  3.    John  Edward,  born  in  1858. 

G  4.    Jacob  Allen,  born  in  1860. 

G  5.    Eugenia  Adora,  born  in  1862. 

F  5.  Hon.  Giles  Jarret  Patterson,  son  of  Colonel  Edward,  was 
l)orn  in  Spartanburg  county,  South  Carolina,  in  1827.  He  was  five 
feet  ten  inches  in  height,  with  dark  brown  hair  and  blue  eyes.  He 
is  a  graduate  of  South  Carolina  College  at  Columbia.  He  studied 
law  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1852,  and  located  at  Chester- 
ville,  S.  C.  In  1857  he  was  elected  Commissioner  in  Equity.  After 
serving  some  years  in  that  office,  he  was  elected  as  Senator  in  the 
State  Legislature.  In  1855  he  married  Miss  Mary  Jane,  daughter 
of  Dr.  John  Gage,  of  Union  county.  South  Carolina. 

The  Gage  family  was  from  Colerain,  Count}'  of  Antrim,  Ireland. 
There  were  three  brothers— Robert,  John  and  Matthew.  Robert 
died  in  Ireland.  His  son,  John,  emigrated  with  his  uncles,  John 
and  Matthew,  to  Union,  S.  C.  John  moved  from  Union,  S.  C,  to 
Winston  county,  Mississippi,  where  he  died.  His  brother,  Matthew, 
moved  to,  and  died  in,  Holmes  county,  Mississippi.  Dr.  John,  son 
of  Robert,  married  a  Miss  Nanc}'  McKibben,  and  died  in  Union, 
S.  C.     He  raised  five  children,  viz. : 

1.  Colonel  Robert,  married  Martha  Williams. 

2.  Christopher,  married  Louisa  Gist. 

3.  Dr.  James,  married  Mary  Jane  Lewis. 

4.  Nancy,  married  Mr. Patton. 


276  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

5.    Mary  Jane,  married  Giles  J.  Patterson,  Esq. 

After  the  death  of  Mary  Jane  Gage,  his  first  wife,  he  married 

Mrs. Winsmith,  near   Glenn   Springs,  S.  C,  by    whom   he   had 

three  children.  The  following  notice  we  copy  from  the  Shelby 
Aurora,  a  North  Carolina  paper: 

DEATH    OF   A   PROMINENT   SOUTH   CAROLINIAN. 

Giles  Patterson,  Esq.,  a  wealthy  banker  and  prominent  citizen  of 
Chester,  S.  C,  died  a  few  days  ago.  He  was  a  brother  of  Mrs.  Harriet 
Chambers  and  William  G.  Patterson,  of  Patterson's  Springs,  and  his  many 
friends  in  North  and  South  Carolina  will  regret  to  hear  of  his  death. 
Deceased  was  born  in  Spartanburg  county,  South  Carolina,  and  was  about 
sixty-five  years  old.  Leaves  a  wife  and  three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Giles  J.> 
Jr.,  etc. 

Thursday,  December  17,  1891.  ' 

[  Prom  the  Yorkville  Enquirer.] 
LETTER   FROM   CHESTER. 

DEATH  OF  HON.  GILES  J.  PATTERSON. 

It  is  doubtful  whether  in  the  history  of  Chester,  she  has  sustained  a 
greater  loss  by  the  removal  of  any  citizen,  than  in  the  death  of  Hon.  Giles 
J.  Patterson,  which  occurred  yesterday  morning.  The  illness,  which  was 
pneumonia,  lasted  but  little  more  than  a  week.  At  the  funeral  this  after- 
noon at  3:30,  which  will  take  place  from  the  Methodist  church  of  which 
he  was  a  valued  member,  there  will  be  many  sympathetic  friends  of  the 
esteemed  deceased.  The  following  communication  from  the  town  council 
was  circulated  this  morning  : 

Chester,  December  14,  1891. 

We,  the  Intendant  and  Council  of  the  town  of  Chester,  S.  C,  do  most 

respectfully  request  that  all  places  of  business  be  closed  in  honor  of  the 

Hon.  Giles  J.   Patterson,  deceased,  during  his    funeral,  which   will   take 

place  from  three  to  five  o'clock  this  p.  M. 

S.  M.  Jones,  Intendant. 

Mr.  Patterson  was  chairman  of  the  Board  of  School  Trustees,  and  in 
respect  to  him  the  school  will  attend  the  funeral  in  a  body.  The  Lee  Light 
Infantry,  of  which  he  was  once  Captain,  and  always  an  ardent  friend,  will 
escort  the  remains  to  the  cemetery.  All  the  church  bells  and  the  town 
bell  will  be  tolled,  and  the  flag  on  the  City  Hall  will  be  at  half-mast.  He 
was  loved  by  his  friends,  and  honored  and  respected  by  his  enemies,  if  he 
had  such. 

F  6.  Mary  Drucilla,  daughter  of  Colonel  E.  Patterson,  was  born 
in  1829.  In  1855  she  married  Lawson  Wilson,  of  Crowder's  Creek, 
P.  0.,  Gaston  county,  N.  C.  Mr.  Wilson  read  law,  then  turned  his 
attention  to  farming.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Mildred  Adora,  born  in  1857. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  277 

G  2.    Sarah  Louisa,  born  in  1859. 

Gr  3.    Hester  Cleone,  and 

G  4.    William,  died. 

F  7.  Jane  Eliza,  was  born  in  1831.  In  1860,  she  married,  at  the 
residence  of  her  brother,  Robert  Hayne,  in  Winston  county,  Missis- 
sippi, James  Y.  Cooper,  son  of  James  Cooper,  near  Cedar  Springs, 
in  Spartanburg  county,  S.  C.  Mr.  Cooper  served  through  the  Con- 
federate war;  had  his  clothes  riddled  by  bullets,  but  received  no 
flesh  wound.  He  resided  near  Mushulaville,  in  Noxubee  county, 
Miss.,  as  a  farmer  until  after  the  death  of  his  wife.  He  then 
located  in  Macon,  Miss.,  as  a  merchant,  and  married,  as  his  second 
wife,  Miss  Alice  Farmer.  He  finally  located  in  Anniston,  Ala.,  where 
he  died  in  1890.      He  had  four  children  by  his  first  wife,  viz. : 

G  1.    James  Y.,  born  1861;  died  1864. 

G  2.    Willie,  born  1863;  died  1864. 

G  3.    Lula  Jane,  born  1865;  Anniston,  Ala. 

G  4.    Ed.  Patterson,  born  1867;  post-office,  Anniston,  Ala. 

James  and  Willie  were  both  attacked  with  diphtheria  in  the  fall 
of  1864  and  died  within  a  few  days,  while  their  father  was  absent  in 
the  army.  Their  anxious  mother,  who  was  expecting  to  learn  from 
every  messenger  that  returned  from  the  seat  of  war  that  their  father 
was  killed,  now  had  her  cup  of  sorrow  filled  to  overflowing. 

Weep  not  because  thy  loved  ones  have  left  thee, 
Weep  not  that  the}'  are  in  the  dark  grave ; 

Remember,  mj'  sister,  the  hand  that  bereft  thee 
Has  taken  away  onlj-  that  which  He  gave. 

Remember  He  chasteneth  to  show  his  great  love; 

Then  murmur  no  more,  but  let  3'our  heart  say: 
"  I'm  the  mother  of  angels  now  dwelling  above — 

'Tis  God  who  has  taken  my  darlings  away." 

A  mother  of  angels!     Oh,  with  that  one  thought 

Let  the  chains  of  thy  sorrow  be  riven. 
As  through  life's  long  pathway  j-ou  joyfully  walk 

'Till  you  meet  your  two  angels  in  heaven. 

Mrs.  Cooper  was  an  humble  and  pious  member  of  the  Methodist- 
Episcopal  church  at  Mushulaville,  Noxubee  county,  Miss.  She  was 
cheerful,  kind  and  courteous  with  all  whom  she  had  intercourse,  and 
was  much  beloved  and  esteemed  by  all  who  knew  her.  She  was 
suddenly  called  from  time  to  eternity  in  February,  1868,  leaving  an 
affectionate  husband,  two  little  children  and  many  relatives  and 
friends  to  mourn  her  loss.     Her  funeral  was  preached  by  Rev.  A. 


278  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

J.  Coleman,  and  her  remains  deposited  in  the  grave-yard  at  Mrs. 
Kuff's,  three  miles  west  of  Mushulaville,  in  Noxubee  county,  Miss.^ 
where  her  tombstone  can  be  found  with  the  following  inscription 
upon  it: 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

JANE  E., 

Consort  of  J.  Y.  Cooper, 

Born  April  27,  1831  ; 

Died  February  6,  1869. 

Asleep  in  Jesus;  blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wake  to  weep. 


Mr.  J.  Y.  Cooper  now  (1886)  resides  in  Anniston,  Ala.,  with  his- 
second  wife,  Alice  Farmer. 

F  8.  Hester  Caroline  Patterson,  was  born  in  1833.  She  is  about 
five  feet  one  inch  high,  weighing  one  hundred  and  fifteen  pounds, 
with  blue  eyes  and  sandy  hair.  In  1859  she  married  James  Heath, 
of  Union  county,  North  Carolina.  Their  children  are,  viz. :  G  1,. 
James  Edward,  died ;  G  2,  George  Lawson,  died ;  G  3,  Blanche ;  G  4, 
John  Dossey,  etc. 

F  9.  Robert  Hayne  Patterson,  was  born  in  1835.  He  was  about 
five  feet  ten  inches  in  height,  weighing  one  hundred  and  thirty-five 
pounds,  with  fair  skin,  blue  eyes  and  dark  hair.  He  married 
Martha,  daughter  of  Jacob  Walker,  of  Spartanburg  county,  South 
Carolina.  Susan,  the  first  wife  of  Jacob  "Walker,  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Cannon  and  sister  of  Dr.  Ibra  Cannon  and  of  Hon.  Gabriel 
Cannon,  who  was  Representative  and  Senator  from  Spartanburg  in 
the  State  Legislature  of  South  Carolina,  and  from  1856  to  1858  was- 
Lieutenant-Governor  of  South  Carolina. 

R.  H.  Patterson  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  war,  was  a 
member  of  Company  D,  Captain  Rogers,  commanded  by  W.  F. 
Tucker,  in  41st  Mississippi  Regiment.  He  was  wounded  in  the  finger 
at  Perry ville,  Ky.,  in  1862,  was  taken  prisoner  at  Chickamauga  and 
was  confined  in  prison  at  Camp  Douglas  sixteen  months,  where  he 
died  in  February,  1865,  from  pneumonia.  He  left  two  children, 
viz. :  G  1,  Albert  Edward,  and  G  2,  Susan.  After  his  death  his 
widow  married  Dr.  Jno.  Inabnet,  of  Mushulaville,  Miss.,  who  finally 
moved  to  Texas  and  resides  at  Terrell.  Susan  Patterson,  hia 
daughter,  married  Hugh  McLeod  and  resides  at  Athens,  Tex. 

F  10.  Albert  Edward  Patterson,  son  of  Colonel  Edward,  was  born 


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in  1836.  He  is  five  feet  six  inches  in  lieight,  with  very  light  hair, 
dark  sliin  and  blue  eyes.  In  1867  he  married  Lizzie  Darden,  of 
Alabama,  and  resides  near  Columbus,  Ga.  His  post-office  is  Hatche- 
chubbee,  Russell  county,  Ala. 

F  11.  Mildred  Anna  Patterson,  daughter  of  Edward,  was  born  in 
1839.  She  is  about  five  feet  one  inch  high,  weighing  about  one 
hundred  and  twenty  pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and  auburn  hair.  Her 
post-office  is  Crowder's  Creek,  Gaston  county,  N.  C. 

F  12.  Laura  Cleone  Patterson,  daughter  of  Colonel  Edward,  was 
born  in  1840.  She  is  about  five  feet  one  inch  in  height,  weighing 
one  hundred  and  fifteen  pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and  fair  skin.  In 
1859  she  married  Robert  H.  Porter,  of  Lancaster  District,  South 
Carolina.  Their  post-office  is  Fort  Hill,  York  District,  S.  C.  Mr. 
Porter  was  a  cavalry  man  in  the  Confederate  Army  and  was  stationed 
most  of  his  time  at  Pocataligo,  S.  C,  where  he  died  in  1864.  They 
had  one  child,  viz. :  G-  1,  Lula  May,  born  1860. 

In  1866  Laura  C.  married  John  Cuthburtson,  of  Charlotte,  N.  C, 
by  whom  she  had  children,  viz. :  G  2,  Anna  Eugenia,  etc.  Their 
post-office  is  Monroe,  N.  C. 

F  13.  Adora  Eugenia  Patterson,  daughter  of  Colonel  Edward,  was 
born  in  1843,  after  the  death  of  her  father.  She  married  Mr.  Smith; 
post-office,  Monroe,  N.  C. 

E  7.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daughter  of  Charles  C,  Sr.,  was  born  in 
1800.  In  1821  she  married  Aaron  Whittington  Whiteside,  son  of 
John.  Elizabeth  Lewis'  mother  and  A.  W.  Whiteside's  father  were 
half-brother  and  sister;  consequently  they  were  half-cousins.  They 
lived  on  the  head-waters  of  Broad  river  in  the  western  part  of  Ruth- 
erford county,  thirteen  miles  from  Rutherfordton,  where  they  both 
died,  he  in  1855  and  she  in  1862.  They  were  both  members  of  the 
Baptist  church.     They  raised  five  children,  marked  F,  viz. : 

F  1.  Sarah  Eveline,  born  in  1825.  In  1843  she  married  Madison 
Lynch,  son  of  Elias  Lynch,  the  great  corn  monger.  Elias  Lynch 
married  a  daughter  of  John  Deavenport;  therefore  Madison  Lynch 
and  Sarah  E. ,  his  wife,  were  third  cousins. 

They  live  on  the  head-waters  of  Broad  river  in  the  western  part 
of  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  Madison  Lynch,  like  his 
father,  is  a  very  energetic  business  man.  Their  post-office  is  Green 
Hill,  N.  C.     They  have  the  following-named  children : 

G  1.  Julia  Adelaide,  born  in  1844;  married  Mr.  James  Merriman, 
a  lawyer  by  profession,  of  Asheville,  N.  C. 

G  2.    Adora  Elizabeth,  born  in  1846,  and  died  in  1848. 


280  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

G  3.  George  Washington,  born  1848;  G  4,  Laura  Louisa,  born 
1851;  G  5,  Charles  Martin,  born  1853;  G  6,  Thomas  Madison,  born 
1855;  G  7,  Henry  Harrison,  born  1858;  G  8,  Ada,  born  1860;  G  9, 
Ida,  born  1862;  G  10,  Fannie,  and  G  11,  Matrick. 

F  2.  Almina  Clementine  Whiteside,  daughter  of  Aaron  W. ,  was 
born  1827,  and  married,  in  1849,  Batey  Blanton,  of  East  Tennessee. 
They  had  the  following-named  children:  G  1,  George  Washington, 
born  1850;  G  2,  Wm.  Hackett,  born  1853;  G  3,  Jonathan  Batey, 
born  1857.  Mr.  B.  Blanton  died  in  1858.  After  the  death  of  Mr. 
Blanton  Almina  C.  married  Mr.  Wilson,  of  Shelby,  N.  C. 

F  3.  Louisa  Jane,  daughter  of  A.  W.  Whiteside,  born  1829.  In 
1849  she  married  Benjamin  Hedrick,  of  East  Tennessee.  She  had 
two  children  and  died  in  1852.  Her  children  were:  G  1,  Louisa 
Elizabeth,  born  1852,  etc. 

F  4.  Jonathan  Marion  Whiteside,  son  of  Aaron  W. ,  was  born  in 
1832.  In  1852  he  married  Sarah  Minerva  Caroline  Hedrick,  sister 
to  Ben.  Hedrick,  of  East  Tennessee,  by  whom  he  had  one  son:  G  1, 
Thomas  Whittington,  who  died  in  1855.  His  wife  also  died  in  1855. 
In  1856  he  married  Lucinda  Mullinax,  of  Yorkville,  S.  C,  by  whom 
he  had  one  child,  G  2,  Wm.  Albert  James,  when  his  second  wife 
also  died. 

He  volunteered  at  the  commencement  of  the  Confederate  war  in 
1861,  as  a  cavalry  man,  and  served  throughout  the  whole  campaign 
of  four  years,  and  displayed  in  many  a  hard- fought  battle  a  prowess 
that  would  have  done  honor  to  a  Trojan.  He  was  several  times 
wounded  with  saber  cuts,  and  once  shot  through  the  leg.  After  the 
close  of  the  war  he  married  (his  third  wife)  Miss Falls,  of  Gas- 
ton county.  North  Carolina.  He  now  resides  in  Kutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  and  his  post-office  is  Chimney  Rock  or  Green  Hill. 
He,  like  his  father  and  most  of  the  Whiteside  family,  is  about  six 
feet  high,  and  of  a  strong  muscular  frame.  He  is  brave  and 
fearless  even  to  recklessness.  When  quite  a  youth  he  came  in 
contact  one  night  with  an  armed  runaway  negro,  and  attempted  to 
capture  him.  The  negro  shot  at  him  with  a  pistol,  and  he  in  return 
shot  at  the  negro,  but  the  negro  made  his  escape  under  cover  of 
night. 

F  5.  John  Taliaferro  Whiteside,  son  of  Aaron  W. ,  was  born  in 
1836,  and  died  in  1864.  He  was  an  invalid  and  was  never  able  to 
walk  or  talk. 

E  8.  Charles  C.  Lewis,  Jr.,  son  of  Charles  C,  Sr. ,  was  born  in 
1802.     In  1825  he  married  Jane  Flack,  daughter  of  George  Flack, 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  28X 

of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina.  George  Flack  raised  but 
three  children,  \iz. :     John,  Jane  and  Andrew. 

Charles  C.  Lewis,  Jr., was  about  five  feet  six  inches  in  height,  weigh- 
ing about  one  hundred  and  thirty-five  pounds,  with  light  hair  and 
blue  eyes.  He  died  in  Montgomery  county,  Texas,  in  184G,  while 
on  a  visit  to  that  country.  His  widow  and  children  are  in  Yell 
county,  Arkansas.     He  had  three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  George  Washington,  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North 
Oarolina,  in  1826. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  Louisa,  born  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Caro- 
lina, in  1830,  and 

F  3.  Emily  Warner,  born  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina, 
in  1834. 

Jane  Flack,  his  wife,  died  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas,  in  1885. 

F  1.  George  W.,  son  of  Charles  C,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1826.  In 
1847  he  married  Margaret  Ann  De  Berry,  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas, 
by  whom  he  had  six  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Cordelia  Melissa,  born  in  1848;  married  Franklin  Waters. 

G  2.    Jonathan  Winfield,  born  in  1850;  married  Amanda  Waters, 

G  3.    Gerard  Chesterfield,  born  in  1853;  married  Mary  Pruitt. 

G  4.    Sterling  Menafield,  born  in  1855,  and  died  1864. 

G  5.    Genela  Belona,  born  in  1857;  married  William  Putnam. 

G  6.  Andrew  Terrell,  born  in  1859:  married  Susan  Amanda 
Herring.  They  have  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Minter  Terrell;  H  2, 
William;  H  3,  Susan;  H  4,  Nelly  Dorcas,  and  H  5,  Lenty  May. 

The  wife  of  George  W.  Lewis  died  in  1862,  and  he  married,  as 
his  second  wife.  Gillie  McCutchen,  by  whom  he  had  two  children, 
viz.:     G  7,  John  Crier,  and  G  8,  Minter  Flack,  who  died. 

George  W.  was  in  the  Confederate  Army  and  was  killed  through 
mistake  by  a  Mr. Foster,  within  five  miles  of  his  own  home. 

Marvinville,  Yell  county,  Ark.,  is  the  post-ofBce  of  Frank 
W^aters,  Jonathan  W.  Lewis  and  Gerard  C.  Lewis;  Mountain  Fork, 
Polk  county.  Ark.,  is  the  post-office  of  William  Putnam;  Rocky 
€omfort,  Little  River  county,  Ark. ,  is  the  post-office  of  Andrew  T. 
Lewis;  Riley,  Yell  county,  Ark.,  is  the  post-office  of  John  E. 
Lewis,  and  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Jean. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  Louise,  daughter  of  Charles  C.  Lewis,  Jr.,  was 
born  in  1830,  and  married,  in  Yell  county,  Arkansas,  in  1846,  John 
J.  Derrick,  by  whom  she  had  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    William  Henry,  born  in  1847. 

G  2.    Adam  Jackson,  born  in  1850,  and  died  1862. 


282  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

G- 3.  George  Morris,  born  in  1852;  married  Martha  E.  Gatlin,, 
in  1872. 

G  4.    Francis  Marion,  born  in  1853. 

G  5.    Mary  Jane,  born  in  1855. 

Mr.  Derrick  died  in  1854,  after  which  Elizabeth  L.,  his  widow^ 
married  Albritton  H.  Jean,  in  1870,  and  resides  near  Riley,  Yell 
county.  Ark. 

F  3.  Emily  Warner,  daughter  of  Charles  C.  Lewis,  Jr.,  was 
born  in  1834.  In  1852  she  married  William  L.  Foster,  and  died 
near  Palarm,  Pulaski  county.  Ark. ,  leaving  issue,  viz. : 

G  1.    Nancy  Jane,  born  in  1853;  died  in  childhood. 

G  2.  Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in  1856;  married  Presley  Caldwell; 
post-office,  Palarm,  Ark. 

G  3.    Lewis  Columbus,  died  in  childhood. 

William  L.  Foster  died  in  the  Confederate  Army,  between  Corinth 
and  Columbus,  Miss.  Emily  W. ,  his  widow,  then  married  Jackson 
Kennesly,  and  resides  near  Little  Rock,  Ark. ,  and  has  issue,  viz. : 

G  4.  Amanda  Viola  Kennesly.  Mrs.  Emily  W.  Kennesly  died 
near  Palarm,  Pulaski  county,  Ark.,  in  1880. 

E  9.  Nancy  Lewis,  daughter  of  Charles,  Sr.,  was  born  in  1804. 
In  1824  she  married  Johathan  Whiteside,  brother  of  Aaron  W.,  and 
son  of  John  Whiteside  and  his  wife,  Eleanor  Kelly.  They  moved 
from  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  to  what  was  then  Benton 
county,  Alabama,  and  settled  near  the  White  Plains,  where  he  died 
in  1841.  They  had  only  one  son:  F  1,  Oliver  Decatur,  born  in 
1825.  He  married,  first,  Sarah  Jane  Teague,  of  Benton  or  Calhoun 
county,  Alabama,  by  whom  he  had  one  son,  viz. : 

G  1.    Jonathan  Teague,  born  in  1847. 

In  1878  he  married  as  his  second  wife,  Mrs.  Magdalene  S.  Frank- 
lin, by  whom  he  had  two  children,  viz. : 

G  2.    William  M.,  born  in  1879,  and 

G  3.    Taliaferro  T.,  born  in  1880. 

0.  D.  Whiteside  married,  as  his  third  wife,  Sarah  E.  King,  and 
has  children,  viz. : 

G  4.    Grover  Lee,  born  in  1884. 

G  5.    Mary  Emma,  born  in  1886,  etc. 

Sarah  Jane,  his  first  wife,  died  in  1877. 

Magdalene  S.,  his  second  wife,  died  in  1882. 

G  1.    Jonathan  Teague,  married  Nancy  Coflfey,  and  has  children,, 
viz.:     H  1.  Oliver;  H  2,  Frank;  H  3,  Maggie;  H  4,  Pearl,  etc. 
He  is  now  (1891)  near  Hollis,  Madison  county,  Tex. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  283 

After  the  death  of  Jonathan  Whiteside,  Nancy,  his  widow,  mar- 
ried Rev.  John  Dickey,  and  now  (1891)  resides  a  widow,  in  Ruther- 
ford county.  North  Carolina. 

Gr  1.  Jonathan  Teague,  son  of  Oliver  D.  Whiteside,  married 
Nancy  Coffey,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Oliver  D. 

H  2.    Frank,  married  a  Miss  Coffey. 

H  3.    Maggie,  married  Mr.  Fannin. 

H4.    Pearl. 

H  5.    Talmage. 

E  11.  Preston,  son  of  Charles  Lewis,  Sr.,  was  born  in  Rutherford 
county.  North  Carolina,  in  1806.  He  was  about  five  feet  seven 
inches  in  height,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and  forty  pounds, 
with  black  eyes  and  dark  hair.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  a  member  of 
the  Baptist  church  at  Mountain  Creek  Meeting-house.  In  1846  he 
married  Martha,  daughter  of  Colonel  James  Blanton,  of  Rutherford 
county.  He  raised  eleven  children  and  died  in  1880,  five  miles  west 
of  Rutherford  C.  H.  The  names  of  his  children,  marked  F,  were  as 
follows : 

F  1.    Jay  Whittenton,  born  in  1847;  married  Mary  C.  Bennett. 

F  2.    Flavins  Adonigah,  born  in  1849;  died  single  in  Kansas. 

F  3.    Charles   Manoah,  born  in  1851;    married    Hattie    Andrews. 

F  4.  James  Taliaferro,  born  in  1853;  married  Laura  McEntire 
and Hampton. 

F  5.    Mary  Adora,  born  in  1855;  married  Weldon  E.  Thom. 

F  6.    Martha  Goode,  born  in  1857;  married  William  White. 

F  7.    Ann  Narcissa,  born  in  1859;  married  F.  F.  Haston. 

F  8.    Sarah  Louisa,  born  in  1861. 

F  9.    Joseph  Preston,  born  in  1864. 

F  10.  Lillie  Idora,  born  in  1866;  married  John  Walker. 

F  11.  William  Edward,  born  in  1869. 

They  are  all  in  Rutherford  count5%  North  Carolina. 

F  1.  Jay  W.,  is  a  very  energetic  business  man.  He  is  Post- 
master at  Darlington,  Rutherford  county,  and  is  engaged  in  mer- 
chandising, running  steam  mills,  cotton  gins,  saw  mills,  shingle 
machines,  grist  mills,  etc.  As  above  mentioned  he  married,  in  1866, 
Mary  Catharine  Bennett.  She  was  born  in  1851,  and  is  a  descend- 
ant of  the  Baxter  family.  Jay  W.  is  a  clerk  and  deacon  of  the 
Baptist  church  at  Mountain  Creek  Meeting-house.  His  eight  chil- 
dren are  as  follows: 

G  1.    Joseph  Volney,  born  in   1869;  graduated   at  Chapel  Hill, 


284  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

N.  C,  June  4,  1891,  and  is  now  (1891)  at  Clinch  Port,  Va.,  on  the 
United  States  geological  survey. 

G  2.    Margaret  Henrietta,  born  in  1871. 

G  3.    Martha  Catharine,  born  in  1873;  married  Adin  P.  Kucker, 

Thomas  Plato,  born  in  1876;  died  in  1877. 

John  Baxter,  born  in  1877. 

Ellen  Adora,  born  in  1880. 

Lillie  Ann,  born  in  1882,  and 

Mamie  Jay,  born  in  1889. 

Charles  Manoah,  married  Hattie  Andrews,    of   Buncombe 

North    Carolina,     in    1872.       They    have    five    children, 

Martha  Florence,  born  in  1872. 

Samuel  Doss,  born  in  1876. 

Alfred  B.,  born  in  1878. 

David  Judson,  born  in  1881,  ana 

Cleo,  born  in  1889. 
F  4.    James  Taliaferro,  born  in  1853;  married  Laura  A.  McEntire, 
They  have  five  children,  viz. : 

Flavius  0.,  born  in  1877. 

Minnie  C,  born  in  1880. 

Ida  May,  born  in  1881. 

Joseph  Mc,  born  in  1883,  and 

Mary  Josephine,  born  in  1886. 
After  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  James  Taliaferro  married  Nancy 
Hampton. 

F  5.    Mary  Elizabeth  Adora,  born  in  1855;  married  Weldon  E. 
Thorns,  in  1878,  and  had  five  children,  viz.: 
G  1.    Virgil  Lewis,  born  in  1879. 
G  2.    Thomas  Preston,  born  in  1880. 
G  3.    Pearlie  Victoria,  born  in  1884,  and  died  in  1887. 
G  4.    Effle  Belle,  born  in  1887,  and 
G  5.    Myrtle  Deborah,  born  in  1889. 

F  6.    Martha    Goode,  married   William   White,   in    1885.     They 
have  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Burlin  Lewis,  born  in  1886. 
G  2.    Edgar  Pinkney,  born  in  1887. 
G  3.    William  Rowland,  born  in  1889. 
G  4.    Leila  May,  born  in  1890. 
G  5.    Not  named;  born  in  1891. 


in  1889, 

G4. 

G5. 

G6. 

G7. 

G8. 

F3. 

county. 

viz.: 

Gl. 

G2. 

G3. 

G4. 

G5. 

F4. 

in  1875, 

Gl. 

G2. 

G3. 

G4. 

G5. 

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F  7.  Nancy  Ann  Narcissa,  born  in  1859;  married  Fortesque 
Haston,  in  1884.     Has  two  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Freddie  Jay,  born  in  1886,  and 

G  2.    Annie  Belle,  born  in  1889. 

F  8.  Sarah  Louisa,  born  in  1861;  married  Harrison  McEntire,  in 
1889.     Has  one  child,  viz.: 

G  1.    William  Jesse,  born  in  1890. 

F  9.    Joseph  Preston,  born  in  186-1. 

F  10.  Lillie  Idora,  born  in  1866;  married  John  "Walker,  in  1886. 
Has  one  child,  viz. : 

G  1.    Romeo  Martin,  born  in  1889. 

F  11.  William  Edward,  born  in  1869. 

Preston  Lewis  and  his  children  are  all  members  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  reside  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. 

E  11.  Jesse  Taliaferro,  son  of  Charles  Lewis,  Sr. ,  was  born  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1808.  He  is  a  farmer,  and 
member  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Mountain  Creek  Meeting-house. 
He  is  about  five  feet  seven  inches  in  height,  with  blue  eyes  and 
auburn  hair.  His  post-ofBce  is  Green  Hill,  Rutherford  county, 
N.  C.  In  1843  he  married  Susan,  daughter  of  Stephen  Cowart,  of 
Rutherford  county,  who  died  in  May,  1886.  She  had  seven  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.  Nancy  Elizabeth,  born  in  1844.  In  1860  she  married  Wil- 
liam Jay,  son  of  James  Jay,  of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. 
She  died  in  Newton  county,  Missouri,  and  left  the  following-named 
children: 

G  1.    Karl  Pulfio  Cummins,  born  in  1S63. 

G  2.  Grisef  Dreadnaught  Xerxes,  born  in  1865,  and  died 
1866. 

F  2.  Mary  E.,  daughter  of  Jesse  T.  Lewis,  born  in  1846;  mar- 
ried Jesse  Sorrels. 

F  3.    Louisa  Jane,  born  in  1848;  married  Munroe  Lovelace. 

F  4.    William  Thomas,  born  in  1850;  died  single. 

F  5.    Richard  Taliaferro,  born  in  1851. 

F  6.    James  Madison,  born  in  1853. 

F  7.    Laura  Elizabeth,  born  in  1855. 

E  12.  William  Terrell,  the  youngest  child  of  Charles  C.  Lewis,  Sr., 
and  Elizabeth  Russell,  his  wife,  of  Rutherford  county.  North  Caro- 
lina, was  born  in  1811.  In  1827  he  went  to  Spartanburg  county, 
South  Carolina,  for  the  purpose  of  going  to  school,  where  he 
remained  until  1835.     He  made  his  home  at  Colonel  E.  Patterson's, 


286  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

opposite  the  celebrated  Pacolet  Mineral  Springs,  owned  then  by 
John  Poole,  eight  miles  east  of  Spartanburg  C.  H.,  where  he  taught 
school  two  years,  and  then  commenced  a  course  of  studies  under 
Elias  C.  Leitner,  at  the  Spartanburg  Village  Academy,  which  he  was 
constrained  to  abandon  on  account  of  ill-health.  In  1835  he  left 
South  Carolina  for  Alabama,  spending  one  year  in  Marion,  Perry 
county;  from  there  he  went  to  Louisville,  Miss.,  in  November,  1836, 
and  spent  fourteen  years  in  the  town,  during  which  time  he  acted 
as  Deputy  Sheriff,  Deputy  Probate  Clerk,  County  Surveyor  and  as  a 
clerk  in  dry-goods  stores,  until  1848,  when  he  married  Eliza  Jane 
Steele,  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Perryville  P.  0.,  eight  miles 
southeast  of  Louisville,  in  January,  1851,  where  he  has  ever  since 
resided. 

In  1839  he  was  elected  County  Surveyor,  and  served  several 
years,  until  1861,  when  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  State  Legisla- 
ture. After  serving  out  his  time  he  retired  to  private  life,  until 
1871,  when  he  was  appointed  Deputy  Surveyor  by  A.  J.  Shields. 
In  November,  1873,  he  was  elected  County  Surveyor  again,  and  was 
re-elected  several  times  and  continued  to  serve  as  Surve3'or  until 
the  expiration  of  the  year  1891.  In  1880  he  enumerated  the  census 
■of  Supervisor's  Beat  No.  3,  of  Winston  county;  and  in  1890  he 
enumerated  the  census  of  Beat  No.  2. 

His  stature  is  five  feet  five  inches,  weighing  about  one  hundred 
and  twenty-five  pounds,  with  black  hair  and  hazel  eyes.  Eliza  Jane 
Steele  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Steele  and  his  wife,  Ann  Miller, 
and  granddaughter  of  Thomas  Morehead  Steele  and  his  wife,  Mary 
Barnes,  from  Ireland.  Ann  Miller  was  a  daughter  of  Moses  Miller 
and  his  wife,  MoUie  Bennett,  and  granddaughter  of  Etiene  Monier, 
or  Stephen  Miller,  who  emigrated  from  France  to  America  in  1725. 
Thos.  M.  Steele  and  Mary  Barnes  raised  four  children  and  died  in 
South  Carolina.      Their  children  were,  viz. : 

1.  Margaret,  married  John  Gr.  Williams. 

2.  Robert,  died  single. 

3.  John,  married  Sallie  Chandler. 

4.  Thomas,  born  about  1780;  married  Ann  Miller;  both  died  in 
Williamsburg,  S.  C.     They  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

1.  Mary  Ann,  born  1808;  died  in  childhood. 

2.  Thomas  Moses,  born  1809;  married  Sarah  Lane,  sister  of 
John  W. 

3.  Mary  Hannah,  born  1811 ;  married  Henry  C.  Durant  and  died 
in  Winston  county,  Mississippi,  in  1852. 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  287 

-t.  Susan  Ann,  born  1813;  married  Henry  Bailey  and  died  with- 
out issue  in  South  Carolina. 

5.  Magdalen  Maria,  born  1816;  married  John  W.  Lane  and  died 
in  Choctaw  county,  Mississippi,  in  1855. 

6.  Margaret  Isabella,  born  1818,  and  died  in  1821. 
.    John,  born  1821;  died  1822. 

8.  William  Henry,  born  1824;  married  Sarah  Catharine  Gregg 
and  died  in  Attala  county,  Mississippi,  in  1885. 

9.  Dr.  John  James,  born  1826;  married  Sarah  Ann  Miller,  his 
cousin,  daughter  of  John  Miller  and  Jane  Hewett,  of  South 
Carolina. 

10.  Eliza  Jane,  born  1828;  married  Wm.  T.  Lewis,  had  four 
children  and  died  in  Winston  county,  Mississippi,  in  1867. 

11.  Stephen  M.,  born  1830;  married  America  Fields  and  died  in 
<^hoctaw  county,  Mississippi,  after  the  close  of  the  Confederate 
war. 

Eliza  Jane  Steele  was  born  in  Williamsburg  District,  S.  C,  in 
1828,  where  she  remained  until  about  the  year  1845,  when  she  came 
to  Winston  county,  Mississippi.  Her  father  and  her  mother  both 
having  died  during  her  childhood  Richard  Green  became  her  guardian 
while  she  remained  in  South  Carolina.  After  she  came  to  Mississippi 
she  chose  Dr.  R.  D.  Brown  as  her  guardian,  and  soon  afterward 
■entered  the  Louisville  Female  Academy  as  a  student,  where  she 
remained  for  several  sessions.  On  the  19th  of  September,  1848,  she 
was  married  by  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Head  at  the  residence  of  Dr.  R.  D. 
Brown.  In  the  year  of  1856  she  made  a  profession  of  religion  and 
attached  herself  to  the  Baptist  church  and  was  baptized  by  Rev. 
Wm.  H.  Head  at  Liberty  church,  in  Winston  county.  Her  member- 
ship was  removed  from  there  to  Louisville,  where  she  continued  to 
be  a  consistent  member  to  the  day  of  her  death.  On  the  17th  of 
January,  1867,  in  the  thirty-ninth  year  of  her  age,  she  sank  to  rest 
calmly,  without  a  struggle  or  murmur,  for — 

Jesus  can  make  the  dying  bed 

Feel  soft  as  downy  pillows  are, 
While  on  his  breast  she  leaned  her  head 

And  breathed  her  life  out  sweetly  there. 

She  left  her  husband,  four  children  and  many  relatives  and 
friends,  to  mourn  her  loss;  but  their  loss,  it  is  to  be  hoped,  was  her 
eternal  gain. 

Her  remains  were  deposited  in  the  grove  near  Masonic  Hall,  in 
Louisville,  Miss. ,  on  lot  No.  48,  where  she  will  rest  from  her  labors 


288  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

until  the  great  day  of  judgment,  when  Christ  shall  come  to  make  up 
His  jewels. 

Then  will  He  own  her  worthy  name 

Before  her  Father's  face, 

And  in  the  new  Jerusalem 

Appoint  her  soul  a  place 

The  following  epitaph  points  out  the  place  where  she  lies: 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

ELIZA   J.  STEELE, 

First  wife  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis, 

Born  April  25,  1828, 

Died  January  17,  1867, 

Aged  thirty-nine  years  eight  months 

and  twent3'-two  days. 


Her  funeral  was  preached  at  the  Baptist  church  in  Louisville, 
Miss,,  on  the  5th  day  of  May,  1867,  by  Rev.  Wm.  H.  Head  from  the 
following  text: 

"Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will 

fear  no  evil;  for  Thou  art  with  me;  Thy  rod  and  Thy  staff  comfort  me." 

Psalms  xxii.,  4. 

She  is  gone  and  I  am  lingering 

In  this  weary  world  of  ours, 
Bearing  on  my  heart  the  ashes 
Of  affection's  broken  flowers. 
Ever  longing  to  be  with  her 

In  that  better  world  above  ; 
When  the  heart  rejoices  ever 

In  the  deathless  bonds  of  love. 
For  a  moment  death  divides  us. 

But  when  I  have  crossed  its  gloom 
I  shall  then  be  resting  with  her 
Ever,  ever  more  at  home. 
[For  the  Bulletin.] 
MY  WIFE. 
When  youthful  bloom  was  on  her  cheek 

And  her  brow  unmarred  by  care, 
She  bid  adieu  to  home  and  friends 
With  me  my  lonely  lot  to  share. 

We  at  Hymen's  altar  plighted 

Our  vows  of  affection  ever  ; 
Each  other  we  would  not  forsake 

Until  stern  death  should  us  sever. 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  289 

Hand  and  hand  we  moved  together 

Along  the  rugged  path  of  life  ; 
Her  presence,  like  the  polar  star, 

Guided  me  safely  through  each  strife. 

Amid  the  low'ring  clouds  that  scowl, 

When  no  gleam  of  hope  could  I  see  ; 
When  anguish  wrung  my  fevered  brow 

A  solace  then  she  was  to  me. 

When  our  earthly  hopes  were  brightest, 

When  endeared  by  affection's  tie, 
I  could  not  then  believe  that  she 

In  the  cold  grave  so  soon  would  lie. 

Death,  with  its  bleak  and  icj^  hand. 

Has  wrested  from  me  her  presence ; 
In  keen  despair  still  I  languish 

Until  time  shall  summon  me  hence. 

She  is  gone  to  the  spirit-land. 

Her  cheering  smiles  no  more  I'll  see  ; 
Without  which  my  life  is  darkness 

And  earth's  a  waste  of  woe  to  me. 

"Oh,  ever  thus  from  childhood's  hour 

I've  seen  my  fondest  hopes  decay ; 
I  never  loved  a  tree  or  flower 

But  'twas  the  first  to  fade  away." 

She  sleeps  now  in  the  sylvan  grove, 

Where  birds  chant  their  matin  songs  ; 
She  heeds  them  not — her  soul's  at  rest 

With  its  God  to  whom  it  belongs. 

In  early  spring  the  flowers  will  bloom 

And  revive  the  hopes  of  many. 
Yet  find  my  heart  cold  as  the  clay 

That  enwraps  my  dearest  Janie. 
Louisville,  Miss.,  October  1,  1867.  Wm.  T.  Lewis. 

In  October,  1867,  Wm.  T.  Lewis  made  a  profession  of  religion 
and  attached  himself  to  the  Baptist  church  at  Louisville  and  was 
baptized  by  Rev.  Wm.  M.  Farrar. 

He  had  four  children  by  Eliza  Jane  Steele,  his  first  wife,  \iz. : 

F  1.    Overton  Taliaferro,  born  January  1,  1850;  has  black  hair 

and  eyes.     He  is  five  feet  eight  inches  in  height  and  weighs  one 

hundred  and  fifty  pounds.     He  married,  in  1873,  Eugenia,  daughter 

of  Captain  Jas.  L.  Duck,  of  Meridian,  Miss. ,  and  resides  near  Perry- 

19 


290  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

ville  P.  0.,  Winston  county,  Miss.  He  has  no  children  and  is  a 
farmer  and  a  member  of  the  Methodist-Episcopal  church  at  Rocky 
Hill,  in  the  vicinity  of  Perryville. 

F  2.  Laura  lone,  born  December  31,  1851;  had  light  hair  and 
blue  eyes,  was  five  feet  in  stature  and  weighed  one  hundred  pounds. 
She  married,  in  1870,  Wm.  W.  Hudson,  moved  to  Newton  count}-, 
Missouri,  where  she  died  childless  in  October,  1871. 

F  3.  Mary  Ella,  born  May  22,  1857;  has  dark  hair  and  eyes. 
Her  stature  is  five  feet  one  inch  and  weighs  one  hundred  pounds. 

F  4.  Eliza  Jane,  born  August  4,  1861 ;  has  light  hair  and  blue 
eyes.  Her  stature  is  five  feet  five  inches,  weighing  one  hundred  and 
fifteen  pounds. 

The  following  lines  were  written  by  William  T.  Lewis,  at  the 
request  of  the  Committee  of  Arrangements,  and  was  sung  by  a 
lodge  of  sorrow  held  at  Louisville,  Miss.,  in  memory  of  deceased 
Masons  who  were  soldiers  in  the  late  war: 

AIR — BKUCE'S   address. 

Noble  soldiers  !     Whose  sad  fate, 
We  with  pain  commiserate  ; 
Their  mem'ries  we  would  consecrate 
In  a  hallowed  urn. 

They  were  Masons  good  and  true  ; 
Each  one  proved  a  patriot,  too, 
To  their  homes  they  bid  adieu — 
Never  to  return. 

When  our  country  was  involved, 
Each  one  stepped  forth  and  resolved. 
Be  what  might  on  them  devolved, 
The3^'d  strike  for  liberty. 

Gettysburg  or  Malvern  Hill, 
Fredericksburg  or  Knoxville, 
:  Each  can  testify  at  will  • 

To  their  chivalry. 

Soldiers  who  by  Lee  were  led, 
Soldiers  who  with  Johnson  bled. 
Now  are  sleeping  with  the  dead 
Who  fought  so  valiantly. 

Let  their  names  be  ever  sung. 
In  ev'ry  land,  by  ev'ry  tongue. 
While  the  echo  we'll  prolong 
Throughout  eternity. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  291 

No  more  will  war's  dread  alarms 
Call  those  patriots  to  their  arms 
Who  now  sleep  from  worldly  harms 
In  their  solitude. 

Let  the  loud-mouth  cannon  roar, 
Let  it  sound  from  shore  to  shore ; 
They'll  sleep  'till  time's  no  more — 
With  our  gratitude. 

At  our  lodge  no  more  we'll  meet 
Those  whom  we  were  wont  to  greet ; 
Our  flag  is  now  their  winding  sheet 
In  a  distant  land. 

Let  the  stranger  lightly  tread 
On  the  graves  of  sacred  dead, 
Whose  glorious  deeds  a  luster  shed 
Around  our  mystic  band. 

Fathers  !    Mothers  !    Who  now  weep, 
Maidens,  who  their  vigils  keep    ^ 
O'er  the  graves  where  loved  ones  sleep, 
Vent  a  sigh  of  love. 

Their  lovely  faces  we  shall  see 
In  that  bright  eternity, 
Where  we'll  meet  them  joyfully 
In  that  lodge  above. 
XiOuisviLLE,  Miss.,  April  14,  18G6. 

THE  SOUTHERN  PEOPLE. 

BY   WILLIAM   T.    LEWIS. 
L  For  the  Banner.] 
Long,  long  did  our  fathers,  brothers  and  sons 
Fearlessly  face  death  and  the  enemies'  guns  ; 
Long,  long  did  thej'  strive  and  contend  in  the  fight 
For  what  thej^  conceived  to  be  their  sacred  right. 
Long,  long  did  they  suffer  from  fire  and  sword, 
While  on  the  plains  their  blood  was  freely  poured  ; 
Long,  long  were  their  marches  through  rain  and  through  sleet ; 
Encrimsoned  were  their  tracks  with  blood  from  their  feet. 

Thousands  were  slaughtered  upon  the  battlefield  ; 
Thousands  in  prison  died,  who  refused  to  yield  ; 
Thousands  of  graves  are  now  unmarked  by  a  stone  ; 
Thousands  of  widows  for  lost  husbands  now  mourn  ; 
Thousands  are  left  now  in  poverty  to  roam  ; 
Thousands  of  orphans  are  left  without  a  home. 
Sighs  and  tears  can  never  our  losses  restore, 
Nor  revive  lost  friends  we  so  much  dejilore. 


292  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Shall  we  now  forget  our'brave  and  gallant  dead, 

And  the  tears  for  them  we  have  in  anguish  shed  ? 

Shall  we  now  forget  the  debt  of  gratitude 

We  owe  our  heroes  for  their  firm  fortitude  ? 

Shall  we  now  forget  our  desolated  homes, 

Our  smouldering  cities,  our  charred  spires  and  domes  ? 

Shall  we  now  forget  the  weeping  widow's  wail, 

Or  the  orphan's  cry  now  heard  upon  the  gale  '? 

Never  !    No,  never  while  reason  holds  its  sway, 

Will  those  tragic  scenes  from  our  minds  fade  away  ; 

But  let  them  be  numbered  with  the  things  that  were, 

While  towards  our  foes  we  no  malice  should  bear. 

Let  us  endeavor  our  losses  to  retrieve, 

And  over  our  misfortunes  nevermore  grieve  ; 

Let  North,  South,  East  and  West,  all  unite  again, 

When  peace,  harmony  and  love  will  ever  reign. 

On  the  9th  of  January,  1868,  Wm.  T.  Lewis  married  as  his  sec- 
ond wife  Miss  Mary  Ann  Brandon  Norton,  of  Winston  county,  Mis- 
sissippi, daughter  of  Lemuel  M.  Norton  and  Letitia  Kennedy,  his 
wife.  Lemuel  M.  Norton  was  a  son  of  Fielder  Norton  and  Nancy 
Murray,  of  Burke  county,  North  Carolina,  and  grandson  of  Nehemiah 
Norton,  of  Pitsylvania  county,  Virginia.  Letitia  Kennedy  was  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  B.  Kennedy  and  Elizabeth  Potter  and  grand- 
daughter of  Wm.  Kennedy  and  Mary  Ann  Brandon,  a  sister  of  Gen- 
eral Thomas  Brandon,  of  Union  county.  South  Carolina,  whose  name 
may  be  found  in  "King's  Mountain  and  its  Heroes,"  by  L.  C.  Draper. 
Wm.  Kennedy  and  General  Thos.  Brandon  were  both  Kevolutionary 
soldiers. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  293 


CHAPTER  XIII. 

D  6.  Jesse  Pitman  Lewis,  son  of  Jolin  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Talia- 
ferro, of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  was  born  in  1763  in  Albemarle 
county,  about  one  mile  west  of  Charlottesville.  In  1786  he  married 
Nancy  Clarkson,  daughter  of  Manoah  Clarkson,  three  miles  south  of 
Charlottesville.      Nancy  Clarkson  was  born  in  1764. 

Jesse  P.  Lewis  was  about  six  feet  in  stature,  weighing  about  one 
hundred  and  eighty  pounds,  with  blue  eyes  and  light  hair.  He  was 
a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  also  a  farmer  He  inherited  the  home- 
stead of  his  father,  to  which  he  added  many  acres  during  his  life. 
On  the  top  of  a  brick  house  which  he^  had  erected  was  a  fish-pond 
well-stocked  with  fish.  His  house,  by  some  accident,  caught  fire 
and  consumed  his  fish-pond.  This  is  the  first  instance  that  we  have 
on  record  of  a  fish-pond  being  burnt  up.  He  served  two  tours  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  part  of  his  time  under  Baron  Stuben.  He 
was  in  all  the  principal  battles  fought  in  Virginia,  Pennsylvania  and 
New  Jersey  and,  finally,  witnessed  the  surrender  of  Lord  Cornwallis 
at  Yorktown. 

After  his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  8th  of  March,  1849,  the 
following  tribute  of  respect  was  paid  to  his  memory  by  the  editor  of 
the  Charlottesville  Republican: 

ANOTHER  REVOLUTIONARY  SOLDIER  GONE. 
Died  at  his  residence  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  on  Thursday  last, 
March  8,  1849,  Mr.  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  in  the  eighty-sixth  year  of  his  age.  Mr. 
Lewis  was  born  May  13,  1763,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  entered  the  Revolu- 
tionary Army  in  aid  of  his  country's  cause  and  to  defend  her  with  his  life, 
if  necessary,  against  the  insolence  and  oppression  of  the  mother  country. 
Having  served  out  his  time  of  enlistment,  he  returned  home  to  the  quiet 
pursuits  of  civil  life.  A  requisition  for  more  troops  being  made,  and  some 
-of  those  who  were  drafted  from  the  militia  expressing  an  unwillingness  to 
go,  Mr.  Lewis  stepped  forth  and  volunteered  in  the  place  of  one  of  them, 
and  in  this  tour  he  was  present  at  the  ever-memorable  siege  of  Yorktown. 
On  the  13th  of  April,  1786,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Nancy  Clarkson,  who 
survives  him  and  with  whom  he  lived  happily  for  nearly  sixty-three  years. 
Their  descendants  to  the  fifth  generation  reside  in  the  county  and  are 
among  our  most  substantial  citizens.  It  is  the  good  fortune  of  few  to  live 
to  the  age  of  Mr.  L.,  and  fewer  still  who  live  to  enjoy  the  confidence, 
respect  and  esteem  of  the  whole  community. 


294 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 


A  gentleman  who  had  known  Mr.  L.  and  his  wife  for  sixty  years  re- 
marked that  he  had  never  heard  an  individual  speak  an  unkind  word  of 
either  of  them.  Mr.  L.  exemplified  the  true  meaning  of  "Virginia  hospi- 
tality ;  "  the  utmost  stranger  as  well  as  any  of  his  neighbors  were  received 
and  hospitably  entertained  at  his  mansion  ;  the  poor  were  made  pfirticipants 
of  his  bounty,  and  none  were  ever  sent  away  empty  from  his  doors  ;  his 
servants  were  treated  with  kindness  and  humanity,  and  in  all  the  relations 
of  life,  as  husband,  father,  master,  citizen,  neighbor  or  friend  he  was 
exemplary  and  correct. 

Mr.  L.  was  from  his  earliest  youth  a  zealous  Republican,  and  such  he 
continued  to  the  end  of  life.  Mr.  Jefferson,  on  one  occasion  passing  his 
residence,  remarked  to  a  friend  :  "  That  in  such  men  as  Jesse  Lewis  con- 
sisted a  nation's  safety." 

He  is  now  gone  to  reap  his  reward  in  another  and  a  better  world,  as  he 
gave  good  evidence  that  his  peace  was  made  with  his  Maker,  and  trusted 
In  the  merits  of  a  crucified  redeemer  for  salvation.     Peace  to  his  ashes! 

Let  the  rising  generation  imitate  his  example,  and  long  will  the  blessings, 
which  he  aided  in  securing  to  our  common  country,  remain  as  beacons  for 
all  mankind. 

His  remains  were  inhumed  at  tlie  old  homestead,  one  mile  west 
of  the  University  of  Virginia,  where  he  was  born,  raised  and  had 
spent  his  life. 

The  place  is  now  owned  by  one  of  the  Randolph  family,  where 
his  tomb,  enclosed  with  a  stone  wall,  can  be  found  with  the  following 
inscription  upon  it: 


UNDERNEATH  THIS  SLAB  REPOSES 
THE  BODIES   OP 

JESSE  LEWIS  and  of  NANCY,  his  wife. 

He  was  born  on  the  13th  of  May,  1763,  and 
died  the  8th  of  March,  1849. 

She  was  born  on  the  21st  of  March,  1764,  and 
died  the  2d  of  November,  1849. 

They  were  married  on  the  13th  of  April, 
1786,  and  lived  together  sixty-three  years  in 
uninterrupted  harmony,  and  enjoyed  the  uni- 
versal respect  of  all  who  knew  them  for  their 
integrity  and  uprightness. 


D  6.  Jesse  P.  Lewis  and  Nancy  Clarkson,  his  wife,  had  six  chil- 
c[ren — one  son,  who  died  in  infancy,  and  five  daughters.  The  fol- 
lowing are  the  names  of  his  five  daughters : 

E  1.    Jane,  born  1787;  married  Nelson  Barksdale. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  295 

E  2.    Mary,  born  1788;  married  Julius  Clarkson  and  John  Craven. 

E  3.    Elizabeth,  born  1791 ;  married  Reuben  Maury. 

E  4.    Sophia,  born  1795;  married  Michael  Johnson,  and 

E  5.  Sarah  Taliaferro,  born  1799;  married  Major  Alexander 
St.  C.  Heiskell. 

His  daughters  all  lived  and  died  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia. 

E  1.  Jane  Lewis,  daughter  of  Jesse,  born  1787;  married,  in  1804, 
Nelson  Barksdale  and  died  in  1856  a  few  miles  north  of  Charlottes- 
ville on  the  farm  that  was  once  owned  by  David  J.  Lewis.  Nelson 
Barksdale  died  in  1860.     She  had  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Mary  Jane,  born  1804;  married  Jas.  Frank  Fry. 

F  2.    Nancy  Lewis,  born  1806,  and  died  1808. 

F  3.    Sarah  Taliaferro,  born  1808;  married  John  T.  Bowcock. 

F  4.    Sophia  Lewis,  born  1810,   married  James  Frey. 

F  5.  John  Taliaferro,  born  1813;  died  a  bachelor  in  Albemarle 
county. 

F  6.  Eliza  M. ,  born  1815;  married  Albert  Terrell  and  Rob. 
Durrett. 

F  7.    Caroline  C,  born  1819;  married  Thomas  J.  D.  Eddins. 

F  8.    Jesse  Lewis,  born  1824,  and  died  1825,  ]  ,    . 

F  9.    Maria,  born  1824,  and  died  1826,  j 

F  10.  Margaret  C,  born  1827;  married  Dr.  Henry  0.  Austin. 

Albert  Terrell  died  in  1849. 

The  following  tribute  of  respect  to  the  memory  of  John  T. 
Barksdale,  was  published  in  a  Charlottesville  paper  April  11,  1879: 

John  T.  Barksdale,  long  and  favorably  known  in  our  community  and 
county,  departed  this  life  on  the  morning  of  the  8th  inst.  in  the  sixty-seventh 
year  of  his  age.  It  was  his  province  to  fill  within  the  last  half  century  many 
and  varied  positions  and  functions  of  public  and  private  confidence  and  trust, 
and  he  has  closed  his  days  on  earth  without  a  suspicion  of  his  failure  in  any 
respect  to  do  his  duty  in  them  all  to  the  utmost  of  his  opportunities  and 
ability.  He  was  the  son  of  Nelson  Barksdale  and  the  grandson  of  Jesse 
Lewis,  and  from  them  inherited  a  large  share  of  the  manly  virtues  which 
adorned  and  dignified  their  most  useful  and  honored  lives.  Faithful  in  the 
discharge  of  all  obligations,  whether  voluntarily  assumed  or  providentially 
devolved  upon  him,  fidelity  was  the  rigid  and  uncompromising  rule  of  his 
life.  General  and  liberal  benefactions  to  the  utmost  of  his  means  were  the 
delight  of  his  days;  courteous,  civil  and  conciliatory  in  all  his  daily  inter- 
course with  his  fellow-men.  He  made  no  enemies,  and  many  friends  ;  free 
and  open  in  his  hospitality  to  the  worthy  and  true.  He  was  seriously  af- 
fected when  increasing  infirmities  of  age  and  disease  rendered  it  proper  that 
he  should  exchange  his  commodious  home  for  one  of  more  modest  preten- 
sions.   Among  his  virtues  conspicuous  Avas  his  respect  and  reverence  for  Intel- 


296  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

ligence,  merit  and  moral  character.     And  it  may  be  truly  said  of  him  that 

be  was  an  honest  and  truthful  man,  and  a  sincere,  firm  and  faithful  friend. 

Chaklottesville,  Va.,  April  11,  1879.  X. 

F  1.  Mary  Jane,  daughter  of  Nelson  Barksdale,  married  in  1822, 
James  Francis  Fry;  raised  seven  children,  and  died  near  Charlottes- 
ville in  1850.  He  died  in  1880.  Mr.  Fry  was  an  active  busi- 
ness man.  He  was  Sheriff  of  Albemarle  county  for  four  years; 
took  the  census  of  the  county  in  1840;  assessed  the  lands  in  1856, 
and  is  now  (1864),  and  has  been  for  the  last  twelve  years,  Commis- 
sioner of  the  Revenue  for  one-half  of  Albemarle  county.  The 
names  of  their  seven  children  are,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Thomas  Wesley,  born  in  1823,  married  Sarah  Jane  Mc- 
Laurin,  of  Powhattan  county,  Virginia,  and  died  in  1849.  He  acted 
as  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Albemarle  county.     He  left  two  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Edward  James,  born  in  1846,  and 

H  2.    Clara  Thomas  born  in  1849;  married  Frank  Starr. 

After  the  death  of  Thomas  W.  Fry,  his  widow  moved  to  Sabine 
City,  Tex.,  where  she  married  George  W.  Clapp,  a  merchant  of  that 
city,  but  is  now  a  widow,  and  lives  in  Marshall,  Tex. ,  with  her  son, 
Edwin,  who  is  a  prominent  banker  of  that  place. 

Gr  2.  Matthew  Henry  Fry,  son  of  J.  Frank,  born  in  1824;  mar- 
ried Sarah  Taliaferro  Heiskell,  daughter  of  Alexander  St.  C.  Heis- 
kell,  a  relative;  settled  in  Prince  George  county,  Maryland.,  on  a 
farm,  where  he  died,  leaving  no  children. 

G  3.  Mildred  Jane  Fry,  daughter  of  James  Frank,  was  born  in 
1825;  married  James  S.  Barksdale,  son  of  Rice  G.,  a  farmer,  who  has 
been  engaged  in  the  sheriffalty  for  twelve  or  thirteen  years  in  Albe- 
naarle  county.     They  have  children,  viz. : 

H  1.    Mary  Elizabeth,  born  in  1852. 

H  2.    Frank  Nelson,  born  in  1855. 

H  3.    Sarah  Lewis,  born  in  1858. 

;H  4.    Mildred  Fry,  born  in  1860. 

H  5.    James  Rice,  born  in  1864. 

G  4.  John  Nelson,  son  of  James  Frank  Fry,  born  in  1828;  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Goodman,  daughter  of  Rowland  Goodman,  of  Han- 
over county,  Virginia.    He  is  a  farmer ;  post-office,  Charlottesville,  Va. 

G  5.  Jesse  Lewis,  son  of  James  Frank  Fry,  born  in  1829;  mar- 
ried Frances  Dunkum;  is  a  farmer  near  Charlottesville,  Va.  He 
served  twelve  months  in  the  Confederate  Army,  after  which  he  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace.      The  names  of  their  children,  are: 

H  1.    William  Dunkum,  born  in  1857. 


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297 


H  2.    Frank  Barksdale,   born  in  1859. 

H  3.    Jesse  Lewis,  born  in  1861,  and 

H  4.    John  Thomas,  born  in  1863. 

G  6.  Ann  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  Francis  Fry,  born  in 
1831;  married  James  D.  Goodman,  a  merchant  of  Charlottesville. 
They  have  one  child: 

H  1.  Mary  Mildred,  born  in  1858,  and  married  in  1887,  James 
W.  Garnett,  of  Culpeper  county,  Virginia. 

G  7.  Mary  Catharine,  daughter  of  James  Francis  Fry,  born  in 
1837;  married  John  L.  Jarman,  and  lives  one  mile  north  of  Char- 
lottesville. Mr.  Jarman  is  Deputy  Sheriff  of  Albemarle  county. 
They  have  children  as  follows: 

H  1.    Frank  Dabney,  liorn  in  1861. 

H  2.    John  Thomas,  born  in  1864,  etc. 

F  2.  Nancy  Lewis  Barksdale,  daughter  of  Nelson,  born  in  1806, 
and  died  in  1808;  was  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  Jesse  P.  Lewis, 
her  grandfather,  one  mile  west  of  the  University  of  Virginia.  The 
following  is  the  epitaph  on  her  tombstone: 


IN   MEMORY   OF 

NANCY  L.  BARKSDALE, 

Born  July  31st,  1806,  and 

Died  June  5th,  1808. 

Dear  are  earthly  caskets 
Thy  rich  jewels  flown, 

And  shine  in  glory 
At  Jehovah's  throne. 


F  3.  Sarah  Taliaferro  Barksdale,  daughter  of  Nelson,  born  in 
1808;  married  Colonel  John  J.  Bowcock,  in  1836.  Colonel  Bow- 
cock  is  a  very  energetic  business  man.  He  is  a  farmer  and  mer- 
chant, and  has  been  several  times  a  member  of  the  Legislature. 
He  is  now  (1864),  and  has  been  for  many  years,  the  presiding 
Justice  of  the  county.  His  post-office  is  Charlottesville,  Va.  The 
following  are  the  names  of  Sarah  T.  and  Colonel  Bowcock' s 
children. 

G  1.  William  Henry,  born  in  1827;  married  Letitia  S.  Temple- 
man,  of  the  city  of  Richmond,  Va.  William  Henry  is  engaged  in  the 
commission  business  in  the  city  of  Richmond.  They  have  children 
as   follows:     H  1,  Bessie  Bell,  born   1854;  H  2,  Lillie,  born   1856; 


298  GEiNEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

H  3,  May  Willie,  born  1858;  H  4,  Anna  Virginia,   born  1859,  and 
H  5,  Sarah  Mildred,  born  1860. 

G  2.  Dr.  James  Matthew  Bowcock,  son  of  Colonel  John  J.,  was. 
born  in  1829;  married  Ann  Baker,  of  Morgan  county,  Virginia. 
They  reside  in  Clarksburg,  Harrison  county,  Va. ,  and  have  children 
as  follows:  H  1,  Ida,  born  1853;  H  2,  Willie  M.,  born  1855;  H  3, 
Charles  W.,  born  1857,  etc. 

G  3.  Jane  Mildred,  daughter  of  Colonel  John  J.  Bowcock,  was 
born  in  1830,  and  married  James  H.  Burnley.  Mr.  Burnley  is  a 
farmer.  His  post-ofBce  is  Charlottesville.  Their  children  are:  H  1, 
John  Seth,  born  1852;  H  2,  Ann  Lewis,  born  1854;  H  3,  Jane 
Barksdale,  born  1856;  H  4,  Lucy  C,  born  1858;  H  5,  Lizzie  Over- 
ton, born  1860,  etc. 

Gr  4.  Dr.  Charles  S.  Bowcock,  son  of  Colonel  John  J. ,  born  in 
1832;  married  Maggie  M.  Branch,  of  Goochland  county,  Virginia. 
His  post-ofBce  is  Kesnick,  Albemarle  county,  Va.  They  have  chil- 
dren, viz. :     HI,  Branch,  born  1862,  etc. 

G  5.  Jesse  Lewis  Bowcock,  son  of  Colonel  John  J. ,  was  born  in 
1835,  and  married  Maggie  S.  Reppeto,  of  Rockingham  county,  Vir- 
ginia. He  is  a  farmer.  His  post-office  is  McGaheysville,  Eocking- 
ham  county,  Va.  The  names  of  their  children,  are:  H  1,  Ann 
Edgar,  born  1860;  H  2,  Stewart,  born  1862,  etc. 

G  6.  Eliza  Catharine  Bowcock,  daughter  of  Colonel  John  J., 
was  born  in  1838,  and  died  in  1844. 

G  7.  John  Overton  Bowcock,  son  of  Colonel  John  J.,  born  in 
1844. 

G  8.  Sarah  Ann  Bowcock,  daughter  of  Colonel  John  J.,  born 
in  1847. 

F  4.  Sophia  Lewis  Barksdale,  daughter  of  Nelson,  born  in  1810; 
married  James  Frey,  and  died  childless  in  Albemarle  county,  Vir- 
ginia, in  1852.  He  died  in  1849.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  owned 
large  manufacturing  mills. 

F  5.  John  T.  Barksdale,  born  in  1813;  was  a  bachelor,  and 
resided  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  (  See  his  obituary  notice  on 
another  page.) 

F  6.  Eliza  M.  Barksdale,  born  in  1815;  married  in  1827,  Albert 
C.  Terrell,  son  of  Joel  Terrell,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia. 
Albert  C.  Terrell  died  in  1849,  leaving  seven  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Jane  Lewis,  born  in  1836,  and  died  in  1859. 

G  2.  John  Albert,  born  in  1838;  killed  at  the  battle  of  Win- 
chester, Va.,  in  1863. 


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G  3.  George  William,  born  in  1840;  wounded  in  the  leg  at 
Chancellorsville. 

G  4.  James  C,  born  in  1843;  taken  prisoner  at  Brandy 
Station. 

G5.    Sallie  E.,  born  in  1848. 

G  6.    Maggie,  born  in  1850. 

After  the  death  of  Albert  C.  Terrell,  she  married  Robert  Durrett, 
from  Tennessee,  and  resides  in  Albemarle  county.  By  her  second 
husband,  Mr.  Durrett,  she  has  two  children,  viz.: 

G  7.    Maud,  born  in  1857,  and  Eliza  Maury,  born  in  1859. 

F  7.  Caroline  C.  Barksdale,  daughter  of  Nelson,  born  in  1819; 
married  Thomas  J.  D.  Eddins,  in  1839,  of  Green  county,  Virginia. 
She  had  seven  children,  and  died  in  1855,  in  Green  county,  Virginia. 

Mr.  Eddins  for  several  years  held  the  office  of  Commissioner  of 
the  Revenue;  is  a  farmer,  residing  near  Stanardsville,  Green  county, 
Va.     The  names  of  his  children  by  Caroline  C.  are: 

G  1.    John  Thomas,  born  in  1841;  died  in  the  army  in  1862. 

G  2.    Jane  Lewis,  born  in  1843. 

G  3.    James  S.,  born  in  1844. 

G  4.    William  Lewis,  born  in  1846. 

G  5.    Davis  R.,  born  in  1848. 

G  6.    Mary  Lewis,  born  in  1852. 

G  7.    Caroline  Barksdale,  born  in  1855. 

Mr.  Eddins,  since  the  death  of  his  wife,  married  a  Miss  Early,  of 
Green  county,  as  his  second  wife. 

F  8  and  9  (twins),  Jesse  Lewis  and  Maria  Barksdale,  born  1824. 
He  died  in  1825  and  she  in  1826. 

F  10,  Margaret  C.  Barksdale,  daughter  of  Nelson,  born  1827; 
married,  in  1852,  Dr.  Henry  0.  Austin  and  resides  six  miles  north 
of  Charlottesville,  Va.  They  have  children  as  follows:  G  1,  Sarah 
Jane,  born  1853;  G  2,  Henry  0.,  born  1859,  and  died  1862;  G  3, 
Jesse  Lewis,  born  1862,  and  died  1864. 

E  2.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Jesse  P.,  born  1788;  was  twice 
married;  first  to  Julius  Clarkson,  in  1805,  by  whom  she  had  one 
daughter,  F  1,  Elizabeth  A.,  born  1806,  who  married  Thos.  W. 
Maury,  brother  of  Reuben  Maury,  and  died  childless  in  1833. 
After  the  death  of  Julius  Clarkson,  Mary,  his  widow,  married  as  her 
second  husband,  John  Craven,  by  whom  she  had  no  children.  Mr. 
Craven  died  in  1845  and  she  in  1852  near  Charlottesville,  Va.  They 
were  very  pious  members  of  the  Episcopal  church  at  Charlottes- 
ville, Va.     Mrs.  Mary  Craven  and  her  daughter  were  both  buried  in 


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the  graveyard  of  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  where  the  following  inscriptions 
can  be  found  on  their  tombstones: 


ERECTED  TO  THE  MEMORY  OF 

Mother  and  Daughter. 


MRS.  MARY  CRAVEN, 

Born  July  21,  1788  ; 

Died  December  16,  1853. 

Sleep  on,  sweet  angel,  till  the  day  star  dawns. 
Thy  dreams  are  ended  and  thy  sorrows  o'er. 

*  *  * 

ELIZABETH  A.  MAURY, 

Wife   of    Thomas  W.  Maury, 

Born  March  13,  1806 ; 

Died  September  14,  1833. 

Take,  holy  earth, 

All  that  my  soul  holds  dear. 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

THOS.   W.    MAURY, 

Who  departed  this  life  February  10,  1842, 

Aged  sixty-two  years. 


E  3.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  was  born  in  1791 ; 
married  Reuben  Maury,  resided  near  Charlottesville,  Va.,  where  she 
died  in  1863  and  he  in  1868.  She  was  a  zealous  member  of  the 
Baptist  church ;  lived  and  died  like  a  Christian ;  loved  and  esteemed 
by  all  who  knew  her.     They  raised  only  one  son,  viz. : 

F  1.  Jesse  Lewis,  who  married  Lucy  Price,  of  Fauquier  county, 
Virginia,  and  resides  at  his  father' s  old  homestead,  ' '  Piedmont, ' ' 
near  the  University  of  Virginia. 

Issue  of  Jesse  L.  Maury  and  Lucy  Price,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Nannie  Jessie,  married  Matthew  Fontaine  Maury,  son  of 
William  Maury,  of  Liverpool,  England. 

G-  2.    Reuben. 

G  3.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  married  Dr.  R.  H.  Lemmon,  of  Campbell 
county,  Virginia. 


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Gr  4.    Stephen  Price,  is  a  ship  engineer  in  the  English  service. 

G  5     Charles  Harper,  died  young. 

G  6.    Lucy  Jessie,  died  young. 

G  7.  Matthew  Fontaine,  married  Eliza  Fry,  daughter  of  Eev. 
Matthew  Fontaine  Maury,  of  Kentucky.  They  live  near  Piedmont, 
in  Albemarle  county,  Va. 

G  8.    Jane  Lewis,  married  Albert  Maverick,  of  San  Antonio,  Tex. 

G  9.    Ellen  McGregor. 

G  10.  Sallie  Fontaine,  died  young. 

G  11.  Robert. 

Reuben  Maury  was  a  near  relative  of  the  distinguished  Matthew 
Fontaine  Maury,  whose  fame  as  a  scientist  was  world-wide. 

E  4.  Sophia  Lewis,  daughter  of  Jesse  P.,  was  born  in  1795. 
She  had  dark  hair  and  blue  eyes.  She  married,  in  1816,  Colonel 
Michael  Johnson,  son  of  Benjamin  Johnson,  of  Henrico  county,  Vir- 
ginia. She  had  five  children  and  died  near  Charlottesville  in  1863, 
and  her  husband  in  1864.  She  was  a  very  kind-hearted,  hospitable 
woman,  an  humble  Christian  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  her  children  and  some  of  her 
grandchildren : 

F  1.  Benjamin  Johnson,  son  of  Michael,  was  born  in  1817; 
married  Mary  E.  Moore,  of  North  Garden,  in  Albemarle  county, 
where  he  died  in  1857,  leaving  five  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Sallie;  G  2, 
Lewis;  G  3,  MoUie,   G  4,  Fannie,  and  G  5,  Martha. 

F  2.  James  Richard  Johnson,  son  of  Michael,  was  born  1819; 
he  married  Martha  E.  Yancy,  of  Illinois,  and  settled  as  a  farmer 
near  Cambridge,  in  Saline  county,  Mo. ,  where  his  wife  died,  leaving 
four  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Susan  Ann,  born  1841;  G  2,  Sophia  Lewis, 
born  1844;  G  3,  Mary  S. ;  G  4,  Robert  Michael.  His  second  wife 
was  a  Miss Pigg-     Lie  resides  in  Bates  county,  Missouri. 

F  3.  Thomas  Alexander,  son  of  Michael  Johnson,  born  1822; 
married  Matilda  T.  Nelson,  of  Fauquier  county,  Virginia.  He  died 
near  Charlottesville,  Va.,  1871,  leaving  three  children,  viz.:  G  1, 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1843,  married  Ray  Phillips,  of  West  Virginia, 
and  G  2,  Mollie  N.,  born  1847,  who  makes  her  home  with  her  aunt, 
Mollie  Bruce,  of  Staunton,  Va. 

F  4.  Jesse  Lewis  Johnson,  son  of  Colonel  Michael,  born  1825; 
married  Margaret  Evans  Atlee,  of  Richmond,  Va. ,  and  settled  as  a 
farmer  on  James  river,  six  miles  below  the  city  of  Richmond.  The 
names  of  his  children  are:  G  1,  Mary  Evans,  born  1855;  G  2,  Atlee, 
born  1857,  etc. 


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GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


F  5.  Mary  Ann  Johnson,  daughter  of  Colonel  Michael,  was  born 
in  1832.  She  is  a  noble,  generous-hearted,  self-sacrificing,  patriotic 
woman.  During  the  Confederate  war  she  spent  her  time  at  the 
hospital  in  Charlottesville  waiting  on  the  sick  and  wounded  soldiers. 
She  is  kindly  and  gratefully  remembered  by  Southern  soldiers,  and 
only  spoken  of  in  the  most  exalted  terms  of  commendation  and  praise 
by  those  who  were  so  unfortunate  as  to  be  confined  in  the  hospital  at 
Charlottesville.  Untiringly,  like  a  ministering  angel,  did  she  attend 
to  and  supply  their  daily  wants,  while  her  own  home  and  interest 
were  entirely  neglected  for  that  of  the  soldiers.  It  was  to  her  kind 
oflSce  and  ministering  care  that  many  a  poor  soldier  was  rescued 
from  a  premature  grave  and  enabled  to  return  to  his  home.  Nor 
were  the  recipients  of  her  kind  favors  unmindful  of  her  generosity; 
for  with  a  bountiful  hand  did  many  a  soldier,  his  mother  or  sisters 
bestow  upon  her  their  largesses  as  a  manifestation  of  their  gratitude 
and  as  a  memento  of  their  kindest  regards  and  friendship. 

F  5.  Mary  A.  Johnson,  married  a  Mr.  A.  M.  Bruce  and  resides 
in  Staunton,  Augusta  county,  Va. 

E  5.  Sarah  Taliaferro  Lewis,  daughter  of  Jesse  P.,  was  born 
1800,  and  married  Major  Alexander  St.  C.  Heiskell,  had  five  children 
and  died  in  Albemarle  county  in  1831.  Her  relic  was  inhumed  in 
the  graveyard  at  her  father's  mansion-house.  The  following  is  a 
copy  of  the  epitaph  on  her  monument: 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

SARAH  TALIAFERRO, 
"Wife  of  Alexander  St.  C.  Heiskell  and 

daughter  of  Jesse  and  Nanc3\Lewis, 

Born  December  16,  1800,  and  departed 

this  life  July  30,  1831. 

Having  done  her  duty  as  a  child,  a 

mother  and  a  wife,  she  was  beloved  in 

life  ;  in  death  lamented. 


Some  years  after  the  death  of  his  wife  Major  Heiskell  returned 
to  Maryland,  married  his  second  wife,  by  whom  he  had  two  or  three 
children,  and  died  there  in  1851. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  children  by  his  first  wife,  Sarah 
Taliaferro  Lewis,  viz. : 

F  1.  Jesse  Lewis  Heiskell,  was,  at  different  times,  a  stage  con- 
tractor, merchant,  farmer,  etc.     He  married  Elonora  Martin,  resid- 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  303 

ing  some  four  or  five  miles  west  of  Charlottesville,  Va,  From  this 
union  there  was  no  offspring.  He  left  Charlottesville  and  settled  on 
a  farm  in  what  is  known  as  ' '  South  Garden, ' '  in  Albemarle  county. 
His  post-office  was  "Cross  Roads." 

Jesse  L.  Heiskell  was  one  of  the  finest-looking  men  in  Albe- 
marle county.  He  was  about  five  feet  eight  inches  in  stature,  weigh- 
ing about  one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds,  with  ruddy  complexion, 
dark  hair  and  blue  e3^es.  In  his  manners  he  was  complaisant,  cour- 
teous and  conciliating,  with  a  nobleness  of  soul,  elevated  senti- 
ments, liberal  and  magnanimous. 

We  copy  from  the  Blue  Ridge  Herald,  of  July  26,  1861 — a  paper 
published  at  Walhalla,  S.  C. — which  speaks  for  itself  : 

PLEASING  INCIDENT. 

We  find  the  subjoined  in  the  Charlottesville  Review,  and  agree  with  our 
contemporary  that  such  instances  of  generous  regard  for  the  defenders  of 
our  soil  ought  not  to  pass  unnoticed.     Says  the  Review: 

A  circumstance  connected  with  the  recent  passage  of  the  Lj^nchburg 
and  Bedford  troops  through  this  country  is  so  honorable  to  one  of  our  citi- 
zens that  it  deserves  a  public  notice. 

The  night  before  reaching  Charlottesville,  the  squadron  arrived  about 
dark,  at  the  place  which  had  been  selected  for  their  encampment.  They 
found  that  the  choice  had  been  singularly  unfortunate.  The  inequalities 
of  the  surface  did  not  allow  them  to  raise  their  tents — no  food  nor  forage 
had  been  provided,  and  a  heavy  rain  was  falling.  Jaded  and  disheartened, 
the  officers  and  men  threw  themselves  on  the  ground,  and  lying  all  night 
in  the  mud  and  rain,  prepared  at  day-break  to  resume  their  march.  As 
they  were  in  the  act  of  moving  forward,  Mr.  Jesse  Lewis  Heiskell  rode  up 
and  stating  that  he  lived  near  the  road  some  miles  ahead,  invited  them  to 
stop  and  take  breakfast  at  his  house.  Having  had  nothing  to  eat  since 
noon  the  previous  day,  thej'  gladly  consented,  and  the  reception  they  met 
with  ma}'  best  be  given  in  the  words  of  an  officer  who  related  it. 

"A  few  minutes  after  we  arrived  at  Mr.  Heiskell's  residence  breakfast  was 
announced,  and  I  was  directed  by  the  Commander  to  carry  the  men  to  the 
table  in  successive  squads  of  thirty-five.  It  would  be  doing  great  injustice 
to  the  entertainment  if  I  contented  m3'self  with  saying  that  it  was  a  suffi- 
cient, or  even  a  comfortable,  meal.  It  was  a  bountiful  feast — the  abund- 
ance, variety  and  excellence  of  the  fare  left  nothing  literally  to  be  desired. 
If,  after  ample  time  for  preparation,  a  select  party  of  friends  had  partaken 
of  Mr.  Heiskell's  hospitalit}',  it  would  not  have  been  possible  either  to 
have  furnished  them  a  finer  breakfast,  to  serve  it  in  a  neater  stj'le,  or  to 
dispense  the  honors  with  greater  courtesy  and  cordialitj-.  Guess  my  amaze- 
ment when  I  found  that  this  was  repeated  with  each  detachment.  Nothing 
fell  short — but  in  every  particular,  coffee,  tea,  cream,  milk,  fresh  butter, 
different  kinds  of  bread,  meat,  preserves — the  last  squad  fared  as  well  as 
the  first. 


304  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

"While  thus  entertaining  one  hundred  and  sixty-five  men  he  fed  all  our 
horses — one  hundred  and  eighty  in  number,  and  made  us  load  our  wagon 
with  provender  for  them  to  eat  at  noon. 

"  Mr.  Helslvell's  kindness  would  have  been  gratefully  received  undor 
any  circumstances,  and  his  munificent  generosity  properly  appreciated. 
But  no  one  can  tell  how  acceptable  it  was  nor  how  thankful  we  felt,  unless 
he  had  shared  our  experience — had  slept  supperless  in  the  rain — and  thcn» 
hungry,  wet  and  stiffened,  resumed  his  march." 

All  honor  to  Mr.  Heiskell ! 

Jesse  L.  Heiskell  died  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  without 
issue,  in  1876. 

F  2.  Susan  Ann  Heiskell,  daughter  of  Alex.  St.  Clair,  married 
George  Craven,  son  of  John  Craven,  by  his  first  wife.  She  died  on 
the  Rivanna  river,  near  Charlottesville,  Va.,  in  1867,  her  husband 
having  died  in  1852,  leaving  four  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Peter  Henry,  was  killed  in  1873,  while  engaged  in  blasting 
on  the  Chesapeake  &  Ohio  R.  R. 

G  2.    Jesse  Lewis,  post-office,  Staunton,  Va. 

G  3.    William. 

G  4.    James,  was  drowned  in  Texas. 

F  3.  Dr.  Peter  Henry  Heiskell,  son  of  Major  Alexander  St. 
Clair,  graduated  in  March,  1849,  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  School  at 
Philadelphia;  located  at  Charlottesville,  where  he  successfully  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  medicine  a  few  years,  when  he  married 
Hester  S.  A.  Hill,  his  cousin,  in  Prince  George  county,  Maryland, 
where  he  afterward  settled  on  a  farm.  His  post-office  is  Oxen 
Hill,  Prince  George  county,  Md.     Their  children  are,  viz. : 

G  1.  Sarah  Lewis,  born  1847;  G  2,  Mary  Josephine,  born  1849; 
G  3,  Mary  Hester,  born  1852;  G  4,  Emma  Eleanora,  born  1854; 
G  5,  Peter  Henry,  born  1856;  G  6,  Mary  Ann  Lewis,  born  1858, 
and  G  7,  James  Alexander,  born  1860. 

F  4.  James  Heiskell,  son  of  Major  Alexander  St.  C,  died  single 
in  1857. 

F  5.  Sarah  Taliaferro  Heiskell,  daughter  of  Alexander  St.  C, 
married  Matthew  H.  Fry,  son  of  James  Frank  Fry,  a  cousin.  He 
was  a  farmer,  and  did  reside  near  Washington  City,  in  Prince 
George  county,  Md.  They  have  no  progeny.  He  is  dead,  and  his 
widow  is  with  Jesse  L.  Maury,  near  Charlottesville,  Va. 


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OHAPTEE  XIY. 

COLONEL  RICHARD  LEWIS. 

'  D  7.  Colonel  Richard  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  his  wife,  Sarah 
Taliaferro,  was  born  in  1765,  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  He 
was  upward  of  six  feet  high,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair 
complexion.  He  emigrated  to  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina, 
with  his  father  before  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  was  a  saddler  by 
trade.  After  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary  war  there  were  but 
four  offices  within  the  gift  of  the  people  of  the  county;  three  of 
those  offices  were  conferred  upon  three  of  the  Lewis  brothers, 
viz.:  Major  John  Lewis  was  elected  Sheriff  of  the  county; 
Charles  Lewis  was  elected  as  Representative  of  the  county  in  the 
State  Legislature,  and  Colonel  Richard  Lewis  was  elected  Clerk  of 
the  County  Court.  He  was  a  member  of  the  convention  that  revised 
the  Constitution  of  North  Carolina.  He  married  Sarah  Miller, 
daughter  of  General  James  Miller  and  his  wife,  Agnes  Miller,  in 
1789.  General  Miller  and  his  wife  were  cousins.  They  emigrated 
from  Ireland  to  the  United  States.  He  was  an  officer  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary war,  and  commanded  at  the  siege  of  Augusta,  Ga. ,  as 
Captain  or  Colonel,  and  after  the  war  he  represented  Rutherford 
county.  North  Carolina,  as  Senator  in  the  State  Legislature  in  1782, 
1784,  1785  and  1787.     (  See  Wheeler's  History  of  North   Carolina.) 

General  Miller  raised  only  two  daughters:  Sarah,  married  Col- 
onel Richard  Lewis,  and  the  other  married  James  Erwin,  of  Ruth- 
erford county.  North  Carolina.  Richard  Lewis  and  his  wife  were 
members  of  the  Methodist-Episcopal  church.  They  finally  moved 
from  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  and  settled  near  Pendle- 
ton, S.  C,  on  Seneca  river,  where  he  died  in  1831,  and  she  a  few 
years  afterward.  Their  remains  were  interred  at  the  Stone  church 
(  Hopewell ),  near  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

Colonel  Richard  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Miller,  had  nine  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

E  1.    Mary  Mansfield,  married  Hon.  John  McDowell,  in  1810. 

E  2.    Lindamira,  died  single  in  1838. 

E  3.    James  Overton,  married  Mary  Lawton,  in  1822. 

E  4.    Nancy  Elvira,  married  Joseph  Van  Shanklin,  in  1820. 
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306  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  5.    Richard  Marius,  died  single. 

E  6.    John  Earle,  died  single. 

E  7.    Sarah  Ann,  married  Edwin  Reese,  in  1834. 

E  8.    Eliza  Love,  died  single,  and 

E  9.    Andrew  Fielding,  married  Susan  Sloan,  in  1840. 

E  1.  Mary  Mansfield,  born  in  1790,  in  Rutherford  countj^.  North 
Carolina.  She  was  the  first  graduate  from  the  Salem  Academy,  For- 
sythe  county.  North  Carolina.  Her  father  sent  to  London,  England, 
for  a  piano,  and  sent  it  to  Salem  for  her  especial  benefit — it  being  the 
first  piano  in  this  part  of  the  State.  She  was  afterward  educated  in 
Raleigh,  N.  C,  and  became  quite  an  accomplished  lady;  was  mod- 
est and  unassuming;  was  a  true  patriot,  and  when  the  War  of  1861 
came  on  she  worked  early  and  late  making  clothes  for  the  soldiers. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  She  died  of  heart 
disease  in  1872,  honored  and  beloved  by  all  who  knew  her. 

She  married  Hon.  John  McDowell,  of  Pleasant  Garden,  McDowell 
county,  N.  C.  He  was  born  in  1785,  and  was  a  son  of  General 
Joseph  McDowell,  one  of  the  heroes  of  King's  Mountain,  and 
grandson  of  John  McDowell. 

Joseph  McDowell  and  his  wife,  Margaret  O'Neal,  emigrated  from 
Ireland  and  settled  in  Winchester,  Va.,  and  afterward  removed  to 
Burke  county.  North  Carolina. 

The  McDowells  were  men  of  ability,  and  distinguished  officers  of 
the  Revolutionary  war.  Charles  and  Joseph  were  oflBcers  at  the 
battle  of  King's  Mountain,  where  Ferguson  was  killed  and  his  army 
captured. 

Hon.  John  McDowell  represented  Rutherford  county.  North 
Carolina  in  the  House  of  Commons  in  the  State  Legislature,  in 
1820  and  1821.  He  resided  on  the  north  side  of  Broad  river,  above 
Island  Ford,  in  the  southern  part  of  Rutherford  county.  North 
Carolina,  where  he  died  in  1855.     They  had  eleven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Dr.  Joseph  McDowell,  born  in  1812;  graduated  in  medicine 
and  was  appointed  surgeon  of  the  troops  sent  to  remove  the  Indians 
from  North  Carolina  and  Georgia.  He  married  Louisa  Twitty,  of 
Rutherfordton,  N.  C,  and  moved  to  Georgia.  They  had  eight  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

G  1,  and  G  2,  James  Albert  and  Livingston,  died  young. 

G  3.  Adelia  Jane;  G  4,  John  Lewis;  G  5,  Josephine,  died  young; 
G  6,  William ;  G  7,  Margaret,  married  Rev.  Jesse  Siler,  a  Presby- 
terian minister,  and  lives  in  Shelby,  N.  C.  They  have  one  son:  HI, 
Arnold  Miller,  lives  in  Augusta. 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  307 

F  2,  and  F  3,  Sarah  and  Richard,  son  and  daughter  of  John 
McDowell,  died  young. 

F  4.  Mary  Ann  McDowell,  was  born  in  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  in  1819;  was  educated  at  Salem  Academy,  in  For- 
sythe  county,  North  Carolina.  She  married  Rev.  William  Asberry 
Oamewell,  a  Methodist  minister  of  South  Carolina  Conference.  They 
raised  six  children,  viz. : 

Gr  1.  Sarah  Ann,  born  in  1841;  married  Dr.  Daniel  De  Saussure, 
of  Camden,  S.  C. ,  where  they  now  reside.  They  had  four  children, 
viz. :  HI,  Daniel;  H  2,  Mary  M.,  died;  H  3,  Sallie,  married  Wil- 
liam Parish,  and  H  4,  Fannie  Martin. 

G  2.   Mary  W.  Gamewell,  is  a  school-teacher. 

G  3.  Joseph  McD.  Gamewell,  was  a  Confederate  soldier,  and  is 
now  in  New  Jersey.  He  married  his  cousin,  Abbie  Gamewell.  They 
have  three  children,  viz.:  H  1,  John  Asberry;  H  2,  Mary  Ann,  and 
H  3,  Minnie. 

G  4.  Martha  E.  B.  Gamewell,  is  a  teacher  in  Con  vers  College, 
Spartanburg,  S.  C. 

G  5.  Joseph  A.  Gamewell,  was  a  Confederate  soldier.  He  grad- 
uated at  Wafford  College,  Spartanburg,  S.  C,  where  he  is  now 
(1891)  Professor  of  Languages.  He  married  his  cousin,  Julia 
McDowell,  and  has  two  children,  viz.:  H  1,  Joseph  McD.,  and 
H  2,  Mary  Lily.     (There  is  an  error  as  to  the  two  Josephs.) 

G  6.    Susan  A.  Gamewell,  lost  her  eyesight  from  measles. 

Rev.  Wm.  Asberry  Gamewell  was  a  very  able  and  practicable 
preacher,  and  was  much  beloved  by  all  who  knew  him.  He  died  in 
Spartanburg  county.  South  Carolina,  in  1869,  when  the  following 
obituary  notice  appeared  in  the  Carolina  Spartan : 

REV.  W.  A.  GAMEWELL. 

About  thirty-five  years  ago  this  pure  and  useful  minister  of  God  began 
the  labors  of  the  itinerancy  in  the  Methodist  church,  on  the  Spartanburg 
circuit.  At  about  3  o'clock  p.  m.  of  the  30th  ult.,  his  work  was  finished  and 
*'he  rests  from  his  labors."  His  funeral  was  preached  the  next  day  by 
Rev.  W.  Smith,  D.  D.,  in  the  Methodist  church.  The  seats  of  the  church 
were  filled  to  their  utmost  capacity  and  the  galleries  were  crowded  by  the 
colored  friends  of  the  deceased,  indicating  the  universal  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held  by  the  entire  community. 

We  have  never  known  a  man  whose  loss  will  be  so  universally  deplored 
by  all  who  knew  him,  both  saints  and  sinners.  He  possessed  to  a  degree, 
which  we  have  never  observed  in  any  other  person,  that  innate  qualitj'  of 
attractiveness  which  compelled  the  respect  and  captivated  the  affection  of 
everybody  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.     We  have  heard  men,  who 


308  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

seemed  to  hold  in  derision  and  contempt  tlie  religion  he  professed  and  so 
beautifully  exemplified  in  all  his  life  and  conversation,  speak  of  him  in 
terms  of  the  highest  respect,  and  even  affection.  And  yet  he  was  faithful 
in  reproving  sinners  and  bold  in  the  denunciation  of  all  manner  of  wicked- 
ness. Intellectually,  he  did  not  rank  as  high  as  some  of  his  compeers  in 
the  ministry.  He  had  cultivated  none  of  the  mere  accomjdishmenis  of  pulpit 
oratory — made  no  sort  of  effort  at  display ;  but  he  was  blessed  with  a  large 
share  of  strong  common  sense,  a  sound  judgment,  a  clear,  logical  mind,  and, 
above  all,  a  fervent  spirit.  The  secret  of  his  wonderful  power  and  influence 
in  the  pulpit  and  out  of  it,  we  think,  is  this  :  he  was  always  in  earnest. 
Entirely  forgetting  himself,  his  mind,  soul  and  body  were  unreservedly 
devoted  to  the  great  work  he  had  undertaken.  And  yet  with  all  his  zeal  he 
was  very  free  from  the  excesses  of  enthusiasm.  We  have  seen  him  in  the 
midst  of  the  highest  religious  excitement,  when  his  whole  being  seemed 
aglow  with  holy  joy,  and  yet  we  have  never  known  him  to  do  or  saj'  any- 
thing which  the  severest  critic  could  pronounce  an  impropriety.  He  was 
an  indefatigable  laborer.  He  seemed  to  have  no  time  for  anything  outside 
the  duties  of  his  high  vocation.  And  never  did  he  cease  to  labor  until 
disease  had  so  far  completed  its  fearful  work  as  to  produce  complete  physi- 
cal prostration.  His  body  now  rests  in  our  village  graveyard— his  spirit  is 
reveling  in  the  full  fruition  of  the  joy  it  had  so  long  anticipated  by  faith, 
and  to  us  is  left  the  light  of  his  example  and  the  treasure  of  his  memory. 
The  world  has  lost  one  of  its  purest  characters  ;  the  State  one  of  its  most 
useful  citizens;  Christianity  one  of  its  brightest  ornaments,  and  the  church 
one  of  its-  most  efficient  and  beloved  ministers. 

Spartanburg,  S.  C,  Thursday,  November  4,  1869. 

F  5.  Dr.  Jas.  Overton  McDowell,  son  of  Mary  and  John,  was 
born  in  1822.  He  graduated  in  medicine  and  located  at  Auburn, 
Ala.,  where  he  married  Mariah  Wynn,  by  whom  he  had  four  children, 
viz.:  G  1  and  G  2,  died  young;  G  3,  Thomas  A.,  resides  at  Fort 
Worth,  Tex.,  and  is  a  commercial  traveler;  G  4,  Augustus  G.,  is 
married  and  doing  business  in  Dallas,  Tex.  After  the  death  of 
Mariah,  his  first  wife,  he  married  Jacquilin  Wynn,  a  sister  of  his 
Qrst  wife. 

F  6.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Mary  and  John  McDowell,  born  1824; 
lied  unmarried  in  1885. 

F  7  and  F  8.  Myra  E.  L.  and  her  twin  sister,  Martha  Moflfett,, 
were  born  in  1827. 

F  7.  Myra  E.  L.,  married,  in  1850,  Colonel  Champion  T.  N. 
Davis,  a  lawyer  by  profession.  He  was  a  Colonel  of  the  16th  Eegi- 
ment  of  North  Carolina  troops  during  the  Confederate  war,  and  was 
killed  at  the  battle  of  Seven  Pines.  Myra  E.  L. ,  his  wife,  died  in 
1853,  leaving  only  one  daughter,  viz. :  G  1,  Mary  Susan,  who  married 
Jas.  A.  Torney,  a  lawyer  of  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. 


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They  have  six  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Albert  C. ;  H  2,  Lewis  B. ;  H  3, 
l^rances  J. ;  H  4,  Mary  M. ;  H  5,  Myra  E. ,  and  H  6,  James  A. 

F  8.  Martha  Moffett,  daughter  of  Dr.  J.  0.  McDowell,  married 
Dr.  Geo.  W.  Michal  in  1860.  They  have  two  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
Mary  M.,  and  G  2,  John  McD.,  who  married  Mary  Lenoir,  a  grand- 
daughter of  General  Wm.  Lenoir,  in  1889.  They  had  one  son,  viz. : 
H  1,  Thomas,  whose  post-offlce  is  Hickory,  Catawba  county,  N.  C. 

F  9.  John  Lewis  McDowell,  was  born  in  1829;  was  a  farmer  and 
lived  at  his  father's  old  homestead.  He  was  a  Colonel  of  the  34th 
North  Carolina  Regiment  during  the  Confederate  war.  His  hat,  coat 
and  canteen  were  shot  through  by  the  enemies'  bullets,  yet  he  escaped 
imhurt.  He  married  Sophia  Kelly,  of  South  Carolina,  by  whom  he 
had  five  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Augustus  S.,  is  in  Dallas,  Tex.;  G  2, 
Frances  E. ;  G  3,  Wm.  K. ;  G  4,  John  H.,  and  G  5,  Elizabeth  S. 
John  Lewis  McDowell  died  in  1890  and  his  wife  in  1889  in  Ruther- 
ford county,  North  Carolina. 

F  10.  Sarah  Taliaferro  McDowell,  was  born  in  1833,  and  resides, 
unmarried,  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina. 

E  2.  Lindamira  Lewis,  daughter  of  Colonel  Richard,  was  born 
about  1795,  and  died  single  near  Pendleton  Village,  S.  C,  about  the 
year  1838.  She  was  a  very  pious  and  exemplary  member  of  the 
Episcopal  church.  Several  days  before  her  death  she  lay  in  a  state 
of  insensibility  or  trance.  At  length  she  recovered  from  her  apathetic 
stupor  in  which  she  had  lain,  and  conversed  freely  with  her  friends 
and  relatives.  She  informed  them  that  she  had  visited  both  hell  and 
heaven,  and  portrayed  to  them  the  transcendent  beauties  of  the 
ethereal  world  and  the  honors  of  the  infernal  regions.  She  turned 
to  her  brother  John  and  remarked  that  ' '  she  was  about  to  leave  this 
world  and  for  him  to  prepare  himself  to  meet  his  God,  that  he  would 
soon  follow  her, ' '  and  expired  after  giving  indubitable  evidence  of 
her  bright  hope  of  her  consummate  bliss  beyond  the  grave.  Her 
brother  John  survived  her  only  a  few  months. 

E  3.  James  Overton  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  Richard,  was  born 
about  1797;  married  Mary  Lawton,  a  very  amiable  and  worthy  lady 
of  Pendleton  Village,  S.  C.  J.  0.  Lewis  represented  his  county  in 
the  State  Legislature,  and  died  finally  near  Walhalla,  Oconee 
county,  S.   C,  in  1872.      He  raised  eleven  children,  viz.: 

F  1.  Sarah,  married  Dr.  Wm.  B.  Cherry,  of  Athens,  Ga.,  and 
has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Mary  Lorton,  born  1851;  G  2,  Samuel,  born 
1854;  G  3,  Fannie  Lewis,  born  1856,  etc. 

E  4.    Ann  Elvira  Lewis,  daughter  of  Colonel  Richard,  was  born 


310  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

about  1799,  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina.  She  married 
Joseph  Van  Shanklin,  a  lawyer  by  profession,  of  Pendleton  Village, 
S.  C,  where  she  died  in  1859.  J.  V.  Shanklin,  her  husband,  died 
at  the  same  place  in  1862.     They  raised  three  children,  viz.: 

F  1.    Rev.  Joseph  Augustus 

F  2.    Captain  Julius  Lewis,  and 

F  3.    Edward  Henry. 

F  1.  Rev.  Joseph  Augustus  Shanklin,  was  born  about  1826;  was 
a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Virginia.  He  was  an  Episcopal 
minister,  and  Rector  of  St.  Peter's  church  at  Charleston,  S.  C.  He 
died  of  yellow  fever  in  Charleston,  and  was  buried  at  St,  Peter's 
church.  He  married  Catharine  Ann,  daughter  of  Henry  M.  Sadler, 
of  Jacksonville,  Fla.  He  had  by  her  five  children,  viz. :  Gr  1, 
Catharine  Ann;  G  2,  Edwin  Albertie,  died;  G  3,  Mary  Lewis;  G  4, 
Lila;  G  5,  Joseph  Augustus. 

After  the  death  of  Rev.  J.  A.  Shanklin,  his  widow  married  Rev. 
J.  H.  Elliott,  of  Charleston,  S.  C,  now  of  Georgia. 

F  2.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  James  Overton,  married  Dr.  Bev- 
erly Allen  Henry,  of  Ruckersville,  Elbert  county,  Ga.  He  was  raised 
and  educated  by  his  aunt,  Mrs.  Mildred  Allen,  who  afterward  mar- 
ried John  Frederick  Gray,  of  Louisville,  Miss.  The  names  of  their 
offspring  are:  G  1,  Beverly  Allen,  died;  G  2,  Overton  Lewis;  G  3, 
Lucy,  etc. 

F  3.  Dr.  Thomas  L.  Lewis,  son  of  James  Overton,  married  Miss 
Eliza  Maxwell,  daughter  of  John  Maxwell.  Their  children's  names 
are:  G  1,  Elizabeth  Earle,  born  1849;  G  2,  Mary  T. ;  G  3,  Mattie 
D. ;  G  4,  Julia  K. ;  G  5,  Emily  W.,  etc. 

F  4.  Captain  Richard  L.,  son  of  James  0.  Lewis,  belonged  to 
Captain  Kilpatrick's  company.  He  served  in  the  Civil  war  of  1861, 
'  62,  '  63,  '  64  and  '  65.  Went  in  as  a  private.  Company  B,  4th  South 
Carolina  Regiment;  was  elected  3d  Lieutenant  in  the  P.  S.  S.  Jenkins 
Brigade,  Longstreet's  Corps;  served  four  years  with  the  same  com- 
pany; was  in  all  the  principal  battles — commencing  with  the  first 
Manassas,  July  21,  1861;  was  in  all  the  battles  around  Richmond; 
was  in  second  Manassas,  Antietam;  with  Longstreet  through  East 
Tennessee ;    through  the  AVilderness,  etc. ,  until  the  surrender. 

In  one  of  the  battles  around  Richmond  he  had  thirty-two 
men  under  his  command  when  he  went  into  the  battle — he  came 
out  with  only  one;  the  balance  were  all  killed,  wounded  or  taken 
prisoners. 

During  the  campaign  through  Tennessee  his  rations  were  four 


aENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  311 

ears   of    corn   per   day.     He   suffered   from   hunger,   half-clothed, 
-wounded  and  in  prison. 

The  following  incident,  copied  from  the  Richmond  Sentinel^  was 
published  in  the  Mobile  Register^  October  17,  1863: 

Our  cavalry  boys  occasionally  play  off  a  Yankee  trick  which  makes 
the  wooden-nutmeg  heroes  open  their  eyes. 

Not  long  ago  two  j'oungsters — Channing  Smith  and  Richard  Lewis,  of 
the  Black  Horse  scouts,  got  some  intimation  that  a  band  of  sutlers  were 
coming  up  the  Warrenton  turnpike  from  Alexandria,  and  determined  to 
nab  them  if  possible.  While  lying  in  wait  for  their  expected  prey  five 
newsboys  came  jogging  merrily  along,  whistling  for  lack  of  thought.  Our 
two  grey-coats  charged  them  boldly,  when  they  surrendered  at  discretion. 
The  proposal  was  made  to  them,  that  if  they  would  assist  in  capturing  the 
sutlers  their  horses  should  be  returned  to  them  ;  and,  true  to  their  Yankee 
instinct  they  accepted  it.  Presently,  on  came  nine  sutlers  armed  to  the 
teeth ;  the  seven  charged  on  them  and  led  them  off,  unresisting  captives, 
into  an  adjoining  wood,  where  they  were  disarmed,  and  after  a  little 
parley  our  boys  sold  them  one  of  their  own  wagons  to  carry  them  back 
from  the  Old  Virginia  shore. 

About  this  stage  of  the  proceedings,  a  gentleman  came  up  with  the 
party.  One  of  the  sutlers  said  :  "  I  suppose  you  have  come  to  see  how 
nine  fools  have  been  taken  in  by  seven  of  your  men."  Five  of  the  seven 
were  Yankees.  "Who  are  you?  said  the  sutlers  to  the  newsboys." 
"Yankees,"  replied  they.  The  newsboys  received  back  their  horses,  the 
sutlers  mounted  their  empty  wagon,  and  our  boys  brought  their  spoils  safe 
through  to  Dixie,  and,  it  is  said,  realized  $30,000  by  the  operation. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  nominated  by  Hon.  W3"att 
Aikin,  M.  C,  and  appointed  Post-master  at  Central,  Pickens  county, 
S.  C.  He  married  Miss  Sue  Gaines,  of  Pickens  county.  South  Caro- 
lina, but  left  no  posterity.  He  died  of  apoplexy  at  Central,  S.  C. , 
in  April,  1890,  aged  about  sixty  years. 

F  5.  Frances,  daughter  of  James  0.  Lewis,  married  in  1857, 
E.  A.  Tate. 

F  6.   R.  Fielding,  son  of  James  O.  Lewis. 

F  7.  John  E. ,  was  a  member  of  Captain  Kilpatrick's  company 
in  the  Confederate  war  and  was  one  of  the  Captain's  body-guards. 
He  married  Florence  Boatright,  of  Columbia,  S.  C. 

F  8.    Lucy. 

F  9.  James  Clarkson,  belonged  to  Longstreet's  company  through 
Tennessee;  was  wounded  and  taken  prisoner  in  1861. 

F  10.  James  Overton,  married  Miss  Martha  R.  Sharpe,  of  Pen- 
dleton, S.  C.  She  is  a  granddaughter  of  Rob.  Y.  Hayne,  ex-Gov- 
ernor of  South  Carolina,  and  a  descendant  of  the    Pickneys   and 


312  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Laurences,  of   South  Carolina.     His   post-office   is   No.  1511  Eoss 
avenue,  Dallas,  Tex. 

F  2.  Julius  Shanklin,  son  of  J.  V.,  was  born  in  1829.  In  1857 
he  represented  Anderson  count}',  South  Carolina,  in  the  State  Legis- 
lature. During  the  Confederate  war  he  was  elected  Captain  of  a 
company  in  the  4th  Regiment  of  South  Carolina  Volunteers. 

F  3.  E.  Henry,  son  of  J.  V.  Shanklin,  married  in  1867,  Jenny, 
the  daughter  of  Dr.  William  Robinson,  of  Pendleton,  S.  C. ,  and  is 
a  farmer  living  near  Pendleton,  S.  C. 

E  6.  John  E.  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  Richard,  was  born  about 
1801,  and  died  a  bachelor,  in  1840. 

E  7.  Sarah  Ann,  daughter  of  Colonel  Richard  Lewis,  was  born 
about  1806,  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  She  was  a 
woman  of  medium  size,  with  blue  eyes  and  auburn  hair.  In  1834 
she  married  Edwin  Reese,  a  merchant  at  Pendleton,  S.  C,  who  was 
a  son  of  George  Reese.  They  finally  settled  in  Auburn,  Ala.,  where 
they  both  died — she  in  1865,  and  he  in  1877.  They  were  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  church.     They  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Ann  Eliza,  married  A.  B.  Croft,  in  1855,  and  died  at  West 
Point,  Ga. ,  in  1874. 

F  2.  Richard  Lewis,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  war;  mar- 
ried Carrie  Lightfoot,  in  1868;  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church, 
and  resides  near  Evanston,  Fla. 

F  3.  John  Lewis,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate  war.  He  mar- 
ried Emma  Pope,  in  1865;  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  died  in  Callahan  county,  Texas,  in  1882. 

F  4.  Sarah  Miller,  married  W.  E.  Smith,  in  1864.  Their  post- 
office  is  Opelika,  Ala. 

F  5.  Mary  Eleanora,  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church; 
post-office,  Auburn,  Ala. 

F  6.  Carolina  Alabama,  is  a  Presbyterian;  post-office.  West 
Point,  Troup,  Ga. 

F  7.  Margaret  Miriam,  first  married  Professor  E.  Q.  Thornton, 
in  1878.  Her  second  marriage  was  to  G.  W.  Barnett,  in  1882. 
Their  post-office  is  Montgomery,  Ala. 

F  1.  Anna  E.  Croft  left  two  children,  viz. :  G  1,  George  Richard, 
married  Lola  Blitch,  in  1886,  and  G  2,  Annie  M.,  married  William 
B.  Boyd,  in  1885. 

F  2.  Richard  L.  Reese  has  four  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Edwin;  G  2, 
Clyde;  G  3,  Maggie,  and  G  4,  John. 

F  3.    John  Reese  left  five  children,  viz. :     G  1,  Maud,  married 


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William  Robinson,  in  1888;  G  2,  Pope;  G  3,  Pauline;  G  4,  Eugenia, 
and  G  5,  Earle. 

E  9.  Andrew  Fielding  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  Richard,  born  about 
1808;  married  Susan  M.  Sloan,  daughter  of  David  Sloan  and  his 
wife,  Miss  Nancy  Trimmier,  daughter  of  Obadiah  Trimmier.  He 
resides  at  his  father's  old  homestead  near  Pendleton  Village,  S.  C. 
He  is  about  six  feet  in  stature,  with  blue  eyes  and  dark  auburn  hair. 
In  1858  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  South  Carolina  Legisla- 
ture.    The  following  are  the  names  of  his  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Richard,  was  born  near  Pendleton  Village,  in  Anderson 
county,  S.  C,  about  1846. 

The  following  notice  is  copied  from  the  Weekly  Constitution, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  Tuesday,  January  12,  1892. 

SUICIDE  OF  RICHARD  LEWIS. 
[Special.] 

Richard  Lewis,  Master  of  Equity  and  Judge  of  Probate  of  Oconee 
•county,  committed  suicide  in  his  office  at  Walhalla  to-daj%  by  shooting 
himself  through  the  heart  with  a  pistol.  Judge  Lewis  has  held  the  two 
offices  above-mentioned  for  many  years,  and  was  one  of  the  popular  men  in 
the  county.  He  entered  the  Confederate  Army  when  but  fifteen  years  old, 
and  at  sixteen  was  promoted  to  lieutenant  for  bravery  on  the  field.  In  Colo- 
nel Walker's  South  Carolina  Infantry,  Bratton's  Brigade,  Longstreet's 
Corps,  he  lost  a  leg,  and  was  otherwise  terribly  wounded.  Continuous  suf- 
fering and  prostration  of  the  nervous  system  is  the  supposed  cause  of  his 
suicide. 

Columbia,  S.  C,  January  4,  1893. 

F  2.  David  Sloan,  died  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

F  3.  John  E. 

F  4.  William,  accidentally  shot  and  killed  himself. 

F  5.  Sue  A. 

F  6.  Sally  M. 

F  7.  James  Overton. 

F  8.  Andrew  Fielding. 

F  9.  Emma  Elford,  died  in  1859,  and 

F  10.  Barnard  Bee. 


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CHAPTER  XY. 

HENRY  G.  LEWIS,  OF  BUNCOMBE  COUNTY,  N.  C. 

D  8.  Henry  Graves  Lewis,  son  of  John,  of  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia,  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Taliaferro,  was  born  in  1767,  and  was- 
a  twin-brother  to  Mrs.  Frances  Rhodes  Twitty,  of  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina. 

When  a  boy  he  and  his  brother  were  out  chopping  with  an  ax. 
He,  wishing  to  chop  a  while,  asked  his  brother  for  the  ax ;  but  his 
brother  refusing  to  grant  his  request,  he  determined  to  stop  him 
from  cutting  by  placing  his  hand  on  the  log  where  his  brother  was 
chopping.  His  brother  paid  no  attention  to  his  hand  but  continued 
chopping,  consequently  chopped  off  the  ends  of  all  his  fingers  on  his 
left  hand;  hence  he  was  called  "Stump-fingered  Henry  Lewis." 

He  was  a  tailor  by  trade,  and  emigrated  from  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia,  to  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  with  his  father, 
before  the  Revolutionary  war. 

He-  married  Morning  Mills,  daughter  of  Colonel  Wm.  Mills  and 
granddaughter  of  Ambrose  Mills,  about  the  year  1791  and  settled  in 
what  was  then  Buncombe  county,  near  where  the  town  of  Hender- 
sonville  has  since  been  built  as  the  county  seat  of  Henderson  county; 
Henderson  county  was  formed  in  1838  from  Buncombe. 

Colonel  William  Mills  was  a  son  of  Ambrose  Mills.  He  emigrated 
to  the  "Block  House  "  on  the  Catawba  and  thence  to  Green  river,  in 
Rutherford  county,  in  1766.  He  was  of  English  extraction  and  was. 
born  on  James  river,  Virginia,  in  1746.  He  married  Eleanor  Morris, 
of  South  Carolina,  with  whom  he  lived  sixty-nine  years,  and  died  in 
1834,  and  is  buried  near  Edneyville,  in  Henderson  county,  N.  C. 
He  was  a  man  of  small  stature,  but  very  compact  and  sinewy,  with 
strong  constitution  and  indomitable  courage.  He  was  a  very  benevo- 
lent, industrious,  kind-hearted,  honest  man.  When  he  first  settled 
in  the  country  the  Indians  were  very  numerous  and,  like  all  new 
settlers  on  the  frontiers,  he  had  to  fight  his  way  with  the  savages. 
Several  times  they  pillaged  and  burned  his  houses  and  left  him  and 
his  wife  without  a  shelter.  Mills  Gap  and  Mills  river,  in  Hender- 
son county,  took  their  names  from  him. 

D  8.    Henry  G.  Lewis  raised  eleven  children  and  died  in  1815  in 


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Buncombe  county,  North  Carolina,  now  Henderson.  The  following 
are  the  names  of  his  children : 

E  1.    Wm.  Jones,  born  1792;  married  Celia  Wilson. 

E  2.    Sarah  Myra,  born  1794;  married  Rev.  David  Hilliard. 

E  3.    Marville  Franklin,  born  1796;  died  single  at  sea  1833. 

E  4.  Phalby  Caroline,  born  1798;  married  Rev.  Thos.  W. 
Craven. 

E  5.    Richard  Tali^aferro,  born  1800;  married  Elizabeth  Case. 

E  6.  Sophia  Melinda,  born  1801 ;  married  General  Philip  Brit- 
tain. 

E  7.  Eliza  Eleanor,  born  1803;  married  Dr.  Marville  Mills 
Edney. 

E  8.  John  DeLafayette,  born  1804;  died  single  in  Polk  county, 
North  Carolina,  1857. 

E  9.    Jas.  Madison,  born  1810;  married  Leander  E.  Perdue. 

E  10.  Dr.  George  Walton,  born  1812;  married  Lucy  H.  Wel- 
born. 

E  11.  Henry  Rufus,  born  1814;  married  Nancy  Goodbread. 

E  1.  Wm.  J.  Lewis,  eldest  child  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  in  Bun- 
combe county.  North  Carolina,  in  1792.  About  the  year  1826  he 
located  in  Burnsville,  Yancey  county,  N.  C,  as  a  merchant.  About 
1829  he  married  Celia  Wilson,  of  Yancey  county.  He  was  very  gen- 
erous, free-hearted  and  liberal  toward  his  friends.  He  endorsed 
notes  for  his  friends  to  a  large  amount  and  had  them  to  pay,  which 
finally  broke  him  up  in  his  old  age.  He  acted  as  Clerk  of  the  County 
Court  for  many  years  in  Yancey  county.  He  died  in  1853,  leaving 
four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Rufus  Henry,  born  1830. 

F  2.    Louisa  Morning,  born  1832;  married  J.  B.  Woodfin. 

F  3.    Oscar  Marville,  born  1835. 

F  4.    Mary  Eliza,  born  1842. 

E  2.  Sarah  Myra  Lewis,  daughter  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  1794, 
and  married  Rev.  David  Hilliard,  who  was  for  many  years  a  Metho- 
dist preacher,  but  joined  the  Baptist  church  about  the  year  1853.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  1812.  He  had  for  some  years  resided  at 
Spartanburg  C.  H. ,  S.  C.  They  both  died  in  Asheville,  N.  C,  he 
in  1870  and  she  in  1871.     They  had  four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Dr.  William  Lewis  Hilliard,  born  1823;  married  a  Miss- 
Margaret  Love,  of  Buncombe  county.  North  Carolina,  and  resides  at 
Asheville,  the  county  seat.  He  graduated  in  medicine  after  attend- 
ing lectures  in  Philadelphia  in  1849  and  1850.     He  once  fought  a> 


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duel  with  a  Mr.  Hymes;  the  difficulty  grew  out  of  a  political  differ- 
ence. He  has  nine  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Jas.  Robert;  Gr  2,  Dr.  Wm. 
David;  Gr  3,  Sam  Haywood;  Gr4,  Sarah  Maria;  G  5,  Charles  Eugene; 
Gr  6,  Margaret  Josephine;  G  7,  Walter  Lee;  G  8,  Ida  Love,  and 
G  9,  Howard  M. 

F  2.    Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  Sarah  M.  Hilliard,  born  1825;  died. 

F  3.  Sophia  Melinda  Hilliard,  born  1826;  married  Wm.  Brem  ic 
1857;  resides  at  Spartanburg,  S.  C.  She  had  only  two  children,  viz. ; 
G  1,  Wm.  Thos.,  died  single;  G  2,  Mamie  Louise. 

F  4.    Mary  Jane  Hilliard,  born  1828;  died  1869. 

F  5.  Jas.  Henry,  born  1831 ;  was  Post-master  in  Asheville,  N.  C, 
in  1858. 

E  3.  Marville  Franklin  Lewis,  son  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  1796. 
He  merchandised  a  few  years  at  Greenville  C.  H.,  S.  C.  His  health 
became  impaired.  He  wound  up  his  business,  started  to  the  Island 
of  Cuba,  but  died  just  before  he  reached  the  island  on  board  of  a 
vessel  bound  for  Cuba  in  1833.     He  never  married. 

E  4.  Phalby  Caroline  Lewis,  daughter  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  in 
1798,  and  married  Rev.  Thomas  W.  Craven,  from  Randolph  county, 
North  Carolina,  in  1821  and  resided  in  Floyd  county,  Georgia.  Her 
post-office  was  Cave  Spring,  Floyd  count}',  where  she  died.  They 
moved  from  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  in  1823,  to  Georgia. 
They  had  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Dr.  Lewis  McKendrie  Craven,  born  1822;  married  C.  J. 
Wooten ;  resides  at  Cave  Spring,  Floyd  county,  Ga. 

F  2.  Sophia  Mary  Craven,  born  1824;  married  Rufus  Barker,  a 
farmei;,  in  Floyd  county,  Georgia. 

F  3.    John  Henry  Craven,  born  1826;  married  Nancy  Logan. 

F  4.    Wm.  Mills  Craven,  born  1828;  married  Sarah  Dobbins. 

F  5.  Caroline  Minerva  Craven,  born  1830;  married  James  W.  P. 
W^are,  a  planter. 

F  6.    Louisa  Orilla  Craven,  born  1832;  married  Dr.  A.  M.  Turner. 

F  7.    Thomas  Augustus  Craven,  born  1835. 

E  5.  Richard  Taliaferro  Lewis,  son  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  1800. 
He  married  Elizabeth  Case,  daughter  of  Captain  Thomas  Case,  and 
resides  near  Henderson  C.  H.,  N.  C.  He  has  been  a  merchant  and 
farmer  and  has  no  progeny. 

E  6.  Sophia  Melinda  Lewis,  daughter  of  Henry  G. ,  was  born  in 
1801.  She  married  General  Philip  Brittain  and  died  at  Boyleston, 
Henderson  county,  N.  C,  in  1877.  General  B.  was  a  soldier  in  the 
War  of  1812.     He  represented  Buncombe  county  in  the  House  of 


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Commons  in  1810,  1811,  1816,   1817  and  1838,  and  as  Senator  in 
1823  and  1824.      See  Wheeler's  History  of  North  Carolina,  page  54. 
From  Bennett's  Chronology  of  North  Carolina,  page  100. 

General  Philip  Brittain  was  a  man  of  strong  mind  and  constitution,  and 
represented  his  constituents  in  various  public  oiBces.  He  was  elected 
several  times  to  the  Legislature  from  Buncombe ;  while  there,  perhaps  his 
last  time,  Henderson  county  was  formed  and  received  its  name  at  his  sug- 
gestion, after  "Old  General  Henderson,"  a  worthy  citizen  of  the  State.  He 
was  an  industrious,  enterprising,  public-spirited  man.  He  married  Sophia, 
daughter  of  Widow  Lewis,  raised  a  large  family  and  died  in  1848  at  an 
advanced  age. 

Issue  of  Sophia  M.  Lewis  and  General  Phil,  Brittain: 

F  1,    Philip,  died  single. 

F  2.  Stanhope,  resides  at  Hendersonville,  N.  C.  He  served  as 
a  captain  of  the  Home  Guard  in  the  War  of  1861: 

F  3.  Morning,  married  Dr.  Joseph  Blackstock  and  died  in  Arkan- 
sas about  1877,  leaving  three  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Joseph;  G  2, 
Sophia,  and  G  3,  Ernest.     Their  post-office  is  Garden  Brook,  Ark. 

F  4.  Attilla  Delila,  married  Wm.  Heniy  and  died  in  1860  in 
Henderson  county,  North  Carolina,  leaving  four  children,  viz. :  G  1, 
Charlotte;  G  2,  Pat;  G  3,  Sophia,  and  G  4,  William. 

F  5.    James,  died  single. 

F  6.  Benjamin  Brittain,  resides  at  Hendersonville,  N.  C.  He 
served  as  a  lieutenant  in  a  cavalry  company  during  the  Confederate 
war. 

F  7.  Laura  H. ,  married  Goodson  Cairens,  of  Henderson  count}', 
North  Carolina,  and  has  three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Lula;  G  2,  Lela, 
and  G  3,  Lila. 

F  8.  Emma  Eugenia,  married  Norris  Allison ;  has  no  children. 
Her  post-office  is  Boyleston,  N.  C. 

F  9.  Rebecca  T.,  married  Millard  G.  Jones  and  resides  in  Bun- 
combe county.  North  Carolina. 

F  10.  Wm.  Gaston,  married  Pamelia  McDowell  and  resides  in 
Spartanburg,  S.  C.  He  has  four  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Eugenia;  G  2, 
Sophia;  G  3,  Pearl,  and  G  4,  Carl. 

E  7.  Eliza  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Henry  G.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1803,  and  married  Dr.  Marville  Mills  Edney,  her  cousin,  son  of  Asa 
Edney,  who  married  Sally,  daughter  of  Colonel  Wm.  Mills. 

Asa  Edney  was  from  Pasquotank  count}'.  North  Carolina,  and 
was  a  descendant  of  Robert  Edney,  an  Englishman,  who  married  the 
sister  of  Sir  Isaac  Newton,  the  philosopher. 


318  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Marville  M.  Edney,  son  of  Asa,  was  a  merchant,  farmer  and 
physician;  resides  at  Edneyville,  in  Henderson  county,  N.  C.  He 
and  his  wife,  Eliza  E.  Lewis,  raised  twelve  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Lucian  Edney. 

F  2,    Henry  Edney,  married  Harriet  Rogers,  of  South  Carolina. 

F  3.  Rose  Ann  E.,  married  George  J.  Nix,  a  farmer,  and  has 
the  following  children:  G  1,  Martha  M. ;  G  2,  James  M. ;  G  3, 
Amanda;  G  4,  Sarah  A. ;  G  5,  Craivil  A. ;  G  6,  Morrison,  and  G  7, 
Jane  R. 

F  4,    Sophia  A.  Edney. 

F  5.    Eliza  T.  Edney,  married  John  Burgess,  a  tanner  by  trade. 

F  6.  John  C.  Edney,  married  Rose  Anna  Carlin,  daughter  of 
Hiram,  of  Henderson  county.  North  Carolina. 

F  7.    Emma  R.  Edney. 

F  8.    Morning  S.  Edney. 

F  9.    Marville  T.  Edney. 

F  10.  Lewis  M.  Edney. 

F  11.  William  Mills  Edney,  and 

F  12.  Edmund  Randolph  Edney. 

E  8.  John  DeLafayette  Lewis,  son  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  in 
1804.  He  was  about  five  feet  five  inches  in  height,  weighing  about 
one  hundred  and  forty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  black  eyes.  He 
died  a  bachelor  in  1857,  at  the  house  of  Columbus  Mills,  in  Polk 
county.  North  Carolina.  He  was  a  very  generous,  free-hearted  man, 
and  very  much  beloved  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  the  Seminole  war  in  Florida. 

E  9.  James  Madison,  son  of  Henry  G.  Lewis,  was  born  in  Bun- 
combe county,  North  Carolina  (now  Anderson),  in  1810.  He  is  about 
five  feet  eight  inches  in  height,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and 
fifty  pounds,  with  dark  hair  and  eyes.  He  was  Librarian  and 
Keeper  of  the  State-house  for  many  years  in  Jackson,  Miss. 

He  married  Leander  E.  Perdue,  in  Madison  county,  Mississippi, 
in  1847,  by  whom  he  had  two  children,  viz.: 

F  1.    Mary  P.,  born  in  1849,  and 

F  2.    Henry  Bascombe,  born  in  1851,  and  died  in  1854. 

Mrs.  Leander  E.  Lewis  died  in  Yazoo  county,  Mississippi,  and 
her  remains  were  interred  in  the  graveyard  near  Vernon,  Miss. 

James  M.  Lewis  was  residing  in  Asheville,  N.  C,  in  1886. 

E  10.  Dr.  George  Walton  Lewis,  son  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  in 
1812.  He  studied  medicine  and  located  in  Lincoln  county,  Georgia, 
where  he  had  an  extensive  practice  for  twelve  or  fifteen  years.     He 


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married,  about  1837,  in  Columbia  county,  Georgia,  Lucy  H.  Well- 
born, by  whom  he  had  two  children,  viz.:  F  1,  Martha  Octavia,  born 
in  1840,  and  F  2,  Mary  George,  born  in  1846. 

Dr.  Geo.  W.  Lewis  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Georgia,  in  1847,  in 
the  meridian  of  life.  As  a  physician  he  was  eminent  and  skillful ; 
as  a  citizen,  neighbor  and  friend  he  was  much  esteemed  for  his 
prudence,  generosity,  charitableness,  lofty  bearing  without  ostenta- 
tion, and  as  a  Christian  he  was  God-fearing  and  humble  in  all  the 
walks  of  life.     None  knew  him  but  to  love  him. 

His  wife  and  two  daughters  survive  him  and  reside  near  Winfield, 
Columbia  county,  Ga. 

E  11.  Rufus  Henry  Lewis,  son  of  Henry  G.,  was  born  in  1814. 
He  was  a  farmer  and  died  near  Edneyville,  N.  C.  He  married 
Nancy  Goodbred,  daughter  of  John  Goodbred,  of  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  They  had  the  following-named  children:  F  1,  John 
Goodbred;  F  2,  Marville  Franklin;  F  3,  Mary  W. ;  F  4,  Richard 
Taliaferro;  F  5,  Sophia  Melinda;  F  6,  Rufus  Henry;  F  7,  Ellen 
Caledonia,  and  F  8,  Jeff.  Davis  Lewis. 


320  GENEALOGY   OP    THE   LEWIS    FA3IILT. 


CHAPTEE  XYI. 

FRANCES   R.  TWITTY. 

D  9.  Frances  Rhodes,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  his  wife, 
Sarah  Taliaferro,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  was  born  in  1767, 
and  was  a  twin-sister  to  Henry  G.  Lewis,  of  Buncombe  county,  North 
Carolina.  Frances  R.  married  Wm.  Twitty  in  1784  and  died  in 
Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1838.  Wm.  Twitty  was  a 
Revolutionary  soldier.  His  name  can  be  found  in  ' '  King' s  Mountan 
and  its  Heroes,"  by  Lyman  C.  Draper,  on  pages  145,  146  and  259. 

Issue  of  Frances  R.  and  Wm.  Twitty,  viz. : 

E  1.'  Susannah,  born  1785;  married  Wm.  Graham. 

E  2.    Wm.  Lewis,  born  1787;  died  single. 

E  3.    John  Rhodes,  born  1791 ;  married  Elizabeth  Wilkins. 

E  4,    Sarah,  born  1794;  married  John  Moore. 

E  5.    Robert  G.,  born  1797;  married  Mary  Logan. 

E  6.    Mildred  C. ,  born  1799 ;  married  Jo.  Bowen  and  Jno.  Wilkins. 

E7.    Russell,  born  1801;  died  single. 

E  1.  Susannah  Twitty,  was  born  in  1785,  and  married  William 
Graham,  Jr. ,  brother  of  Ezekiel  and  son  of  Wm.  Graham,  Sr. ,  the 
signer  of  the  Mecklenburg  declaration  of  independence.  William 
Graham,  Sr. ,  was  a  brother  to  General  George  Graham,  General 
Joseph  Graham  and  Mrs.  Griffith  Rutherford,  of  Revolutionary  fame. 
See  History  of  North  Carolina,  by  Wheeler. 

Mrs.  Susannah  Graham  and  Wm.  Graham  died  in  Tippah  county, 
Mississippi;  she  in  1845  and  he  in  1858.  They  raised  nine  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.  Elmina  Graham,  was  born  1807  in  Rutherford  county, 
North  Carolina,  and  married  Joseph  Goodwin.  She  is  a  widow 
residing  near  Suwannee,  Gwinnett  county,  Ga.  (1858).  She  raised 
seven  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Thomas  Goodwin,  born  1831;  married  Esther  Shielde,  and 
is  a  merchant  residing  in  Warren,  Bradley  county,  Ark. 

G  2.  Caroline  Goodwin,  born  1832;  married  James  B.  Gilbert,  a 
farmer  near  Cobbs  Mills,  Cherokee  county,  Ala.,  and  has  children 
as  follows:  H  1,  Harriet  Emma,  born  1852;  H  2,  James,  born  1855; 
H  3,  Iverson,  born  1858,  etc. 


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G  3.  William  Groodwiii,  born  1834;  married  Josephine  Strickland; 
resides  near  Mellville,  Chattooga  county,  Ga.,  and  has  issue,  viz.: 
H  1,  Ada,  born  1856,  etc. 

Gr  4.    John  Goodwin,  born  1837,  and  died  1847. 

G  5.    Mary  Ann  Goodwin,  born  1839. 

G  6.    Frances  Goodwin,  born  1842;  died  in  childhood. 

G  7.    Kobert  Emmett  Goodwin,  born  1844,  and  died  1858. 

F  2.  Margaret  P.,  daughter  of  Susannah  Twitty  and  William 
Graham,  was  born  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1809, 
and  married,  in  Gwinnett  county,  Georgia,  in  1835,  Allen  Weems, 
a  farmer.  Mr.  Weems  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  Georgia,  in 
1806  and  now  (1856)  resides  in  Cherokee  county,  Alabama,  near 
Spring  Garden. 

They  had  the  following  children: 

G  1.  Frances  Melvina  Weems,  born  in  Forsyth  county,  Georgia, 
in  1835,  and  died  in  1838;  G  2,  Susannah  Elizabeth  Weems,  born 
1837  in  Fors3'th  county,  Georgia,  and  married  John  1.  Smith,  of 
Cherokee  count}^,  Alabama,  in  1856;  G  3,  Elmina  Weems,  born  1840 
and  died  1840;  G  4,  Sarah  Ann  Weems,  born  1841  and  died  1844; 
G  5,  Augustus  Weems,  born  in  Gwinnett  county,  Georgia,  in  1845, 
and  G  6,  Mary  Caroline  Weems,  born  in  1849. 

F  3.  Jane  M. ,  daughter  of  Susan  Twitty  and  William  Graham, 
born  in  1819;  married  Claiborne  H.  Thompson,  had  six  children  and 
died  in  Forsyth  county,  Georgia,  in  1851.  Mr.  Thompson  resides 
near  Cumming,  Forsyth  county,  Ga.  The  following  are  the  names 
of  their  children: 

G  1.    William  G.,  born  1836;  is  a  Methodist. 

G  2.    Joseph  R.,  born  1839. 

G  3.    James  M. ,  born  1841 ;  is  a  Methodist. 

G  4.    Mary  Susanna,  born  1844;  is  a  Methodist. 

G  5.    Elmina  Jane,  born  1846;  is  a  Methodist,  and 

G  6.    Robert  A.,  born  1849. 

F  4.  William  Lewis,  son  of  Susan  Twitty  and  Wm.  Graham,  was 
born  about  1811  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  When  a 
youth  he  cut  his  knee  with  a  drawing  knife.  The  synovial  fluid 
escaped  and  left  him  with  a  stiff  knee;  hence,  he  is  familiarly  known 
as  "  Trigger-leg  Graham."  He  is  a  merchant  and  resides  near  Cot- 
ton Plant  P.  0.,  Tippah  county,  Miss. 

His  first  wife  was  Margaret  Pearce ;  his  second  was  a  Miss  Martha 
0.  Northcross.  He  had  four  children  by  his  first  wife,  viz. :  G  1, 
Thomas  R.,  married  3Iary  J.  Collins;  G  2,  Watty;  G  3,  Mary;  G  4, 
21 


322  GENEALOGY   OP    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Sarah ;  and  two  children  by  his  second  wife,  viz. :  Gr  5,  Martha  0. , 
and  G  6,  William. 

F  5.  Frances  Grraham,  daughter  of  Susan  Twitty  and  Wm. 
Graham,  born  1813;  resides  with  her  brother,  Wm.  L.,  in  Tippah 
county,  Mississippi. 

F  6.    Sarah  Graham,  died  single  in  1850. 

F  7.    Robert,  died  single. 

F  8.  James  H.  Graham,  born  1820;  married  Amanda  Lowry  and 
has  four  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Emma;  G  2,  Wm.  Robert;  G  3,  Margaret, 
and  G  4,  Thomas,  born  1857.  James  H.  Graham  died  ^n  1864  and 
his  wife  in  1859  near  McLean's  store,  Tippah  county,  Mississippi. 

F  9.  Joseph  F.,  son  of  Susan  Twitty  and  Wm.  Graham,  born 
1825;  married  Louisa  Stowe  in  1851.  Their  children  are:  G  1, 
Sarah,  born  1852;  G  2,  Frances  V.,  born  1853;  G  3,  William  M., 
born  1856;  G  4,  Martha,  born  1859,  and  G  5,  Lula,  born  1862. 
Sarah  died  1854,  Martha  died  1861  and  Lula  died  1865.  He  resides 
near  New  Albany,  Pontotoc  county,  Miss. 

E  2.  Wm.  Lewis,  son  of  Frances  and  Wm.  Twitty,  was  born  in 
1787,  and  died  single  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1809. 
He  was  a  young  man  of  great  promise,  endowed  with  a  brilliant 
intellect  and  bid  fair  to  make  a  useful  member  of  society,  but  was 
cut  off  in  the  bloom  of  life. 

E  3.  John  Rhodes,  son  of  Frances  R.  Lewis  and  Wm.  Twitty, 
was  born  1791  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  where  he  died 
in  1857.  He  was  about  five  feet  ten  inches  in  stature,  with  dark 
hair  and  eyes.  He  was  a  very  raw-boned,  lean-visaged  man,  and  in 
point  of  hard-favoredness  he  had  but  few  equals.  He  was  rather  an 
eccentric  man,  kind  hearted  and  generous,  fond  of  friends  and  social 
enjoyments,  and  would  often  entertain  his  friends  by  narrating 
amusing  anecdotes  and  spinning  long  yarns. 

In  1819  he  married  Elizabeth  Wilkins,  daughter  of  Terrell  Wil- 
kins,  on  Pacolet  river,  S.  C.  Terrell  Wilkins  was  said  to  be  the 
ugliest  man  in  the  county. 

The  friends  of  Aaron  Kemp  proffered  to  wager  a  gallon  of  whisky 
that  they  could  produce  an  uglier  man  than  Terrell  Wilkins.  The 
friends  of  Wilkins  accepted  the  challenge,  Kemp  and  Wilkins  were 
brought  forward  by  their  friends — an  umpire  of  three  were  appointed 
to  decide  the  mooted  question.  They  decided  that  Wilkins  was  the 
ugliest  man,  and  his  friends  paid  the  forfeit.  After  the  betrothment 
between  John  R.  Twitty  and  Elizabeth  Wilkins,  her  mother  opposed 
its  consummation  upon  the  ground  that  John  R.  Twitty  was  so  ugly. 


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*'La,  mother!"  remarked  Elizabeth,  "just  look  at  dad!  What  did 
you  marry  him  for  ?  "  It  is  useless  to  remark  that  the  mother  gave 
her  consent  to  the  nuptials. 

John  R.  Twitty  was  wont  to  remark  waggishly  to  his  friends  that 
"  he  married  his  wife  for  love  and  that  his  wife  married  him  for  his 
beauty. ' '  He  acted  as  deputy  sheritf  for  many  years  in  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina.  His  occupation  was  that  of  a  farmer.  He 
was  an  upright,  honest  man  in  all  his  dealings  with  mankind.  ' '  The 
noblest  work  of  God. ' '     John  R.  Twitty  had  twelve  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Sarc^h  T.,  born  1821. 

F  2.    Elizabeth  C,  born  1824. 

F  3.    Mildred  S.,  born  1825,  and  died  1826. 

F  4.    William  Lewis,  born  1827,  and  died  1827. 

F  5.    Frances  M.,  born  1830. 

F  6.    John  W.,  born  1832,  and  died  1837. 

F  7.    Melissa  J.,  born  1834. 

F  8.    Susan  E.,  born  1836,  and  died  1837. 

F  9.    Minerva  A.,  born  1838. 

F  10.  James  R.,  born  1840. 

F  11.  Ruth  M.,  born  1844,  and 

F  12.  Ellen  M.,  born  1847. 

F  1.  Sarah  T.  Twitty,  daughter  of  John  R.,  married  William  W. 
Taylor  in  1851  and  has  children,  viz. :  Gr  1,  Mary  S.  Taylor,  born 
1851,  etc. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  C.  Twitty,  married  Robert  Wilkins  in  1847  and 
resides  in  Union  county,  South  Carolina. 

F  5.  Frances  M.,  married  Alexander  Hawbusson  in  1856  and  is 
living  in  Union  county.  South  Carolina. 

E  4.  Sarah  Twitty,  daughter  of  William  and  Frances,  was  born 
1794.  In  1824  she  married  John  Moore  (merchant),  by  whom  she 
had  five  children.  They  both  died  in  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina;  he  in  1841  and  she  in  1852.     Their  children  were: 

F  1.  Jane,  born  1825;  married  Jason  H.  Carson,  son  of  Jo.,  of 
Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina.  Jo.  Carson  was  a  brother  to 
Sam.  P.  Carson,  M.  C.  Jason  H.  Carson  resides  near  Spartanburg 
C.  H.,  S.  C,  and  has  the  following-named  children: 

G  1.  John  Moore,  born  1844;  G  2,  George,  born  1845;  G  3,  Re- 
bekah  W.,  born  1847;  G  4,  Thomas  M.,  born  1849;  G  5,  Sarah  M., 
born  1850;  G  6,  Ralph  Kennedy,  born  1854,  etc. 

F  2.  Richard  Moore,  born  1827;  married,  in  1853,  Margaret 
Drake,  by  whom  he  has  children,  viz. :  G  1,  John  M.,  born  1854,  etc. 


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F  3.    Thomas  Moore,  born  1829,  and  died  in  1850. 

F  4.    John  Moore,  Jr.,  born  in  1831;  died  1848. 

F  5.    William  Moore,  born  in  1835;  died  1854. 

E  5.  Robert  Gr.  Twitty,  son  of  William  and  Frances,  was  born  in 
1797,  and  married,  in  1833,  Mary  Logan,  daughter  of  Francis  Logan, 
of  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  He  was  for  many  years 
engaged  in  selling  goods  at  Rutherfordton,  N.  C. ,  but  finally  settled  in 

the  county  on  a  farm,  where  he  died  in  1864.     His  son, ,  died 

in  the  Confederate  Army,  and  his  remains  were  brought  home  the 
day  his  father  was  buried,  and  both  were  interred  in  the  same  grave. 
The  names  of  Robert  G.  Twitty' s  children  are: 

F  1.  William  Lewis;  F  2,  Margaret;  F  3,  Frances;  F  4,  Theo- 
dorick  Birchett;  F  5,  Mary,  and  F  6,  Sarah  A. 

E  6.  Mildred  C.  Twitty,  daughter  of  William  and  Frances,  was 
born  in  1799.  She  was  about  five  feet  high,  with  black  hair  and 
eyes;  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  In  1820  she  married 
Joseph  Bowen,  a  merchant  of  Rutherfordton,  N.  C.  In  1837  she 
married  John  Wilkins,  son  of  Terrell  Wilkins,  of  Rutherford  county. 
North  Carolina,  who  was  also  a  merchant  and  farmer.  She  had  two 
children  by  each  husband,  and  died  in  1855.     Their  names  are: 

F  1.  Mary  F.  Bowen,  born  in  1822;  married  Dr.  William  Ander- 
son, Sr. ,  by  whom  she  had  one  son:  G  1,  Dr.  William  Anderson, 
Jr.,  who  married  Georgiana  Deal,  of  Hollidaysburg,  Pa.,  and  now 
(1889)  resides  near  Black's  Station,  York  county,  S.  C. 

The  following  sketch  we  copy  from  the  Yorkville  Enquirer,  of 
September  25,  1889: 

DR.  WILLIAM  ANDERSON, 

One  of  the  most  prominent  physicians  of  Western  York  was  born  in 
Rutherfordton,  N.  C,  in  1847.  His  father,  who  was  also  a  physician,  came 
to  the  United  States  from  the  north  of  Ireland,  about  the  year  1840,  and  his 
mother,  who  is  still  living,  is  a  native  of  Rutherfordton,  though  now  a  res- 
ident of  Blacksburg.  The  Doctor  joined  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia 
in  1863,  when  only  sixteen  years  old,  as  a  courier  for  Major-General  Wilcox, 
and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  paroled  at  Appomattox.  In 
1866  he  attended  school  at  Bingham,  N.  C,  and  commenced  the  study  of 
medicine  at  his  home  at  Rutherfordton  in  1873.  After  attending  a  course 
of  lectures  at  the  University  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and  another  at 
Charleston  Medical  College,  he  graduated  from  the  latter  institution  in 
March,  1880,  and  at  once  commenced  the  practice  of  his  profession. 

In  1884  he  was  married  to  Miss  Georgia  Deal,  of  Hollidaysburg,  Pa., 
and  two  years  later  located  in  Blacksburg,  where  he  has  since  been  engaged 
in  building  up  a  large  practice  and  contributing  a  most  valuable  influence 
in  the  social  and  industrial  progress  of  the  town.     Dr.  Anderson  is  a  man 


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of  exceptionally  high  Christian  character,  fine  intellectual  attainments, 
and  a  physician  of  tried  ability,  and  his  practice,  which  consumes  nearly 
all  of  his  time,  extends  among  the  best  people  of  that  whole  section. 

The  following  sketch  we  copy  from  the  Atlanta  Journal,  of  May 
8,  1891.     In  speaking  of  the  citizens  of  Blacksburg,  York  county, 

S.  C,  it  says: 

One  of  the  best  informed,  best  known  and  most  popular  men  of  the  town 
is  Dr.  William  Anderson.  His  father  is  a  native  of  the  north  of  Ireland — 
that  part  of  the  country  noted  for  producing  good  people.  Dr.  Anderson 
was  born  in  Rutherford  ton,  N.  C,  something  near  forty  years  ago.  He 
joined  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia  at  the  age  of  sixteen,  and  fought  as 
hard  for  the  Confederacj'  then  as  he  is  struggling  for  the  material  develop- 
ment of  the  Union  now.  He  attended  medical  lectures  in  Charleston,  New 
York  Citj'  and  elsewhere  ;  graduated  with  high  distinction  and  is  now  a 
very  prominent  member  of  his  profession.  He  commands  a  very  extensive 
practice  and  is  one  of  the  busiest,  best  and  pleasantest  men  of  our 
acquaintance. 

F  3.    Sarah  J.  Wilkins,  born  in  1838. 
F  4.    William  R.  Wilkins,  born  in  1840. 

E  7.  Russell  Twittj^  son  of  William  and  Frances  Lewis,  was 
born  in  1801,  and  died  single  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina. 


CHAPTER  XYII. 

JULIUS  C.  LEWIS. 
D  11.    Julius  Clarkson  Lewis,  son  of  John  by  his  second  wife, 
Susan  Clarkson,  was  born  in  1774.      He  died  in  childhood,  and  was 
a  twin-brother  to   Major   David   Jackson   Lewis,  of  Breckinridge 
county,  Kentucky. 


326  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE   XYin. 

MAJOR  DAVID  J.  LEWIS. 

D  12.  Major  David  Jackson  Lewis,  son  of  John  by  his  second 
wife,  Susan  Clarkson,  was  born  in  Albemarle  count}',  Virginia,  in 
1774;  was  a  twin-brother  to  Julius  Clarkson  Lewis.  In  stature 
David  J.  was  six  feet  four  and  a  half  inches,  with  dark  auburn  hair 
and  blue  eyes,  weighing  two  hundred  and  fourteen  pounds.  His 
temperament  was  nervo-sanguineus.  In  personal  appearance  he 
very  much  resembled  General  Andrew  Lewis,  the  hero  of  Point 
Pleasant.  In  1794  he  volunteered  and  joined  an  expedition  to 
quell  the  whisky  insurrection  in  Western  Pennsylvania,  caused  by  the 
Government  assessing  a  tax  on  all  whisky  that  was  made.  The  citi- 
zens refused  to  pay  it  and  rebelled.  It  was  quelled  b}'  a  body  of 
militia  commanded  b}'  Governor  Lee,  of  Maryland,  and  General 
Morgan,  of  Virginia,  ordered  out  by  General  Washington,  upon 
whose  approach  the  insurgents  laid  down  their  arms,  solicited  the 
clemency  of  the  Government  and  promised  future  submission  to  the 
laws,  etc. 

After  the  above-mentioned  insurrection  was  quelled.  Major  David 
J.  Lewis  and  others  descended  the  Ohio  river  from  Pittsburg  in  flat- 
boats  to  the  falls,  where  Louisville,  Ky. ,  now  stands.  He  there  pur- 
chased a  horse  and  traveled  through  the  interior  to  Green  creek,  in 
Bourbon  county,  Kentucky,  to  his  uncle,  Julius  Clarkson,  and 
thence  through  the  wilderness  by  a  blind  trace  over  bogs,  mount- 
ains and  rivers,  at  the  peril  of  scalp,  neck  and  flood. 

He  was  in  active  military  service  at  the  city  of  Norfolk,  Va. ,  in 
the  War  of  1812  with  great  Britain,  where  he  acted  as  major  in  the 
Quartermaster's  Department.  He  was  a  magistrate,  member  of  the 
County  Court  and  Sheriff  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  for  many 
years  previous  to  his  removal  from  that  county,  in  1819,  to  Breckin- 
ridge county,  Kentucky. 

To  a  casual  observer  he  had  the  semblance  of  a  stern,  haughty 
man,  yet  he  contemned  and  despised  an3'thing  like  ostentation  or 
vanity,  and  no  man  was  more  kind  and  affectionate  to  his  family 
and  friends.  There  was  no  tie  of  consanguinity  too  remote  for  his 
cordial  recognition.     He  was  sensitive  in  his  feelings,  refined  and 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS   FAMILY.  32T 

unassuming  in  his  manners,  plain  and  simple  in  his  dress,  temperate 
in  his  desires  and  regular  in  his  habits.  He  was  never  known  to 
swerve  from  the  cardinal  principles  of  honesty,  integrity,  upright- 
ness, probity,  sincerity  and  truth.  His  motto  and  advice  to  his 
family  was  to  live  economical,  and  manufacture  everything  that 
they  could  for  home  consumption.  His  business  qualifications  were 
of  the  highest  order. 

About  the  year  1802  he  married  Martha,  daughter  of  Glover 
Baker,  of  Liberty  county,  Virginia.  In  1819  he  sold  out  his  pos- 
sessions in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  moved  to  Breckinridge 
county,  Kentucky.  He  sold  his  land  to  John  M.  Perry,  for  $12,053. 
Nelson  Barksdale,  the  son-in-law  of  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  of  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia,  became  the  owner  of  the  land  afterward. 

David  J.  Lewis  raised  eleven  children;  eight  of  them  were  born 
in  Albemarle  county,  and  three  in  Breckinridge  county,  Kentucky. 
He  and  his  wife  both  died  in  Breckinridge  county  in  1826. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  their  children: 

E  1.    Dr.  John  Terrell,  born  in  1803. 

E  2.    Mary  Terrell,  born  in  1804. 

E  3.    Susan  Clarkson,  born  in  1806. 

E  4.    Elizabeth  Butts,  born  in  1808. 

E  5.    James  Harvey,  born  in  1810. 

E  6.    Julius  Overton,  born  in  1812. 

E  7.    Maria  Madison,  born  in  1816. 

E  8.    Dr.  Jesse  Pitman,  born  in  1818. 

E  9.    David  Benjamin,  born  in  1820. 

E  10.  Martha  Jane  Washington,  born  in  1822. 

E  11.  Thomas  Jefferson,  born  in  1825. 

E  1.  Dr.  John  Terrell  Lewis  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Vir- 
ginia, in  1803,  and  emigrated  to  Kentucky  with  his  father  in  1819. 
His  height  is  six  feet  three  inches,  weighing  one  hundred  and  fifty- 
five  pounds,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes,  fair  skin  and  of  a  nervo-san- 
guineus  temperament.  He  is  easily  excited,  hopeful  under  almost 
all  circumstances,  cheerful  almost  to  levity,  very  affable  and  social. 
His  life  has  been  an  eventful  one.  Deprived  of  both  parents  in  a 
few  months — just  at  a  time  when  he  had  most  need  of  them — the 
care  of  his  helpless  brothers  and  sisters  devolving  upon  him,  many 
of  whom  soon  sank  into  their  graves,  were  sore  trials  to  his  young 
heart.  He  graduated  in  the  Medical  Department  of  Transylvania 
University  of  Kentucky  in  1828,  and  by  his  indefatigable  assiduous- 
ness he  soon  rose  to  eminence  in  his  profession.     He  has  been  act- 


328  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

ively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  up  to  the  present 
time  (1875)  with  the  exception  of  two  years  spent  on  his  farm,  where 
he  retired  for  the  purpose  of  recuperating  his  lost  health.  Twelve 
years  of  his  most  active  professional  life  were  spent  in  Lexington,  Ky. 
In  1826  he  married  Letitia  Gardner  Downing,  daughter  of  Francis 
Downing,  in  the  city  of  Lexington,  Ky.  She  was  born  in  1806  and 
died  in  the  same  place  in  1844. 

Francis  Downing  raised  only  three  children,  viz. :  1,  Letitia  Gr. 
Downing;  2,  Francis  Downing,  Jr.,  and  3,  Richard  Downing. 

[Extract  from  McClung's  Sketches  of  Western  Adventure,  page  199.] 
In  the  month  of  August,  1786,  Mr.  Francis  Downing,  Sr.,  then  a 
mere  lad,  was  living  in  a  fort  where,  subsequent!}*,  some  iron  works  were 
erected  by  Mr.  Jacob  Myers,  which  are  now  known  by  the  name  of  Slate 
Creek  Works,  and  are  the  property  of  Colonel  Thomas  Dye  Owings.  About 
the  16th  a  young  man  belonging  to  the  fort  called  upon  Downing  and 
requested  his  assistance  in  hunting  for  a  horse  which  had  strayed  away  on 
the  preceding  evening.  Downing  readily  complied,  and  the  two  friends 
traversed  the  woods  in  every  direction  until  at  length,  toward  evening, 
they  found  themselves  in  a  wild  valley  at  the  distance  of  six  or  seven  miles 
from  the  fort.  Here  Downing  became  alarmed  and  repeatedly  assured 
his  elder  companion  (whose  name  was  Yates)  that  he  heard  sticks  cracking 
behind  them  and  was  confident  that  Indians  were  dogging  them.  Yates, 
being  an  experienced  hunter,  and  from  habit  grown  indifferent  to  the  dan- 
gers of  the  woods,  diverted  himself  freely  at  the  expense  of  his  young  com- 
panion, often  inquiring  at  what  price  he  rated  his  scalp,  and  offering  to 
insure  it  for  a  sixpence.  Downing,  however,  was  not  so  easily  satisfied. 
He  observed  that  in  whatever  direction  thej-  turned  the  same  ominous 
sounds  continued  to  haunt  them,  and  as  Yates  still  treated  his  fears  with 
the  most  perfect  indifference  he  determined  to  take  his  measures  upon  his 
own  responsibility.  Gradually  slackening  his  pace,  he  permitted  Yates 
to  advance  twenty  or  thirty  steps  in  front  of  him,  and  immediately  after 
descending  a  gentle  hill  he  suddenly  sprung  aside  and  hid  himself  in  a 
thick  cluster  of  whortleberry  bushes.  Yates,  who  at  that  time  was  per- 
forming some  woodland  ditty  to  the  full  extent  of  liis  lungs,  was  too  much 
pleased  with  his  own  voice  to  attend  either  to  Downing  or  the  Indians  and 
was  quicklj'  out  of  sight.  Scarcely  had  he  disappeared  when  Downing,  to 
his  unspeakable  terror,  beheld  two  savages  put  aside  the  stalks  of  a  cane- 
brake  and  look  out  cautiousl}'  in  the  direction  which  Yates  had  taken. 

Fearful  that  they  had  seen  him  step  aside  he  determined  to  fire  upon 
them  and  trust  to  his  heels  for  safety,  but  so  unsteady  was  his  hand  that 
in  raising  his  gun  to  his  shoulder  it  went  off  before  he  had  taken  aim. 
He  lost  no  time  in  following  its  example,  and  after  having  run  fifty  yards 
he  met  Yates,  who,  alarmed  at  the  report,  was  hastily  retracing  his  steps. 
It  was  not  necessary  to  inquire  what  was  the  matter.  The  enemy  were  in 
full  view,  pressing  forward  with  great  rapidity,  and  "devil  take  the  hind- 
most "  was  the  order  of  the  day.     Yates  would  not  outstrip  Downing,  but 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  829 

ran  by  his  side,  although  in  so  doing  he  risked  both  of  their  lives.  The 
Indians  were  well  acquainted  with  the  country,  and  soon  took  a  path  that 
diverged  from  the  one  which  the  whites  followed  at  one. point  and  rejoined 
it  at  another,  bearing  the  same  relation  to  it  that  the  string  does  to  the 
bow.  The  two  paths  were,  at  no  point,  distant  from  each  other  more  than 
one  hundred  yards,  so  that  Yates  and  Downing  could  easily  see  the  enemy 
gaining  rapidly  upon  them.  They  reached  the  point  of  reunion  first,  how- 
ever, and  quickly  came  to  a  deep  gully  which  it  was  necessary  to  cross  or 
retrace  their  steps.  Yates  cleared  it  without  difficulty,  but  Downing, 
being  much  exhausted,  fell  short,  and  falling  with  his  breast  against  the 
opposite  brink  rebounded  with  violence  and  fell  at  full  length  on  the  bot- 
tom. The  Indians  crossed  the  ditch  a  few  yards  below  him  and,  eager 
for  the  capture  of  Yates,  continued  the  pursuit  without  appearing  to  notice 
Downing.  The  latter,  who  at  first  had  given  himself  up  for  lost,  quickly 
recovered  his  strength  and  began  to  walk  slowly  along  the  ditch,  fearing 
to  leave  it  lest  the  enemy  should  see  him.  As  he  advanced,  however,  the 
ditch  became  more  shallow  until  at  length  it  ceased  to  protect  him  at  all. 
Looking  around  cautiously  he  saw  one  of  the  Indians  returning  apparently 
in  quest  of  him.  Unfortunately,  he  had  neglected  to  reload  his  gun  while 
in  the  ditch,  and  as  the  Indian  instantly  advanced  upon  him  he  had  no 
resource  but  flight.  Throwing  away  his  gun,  which  was  now  useless,  he 
plied  his  legs  manfullj-  in  ascending  a  long  ridge  which  stretched  before 
him,  but  the  Indian  gained  upon  him  so  rapidly  that  he  lost  all  hope  of 
escape.  Coming,  at  length  to  a  large  poplar  which  had  been  blown  up  by 
the  roots,  he  ran  along  the  body  of  the  tree  upon  one  side  while  the  Indian 
followed  it  upon  the  other,  doubtless  expecting  to  intercept  him  at  the 
root.  But  here  the  supreme  dominion  of  fortune  was  manifested.  It  hap- 
pened that  a  large  she-bear  was  suckling  her  cubs  in  a  bed  which  she  had 
made  at  the  root  of  the  tree,  and  as  the  Indian  reached  that  point  first  she 
instantly  sprang  upon  him,  and  a  prodigious  uproar  took  place.  The 
Indian  yelled  and  stabbed  with  his  knife;  the  bear  growled  and  saluted 
him  with  one  of  her  most  endearing  "  hugs,  "  while  Downing,  fervently 
wishing  her  success,  ran  off  through  the  woods  without  waiting  to  see  the 
event  of  the  struggle.  Downing  reached  the  fort  in  safety  and  found 
Yates  reposing,  after  a  hot  chase,  having  eluded  his  pursuers  and  gained 
the  fort  two  hours  before  him.  On  the  next  morning  they  collected  a 
party  and  returned  to  the  poplar  tree,  but  no  traces  either  of  the  Indian  or 
bear  were  to  be  found.  They  both  probably  escaped  with  their  lives, 
although  not  without  injury. 

The  foregoing  adventure  of  Francis  Downing,  Sr.,  is  but  one  of 
the  many  in  which  he  was  engaged.  Most  of  them  were  published 
in  the  Kentucky  Gazette  by  John  Bradford,  the  first  editor  of  the 
first  paper  published  west  of  the  mountains,  under  the  caption  of 
Bradford's  Notes  on  Kentucky. 

Mr.  Downing' s  name  is  mentioned  in  the  life  of  Daniel  Boone. 
He  was  in  every  Indian  campaign  in  which  he  had  a  chance  to  go  ; 


330  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

was  one  of  the  party  from  Lexington,  or  McConnell'  s  Station,  which 
forced  their  way  through  Simon  Girty'  s  forces  in  ambush  and  safely 
reached  Bryan's  Station.  He  was  also  in  one  of  the  divisions  pur- 
suing Girty  after  his  retreat,  which  did  not  come  up  until  after  the 
"  Battle  of  the  Blue  Licks."  When  quite  a  boy  he  was  sent  to  Lex- 
ington by  his  father  on  particular  business,  when  guns  were  as  com- 
mon an  appendage  to  a  man  as  are  pocket-knives  in  our  day.  He 
chanced  to  be  passing  where  Gen.  Charles  Scott' s  forces  were  drilling 
near  to  Ashland,  the  subsequent  residence  of  the  late  Henry  Clay, 
and  without  parley  or  delay  he  fell  into  ranks.  A  friend  urged  him 
to  go  to  Lexington,  attend  to  his  business  and  return  home,  but  he 
refused  to  do  so. 

Arrived  at  Louisville  (the  falls)  the  friend  determined  to  appeal 
to  Gen.  Scott.  He  did  so,  telling  the  old  General  that  he  ought  to 
send  the  boy  back  to  his  family.  Scott  had  him  brought  into  his 
presence  and  thus  accosted  him :  ' '  Well,  my  little  man,  have  you  a 
gun?"  "Yes,  sir."  "  Have  you  a  horse?  "  "Yes,  sir."  "Have 
you  any  money?"  "Yes,  sir."  "Then,  d — n  it,"  said  Scott, 
' '  let  the  little  fellow  go. ' '  He  did  go,  and  in  his  eagerness  to  shoot 
a  "red  skin  "  in  one  of  his  conflicts  he  came  very  near  being  shot 
in  the  head.  His  guardian  friend  was  warning  him  not  to  thus 
expose  himself  when  a  ball  aimed  at  his  head  struck  the  bark  of  the 
tree  and  forced  the  flying  pieces  against  his  head  and  in  his  eyes, 
givino-  severe  pain.  His  friend  ran  to  him  and  asked,  "Are  you 
hurt  much?"  "1  reckon  I  am,"  said  he,  feeling  deliberately  the 
back  of  his  head.      "  Look  for  the  bullet  hole,  will  you?  " 

Mr.  Downing  lost  an  eye  in  early  life  by  the  accidental  cut  of  a 
sword,  while  playfully  fencing  with  a  friend,  which  gave  character 
to  all  his  diseases  in  after  life.  He  died  of  apoplexy  in 
Lexington,  Ky.,  in  1831,  aged  about  sixty.  He  was  beloved  and 
esteemed  by  all  who  knew  him,  and  was  among  the  most  amiable 
of  men. 

In  1826  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis  married  Letitia  G.  Downing,  by  whom 
he  had  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  David  Jackson,  born  1827;  resides  at  Carrollton,  Ky.  He 
served  three  years  and  six  months  in  the  Confederate  Army,  but 
was  never  wounded. 

F  2.  Frances  Downing,  born  1828;  married,  in  1846,  Dr.  Joel  T. 
Hickman,  a  son  of  Jas.  Lewis  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Maria  Shackel- 
ford, and  a  grandson  of  Joel  Hickman  and  his  wife,  Frances  G.  Wil- 
son.    Dr.  Joel  T.  and  his  wife  are  third  cousins.     Mrs.  Frances  D.  ^ 


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wife  of  Dr.  Joel  T.  Hickman,  died  in  Christian  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1861,  of  pulmonary  consumption.  She  was  a  sprightly,  interesting, 
beautiful  and  accomplished  lady;  pure  and  stainless.  She  passed 
away  from  this  world  to  a  home  in  heaven. 

For  the  names,  etc.,  of  her  children  see  Dr.  Joel  T.  Hickman's 
posterity  on  another  page. 

F  3.  John  James,  son  of  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis,  born  1831;  died 
1832. 

F  4.  Richard  Thomas,  son  of  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis,  born  1833; 
died  1834. 

F  5.  Margaret  Downing,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis,  born 
1835;  died  single. 

F  6.  John  Terrell,  Jr.,  son  of  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis,  born  1838. 
He  was  in  the  Provost  Marshal's  office  in  Louisville,  Ky.,  United 
States  service,  the  last  year  of  the  War  of  1861. 

F  7.    Martha  Laura,  born  1840,  and  died  1846. 

The  seven  children  of  Dr.  John  T.  Lewis  by  his  first  wife  were  all 
born  in  Lexington,  Ky. 

His  first  wife  ha^ing  died  in  1844,  in  1846  he  married  Sarah  Jane 
Bosworth  near  Lexington,  Kj'. ,  and  in  1847  he  located  in  Carrollton, 
Ky.,  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1875, 
caused  from  a  fall  on  the  ice  on  the  Ohio  river  which  broke  his  hip. 

Sarah  J.,  his  second  wife,  died  in  December,  1891,  aged  about 
sixty-five  years.  She  was  a  pious  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 
Her  funeral  was  preached  by  Rev.  C.  J.  Nugent.  The  names  of 
his  children,  by  his  second  wife,  are: 

F  8.  Dr.  Nathaniel  Bosworth,  was  born  in  1847,  and  died  at  the 
residence  of  his  mother,  Mrs.  Sarah  Lewis,  in  Carrollton,  Ky. ,  on 
the  13th  day  of  August,  1888,  after  an  illness  of  twenty-one  days, 
of  bilious  fever  complicated  with  inflammation  of  the  liver.  In 
his  death  the  public  has  lost  an  upright,  moral,  worthy  citizen ;  the 
medical  profession  an  estimable  and  zealous  member,  whose  manly 
independence  and  integrity  of  character  entitled  him  to  the  esteem 
and  respect  of  the  community  in  which  he  lived.  He  was  born, 
reared  and  educated  in  Carrollton,  Ky.  He  studied  his  profession 
under  the  care  of  his  father.  Dr.  John  Terrell  Lewis;  graduated  in 
the  year  1869  from  the  University  at  Louisville,  and  soon  after 
located  in  Worthville,  Ky. ,  where  he  entered  upon  the  arduous  duties 
of  his  profession  and  established  himself  in  the  confidence  of  the 
public  as  a  skillful  and  intelligent  physician. 


332  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

After  his  aeath  the  following  sketch  appeared  in  a  Carrollton, 
Ky.,  paper: 

Dr.  Nat.  B.  Lewis  is  dead!  The  hopes  and  prayers  of  his  friends,  of  the 
entire  community,  in  fact — for  all  were  solicitous  as  to  his  condition — did 
not  avail  to  restore  him  to  health,  though  they  were  not  void  of  good  effect. 
As  we  went  to  press  last  week  his  condition  was  critical,  but  it  was  hoped 
that  his  robust  constitution  would  enable  him  to  withstand  the  great 
enemy ;  and  people  continued  to  hope  almost  against  hope  until  the  last 
moment. 

Death  conquered  on  Sunday  morning.  No  death  which  has  occurred  in 
this  county  in  many  a  day  shocked  the  people  as  much  as  did  that  of  Dr. 
Lewis.  He  was  the  perfect  picture  of  health,  being  strong  and  well  devel- 
oped and  onlj'  forty  years  of  age.  These  facts,  together  with  his  temperate 
habits,  seemed  to  almost  insure  that  he  would  be  spared  yet  for  many 
years.  But  how  uncertain  is  life!  His  sudden  death  was  the  severest  dis- 
pensation which  Providence  has  recently  visited  our  people.  The  main 
facts  of  his  life,  the  circumstances  attending  his  death  and  the  cardinal 
virtues  of  his  character  are  so  well  set  out  in  a  tribute  from  the  pen  of  Dr. 
Goslee,  printed  in  another  column,  that  it  is  unnecessary  for  us  to  dwell 
upon  them.  Suffice  it  to  say  that  Dr.  Goslee  does  not  over-rate  the  case 
when  speaking  of  the  character  of  the  deceased.  So  far  as  we  are  person- 
ally concerned  he  had  always  been  our  friend  and  for  some  time  our  phy- 
sician, and  we  appreciated  him  for  the  real  worth  of  his  character.  The 
funeral  on  Wednesda}'  afternoon  was  largely  attended,  many  of  his  friends 
from  Worthville  and  vicinity  being  present. 

Rev.  M.  W.  Hiner,  who  conducted  the  services,  delivered  one  of  the 
very  best  discourses  we  ever  heard  on  a  similar  occasion,  and  the  whole 
audience  was  moved  to  tears.  The  pall-bearers  were  the  president,  cashier 
and  several  of  the  directors  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Carrollton,  the 
deceased  having  been  one  of  the  original  stockholders  and  for  some  time 
a  director  of  the  bank. 

F  9.  Ann  Moore  Madison,  born  in  Madison,  Ind.,  in  1850;  mar- 
ried Wm.  C.  Darling  in  1876. 

F  10.  Harriet  Elizabeth,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1852. 

F  11.  Charles  Henry,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1853. 

F  12.  Wm.  Winstow,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1855;  married  Miss 
Nina  B.  Splitgerber  and  resides  at  Menardsville,  Tex. 

F  13.  Sarah  Jessie,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1863. 

F  14.  Martha  Washington,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1866,  and 

F  15.  George  Thomas,  born  in  Carrollton  in  1868. 

E  2.  Mary  Terrell  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  J.,  was  born  in 
Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  180-4,  and  died  single  in  Breckin- 
ridge county,  Kentucky,  in  1820. 

.   E  3.    Susan  Clarkson,  daughter  of  David  J.  Lewis,  was  born  in 
1806,  and  died  single  in  Breckinridge  county,  Kentucky,  in  1826. 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  333 

E  4.  Elizabeth  Butts,  daughter  of  David  J.  Lewis,  was  boru  ia 
1808.  In  1827  she  married  Samuel  Algeo,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.  She 
died  in  1832,  in  Hardinsburg,  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.,  and  he  in 
1844.     They  left  two  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Mary  Enfield,  born  in  1828;  married  Mr. Brown,  and 

F  2.    William  David,  born  in  1830. 

E  5.  James  Harvey  Lewis,  son  of  David  J.,  was  born  in  1810, 
and  died  single  in  Lexington,  K}-.,  in  1831. 

E  6.  Julius  Overton  Lewis,  son  of  David  J.,  was  born  in  1812, 
and  died  in  1831,  while  on  his  way  to  Texas,  near  the  line  between 
Mississippi  and  Louisiana.  He  never  married.  James  H.  and 
Julius  0.,  two  promising  brothers  in  the  bloom  of  life,  were  thus 
called  from  time  to  eternity. 

"Be  ye,  therefore,  ready  also,  for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour 
when  ye  think  not." 

E  7.  Maria  Madison,  daughter  of  David  J.  Lewis,  born  in  1816. 
She  married  Robert  Riley,  of  Hardinsburg,  Ky. ,  and  died  near 
Orleans,  Ind.    She  had  two  children,  both  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 

E  8.  Dr.  Jesse  Pitman,  son  of  David  J.  Lewis,  was  born  in  1818. 
His  height  is  five  feet  eleven  and  three-quarter  inches,  weighing  two 
hundred  pounds,  with  fair  skin,  blue  e^^es  and  dark  hair,  and  of  a 
nervo-sanguineus  temperament.  He  graduated  in  medicine  in  1845, 
at  the  Transylvania  University  at  Lexington,  Ky.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Methodist  church,  and  resides  near  "Webster,  Meade  county, 
Ky.  In  1842  he  married  Elizabeth  Moorman,  daughter  of  J.  P. 
Moorman,  of  Hardin  county,  Kentucky,  by  whom  he  had  three  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

F  1.  John  Terrell,  born  in  1844.  In  the  fall  of  1861  he  went 
to  Memphis,  and  joined  Captain  Overton's  company  in  Forrest's 
Regiment,  and  was  with  Forrest  in  a  gun-boat  fight  on  the  Cumber- 
land river.  He  was  taken  sick  soon  afterward  at  Hopkinsville,  Ky., 
of  typhoid  fever.  Just  before  the  battle  of  Shilo  he  reported 
himself  for  duty,  joined  the  infantry,  drilled  all  day  on  Monday, 
and  at  night  was  taken  sick  and  died  on  Thursday  following — the 
3d  of  April,  1862,  and  was  inhumed  at  Burnsville,  Tishamingo 
county.  Miss. ,  on  the  Mobile  &  Ohio  Railroad. 

F  2.    Jesse  Taylor,  born  1847  and  died  1851. 

F  3.    Elizabeth  Bunch,  born  1849  and  died  1850. 

In  1849,  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Jesse  P.  Lewis,  departed  this 
life,  and  in  1852  he  married,  as  his  second  wife,  Adelia  Moorman, 
daughter  of  J.  Moorman,  of  Breckinridge  county,  Kentucky.     Eliza- 


334  GENEALOGY  OP  THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

beth  and  Adelia  were  third  cousins.  The  children  by  his  second 
wife  are: 

F  4.    William  C,  born  1854,  etc. 

E  9.  Captain  David  Benjamin  Lewis,  son  of  David  J.,  was  born 
in  1820  in  Breckinridge  county,  Kentuck}^  soon  after  his  father  set- 
tled in  said  county.  He  is  six  feet  in  stature,  weighing  one  hundred 
and  seventy  pounds,  with  fair  skin,  blue  eyes,  dark  hair  and  of  san- 
guine temperament.  He  is  a  farmer;  sometimes  taught  school  and 
the  latter  part  of  his  life  he  practiced  medicine.  He  resides  near 
Howell  Springs,  in  Hardin  county,  Ky.  He  is  a  steward  in  the 
Methodist  church  and  captain  of  the  militia  in  his  county.  In 
1839  he  married  Lucy  Moorman,  daughter  of  Achilles  Moorman,  of 
Hardin  county,  Kentucky.  She  was  first  cousin  to  Elizabeth  Moor- 
man, the  first  wife  of  Dr.  Jesse  P.  Lewis.  The  children  of  Captain 
David  B.  Lewis  are,  viz: 

F  1.  Vivian  Irving,  born  in  1841.  He  belonged  to  the  Confed- 
erate Army  and  fought  faithfully  throughout  the  war,  and  when 
Johnson  surrendered  his  command  was  comprised  in  the  escort  of 
President  Davis.  He  was  wounded  at  Fort  Donelson  and  sent  to 
Nashville  just  before  the  surrender  of  the  former.  At  Dug  Gap  he 
had  his  gun  cut  in  two  by  a  ball  just  in  front  of  his  hand  when  in 
the  act  of  firing. 

F  2.  Clinton  Augustus,  born  in  1843;  was  a  soldier  in  the  Con- 
federate Army.  He  joined  the  army  in  August,  1862,  and  the  third 
day  after  he  joined  he  was  captured  and  taken  to  Johnson' s  Island  and 
was  exchanged  about  Christmas  at  Vicksburg,  where  he  was  detained 
awhile  on  account  of  sickness.  On  his  way  to  join  his  command 
at  Chattanooga  he  spent  a  very  sick  night  in  a  stable-loft  in  the  city 
of  Jackson,  Miss.  He  was  shot  through  his  clothes  and  his  horse 
fell  under  him  at  Farmington,  Tenn.  He  had  the  reins  of  his  bridle 
cut  by  a  ball  and  his  hand  slightly  wounded  in  North  Carolina,  and 
came  near  dying  of  typhoid  fever  just  after  the  battle  of  Chica- 
maugua.  Vivian  and  Augustus  both  belonged  to  the  Second  Ken- 
tucky Cavalry,  first  under  Forrest,  then  under  Gen.  Williams,  to  the 
close  of  the  war. 

F  3.    James  Clifford,  born  in  1845. 

F  4.    Jesse  Wiufield,  born  in  1847. 

F  5.    John  Thompson,  born  in  1850. 

F  6.    Elizabeth  Enfield,  born  in  1852. 

F  7.    Martha  Ella,  born  in  1854. 

E  10.  Martha   Jane,  daughter  of   David  J.  Lewis,  was   bom   in 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  335 

1822.  She  was  five  feet  eight  inches  in  height,  with  fair  skin,  blue 
eyes  and  dark  hair.  In  1838  she  married  Dr.  Wm.  D.  Owen,  son  of 
Thomas  Owen,  of  Breckinridge  county,  Kentucky.  Dr.  Owen  was 
born  in  1811.  She  had  eight  children  and  died  near  Rock  Lick, 
in  Breckinridge  county,  Ky.  She  was  an  exemplary  member  of 
the  United  Baptist  church.  She  lived  and  died  like  a  Christian  and 
was  the  idol  of  her  sorrowing  husband  and  brothers.  She  was  kind, 
ingenious,  conciliating,  true  and  faithful,  and  elicited  the  love  and 
esteem  of  all  who  knew  her. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  her  children: 

F  1.    James  Thomas,  born  in  1839. 

F  2.    Ophelia  Murrit,  born  in  1841,  and  died  1841. 

F  3.    Delia  Harriet,  born  in  1842. 

F  4.    William  David,  born  in  1845. 

F  5.    Lucy  Ann,  born  in  1847. 

F  6.    John  Lewis,  born  in  1849;  burned  to  death  in  1852. 

F  7.    Priscilla  Frances,  born  in  1851. 

F  8.    Richard,  born  in  1853. 

E  11.  Thomas  Jefferson  Lewis,  son  of  David  J.,  was  born  in 
1824.  He  is  six  feet  two  and  one-quarter  inches  in  height,  weigh- 
ing one  hundred  and  sixty  pounds,  with  fair  skin,  blue  eyes,  dark 
hair  and  of  a  nervo-sanguineus  temperament.  He  is  a  farmer,  and 
a  member  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  resides  near  Planters  Hall,  in 
Breckinridge  county,  Ky.  In  1844  he  married  Eliza  W.  Owen, 
daughter  of  T.  G.  Owen,  of  the  same  county.  She  was  also  a  niece 
of  Dr.  Wm.  Daniel  Owen. 

Thomas  J.  has  the  following-named  children: 

F  1.  Kate,  born  in  1845;  married  Edgar  Bennett,  and  had  issue, 
viz. :  G  1,  Guy;  G  2,  Beulah;  G  3,  Earle,  and  G  4,  Edgar  Bennett; 
post-office,  Irvington,  Ky. 

F  2.  William  Watkins,  born  in  1847;  married  Lula  Millett  and 
had  issue,  viz.:  G  1,  William  Owen;  G  2,  Thomas  J.;  G  3,  Mary 
J,,  and  G  4,  Eliza  W. 

F  3.    Lucretia  Thomas,  born  in  1848,  and  died  1853. 

F  4.  Jesse  Pitman,  born  in  1850;  married  Anna  L,  Moorman, 
and  had  issue,  viz. :    G  1,  Lula  E.,  etc. 

F  5.    David  B.,  born  in  1853;  died  1854. 

F  6.  Jane  Moorman,  married  Orville  C.  Callaway,  and  had 
issue,  viz.:    G  1,  Henry  Lewis;  G  2,  Guerdon;  G  3,  Raymond,  etc. 

F  7.    Lizzie  T.,  born  in  1857;  married  Charles  F.  Heyser. 

F  8.    Owen,  born  in  1860,  and  died  1861. 


336  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  9.    James  T.,  born  in  1865;  married  Katie  Fisher. 

F  10.  Mattie  W.,  married  Arthur  J.  Williams,  and  had  issue, 
viz.:     G  1,  Ethel. 

F  11.  Edgar  C. 

E  11.  Thomas  J.,  son  of  David  J.  Lewis,  died  in  Breckinridge 
county,  Kentucky,  in  1889,  when  the  following  obituary  notice 
appeared  in  a  paper  published  in  that  county: 

OBITUARY. 

Died  at  his  residence  at  Long  Lick,  tliis  county,  Hon.  Thomas  J.  Lewis, 
in  the  sixty-fiftli  j'ear  of  his  age,  of  consumption. 

Mr.  Lewis  was  a  native  of  Brecliinridge  county,  and  was  known  by  this 
people  from  his  childhood  up.  Very  early  in  life  he  became  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church,  firmly  adhering  to  its  doctrines  and  principles  until 
the  close  of  his  earthly  probation.  Mr.  Lewis  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Eliza  W.  Owen,  sister  of  Jesse  W.  Owen,  of  this  county,  and  Hon. 
W.  T.  Owen,  of  Owensboro.  The  wife  of  his  youth  still  survives  him. 
He  was  the  father  of  eight  children,  seven  of  whom  still  live.  He  was 
very  dignified  and  gentlemanly  in  his  bearing — loathing  everything  little 
or  mean.  When  you  stood  in  his  presence  you  were  impressed  with  the 
idea  that  you  stood  in  the  presence  of  a  gentleman  of  the  first  water.  He 
was  a  prudent  and  thoughtful  man,  wise  and  safe  in  his  counsels.  His  fel- 
low-citizens honored  him  with  their  suffrage  by  electing  him  to  represent 
his  native  county  in  the  Legislature,  where  he  acquitted  himself  with 
credit  and  honor  to  his  country.  For  several  years  he  had  been  in  declin- 
ing health,  and  about  a  year  ago  he  went  to  Southern  California,  hoping 
that  the  climate  might  be  beneficial ;  but  all  in  vain.  After  remaining 
there  for  several  months  he  returned  to  the  bosom  of  his  family  to  die. 

His  family  have  the  hearty  sympathy  of  all. 

T.    J.    LEWIS. 

Bro.  T.  J.  Lewis  was  born  in  Breckinridge  county,  Kentucky,  April  21, 
1824,  and  died  of  pulmonary  consumption  July  16,  1889.  He  was  baptized, 
upon  a  profession  of  faith  in  Christ,  by  Elder  S.  Buchannan,  for  the  Goshen 
Baptist  church,  in  early  manhood.  He  was  married,  when  less  than  twenty- 
one  years  of  age,  to  Miss  Eliza  W.  Owen.  Bro.  Lewis'  religious  life  was 
not  one  long  ovation,  but  rather  one  long  and  hard-fought  battle.  I  was  his 
pastor  for  j-ears,  and  knew  more  of  his  inner  life  than  anyone  else 
except  his  wife.  To  me  he  confided  his  sharp  struggles  with  sin  as  to  no 
other  but  her.  He  was  never  satisfied  with  his  own  attainments  in  the 
divine  life.  To  use  his  own  words  as  he  was  nearing  the  cold  waters  of 
death  and  reviewing  his  life,  he  "finally  became  disgusted  with  himself, 
and  thought  he  had  no  religion."  In  the  fall  of  1888  it  was  thought  a  trip 
to  California  might  improve  his  health.  During  his  stay  there  he  spent 
much  of  his  time  in  the  study  of  the  Bible  and  in  praj'er,  and  he  after- 
ward said  that  he  enjoyed  more  religion  while  thus  engaged  than  he  had 
done  in  his  life  before.    Thus  the  "little  hope"  he  had  tried  to  throw  away 


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was  fanned  into  a  flame,  and  he  could  look  away  from  himself  with  all  hia 
imperfections  to  Christ  and  his  perfect  righteousness  and  feel  secure  in 
Him.  It  was  touching  to  hear  him  in  the  last  months  of  his  sufferings  talk 
of  his  children — all  converted;  but  he  said  he  deserved  none  of  the  credit 
that  they  were  Christians  ;  that  his  wife  deserved  it  all  under  God.  Thus, 
the  song  of  his  heart  was  a  constant  depreciation  of  himself  and  an  exal- 
tation of  others,  until  it  took  the  sweet  refrain:  "  None  of  self  and  all  of 
Christ."  The  great  anxiety  of  his  soul  for  his  family,  and  especially  hi& 
boys,  was,  that  they  might  live  nearer  to  Jesus  than  he  had  done,  and  fill 
their  covenant-engagements  as  church  members  as  they  ought.  A  devoted 
wife  and  loving  children  mourn  his  death  ;  but  they  "  mourn  not  as  those 
who  have  no  hope,"  for  thej'  look  with  confidence  to  see  him  come  with 
Jesus  in  the  last  day.  May  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  sustain 
them  in  this  hour  of  their  grief,  is  the  humble  prayer  of 

D.  DOWDEN. 


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CHAPTEE   XIX. 

JOEL  LEWIS,  SPOTSYLVANIA  COUNTY,  VA. 

C  7.  Joel  Lewis,  son  of  David  and  his  first  wife,  Miss Ter- 
rell, was  born  about  1730,  in  Hanover  county,  Virginia.  He  emi- 
grated to  Albemarle  county  with  his  father  and  others  of  the  family 
about  1750,  as  the  first  record  of  his  name  is  found  in  deeds  of 
gifts  of  tracts  of  land  on  Moore's  creek,  dated  1750,  to  William 
Terrell  Lewis,  David  Lewis,  John  Lewis  and  Joel  Lewis.  The 
executors  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  who 
died  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1779,  were  Joel  Lewis,  John 
Martin,  James  Lewis  and  Taliaferro  Lewis.  The  subscribing  wit- 
nesses to  the  same  were,  Stephen  Willis,  Anna  Willis,  Morning 
Clarkson,  Robert  Lewis  and  William  Johnson. 

Joel  Lewis  finally  settled  in  Spotsylvania  county,  where  he  died 
in  1813.  He  was  three  times  married.  His  first  wife  was  Mary 
Tureman,  by  whom  he  had  only  one  son.  His  second  wife  was  the 
widow  Gordon,  whose  maiden  name  was  Sarah  Chiles,  by  whom  he 
had  three  children.  His  third  wife  was  Lucy  Daniel,  by  whom  he 
raised  three  children,  making  seven  in  all,  viz. : 

D  1.    Tureman  Lewis,  married  Polly  Davidson. 

D  2.    Keilding  Lewis,  died  single, 

D  3.    Molly  Lewis,  died  single. 

D  4.    Fanny  Lewis,  married  William  Estes. 

D  5.    Susan  Lewis,  married  Joseph  Willoughby. 

D  6.    Joel  Lewis,  Jr.,  married  Frances  Goodwin. 

D  7.    David  Lewis,  married  Polly  Lipscomb. 

D  1.  Tureman  Lewis,  was  born  about  1755,  and  resided  in  Spot- 
sylvania county,  Virginia,  where  he  died  in  1837.  He  married  Polly 
Davidson  about  the  year  1780,  by  whom  he  raised  seven  children, 
viz.: 

E  1.    Mary,  born  about  1781;  married  George  Taylor. 

E  2.    Sarah,  born  about  1783;  married  Elija  Robbins. 

E  3.    Dorcas,  married  Aquilla  Johnson. 

E  4.    Frances,  married  William  Johnson,  brother  of  Aquilla. 

E  5.    Hulda,  married  John  T.  Pendleton. 

E  6.    James,  married  Jane  Waller. 


GENEALOGY  OP  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  339 

E  7.    William  T.,  married  Elizabeth  Falkner. 

E  1.  3Iary,  the  oldest  child  of  Tureman  Lewis,  was  born  about 
the  year  1781.  In  1809  she  married  George  Taylor.  They  lived  and 
died  in  Spotsylvania  county,  Virginia;  he  in  1830,  and  she  in  1858. 
They  raised  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Eliza  Taylor,  born  in  1810.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church,  and  married,  in  1833,  William  Pruett,  her  cousin, 
and  died  childless  in  Tennessee,  in  1837. 

F  2.  Mary  Taylor,  was  born  in  1812.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
Baptist  church;  weighs  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  pounds.  She 
never  married ;  resides  near  Andrews  P.  0.,  Spotsjivania  county, 
Va. 

F  3.  Jane  31.  Taylor,  was  born  in  1814.  She  has  black  eyes, 
dark  hair,  weighs  one  hundred  and  fifty-six  pounds,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Baptist  church,  and  resides,  single,  near  Twyman's  Store, 
Spotsylvania  countv,  Va. 

F  4.    Ann  Taylor,  born  in  1816;  had  gray  eyes  and  weighed  one 
'hundred  and  thirty-two  pounds.     She  was  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  died  single,  near  Andrews  P.  0.,  Spotsylvania  county, 
Va.,  in  1868. 

F  5.  John  Taylor,  born  in  1818;  died  single  in  Spotsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  in  1832. 

F  6.  George  Taylor,  born  in  1820;  emigrated  to  Tennessee, 
"where  he  married. 

F  7.    James  Taylor,  born  in  1822.     He  was  a  mechanic  by  trade; 

married  a  Miss Gilbert;  had  two  children,  John   and  James, 

and  died  in  Kentucky,  in  1866. 

F  8.  William  Taylor,  born  in  1824;  weighs  one  hundred  and 
forty-six  pounds.  He  married,  in  1856,  the  widow  of  William  T. 
Lewis,  whose  maiden  name  was  Frances  Haley,  by  whom  he  has 
three  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Mary  Ella;  G  2,  Lucy,  died,  and  G  3, 
Isabella.  They  reside  near  Twyman's  Store,  Spotsylvania  county, 
Va. 

F  9.  Henry  J.  Taylor,  born  in  1826;  weighs  one  hundred  and 
forty-five  pounds;  married,  in  1854,  Mrs.  Lucy  Ellen  Pendleton, 
widow  of  Edmund  B.  Pendleton,  and  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis  and 
his  wife,  Frances  Goodwin,  by  whom  he  has  children  as  follows: 
G  1,  Joel,  born  1856;  G  2,  Maria  Durrett,  died;  G  3,  Anna,  born 
1860,  and  G  4,  James,  born  1860;  died  1864.  The  last  two  were 
twins. 

Henry  J.  Taylor's  post-office  is  Spotsylvania  C.  H.,  Va. 


340  GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  10,  Waller  Taylor,  born  in  1830;  is  a  mechanic.  He  emigrated 
to  Kentucky  in  1858  while  single. 

E  2.  Sarah,  second  daughter  of  Tureman  Lewis,  was  born  about 
1783.  She  married,  in  1800,  Elija  D.  Robbins.  Mr.  Bobbins  was 
born  in  the  year  1787;  was  six  feet  three  inches  in  height,  weighing 
one  hundred  and  eighty  pounds,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair 
complexion.  They  lived  many  years  in  Spotsylvania  county,  Vir- 
ginia, where  all  their  children  were  born.  He  finally  moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  where  his  wife  died  in  1842.  Some 
years  after  the  death  of  his  wife  he  married  Mrs.  Mary  E.  B.  Moore, 
widow  of  Dyer  Moore,  and  daughter  of  Colonel  James  Lewis,  of 
Franklin  county,  Joel  Lewis,  the  father  of  Tureman  Lewis,  and 
Colonel  James  Lewis,  were  half-brothers.  Mr.  Bobbins  had  no  chil- 
dren by  his  last  wife.  Mrs.  Sarah  Bobbins  had  six  children  by 
E.  D,  Bobbins,  viz, : 

F  1.  Mary  Bobbins,  born  in  1810,  and  died  single  in  Spotsyl- 
vania county,  Virginia,  in  1822. 

F  2.  James  Bobbins,  born  in  1812;  married,  and  died  in  Texas, 
in  1853;   left  children. 

F  3.  Lewis  Bobbins,  born  in  1814;  died  in  Franklin  county, 
Tennessee,  in  1839. 

F  4.    John  L.  Bobbins,  born  in  1817;  died  in  Texas  in  1855. 

F  5.  Jane  Bobbins,  born  in  1819,  married  Jo.  M.  Beckley.  They 
have  ten  children,  and  reside  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee. 

F  6.  Joseph  Bobbins,  born  in  1822;  resides  in  Fort  Worthy 
Austin  county,  Tex. 

E  3.  Dorcas,  daughter  of  Tureman  Lewis,  married  Aquilla  John- 
son. They  reside  in  Spotsylvania  county,  Virginia,  near  Andrews 
P.  0.     They  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1,  Mary  Jane,  born  1824;  married  E.  J.  Spindle  in  1846^ 
resides  near  Andrews  P,  0.  and  has  three  children,  viz. :  G  1,  John 
Samuel,  born  1848;  G  2,  Virginia  Dawson,  born  1851,  and  G  3, 
Willie  Emma,  born  1854. 

F  2.    John  C,  son  of  Dorcas  Johnson,  single,  Andrews  P.  0. 

F  3.  William  Johnson,  married  Sue  Duerson,  Twyman's  Store 
P,  0. 

F  4,    James  Johnson,  married,  Williamsburg,  Va.,  P.  0. 

F  5.  Bettie  Lewis  Johnson,  married  Bob.  F.  Willoughby,  son  of 
Mrs.  Susan  Willoughby  (cousins),  Andrews  P.  0,  They  had  one 
child,  who  died  in  1860. 

F  6.    Aquilla,  died  during  the  Confederate  war. 


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F  7.    Jacob,  married  and  resides  at  Williamsburg,  Va, 

E  4.  Frances,  daughter  of  Tureman  Lewis,  married  William 
Johnson,  brother  of  Aquilla;  resides  in  Spotsylvania  county,  Vir- 
ginia.    They  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Ann,  married  Joe  Duerson;  resides  at  Mt.  Pleasant  P.  0., 
Spotsylvania  county,  Va.  Had  one  child,  G-  1,  William  Henry,  that 
died  in  infancy. 

F  2.  Emily  Johnson,  married  Henry  Duerson;  have  three  chil- 
dren, viz. :  Gr  1,  Mary  Ella,  married  Ed.  Smith  and  had  one  child, 
viz. :  H  1,  Malcolm  Woodfolk;  G  2,  Edwena  Duerson,  and  G  3,  Ole 
Duerson. 

F  3.  Joseph  H.  Johnson,  resides  at  Louisa  C.  H.,  Va.  He  mar- 
ried Almina  Andrews  and  has  four  children. 

F  4.  Jane  Johnson,  married  B.  Holladay;  had  one  child,  William 
H.,  that  died. 

F  5.    Lewis  Johnson,  died  single. 

'F  6.  Thaddeus  T.  Johnson,  near  Andrews  P.  0.,  married  Caroline 
Waller  in  1856.     They  have  four  children. 

F  7.    Sallie  Johnson,  single. 

E  5.  Hulda,  daughter  of  Tureman  Lewis,  married  John  T. 
Pendleton,  of  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  cousin  of  Ed.  B.  Among  the 
members  of  the  Pendleton  family  may  be  found  some  of  the  most 
distinguished  men  of  Virginia. 

John  T.  Pendleton  raised  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Bettie,  married  Thomas  Duerson. 

F  2.    Martha,  died. 

F  3.    William,  married. 

F  4.    James,  died  in  prison  during  the  Confederate  war. 

F  5.    John,  married  Margaret  Garrett  and  has  children. 

F  6.    Battle,  married  a  Miss  Alsop. 

E  6.  James,  son  of  Tureman  Lewis,  married  Jane  Waller  and 
has  four  children,  viz. :  F  1,  Benjamin;  F  2,  Lucy,  died;  F  3,  James, 
died;  F  4,  a  daughter,  died. 

E  7.  William  T. ,  son  of  Tureman  Lewis,  married  Elizabeth 
Falkner.  His  post-ofHce  is  Andrews,  Spotsylvania  county,  Va. 
They  had  eight  children,  viz. :  F  1,  Jenny;  F  2,  Lucy;  F  3,  Alfred, 
died;  F  4,  Sallie;  F  5,  Frederick;  F  6,  Emma,  died;  F  7,  Harriet, 
and  F  8,  William  T.  Lewis,  Jr. 

D  2.  Keilding,  son  of  Joel  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Chiles, 
died  single. 


342  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

D  3.  Molly,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis  and  his  second  wife,  Sarah 
Chiles,  died  single. 

D  4.  Frances,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis  and  his  second  wife,  Sarah 
Chiles,  married  William  Estes.  They  had  nine  children.  They 
moved  to  Kentucky.     Nothing  more  is  known  of  them. 

D  5.  Susan,,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis  and  his  third  wife,  Lucy 
Daniel,  was  born  in  1788,  and  now  (1880)  resides,  a  widow,  near 
Andrews  P.  0.,  Spotsylvania  county,  Va.  She  married  Joseph 
Willoughby,  by  whom  she  raised  three  children,  viz. :  E  1,  Littleton; 
E  2,  Robert  F. ,  and  E  3,  Alexander. 

E  1.    Littleton,  born  1825;  resides  near  Andrews  P.  0.,  Va. 

E  2.  Robert  F.,  born  1827;  married  Bettie  Lewis  Johnson, 
daughter  of  Dorcas  and  Aquilla  Johnson  (cousins).  He  resides  near 
Andrews  P.  0.,  Va.,  and  has  children,  viz.:  F  1,  Tolbert,  born 
1859,  etc. 

E  3.    Alexander,  born  1828;  is  unmarried. 

D  6.  Joel,  Jr. ,  son  of  Joel  Lewis,  Sr. ,  married  Frances  Goodwin ; 
resided  in  Augusta  county,  Virginia,  where  he  died  in  1854.  He 
raised  three  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    Ann  Eliza,  married  Wm.  H.  Chewning. 

E  2.    William  T.,  married  Frances  Haley. 

E  3.    Lucy  Ellen,  married  Ed.  B.  Pendleton. 

E  1.  Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis,  Jr.,  married,  in  1848, 
Wm.  H.  Chewning,  Andrews  P.  0.,  Va.     They  have  children,  viz. 

F  1.    Fanny  Lewis  Chewning,  born  1848. 

F  2.    America  Ellen  Chewning,  born  1850. 

F  3.    Eliza  Jane  Chewning,  born  1853. 

F  4.    William  Terrell  Chewning,  born  1855. 

F  5.    Elizabeth  Miller  Chewning,  born  1857. 

F  6.    Hiram  Kenton  Chewning,  born  1860. 

F  7,    Susan  Ann  Chewning,  born  1862. 

E  2.  Wm.  T. ,  son  of  Joel  Lewis,  Jr. ,  married  Frances  Haley  and 
died  in  Spotsylvania  county,  Virginia,  in  1854,  leaving  three  chil- 
dren, viz.:  F  1,  Ferdinand,  died  in  the  Confederate  Army;  F  2, 
John,  and  F  3,  William.     Post-office,  Twyman's  Store,  Va. 

After  the  death  of  Wm.  T.  Lewis  Frances,  his'  widow,  married 
Wm.  Taylor,  son  of  George  and  Polly,  her  cousin,  and  resides  near 
Twyman's  Store. 

E  3.  Lucy  Ellen,  daughter  of  Joel  Lewis,  Jr.,  married,  in  1837, 
Edmund  B.  Pendleton,  by  whom  she  had  four  children.  After  the 
death  of  E.  B.  Pendleton  she  married  her  cousin,  Henry  J.  Taylor, 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  o4iJ 

son  of  Polly  and  George.  They  reside  at  Spotsylvania  C.  H. ,  Va. 
She  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  AVm.  Stapleton  Pendleton,  born  1838;  resides  in  Richmond,. 
Va.,  and  is  a  conductor  on  the  Richmond  &  Fredericksburg  Rail- 
road. He  married,  in  1856,  Martha  A.  Willoughby,  and  after  her 
death  he  married,  in  1859,  Lucy  D.  Lafong. 

F  2.  Rob.  Lewis  Pendleton,  son  of  Ed.  B.,  was  born  in  1843. 
He  is  a  farmer  and  is  six  feet  in  height,  with  dark  hair  and  blue 
eyes.  In  1865  he  married  Laura  E.  Tinder,  by  whom  he  had  two 
children,  viz. :  G  1,  John  Edmund,  born  1867,  and  G  2,  Frances 
Ellen,  born  1869,  and  died  1869.     Laura  E.,  his  wife,  died  in  1869. 

F  3.  Bettie  Fannie,  daughter  of  Ed.  B.  Pendleton  and  Lucy, 
born  1848. 

F  4.  Mary  Eliza,  daughter  of  Ed.  B.  Pendleton  and  Lucy,  born 
1850. 

F  5.    Joel  Henrj^,  son  of  Ed.  B.  Pendleton  and  Lucy,  born  1856. 

F  6.    Maria  Durrett,  daughter  of  Henry  J.  Taylor,  died  in  infancy. 

F  7.    Anna  Katharine,  daughter  of  Henry  J.  Taylor,  born  1860. 

F  8.    James  Lafayette,  son  of  Henry  J.  Taylor,  born  1860;  died. 


344  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE  XX. 

MRS.  ANNA  WILLIS— JOEL  TERRELL,  RUTHERFORD  COUNTY, 
NORTH  CAROLINA. 

C  8.    Anna  Lewis,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  Sr. ,  and  his  first  wife, 

Miss Terrell,  was  born  in   Hanover  county,  Virginia,  in  1733. 

8he  was  a  woman  of  ordinary  size,  weighing  about  one  hundred  and 
thirty-five  pounds,  and  was  endowed  by  nature  with  a  remarkably 
strong  constitution  and  vigorous  intellectual  powers.  She  was  never 
confined  a  day  to  her  bed  by  sickness  in  her  life.  She  was  raised  at 
&  time  when  there  were  but  few  schools  in  the  country.  By  the  aid 
of  her  father,  together  with  her  own  untiring  assiduity  and  diligence, 
,she  acquired  a  very  good  English  education.  Piety,  industry, 
longanimity,  probity  and  charity  were  prominent  traits  in  her  char- 
acter. About  the  year  1750  she  emigrated  from  Hanover  with  her 
father  to  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  where  she  married,  in  1753, 
her  cousin,  Joel  Terrell,  Jr.  After  her  marriage  they  kept  a  hotel  at 
Charlottesville,  Va.,  and  among  their  many  boarders  was  numbered 
Thomas  Jefferson,  a  young  lawyer  who  had  just  hung  out  his 
■' '  shingle. ' '  After  the  death  of  Joel  Terrell,  Jr. ,  her  husband,  she 
married  Stephen  Willis.  Several  of  her  brothers  and  sisters  having 
■emigrated  to  the  South  and  West,  it  was  an  inducement  for  her  to 
emigrate  also,  she  having  bought  land  of  her  brother,  David  Lewis, 
in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  to  which  place  she  had  sent 
some  of  her  negroes  before  her  removal.  In  1780  she  started  for 
her  home  in  the  South,  and  on  her  arrival  at  her  brother's,  Wm.  T. 
Lewis',  on  the  Yadkin,  in  Surry  county,  North  Carolina,  in  May,  she 
heard  that  the  British  had  captured  Charleston,  S.  C. ;  so  she 
remained  at  her  brother's  until  the  succeeding  fall,  when  she  moved 
to  her  home  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina.  On  her  arrival 
at  her  home  she  found  no  one  there.  She  at  once  concluded  that 
the  British  and  Tories  had  taken  off  all  her  negroes,  as  Colonel  Fer- 
guson, a  short  time  previous,  had  marched  through  Rutherford 
county.  But  on  her  meeting  with  her  friends  she  found  that  her 
sister,  Mrs.  Susannah  Mackey,  had  them  hid  out  in  the  river  hills. 

In  order  to  save  his  property  Stephen  Willis  was  forced  to  take 
the  oath  of  protection  by  pledging  himself  not  to  raise  arms  against 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  345 

the  King  of  England ;  but  at  the  same  time  his  son  Stephen,  by  his 
first  wife,  was  in  the  army  doing  good  service  for  the  colonies. 
Stephen  Willis's  first  wife  was  a  sister  to  Joel  Terrell,  the  first 
husband  of  Mrs.  Anna  "Willis. 

Before  the  Revolutionary  war  Mrs.  Anna  Willis  was  a  member  of 
the  Church  of  England,  but  always  desired  to  be  immersed.  After 
the  death  of  Mr.  Willis,  her  second  husband,  who  was  a  Presbyterian, 
she  was  immersed  in  Broad  river  on  the  plantation  of  her  son, 
Joel  Terrell,  Jr.,  about  three  miles  southwest  of  Rutherfordton. 
She  used  spectacles  until  she  was  over  ninety  years  of  age.  At  one 
hundred  she  could  read  without  the  use  of  glasses,  her  eyesight  hav- 
ing returned.  On  the  morning  of  her  one  hundredth  birthday  she 
presented  to  her  grandson,  James  0.  Terrell,  a  copy  of  the  "  West- 
minster Confession  of  Faith,"  which  was  printed  in  old  style,  bound 
in  calf  and  dressed  with  the  hair  on.  On  the  fly-leaf  of  said  book 
she  wrote  with  her  own  hand  as  follows: 

"  Presented  by  me  to  my  grandson,  James  0.  Terrell,  February 
14,  1833.     This  day  1  am  one  hundred  years  old. 

"  Anxa  Willis." 

At  one  hundred  years  of  age  she  walked  as  erect  as  a  girl  of  six- 
teen, using,  however,  a  walking  stalT  to  prevent  her  from  stumbling. 
Instead  of  a  bonnet  she  wore  a  straw   hat  with  a  ribbon  around  it. 

After  the  death  of  her  husband  and  her  son,  Joel  Terrell,  Jr. ,  she 
continued  to  reside  with  her  grandchildren.  She  resided  with  Col. 
Arthur  Erwin,  who  married  Evalina  A.  Terrell,  her  granddaughter, 
until  1834,  when  Col.  Erwin  moved  to  Georgia,  after  which  time  she 
resided  with  William  L.  Griffin,  her  grandson,  until  the  day  of  her 
death,  which  event  occurred  on  the  second  of  Jul}^,  1835,  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  one  hundred  and  two  years,  four  months  and  a  few 
days.  On  the  morning  of  the  day  of  her  death  she  arose  as  usual, 
dressed  herself  and  walked  to  the  fire,  but  complained  of  a  slight 
dizziness.  A  cup  of  coffee  was  furnished  her  which  she  drank, 
and  then  returned  to  her  bed,  lay  down  and  immediately  ex- 
pired, almost  without  a  groan  or  struggle ;  apparently  without  pain 
or  sufl:'ering.  Thus  ended  her  long  and  useful  career  of  over  five 
score  years. 

Her  remains  were  interred  by  the  side  of  her  son  in  the  graveyard 
at  her  old  homestead,  near  Rutherfordton,  N.  C. 

Mrs.  Anna  Willis  had  ten  children  by  her  first  husband  and  none 
by  the  second.     Their  names  were  as  follows: 

D  1.    Mary  Terrell,  was  born  1755;  married  Capt.  Rob.  Adams. 


346  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

D  2.    Anna  Terrell,  was  born  1756;  married  Robert  Hackett. 

D  3.    Susannah  Terrell,  was  born  1758;  married  Alex.  Gordon. 

D  4.  Richmond  Terrell,  was  born  1760;  married  Cecilia  Derra-^ 
cott. 

D  5.    Joel  Terrell,  Jr.,  was  born  1762;  married  Martha  Williams. 

D  6.    Frances  Terrell,  was  born  1764;  married  Chisolm  Griffin. 

D  7.    Wm.  Garland  Terrell,  was  born  1766;  died  young. 

D  8.    Wm.  Lewis  Terrell,  was  born  1768;  died  young. 

D  9.  Peter  Higgins  Terrell,  was  born  1770;  died,  twenty-one 
J^^ears  of  age. 

D  10.  Jane  Garland  Terrell,  was  born  1772;  died  a  young  woman. 

D  1.  Mary  Terrell,  eldest  child  of  Mrs.  Anna  AVillis  by  her  first 
husband,  married  Captain  Robert  Adams,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolu- 
tion. He  belonged  to  a  company  of  ' '  minute  men, ' '  and  was  under 
Colonel  Charles  Lynch,  of  Lynch  law  memory. 

During  the  Revolutionary  war  Colonel  Charles  Lynch,  in  order 
to  mete  out  summary  justice  to  the  Tories,  would  never  consume 
time  by  having  a  court-martial,  but  whenever  he  would  catch  one 
of  them  in  their  marauding  expeditions  he  would  tie  him  up  to  the 
nearest  tree  and  whip  him  as  much  as  he  was  able  to  bear,  since 
which  time  tieing  a  man  to  a  tree  and  whipping  him  is  familiarly 
styled  giving  him  ' '  Lynch' s  law. ' ' 

Colonel  Lynch  was  a  blood  relation  of  the  Terrell  family,  hence 
we  find  among  its  different  branches  many  Lynch  Terrells. 

Governor  Charles  Lynch,  of  Mississippi,  was  a  son  of  the  above- 
mentioned  Charles  Lynch,  of  Virginia. 

Captain  Robert  Adams  and  his  wife,  Mary  Terrell,  died  near 
Lynchburg,  Va.  They  had  eight  children,  five  sons  and  three, 
daughters,  viz. : 

E  1.    Charles. 

E2.    William. 

E  3.    Christopher. 

E  4.    Rev.  Joel. 

E  5.    Amelia. 

E  6.    Robert. 

E  1.  Charles  Adams,  emigrated  to  Kentucky,  was  a  horse  drover 
and  would  frequently  drive  horses  from  Kentucky  to  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina.      He  was  a  bachelor. 

E  2  and  3.  William  and  Christopher,  emigrated  to  Alabama, 
and  when  last  heard  from  were  engaged  as  boatmen  on  the  Black 
Warrior  river. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  347 

E  4.  Rev.  Joel  Adams,  was  a  Baptist  preacher  and  was  living  in 
Virginia  when  last  heard  of. 

E  5.  Amelia  Adams  and  two  other  sisters  were  living  in 
Virginia. 

E  6.  Robert  Adams,  was  a  farmer  and  emigrated  to  some  of  the 
Western  States. 

D  2.  Anna  Terrell,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Anna  Willis,  was  born  in 
1756.  She  married  Robert  Hackett,  who  survived  their  marriage 
about  six  weeks  and  was  drowned  in  Broad  river  at  Twittysford,  a 
few  miles  from  Rutherfordton,  N.  C. 

Anna  had  one  son  and  died  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina, 
in  1837.     The  name  of  her  son  was  E  1,  Joel  Lewis  Hackett. 

After  the  death  of  his  mother  he  moved  to  Habbersham  county, 
Georgia,  to  his  half-brother,  Robert  Hackett,  and  was  engaged 
attending  to  the  farm  of  his  half-brother,  when  he  was  accidentally 
killed  in  1840  by  a  tree  falling  on  him. 

J.  Lewis  Hackett  was  a  very  worthy  young  man  and  bid  fair  to 
become  a  useful  member  of  society;  but  in  the  midst  of  life  we  are 
in  death.     He  had  no  family. 

D  3.  Susannah  Terrell,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Anna  Willis,  married 
Alexander  Gordon  and  died  childless  on  Cloud's  creek,  Oglethorpe 
county,  Ga. 

J)  4.  Richmond  Terrell,  son  of  Mrs.  Anna  Willis,  was  a  Revolu- 
tionary soldier,  and  was  one  of  the  twenty-two  of  the  Lewis  family 
in  the  battle  of  King's  Mountain.  He  married,  in  1782,  Cecilia 
Darracott,  of  Virginia,  had  eight  children  and  died  in  1856  in  Newton 
county,  Georgia,  aged  ninety-six  years.  The  following  are  the 
names  of  his  children: 

E  1.  Thomas  Darracott,  born  1783;  married  Sarah  Livingston 
and  Ann  Jones. 

E  2.  Joel  Lewis,  born  1786;  married  Isabella  Reed  and  Nancy 
Reeves. 

E  3.    Jane,  born  1789,  and  died  1801. 

E  4.    John  B.,  born  1791;  married  Orpha  World, 

E  5.    Elizabeth  Overton,  born  1794;  married  Thos.  Carter. 

E  6.    Nancy,  born  1797;  married  Rev.  Jesse  Travis, 

E  7.    Virginia,  born  1799,  and  died  in  childhood. 

E  8.    Louisa,  born  1802;  married  Richard  Hodges. 

E  1.  Thomas  D.  Terrell,  son  of  Richmond,  born  1783;  married 
Sarah  Livingston  in  1817,  who  was  born  in  1800  and  died  in 
1828. 


348  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY, 

The  second  wife  of  Thomas  D.  was  Ann  Jones,  whom  he  married 
in  1828.  They  reside  in  Newton  county,  Georgia.  Thomas  D.  Lad 
six  children  by  his  first  wife  and  eight  by  his  second,  viz. : 

F  1.  William  J.,  born  1818;  married  his  cousin,  Celia  Carter,  in 
1851.  She  had  five  children  and  died  in  1860.  Her  children  were 
as  follows:  G  1,  Overton  Bass;  G  2,  Walter  C. ;  G  3,  Julius  C, 
died;  G  4,  Ophelia  B. ;  G  5,  Warren  C. 

F  2.  Louisa,  daughter  of  Thos.  D.  Terrell,  was  born  in  1820,  and 
married,  in  1839,  Robert  M.  Rakestraw,  of  Newton  county,  Georgia. 
She  had  eight  children  and  died  in  1889.     Her  children  were: 

G  1.  Robert  Thos.  C,  born  1841.  He  belonged  to  the  Young 
Guards,  3d  Georgia  Regiment,  in  the  Confederate  war,  and  was  noted 
for  his  bravery  and  kindness  in  his  company.  He  was  killed  in 
battle  at  Malvern  Hill  in  1862. 

G  2.  Sarah  M.  E.  Rakestraw,  born  1844;  married  Joseph  Cook 
in  1885.  She  had  two  children — they  both  died  in  childhood.  Their 
post-office  is  Social  Circle,  Walton  county,  Ga. 

G  3.    Mary  E.  V.,  born  1847. 

G  4.  Harriet  Jane,  born  1853;  married  James  M.  Belcher  in 
1869.  Mr.  Belcher  is  a  man  of  talents  and  respectability.  He  is 
Ordinary  of  the  county  of  Newton,  in  Georgia.  They  have  children, 
viz, :  H  1,  Archibald,  born  1870,  and  is  now  (1891)  at  Emory  College, 
Oxford,  Ga. ;  H  2,  Robert  Thos.,  born  1875,  and  died  1887;  H  3, 
Alma  Pearle,  born  1877;  H  4,  Vera  Louisa,  born  1881,  and  died 
1887;  H  5,  Mary  Ethel,  born  1882. 

G  5.  Louisa  C.  Rakestraw,  born  1850,  and  married  W.  0.  B. 
Eason,  her  cousin,  in  1874  and  had  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Robert  C, 
born  1875;  H  2,  Ashley  Wood,  born  1876,  married  Elizabeth  Par- 
rett;  H  3,  Whitmell  Thos.,  born  1878;  H  4,  Louisa  C,  born  1880; 
H  5,  James  M.,  born  1882;  H  6,  Kalera,  born  1884,  and  died  1886; 
H  7,  Ozie,  born  1885;  H  8  and  H  9,  twins,  born  1887,  and  died  at 
birth;  H  10,  Richmond,  born  1889,  and  died  1889. 

G  6.  DoUie  J.  J.,  daughter  of  Louisa  Rakestraw,  born  1856; 
married  F.  D.  Riggers  in  1878,  of  Covington,  Ga.  They  have  three 
children,  viz.:  H  1,  Lillian  Livingston,  born  1880;  H  2,  R,  Louisa, 
born  1886,  and  H  3,  Charles  Boy  ken,  born  1890, 

G  7.    Richmond  A.  S.  Rakestraw,  born  1859. 

F  3.  Elizabeth  Overton,  daughter  of  Thos.  D.  Terrell,  was  born 
about  1822,  and  married  Ashley  Eason,  of  Alabama,  in  1837.  Mr. 
Eason  died  in  1874.     They  had  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Whitmell  T,,  born  1839;  killed  at  Corinth,  Miss.,  1862. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  349 

G  2.  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  1841;  post-office,  Matilda,  Tallapoosa, 
Ala. 

G  3.  Stephen,  born  1843;  killed  at  Corinth,  Miss.,  during  the 
Confederate  war. 

G  4.    Louisa  Jane,  born  1845 ;  post-office,  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  5.  W.  0.  B.,  born  1847;  post-office,  Starrsville,  Newton 
count}',  Ala. 

G  6.    Ashley  Wood,  born  1849;  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  7.    Martha  Overton,  born  1853;  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  8.  George  L.,  born  1855;  post-office.  Van  Alstyne,  Grayson 
county,  Tex. 

G  9.    Kichmond  J.,  born  1857;  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  10.  Isaac  E.,  born  1859;  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  11.  Robert  C,  born  1861;  Matilda,  Ala. 

G  12.  Mary,  born  1862;  died  in  childhood. 

G  13.  Sarah,  born  1869;  Matilda,  Ala. 

F  4.  Richmond  Joseph,  son  of  Thos.  D.  Terrell,  was  born  about 
1823.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war  in  1S47,  and  was  badly 
wounded  in  the  first  battle  in  which  he  was  engaged  and  made  a 
cripple  for  life.  In  1850  he  married  Sarah  A.  E.  Anderson  and 
resides  in  Xewton  county,  Georgia.  They  are  members  of  the  Bap- 
tist church  and  have  children,  viz. :  G  1,  John  Williams,  born  1851; 
G  2,  Henry  Thomas,  born  1854;  G  3,  Robert  B.  W.,  born  1857; 
G  4,  Louisa  Joe,  born  1861,  and  died  1862;  G  5,  Carrie  S.  0.,  born 
1864.  . 

F  5.  Lieutenant  John  Thomas,  son  of  Thos.  D.  Terrell  by  his 
second  wife,  was  born  in  1829.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Confederate 
war;  was  First  Lieutenant  in  a  company  in  the  16th  Regiment  from 
Newton  count}',  Georgia,  and  fell  upon  the  battle-field  at  Jonesboro, 
Ala.,  fighting  bravely  for  the  Confederacy. 

F  6.  Rebecca,  daughter  of  Thos.  D.  Terrell  by  his  second  wife, 
was  born  about  1831.  She  married  Hampton  Taylor  and  has  chil- 
dren, viz.:  G  1,  John;  G  2,  Willie;  G  3,  Celenia;  G  4,  Frank,  etc. 

F  7.  George  Washington,  son  of  T.  D.  Terrell,  married  a  lady  in 
Florida,  leaving  one  child.  He  was  a  Confederate  soldier  and  be- 
longed to  the  Virginia  Army,  where  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  con- 
fined at  Fort  Delaware,  where  he  died  during  the  war. 

F  8  and  9.  Franklin  and  Marion  Jones,  twin-brothers,  sons  of 
Thos.  D.  Terrell,  born  about  1835.  Franklin  was  a  Confederate 
soldier  and  died  in  the  hospital  at  Bean's  Station,  Granger  county, 
Tenn. 


350  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  10,  Sarah;  F  11,  Joice  A.,  and  F  12,  Nancy,  daughters  of 
Thos.  D.  Terrell. 

E  2.  Joel  Lewis  Terrell,  son  of  Richmond,  was  born  in  1786. 
He  resides  near  Rutledge,  Morgan  county,  Ga. ,  and  was  twice  mar- 
ried. His  first  wife  was  Isabella  Reed,  who  died  childless.  His 
second  wife  was  Nancy  Reeves,  b}^  whom  he  had  five  children,  all 
born  in  Jasper  count}',  Georgia,  viz. : 

F  1.  Isabella,  married  James  McCoy,  son  of  Benjamin,  in  1862, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  primitive  Baptist  church  at  School  Creek,  of 
Newton  county,  Ga.  Mr.  McCoy  was  killed  at  Jonesborough  in  the 
war.     Mrs.  McCoy's  post-office  is  Rutledge,  Morgan  county,  Ga. 

F  2.    John  Lewis  Terrell,  died  at  home  in  1862,  aged  seventeen. 

F  3.  Martha  Cecilia,  married  Jo.  W.  B.  Calloway,  son  of  Joshua, 
in  1865.  They  reside  in  Walton  county,  Georgia,  and  have  no 
children. 

F  4.  Nancy  Avery,  married  Mr.  A.  W.  R.  Jackson  in  1864. 
They  have  two  children,  viz.:  G  1,  Mamie  Isabella,  born  1864,  and 
G  2,  Mattie  Celeste,  born  1867. 

F  5.    Inez,  died  in  childhood  in  1854. 

E  3.  Jane,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  born  1789,  and  died  in 
1801. 

E  4.  John  B.  Terrell,  son  of  Richmond,  was  born  in  1791,  and 
died  in  Jefferson  count}",  Georgia,  in  1867.  He  married  Orpha 
"World,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1 .    Minerva,  married  Mr.  Low,  and  resides  in  Alabama. 

F  2.  Richmond,  married  Maranda  Underwood,  Jefl'erson  county, 
Georgia. 

F  3.  Stephen  A.,  married  Linsey  Calhoun;  post-office,  Wadley, 
Jeflferson  county,  Ga. 

F  4.    Nancy,  died  unmarried. 

F  5.    Sarah,    married   Mr.    Underwood,    Jeflferson  county, 

Georgia. 

F  6.    William,  died  unmarried. 

E  5.  Elizabeth  Overton,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  was  born 
in  1794.  She  married  Thomas  Carter,  had  five  children  and  died 
near  Lagrange,  Troup  county,  Ga.,  in  1853.  The  names  of  her 
children  are,  viz. : 

F  1.  Cecilia  Carter,  married  her  cousin,  Wm.  J.  Terrell,  son  of 
Thomas  D. 

F  2.  Jane  Carter,  married  Thomas  Hearn  and  had  three  chil- 
dren.    They  reside  near  Lagrange,  Troup  county,  Ga. 


GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY.  351 

F  3.  Rachel  Carter,  married  William  Thomas,  Troup  county, 
Georgia. 

F  4.    Richmond  Carter,  was  drowned  when  a  youth,  and 

F  5.    James  Anthon}'  Carter,  died  j'oung. 

E  6.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  was  born  1797.  She 
had  but  one  hand ;  was  married  to  Rev.  Jesse  Travis,  a  Baptist  min- 
ister, in  1818.  Their  post-office  is  Conyers,  Newton  county,  Ga. 
They  raised  six  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Frances,  married  Thomas  Thrasher;  left  eight  children. 

F  2.  Nancy,  married  James  Thrasher;  died  and  left  four  chil- 
dren. 

F  3.    Susan,  married  Mr.  Harper  and  died  childless. 

F  4.    Dr.  John  Travis,  married  in  South  Carolina. 

F  5.  Dr.  Jesse  Travis,  married  Sarah  Collins,  of  Texas,  where 
he  died,  leaving  a  widow  and  one  child. 

F  6.  Dr.  A.  Campbell  W.  Travis,  after  practicing  medicine  for 
many  years,  devoted  the  latter  part  of  his  life  to  curing  cancers, 
ulcers,  etc.,  and  made  quite  a  reputation  in  that  line.  In  1866  he 
married  Alice  Livingston,  of  Covington,  Newton  county,  Ga. ,  had 
three  children  and  died  in  1890.  The  names  of  his  children  are, 
viz.: 

G  1.  John  Livingston,  born  1868,  graduated  at  Emory  College, 
Oxford,  Ga. ,  and  resides  at  Covington,  Newton  county,  Ga. 

G  2.  Wm.  Darracott,  born  1870;  graduated  at  Emory  College, 
Oxford,  Ga. ;  is  studying  medicine  and  makes  a  specialty  of  cancer- 
curing.     His  post-office  is  Covington,  Newton  countj^  Ga. 

G  3.  Robert  Jesse,  born  1877,  and  is  now  at  college  (1891).  His 
home  is  with  his  widowed  mother  at  Covington,  Ga. 

E  7.  Virginia,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  was  born  in  1799 
and  died  in  childhood. 

E  8.  Louisa,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  was  born  in  1802. 
She  married  Richard  Hodges  and  died  at  the  birth  of  her  first  child. 

D  5.  Joel  Terrell,  Jr.,  son  of  Mrs.  Anna  Willis  by  her  first  hus- 
band, was  born  in  1762,  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  He  was  the 
third  Joel  Terrell  in  a  direct  line,  his  father  and  grandfather  being 
of  the  same  name.  He  was  a  large  man,  with  very  acute  perceptive 
faculties;  was  very  sensitive  and  irascible,  but  with  a  very  amiable 
disposition.  He  was  never  known  to  correct  a  child  or  servant  when 
angry.  His  intellectual  faculties  were  of  a  high  order.  In  point  of 
personal  bravery  it  almost  amounted  to  rashness.  To  mount  a 
vicious  horse,  to  stem  the  current  of  swollen  streams,  to  rush  with 


352  GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

knife  in  hand  upon  the  stag  at  bay,  or  face  his  man  upon  the  field. 
He  was  never  known  to  quail  or  even  exhibit  the  slightest  symptom 
of  trepidation  or  fear. 

In  early  life  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  saddle  and  harness  trade, 
but  did  not  follow  it  very  long.  Before  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age 
he  espoused  the  cause  of  the  colonies  which  then  engaged  in  a  war 
with  England,  and  enlisted  in  a  company  belonging  to  Colonel 
Charles  Lynch' s  regiment.  He  was  detailed  as  a  guard  to  protect 
Chriswell's  lead  mines,  and  to  prevent  the  British  and  Tories  from 
procuring  lead  from  them.  He  was  one  of  Colonel  Lynch' s  men 
who  executed  his  order  to  hang  or  whip  all  Tories  who  were  caught 
in  their  marauding  adventures.  He  was  wounded  with  an  ounce 
ball  at  the  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House,  which  penetrated  the 
chest  and  lodged  on  the  diaphragm.  It  was  never  extracted,  and 
was  finally  the  cause  of  his  death.  The  ball  being  at  liberty  would 
roll  over  the  diaphragm  as  he  would  change  his  position;  this 
caused  him  always  to  move  in  a  stooping  attitude  to  prevent  the  ball 
from  rolling,  which  eventually  became  adhered  to  his  side  at  the 
margin  of  the  midrib,  and  remained  so  for  many  years,  until  it  waa 
broken  loose  by  an  effort  of  his  in  trying  to  jump  a  ditch;  but  by  his 
resuming  his  inclining  attitude  it  again  became  attached  to  his  side, 
and  remained  so  during  his  life.  After  he  received  this  wound  he 
never  experienced  a  well  day;  was  always  subject  to  syncope,  and 
finally,  while  in  a  cheerful  conversation  with  a  friend,  he  fainted, 
fell  on  the  floor,  and  expired  in  1819. 

Two  days  after  the  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House  he  was  taken 
prisoner  by  some  predatory  Tories,  who  carried  him  to  the  British 
camps.  His  brother,  Richmond  Terrell,  belonged  to  the  same  com- 
pany, but  was  not  in  the  battle  of  Guilford  Court  House,  having 
been  detailed  the  evening  before  to  guard  the  baggage  wagons  on 
Troublesome  creek. 

Joel  Terrell,  Jr. ,  being  quite  young  when  he  entered  the  army, 
would  become  fatigued  frequently  upon  a  long  march,  when  his 
cousin.  Major  Micajah  Lewis,  would  relieve  him  by  carrying  his  gun 
for  him. 

It  is  said  that  there  were  twenty-two  members  of  the  Lewis  con- 
nection in  the  battle  of  King's  Mountain  who  shouldered  their  arms 
and  did  service  for  the  colonies  in  the  daj^s  that  tried  men's  souls, 
and  that  there  was  not  a  Tory  among  them.  The  connection  em- 
braced the  Lewises,  Madisons,  Terrells,  Hickmans,  Musicks,  Mackeys, 
Benges,  Martins,  etc. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  353 

Joel  Terrell  emigrated  with  his  mother  from  Virginia  about  the 
year  1780,  to  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  where  he  died. 
About  the  year  1800  he  married  Martha,  daughter  of  John  Wil- 
liams, a  Continental  soldier,  who  served  in  the  army  throughout  the 
entire  struggle  for  independence,  and  who  also  died  in  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina. 

Joel  Terrell,  Jr.,  and  his  wife,  Martha  Williams,  had  seven  chil- 
dren, viz. : 

E  1.    Evelina  Anvil,  born  in  1801 ;  married  Arthur  Erwin. 

E  2.    James  Orville,  born  in  1803;  married  Ermina  R.  Kilpatrick 

E  3.    Matilda,  born  in  1805;  died  young. 

E  4.    Anna  M.,  born  in  1806;  died  in  infancy. 

E  5.    John  Higgins,  born  in  1808;  died  single. 

E  6.    Joel  Lynch,  born  1810;  died  single,  and 

E  7.    Frances  Maria,  born  1812;  died  in  childhood. 

E  1.  Evelina  A.  Terrell,  daughter  of  Joel,  Jr.,  was  born  in  1801. 
In  1825,  in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  she  married  Colonel 
Arthur  Erwin,  son  of  James  Erwin,  of  the  same  county.  James 
Erwin  married  Mary  Miller,  daughter  of  General  James  Miller,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolution,  whose  wife  was  Agnes  Miller,  his  cousin, 
whom  he  married  in  Ireland.  General  Miller  died  also  in  Ruther- 
ford county.  North  Carolina. 

After  their  marriage  Mr.  A.  Erwin  resided  at  the  old  Terrell 
homestead  in  Rutherford  until  1834,  when  they  moved  to  Hall 
county,  Georgia,  and  resided  near  Gainesville  until  1836,  when  they 
moved  to  Cumming,  in  Forsyth  county,  where  thej'  have  been  en- 
gaged keeping  a  hotel  ever  since.  This  portion  of  Georgia  was 
known  then  as  the  ' '  New  Purchase. ' '  When  they  settled  in  Cum- 
ming the  countrj-  was  still  inhabited  by  the  Indians,  who  had  sold 
their  claims  to  the  United  States  Government,  and  were  actively 
engaged  emigrating  to  the  West. 

Mrs.  Evelina  A.  Erwin,  her  husband  and  most  of  her  family  a-re 
members  of  the  Methodist  church.  Mrs.  Erwin  was  one  among  the 
best  of  women,  and  her  husband  is  equally  as  worthy.  Soon  after 
they  located  in  Cumming  he  was  elected  Sheriff  of  the  county,  and 
since  that  time  has  been  honored  with  a  seat  in  the  State  Legislature 
three  different  terms.     They  had  nine  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Mary  Angeline,  born  about  1826;  married  G.  Dickerson 
Black  and  died  in  Atlanta,  Ga.,  in  1858,  leaving  three  children. 

F  2.    James  Miller  Erwin,  born  about  1828  and  died  in  childhood. 

F  3.  William  Adolphus,  born  in  1830.  He  was  principal  agent 
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354  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

on  the  Lagrange  Railroad.  Being  in  bad  health  he  started  to  travel, 
thinking  it  would  perhaps  be  the  means  of  restoring  his  health.  He 
got  as  far  as  Colonel  Sims,  near  Ringgold,  where  he  died,  unmar- 
ried, in  1853. 

F  4.    Martha  Elizabeth  Erwin,  born  about  1832. 

F  5.    Nancy  Walton  Erwin,  born  about  1834. 

F  6.    John  Terrell  Erwin,  born  about  1836. 

F  7.    Andrew  Lewis  Erwin,  born  about  1838. 

F  8.    Sarah  Matilda  Erwin,  born  about  1840,  and 

F  9.    Julia  Evelina  Erwin,  born  about  1842. 

E  2.  Captain  James  Orville  Terrell,  son  of  Joel,  Jr.,  was  born 
in  Rutherford  county.  North  Carolina,  in  1803.  He  was  six  feet  in 
height,  weighing  one  hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  black  hair  and 
blue  eyes.  In  early  life  he  learned  the  carpenter' s  trade,  and  was  an 
excellent  workman.  In  1829  he  married  Ermina  Rosanna,  daughter 
of  William  D.  Kilpatrick,  then  of  Rutherford  county.  North  Caro- 
lina. After  his  marriage  he  settled  in  the  village  of  Rutherfordton 
and  worked  at  his  trade  until  1840,  when  he  moved  a  few  miles 
from  the  village  to  the  Stone  Cutter  creek,  and  in  1847  moved  to 
Pigeon  river,  six  miles  from  Waynesville,  in  Haywood  county,  N. 
€.,  whither  his  father-in-law  had  moved  six  years  previous.  Capt. 
James  Orville  Terrell  never  sought  or  held  any  office  except  military, 
and  was  one  among  the  best  military  tacticians  in  the  State.  He  was  a 
Presbyterian  in  sentiment,  and  died  in  February,  1880.  His  wife 
died  in  1879  in  Haywood  county,  North  Carolina.  They  had  nine 
children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Jas.  Wharey,  born  1829;  married  Elmina  Farley. 

F  2.    Martha  Jane,  born  1832;  married  Jesse  M.  Byrd. 

F  3.    Mary  Evelina,  born  1834;  married  L.  P.  Hargrove. 

F  4.  Wm.  Stewart,  born  1836;  was  in  the  Confederate  war  and 
afterward  engaged  in  merchandising  at  Sonoma,  Haywood  county, 
N.  C. 

F  5.    Louisa  Calloway,  born  1840. 

F  6.  Harriet  Eliza,  born  1843;  married  Mr.  Evans  and  died  in 
1872,  leaving  three  children. 

F  7.  John  Lynch,  born  1846.  He  lost  an  eye  in  the  battle  of 
Petersburg,  December  25,  1864,  during  the  Confederate  war. 

F  8.    Joel  Montgomery,  born  in  1850;  died. 

F  9.  Rev.  Lawson  Pinckney,  born  in  1852.  He  is  a  Methodist 
preacher  of  the  Holston  Conference  M.  E.  Church,  South. 

F  1.    Colonel  James  W.  Terrell,  son  of  James  Orville,  was  born 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS    FAMILY.  355 

in  Rutherford  county,  North  Carolina,  in  1829.  At  sixteen  years 
of  age  he  was  sent  to  Haywood  county,  North  Carolina,  to  Wm.  D. 
Kilpatrick,  his  grandfather,  and  apprenticed  for  three  years  at  the 
tanning  business.  After  the  expiration  of  his  apprenticeship  he 
worked  one  and  a  half  years  with  his  grandfather  as  a  joui'neyman. 
In  1852  he  went  to  Quallatown,  a  trading  stand  for  the  Indians,  in 
Jackson  county.  North  Carolina,  where  he  erected  a  tannery  for  the 
Hon.  "\Vm.  H.  Thomas,  who  was  Indian  agent  and  State  Senator  from 
this  district.  He  worked  about  one  and  a  half  years  in  the  tan-yard 
himself,  after  which  he  only  superintended  it.  In  1853  he  married 
Elmina  Farley,  daughter  of  Wm.  H.  Farley,  Esq.,  of  Quallatown. 
In  October,  1853,  he  was  appointed  disbursing  agent  to  the  tribe  of 
Cherokee  Indians  yet  remaining  in  this  country,  which  agency  he 
continued  to  hold  up  to  the  close  of  the  Buchanan  administration. 
In  the  spring  of  1854,  while  at  church,  he  sustained  a  heavy  pecun- 
iary^ loss  in  the  burning  of  his  dwelling-house.  In  1852  he  was 
appointed  postmaster  at  Quallatown.  "When  not  engaged  transact- 
ing business  with  the  Indians  he  acted  as  clerk  and  book-keeper  in 
the  store  of  Mr.  Thomas.  Shortly  after  his  marriage  he  purchased 
a  farm  one  and  a  half  miles  from  Quallatown.  In  1856  his  wife 
died,  childless,  of  fever,  aged  twenty  years  and  nearly  four  months. 
She  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  a  kind  neighbor,  an 
affectionate  wife,  and  an  humble  Christian. 

In  1858  he  married,  as  his  second  wife,  Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of 
Kev.  Ulrich  Keener,  of  the  Holston  Conference  M.  E.  Church, 
South.  Mr.  Keener  was  for  many  years  the  missionary  preacher 
to  the  Cherokee  Indians  and  Ann  Eliza  taught  the  missionary 
school. 

During  the  absence  of  Mr.  Thomas,  Col.  J.  W.  Terrell  acted  as 
sub-agent  for  the  Indians  and  transacted  all  their  business,  such  as 
magistrate,  judge,  secretary,  attorney  and  general  adviser.  He  is 
a  farmer,  tanner,  postmaster,  clerk  in  a  store,  chairman  of  the 
board  of  superintendents  of  common  schools  for  the  county,  ex-officio 
member  of  the  committee  for  the  examination  of  the  qualifications 
of  teachers  of  the  common  schools,  recording  secretary  of  the  church, 
teacher  in  the  Sabbath-school,  disbursing  agent  for  the  United  States 
to  the  Cherokee  Indians,  deputy  surveyor  for  the  county,  tax  col- 
lector for  the  beat,  Lieutenant-Colonel  of  the  110th  Regiment,  North 
Carolina  militia,  was  Quartermaster  of  the  1st  Regiment  of  Thomas' 
Legion  during  the  Confederate  war,  and  was  nominated  by  the  citi- 
zens of  his  county  as  a  suitable  candidate  to  represent  them  in  the 


356  GENEALOGY  OF   THE  LEWIS   FAMILY. 

State  Legislature,  which  honor  he  respectfully  declined.  Dui-ing 
the  Confederate  war,  although  a  Quartermaster,  he  would  sometimes 
send  off  his  stores  and  participate  in  the  fight.  On  one  occasion  he 
escaped  capture  by  running  through  a  gap  in  the  enemy's  lines  just 
as  they  were  closing  in  on  him.  He  was  the  last  man  that  got  out 
except  one,  and  escaped  through  a  ' '  shower  of  balls. ' '  In  politics, 
he  was  an  old-line  Whig,  but  when  Know-Nothingism  superseded 
that  party  he  stood  aloof  from  all  political  connections  until  the 
Presidential  contest  in  1860,  when  he  supported  1.  C.  Breckinridge. 
In  religious  matters  he  is  of  the  persuasion  of  the  New  School 
Presbyterians,  but  there  being  no  church  of  that  denomination  near 
him  he  attached  himself  to  the  Methodist  church,  as  his  wife  was  a 
member  of  that  church.  He  is  a  respectable  stump  speaker,  and  his 
business  capacities  are  of  a  high  order.  He  is  looked  upon  by  his 
friends  as  being  quite  shrewd  and  keen,  but  his  wife  is  a  "Keener." 
His  post-office  is  "Webster,  Jackson  county,  N.  C. 

They  have  five  children  as  follows: 

Gr  1.    Mary  Jane,  born  in  1859;  married  Silas  L.  Teague. 

G  2.    Sarah  Ermina,  born  in  1861;  married  Charles  A.  Byrd. 

G  3.    James  Ulrich,  born  in  1863,  and  died  in  infancy. 

G  4.    Wm.  David. 

G  5.    Joel  K. 

F  2.  Martha  Jane,  daughter  of  Captain  James  Orville  Terrell, 
was  born  in  1832.  In  1852  she  married  Jesse  M.  Byrd,  a  farmer 
residing  in  Jackson  county.  North  Carolina.  They  are  both  members 
of  the  Methodist  church  and  have  five  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Louisa  Eveline,  born  1853. 

G  2.    Ermina  Caroline,  born  1855. 

G  3.    William  Francis,  born  1858. 

G  4.    Laura,  born  1860,  and 

G  5.    Flora,  a  twin-sister,  born  1860. 

F  3.  Mary  Evelina,  daughter  of  Captain  James  Orville  Terrell, 
married,  in  1858,  Lawson  P.  Hartgrove,  a  farmer  living  on  Pigeon 
river,  in  Hayward  county.  North  Carolina.  Mary  E.  is  a  member  of 
the  Presbyterian  church.  They  have  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Amanda, 
born  1859;  G  2,  Nancy,  born  1860,  etc. 

F  4.  William  Stewart,  son  of  Captain  J.  Orville  Terrell,  was  a 
clerk  in  the  store  of  A.  B.  Herron  &  Son,  of  Waynesville,  N.  C. 
He  was  a  First  Lieutenant  in  Company  A  of  the  1st  Regiment  of 
Thomas'  Legion. 

F  5.    Louisa  Callaway,  daughter  of  Captain  Jas.  Orville,  died  at 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS   FAMILY.  357 

two  years  of  age  aud  was  buried  in  Rutherford  county,  North  Caro- 
lina, by  the  side  of  her  grandmother. 

F  6.    Harriet  Eliza. 

F  7.    John  Lynch. 

F  8.    Joel  3Ioutgomery, 

F  9.    Lawson  Pinckney. 

E  5.  John  Higgins,  son  of  Joel  Terrell,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Ruth- 
erford county.  North  Carolina,  in  1808;  was  a  farmer,  but  about 
1838  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  Cumming,  Ga.,  where 
he  died  of  cramp  colic  in  1841.     He  never  married. 

E  6.  Joel  Lynch,  son  of  Joel  Terrell,  Jr. ,  lived  in  Rutherfordton 
N.  C.  In  early  life  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  was  also  a 
good  cabinet  workman,  with  talents  that  would  command  respect  any- 
where. He  was  imbued  with  a  mechanical  genius  that  would  insure 
fortune  if  not  fame.  But  few  young  men  had  brighter  prospects 
before  them  in  early  life  to  accumulate  wealth  and  fame  than  he  had. 
None  knew  him  but  to  love  him.  He  died  single  in  Rutherford 
county,  North  Carolina. 

D  6.  Frances  Terrell,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Anna  Willis,  was  born 
in  1764.  She  married  a  man  by  the  name  of  Chisolm  Griffin  and 
died  in  Georgia.  They  had  one  son  by  the  name  of  E  1,  Wm.  L., 
who  married  a  Miss  Sutton  and  died  in  Rutherford  county,  North 
Carolina.     They  had  eight  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    George,  married  a  Miss Tanner. 

F  2.    Mary  Ann,  married  a  Mr.  Green. 

F3.    Vine}'. 

F  4.    Caroline,  married  a  Mr.  Daniels. 

F  5.    Nancy;  F  6,  Martha;  F  7,  Lorain,  and  F  8,  James  Griffin. 

D  7,  8,  9  and  10,  William  Garland,  William  Lewis,  Jane  and 
Peter  Higgins,  the  four  youngest  children  of  Anna  Willis,  all  died 
in  early  life. 

The  Terrell  family  in  this  country  is  of  Anglo-Norman  origin,  and 
■was  founded  in  England  by  Sir  Walter  Tyrell,  a  Norman  knight, 
about  A.  D.  1066,  when  William  the  Conqueror  took  possession  of 
that  country.  The  ancient  orthography  of  the  name  was  Tyrell, 
Terrail,  Tyrrell,  Terrill,  etc. 

Three  brothers,  William,  James  and  John  Terrell,  of  English 
birth,  during  the  reign  of  Oliver  Cromwell,  passed  over  into  Ireland, 
from  thence  to  America,  sometime  between  the  years  of  1665  and 
1700,  an  1  settled  in  the  colony  of  Virginia.  William  Terrell  was 
Ijorn  about  1635;  had  three  sons,  viz. :  1,  Henry;  2,  David,  Sr.,  born 


358  GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

about  1670,  and  3,  James.  They  and  their  descendants  lived  in. 
Gloucester,  Hanover,  Caroline,  Spotsylvania,  Campbell  and  Albe- 
marle counties  of  Virginia,  and  in  the  northern  counties  of  North 
Carolina.  From  there  they  emigrated  to  the  South  and  West.  There 
is  a  tradition  that  the  ' '  three  brothers ' '  were  sent  to  Virginia  by 
King  James  the  Second,  of  England,  about  A.  D.  1687,  as  explorers 
and  huntsmen  for  the  crown,  and  that  they  were  each  awarded  for 
their  services  a  royal  grant  of  fifteen  hundred  acres  of  land  in  the 
counties  of  Hanover,  Caroline  and  King  George. 

Lynch  M.  Terrell  of  Atlanta,  Ga.,  is  engaged  tracing  up  the 
Terrell  family  and  designs  publishing,  in  book  form,  the  result  of 
his  researches. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  359" 


CHAPTEE  XXI. 

MRS.  ELIZABETH  MARTIN,  OF  CLARK  COUNTY,  KY. 

C  9.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  daugtiter  of  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  by  his  third 
"wife,  Mary  McGrath,  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in 
1754.  After  the  death  of  her  father  and  mother  she  resided  with 
Mrs.  Elizabeth  Taylor,  the  wife  of  James  Taylor,  of  Orange  county, 
Virginia.  The  maiden  name  of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Taylor  was  McGrath, 
and  was  a  sister  to  Mary  McGrath,  the  mother  of  Elizabeth  I  ewis. 
When  James  Taylor  married  her  she  was  a  Mrs.  Lewis,  the  widow, 
perhaps,  of  John  Lewis,  brother  of  David,  as  it  appears  from  the 
records  of  Hanover  county  that  John  died  before  his  father. 
James  Taylor  belonged  to  the  same  family  of  Taylors  to  which 
Zachary  Taylor,  President  of  the  United  States,  belonged.  Elizabeth 
Lewis  was  about  five  feet  four  inches  high,  with  black  hair  and 
eyes,  and  fair  skin.  While  in  the  prime  of  life  she  was  said  to  be 
very  handsome,  and  was  one  among  the  best  of  women. 

Mrs.  Wash,  the  wife  of  Judge  Wash,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  alluding 
to  her  grandmother  remarked  that,  "  If  she  was  a  fair  specimen  of 
the  Lewis  family,  it  was  a  name  to  be  proud  of."  She  had  a  fine 
mind  and  retained  her  intellectual  capacities  well  to  the  last.  She 
had  great  firmness  of  purpose,  and  by  her  courage  and  cheerfully 
bearing  the  privations  incident  to  a  settlement  of  a  new  country, 
she  prevented  her  husband  from  moving  back  to  Virginia  from  Ken- 
tucky, when  he  proposed  doing  so,  that  she  and  the  family  might  be 
placed  in  greater  safety.  Their' s  was  an  outside  settlement,  and 
Indians  had  camped  on  the  place  three  weeks  before  they  moved  to 
it;  but  had  been  so  hotly  pursued  by  parties  from  Boonesboro  and 
Strode' s  Station,  that  they  never  returned  except  to  plunder  and 
murder.  During  the  first  year  or  two  after  their  settlement  in  Ken- 
tucky there  was  scarcely  a  week  ever  passed  from  March  to  Decem- 
ber without  some  one  being  killed  by  the  Indians  along  the  border 
settlements.     They  seldom  ever  came  in  the  winter. 

This  settlement  was  six  miles  north  of  Boonesboro,  four  miles 
west  of  Strode' s  Station,  six  miles  northeast  of  Boone's  Station; 
and  all  north  of  this  was  a  wilderness,  until  you  reached  Kenton's 
Station,  some  sixty  miles  off,  near  the  Ohio  river,  where  Maysville 


360  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 

now  stands.  The  Indians  would  seldom  risk  a  general  battle,  but 
acted  in  accordance  with  the  advice  of  their  celebrated  chief,  Corn- 
stalk; would  go  into  the  settlements  in  companies  of  six  or  eight 
and  attack  the  houses  of  those  who  had  settled  away  from  the 
stations  and  forts,  and  would  waylay  the  paths  and  kill  the  persons 
passing.  The  expeditions  of  the  whites  in  pursuit  of  them  would 
frequently  result  only  in  destroying  their  villages  and  crops ;  for  the 
Indians  would  generally  desert  their  villages  upon  the  approach  of 
the  Kentuckians,  then  hang  on  their  flanks  and  rear,  and  shoot  the 
stragglers  as  they  passsed.  Kentucky  was  so  thickly  overgrown 
with  cane  that  it  afl^orded  the  Indians  fine  hiding  places,  and  it  also 
afforded  the  settlers  opportunities  of  escaping  when  pursued  by  the 
Indians. 

In  1775,  Elizabeth  Lewis  married  Major  John  Martin,  of  Albe- 
marle county,  Virginia,  in  which  county  he  was  born  in  1749.  He 
was  a  son  of  Captain  Thomas  Martin,  and  grandson  of  John 
Martin,  of  Virginia.  When  a  young  man  he  acted  as  Deputy 
Sheriff  for  some  years  in  said  county.  Upon  the  commencement  of 
the  Revolutionary  war,  he  volunteered  in  a  company  called  "  Minute 
Men, ' '  who  held  themselves  in  readiness  to  march  against  the  enemy 
at  a  minute's  warning.  He  was  First  Sergeant  of  said  company, 
but  it  was  not  long  before  he  was  promoted  to  a  captaincy.  Owing 
to  the  scarcity  of  doctors  he  was  necessitated  to  inoculate  his  men 
for  the  small-pox.  They  were  stationed  beyond  a  creek  at  a  house 
used  as  a  hospital,  about  a  mile  from  his  residence.  He  kept  a  suit 
of  clothes  in  a  hollow  stump  on  the  side  of  the  creek  upon  which 
his  men  were  stationed.  He  would  visit  his  sick  soldiers  in  those 
clothes,  and  on  his  return  he  would  strip,  wade  the  creek,  wash  him- 
self, put  on  his  home  suit  again  and  return  to  his  family.  He  was 
at  Charlottesville  with  two  hundred  men  under  his  command  when 
the  British  colonel,  Tarleton,  and  his  troops  visited  that  place. 
There  were  a  large  number  of  muskets  and  a  quantity  of  ammunition 
at  Charlottesville,  where  the  Legislature  was  then  in  session;  but 
that  honorable  body  debated  and  debated,  whether  they  should  let 
out  the  public  arms,  until  Tarleton  came  in  sight,  when  Major  Mar- 
tin dismissed  his  men  for  want  of  arms,  after  having  cut  down 
the  banks  of  the  river  at  the  fords,  so  as  to  make  them  eight  feet 
perpendicular,  and  having  his  men  placed  upon  the  river  so  that 
they  could  fire  on  the  British  as  they  were  crossing.  Tarleton 
entered  Charlottesville  without  opposition,  dispersed  the  Legisla- 
tive Assembly,  came  very  near  capturing   Thomas   Jefferson,    the 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  361 

•Governor,  destroyed    all   the   arms  and  public  stores,  and  left   in 
triumph. 

At  the  siege  of  York,  Captain  Martin  for  his  bravery  was  pro- 
moted to  the  rank  of  Major.  During  this  siege  he  spent  fourteen 
thousand  dollars  of  his  own  (Continental)  money.  For  the  washing 
of  a  shirt  he  paid  one  hundred  dollars,  and  so  on  in  proportion  for 
everything  he  purchased.  He  lived  a  few  years  in  Amherst  county, 
Virginia.  After  peace  was  made  in  1784,  he  emigrated  with  his 
family  to  Kentucky,  and  lived  four  years  in  what  is  now  Jessamine 
county.  In  1788  he  moved  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Clark  county, 
where  he  spent  the  remainder  of  his  life.  He  took  an  active  part 
as  Major  of  the  Kentucky  militia  during  the  Indian  wars  of  that 
State,  and  was  in  service  in  what  is  now  Ohio,  under  General  Arthur 
St.  Clair,  during  that  unfortunate  expedition  against  the  Indians  in 
1791 ;  but  having  been  detailed  to  Fort  Hamilton,  where  Cincinnati 
now  stands,  to  bring  on  four  hundred  more  men,  who  had  been 
ordered  to  rendezvous  there,  he  was  not  in  that  unfortunate  battle 
of  the  4th  of  November,  which  terminated  so  disastrously  to  the 
American  arms.  He  was  the  first  Sheriff  of  Clark  count}',  Ken- 
tucky, and  was  for  many  years  afterward  one  of  the  judges  of  the 
Court  of  Quarter  Sessions  of  said  count}',  until  1798,  when  he 
resigned  his  office  and  retired  to  private  life.  His  occupation  was 
that  of  a  farmer.  He  was  five  feet  ten  inches  in  height,  of  strong 
muscular  frame,  weighing  about  two  hundred  pounds,  with  florid  com- 
plexion, red  hair,  blue  eyes  and  very  fair  skin.  He  was  a  man  of  great 
€nerg3'  and  indomitable  courage.  He  was  a  first  cousin  to  William 
Clark,  who  accompanied  Meriwether  Lewis  in  his  exploring  expedi 
tion  to  Oregon  in  1804,  and  was  also  first  cousin  to  General  George 
Rogers  Clark,  whose  name  is  so  intimately  connected  with  the 
early  history  of  Kentucky,  and  after  whom  Clark  county  was 
named. 

About  the  year  1798  he  made  a  profession  of  religion,  and 
attached  himself  to  the  Methodist-Episcopal  church,  of  which  he 
continued  a  zealous  and  consistent  member  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death.  He  died  in  Clark  county  in  1837,  and  his  wife  in  the  same 
house  in  1838. 

Major  John  Martin  was  a  cousin  to  General  George  Rogers  Clark 
and  General  William  Clark,  who  accompanied  Meriwether  Lewis  to  the 
Pacific  ocean.  Meriwether  Lewis  and  General  William  Clark  were 
cousins. 


362  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

The  following  are  the  inscriptions  to  be  found  on  the  head-stones 
of  their  graves : 


MAJOR  JOHN  MARTIN 

Is  buried  here. 

Born  March  20,  1749 ; 

Died  in  his  eighty-ninth  year. 


ELIZABETH, 

Wife  of 

Major  John  Martin, 

Is  buried  here. 


Near  the  center  of  the  graveyard  there  also  stands  a  monument 
erected  to  their  memories  with  the  following  inscriptions  upon  it: 


MAJOR  JOHN  MARTIN, 

An  officer  of  the  Revolution, 

Born  in  Albemarle  countj',  Virginia, 

March  20,  1749 ; 

Died  December  3,  1837. 


ELIZABETH, 

Daughter  of  David  Lewis 

And  wife  of  Major  John  Martin, 

Born  1754  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia  ; 

Died  1838. 


They  raised  eight  children,  viz. : 

D  1.    Thomas,  born  in  1776;  died  single. 

D  2.  Mary  Ann,  born  in  1778;  married  J.  W.  Buckner  and 
Colonel  Richard  Taylor. 

D  3.  John  Lewis,  born  in  1779;  married  Catharine  Blanton  and 
Mrs.  Massie,  nee  Helen  Bullitt. 

D  4.    James  Taylor,  born  1783;  died  single. 

D  5.    George  Madison,  born  1785;  died  single. 

D  6.  Robert  Brooks,  born  1788;  married  Susan  Pearson,  Mrs. 
Eubank,  nee  Eliza  Nicholas,  Mrs.  White,  nee  Wood,  and  Mary 
Crutcher. 


GENEALOGY  OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY.  363 

D  7.    Dr.  Samuel  Da  vies,  born  1791;  married  Elizabeth  Taylor. 

D  8.    Eliza  Catherine,  born  1798;  married  Nath.  P.  Taylor. 

D  1.  Thomas  Martin,  son  of  Major  John,  was  born  in  1776.  He 
was  only  eight  years  old  when  his  father  moved  from  Virginia  to 
Kentucky,  yet  he  had  learned  at  that  time  the  multiplication  table 
up  to  forty  times  forty,  all  of  which  had  been  taught  to  him  by  his 
mother.  He  was  a  very  promising  young  man,  but  died  single  in 
ISO-t. 

D  2.  Mary  Ann,  daughter  of  Major  John  Martin,  was  born  in 
1778  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  When  a  child  about  six  or 
seven  years  old  she  got  lost  in  the  woods  in  Kentucky  soon  after  her 
father  moved  to  that  State  and  remained  out  all  night.  Wolves  and 
bears  were  very  abundant  at  that  time,  and  the  wolves  frequently 
howled  near  her  during  the  night.  The  next  day  some  two  hundred 
persons  of  the  vicinity  turned  out  to  hunt  for  her;  she  was  found  in 
the  evening  by  Colonel  Crockett. 

In  1794  she  married  John  Washington  Buctner,  Sr.,  in  Clark 
county,  who  survived  their  marriage  only  a  few  years.  After  the 
death  of  J.  W.  Buckner,  Sr. ,  she  married  Colonel  Richard  Taylor, 
son  of  Commodore  Richard  Taylor,  grandson  of  George  Taylor, 
great-grandson  of  James  Taylor,  Jr.,  and  great-great-grandson  of 
James  Taylor,  Sr. ,  who  emigrated  from  England  to  America. 

Colonel  Richard  Taylor  was  for  many  years  Sergeant  to  the  Court 
of  Appeals.  He  was  an  energetic  business  man.  For  many  years 
before  his  death  he  was  much  afflicted  from  the  effects  of  a  wound 
he  received  in  his  hip  in  the  Indian  wars  while  under  the  command 
of  General  James  Wilkinson ;  and  in  consequence  of  the  kindness 
and  attention  shown  him  by  the  General  at  the  time  he  named  a  son 
after  him. 

After  the  death  of  Colonel  Taylor  she  removed  to  her  father' s  in 
Clark  county  and  lived  there  until  1838,  when  she  went  to  Lexing- 
ington,  Ky.,  where  she  resided  until  her  death,  which  occurred  in 
1853.  She  was  a  very  pious  and  orderly  member  of  the  Methodist 
church.    Her  remains  were  deposited  in  the  graveyard  at  Lexington. 

She  had  two  children  by  her  first  and  four  by  her  second  husband, 
viz. : 

E  1.    Elizabeth  Buckner,  married  Rev.  Thos.  P.  Dudley. 

E  2.  John  W.  Buckner,  married  Catherine  G.  Crockett  and  Mar- 
garet Fletcher. 

E  3.    Lewis  Martin  Taylor,  never  married. 

E  4.    James  Wilkinson  Taylor,  married  Louisiana  Simms. 


364  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  5.    Catherine  B.  Taylor,  married  Moses  B.  Morrison,  and 

E  6.    Matilda  Taylor,  died  in  childhood. 

E  1.  Elizabeth  Buckner,  was  born  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1795;  married  Rev.  Thomas  P.  Dudley,  a  merchant  at  Winches- 
ter and  cashier  of  the  Winchester  Bank.  She  had  two  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.    William,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 

F  2.  John  W. ,  who  was  born  in  Winchester  in  1816;  married 
Harriet  McDonald,  of  Lexington,  Ky. ;  was  a  farmer  and  lived  in 
the  neighborhood  of  Lexington  until  1855,  when  he  sold  his  farm 
and  removed  to  Missouri.     He  has  three  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Alice;  G  2,  Thomas  P.,  and  G  3,  Mary. 

E  2.  John  W.  Buckner,  Jr.,  son  of  Mary  Ann,  was  born  in 
Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1798.  He  married,  in  1820,  Catherine 
G.  Crockett,  daughter  of  Colonel  Anthony  Crockett,  and  niece  of 
the  memorable  Colonel  David  Crockett,  who  was  for  many  years 
member  of  Congress  from  Tennessee,  and  was  killed  at  the  battle  of 
the  Alamo  fighting  for  Texan  independence.  .By  Catherine  G.  he 
had  nine  children.  She  died  in  1844,  and  in  1846  he  married  Sarah 
Margaret  Fletcher,  by  whom  he  had  one  child.  John  W.  Buckner, 
Jr.,  lived  in  Arkansas  a  few  years  until  about  1842,  when  he  moved 
to  Mississippi.  He  again  returned  td  Arkansas  and  (in  1858)  is 
living  near  Barfield  Point,  in  Mississippi  county.  Ark. 

The  following  are  the  names  of  his  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Mary  Ann,  born  1821;  married  Foster  G.  Finley  in  1843 
and  died  in  1844. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  M.,  born  in  Tennessee  1823;  married  Wm.  J. 
Jones. 

F  3.    William  E.,  born  1825;  married  Fanny  Young. 

F  4.    Richard  T.,  born  1827. 

F  5.    Catherine  Crockett,  born  1830. 

F  6.    John  Washington,  born  1832. 

F  7.    Anthony  Crockett,  born  1834. 

F  8.    James  Lewis,  born  1836,  and  died  1855. 

F  9.    Overton  G.,  born  1839,  and 

F  10.  Mary  Allen,  by  second  wife,  born  1850. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  M.  Buckner,  married,  in  1842,  Wm.  J.  Jones,  of 
St.  Francis  county,  Arkansas.     She  has  children  as  follows: 

G  1.    John  J.,  born  1843. 

G2.    Eliza  J.,  born  1845. 

G  3.    Sally,  born  1848. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE   LEWIS    FAMILY,  365 

G  4  aud  5.    Twins,  Anna,  and  one  not  named,  born  1855. 

F  3.  William  E.  Buckner,  married  Fanny  Young,  of  Arkansas, 
in  1847,  and  has  children  as  follows: 

G  1.  Martha,  born  1848;  G  2,  James  G.,  born  1850;  G  3,  Bet- 
tie,  born  1851,  aud  G  4,  Helen  M.,  born  1854. 

E  4.  James  Wilkinson  Taylor,  son  of  Mary  Ann,  married 
Louisiana  Simms,  lived  in  Frankfort,  Ky. ,  and  succeeded  his  father, 
Colonel  Richard,  as  Sergeant  to  the  Court  of  Appeals  of  Kentucky. 
He  was  an  active  business  man,  died  in  Frankfort  aud  left  two  very 
promising  boys:  F  1,  Richard  Cleves,  and  F  2,  James  Wilkinson, 
Jr.,  both  of  whom  died  in  1853.  His  widow  married  J.  Baker,  a 
merchant  of  Frankfort,  had  two  children,  Stanley  and  Mary,  and 
died  in  1853. 

E  5.  Catharine  B.  Taylor,  daughter  of  Mary  Ann,  married 
Moses  B.  Morrison.  They  lived  some  j^ears  in  Frankfort,  Ky.  He 
merchandised  for  many  years  in  Lexington,  Ky. ,  until  about  1857, 
when  he  moved  to  Keokuk,  la.     She  had  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Richard;  F  2,  James;  F  3,  Edwin;  F  4,  Mary;  F  5,  Moses 
B. ;  F  6,  Catharine;  F  7,  Lilla  Augusta;  F  8,  Helen  Martin;  F  9, 
Isola,  and  F  10,  Ida, 

D  3.  John  Lewis  Martin,  son  of  Major  John,  was  born  in  Albe- 
marle county,  Virginia,  in  1779,  and  was  named  after  his  uncle, 
John  Lewis,  of  the  same  count}^  who  was  a  favorite  of  his  sisters. 
He  was  five  feet  eleven  inches  high,  with  black  eyes  and  hair,  and 
weighed  about  two  hundred  pounds.  He  was  a  very  extraordinary 
man  in  his  quickness  of  calculating.  When  books  were  kept  in 
pounds,  shillings  and  pence,  he  could  add  up  the  three  columns  at 
once  as  quick  as  he  could  move  his  hand  up  the  column,  at  the  rate 
of  about  four  seconds  to  the  page.      He  was  raised  a  farmer. 

About  the  year  1802,  he  married  Catharine  Blanton,  and  lived  a 
few  3"ears  upon  a  farm  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  He  then  moved 
to  Lexington,  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  Kentucky  Insurance  Bank, 
and  afterward  cashier;  but  not  approving  the  management  of  the 
bank,  he  resigned  about  1817.  For  some  time  after  this  he  kept  a 
broker's  office  in  Lexington,  but  after  the  death  of  his  wife  he 
moved  to  Louisville,  K}'.,  in  1831.  In  1834  he  married  Mrs.  Massie, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Helen  Bullitt,  by  whom  he  had  no  children. 
He  kept  a  farm  near  Louisville,  Ky. ,  in  which  city  and  on  this  farm 
he  spent  his  summers ;  and  on  a  cotton  farm  in  Mississippi,  opposite 
to  Arkansas  Citj^  Ark. ,  he  spent  his  winters  for  many  years  before 
his  death.      He   outlived   all   his  children  and  died  in  Louisville, 


366  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Ky.,  in  1854.  He  and  all  the  deceased  members  of  his  family  are 
buried  in  Lexington.  He  and  his  wife  were  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church. 

John  L.  Martin  raised  six  children  by  his  first  wife,  Catharine 
Blanton,  viz. : 

E  1.    Orville,  married  Sarah  Sneed. 

E  2.    Nancy  Oliver,  married  John  F.  Anderson. 

E  3.    Patsy,  married  Garnett  Duncan. 

E  4.    John  Hinde,  died  single. 

E  5.    Charlotte,  married  Dr.  Ritchie;  died  without  issue. 

E  6.    Catharine,  died  a  3'oung  woman,  unmarried,  of  consumption. 

E  1.  Orville  Martin,  married  Sarah  Sneed,  of  Frankfort,  Ky. ; 
had  only  one  daughter:  F  1,  Charlotte,  and  died. 

F  1.  Charlotte,  his  daughter,  married  Colonel  Christopher  Irvine 
Field,  of  Boliver  county,  Mississippi,  in  1846.  She  died  in  1850, 
leaving  but  one  child,  a  daughter,  born  in  1849. 

Gr  1.  Patsy,  her  daughter,  resides  at  Richmond,  Madison  county, 
Ky.     She  married  Brutus  J.  Clay,  Jr. 

Patsy  Clay  died  in  1891,  leaving  two  sons  and  three  daughters. 

E  2.  Nancy  Oliver  Martin,  born  about  1805;  married  John  F. 
Anderson,  a  merchant  of  Louisville,  Ky.  She  died  in  1836,  leaving 
three  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  Catharine,  born  in  1826;  married  Thomas  S.  Kennedy, 
educated  at  Transylvania  University,  Lexington,  Ky. ,  for  a  merchant 
of  New  Orleans,  La. ;  now  residing  at  Crescent  Hill,  Jefferson 
county,  Ky. ,  and  has  six  children,  viz. : 

G  1.  Pattie,  born  in  1854;  married  James  P.  Helm,  a  lawj'er  of 
Louisville,  and  son  of  Governor  John  L.  Helm.  They  have  four  chil- 
dren, viz. :     HI,  Kennedy;  H  2,  Kate;  H  3,  Inda,  and  H  4,  James. 

G  2.  Sidney  A.,  daughter  of  T.  S.  Kennedy,  born  in  1848;  mar- 
ried David  M.  Rodman,  a  lawyer  of  Louisville,  son  of  Dr.  Rodman, 
and  a  cousin  of  Governor  Eli  Murraj^  of  Utah,  Governor  Critten- 
den, of  Missouri,  and  Logan  Murray,  of  United  States  National 
Bank,  N.  Y.,  etc.  Mrs.  Rodman  has  four  children,  viz. :  H  1,  Kate; 
H  2,  Pattie;  H  3,  Lee,  and  H  4,  Kennedy. 

G  3.  Nannie  Martin,  daughter  of  T.  S.  Kenned}',  born  in  1859; 
married,  in  1881,  James  E.  Gaither,  a  lawyer,  once  residing  at 
Elizabethtown,  Ky. ,  now  at  Louisville.    They  have  one  son,  Thomas. 

G  4.  Emily,  daughter  of  T.  S.  Kennedy,  born  in  1860;  married 
in  1881,  Maxwell  Sharp  Barker,  a  lawyer  of  Louisville,  whose  fam- 
ily is  from  Hopkinsville,  Ky.,  and  Clarksville,  Tenn.     His  grand- 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  367 

father,  Solomon  P.  Sharp,  was  assassinated  in  1820,  by  Beauchamp, 
at  Frankfort,  Ky.      Emily  Barker  has  two  children,  Carrie  and  Max. 

Gr  5.  Thomas  Worsley,  son  of  T.  S.  Kennedy,  born  in  1861,  and 
married  Margaret  Willard,  in  1891. 

G  6.  Orville  A.,  son  of  T.  S.  Kennedy,  born  in  1867;  married 
Eugenie  Ferrell,  and  has  one  child.  Dr.  Orville  A.  Kennedy  is  Pro- 
fessor of  Science  in  Central  University,  Richmond,  Ky.  All  of 
Catharine  Kennedy's  children  have  white  complexions,  brown  hair 
and  blue  eyes. 

F  2.  Orville  Anderson,  born  in  1828;  married  Caroline  Timber- 
lake,  of  Paris,  Bourbon  count}^,  Ky.  They  had  but  one  child,  viz. : 
G-  1,  Mary  M.,  born  in  1852,  after  which  Caroline,  his  wife,  died, 
in  1855.  He  then  visited  the  ancient  city  of  Rome,  in  Italy,  where 
he  also  died  in  1857. 

Gr  1.  Mary  M.  Anderson,  married  Meriwether  Lewis  Clark,  and 
has  three  children,  Churchill,  Caroline  and  Bee. 

F  3.  Patsy  D.  Anderson,  born  in  1831;  married  Colonel  Richard 
Ten  Broeck,  in  1857,  in  Liverpool,  England.  .  He  is  a  lawyer  by  pro- 
fession, and  a  citizen  of  New  York;  and  she  was  a  citizen  of  Ken- 
tucky. He  is  the  owner  of  fine  stock,  and  is  the  representative  of 
the  American  turf  in  England,  and  has  won  many  valuable  prizes 
with  his  horses. 

We  copy  the  following  sketch  from  Bell's  Life,  London,  viz. : 

TEN  BROECK'S  WINNINGS  IN  ENGLAND. 
We  present  herewith  copious  tables  setting  forth  the  result  of  the  late 
racing  campaign  in  England  in  a  pecuniary  point  of  view.  Among  the  win- 
ners for  the  j'ear,  we  find  the  name  of  Mr.  Ten  Broeck  prominent.  He 
stands  credited  with  $15,745,  of  which  $6,475  was  won  by  Prioress,  $2,200 
by  Babylon  and  $1,000  by  Woodburn.  The  balance  was  won  by  his  English 
purchases,  Eclipse,  Barbarity,  Miwosa  and  Orlanda.  The  above  sums  in- 
clude Mr.  Ten  Broeck's  winnings  in  "stakes"  alone.  What  he  may  have 
pocketed  in  the  way  of  bets,  of  which  oflHcial  record  is  never  made,  is  left 
to  conjecture,  but  that  it  was  beyond  his  winnings  in  "stakes,"  those  who 
know  his  shrewdness  in  everything  that  pertains  to  the  turf,  and  have 
watched  his  success  in  the  different  matches  in  which  his  horses  have  been 
engaged,  will  not,  we  are  certain,  for  a  moment  doubt.  The  heaviest  win- 
ner during  the  season  was  Sir  Joseph  Hanley,  who  fobbed,  in  stakes  alone, 
$61,000.  Mr.  Merry  stands  next,  with  some  $58,000,  and  several  others 
with  $30,000,  each,  follow. 

E  3.  Patsy  Martin,  daughter  of  John  L.,  married  Garnett  Dun- 
can, an  eminent  lawyer  of  Louisville,  Ky. ,  and  had  but  one  child, 
viz. :    F  1,  Henry  Blanton  Duncan,  born  in  1827.    She  died  in  1828. 


368 


GENEALOGY  OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 


Henry  Blanton  was  a  lawyer  by  profession,  and  was  elected  as  a 
member  of  the  Legislature  from  the  city  of  Louisville,  Ky. ,  in  1857. 
At  the  commencement  of  the  war,  in  1861,  between  the  United  States 
and  the  "so-called  Confederacy,"  he  raised  a  regiment  and  was 
elected  its  Colonel,  and  served  awhile  as  a  Colonel  in  the  Confed- 
erate Army  at  Harper's  Ferry  and  other  places.  He  was  afterward 
employed  by  the  Confederate  Government  as  an  engraver  and 
printer  of  Confederate  money  at  Columbia,  S.  C,  where  he  was 
stationed  when  Sherman  made  his  raid  through  South  Carolina. 
General  Sherman  made  his  house  his  headquarters  during  his  stay 
in  Columbia.  He  was  nominated  for  Vice-President  on  the  ticket 
with  Charles  0' Conner. 

Colonel  H.  Blanton  Duncan  married  Mary  T.  Atkinson,  in  1853, 
and  has  children  as  follows: 

G  1.  Mary  Atkinson,  born  1854;  G  2,  Pattie  M.,  born  1857,  died 
young — died  about  1874;  G  3,  Jessie,  died  an  infant — died  about 
1874;  G  4,  Georgia,  died,  aged  eighteen  years;  G  5,  Catharine,  born 
1864,  married  Thomas  Lewis  and  they  now  reside  (1891)  in  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

E  6.  Charlotte  Martin,  daughter  of  John  L. ,  married  Dr.  Ritchie, 
of  Philadelphia;  had  one  child,  when  she  and  her  child  both  died. 
Dr.  Ritchie  lived  in  New  Orleans,  and  died  at  an  old  age  greatly 
beloved  and  respected. 

D  1.  Thomas  Martin,  D  4,  James  Taylor  Martin  and  D  5,  George 
Madison  Martin,  sons  of  Major  John  Martin,  all  died  single.  The 
following  is  the  epitaph  found  on  the  tombstone  that  marks  the  spot 
where  they  repose: 


THOMAS, 
JAMES  TAYLOR 

AND 

GEORGE  MADISON, 
First,  third  and  fourth  sons  of 
Major  John  Martin, 
Died  from  twenty-two  to  twenty- 
eight  years  old. 


D  6.  Robert  Brooks  Martin,  son  of  Major  John,  was  born  in 
Clark  county,  Kentucky,  in  1788;  was  five  feet  ten  inches  high,  with 
light  hair,  blue  eyes,  fair  skin  and  weighed  about  one  hundred  and 


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eighty-five  pounds.  He  was  a  man  of  great  strength  and  activity; 
was  very  industrious  and  energetic  in  the  fore  part  of  his  life.  He 
served  two  tours  in  the  Northwestern  Army  during  the  War  of  1812: 
one  under  Captain  Simpson  in  a  company  of  mounted  men  com- 
manded by  General  Tupper  as  their  chief  officer.  They  traversed 
the  Northwestern  territory,  but  found  all  the  Indian  villages  deserted. 
During  this  tour  they  had  no  battle,  though  some  few  of  the  men 
were  killed  by  Indians.  His  second  tour  was  in  a  company  of 
mounted  men  under  Captain  Clark,  commanded  by  Governor  Isaac 
Shelby  as  their  chief  officer.  Rob.  B.  Martin  removed  to  Monroe 
county,  in  Missouri,  where  he  died  in  1849. 

The  following  is  a  copy  of  the  inscription  upon  his  tombstone : 


ROB.  B.  MARTIN, 

Son  of  Major  John  Martin, 

Born  February,  1788 ; 

Died  February,  1849. 


He  was  married  four  times.  His  first  wife  was  Susan  Pearson, 
whom  he  married  in  1808,  and  by  whom  he  had  seven  or  eight  chil- 
dren. She  died  in  1818.  His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Eubanks,  whose 
maiden  name  was  Eliza  Nicholas,  whom  he  married  about  1820,  and 
by  whom  he  had  four  children.  His  third  wife  was  Mrs.  White, 
whose  maiden  name  was  Wood,  by  whom  he  had  no  children.  His 
fourth  wife  was  Mary  Crutcher,  by  whom  he  had  two  children.  The 
following  are  the  names  of  his  children  that  lived  to  be  grown ;  he 
had  several  besides  that  died  j'oung: 

E  1.  Ann  Eliza,  daughter  of  Rob.  B.  Martin,  born  1810;  married 
Francis  B.  Moss,  a  hardware  merchant  of  Winchester,  Ky. ;  had  no 
children;  is  now  a  widow  living  in  Winchester. 

E  2.    George,  died  single,  twenty-four  years  of  age. 

E  3.  James  Pearson,  born  1814  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky;  went 
to  Missouri  with  his  father  in  1825.  He  learned  the  saddler's  trade, 
but  is  now  a  farmer  in  Monroe  county,  Missouri.  He  married  Mary 
Jane  Fowler  and  has  children  as  follows:  F  1,  Francis  Moss,  born 
1854;  F  2,  Sarah  Elizabeth,  born  1856,  etc. 

E  4.    John  Martin,  son  of  Rob.  B.,  born  about  1816;  learned  the 

saddler's  trade,  but  is  now  a  farmer.     He  went  to  Missouri,  came 

back  to  Kentuckj"  and  lived  some  time  in  Winchester,  then  returned 

to  Missouri  and  married  Elizabeth  Bowling  in  Missouri  and  has 

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370  GENEALOGY   OP    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 

children  as  follows:  F  1,  George  Francis,  born  1842;  F  2,  Susau 
Pearson,  born  1845;  F  3,  Sarah  Jane,  born  1848,  married  Thomas 
C.  Hunter,  of  Estill  City,  Ky. ;  F  4,  Emily  Mary,  born  1850;  F  5, 
Josephine,  born  1852. 

E  5.    Emily,  daughter  of  Rob.  B.,  died  young. 

E  6.  Samuel  Pearson,  born  1820  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  son 
of  Rob.  B.,  is  a  Methodist  preacher  in  Missouri. 

E  7.    Thomas,  son  of  Rob.  B.,  died  young. 

E  8.  Robert,  son  of  Rob.  B.  by  his  second  wife,  has  for  some 
years  been  a  guide  across  the  plains  to  California.  He  is  said  to  be 
one  of  the  best  guides  upon  the  route.  He  never  carries  weapons, 
and  has  the  confidence  and  friendship  of  all  the  Indians  on  the  route. 

E  9.  Sarah,  daughter  of  Rob.  B.,  born  1826;  married  Thomas 
C.  Hunter;  no  children;  reside  in  Estill  City,  Ky. 

E  10.  Nancy,  daughter  of  Rob.  B.  by  his  fourth  wife,  born  1833; 
married  Samuel  Bowling;  has  children,  viz. :  F  1,  Julia,  etc. 

E  11.  Julia,  daughter  of  Rob.  B.,  born  about  1835. 

D  7.  Dr.  Samuel  Davis  Martin,  son  of  Major  John,  was  born  in 
1791  in  Clark  county,  Kentuck}-,  on  the  farm,  where  he  died  in  1881. 
He  was  five  feet  ten  inches  high,  black  hair  and  eyes,  wiih  fair  skin, 
weighing  about  one  hundred  and  eighty- five  pounds  and  of  a  strong 
muscular  frame.  He  was  educated  mostly  in  Clark  county  and  at 
the  Transylvania  University. 

He  commenced  the  study  of  medicine  in  1809  with  Drs.  Mitchell 
and  Davis,  of  Frankfort,  Ky.,  and  in  1811  he  went  to  Lexington  and 
continued  the  study  of  medicine  with  Dr.  Ridgely,  of  that  place. 

In  1812  he  married  Elizabeth  W.  Taylor,  in  Winchester,  Ky., 
daughter  of  Jonathan  Taylor  and  his  wife,  Ann  Berry.  She  was  a 
relative  of  General  Zachary  Taylor  and  James  Madison,  late  Presi- 
dents of  the  United  States.  For  further  information  in  regard  to 
the  Taylor  family  the  reader  is  referred  to  another  page  of  this  work. 

In  1814  he  became  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church,  his  wife 
being  a  member  of  the  same  church.  In  1814  and  1815  he  attended 
medical  lectures  at  the  Transylvania  University.  In  1815  he 
located  at  Winchester,  Ky.,  and  practiced  medicine  until  1825,  when 
he  removed  to  his  farm  and  continued  the  practice  for  ten  years, 
when  he  tried  to  give  it  up  that  he  might  devote  more  of  his  time 
and  attention  to  his  farm ;  but  after  trying  some  years,  he  being  so 
frequently  called  on  to  visit  the  sick,  that  he  determined  again  to 
give  his  chief  attention  to  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and  at  sev- 
.enty-five  years  of  age  was  actively  engaged  in  his  profession,  riding 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  371 

on  horseback,  and  was  capable  of  doing  as  much  business  almost  as 
at  any  time  of  his  life.  He  never  was  a  candidate  for  any  office, 
and  the  only  public  station  he  ever  held  was  that  of  surgeon  to  the 
36th  Regiment  of  Kentucky  militia.  He  devoted  a  great  deal  of 
his  time  and  attention  to  the  importation  and  raising  of  fine  blooded 
stock,  and  took  many  premiums  at  the  agricultural  fairs  by  the 
exhibition  of  the  same  at  Lexington,  Paris,  Richmond,  Winchester, 
l^icholasvilLe  and  Frankfort,  Ky. 

D  7.  Dr.  Samuel  D.  Martin  and  his  wife,  Elizabeth  W.  Taylor, 
had  fourteen  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    John  Sydner,  born  1813  and  died  1827  of  lock-jaw. 

E  2.  Dr.  George  Taylor,  born  1814;  married  Mary  Eleanor  Mott 
in  1839. 

E  3.    Sarah  Ann,  born  1816;  married  Stanley  F.  Tebbs  in  1840. 

E  4.  Elizabeth  Lewis,  born  1818;  married  Josia  A.  Jackson 
in  1886. 

E  5.    Samuel  Taylor,  born  1819;  married  Ann  Eliza  Jones  in  1839, 

E  6.    James  Gibson,  born  1821;  married  Hester  Atkins  in  1855. 

E  7.  Wm.  Jonathan,  born  1823;  died  1825,  of  whooping 
cough  and  measles. 

E  8.    Mary  Susan,  born  1825;  died  1845,  of  pneumonia. 

E  9.    Mildred  Catharine, born  1827 ;  married  Frank  P.Hord  in  ]  848. 

E  10.  Charles  Thomas,  born  1829;  died  1833,  of  inflammation 
of  brain. 

E  11.  Francis  Robert,  born  1831;  married  Bettie  Bailey  in  1856. 

E  12.  Rachel  Davis,  born  1833. 

E  13.  Boy,  born  dead  1836;  never  named. 

E  14.  Helen  Bullitt,  born  1838;  married  B.  F.  Buckner  in  1863. 

Elizabeth,  wife  of  Dr.  Sam  D.  Martin,  died  in  1864,  and  he  died 
in  1881,  when  the  following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  a  Kentucky 
paper: 

DR.  S.  D.  MARTIN. 

Dr.  Samuel  Davis  Martin,  one  of  the  oldest  and,  in  his  day,  most  useful 
citizens  of  Central  Kentuclvy,  died  at  his  home  in  tliis  county  last  Saturday 
night  between  13  and  1  o'clocl\;. 

He  was  bom  where  he  died  on  the  17th  day  of  Januarj^  1791,  and,  con- 
sequently, was  in  the  ninety-first  year  of  his  age.  Kentucky,  when  he 
came  into  the  world,  was  a  county  of  Virginia,  and  after  the  new  Common- 
wealth was  created  this  was  a  part  of  the  county  of  Fayette.  And  thus  it 
was  that  Dr.  Martin,  although  never  resident  beyond  the  present  bounds 
of  Clark,  yet  lived  in  two  States  and  two  counties  of  this  State.  He  was 
the  son  of  Maj.  John  Martin,  a  Revolutionary  soldier,  who  came  to  Ken- 


372  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

tucky  in  1781  from  Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  His  mother  was  Eliza- 
beth Lewis,  who  was  an  aunt  of  Lewis,  of  Lewis  and  Clarlv's  expedition. 
His  father,  had  eight  children,  six  of  whom  were  sons,  viz.:  Thomas, 
George,  James,  John  L.,  Robert  and  the  Doctor.  His  sisters  were  Mary,, 
who  married  Gen.  Dick  Taylor,  of  Frankfort,  and  Eliza,  the  wife  of  N.  P. 
Taylor,  of  St.  Louis. 

The  Doctor  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  Transyl- 
vania University,  and,  it  is  said,  rode  from  home  whilst  a  student  there, 
when  there  were  no  fences  between  his  house  and  Lexington,  and  never 
missed  a  lecture.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  he  joined  the  Methodist  church, 
and  ever  afterward  led  a  consistent,  pious,  godly  life.  His  membership 
was  always  at  Ebenezer,  and  no  man  during  his  day  took  more  interest  in 
the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  his  church. 

With  the  exception  of  a  few  years  spent  in  Winchester,  the  Doctor 
passed  his  life  on  the  farm  where  he  died.  His  practice  was  very  large  so 
long  as  he  was  able  to  meet  its  requirements,  and  extended  throughout  and 
beyond  the  bounds  of  the  county.  The  poor  never  called  on  him  in  vain, 
and  he  did  an  immense  amount  of  work  for  charity's  sake.  Up  to  a  very 
short  time  before  his  death,  he  continued  to  go  to  see  some  of  his  sick 
neighbors,  who  were  anxious  to  have  the  benefit  of  his  wisdom  and  experi- 
ence. He  took  much  interest  in  agricultural  matters,  and  in  1839,  together 
with  Hubbard  and  J.  P.  Taylor,  imported  a  lot  of  Shorthorn  cattle.  They 
were  Beauty,  by  Laurel  (2181) ;  Jessy,  by  Plenipo  (4724) ;  Leonida,  by  Red 
Simon  (2499);  Sprightly,  by  Fitz  Roslyn  (2026),  and  the  calf,  Rosalie,  by 
Cadet  .(1770). 

Shortly  after  this  he  began  to  gather  the  materials  for  an  American  herd 
book,  and  did  much  valuable  work  in  preserving  pedigrees,  but  the  cares 
of  his  profession  prevented  its  completion. 

The  Doctor  took  much  interest  in  meteorology,  and  for  more  than  forty 
years  sent  reports  to  the  department  at  Washington. 

He  contributed  frequently  to  the  medical  journals,  and  was  a  close 
observer  and  good  talker.  When  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  married 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Jonathan  Taylor,  of  this  county.  They  had  four- 
teen children,  eleven  of  whom  lived  to  maturity.  His  wife  has  been  dead 
about  seventeen  years,  and  was  a  model  woman.  His  funeral  was  preached 
Sunday  afternoon  by  Rev.  S.  S.  Pentz  at  his  late  home.  It  is  strange  to 
think  that  one  who  lived  here  before  Kentucky  was  a  State  should  have 
been  among  us  only  a  few  days  ago.  Few  men  have  lived  better  or  more 
useful  lives  than  Dr.  Martin.  Always  temperate  and  industrious,  just  in 
his  dealings  with  his  fellows  and  peaceably  inclined,  he  had  the  warmest 
affection  of  his  family  and  the  most  unbounded  confidence  of  all  who  knew 
him.  The  Doctor  v,'as  never  an  aspirant  for  popular  honors,  but 
"  High  worth  is  elevated  place;  'tis  more; 

It  makes  the  past  stand  candidate  for  thee; 

Makes  more  than  monarch,  makes  an  honest  man. 

Tho'  no  exchequer  it  commands,  'tis  wealth: 

And  though  it  wears  no  riband,  'tis  renown: 

Renown  that  would  not  quit  thee,  tho'  disgraced, 

Nor  leave  thee,  pendent  on  a  Master's  smile." 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  373 

E  2.  Dr.  George  Taylor  Martin,  son  of  Dr.  Samuel  D.,  was  bora 
in  Clark  county,  Kentucky;  studied  medicine  with  his  father;  grad- 
uated at  the  Transylvania  University;  settled  in  Union  county, 
Kentuck}',  to  practice  medicine;  married  Mary  Eleanor  Mott  la 
1839  and  had  the  following  children:  F  1,  Samuel,  died;  F  2,  Eliza- 
beth, born  1842;  F  3  and  4,  George  Armstead  and  Mary  C,  twins, 
born  1844;  F  5,  Sarah  Gibson,  born  1848.  George  Armstead  was 
drowned  in  Trade  water,  in  Union  county,  in  1854. 

Dr.  George  T.  Martin  died  suddenly  while  on  a  visit  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky.,  in  1850. 

E  3.  Sarah  Ann  Martin,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sam.  D.,  was  born  ia 
Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky. ;  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist 
church;  married  Stanley  F.  Tebbs  in  1840.  In  1856  they  located 
in  Clark  county,  Kentucky.  Mr.  Tebbs  has  been  a  merchant  and 
farmer.  He  is  an  energetic  business  man.  They  have  the  follow- 
ing children : 

F  1.    James  Daniel,  born  1841,  and  died  1846. 

F  2.  Elizabeth  Martin  Tebbs,  born  1844  in  Clark  county,  Ken- 
tucky. She  married  David  Pruitt  in  1863  and  has  children,  viz.: 
G  1,  Stanley,  born  1865,  and  G  2,  Richard  Hickman. 

F  3.  Samuel  G.  Tebbs,  born  1847;  F  4,  George  Gibson  Tebbs, 
born  1849;  F  5,  Mary  C.  Tebbs,  born  1851,  and  F  6,  Stanley  F. 
Tebbs,  born  1854. 

E  4.  Elizabeth  Lewis  Martin,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sam.  D.,  was  born 
in  Winchester,  Clark  county,  Ky. ;  married  Josiah  Ashhurst  Jackson, 
Sr.,  of  Clark  county,  in  1836;  lived  a  few  years  in  Clark  county,  purr 
chased  an  interest  in  the  Red  River  Iron  Works  in  Estill  county  and 
lived  at  the  forge  or  furnace  in  said  county  until  1852,  when  he 
moved  to  Winchester.     They  have  the  following-named  children : 

F  1.  Samuel  Grant,  born  1838  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky;  was 
in  the  Southern  Arm}';  was  taken  prisoner  in  southern  part  of  Ken- 
tucky- or  Tennessee  and  paroled.  He  married,  in  1868,  Mary  T. 
Taylor,  daughter  of  Hubbard  B.  Taylor. 

F  2.  George  Martin,  born  1840;  married  Fannie  Cornwell  1864; 
was  a  captain  in  the  Northern  or  Federal  Army,  but  resigned.  Has 
children,  viz. :  Joseph,  born  1867,  etc. 

F  3.    Elizabeth  Gibson,  born  1842. 

F  4.  Mary  Susan,  born  1845;  married  Rob.  A.  Wash;  has  chil- 
dren as  follows:  G  1,  Frank  Hord,  born  1867,  etc. 

F  5.    Sarah  Stanley,  born  1847. 

F  6.    Josiah  Ashhurst,  Jr.,  born  1851  in  Estill  county,  Kentucky; 


374  GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

was  murdered  in  November,  1865,  by  a  boy  -named  John  Dawson. 
The  two  boys  had  gone  out  hunting  together;  he  was  shot  from 
behind  twice  with  a  pistol  and  in  the  arm  and  side  with  a  shotgun, 
and  then  thrown  into  Red  river,  where  he  was  found  a  few  days 
afterward.  Dawson  was  arrested  for  the  murder  and  put  upon  his 
trial  in  Powell  county,  Kentucky. 

F  7.    Frank  Hord,  born  1860. 

Mrs.  Elizabeth  L.  Jackson  is  a  pious  and  exemplary  member  of 
the  Methodist  church.  Her  husband,  Mr.  Josiah  A.  Jackson,  Sr., 
died  in  October,  1863,  occasioned  by  exposure  on  a  trip  through  the 
mountains  in  company  with  the  retreating  Federal  Arm}-.  He  did 
not  belong  to  the  army,  but  thought  it  necessary  to  leave  home  when 
the  Confederate  forces  came  into  Kentucky. 

E  5.  Samuel  Taylor  Martin,  son  of  Dr.  Sam.  D. ,  was  born  in 
Winchester,  Ky. ,  and  is  a  farmer;  was  married  to  Ann  Eliza, 
daughter  of  Thomas  Ap.  Jones,  of  Clark  county,  in  1839.  They 
reside  in  Missouri.  He  and  his  wife  are  both  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church.     They  have  ten  children,  viz. : 

F  1.  George  Thomas,  born  1841;  was  in  the  Confederate  service 
during  the  whole  war.  He  belonged  to  King' s  Battery,  Armstrong' s- 
Brigade  of  Jackson's  Division  of  Cavalry.  He  married  Mary  Fran- 
cisco in  Missouri.  He  resides  in  Saline  county.  Has  children  as 
follows:  G  1,  George  Samuel,  born  3867,  etc. 

F  2.  Samuel  Davis,  born  1843;  was  aid  to  General  Marmaduke 
during  the  Confederate  war.  He  died  in  Saline  county,  Missouri,  in 
1868,  of  consumpl^on. 

F  3.  Frances  Tasker,  born  1845;  married  Geo.  Francisco;  has 
children  as  follows:  G  1,  George  Thomas,  born  1868,  etc. 

F  4.  Charles  Gibson,  born  1847;  F  5,  Elizabeth  Fauntleroy,  born 
1849;  F  6,  Mary  Davis,  born  1852;  F  7,  Francis  Taylor,  born  1854; 
F  8  and  9  (twins),  Sarah  C.  and  Helen,  born  1857;  F  10,  Hester, 
born  1862. 

E  6.  James  Gibson  Martin,  son  of  Dr.  Sam.  D. ,  was  born  in 
Winchester,  Ky. ;  went  as  a  volunteer  to  Mexico  during  the  Mexican 
war;  returned  and  went  to  Missouri,  located  his  land  warrant  he 
received  in  consequence  of  his  services  in  the  Mexican  war  in  Cass 
county,  Missouri.  In  1855  he  married  Hester  Atkins.  On  the 
account  of  his  participation  in  the  rebellion  he  was  banished  from 
Missouri  to  Kentucky,  and  then  from  Kentucky  to  north  of  the  Ohio 
river.  After  the  close  of  the  war  he  returned,  and  is  now  living  at 
the  old  homestead  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 


375 


E  9.  Mildred  Catharine  Martin,  daugliter  of  Dr.  Sam.  D. ,  is  a 
member  of  tlie  Metliodist  cliurcli;  married  Frank  P.  Hord  in  1848, 
a  farmer.  Tliey  are  living  in  Cincinnati,  0. ,  where  he  is  interested 
in  a  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  store  under  the  name  and  style  of 
Apple  &  Co. 

E  11.  Francis  Robert,  son  of  Dr.  Sam.  D.,  married  Bettie  Bailey 
in  1856;  is  a  citizen  of  Saline  county,  Missouri.  During  the  war  of 
of  1861  he  espoused  the  cause  of  the  South;  joined  the  Southern 
Army;  was  taken  prisoner,  and  after  being  confined  some  time  in 
Alton,  111.,  and  being  very  sick  was  paroled  and  returned  to  Ken- 
tucky. He  died  in  1868  in  Missouri.  He  has  the  following-named  chil- 
dren: F  1,  Samuel  Gibson;  F  2,  John  Bailey;  F3,  Rachel  Davis,  born 
1860;  F  4,  Eliza  Wash,  born  1863;  F  5,  Hardin  Bailey,  born  1865, 
and  F  6,  Francis,  born  1867. 

E  14.  Helen  Bullitt,  daughter  of  Dr.  Sam  D.,  married,  in  1863, 
Major  B.  F.  Buckner,  a  lawyer  of  "Winchester,  Ky.  He  was  a  Major  in 
the  Federal  Army,  but  resigned  shortly  after  his  marriage.  He  is 
now  (1866)  a  member  of  the  Legislature  of  Kentucky.  The  names 
of  their  children  are  as  follows:  F  1,  Maurice  M. ,  born  1864,  and 
died  1865;  F  2,  Elizabeth  Martin,  born  1866,  etc. 

D  8.  Eliza  Catharine  Martin,  daughter  of  Major  John,  was  born 
in  Clark  county,  Kentuck}*,  in  1798;  was  an  exemplary  member  of 
the  Methodist  church.  She  married  Nathaniel  Pendleton  Taylor,  son 
of  James  Taylor,  who  married  Ann  Pendleton.  Nath.  P.  Taylor  was 
a  cousin  to  Colonel  Richard  Taylor,  who  married  Mrs.  Mar}'  Ann 
Buckner,  the  sister  of  Eliza  Catharine  Martin.  Nathaniel  P.  Taylor 
lived  in  Jefferson  county,  Kentucky.     They  had  only  two  children: 

E  1.    Laura,  who  died  in  infancy,  and 

E  2.    Eliza  Catharine  Lewis  Taylor,  who  married  Judge  Wash. 

D  8.  Mrs.  Eliza  Catharine  Taylor,  died  in  1819  at  the  residence 
of  her  father,  Major  John  Martin,  shortly  after  the  birth  of  her  sec- 
ond child.  She  was  interred  in  the  family  burying-ground.  The 
following  is  a  copy  of  the  epitaph  upon  her  tombstone : 


IN  MEMORY  OF 

ELIZA  CATHARINE  TAYLOR, 

Youngest  child  of 

Major  John  and  Elizabeth  Martin, 

And  wife  of 

Nath'l  P.  Taylor, 

Born  April  28,  1798; 
Died  July  28,  1819. 


376  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  2.  Eliza  Catharine  Lewis  Taylor,  daughter  of  Eliza  Catharine 
and  Nath.  P.  Taylor,  was  born  in  Jefferson  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1819;  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church;  married  Judge  Robert 
Wash  about  1837  and  lived  in  and  near  St.  Louis,  Mo.  She  had  the 
following  children: 

F  1.  Elizabeth  Wash,  born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  1838;  married 
John  Y.  Page,  a  lawyer  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  and  has  children,  viz.: 
Gr  1,  Eliza  Wash  Page,  born  1859. 

F  2.    Robert  Ashley  Wash,  born  1840. 

F  3.    William  Wash,  born  1842. 

F  4.  Pendleton  Wash,  born  1844;  was  at  school  in  Virginia  when 
the  War  of  1 861  commenced.  He  joined  the  Confederate  Army  and 
was  killed  near  Richmond,  Va. 

F  5.    Julia  Wash,  born  1846. 

F  6.    Virginia  Wash,  born  1848. 

F  7.    Clark  Christopher  Wash,  born  1850,  and 

F  8.    Edmonia  Wash,  born  1852. 

Judge  Robert  Wash  died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  in  November,  1856. 

The  following  obituary  notice  appeared  in  the  St.  Louis  Ketvs 
shortly  after  his  death: 

DEATH  OF  JUDGE  WASH. 

St.  Louis  lost  one  of  her  best  and  most  esteemed  citizens  on  Sunday  in 
the  death  of  Judge  Robert  Wash.  He  was  an  able  jurist  and  an  upright 
man.  He  came  to  Missouri  from  Virginia  wliile  this  State  was  a  Territory, 
and  has  been  one  of  its  brightest  ornaments  until  the  daj'  of  his  death. 

Mrs.  Wash  and»her  three  children  were  in  Winchester,  Ky.,  in 
1860,  boarding  with  Mrs.  Moss. 

THE  TAYLOR  FAMILY  IN  PART. 

A  1.  James  Taylor,  Sr.,  came  from  Carlisle,  England,  in  1658, 
and  settled  near  the  Chesapeake  Bay,  in  Virginia,  where  he  died  in 

1698,  leaving  five  sons  and  several  daughters: 
B  1.    Jane  Taylor,  born  December  27,  1668. 

B  2.  Mary,  born  in  1670;  married  H.  T.  Pendleton  and  Ed. 
Watkins. 

B  3.    James,  Jr.,  born  in  1675;  married  Martha  Thompson,  in 

1699.  They   raised    four    sons    and    five    daughters   in   part,  as 
follows : 

C  1.  Frances,  born  in  1700;  married  Ambrose  Madison,  father 
of  James  Madison,  Sr. ,  and  grandfather  of  James  Madison,  Jr., 
President  of  the  United  States. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FxVMILY.  377 

C  2.    Martha,  boru  in  1702;  married  Larkin  Chew. 

C  3.  James,  born  in  1704;  married  Alice  Thornton  and  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Lewis,  nee  McGrath,  the  widow  of  John  Lewis,  the  young- 
est brother  of  David  Lewis,  Sr.,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  who 
married  her  sister,  Mary  McGrath,  as  his  third  wife. 

C  4.  Zachary  Taylor,  the  grandfather  of  President  Taylor,  was 
born  in  1707.  He  married  Elizabeth  Lee,  and  left  posterity,  in 
part  as  follows: 

D  1.    Hancock,  son  of  Zach. ,  of  1707,  was  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  in 

1769,  in  company  with  his  brother,  Colonel  Richard,  and  was  killed 
by  the  Indians  not  far  from  where  Frankfort,  Ky. ,  now  stands. 

D  2.    Edmund,  was  also  in  Pittsburg  in  1769. 

D  3.    Colonel    Richard    Taylor,  was   born    in    1744;    married  in 

1770,  Sarah  Strother,  in  1779,  and  was  the  father  of  President  Zach. 
Taylor,  et  al. ,  viz. : 

E  1.    Hancock,  married  Miss  E.  Hord  and  Hannah  Lewis. 

E  2.  General  Zachary,  President  of  United  States,  was  born  in 
Orange  county,  Virginia,  in  1784.  He  married  Miss  M.  Smith,  by 
whom  he  had  four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Ann,  married  Dr.  Robert  C.  "Wood. 

F  2.  Sarah  K. ,  married  Jeff  Davis,  President  of  Southern  Con- 
federacy. 

F  3.    Elizabeth,  married  Colonel  Bliss. 

F  4.    Richard,  was  a  General  in  the  Confederate  Army. 

C  5.  George  Taylor,  son  of  James  and  Martha  Thompson,  was 
born  in  1711;  was  twice  married;  first  to  Rachel. Gibson,  by  whorn 
he  raised  eleven  sons,  seven  of  whom  bore  commissions  in  the  Rev- 
olutionary Army.     His  second  wife  was  Mrs.  Conway. 

C  6.  Tabitha,  daughter  of  James  and  Martha,  born  in  1713; 
married  Mr. Wild. 

C  7.  Hannah,  daughter  of  James  and  Martha,  born  in  1718; 
married  R.  Thomas. 

Issue  of  George  Taylor  and  Rachel  Gibson,  marked  D. : 

D  1.  Lieutenant  James  Taylor,  born  in  1739;  married  Ann  Pen- 
dleton, and  was  the  father  of  Nathaniel  Pendleton,  who  married 
Eliza  Catharine  Martin. 

D  2.    George,  born  in  1741. 

D  3.  Lieutenant  Jonathan  Taylor,  Sr.,  born  in  1742;  married 
Ann  Berry,  in  1766,  and  died  in  Clark  county,  Kentucky. 

E  1.  Major  Jonathan  Taylor,  Jr.,  son  of  Lieutenant  Jonathan 
and  Ann  Berry,  was  a  Major  in  the  United  States  Army,  and  was  in 


378  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

the  battle  of  St.  Clair's  defeat,  and  was  afso  in  General  Wayne's 
last  campaign  against  the  Indians. 

F  1.  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Major  Jonathan  Taylor,  Jr.,  mar- 
ried Dr.  Sam  D.  Martin,  son  of  Major  John  Martin,  a  Revolutionary 
soldier,  and  grandson  of  Thomas  Martin,  of  Albemarle  county^ 
Vii'ginia. 

D  4.  Edmund,  son  of  George  Taylor  and  Rachel  Gibson,  born  in 
1744;  married  Sarah  Stubbs. 

D  5.    Colonel  Frank  Taylor,  born  in  1747. 

D  6.  Commodore  Richard  Taylor,  son  of  George  and  Rachel, 
born  in  1749;  married  Catharine  Davis,  and  was  the  father  of  Colo- 
nel Richard  Taylor,  who  married  Mrs.  Mary  Ann  Buckner,  daughter 
of  Major  John  Martin. 

D  7.  Lieutenant  John  Taylor,  born  in  1751;  was  taken  prisoner 
during  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  died  on  board  of  a  British 
prison -ship,  in  the  Harbor  of  New  York. 

D  8.  Major  William,  born  in  1753;  married  Miss  Hord  and 
Miss  Coats. 

D  9.    Dr.  Charles,  born  in  1755;  married  Sarah  Conway. 

D  10.  Lieutenant  Reuben,  born  in  1757;  married  Rebecca  Moore. 

D  11.  Captain  Benjamin,  born  in  1759,  and 

D  12.  George  Conway. 


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CHAPTEE  XXII. 

COLONEL  JAMES  LEWIS,  OF  FRANKLIN  COUNTY,  TENN. 

C  10.  Colonel  James  Lewis,  son  of  David  by  his  third  wife,  Mary 
McGrath  or  Mrs.  Hart,  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in 
1756.  When  the  American  Revolution  commenced  he  was  among 
the  first  to  espouse  the  cause  of  the  colonies,  and  to  shoulder  his 
gun  and  march  to  her  defense.  He  first  joined  Captain  Charles 
Lewis'  company  in  April,  1775.  (See  Albemarle  in  1775,  on 
another  page).  He  served  throughout  the  Kevolutionary  war ;  was 
in  all  the  principal  battles — was  at  Brandywine,  Trenton,  Princeton, 
White  Plains,  Grermantown,  Yorktown,  etc.  He  was  with  Washing- 
ton when  the  army  crossed  the  Delaware  on  that  memorable  cold 
day — the  26th  of  December,  when  the  army  was  left  in  a  destitute 
and  deplorable  condition,  when  they  marched  from  White  Marsh  to 
Valley  Forge,  over  rough  and  frozen  ground,  where  they  might 
have  been  traced  by  the  blood  from  the  bare  and  mangled  feet  of 
the  soldiers.  He,  with  many  others,  was  taken  prisoner  at  German- 
town,  and  was  confined  in  the  prison  at  Philadelphia  nine  months, 
where  his  suffering  was  almost  indescribable.  It  being  in  mid- 
winter they  were  half-clothed,  half-fed,  without  fire  and  nothing  but 
a  straw  bed  upon  which  to  sleep.  The  officers  in  command  would 
call  them  to  the  prison  walls  and  make  them  catch  in  their  hat  the 
hot  soup  upon  which  they  were  fed,  and  designedly  pour  the  hot. 
soup  over  their  hands  and  arms  so  as  to  scald  them. 

Taliaferro  Lewis,  the  son  of  John  Lewis  and  his  wife,  Sarah 
Taliaferro,  was  in  the  same  prison  at  the  same  time.  He  and  his  uncle, 
Colonel  James  Lewis,  would  hug  each  other's  feet,  time  about,  to 
prevent  them  from  freezing.  There  was  an  old  lady  who  would 
bring  them  a  little  food  each  day,  until  they  took  the  prison  fever 
and  were  unable  to  answer  to  their  names.  They  recovered,  how- 
ever, at  length,  from  their  sickness,  and  devised  a  plan  by  which 
they  might  make  their  escape  from  the  dungeon  in  which  they  were 
confined.  They  undermined  the  wall  of  the  prison,  through  which 
many  of  the  soldiers  made  their  escape.  When  it  came  to  the  time 
when  Colonel  James  Lewis  and  his  newhew,  Taliaferro  Lewis, 
should  make  their  escape,  they  stealthily  approached  the  hole  under 


380  GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 

the  wall,  and  were  in  the  act  of  crawling  out,  but  just  as  the}^  were 
about  to  emerge  from  the  submural  passage,  to  their  great  disap- 
pointment, as  they  looked  up  they  beheld  a  British  officer  standing 
on  the  outside  with  a  drawn  sword  in  his  hand,  watching  the  aper- 
ture under  the  wall,  and  ready  to  cut  off  the  head  of  any  prisoner 
who  should  attempt  to  make  his  escape.  They  both  hastily  ran  back 
and  threw  themselves  upon  their  straw  bed  and  feigned  sleep,  so 
that  when  the  officer  came  in  to  examine  the  condition  of  the  prison, 
it  was  with  much  difficulty  that  he  could  arouse  them  from  their 
deep  slumber.  Colonel  James  Lewis  was  at  Yorktown  and  witnessed 
the  surrender  of  Lord  Cornwallis.  In  speaking  of  that  memorable 
event,  he  remarked  that,  "that  was  the  happiest  day  of  his  life." 
During  Jefferson's  administration,  James  Monroe  was  sent  as  Min- 
ister to  France.  He  reposed  so  much  confidence  in  Colonel  Lewis, 
that  Mr.  Monroe,  on  leaving  the  United  States,  left  all  his  unsettled 
business  in  his  hands  to  attend  to  during  his  absence.  On  the 
return  of  Mr.  Monroe,  he  found  his  business  all  wound  up,  ' '  better, ' ' 
he  said,  "  than  he  could  have  done  it  himself." 

Col.  James  Lewis  was,  in  a  true  sense  of  the  word,  a  fair  speci- 
men of  "  Virginia  hospitalit}'. "  He  was  a  member  of  the  Episco- 
pal church,  was  a  farmer  and  kept  a  hotel  several  years  at  Charlottes- 
ville, Ya.  His  fund  of  anecdotes  was  almost  inexhaustible.  He  had 
l)lue  eyes,  dark  hair  and  fair  complexion ;  when  young  he  was  quite 
spare-made  and  walked  very  erect,  but  in  his  old  age  he  weighed 
about  two  hundred  pounds.  His  height  was  six  feet  one  and  a  half 
inches.  He  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife  was  Luc}",  daughter  of 
John  Thomas,  of  Albemarle  county,  Yirginia,  by  whom  he  had 
eleven  children.  They  were  married  in  1779;  she  died  in  1825. 
His  second  wife  was  Mary  C.  Marks,  whom  he  also  married  in  Albe- 
marle count}-,  Yirginia,  in  1826,  by  whom  he  had  no  children; 
she  died  in  1858.  He  and  his  children  were  all  born  in  Albemarle 
count}'.  In  1811  he  moved  from  Albemarle  county  to  Franklin 
county,  Tennessee,  where  he  died  in  1849. 

In  1886  his  only  living  child,  Mrs.  Mary  E.  B.  Bobbins,  of 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  visited  the  grave  of  her  father.  She 
found  only  a  small  piece  of  a  large  tombstone  which  had  been  broken 
to  pieces  by  the  Federal  soldiers  during  the  late  Confederate  war. 
Upon  the  piece  which  she  found  was  the  following  inscription.  The 
balance  was  all  lost: 

"He  was  an  officer  in  the  old  Revolutionary  war,  and  was  one  of 
General  Washington's  forlorn  hope  at  the  battle  of  Brandj-wine." 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  3S1 

Colonel  James  Lewis  aud  his  first  wife,  Lucy  Thomas,  had  thir- 
teen children,  but  raised  only  eleven.      His  children  were  as  follows: 

DL  Sarah  Thomas,  born  in  1781;  married  Wm.  Patton  and 
Stephen  Carter. 

D  2.  Tipton,  born  in  1783;  married  Frances  Hickman  and  Phebe 
Thomson. 

D  3.  Capt.  James  Wilson,  born  in  1785;  married  Martha 
Figuers. 

D  4.    1st  Mary,  born  in  1788;  married  James  Brenham  and  died. 

D  5.    Maria  Madison,  born  in  1790;  died,  single,  1812. 

D  6.  Capt.  Cornelius  Norbourn,  born  in  1793;  married  Mary 
Figuers. 

J)  7.  Thomas  Moore  Jefferson,  born  in  1795;  married  Caroline 
Childress  and  Elizabeth  Robertson. 

J)  8.  John  Thomas  Washington,  born  1799;  married  Eliza 
McKenny  and  Mrs.  Cherry. 

D  9.    David  Claiborne,  born  in  1800;  married  Civil  Wiggs. 

D  10.  Ann  Eliza  Monroe,  born  in  1803;  married  Judge  Rob.  Z. 
Hawkins. 

D  11.  2d  Mary  Elizabeth  Brenham,  born  in  1805;  married  Capt. 
Dyer  Moore  and  Elijah  D.  Robbins  and  is  alive  in  1891. 

D  1.  Sarah  Thomas  Lewis,  was  born  in  1781.  Her  stature  was 
five  feet  six  inches,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion, 
weighing  about  two  hundred  pounds.  She  was  an  exemplary  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church.  She  was  twice  married ;  first  to  Wm. 
Patton,  who  died  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky;  secondly  to  Hon. 
Stephen  Carter,  who  represented  Jackson  county,  Alabama,  several 
sessions  in  the  State  Legislature.  Mr.  Carter  died  at  the  residence 
of  James  Moore  in  Marshall  county,  Alabama.  Mrs.  Sarah  T. 
Carter  had  three  children  by  Mr.  Patton  and  six  b}'  Mr.  Carter  aud 
died  at  Bellefonte,  in  Jackson  county,  Ala.,  in  1835.  The  names 
of  her  children  were  as  follows: 

E  1.    Robert  Patton,  died  in  1824. 

E  2.    Maria  Patton,  married  Wm.  Lewis. 

E  3.    Lucy  Patton,  married  Timothy  Root. 

E  4.  Mary  Elizabeth  Brenham  Carter,  married  Rev.  Wm.  3IcN. 
Harris. 

E  5.    James  Lewis  Carter,  married  Jane  Finley. 

E  6.    Catharine  P.  Carter,  married  Elija  Hansboro. 

E  7.    Sarah  Jane  Carter,  married  Presley  George. 

E  8.    Nancy  Carter,  married  Jas.  H.  Moore. 


S82  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  9.    Jefferson  Carter,  married  Sarah  Lee  and  Mary  Hines. 

E  2.  Maria  Patton,  married  Wm.  Lewis,  of  Lincoln  county, 
Kentucky,  where  they  reside.     They  have  children. 

E  3.  Lucy  Patton,  married  Rev.  Timothy  Root  and  resides  at 
Tuskeega,  Ala.     Their  children  are  as  follows: 

F  1.  Mary,  married  a  Presbyterian  minister,  and  died;  F  2,  Rob- 
ert; F  3,  William,  died;  F  4,  Lydia,  married  a  Mr.  Williams  and 
resides  at  Tuskeega,  Ala. 

E  4.  Mary  E.  B.  Carter  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church 
and  married  Rev.  Wm.  McN.  Harris,  of  Lockhart,  Tex.  She  has 
children,  viz.:  F  1,  Temple;  F  2,  Sarah;  F  3,  Benjamin,  etc. 

E  5.  James  Lewis  Carter,  married  Jane  Finley  and  died  at 
"Bellefonte,  Jackson  county,  Ala.  They  have  children,  viz. :  F  1, 
Stephen ;  F  2,  William ;  F  3,  John ;  F  4,  Sarah,  etc. 

E  6.  Catharine  P.  Carter,  married  Elija  Hansboro,  a  lawyer  of 
Austin,  Tex.     The}^  have  no  children. 

E  7.  Sarah  Jane  Carter,  married  Presley  George,  of  Austin, 
Tex.  Their  children  are :  F  1,  Catharine,  died;  F  2,  Nancy,  died,  etc. 

E  8.  Nancy  Carter,  married  James  H.  Moore,  a  merchant,  and 
died  in  Marshall  county,  Alabama.  Her  children  were:  F  1,  Eliza- 
beth, etc. 

E  9.  Jefferson  Carter,  was  a  Methodist.  He  married  Sarah  Lee, 
of  Kentucky,  and  Mary  Hinds,  of  Marshall  county,  Alabama.  He 
had  two  children  by  the  first  and  five  by  the  last  wife,  viz. :  F  1, 
Frank ;  F  2,  James ;  F  3,  Byram ;  F  4,  Carroll ;  F  5,  Claiborne,  etc. 

D  2.  Tipton  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  James,  was  born  in  1783.  He 
was  a  small  man,  with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes.  He  served  in  the 
tirmy  under  Greneral  Jackson  in  the  war  with  the  Creek  Indians,  and 
was  in  the  battle  of  the  Horse  Shoe,  and  was  also  with  General  Jack- 
son in  the  great  battle  of  New  Orleans  against  the  British  in  the 
War  of  1812.  He  was  twice  married;  first  to  Frances  Hickman, 
daughter  of  Paschal,  of  Frankfort,  Ky. ;  second  to  Mrs.  Phebe 
Thompson,  of  West  Tennessee.  He  died,  childless,  near  Poca- 
hontas, Randolph  county,  Ark.,  in  1844. 

D  3.  James  Wilson  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  James,  was  born  in  1785. 
His  height  was  about  six  feet  one  and  a  half  inches,  with  light  hair, 
Tblue  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  He  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  and 
yvtxs  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  married  Martha  Fig- 
ners  about  the  year  1814,  daughter  of  Major  Figuers,  of  Wilson 
county,  Tennessee.  Major  Figuers  was  a  gentleman  of  high  stand- 
ing and  great  respectability.     J.  Wilson  Lewis  died,  childless,  in 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY.  383 

Wilson  county,  Tennessee.     His  widow  married  a  Mr.  Helm, 

of  Wilson  county,  Tennessee. 

D  4.  Mary  Lewis,  daughter  of  Col.  James,  was  born  in  1 788. 
She  was  a  small  woman,  weighing  about  ninety-five  pounds,  with 
dark  hair  and  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  Her  height  was  about  five 
feet  five  inches.  She  was  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 
She  married  James  Brenham,  a  merchant,  by  whom  she  had  one 
child,  Elizabeth.  She  and  her  child  both  died  about  1805,  and  Mr. 
Brenham  died  near  Orleans,  Orange  county,  Ind.,  leaving  no  living 
posterity. 

D  5.  Maria  Madison,  daughter  of  Col.  James  Lewis,  was  born 
about  1790;  was  about  five  feet  six  inches  in  height,  with  light 
blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  She  died,  single,  at  her  father's, 
in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1812. 

D  6.  Capt.  Cornelius  Norbourn  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  James,  was 
born  in  1793.  He  was  a  small  man,  with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and 
fair  complexion.  He  served  as  a  captain  in  the  war  with  the  Creek 
Indians  under  General  John  Coffee  and  General  Andrew  Jackson. 
He  was  under  General  Coffee  at  the  battle  of  the  Horse  Shoe.  Gen- 
eral Jackson  had  ordered  Coffee  not  to  attempt  to  assault  the 
breastworks  of  the  Horse  Shoe  on  the  account  of  its  great  strength, 
for  fear  of  losing  too  many  of  his  men ;  but  through  strategem  and 
the  aid  of  a  friendly  Indian,  he  succeeded  in  capturing  the  fort. 
Capt.  C.  Norbourn  Lewis  was  the  third  man  that  mounted  the 
breastworks.  He  was  sent  back  to  Tennessee  as  a  recruiting  officer 
and  raised  a  regiment  in  Wilson  and  the  adjoining  counties.  He  was 
with  Generals  Coffee  and  Jackson  at  New  Orleans  in  the  War  of 
1812  with  England,  and  assisted  in  gaining  that  brilliant  victory  so 
signally  achieved  by  the  American  arms  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

He  married  Mary  Figuers,  daughter,  of  Major  Figuers,  of  Wilson 
count}^,  Tennessee,  in  1814.  He  had  two  children,  both  of  whom 
died  in  infancy.  In  1835  he  died  at  the  residence  of  his  father  in 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee. 

D  7.  Thomas  Moore  Jefferson  Lewis,  son  of  Col.  James,  was 
born  in  1795.  He  was  about  six  feet  one  and  a  half  inches  in  height, 
with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  comptexion.  He  was  a  lawyer 
by  profession;  married  Caroline  Childress  in  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  where 
he  died,  childless,  in  1820.  His  widow  married  Judge  Pickens,  of 
Eutaw,  Ala. 

D  8.  John  Thomas  Washington  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  James, 
was  born  in  1799.     He  was  about  six  feet  one  inch  in  stature,  with 


384  GENEALOGY  OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  He  was  a  member  of  the' 
Methodist  church.  He  was  married  three  times.  His  first  wife  was- 
Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Wm,  Robertson,  of  Madison  county,  Alabama, 
by  whom  he  had  two  children.  His  second  wife  was  Eliza  McKen- 
ney,  whom  he  married  near  Fort  Towson,  in  the  Choctaw  nation, 
west  of  Arkansas,  by  whom  he  had  seven  children.  His  third  wife 
was  a  Mrs.  Cherry,  by  whom  he  had  no  children.  He  died  near 
Fort  Smith,  in  Sebastian  county,  Ark.  His  wife  survived  him  and 
is  living  within  three  miles  of  Fort  Smith.  J.  T.  Washington  Lewis 
had  nine  children,  viz. :  E  1,  Mary;  E  2,  William  R. ;  E  3,  James; 
E  4,  Alfred;  E  5,  Joel;  E  6,  John;  E  7,  Simona;  E  8,  Louisa,  and 
E  9,  David  Claiborne. 

E  1.  Mary,  daughter  of  J.  T.  W.  Lewis,  married  Octavius 
Spencer,  of  Jefterson  county,  Alabama.  During  the  Confederate 
war  they  emigrated  to  Jackson  Parish,  La.,  where  she  died  in  1873, 
leaving  six  children,  viz.:  F  1,  William,  was  in  the  Confederate 
Army  and  died,  single,  after  the  war;  F  2,  Mary  Frances,  married 
Jas.  Oliver;  F  3,  James  Lewis,  married  Clara  Chapman;  F  4,  Berry, 
died  in  childhood;  F  5,  Henry  Nave,  married  Eleanor  Whittington, 
and  F  6,  Lee  Gray,  was  killed  in  a  deer  hunt  in  1876.  Their  post- 
ofBce  is  Girard,  La. 

E.2.  William  R.,  son  of  J.  T.  W.  Lewis,  married  Nancy  E., 
daughter  of  Nelson  Carter,  of  Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  Wm. 
R.  was  a  Confederate  soldier.  He  carried  on  a  blacksmith  shop  ia 
Elyton,  Ala.,  several  years  and  finally  settled  in  Richland  Parish, 
La.,  where  he  died  in  1868,  leaving  two  children,  viz. :  F  1,  William 
Forest,  born  1855,  and  F  2,  Sydney  Carter,  born  1862,  who  died 
single.     Their  post-oflfice  is  Girard,  La. 

D  9.  David  Claiborne  Lewis,  son  of  Colonel  James,  was  born  in 
1800.  He  was  a  small  man,  with  light  hair  and  blue  eyes.  He 
married  Civil  Wiggs,  sister  of  A.  R.  Wiggs.  D.  Claiborne  Lewis 
died  childless  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1851.  His  widow 
married  Charles  Crismon. 

D  10.  Eliza  Ann  Monroe  Lewis,  daughter  of  Colonel  James,  born 
in  1803.  She  was  a  small  woman,  weighing  about  nine-five  pounds, 
with  light  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  skin.  She  was  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church.  She  married  Judge  Robert  Zachariah  Hawkins. 
Judge  Hawkins  was  a  lawyer  b}^  profession,  and  was  for  many  years 
Judge  of  the  Probate  Court  of  Morgan  county,  Alabama.  He  finally 
became  a  Methodist  preacher.  They  both  died  in  Decatur,  Morgan 
county,  about  1840.     The  remains  of  Eliza  A.  M.,    his  wife,  was 


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interred  in  lier  fatlier's  family  burying-ground  in  Franklin  county, 
Tennessee.     They  had  five  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  Mary  Maria,  was  born  in  1824.  In  1846  she  married  A,  R. 
Wiggs  (now  of  Memphis,  Tenn.),  a  brother  of  Civil  Wiggs.  A.  R. 
Wiggs  is  a  printer  by  occupation.     Mary  Maria  has  no  children. 

E  2,  3  and  4,  James,  Caleb  and  Margaret,  all  died  young. 

E  5.  Musadora  Hawkins,  married,  in  184G,  Dr.  Robert  R.  Dick- 
son, of  Marshall  county,  Alabama.  She  died  near  Austin,  Travis 
county,  Tex.,  leaving  children,  viz.:     F  1,  Elizabeth,  etc. 

D  11.  Mary  Elizabeth  Branham  Lewis,  daughter  of  Col.  James, 
was  born  in  1805.  She  was  named  after  her  sister,  Mary,  who  mar- 
ried James  Branham,  and  their  daughter,  Elizabeth.  Mary  E.  B. 
Lewis  was  about  five  feet  six  inches  in  height,  weighing  one  hun- 
dred and  twenty  pounds,  with  dark  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  com- 
plexion. She  made  a  profession  of  religion  and  attached  herself 
to  the  Methodist  church  about  the  year  1834.  She  was  twice  mar 
ried.  About  the  year  1823  she  married,  in  Franklin  county,  Ten- 
nessee, Captain  Dyer  Moore,  son  of  William  Moore,  of  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia.  Captain  D.  Moore  was  a  captain  in  the  War  of 
1812.  He  was  a  trader  and  a  farmer.  After  their  marriage  they 
moved  back  to  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  where  they  resided  about 
four  years.  In  1827  they  moved  again  and  settled  in  Franklin 
county,  Tennessee,  where  she  now  (1886)  resides  a  widow.  Captain 
Moore  died  in  1840. 

Captain  D.  Moore  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in 
1795;  was  six  feet  two  and  one-half  inches  in  height,  weighing  two 
hundred  and  fifty  pounds,  with  blue  eyes,  dark  hair  and  dark  complex- 
ion. He  was  a  man  of  great  respectability;  was  a  useful  member 
of  society,  and  a  very  staunch  citizen.  They  raised  seven  children, 
viz. : 

E  1.    Lucy  Elizabeth,  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1824. 

E  2.    Sarah  Maria,  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1825. 

E  3.    James  Lewis,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1828. 

E  4.    Mary  Marks,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1830. 

E  5.    William  Dyer,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1832. 

E  6.    Ann  Eliza,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1834. 

E  7.  Jefferson  Carter,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in 
1836. 

Mrs.  Mary  E,  B.  Moore   married,  as  her  second  husband,  Elija. 
D.  Bobbins,  by  whom  she  had  no  issue.     Her  post-office  is  Win- 
chester, Franklin  county,  Tenn. 
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386  GENEALOGY   OP   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

E  1.  Lucy  E.,  daughter  of  Captain  Dyer  Moore,  was  five  feet 
five  inches  in  height.  In  1840  she  married  William  H.  Matlock,  son 
of  "William,  of  Mississippi.  They  are  both  members  of  the  Meth- 
odist church  and  he  is  a  farmer.  They  live  in  Franklin  county, 
Tennessee,  and  have  had  eleven  children,  whose  names  are  as  fol- 
lows: 

F  1.  William  Dyer  Matlock,  was  born  in  1840.  He  served  in 
the  Confederate  war,  and  belonged  to  the  1st  Tennessee  Regiment 
under  Colonel  Peter  Turney,  General  Bee's  brigade.  He  was  in  the 
battle  of  Manassas,  and  many  others.  He  is  a  farmer  residing  in 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  In  1864  he  married  Mary  Clementine 
Thorn,  in  Tippah  county,  Mississippi,  and  has  children,  viz. : 

G  1.    Edward  Dyer,  born  in  Tippah  county,  Mississippi,  in  1865. 

O  2.    John  William,  born  in  1867,  etc. 

E  2.  James  Lewis  Matlock,  son  of  William  H.,  was  born  in 
1843,  and  died  in  1844. 

F  3.  Mary  Elizabeth  Matlock,  was  born  in  De  Soto  county,  Mis- 
sissippi, in  1844.  In  1865  she  married  Captain  Henry  Weaver,  of 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  They  have  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Ida 
Elizabeth,  born  in  1866. 

Captain  Henry  Weaver  is  a  farmer.  He  served  in  the  Confed- 
erate war  in  the  17th  Tennessee  Regiment  under  Colonel  Marks;  was 
captured  at  the  fall  of  Fort  Donelson,  and  remained  a  prisoner 
eight  or  nine  months. 

F  4.    John    Jefferson    Matlock,    was    born   in    1847,   and    died 

1848. 

F  5.    Henry  Hamilton  Matlock,  was  born  in  1849. 

F  6.    Ann  Eliza  Matlock,  was  born  in  1851. 

F  7.    Robert  Lewis  Matlock,  was  born  in  1854. 

F  8.    Ella  Matlock,  was  born  in  1857. 

F  9.    Lucy  Matlock,  was  born  in  1860. 

F  10.  Charles  Morgan  Matlock,  was  born  in  1862. 

F  11.  Jefferson  Carter  Moore  Matlock,  was  born  in  1864,  and 
died  1865. 

They  were  all  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  except  Mary 
Weaver. 

E  2.  Sarah  Maria  Moore,  was  born  in  1825,  in  Albemarle  county, 
Virginia.  She  was  about  five  feet  five  inches  in  height,  with 
dark  hair,  blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  In  1848  she  married 
Robert  Hines,  son  of  Isaac,  of  Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  Sarah 
M.  is  a  Methodist  and  Mr.  Hines  is  a  Baptist  and  farmer.     They 


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reside  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  and  have  nine  children,  viz. : 
F  1.  Isaac  Dyer,  born  1849;  F  2,  Mary  Eliza,  born  1841;  F  3, 
Martha  Lavinia,  born  1853;  F  4,  Florence,  born  1855;  F  5,  Tulula, 
born  1857;  F  6,  Lewis  Moore,  born  1858;  F  7,  Laura  Rebecca,  born 
1861;  F  8,  Robert  Lee,  born  1863;  F  9,  Roberta  Marks,  born  1865. 
E  3.  Captain  James  Lewis  Moore,  was  born  in  Franklin  county, 
Tennessee,  in  1828.  He  was  about  six  feet  one  and  a  half  incbes 
high.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war.  In  1849  he  married 
Sarah  Jane  Simpson,  daughter  of  Thomas  E.  Simpson,  of  Lincoln 
county,  Tennessee.  Sarah  Jane,  his  wife,  was  born  in  Bedford 
county,  Tennessee,  in  1831.  They  resided  in  Lincoln  county.  He 
was  a  merchant  and  farmer.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  and 
Confederate  wars.  He  volunteered  in  1862  and  went  out  as  a  lieu- 
tenant under  Captain  Bright,  Colonel  Hunt's  5th  Kentucky  (after- 
ward called  the  9th)  Regiment  in  General  Breckinridge's  brigade. 
He  left  home  in  March  and  was  wounded,  in  April,  1862,  at  Shiloh, 
in  the  shoulder  and  hip,  both  flesh  wounds,  but  so  severe  that  he 
was  unable  to  perform  military  duty;  consequently  he  was  dis- 
charged and  returned  home  in  July  following.  In  November,  1862, 
after  partially  recovering  from  his  wounds,  he  made  up  a  com- 
pany and  was  elected  as  its  captain  and  went  into  service  the 
second  time,  when  his  life  was  sacrificed  in  defense  of  State  rights. 
After  his  death  the  following  respect  to  his  memory  appeared  in 
the  newspapers  of  the  day: 

A  TRIBUTE  TO  THE  MEMORY  OF  CAPTAIN  JAMES 
LEWIS  MOORE. 
A  model  captain  has  fallen.  We  pause  to  drop  a  tear  of  sorrow  over  his 
untimely  death.  Captain  James  L.  Moore,  2.3d  Batallion  Tennessee  In- 
fantry, Brown's  brigade,  aged  thirty-six  j'ears  seven  months  and  thirteen 
daj's,  received  a  gun-shot  wound  in  the  knee  joint  August  31st,  while  gal- 
lantly leading  his  men  in  a  charge  upon  the  enemj^'s  works  near  Jones- 
borough,  Ga.,  which  necessarily  caused  amputation  September  1st,  and  he 
subsequentl}'  died  September  3,  1864.  He  enlisted  earlj'  in  our  cause,  and 
has  fought  bravely  on  every  field  in  which  the  Army  of  Tennessee  has  taken 
a  part.  None  more  brave,  none  more  kind,  none  more  generous,  none  more 
noble  than  he  who  has  poured  out  his  life's  blood  upon  the  altar  of  his 
country  in  this  great  struggle  for  independence.  He  was  beloved  by  all 
who  knew  him,  and  none  spoke  of  him  but  in  praise.  Unaspiring,  he  was 
content  to  remain  with  the  company  that  had  chosen  him  as  its  leader,  and 
render  it  every  service  in  his  power  to  make  it  comfortable  and  contented. 
Nothing  shows  so  well  the  feelings  of  a  man  as  the  expression  he  has  so 
often  been  heard  to  make,  to-wit:  "I  am  read}-  to  retreat,  and  if  need  be 
to  wade  to  my  neck  in  the  gulf,  and  turn  and  fight  my  way  back  again, 


388  GENEALOGY   OF  THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 

rather  than  submit  to  the  indignities  offered  to  us  by  the  Lincoln  govern- 
ment." Thus  he  was  ever  hopeful  of  our  ultimate  success  even  in  our 
darliest  hours,  and  was  ever  ready  to  denounce  everything  that  led  to 
demoralization.  His  name  deserves  to  be  inscribed  on  the  brightest  page 
of  history  and  handed  down  to  posterity  as  the  model  captain  of  the  age, 
and  upon  his  monument  this  inscription  should  be  written  :  "On  the  field 
of  danger  he  was  the  bravest  of  the  brave,  and  in  the  camps  and  around 
the  fireside  the  kindest  of  the  kind."  He  belonged  to  the  Christian  church,, 
and  died  in  full  faith  of  an  immortal  crown  of  glory. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellow  and  Masonic  fraternities, 
and  was  buried  in  Griffin,  Pike  county,  Ga.,  with  the  honors  of 
Masonry. 

The  following  is  a  tribute  of  respect  paid  to  his  memory  by  the 
Odd  Fellows  lodge  of  which  he  was  a  member: 

TRIBUTE  OF  RESPECT,  LYNCHBURG  HALL,  LINCOLN 
LODGE  No.  50,  I.  O.  O.  F. 

At  a  regular  meeting  of  said  lodge  Brothers  A.  Setlif,  S.  E.  H.  Dance' 
and  J.  L.  Bryant,  who  have  been  previously  appointed  Drafting  Committee, 
made  the  following  report,  which  was  adopted  : 

Whereas,  We  have  been  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of  our  much 
esteemed  and  dearly  beloved  brother,  James  L.  Moore,  and 

Whereas,  The  inscrutable  ways  of  Providence  are  just  and  right,  not- 
withstanding it  may  be  averse  to  our  feelings,  therefore 

Resolved,  first,  That  we  bow  in  humble  submission  to  the  will  of  Him  who 
doest  all  things  well  and  for  His  own  glory. 

Resolved,  second,  That  in  the  death  of  Brother  Moore  Lincoln  Lodge 
No.  50,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  has  lost  one  of  its  oldest  and  most  efficient  members 
and  the  Order  one  of  its  brightest  lights,  society  one  of  its  surest  props 
and  his  family  a  loving  and  affectionate  husband  and  father. 

Resolved,  third.  That  we  tender  to  the  bereaved  and  affectionate  wife 
and  children  and  friends  of  the  deceased  our  deepest  and  most  heartfelt 
condolence. 

Resolved,  fourth.  That  we  wear  the  usual  badge  of  mourning  for  thirty 
days,  and  that  we  clad  our  hall  in  mourning  for  the  same  period  of  time. 

Resolved,  fifth,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions  be  spread  upon  our  min- 
utes and  a  copy  sent  to  the  family  of  the  deceased. 

(A  true  copy.)  A.  M.  Prosser,  N.  G. 

J.  T.  S.  Dance,  V.  G. 
Thos.  J.  Shaw,  R.  T. 

James  Lewis  Moore  had  the  following  children : 

F  1.  Silena  Elizabeth,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in 
1850. 

F  2.  Dyer  Browning,  born  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in 
1851,  and  died  in  1852. 


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F  3.  Marilda  Margaret,  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Tennessee,  in 
1853. 

F  4.  Mary  Lucy  Thomas,  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Tennessee,  in 
1856. 

F  5.  Eulalah  Lucilla  D.  H. ,  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Tennessee, 
in  1857. 

F  6.  James  Lewis  Washington,  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Ten- 
nessee, in  1862,  and  resides  at  El  Paso,  Tex. 

F  1.  Silena  E.  Moore,  who  was  born  in  1850  near  Dechard,  in 
Franklin  county,  Tenn.,  lost  her  father  during  the  Confederate  war. 
She  being  the  oldest  child,  it  devolved  upon  her  to  take  care  of  her 
younger  brothers  and  sisters.  She  is  a  very  energetic  woman  and 
taught  school  to  aid  in  the  support  of  the  family  and  to  raise  means 
to  purchase  her  father's  homestead.  In  the  meantime  she  has  been 
a  regular  contributor  to  different  papers  in  the  State,  by  which  she 
has  earned  an  enviable  name  as  a  literary  lady.  She  is  a  member 
of  the  Christian  church,  and  was  married  at  the  residence  of  William 
Tolley,near  Lynchburg,  Moore  county,  Tenn.,  by  Elder  James  Holman 
to  Dr.  T.  P.  Holman,  in  1875.  They  now  reside  near  Fayette ville, 
Tenn.,  on  a  farm,  and  have  children,  viz.:  Gr  1,  Burke,  born  1876; 
G  2,  Wayne,  born  1878;  G  3,  Leon,  born  1879;  G.  4,  Fanny  Lynne, 
born  1882;  G  5,  Ross,  born  1384;  G  6,  Moore,  born  1886.  Her 
children  were  all  born  in  Lincoln  county,  Tennessee. 

F  3.  Marilda  Margaret  Moore,  who  was  born  in  1853,  married, 
in  1877,  J.  H.  Taylor,  and  has  four  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Joe  Allison; 
G  2,  Lucy;  G  3,  Sallie;  G  4,  Minnie  Rush. 

F  4.  Mary  Lucy  Moore,  married,  in  1881,  her  cousin,  Isaac 
Hines,  son  of  Mrs.  Sarah  Hines,  and  had  children,  viz. :  G  1,  Moore; 
G  2,  Bertie ;  G  3,  Bessie,  etc.  They  reside  in  Lincoln  count}',  Ten- 
nessee. 

E  4.  Mary  Marks,  daughter  of  Dyer  Moore,  was  born  in  Franklin 
county,  Tennessee,  in  1830.  She  was  about  five  feet  five  inches  in 
height,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  She  married, 
in  1846,  George  William  Stamper,  son  of  John  Stamper,  of  North 
Carolina.  Mr.  Stamper  is  a  farmer,  carpenter,  shoemaker,  etc. 
They  reside  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  and  have  eight  children, 
viz. : 

F  1.    Sarah  Celesta,  born  in  1848. 

F  2.    Robert  Daniel,  born  in  1850. 

F  3.    Mary  Lewis,  born  in  1852. 

F  4.    Laura,  born  in  1855. 


390  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

F  5.    James  William,  born  in  1857,  and  died  1857. 

F  6.    DeWitt  Clinton,  born  in  1859. 

F  7.    Emma  Justice,  born  in  1861. 

F  8.    George  William,  born  1865,  and  died  1865. 

E  5.  William  Dyer  Moore,  son  of  Dyer,  was  born  in  Franklin 
county,  Tennessee,  in  1832.  He  was  about  six  feet  one  inch  in 
height,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church.  He  was  a 
farmer  and  stock-raiser,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellow  and 
Masonic  fraternities.  About  the  year  1854  he  married  Susannah 
Harriet  Grizzle  Danee,  daughter  of  Stephen  Danee,  a  Methodist 
preacher  of  Lincoln  county,  Tennessee.  He  moved  to  Texas  and 
settled  near  San  Antonio,  Gaudaloupe  county,  where  he  died  in 
1865.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war,  and  was  also  a  soldier 
in  the  Confederate  war,  and  was  a  member  of  the  32d  Texas  Cavalry. 
He  returned  home  from  the  war  with  chronic  diarrhoea  and  chills  and 
fever,  and  finally  died  of  dropsy  of  the  chest.  He  was  perfectly 
resigned  to  his  fate,  and  was  willing  to  die,  and  the  only  regret  he 
expressed  was  that  of  leaving  his  wife  and  little  children.  A  few 
months  before  he  died  he  called  his  wife  to  him  and  said :  "Do  not 
grieve  after  me ;  bear  up  under  your  bereavement  as  well  as  you 
can,  for  your  loss  is  my  eternal  gain,  and  God  has  promised  to  be  a 
father  to  the  fatherless  and  a  husband  to  the  widow,  and  He  who  has. 
promised  is  able  and  willing  to  fulfill. ' '  His  widow  and  children 
live  near  Belmont,  Gonzales  county,  Tex.  The  names  of  their  chil- 
dren  are  as  follows: 

F  1.    Dyer,  born  1856. 

F  2.    Sarah  Danee,  born  1858;  married  Mr.  Wright. 

F  3.    Mary  Annetta,  born  1859. 

F  4.    James  Sheffield,  born  1860. 

F  5.    William  Nathan,  born  1863. 

E  6.  Ann  Eliza  Moore,  daughter  of  Dyer,  was  born  in  1834  and 
died  in  Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  in  1846. 

E  7.  Jeflferson  Carter  Moore,  son  of  Dyer,  was  born  in  1836  in 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  He  was  six  feet  one  and  a  half  inches 
in  height.  He  was  a  farmer,  and  member  of  the  order  of  Odd 
Fellows.  In  1856  he  married  Ellen  Elizabeth  Bobo,  in  Bedford 
county,  Tennessee,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Bobo.  He  died  in  Lincoln 
county,  Tennessee,  in  1866,  leaving  only  one  son,  viz. :  F  1,  Elija 
Dyer,  born  in  1857. 

Some  years  after  the  death  of  Dyer  Moore,  Mary  E.  B.,  his 
widow,  married  Elija  D.  Bobbins,  who  was  six  feet  three  inches  in 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY,  391 

height,  weighing  one  hundred  and  eighty  pounds,  with  light  hair, 
blue  eyes  and  fair  complexion.  Mr.  Robbins  was  born  in  1787  and 
first  married  Sarah,  daughter  of  Tureman  Lewis,  of  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  where  he  resided  for  many  years.  His  children 
were  all  born  in  Spottsj'lvania  county.  He  finally  moved  to 
Franklin  county,  Tennessee,  where  Sarah,  his  first  wife,  died 
in  1842.  For  the  names  of  his  children  by  his  first  wife  see  the 
posterity  of  Joel  Lewis,  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  on 
another  page. 


392  GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 


CHAPTEE 

MRS.  MIRIAM  MADISON,  OP  JESSAMINE  COUNTY,  KY. 

C  11.  Miriam,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  Sr. ,  by  his  third  wife, 
Mrs.  Hart,  whose  maiden  name  was  Mary  McGrath,  was  born  in 
Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  in  1759.  In  1784  she  emigrated  to 
Kentucky  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Martin.  In  1785  she 
married  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison,  son  of  John  Madison,  of  Augusta 
county,  Virginia,  and  his  wife,  Agatha  Strother. 

The  Slrothers  emigrated  from  England  to  Virginia  in  the  early 
Colonial  times  and  settled  in  what  is  now  Spottsylvania  county. 
They  were  connected  by  blood  and  marriage  with  many  of  the  most 
respectable  families  of  Virginia.  They  were  distinguished  for 
courage,  talents,  members  of  the  State  Legislature,  officers  of  the 
army  and  members  of  Congress.  William  Strother,  of  Stafford 
county,  Virginia,  and  his  wife,  Margaret  Watts,  had  thirteen  children, 
all  daughters.  Jane  Strother,  their  oldest  daughter,  married  Thomas 
Lewis,  son  of  Pioneer  John  Lewis,  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia. 

Margaret  Strother  first  married  a  Mr.  Morton.  Her  second 
husband  was  Gabriel  Jones,  a  kinsman  of  Lord  Fairfax.  He  resided 
in  the  Shenandoah  Valley  upon  a  farm  adjoining  the  farms  of  his 
three  brothers-in-law,  Thomas  Lewis,  John  Madison  and  John  Frog. 
Gabriel  Jones  was  one  among  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of 
Virginia.  Margaret  Jones,  his  daughter,  married  Colonel  John 
Harvie,  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  died  young,  leaving 
one  son,  who  married  a  Miss  Marshall,  niece  of  Chief  Justice  Marshall. 
Sarah  Strother  married  Colonel  Richard  Taylor,  father  of  President 
,Zach.  Taylor.  Agatha,  another  daughter  of  William  Strother,  mar- 
ried John  Madison,  clerk  of  the  court  of  Augusta  county,  Virginia. 
He  once  owned  what  is  now  known  as  the  "Madison  Cave"  of 
Virginia.  John  Madison  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church. 
By  the  request  of  his  wife  he  was  in  the  habit  of  calling  in  the  ser- 
vants every  Sunday  morning,  reading  the  morning  service  to  them, 
and  praying  for  them.  He  kept  it  up  for  some  time ;  at  length,  one 
morning  the  servants  were  all  missing;  he  made  inquiry  after  them, 
when  he  was  informed  that  some  of  them  had  gone  to  one  amuse- 
ment and  some  to  another.     He  replied  that  ' '  that  they  might  all 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  393- 

go  to  the  d — 1,  he  would  pray  for  them  no  longer."  "  Be  was  dis- 
tinguished, ' '  says  Governor  Gilmer,  ' '  among  other  qualities  for  his 
love  of  practical  jokes. ' ' 

An  Irishman  by  the  name  of  Curry  once  obtained  his  permission 
to  exhibit  his  performances  in  the  court-house  in  Staunton,  Va. 
Whilst  Curry  was  at  supper  and  before  the  company  assembled  to 
witness  his  exploits  John  Madison  placed  a  pile  of  powder  under  the 
table  upon  which  Curry  was  to  stand  and  laid  a  train  from  it  to  his 
office.  Just  as  he  was  exhibiting  the  devil— his  phiz,  tail,  claws  and 
cloven  foot — the  train  was  fired.  It  blowed  the  poor  devil,  Curry, 
sky  high  and  made  the  lookers-on  imagine  that  * '  Old  Nick  ' '  was 
actually  present  in  propria  persona. 

A  1.  John  Madison,  was  a  first  cousin  (some  say  uncle)  to  James 
Madison,  President  of  the  United  States. 

One  of  Gabriel  Jones'  daughters  married  John  Lewis,  son  of 
Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  who  first  married  Catharine  Washington,  a 
cousin  to  General  George,  and  whose  second  wife  was  Betty,  sister 
of  General  Washington.  Anna  Gabriella  Augusta  Elizabeth  St.  Clair 
Jones  married  John  Hawkins  and  moved  to  Kentucky.  Strother 
Jones,  the  only  son  of  Gabriel  Jones,  was  an  officer  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war. 

John  Hawkins,  who  married  a  daughter  of  Gabriel  Jones,  raised 
seven  children,  viz.:  1,  Wood;  2,  Samuel;  3,  Augustus;  4,  Lewis; 
5,  Llewellyn ;  6,  Strother  Jones,  and  7,  Margaret.  6,  Strother  Jones 
Hawkins  married  Gabriella  Ann  Madison,  daughter  of  Colonel 
Gabriel  Madison,  of  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky. 

A  1.  John  Madison,  and  his  wife,  Agatha  Strother,  raised  nine 
children,  viz. : 

B  1.    Bishop  James  Madison,  born  1749 ;  married  Miss  Sarah  Tate. 

B  2.    Richard  Madison,  married  Miss Preston. 

B  3.  Thomas  Madison,  married  Susannah,  sister  of  Patrick 
Henry.  Susannah  was  buried  on  the  farm  where  Sam.  Murrill  now 
resides  (1884)  near  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 

B  4.  Colonel  Gabriel,  married  Miriam,  daughter  of  David  Lewis, 
of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia. 

B  5.  Rowland,  married  Anna,  daughter  of  General  Andrew 
Lewis,  of  Virginia. 

B  6.  Governor  George,  of  Kentucky,  married  Jane  Smith,  of 
Kentucky. 

B  7.  Eliza,  married  Colonel  Andrew,  son  of  General  Andrew 
Lewis,  of  Virginia. 


394  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

B  8.    Lucy,  married  William,  son  of  General  Andrew  Lewis. 

B  9.  Margaret,  born  1765;  married  General  William  McDowell, 
son  of  Judge  Samuel  McDowell,  of  Rockbridge  county,  Virginia, 
whose  mother  was  a  McClung,  of  the  same  county. 

General  William  McDowell  was  born  in  1762  and  his  wife  in  1765. 
They  both  died  near  Bowling  Green,  Ky.,  in  1821,  leaving  the  fol- 
lowing-named children: 

C  1.    Samuel,  born  1787;  married  Ann  J.  Rochester. 

C  2.    Lucinda,  born  1789;  married  Dennis  Brashear. 

C  3.    Mary  M.,  born  1791;  married  George  Thompson. 

C  4.    Eliza,  born  1792;  married  James  Gillespie. 

C  5.    John,  born  1794. 

C  6.    William  Strother,  born  1796;  married  Eliza  Carthy. 

C  7.    Agatha  A.,  born  1798;  married  James  G.  Birney. 

C  8.    Georgiana  P.,  born  1808;  married  William  H.  Rochester. 

C  9.    James  M.,  born  1819. 

C  10.  Margaret,  born  1819. 

B  1.  Bishop  James  Madison  and  his  wife,  Sarah  Tate,  left  two 
children,  viz. :  CI,  James  Catesby,  and  C  2,  Susan,  who  married 
R.  G.  Scott,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

B  7.  Eliza,  daughter  of  John  Madison,  married  Colonel  Andrew, 
son  of  General  Andrew  Lewis,  and  left  posterity,  viz. : 

C  1.    Charles,  died  unmarried. 

C  2.  Thomas,  a  distinguished  lawj'er,  who  killed,  and  was  killed 
by  Mr.  McHenry,  in  a  duel  with  rifles.     He  left  no  issue. 

C  3.    Lewis,  died  young. 

C  4.  Agatha  Lewis,  born  1778;  married  Colonel  Elijah  McClana- 
han,  of  Botetourt  county,  Virginia;  left  issue. 

B  8.  Lucy,  daughter  of  John  Madison,  married  William,  son  of 
General  Andrew  Lewis,  by  whom  she  had  two  children:  C  1,  Andrew, 
and  C  2,  Agatha. 

For  the  information  relative  to  the  Madison  family  we  are  in- 
debted, in  part,  to  Mrs.  Agatha  R.  Strange,  of  Bowling  Green,  Ky. 

John  Madison,  Sr.,  was  the  first  of  the  name  that  came  to  Vir- 
ginia. He  patented  land  in  Gloucester  county,  in  1653.  John 
Madison,  Jr.,  his  son,  was  the  father  of  Ambrose  Madison,  who 
married  Frances  Taylor,  daughter  of  James,  August  29,  1721. 
Ambrose  Madison  was  the  father  of  James  Madison,  Sr. ,  who  mar- 
ried Nelly,  daughter  of  Francis  Conway,  of  Caroline  county,  Sep- 
tember 13,  1749,  and  James  Madison,  Jr.,  the  President,  a  son  of 
James  Madison,  Sr.,  was  born  at  Port  Conway,  March  6,  1751. 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  395 

B  5.  Roland  Madison,  married  Anna,  daughter  of  General 
Andrew  Lewis,  and  had  four  children,  viz. : 

C  1.    John. 

C  2.    Eliza  Lewis,  married  Ned  Worthington,  of  Maryland. 

C  3.    Andrew  Lewis,  died  a  captain  in  the  United  States  Army. 

C  4.    Roland,  Jr.,  resides,  in  1873,  in  Rushville,  la. 

B  6.  Governor  George  Madison,  left  an  only  daughter,  Myra, 
who  married  a  Mr.  Andrew  Alexander,  of  Woodford  county,  Ken- 
tucky. She  became  blind,  and  lived  with  her  daughter,  Mrs.  Appo- 
line  Blair,  wife  of  Frank  Blair,  M.  C. ,  from  St.  Louis,  Mo. ;  died 
in  1886. 

B  3.  Thomas  Madison  and  his  wife,  Susannah  Henry,  had  five 
children,  viz. : 

C  1 .    Agatha,  married  Mr. Boyer,  and  died  in  Virginia. 

C  2.  Margaret,  married  Sylvanus  Johnson;  both  died  at  Chame- 
lian  Springs,  Ky. 

C  3.    John,  married  a  Miss  Hancock,  and  died  at  Farmington,  Mo. 

C  4.    Thomas,  Jr.,  died  unmarried. 

C  5.    Patrick  H. ,  died  unmarried  in  Missouri. 

B  4.  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison  and  Miriam  Lewis,  his  wife,  raised 
seven  children,  viz. : 

C  1.  Elizabeth,  born  1788;  married  Francis  W.  Allen,  and  died 
in  Gallatin,  Tenn.,  in  1874. 

C  2.  Dr.  William  Strother,  born  1790;  married  Miss Light- 
foot;  killed  by  an  Indian  in  1821. 

C  3.  Lucy  L.,  born  1792;  married  Dr.  Jo.  McMurtrie;  died  in 
New  Albany,  la.,  in  1880. 

C  4.  Gabriella  Ann,  born  1794;  married  Strother  J.  Hawkins; 
resides  (1883)  in  Henderson,  Ky.      Mrs.  Hawkins  died  in  1882. 

C  5.    George,  born  1796,  was  twice  married;  first  to  Miss ; 

second,  to  Mrs.  White;  died  in  Texas,  in  1837. 

C  6.  Jane,  born  1799;  married  Dr.  William  Robertson;  died  in 
Henderson,  Ky.,  in  1851. 

C  7.  Martha,  born  1801;  married  Charles  Alexander;  died  in 
Henderson,  Ky. ,  in  1851. 

B  9.  Margaret  Madison,  born  in  1765;  married  General  William 
McDowell,  a  lawyer  by  profession;  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  the  first  Auditor  of  the  State  of  Kentucky. 

B  1.  Bishop  James  Madison,  was  a  church  man  of  accomplished 
education,  and  for  a  long  time  President  of  William  and  Mary  Col- 
lege.    He  was  appointed  Bishop  of  Virginia,  and  went  to  England 


396  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

during  the  reign  of  King  George  111. ,  to  receive  the  investiture  of 
that  dignity.  ' '  In  the  struggle  that  preceded  the  Revolution, ' ' 
says  Charles  Campbell,  in  his  History  of  Virginia,  ' '  more  than  two- 
thirds  of  the  Virginia  clergy  of  the  established  church,  and  a  por- 
tion of  the  lay  members,  were  loyalists.  Of  those  clergymen  who 
adhered  to  the  patriotic  side,  several  were  men  of  note — such  as 
James  Madison  (afterward  the  first  Bishop  of  Virginia),  Bracken, 
Muhlenburg,  of  the  Valley  of  the  Shenandoah,  who  accepted  a  colo- 
nel's  commission,  raised  a  regiment  and  served  throughout  the 
war ;  and  Thurston,  who  also  became  a  colonel. ' ' 

The  following  account  of  Bishop  James  Madison  we  copy  from 
Blake's  Biographical  Dictionary,  page  1081: 

James  Madison,  D.  D.,  was  born  August  27,  1749,  near  Port  Republic, 
in  Virginia,  and  his  father,  John,  was  the  District  Clerk  of  West  Augusta. 
Having  pursued  his  preparatory  studies  in  Marj'land,  he  entered  William 
and  Mary  College,  Virginia,  where  he  was  distinguished  for  his  classical 
attainments.  After  taking  his  degree  in  1768,  he  prosecuted  his  favorite 
studies  with  such  success,  that  he  became  a  successful  competitor  for  the 
Botetourt  gold  medal,  which  he  gained  in  1773.  He  studied  law  with  the 
celebrated  Chancellor  of  Virginia,  George  Wythe,  and  was  licensed  to  prac- 
tice at  the  bar.  He  soon  afterward  turned  his  attention  to  theologj',  and 
was  admitted  into  holy  orders.  In  1773  he  was  chosen  Professor  of  Mathe- 
matics in  William  and  Mary  College.  In  1777,  being  then  only  twenty- 
eight  years  of  age,  he  was  elected  President  of  the  college,  and  very  soon 
he  visited  England  on  subjects  connected  with  his  literary  pursuits.  In 
1788,  as  Bishop-elect  of  Virginia,  he  went  again  to  England  for  Episcopal 
ordination,  and  was  consecrated  at  Lambeth,  September  19,  1790.  On  his 
return  home  he  united  the  performance  of  his  duties  as  Bisliop,  with  those 
of  President  of  the  college,  and  Acting  Professor  of  Mathematics  and 
Philosophy.  Until  the  close  of  his  life,  such  were  his  literary  and  scien- 
tific pursuits,  that  he  was  occupied  in  lectures  from  four  to  six  hours  every 
day.  After  a  severe  illness  he  died  March  6,  1813,  in  the  sixty-third  year 
of  his  age.  He  married  a  Miss  James,  of  Virginia.  His  published  works 
are:  "A  Thanksgiving  Sermon,"  1781 ;  "  A  Letter  to  J.  Morse,"  1795;  "An 
Address  to  the  Episcopal  Church,"  1799,  and  an  able  and  very  eloquent 
discourse  on  the  death  of  Washington.  The  reputation  of  Bishop  Madison 
is  that  of  a  refined  gentleman,  an  accomplished  scholar  and  an  enlight- 
ened and  liberal  Christian  philanthropist. 

B  2.  Richard  Madison,  son  of  John,  married  Miss  Preston, 
the  kinswoman  of  William  C.  Preston,  the  eloquent  Senator  of 
South  Carolina,  and  late  President  of  Columbia  College,  South 
Carolina. 

B  5.  Rowland  Madison,  son  of  John,  married  Anna,  only  daughter 
of  General  Andrew  Lewis,  the  hero  of  Point  Pleasant. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS   FAMILY.  397 

B  6.  Governor  George  Madison,  son  of  John,  emigrated  to  Ken- 
tucky at  an  early  day.     He  married  Jane  Smith,  of  Kentucky. 

[Prom  Border  Wars,  page  440,  by  McClung.] 

The  hite  Governor  Madison,  of  Kentucky,  who  afterward  commanded 
the  corps  which  defended  themselves  so  honorably  at  Raisin,  a  man  who 
united  the  most  amiable  temper  to  the  most  unconquerable  courage,  was  at 
that  time  a  subaltern  in  St.  Clair's  Army  in  1791,  and,  being  a  man  of  infirm 
constitution,  was  totally  exhausted  by  the  exertions  of  the  morning,  and 
was  now  sitting  down  calmly  u^jon  a  log,  awaiting  the  approach  of  his 
enemies.  Kennon  hastily  accosted  him,  and  inquired  the  cause  of  his 
delay.  Madison,  pointing  to  a  wound  which  had  bled  profusely,  replied 
that  he  was  unable  to  walk  further,  and  had  no  horse.  Kennon  instantly 
ran  back  to  a  spot  where  he  had  seen  an  exhausted  horse  grazing,  caught 
him  without  difficulty,  and,  having  assisted  Madison  to  mount,  walked  by 
his  side  until  they  were  out  of  danger.  Fortunately,  the  pursuit  soon 
ceased,  as  the  plunder  of  the  camp  presented  irresistible  attractions  to  the 
enemy. 

The  friendship  thus  formed  between  these  two  yoving  men  endured 
without  interruption  through  life.  Mr.  Kennon  never  entirely  recov- 
ered from  the  immense  exertions  which  he  was  compelled  to  make  during 
this  unfortunate  expedition. 

George  Madison  commanded  a  battalion  in  the  company  against 
the  British  and  Indians  in  1812-13.  When  Winchester  was  de- 
feated he  and  his  battalion  stood  their  ground  and  continued  fight- 
ing until  long  after  all  others  of  the  army  had  surrendered  or  been 
dispersed. 

[From  Blake's  Biographical  Dictionary.] 
George  Madison,  Governor  of  Kentucky,  son  of  the  preceding  John,  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  went  out  as  a  soldier  in  defense  of  the  Western  frontier 
and  was  engaged  in  several  battles  with  the  Indians.  In  St.  Clair's  defeat 
(1791)  he  was  wounded.  In  the  War  of  1813  he  was  an  officer  at  the  battle 
of  Raisin.  After  having  been  twenty  years  Auditor  of  Public  Accounts, 
he  was  chosen  Governor  for  the  term  of  four  years  in  1816,  but  in  a  few 
weeks  after  his  election  he  died  at  Paris,  Ky. 

B  4.  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison,  son  of  John,  was  born  in  Botetourt 
county,  Virginia.  He  married  Miriam,  daughter  of  David  Lewis,  of 
Albemarle  county,  Virginia.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary 
war,  and  was  under  General  Winchester  in  1812-13;  was  present  at 
the  surrender  of  Winchester' s  forces  at  the  River  Raisin,  and  wit- 
nessed the  plundering  and  murdering  of  their  men  by  the  Indians 
under  Colonel  Proctor  on  the  night  of  the  21st  of  January,  1813. 
Winchester's  soldiers  refused  to  surrender  until  Proctor,  the  British 
commander,  promised  them  protection  from  the  savages.     How  that 


398  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 

promise  was  kept  let  the  horrors  of  the  succeeding  night  and  day 
reply.  That  treacherous  act  covered  the  name  of  Proctor  with  dis- 
grace, and  will  ever  remain  a  dark  spot  upon  his  character. 

Mrs.  Miriam  Madison  died  in  Jessamine  county,  Keutuck}^,  in 
1845,  about  seven  miles  from  Lexington,  her  husband,  Colonel  Ga- 
briel Madison,  having  died  in  the  same  house  in  1804.  He  was  a 
farmer  by  occupation.     They  raised  seven  children,  viz. : 

D  1.    Elizabeth,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1788. 

D  2.  Dr.  William  Strother,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky, 
in  1790. 

D  3.    Lucy  Lewis,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1792. 

D  4.  Gabriella  Ann,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in 
1794. 

D  5.    George,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1796. 

D  6.    Jane,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1799. 

D  7.    Martha,  born  in  Jessamine  county,  Kentucky,  in  1801. 

D  1.  Elizabeth  Madison,  daughter  of  Colonel  Gabriel,  born  1788, 
married,  in  1803,  Francis  W.  Allen,  a  farmer,  in  Fayette  county, 
Tennessee,  where  he  died.  She  resided,  in  1858,  with  her  son 
Richard  Allen,  near  Gallatin,  Tennessee,  where  she  died  in  1874. 
She  raised  only  two  sons,  viz. : 

E  1.    Madison  Allen,  born  in  1806. 

E  2.    Richard  Allen,  born  in  1808. 

E  1.  Madison  Allen,  was  educated  at  Transylvania  College,  Lex- . 
ington,  Ky.,  consequently  is  a  man  of  fine  literary  acquirements. 
He  is  a  farmer,  living  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  In  1836  he  married 
Mary  Atchison,  sister  of  Senator  David  R.  Atchison,  of  Missouri. 
They  have  children,  viz. :  F  1,  William;  F  2,  Francis;  F  3,  Catharine, 
died,  etc. 

E  2.  Richard  Allen,  is  a  farmer.  He  married,  in  1830,  Rosa 
Ann  Kay,  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky.  In  1852  he  emigrated  to 
and  settled  near  Gallatin,  Tennessee,  where  he  died  in  1865.  He 
left  seven  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Martha  A.,  was  born  in  1831. 

F  2.  Ann  (twin  sister  of  Martha),  married  Mr.  Joe  Kenny,  a 
farmer,    in   Boyle   county,    Kentucky.     They  have    four  children. 

F  3.    Mary  E.,  married  Mr.  Thomas  Watkins,  Gallatin,  Tenn. 

F  4.  George  Madison,  born  1840;  married  May  Alexander,  of 
Dixon  Springs,  Tenn. ;  has  three  children:  G  1,  Mary,  married  Mr. 
Bush,  Louisville,  Ky. ;  G  2,  Frank  Allen,  Tennessee;  G  3,  Richard 
Allen,  Jr.,  Boyle  county,  Kentucky. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  399 

F  5.    William  Andrew,  born  1843. 

F  6.    Frank,  born  1847. 

F  2.  Ann,  married,  in  1855,  Joseph  Kenny,  and  has  four  chil- 
dren, viz.:  G  1,  Rosa  Mentho,  born  in  1855;  G  2,  William;  G  3, 
Mattie,  and  G  4,  Allan. 

Richard  Allan,  of  Gallatin,  Tenn. ,  is  a  very  frank  and  hospitable 
gentleman.  His  latch-string  is  always  out.  He  is  a  great  lover  of 
fine  stock,  and  has  been  very  successful  in  obtaining  premiums  at 
the  different  fairs  in  Tennessee. 

D  2.  Dr.  William  Strother  Madison,  son  of  Colonel  Gabriel,  was 
born  in  1790;  was  a  surgeon  in  General  Taylor's  regiment  during 
the  War  of  1812,  and  was  afterward  retained  in  the  peace  service. 
On  his  return  from  Green  Bay  or  Mackinaw  he  was  shot  by  an  Indian 
with  whom  he  accidentally  fell  in  company.  They  traveled  together 
some  distance,  the  Indian  appeared  very  friendly ;  but  as  they  were 
crossing  a  ravine  the  Indian  dropped  behind  and  shot  him.  He  was 
buried  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  in  1822.  He  married  a  Miss  Lightfoot 
near  Louisville,  Jefferson  county,  Ky.,  but  left  no  descendants. 

D  3.  Lucy  Lewis  Madison,  daughter  of  Colonel  Gabriel,  was 
born  in  1792.  In  1822  she  married  Dr.  Joseph  McMurtrie,  of  Mer- 
cer county,  Kentucky,  who  died  of  cholera  in  1833  at  Paris,  Ky. 
She  resided,  a  widow,  at  New  Albany,  Ind. ,  where  she  died  in  1880. 
She  had  five  children,  viz. : 

E  1.    Catharine  Blanton,  born  1824. 

E  2.    Mary,  born  1826. 

E  3.    Myra  Gabriella,  born  1828;   is  single  in  New  Albany,  Ind. 

E  4.  George  Joseph,  born  1830;  died  of  consumption,  1856,  in 
New  Albany. 

E  5.    Jane  Madison,  born  1832. 

E  1.  Catharine  Blanton  McMurtrie,  married,  in  1844,  Theodore 
Lehmann,  a  teacher  and  a  native  of  Hanover,  Germany.  She  died 
at  Morganfield,  Ky.,  in  1855,  of  cholera,  leaving  four  living  children, 
two  having  died  in  infancy,  viz. : 

F  1.  Adolphus,  died  young;  F  2,  John,  died  young;  F  3,  Charles 
Alexander;    F  4,  Frederick  Augustus;    F  5,  Kate,  and  F  6,  Lucy. 

Kate  married  John  Zimmerman,  Washington  City.  She  has  one 
daughter,  Kate  Blanton. 

Fred,  married,  first,  Mary  Knor ;  second  wife,  Burnetta  Brockett. 

E  2.  Mary  McMurtrie,  was  born  in  1826.  In  1852  she  married 
Theodore  Parson,  of  New  York,  a  teacher  by  profession.  They 
reside  in  Henderson,   Ky. ,   and  have  one  daughter,   Lucy  Emma, 


400  GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

now  married  to  Young  Watson,  of  Henderson,  Ky. ,  and  they  have 
three  children. 

E  4.  George  Joseph  Madison,  was  born  in  1830.  He  died  of 
consumption  in  New  Albany  in  1856.  He  was  a  good  and  pious 
young  man  and  died  a  Christian. 

E  5.  Jane  Madison  McMurtrie,  was  born  in  1832.  She  married 
Judge  Jefferson  Brown,  a  lawyer  by  profession,  of  Morganfleld, 
Union  county,  Ky.  Judge  Brown  was  found  in  the  canal  at  Louis- 
ville, Ky. ,  dead.  He  had  been  missing  ten  weeks.  It  is  thought 
he  was  murdered  for  his  money  and  thrown  into  the  canal.  His 
widow  married  the  second  time  Mr.  Cabell  Allen,  of  Louisville,  Ky. 

D  4.  Gabriella  Ann  Madison,  daughter  of  Colonel  Gabriel,  was 
born  in  1794.  She  married,  in  1815,  John  Strother  Hawkins,  a 
farmer  of  Frankfort,  Ky,,  and  is  living  in  Henderson,  Ky.  They 
had  seven  children,  viz. : 

E  1,  Miriam,  born  in  1818.  She  was  named  after  her  grand- 
mother. She  is  quite  an  accomplished  lady;  endowed  by  nature 
with  a  clear,  vigorous  and  sprightly  intellect.  We  here  present  the 
reader  with  a  piece  of  poetry  from  her  pen  which  we  clip  from  the 
May  Flower,  a  paper  published  at  Henderson,  Ky. : 

[For  the  May  Flower.] 
THE  MOTHER'S  REVERIE. 
I've  watched  beside  thy  cradled  rest 

With  fancies  fond  and  wild  ; 
O!  would  I  might  the  future  read 

For  thee,  my  sinless  child! 
In  vain,  in  vain,  its  darkened  page 

Gives  back  no  answering  gleam. 
And  loving  hopes  and  fancies  wild 

Pass  like  a  troubled  dream. 

Amidst  the  loving  and  the  gay 

Will  it  be  thy  lot  to  roam? 
Will  thy  brow  keep  its  sunny  smile 

To  deck  thy  future  home  ? 
Will  thy  path  through  life  be  bright 

With  sunshine  and  with  flowers, 
And  thy  light  tears  be  quickly  dried 

As  summer's  passing  showers? 

Or  must  thou,  with  the  cold  and  proud. 

Act  sad  thy  woman-part. 
And  learn  beneath  a  smiling  brow 

To  hide  an  aching  heart? 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  401 

Wilt  thou  e'er  weep  o'er  warm  hearts  still'd 

Or  loving  ones  estranged, 
Or  fondly  dream  of  perfect  love 

And  weep  to  find  it  changed"? 

I  know  not  babe!   To  Him  who  gave 

The  treasure  to  my  care, 
To  Him  would  I  the  charge  commit 

In  truthfulness  and  praj'er. 
God's  smile  be  on  thee,  gentle  one, 

His  blessing  to  thee  given, 
What  needs  it  that  the  path  be  smooth 

If  it  leadeth  thee  to  heaven? 

E  1.  Miriam  Hawkins,  married  David  Banks,  who  is  cashier  of 
the  Bank  of  Henderson,  and  resides  at  Henderson,  Ky.  They 
have  eight  children,  viz.:  F  1,  Ella;  F  2,  Strother;  F  3,  James;  F  4, 
John;  F  5,  David;  F  6,  Caroline;  F  7,  Wm.  Paul,  and  F  8,  Maggie 
Hawkins. 

E  2.  Ethalinda  Hawkins,  married  John  T.  Hopkins,  of  Hender- 
son, Ky.,  a  farmer.  They  have  four  children,  viz. :  F  1,  Anna,  died; 
F  2,  Strother;  F  3,  John,  and  F  4,  Ella,  single. 

E  3.  Llewellyn  Hawkins,  married  and  resides  near  Hawesville, 
Ky. ,  as  a  teacher.     He  has  children:  F  1,  Gabriella,  etc. 

E  4.  Gabriella  Hawkins,  married  John  Hart,  a  farmer  of  Hen- 
derson county,  Kentucky.  Had  two  sons:  F  1,  Banks,  and  F  2, 
Hawkins. 

E  5.    John  Hawkins,  died  of  consumption  in  1848. 

E  6.    J.  Strother  Hawkins,  Jr. ,  and 

E  7.    Margaretta  Hawkins. 

D  5.  George,  son  of  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison,  was  born  in  1796. 
He  emigrated  to  Texas  in  1833.  Was  twice  married.  He  died  in 
1837.     He  left  no  children.     His  second  wife  was  a  Mrs. While. 

D  6.  Jane,  daughter  of  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison,  was  born  in 
1799.  In  1833  she  married  Dr.  William  Robertson,  of  Illinois,  and 
died  in  Henderson,  Ky.,  in  1852,  leaving  two  children,  viz.:     E   1, 

Miriam  Lewis,  born  in  1837,  married  Stallard,  St.  Joe,  Mo., 

and  E  2,  Bettie  Martin  Douglass,  born  in  1839.  They  were  residing 
with  their  father  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  After  the  death  of  Jane,  his 
first  wife,  he  married  Ann  Lewis  Browning,  a  great-granddaughter 
of  Mrs.  Hannah  Hickman,  of  Clark  county,  Kentucky,  who  was  a 
half-sister  of  Mrs.  Miriam  Madison,  the  mother  of  Jane,  his  first  wife. 

D  7.  Martha,  daughter  of  Colonel  Gabriel  Madison,  was  born  in 
1801.  In  1822  she  married  Charles  Alexander,  of  Virginia,  who 
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402  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

was  of  Scotch  descent.  She  died  in  Henderson,  Ky,,  in  1851.  She 
had  two  sons,  viz. : 

E  1.  Colonel  Charles  M.,  was  born  in  Woodford  county,  Ken- 
tucky, in  1833.  He  graduated  at  Marietta  College,  Marietta,  0., 
and  located  in  Washington  City,  D.  C,  in  1856.  During  the  Civil 
war  he  served  as  a  private  for  three  months  in  the  army,  after  which 
he  acted  as  colonel  of  the  2d  District  of  Columbia  Regiment.  Dur- 
ing President  Johnson's  administration  he  acted  as  Post-master  in 
Washington  City,  where  he  died  in  1890.  He  was  an  eminent  law- 
yer, and  a  man  of  sterling  integrity.  He  married,  in  1855,  Eliza 
Dow,  of  New  Albany,  Ind.,  by  whom  he  had  four  children,  viz. : 

F  1.    Percy,  died  young. 

F2.    Thomson  H.,  died. 

F  3.  Apolline,  married,  in  1884,  James  L.,  son  of  Hon.  FrauK 
P.  Blair,  of  St.  Louis,  Mo.  They  have  two  children,  viz.:  G  1, 
Percy,  and  G  2,  Preston. 

F  4.    William  D.,  son  of  Colonel  Charles  Alexander. 

E  2.  Thomson  Hanky,  son  of  Martha  and  Charles  Alexander, 
was  born  in  Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  in  1837.  In  1856  he 
located  in  Washington  City,  where  he  studied  law,  and  has  contin- 
ued the  practice  of  his  profession  ever  since.  He  is  now  (1891) 
Solicitor  of  United  States  and  Foreign  Patents,  and  Counsel  in  Pat- 
ent and  Trade-Mark  Causes.  Office  No.  607  Seventh  street,  N.  W. 
Washington,  D.  C. 

A  successful  practice  extending  over  a  period  of  thirty  years, 
enables  him  to  offer  to  the  public  the  benefits  of  an  experience, 
which,  in  the  event  of  their  kindly  favoring  him  with  their  patron- 
age, will  be  found  conducive  to  their  interest.  His  business  is  con- 
ducted with  promptness  and  fidelity,  while  his  terms  are  as  liberal 
as  possible — consistent  with  good  professional  service.  During  the 
Civil  war  he  served  three  months  in  the  army  as  a  soldier.  He  mar- 
ried Miss  Sallie  J.  Kennerly,  of  Washington  City,  but  has  no  chil- 
dren. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  403 


CHAPTEE   XXIT. 

JEAN  LEWIS,  OF  ENGLAND. 

A  1.  Jean  Lewis,  who  was  born  in  France  in  1678,  was  a  lawyer  by 
profession.  In  1697  he  fled  from  France  on  account  of  religious  intol- 
€ration,  to  England,  and  bought  an  estate  in  Wales.  He  joined  the 
English  Army,  and  was  with  Prince  Eugene  and  the  Duke  of  Marl- 
borough in  the  battles  of  Blenheim,  Ramilies,  Oudenarde,  Malplaquet 
and  man}-  others.  On  account  of  his  gallantry  he  was  placed  in 
command  of  the  British  forces  in  Flanders,  in  1709,  and  it  is  said 
in  the  History  of  the  Huguenots,  that  he  was,  during  his  life,  in  nine- 
teen pitched  battles,  and  twenty-three  sieges.  He  died  in  England, 
full  of  honors,  aged  ninety-two  years. 

Issue  of  A  1,  Jean  Lewis 

B  1.    Zachary,  born  in  Wales,  in  1702. 

B  2.    John,  born  in  Wales,  in  1704. 

B  1.  Zachary  Lewis,  who  was  one  of  the  most  distinguished 
lawyers  of  Virginia,  died  in  King  and  Queen  or  Middlesex  county,  in 
1765.  He  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Benjamin  Waller,  in  1725. 
She  died  in  1781.     They  had  ten  children,  viz. : 

C  1.  Anne,  born  November  30,  1726;  died  August  8,  1748.  She 
married  Chancellor  George  Wythe,  and  died  without  issue. 

C  2.  Mary,  born  January  30,  1727;  married  Mr.  Meri- 
wether. 

C  3.  John,  born  October  18,  1729;  died  September  12,  1780. 
He  was  called  the  honest  lawyer.  He  quit  the  practice  of  law  and 
turned  his  attention  to  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  married  Mil- 
dred, daughter  of  Robert  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  of  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia. 

C  4.  Colonel  Zachary,  Jr.,  born  May  6,  1731;  died  July  21, 
1803;  married  Ann  Overton,  daughter  of  Richmond  Terrell,  of 
Louisa  county,  Virginia,  May  8,  1771.  Ann  0.,  was  born  Septem- 
ber 3,  1748,  and  died  November  3,  1820. 

Colonel  Zachary  Lewis,  Jr. ,  was  a  student  of  William  and  Mary 
College  with  Thomas  Jefferson,  and,  after  completing  his  education, 
accompanied  General  Washington,  and  remained  with  him  some 
time  at  old  Fort  Cumberland,  in  1755.     He  was  promoted  to  a  colo- 


404  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

nelcy,  and  finally  settled  at  Belair,  in  Spottsylvania  county,  where 
he  died. 

C  5.  Betty,  born  October  9,  1732;  married  Colonel  Littlepage 
and  Lewis  Holladay. 

C  6,    Morning,  born  April  1,  1734,  and  died  April  12,  1734. 

C  7.    Lucy,  born  December  5, 1735;  married  Mr, Ford;  went 

to  South  Carolina. 

C  8.  Dorothea,  born  September  3,  1737;  married  Christopher 
Smith. 

C  9.  Waller,  born  September  11,  1739;  married  Sarah,  daughter 
of  Robert  Lewis  and  Jane  Meriwether,  of  Albemarle  county,  sister 
of  Mildred,  who  married  his  brother,  John. 

C  10.  Benjamin,  born  June  16,  1744;  married  Patsy  Deberson. 

Issue  of  C  4,  Zachary  Lewis,  Jr.,  of  1731,  and  Ann  Overton 
Terrell : 

D  1.  Ann  Overton,  born  April  23,  1772;  married  July  28,  1795, 
Dr.  James  Scott,  and  died  September  11,  1795. 

D  2.  Richmond,  M.  D.,  born  March  14,  1774.  He  first  married 
Elizabeth  Travers  Daniel,  sister  of  Hon.  Peter  V.  Daniel,  one  of  the 
Judges  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  United  States.  His  second  wife 
was  Margaret  Richardson.     He  left  a  daughter,  E   1,  Hulda,  who 

married  a  Mr.  Scott,  a  lawyer  of  distinction,  in  Spottsylvania 

county;  also  a  son  in  the  same  county,  named  E  2,  John  Z.  Lewis. 

D  3.  Cadwallader,  born  November  25,  1776;  died  unmarried, 
February  4,  1796. 

D  4.    Mary  Waller,  born  April  10,  1779;  married  John  Hill. 

D  5.  Hulda  Fontaine,  born  February  4,  1781 ;  married  Waller 
Holladay.  She  was  the  mother  of  John  L.  Holladay,  who  repre- 
sented his  county  in  the  State  Legislature,  and  of  Alexander  Holla- 
day, who  was  a  member  of  Congress. 

D  6.  John,  born  February  25,  1784;  married  Jean  Wood  Daniel, 
in  1808,  daughter  of  Travers  Daniel,  a  sister  of  Judge  Peter  V. 
Daniel,  of  Virginia,  and  died  in  Frankfort,  Ky.,  August  15,  1858, 
leaving  issue. 

The  following  obituary  notice  we  copy  from  the  Frankfort  Com- 
monwealth, published  at  Frankfort,  Ky,,  August  24,  1858: 

DEATH  OF  JOHN  LEWIS,  OF  LLANGOLLEN. 

It  is  with  much  regret  that  we  record  the  death  of  John  Lewis,  Esq., 
which  occurred  at  his  residence  in  this  city  on  Sundaj',  the  15th  inst.,  and 
we  can  not  let  this  occasion  pass  without  a  notice  at  some  length  of  this 
good  and  wise  man.     Mr.  Lewis  was  formerly  of  Llangollen,  Spottsylvania 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  405 

county,  Va. ;  born  on  the  25th  of  February,  1784,  he  was,  consequently,  in 
the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age.  He  was  the  son  of  Colonel  Zachary 
Lewis,  of  Belair,  in  Spottsylvania  county.  His  father  was  the  messmate  of 
General  Washington  in  the  war  witli  the  French,  and  bequeathed  to  his 
'son  his  small  sword,  worn  at  that  time,  and  his  powder-horn,  with  looking- 
glass  in  the  reverse,  which  was  used  by  the  chieftain  and  himself  at  their 
camp  toilet.  These  relics,  prized  for  their  associations,  have  been  care- 
fully preserved  to  this  time,  and  bequeathed  to  two  of  his  grandsons,  who 
are  named  after  him.  Having  caught  the  military  ardor  of  his  father,  we 
find  him,  in  1813,  in  command  of  a  troop  of  horse,  and  entrusted  with 
watching  the  movements  of  the  British  fleet  in  the  Potomac,  which  was 
attempting  constant  depredations  on  the  adjoining  country.  While  so  en- 
gaged he  was  afflicted  with  camp  fever,  which  brought  him  to  the  verge  of 
the  grave,  and  he  was  thus  prevented  from  further  participation  in  the 
military  operations  of  that  day.  In  early  life  he  was  engaged  actively  in 
the  practice  of  law,  but  having  a  natural  fondness  for  teaching,  he  estab- 
lished a  High  School  for  young  men  at  Llangollen,  in  Virginia,  and  for 
many  years  taught  successfullj'  Virginia's  most  noble  sons,  earning  a  repu- 
tation as  an  instructor  equaled  by  few  and  unsurpassed  by  none.  He  de- 
clined several  offers  of  the  professorships  of  colleges  in  his  native  State, 
preferring  to  teach  his  school  at  home.  Removing  to  Georgetown,  Ky.,  in 
1833,  he  there  established  a  female  academy,  but  retaining  his  love  for 
the  country,  in  a  few  j'ears  he  came  to  this  vicinity,  and  has,  with  a 
short  intermission,  continued  at  his  post  until  the  last.  He  seemed  to  seek 
no  pleasure  above  that  of  imparting  to  the  young  his  varied  and  extensive 
knowledge.  He  was  a  fine  classical  scholar  and  mathematician  ;  was  well 
acquainted  with  the  French,  Spanish  and  Italian  languages — unusually  so 
with  the  physical  sciences,  and  in  the  department  of  Belles  Leiires  his 
acquirements  were  unsurpassed  by  anyone  within  our  knowledge.  Besides 
being  a  very  frequent  contributor  to  the  leading  journals  of  past  times,  in 
which  he  acquired  considerable  distinction,  he  was  the  author  of  a  system 
of  arithmetic,  and  of  various  works  of  fiction  in  poetry  and  prose,  among 
the  latter  of,   "  Young  Kate,  or  the  Rescue." 

A  model  gentleman  of  the  old  school,  he  possessed  very  fine  conversa- 
tional powers,  and  great  tenderness  of  feeling,  which  were  continually  man- 
ifested toward  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him,  especially  toward  his 
children  and  grandchildren.  Among  his  relatives  and  connections  in  his 
native  State,  are  numbered  men  distinguished  in  law  and  politics,  among 
■others,  Judge  Daniel,  of  the  United  States  Supreme  Court,  whose  sister  he 
married. 

For  some  fourteen  years  past  he  had  been  a  communicant  of  the  old- 
school  Presbyterian  church.  As  a  Christian  he  was  as  simple  and  unostenta- 
tious as  a  child,  yet  he  possessed  all  the  strength  of  a  mature  Christian. 
During  the  whole  of  his  last  illness  he  bore  his  sufferings  with  perfect 
patience  and  resignation,  and  with  a  mind  conscious  to  the  last.  He,  in 
his  death,  gave  the  most  triumphant  proof  of  a  victory  through  Christ 
ever  witnessed  by  those  who  were  most  accustomed  to  see  men  die. 

Verily,  a  good  and  wise  man  has  fallen  in  our  midst! 


406  GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

D  7.  Eliza,  born  May  27,  1786;  married  Walter  Kaleigb  Daniel, 
a  brother  of  Judge  Peter  V.  Daniel,  and  died  in  September,  1816. 

D  8.    William,  born  August  20,  1788;  died  five  hours  after  birth. 

D  9.    Kev.  Addison  Murdock,  born  September  26,  1789;  married 

Miss Billingslea  and  Miss Minor.      He  was  born  at  Belair, 

in  Spottsylvania  county;  was  baptized  on  the  3d  of  July,  1808. 
In  1809  he  appeared  as  a  messenger  of  the  Gold  Mine  church  to  the 
Goshen  Association.  About  the  year  1830  he  migrated  to  Ken- 
tucky; subsequently  he  removed  to  the  State  of  Missouri,  near 
Glasgow,  Howard  county,  there  laboring  in  the  ministiy  until  the 
year  1857,  when  he  was  called  away  to  his  reward. 

D  6.    Issue  of  John  Lewis  and  Jean  Wood  Daniel,  viz. : 

E  1.  Frances  Ann,  born  March  3,  1810;  married  Wm.  Mitchell, 
of  Vicksburg,  Miss. 

E  2.  Rev.  Cadwallader,  born  November  5,  1811,  in  Spottsylvania 
county,  Virginia,  and  was  prepared  by  his  father,  John  Lewis,  of 
Llangollen,  to  enter  the  University  of  Virginia,  where  he  completed 
his  education.  He  came  to  Kentucky  in  1831,  taught  school  at  Cov- 
ington and  at  Georgetown,  and  in  1834  settled  upon  a  farm  near 
Frankfort,  where  he  lived  until  his  death,  April  22,  1882.  In  1846 
he  became  a  minister  of  the  Baptist  church  and  was  widely  known 
throughout  Kentucky  and  the  Southern  States  as  a  writer  of  great 
ability,  and  as  one  of  the  most  eloquent  and  useful  preachers  in  that 
denomination.  At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  called  to  the  chair  of 
Theology  and  Belles  Lettres  in  Georgetown  College,  Kj.,  which  he 
filled  for  several  years.  He  was  a  man  of  varied  attainments,  a 
thorough  scholar  and  successful  in  all  his  undertakings.  He  mar- 
ried Elizabeth  Henry  Pattison,  of  Appomattox  C.  H.,  Va.,  and  left 
issue. 

E  3.    Elizabeth  Travers,  born  July  10,  1813;  unmarried. 

E  4.  George  Wythe,  born  February  9,  1815;  married  Mary  Jane 
Todd. 

E  5.    Mary  Overton,  born  November  7,  1816;  unmarried. 

E  6.    John  Moncure,  born  May  11,  1820;  died  March  21,  1845. 

E  7.  Jean  Wood  Daniel,  born  September  22,  1822;  married  Dr. 
Alexander  Augustus  Pattison,  of  Virginia. 

E  8.  Dr.  Richmond  Addison,  born  April  4,  1824;  married  Mary 
G.  Mitchell,  resides  at  Richmond,  Va. 

E  9.    Lucy  Daniel,  born  December  15,  1826;  unmarried. 

E  10.  Susan  Walter  Raleigh,  born  December  9,  1828;  married 
Rev.  John  Gano  Price,  of  Kentucky. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS   FAMILY,  407 

E  11.  Walter  Raleigh  Daniel,  boru  November  30,  1830;  single. 

E  12.  James  Minor,  born  May  10,  1833,  at  Vicksburg,  Miss. 

E  1.  Issue  of  Frances  Ann  Lewis  and  Wm.  Mitchell,  of  Vicks- 
burg, Miss. :  ' 

F  1.  James;  F  2,  Jean  Lewis;  F  3,  Lewis  Edward,  married  Miss 
Addie  Bledsoe,  of  Mississippi;  F  4,  Wm.  Gillan;  F  5,  Francis 
Norgate,  married  Zenobia  Martin,  of  Texas,  and  F  6,  Walter 
Erskine. 

E  2.  Issue  of  Cadwallader  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  Jean  Wood 
Daniel,  and  Elizabeth  H.  Pattison,  his  wife,  viz. : 

F  1.  William  Jarrett,  married  Louisa  Taylor  Wallace,  of  Wood- 
ford county,  Kentucky,  and  resides  at  Woodlake,  Franklin  county, 
Ky. ,  where  he  runs  a  stock  farm  at  Belair.  They  have  issue,  viz. : 
G  1,  Frances  Taylor;  Gr  2,  Elizabeth  H.  Lewis. 

F  2.  John  Alexander,  son  of  Cadwallader  Lewis,  married  Mar- 
garet Jane  Scott,  of  Franklin  county,  Kentucky.  They  reside  at 
Stamping  Ground,  Scott  county,  Ky.,  and  have  issue,  viz.:  G  1, 
John  Cadwallader;  G  2,  Sidney  Scott;  G  3,  Waller;  G  4,  Mary; 
G  5,  Elizabeth,  and  G  6,  Jane  Rebecca  Lewis. 

F  3.    Norborne  Vivian,  son  of  Cadwallader. 

F  4.  Waller  Holladay,  of  Woodlake,  Franklin  county,  Ky.,  with 
his  brother,  runs  the  Belair  stock  farm. 

F  5.    Mary  Pattison,  and 

F  6.  Charles  Cadwallader,  who  married  Letitia  Barron,  of 
Daviess  county,  Kentucky.  They  have  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Charles 
Cadwallader;  G  2,  Celia  Boyd;  G  3,  Maud  McFarland. 

E  4.  George  Wythe  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  Jean  Wood  Daniel; 
married  Mary  Jane  Todd,  of  Frankfort,  Ky.  He  spent  his  life  in 
Frankfort  and  Lexington,  Ky. ,  as  an  editor  and  publisher,  and  had 
issue  as  follows:  F  1,  Joseph  Bullock;  F  2,  John  Franklin;  F  3, 
Wm.  Todd,  and  F  4,  George  Alexander. 

Issue  of  F  1,  Joseph  Bullock  Lewis  by  his  first  wife,  Emma 
Abbott,  viz.:  G  1,  Margaret;  G  2,  William,  and  G  3,  George.  After 
the  death  of  Emma  Abbott  he  married  Keturah  Thornton,  of  Ver- 
sailles, Ky. 

Issue  of  F  2,  John  Franklin  Lewis,  and  Mary  Sneed,  of  Frank- 
fort, Ky,,  viz. :  G  1,  Sneed;  G  2,  John,  and  G  3,  Wm.  Herndon. 

Issue  of  Jean  Wood,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Jean  Wood 
Daniel,  and  Dr.  Alexander  Augustus  Pattison,  of  Appomattox 
C.  H.,  now  of  Sangamon  county,  Illinois,  viz. : 

F  1.    Augusta,   married  John  Parkinson,  of  Sangamon  county, 


-408  GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

Illinois,  and  has  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Ernest;  Gr  2,  William;  G  3,  Jean; 
G  4,  Mary,  and  G  5,  John  Parkinson. 

F  2.  Jean  Frances,  married  Dr.  Joseph  Wilcox,  of  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  and  has  issue,  viz.:  G  1,  Dwight;  G  2,  Augustus, 
•and  G  3,  Annie  Wilcox. 

F  3.  Alexander  L. ,  married  Ella  Robinson,  of  Sangamon  county, 
Illinois,  and  has  issue,  viz.:     G  1,  Ella;  G  2,  Susan,  etc. 

F  4.  Susan  Archer,  married  Hampton  Gibson,  of  Sangamon 
county,  Illinois,  and  has  issue,  viz. :  G  1,  Jean;  G  2,  Preston;  G  3, 
John ;  G  4,  Robert  Gibson ;  G  5,  Marion  Elizabeth,  married  Richard 
Smith. 

E  8.  Dr.  Richmond  Addison  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  Jean  Wood 
Daniel,  married  Margaret  Gillan  Mitchell,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  where 
he  now  resides  and  ranks  with  the  first  physicians  of  the  city.  Their 
children  are,  viz.:  F  1,  John  Moncure;  F  2,  Waller  Morton;  F  3, 
Richmond  and  Read  Lewis. 

F  1.  John  Moncure,  married  Elizabeth  Humphries  Price,  of 
Franklin  county,  Kentucky,  and  lives  in  Richmond,  Va,  Their 
children  are:  G  1,  Hugh  Rodman;  G  2,  John  Moncure,  died  single; 
G  3,  Richmond  Addison;  G  4,  Margaretta  Gillan,  and  G  5,  James 
Mitchell. 

F  2.  Waller  Morton  (of  Richmond,  Va.),  married  Sophia  Red- 
ding, of  Vicksburg,  Miss.  Their  children  are:  G  1,  Beach  Redding; 
G  2,  Margaretta  Gillan;  G  3,  Richmond  Addison,  and  G  4,  Waller 
Morton. 

F  3.  Richmond  Lewis,  of  Richmond,  Va.,  married  Leila  Curry, 
of  Richmond,  Va. ,  and  has  one  child:  G  1,  Fanny  Mitchell  Lewis. 

E  9.  Lucy  Daniel,  ninth  child  of  John  and  Jean  Wood  Daniel, 
married  James  M.  Holladay,  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia. 
Their  children  are:  F  1,  Louise  Richmond;  F  2,  John  Waller,  and 
F  3,  James  Minor. 

E  10.  Susan  Raleigh,  tenth  child  of  John  and  Jean  Wood  Daniel, 
married  Dr.  John  Gano  Price,  of  Franklin  county,  Kentucky.  Their 
children  are:  F  1,  Elizabeth  Humphries;  F  2,  Jean  Wood;  F  3, 
Susan  Gano,  and  F  4,  John  Lewis  Price. 

F  1.  Elizabeth  H.  Price,  married  John  Moncure  Lewis,  her 
cousin,  of  Richmond,  Va. 

F  3.  Susan  Gano  Price,  married  Wm.  B.  Allison,  of  Franklin 
county,  Kentucky,  and  resides  in  Richmond,  Va.  Their  children 
are:  G  1,  Annie  Lewis;  G  2,  Lizzie  Price,  and  G  3,  John  Gano 
Allison. 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  409 

E  12.  James  Minor,  son  of  John  and  Jean  Wood  Daniel,  mar- 
ried Eupliemia  Miller  Todd,  of  Madison  county,  Mississippi,  and 
now  resides  at  Frankfort,  Ky.  Their  children  are:  F  1,  Vivian 
Travis;  F  2,  Eugenia  Richmond,  and  F  3,  Effie  Todd. 

John  Moncure  Lewis  died  just  as  he  reached  manhood. 

Walter  Raleigh  Lewis  volunteered  in  the  Confederate  Army,  and 
died  during  the  siege  of  Port  Hudson,  La. 

James  Minor  Lewis  studied  medicine  and  then  became  a  minister 
of  the  Baptist  church,  and  is  at  present  (1884)  located  at  Frankfort, 
Ky.  He  has  been  pastor  at  Canton,  Miss.,  New  Orleans,  La.,  and 
JefTerson,  Tex. 

JOHN  LEWIS,  JR.,  OF  KING  AND  QUEEN  COUNTY,  VA. 

B  2.  John,  Jr. ,  son  of  Jean  Lewis,  who  emigrated  from  France 
to  Wales,  was  born  about  1704-5.  He  wasli  lawyer  of  distinction; 
married  Sarah  Iverson,  settled  in  King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia, 
and  left  posterity,  viz. : 

C  1.  Ann,  married  Rev.  Edward  Byne,  of  King  and  Queen 
county,  Virginia,  and  died  in  Burke  county,  Georgia,  leaving  pos- 
terity. 

C  2.  Rev.  Iverson  Lewis,  born  1741 ;  was  married  three  times 
and  died  in  King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia,  in  1815. 

[From  "  Virginia  Baptist  Ministers,"'  first  series,  page  253.    Hy  .lames  B.  Taylor,  and 
published  by  Lippincott  &  Co.,  Philadelphia,  Pa.] 

REV.  IVERSON  LEWIS. 
Iverson  Lewis  was  the  son  of  John  Lewis,  whose  father,  Zachary  Lewis, 
emigrated  to  this  country  from  Brecknockshire,  Wales,  in  the  year  1693, 
at  which  time  he  settled  in  the  county  of  King  and  Queen,  State  of  Vir- 
ginia. Iverson  was  born  the  4th  of  March,  1741,  at  the  family  residence  in 
King  and  Queen,  where  he  lived  and  died.  He  was  educated  in  the  estab- 
lished religion  of  his  daj^ — was  immersed  in  1770,  or  1771,  after  being  con- 
verted under  the  preaching  of  Rev.  John  Waller.  He  died  the  5th  day  of 
January,  1815. 

C  3.  Catharine,  daughter  of  John  Lewis  and  Sarah  Iverson, 
married  Mr.  Richards  and  left  two  daughters,  viz. : 

D  1.    Elizabeth,  married  Mr.  Watts,  and 

D  2.    Nancy   Ann,    married   Mr.  Dunn,    who  left  one  son: 

E  1,  Thomas  Iverson  Dunn. 

C  4.  Christopher,  married,  in  South  Carolina,  a  relative  of  Gen- 
eral Wade  Hampton,  and  had  issue. 

C  5.  Sarah  Iverson,  married  a  Mr.  Rogers,  of  Virginia,  and  left 
posterity. 


410  GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

C  1.    Issue  of  Ann  Lewis  and  Rev.  Edmond  Byne,  viz. : 

D  1.  Ann,  married  Augustus  Harris,  died  at  Pomona,  near  Mill- 
edgeville,  Ga. 

D,  2.  Daughter,  married  Moses  Walker,  of  Brunswick  county,  Vir- 
ginia. 

D  3.    Thomas;  D  4,  Lewis,  and  D  5,  Richard  Byne. 

Issue  of  C  2,  Rev.  Iverson  Lewis,  by  Frances  Byrd,  his  first  wife: 

D  1.  Ann,  married  Jonathan  Brooks,  of  Caswell  county.  North 
Carolina.  She  had  five  children,  viz.:  E  1,  Rev.  Iverson  L.  Brooks, 
of  Abbeville,  S.  C. ;  E  2,  George  Brooks ;  E  3,  Thomas  Brooks ; 
E  4,  Wm.  L.  Brooks,  and  E  5,  John  L.  Brooks. 

D  2.  Dr.  Wm.  B.  Lewis,  son  of  Iverson,  graduated  at  William 
and  Mary  College,  Virginia.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Medical 
College  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  received  a  diploma  in  the  litei'ary 
and  medical  department,  signed  by  twenty-four  professors;  among 
these  some  of  the  most  distinguished  names  known  to  the  literar}' 
world — such  as  Ferguson,  Blair,  Robertson,  Dugald,  Stewart, 
Greenfield,  Playfair,  Dalzel,  Hume,  etc.  After  returning  home,  he 
practiced  with  great  reputation  at  the  head  of  the  medical  profes- 
sion for  four  years  in  Eastern  Virginia,  and  died  through  exposure. 
He  never  married. 

D  3^.  Frances,  married  Solomon  Graves,  of  North  Carolina,  and 
had  seven  children,  viz. :  E  1,  William  B.,  of  Randolph  county, 
Georgia;  E  2,  John  D.,  of  Texas;  E  3,  Frances  L.,  married  Dr.  W. 
P.  Graham;  E  4,  Solomon,  Jr.;  E  5,  Iverson  L. ;  E  6,  General  B. 
Graves,  of  Randolph  county,  Georgia,  and  E  7,  Sidney  Graves,  died 
young. 

D  4.    Joanna,    married  James   Dickey  and  left  seven  children, 

viz.:  E  1,  William;  E   2,  Ann,    married  McGrasly,  of  Nelson 

county,  Virginia;  E  3,  Frances  L.,  married  John  W.  Wakins,  of 
King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia;  E  4,    Jonathan,    married  Miss 

Daniel,  of  Middlesex  county,  Virginia ;  E  5,  Ann   D. ,  married 

Colonel  Mason,  of  Middlesex  county;  E  6,  Marion,  single,  and  E  7, 
Elizabeth,  single. 

D  5.  Dr.  John  Lewis,  son  of  Iverson,  died  of  j^ellow  fever  at 
Norfolk,  Va.,  on  his  embarkation  for  Europe.     He  never  married. 

Issue  of  C  2,  Rev.  Iverson  Lewis  by  Martha  Clopton,  his  second 
wife: 

D  6.  Dr.  Zachary  Lewis,  was  a  demonstrator  of  anatomy  in  the 
Medical  College  of  Philadelphia  for  some  years;  now  practices  in 
King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia.     He   has  been   twice  married. 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY  ,  -111 

His  first  wife  was  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Mr.  Skison,  of  the 

Episcopal  church,  by  whom  two  sons  survive,  viz. :  El,  Dr.  John 
J.  Lewis,  who  married  a  Miss  Hill  and  resides  in  King  William 
county,  Virginia,  and  E  2,  Dr.  Wm.  B.  Lewis,  who  married  a 
daughter  of  E.  Winston  Henry  and  granddaughter  of  Patrick  Henry, 
and  resides  in  Pittsylvania  county,  Virginia.  Zachary's  second  wife 
was  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  John  Clopton,  formerly  a  member  to 
Congress,  and  his  brother  is  one  of  the  Circuit  Judges  of  Virginia. 

D  7.  Sarah  Iverson,  daughter  of  Iverson  Lewis,  married  Thomas 
G.  Crittendon  and  left  posterity. 

D  8.  Martha  Churchill,  was  twice  married ;  first  to  Geo.  Shackle- 
ford,  leaving  no  issue;  second  to  Rev.  Richard  Claybrook  and  left 
three  children,  viz.:  E  1,  Wm.  L. ,  a  lawyer  of  Lancaster  county, 
Virginia ;  E  2,  Zachary  L. ,  and  E  3,  Frances  Elizabeth,  who  married 
Samuel  Fauntleroy,  M.  D. 

D  9.  Iverson  Lewis,  Jr. ,  volunteered  in  a  company  of  cavalry  in 
the  War  of  1812,  and  died  in  his  country's  service. 

Issue  of  C  2,  Rev.  Iverson  Lewis  and  Catharine  Byrd,  his  third 
wife,  viz. : 

D  10.  Catharine,  died  single. 

D  11.  Mary,  married  Mr.  Backhouse,  of  Gloucester  county, 

Virginia,  and  left  one  son:  E  1,  John  W.  Backhouse. 

Issue  of  Christopher  Lewis  and  his  wife,  who  was  a  relative  of 
Wade  Hampton,  of  South  Carolina,  viz. : 

D  1.    Sarah  Iverson,  who  married  a  Mr.  Oliver,  of  Louisiana. 

D  2.    John  Christopher,  who  married  a  Miss Wardlaw,  of 

Abbeville,  S.  C,  and  had  issue  as  follows: 

E  1.    Mrs.  Scott,  of  Augusta,  Ga. 

E  2.    Mrs.  ,  of  Barnwell,  S.  C. 

E  3.    Oscar,  married  a  Miss Boyston,  in  Louisiana. 

E  4.    Andrew  W. 

E  5.    David  C,  railroad  agent,  Augusta,  Ga. 

E  6.    Name  not  known,  a  mechanic. 


412      t  GENEALOGY   OF  THE   LEWIS   FAMILY, 


5 

B,  viz. : 

B  1. 

B2. 

B3. 

B4. 

B5. 

B6. 

B7. 

B  8. 

B  9. 

B3. 

CHAPTER  XXY. 

JOHN  LEWIS,  OF  SHENANDOAH  COUNTY,  VA. 

A  1.    John  Lewis,  was  born  in  Wales.     He  married  Margaret 
died  in  Shenandoah  county,  Virginia,  and  had  issue,  marked 

Reese  Lewis,  born  1730. 
Susannah,  born  1735. 

Amos,  born  1737;  married  Mollie  Chrisman. 
Thomas,  born  1739. 
Annie,  born  1742. 
George,  born  1744. 
Hannah,  born  1746;  died  1748. 
Evan,  born  1749. 

Mordecai,  born  1751 ;  married  Marj'  Segler. 
Amos,  who  was  born  in  Shenandoah  county,  Virginia,  in 
1737,  married  Mollie  Chrisman,  and  about  the  year  1809  he  settled 
in  Rhea  county,  Tennessee,  where  he  died  in  1811.     His  wife  died 
in  Knox  county,  Tennessee.     They  had  issue,  marked  C,  viz. : 

C  1.    John;  C  2,  William;  C  3,  David;  C  4,  James;   C  5,  Isaac: 
C  6,  Jesse ;  C  7,  Modlin,  married  Wm.  Cunningham ;  C  8,  Elizabeth, 
married  Chrisley  Pickle ;  C  9,  Sallie,  married  Wm.  Seymore. 
Issue  of  C  1,  John  Lewis,  viz. : 

D  1.  William;  D  2,  Jane;  D  3,  Willie;  D  4,  Davis;  D  5,  John, 
Jr.,  and  D  6,  Scotia. 

Issue  of  C  2,  William  Lewis,  viz. : 

D  1.    Mark;  D  2,  Polly,  married  B.  D.  Armstrong;  D  3,  Thomas 
J.,  of  Aberdeen,  Miss. ;  D  4,  Wm.  C,  in  Texas,  and  C  5,  Johu  J. 
Issue  of  C  4,  James  Lewis,  viz. : 

D  1.  Susan;  D  2,  Hiram;  D  3,  Alfred;  D  4,  Calvin;  D  5,  Jona- 
than P. ,  and  D  6,  Rebecca.  The  two  last  named  reside  in  Chocta^v 
county,  Mississippi. 

Issue  of  C  5,  Isaac  Lewis,  viz. : 

D  1.  Sallie;  D  2,  David;  D  3,  John  C. ;  D  4,  Penelope;  D  5, 
Charles  W. ;  D  6,  Melinda,  and  D  7,  Lucinda. 

Issue  of  C  7,  Modlin  Lewis  and  Wm.  Cunningham,  viz. : 
D  1.    Jesse;  D  2,  Willie,  etc. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY.  413 

Issue  of  B  6,  George  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  Margaret,  viz. : 

C  1.    Enoch;  C  2,  Levi;  C  3,  Aaron;  C  4,  John,  etc. 

B  9.  Mordecai  Lewis,  son  of  John  and  Margaret,  was  born  in 
1751,  and  married  Mary  Segler.  After  the  close  of  the  Revolutionary 
war  he  emigrated  from  Shenandoah  county,  Virginia,  to  Tennessee, 
carrying  with  him  the  old  Welsh  Bible  that  was  brought  from  Wales, 
which  is  now  in  the  possession  of  his  descendants  in  Marion  county, 
Tennessee.     He  left  eight  children,  viz. : 

C  1.    Amos,  born  1777. 

C  2.    John,  born  1779. 

C  3.  George  Henry  Washington,  born  1781;  married  Rebecca 
Walker. 

C  4.    Levi,  born  1784. 

C  5.    Archibald,  born  1786;  married  Nancy  Mitchell. 

C  6.    Polly,  born  1788. 

C  7.    Margaret,  born  1790. 

C  8.    Betsy,  born  1793. 

Issue  of  C  3,  G.  H.  W.  Lewis  and  Rebecca  Walker,  viz. : 

D  1.    Rev.  Charles  K.,  born  1809;  died  in  1882. 

D  2.  Thomas  Jefferson,  born  1810;  died  a  prisoner  at  Camp 
Chase,  0.,  in  1865. 

D  3.  Minerva  Tennessee,  born  1812;  married  Rev.  James  D. 
Harris. 

D  4.  Martha  Emeline,  born  1814;  married  Wm.  Stiphans,  of 
Bledsoe  county,  Tennessee. 

D  5.  Wm.  Hart,  born  1816;  died  at  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  in  1865; 
was  a  Federal  soldier,  and  belonged  to  the  Quartermaster's  Depart- 
ment. 

D  6.  Caroline  Virginia,  born  1818;  was  drowned  when  fourteen 
years  of  age. 

D  7,    Mordecai  Asbury,  born  1820;  married  Adeline  Mitchell. 

D  8.  Harriet  Jane,  born  1823;  married  Matthew  Girdly,  of 
Marion  county. 

D  9.    Daniel  Walker,  born  1825. 

D  10,  George  Washington,  born  1827,  and 

D  11.  Rebecca  Ann  Catharine,  born  1830. 

Issue  of  Mordecai  Lewis  and  Adeline  Mitchell,  of  Jasper,  Tenn. , 
viz. : 

E  1.  Amanda  Carolina,  born  1847;  married  Dr.  H.  W.  Griffith, 
of  Jasper,  Tenn.  She  died^n  1884;  left  one  son:  Charles  Madison 
Griffith,  born  1849. 


414  GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 

E  2.    Thos.  Milton,  bora  1849. 

E  3.    John  Mitchell,  bora  1851. 

Issue  of  C  5,  Archibald  Lewis  and  Nancy  Tifny  Mitchell,  viz. : 

D  1.    Fielding,  bora  1809. 

D2.    William  A.,  bora  1810. 

D  3.    Polly,  bora  1811. 

D  4.    John,  bora  1813;  died. 

D  5.    Sarah,  bora  1815. 

D  6.    Jas.  M.,  bora  1817. 

D  7.    Nancy,  bora  1819. 

D  8.    Charlotte  M.,  bora  1820. 

D  9.    Lucinda,  bora  1823. 

D  10.  Amos,  born  1824;  married  Margaret  A.  E.  Kelly. 

D  11,  Francis  M.,  born  1827. 

D  12.  Elizabeth  R.,  born  1829,  and 

D  13.  Madison  A.,  bora  1835. 

D  10.  Amos  Lewis,  son  of  Archibald  and  Nancy  Mitchell,  was 
born  in  1824.  In  1854  he  married  Margaret  A.  E.  Kelly  in  Marion 
county,  Tennessee,  by  whom  he  raised  five  children,  viz. : 

E  1.  Sarah  Ann,  born  1856;  married  Wm.  V.  Price  in  1879. 
They  have  a  son:  John  Alexander  Price,  born  1880. 

E  2.  Archibald  Alexander,  born  1858;  married  Isabella  0.  Heis- 
kell,  in  1882,  in  Marion  county,  Tennessee. 

E  3.    Nancy  Jane  (twin-sister),  born  1858. 

E  4.    Wm.  Joseph,  bora  1867. 

E  5.    Jas.  Henderson,  born  1869. 

Issue  of  Arch.  A.  Lewis  and  Isabella  0.  Heiskell,  viz. : 

F  1.    John  Heiskell,  born  1883;  F  2,  Irene  Taylor,  born  1885,  etc. 


CORRECTION. 


Charles  Lewis,  one  of  the  descendants  of  General  Robert  Lewis, 
of  Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  who  married  Mary  Howell,  was  an 
uncle  instead  of  a  cousin  of  Colonel  Fielding  Lewis,  who  married 
Betty,  the  sister  of  General  George  Washington. 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


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N  DEX 


PAGE. 

ABBOTT,  Emma 407 

Adair,  Edward  Alexander 235 

Adair,  John     23.5 

Margaret  Matthew 235 

Mildred  Thoraaaiu 235 

Narcissa  Ann  Berry 235 

Virgil  Bullantine 235 

Adams,  Amelia 346,  347 

Andrew 142 

Charlea 34G 

Christopher     346 

Joel,  Rev 346,  347 

Miss 136 

Mr. 195 

Robert,  Jr .346,  347 

Robert,  Sr.,  Captain 345,  346 

William     346 

Akin,  James  M 232 

Alderson,  Matilda 119,  122 

Alexander,  Amanda 105 

Andrew 395 

Anna 105 

AppoUiue 402 

Charles 395,  401 

Charles  M.,  Colonel 402 

Elizabeth  Lea 105 

John 121 

J.  M 105 

Laura 105 

Malinda 121 

Mary  Rebecca 121 

May .398 

Percy 402 

Robert 121 

Sallie 105 

Thomas 121 

Thomson  H 402 

Thomson  Hankv 402 

William 120,  121 

William  D 402 

William  Dixon        105 

Algeo,  Mary  Enfield 333 

Samuel 333 

William  David 333 

Alldread,  B.  F 232 

Ella 233 

James     233 

John  Taliaferro 232 

Robert  Lee 2.33 

Sarah  E 233 

Seal  Silas 233 

Thomas  T 233 

Allen,  Alfred 78 

Ann 398,  399 

Anna 45 

Cabell 400 

Catharine      398 

David 76,  78 

Francis 398 

Francis  W :'.95,  398 

Frank .398 

Frank  (1847) .399 

George  Madison 398 

John  H 78 

Lewis 78 


PAGE. 

Allen,  Lorenzo  D 78 

Madison 398 

Martha 398 

Mary 398 

Mary  E 398 

Richard  (1808) 398,    399 

Richard,  Jr 398 

Saruh 78 

William      398 

William  Andrew .399 

Alley,  Mary  E 124 

Allison,  Annie  Lewis 408 

John  Gano 408 

Lizzie  Price 408 

Norris 317 

William  B 408 

Alsop,  Miss 341 

Alvares,  Miss 196 

Ambrose,  George,  Dr 185 

George,  Rev 162,    184,    185 

Georgiana 162 

Lily  Florence 185 

Linny  Ann 185 

Matilda 185 

Silas  J 185 

UtillaAnn 185 

Willis  Leslie 185 

Anderson,  Ann 25 

Catharine 366 

Edmund 25,     51 

Henning  Webb 3.3 

Henry  Temple 3:^ 

Jane 202 

John  F 366 

Lewis 202 

Mary  M 357 

Orville 367 

Patsy  D 367 

Phillip  Lewis 33 

Polly 202 

Robert  Mandeville 33 

Robert  Meriwether,  Captain    ....      33 

Sarah  A.  E 349 

Warner  Meriwether 33 

William 198,   202 

William,  Jr.,  Dr 324,   325 

William,  Sr.,  Dr 324,   325 

Andrews,  Almina 341 

Hattie 283,  284 

Armistead,  Mary  Ann,  Mrs      44 

Armstrong,  B.  I).  412 

Clinton 247 

Eliza 247 

Emeline 132,    las 

Frances  Rowland .    .    247 

Harriet .   .    247 

Henry  Clay 247 

James 247 

Miss 263,   266 

Nancy 247 

Paulina  Price ...    247 

Sarah 247 

Thomas 247 

William  Garland 247 

Winifred 155 


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GENEALOGY   OF    THE  LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Aehbrook,  Elizabeth 118,   119 

Atchison,  Mary 398 

Atkins,  Hester 371,   374 

Atlee,  Margaret  Evans 3(il 

Aulick,  N.  B 132 

Anetin,  Henry  0.,  Dr .    .  295,  299 

Jesse  Lewis  ...       299 

Sarah  Jane 299 

BACKHOUSE,  John  W 411 

Mr. 411 

Bacon,  Lucy 42,  43 

Rosa 104 

Bagwell,  Rachel 260 

Bailey,  Bettie 371,  375 

Baker,  Ann 298 

Isaac  L.,  Major 81,  97 

J.  .    .   . 365 

Martha 214,  327 

Mary 365 

Stanley 365 

Balch,  Alfred 81,  96 

Ball,  Fannie  Tasker 32 

Mary 15,    16,  25 

Mary  F 48 

Mr.  11 

Ballenger,  Albert  Woodfln 206 

Alexander 207 

Angeline 206 

Edward 198,  205 

Edward,  Jr 206,  207 

Elias  Benson 207 

Elizabeth 206,  207 

Elizabeth  (1829) 207 

Frances     206 

Henry  M 207 

Jabez 207 

James 201 

James      205 

Jamts  Alexander 206 

James  Franklin 206 

Jane  Mahala 206 

John  James 206 

John  Richard 206 

John  Simpson      206 

Josephine 206 

Judith  Ann 206 

Larkin 206,  207 

Lavinia 206,   207 

Levina 207 

Lewis 206 

Marcus  Rowland 207 

Margaret 198,  199 

Margaret 205 

Martha      207 

Mary ...  206 

Mary  E 207 

Mary  Jane 206 

Nancy  Ann 206 

Pleasant 206 

Presley 206 

Rebecca 206 

Rebecca 207 

Rebecca  (1831) 207 

Rebecca  Elizabeth 206 

Sallie 202 

Susan  M 206 

Tabitha 206 

Thomas  Wood        201 

William      206 

William     207 

William  Henry 206 

Banford,  Elizabeth  Frances 157 

Frances  May 158 

Henry  Harris 158 

James  C 157 

James  Turner 158 


PAGL 

Banford,  Leslie 158 

Robert  Latham .    158 

Sallie  (1840) 157 

Sallie  Latham 158 

William  (1871) 158 

William  H.  (1833)      157,   158 

Bankhead,  Charles  Lewis,  Jr 35 

Charles  Lewis,  Sr 35 

Eliza  Garrett 35 

Ellen  Bayne 35 

Ellen  Blonroe 35 

Geoigiana 35 

John 35 

John,  Dr 35 

John  Taliaferro 35 

John  Warner 35 

Leonora  D 35 

Mary  Eliza 35 

Mary  Warner      35 

Rosalia  Stuart 35 

Rosalie 35 

Thomas  Mann  Randolph 35 

William 35 

Banks,  Caroline 401 

David 401 

Elizabeth 71 

Ella 401 

James 401 

John 401 

Maggie  Hawkins 401 

Strother 401 

William  Paul 401 

Bannon,  Elijah  O.  Captain 133 

Barber,  Miss 269 

Barfield,  Sarah 100,   103 

Barker,  Carrie 367 

Max 367 

Maxwell  Sharp 366 

Rufus 316 

Barksdale,  Caroline  C 299 

Eliza  M 298 

Frank  Nelson 296 

James  Rice 296 

Jesse  Lewis 299 

John  Taliaferro 298 

Margaret  C 298 

Maria 299 

Mary  Elizabeth 296 

Mary  Jane 296 

Mildred  Fry 296 

Nancy  Lewis 297 

Nelson 294,   295 

Sarah  Lewis 296 

Sarah  Taliaferro 295,   297 

Sophia  Lewis 295,   298 

Barnes,  Mary  Jane 129 

William      129 

Barnett,  G.  W 312 

Barnhill,  John 222 

Barrett,  Charles 48 

Barron,  Letitia 407 

Barton,  Joab 190 

Bass,  William  H 147 

Basset,  Anderson 30 

William 30 

Bassett,  George  W 47 

Bates,  Miss  42 

Battaile,  Catherine 34 

Baxter,  James 174 

Bay,  Eli 189 

John 189 

Samuel 189 

Thomas 189 

Uri 189 

William     189 

Baylor.  Alexander  Gait 49 

Ellen  Augustus 49 

Frances  Courtenay 49 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


417 


PAGE. 

Baylor,  George  D.,  Dr 49 

George  R 49 

Georgiana 159 

John  Norton 49 

Julia  Ann 49 

Louisa  Henrietta 49 

Thomas  Wilshire 49 

Warner  Lewis 49 

Beale,  Mr. 11 

Beasley,  Jane 129 

Beatie,  George  Hill 154 

Isaac  B 154 

Mary  Frances     154 

Thomas  Otho 154 

Beatty,  James 233 

Beckem,  Sarah 101 

Beckley,  Jo.  M 340 

Beckner,  John  Taliaferro 161 

Lucian  P 161 

Nancy  West 161 

Phebe  H 161 

Seel  Shackleford 161 

William  Hickman 161 

William  M.,  Judge 161 

Belcher,  Alma  Pearle 348 

Archibald 348 

James  M 348 

Mary  Ethel  .    .   .• 348 

Robert  Tliomas 348 

Vera  Louisa 348 

Benge,  Alfred 71 

Alfred 72 

Anna 71,  73 

Baxter 72 

Beatrice 72 

Charles  Martin 72 

David 71 

Ella 72 

Ellen 72 

Fannie 72 

George 71 

Hattie  Jane 72 

James  (1761) 71 

James  M.,  Captain 73 

Joel 71 

Joel 73 

John 72 

Leia 72 

Martin  Lewis 72 

Martin  Lewis,  Rev.      72 

Mary  (1773) 71,  73 

Mary 72 

Mary  Adeline 71 

Matilda 72 

Micajalx  Lewis 71 

Nancy 71,  73 

Nettie      72 

Obediah 71 

Presley 72 

Rebecca     71 

Richard,  Jr 72 

Richard  Provine 72 

Richard,  Rev.  (1769)    .    .           ....  71 

Richard  Wallace,  Rev.  (1852)    ....  72 

Sallie       72 

Samuel  D 72 

Sarah 71 

Sarah  (1777) 71,  73 

Susan 73 

Susannah 71,  74 

Sydney  Allen 72 

Tempey 71 

Thomas 72 

Thomas,  Jr 71 

Thomas,  Sr 66,   70,  71 

William  (1765) 71 

William 72 

William  Lester 72 

27 


PAGE. 

Bennett,  Beulah 335 

Catharine  D 163 

Earle 33-> 

Edgar,  Jr 335 

Edgar,  Sr 33.5 

Guy     335 

James,  Jr 162 

James,  Sr 162 

Mary  C 28;j 

Benning,  Augusta  Palmira   .    .    .    31,  272-274 

Caroline  Matilda 31,  274 

Henrv  Lewis,  General 30,  273 

Pleasknt  31  boon 30,  273 

Richard  E<lwin 31,  274 

Sarah  Amanda 30,  27S 

Benton,  David 196 

Delford,  Dr 195,  19e 

Prudence 19& 

Thomas 196 

Bernard,  Sallie 34 

Berry,  Ange 174 

Ann 377 

Major  67 

Best,  Amanda  F 178,  18a 

Betts,  Mary 100,  103 

Beverly,  Roberta 35 

Bibb,  Amanda 69 

Benjamin  F 6& 

Caladonia  M 67 

Jackson 69 

James  0 69 

Lemira  A 67 

Lucy 69 

Marv .   .       .  44 

Mary  (1824)  .'  .'  .'  .'  .'  .'  .'  ."  ."  .'  .'   66*,  67 

Myra  '. 69 

Nimrod G& 

Thomas  . 66,  67,   69 

Thomas  H 69 

Biggers,  Charles  Boyken 348 

F.  D 348 

Lillian  Livingstone 34S 

R.  Louisa 348 

Bigham,  Miss 103 

Billingslea,  Miss  • 406 

Bishop,  Frances     20O 

William     199 

Black,  G.  Dickerson 3.53 

Blackburn,  Addie ....  133 

Cyrus \32 

Blackstock,  Ernest 317 

Joseph,  Jr 317 

Josei)h,  Sr.,  Dr 317 

Sophia 317 

Blaikie,  John 154 

Margaret  Louisa 154 

Blair.  Appoline,  Mrs 395 

Frank      395 

James  L 402 

Percy 402 

Preston 402 

Thomas 269 

Blake,  Maria 209 

Blanton,  Batey 280 

Catharine 362,  365,  366 

George  Washington 280 

Jonathan  Batey 280 

Martha 261,  283 

William  Hackett 280 

Blaydes,  Lucy 132,  13:3 

Bledsoe,  Addie 407 

David 138 

Hiram 138,  139 

Joseph 136,  138 

Thomas 138 

Blevins,  Mrs. 220,  222 

Bliss.  Colonel 377 

Blitch,  Lola 312 


418 


GENEALOGY  OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY, 


PAGE. 

Boatright,  Florence 311 

Hattie 262 

Bobo,  Ellen  Elizabeth 390 

Bogges,  Albert  G 157 

Mary  Frances 157 

Samuel  Spiers 157 

Willis  Henry 157 

Bolles,  Mrs. 217 

Boiling,  Mr. 178 

Bondurant,  Matilda 141 

Bosque,  Miss  96 

BoBtick,  John 151,   155 

John  Lewis 155 

Bosworth,  Sarah  Jane 331 

Botts,  Thomas,  Mrs.  General 46 

Bowcock,  Ann  Edgar 298 

Anna  Virginia 298 

Bessie  Bell 297 

Branch 298 

Charles  S.,  Dr 298 

Charles  W 298 

Eliza  Catharine 298 

Ida 298 

James  Matthew,  Dr 298 

Jane  Mildred 298 

Jesse  licwis 298 

John  Overton 298 

John  T 295,   297 

Lillie 297 

May  Willie 298 

Sarah  Ann 298 

Sarah  Mildred 298 

Stewart 298 

William  Henry 297 

Willie  M 298 

Bowden,  John  S 269 

Bowen,  Doctor 32 

Jonathan  J 267,   269 

Joseph 320,   324 

Joshua  Thomas 269 

Lucy  Lewis 32,     34 

Mary  F 324 

Nancy  Didaraa 269 

Kobert  Mottram 32 

Bowling,  Elizabeth 369 

Julia 370 

Samuel 370 

Bowman,  John 184 

Margaret 184 

Miss 184 

Thomas 184 

Bowyer,  John 11 

Susan 11 

William 6 

Boxley,  Benjamin  M 72 

William  D 72 

Boyd,  William  B 312 

Boyer  Mr. 395 

Bradley,  Jones 259 

Mr. 12 

William 73 

Branch,  Maggie  M 298 

Breeding,  Lucy 232 

Brem,  Mamie  Louise 316 

William 316 

William  Thomas 316 

Brenham,  Elizabeth 383 

James 381,  383 

Bridges,  Mrs. 184 

Brittain,  Attilla  Delila 317 

Benjamin 317 

Carl 317 

Emma  Eugenia 317 

Eugenia 317 

James 317 

Laura  H 317 

Morning 317 

Mr. 260 


PAGE. 

Brittain,  Pearl 317 

Philip,  Jr 317 

Philip,  Sr.,  General 315-317 

BebeccaT 317 

Sophia 317 

Stanhope 317 

William  Gaston 317 

Brockett,  Burnetta 393 

Bronaugh,  Betsy 177,  178 

Polly 172,  176 

Sarah 172,  17:5 

Brooke,  Courtenay  Warner 48 

Doctor 48 

Elizabeth 48 

Mary  Lewis 48,  50 

Brooks,  Alfred  Cicero 263 

Alonzo 263 

Berrien 26.> 

Elizabeth  Sloan 254 

George 410 

Iverson  L.,  Rev 410 

James  Moses 263 

John  L 410 

Jonathan 410 

Mary  Elizabeth 263 

Sarah 263,  266 

Thomas 264  • 

Thomas 410 

William  L 410 

Brown,  A.  E 150 

Albert 116 

Ann 116 

Caledonia 114,  116 

Cordelia IIG 

Cynthia  A 152,  150 

George  R 205 

Hamilton 116 

Harriet 195 

James  R.,  Colonel 205 

Jefferson,  Judge 400 

John  Wood 205 

Joseph  E 205 

Lula 116 

Miss 47 

Miss 135 

Miss 150 

Mr. 333 

Orlando 116 

Sallie  Rice 205 

Sarah 131,   133 

Sarah 146 

Tempey 71 

Thomas  (1835)     116 

Thomas,  Dr 114 

Browning,  Alice 13;l 

Amanda 133 

Ann     131 

Ann  Davis 135 

Ann  Lewis 401 

Anna 133 

Bettie 133 

Blaydes 133 

Caleb 131 

Charlie 133 

Charlotte 1;« 

David  P 133 

Edna 133 

Edwin 133 

Edwin  B 133 

Edwin  C 132,   133 

Elizabeth 132 

Elizabeth  Brown 135 

Franklin  M 132 

Gertrude 133 

Hickman  L 132 

James 131 

James 132 

James  B.  (1811) 132,   ia3 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


419 


P^GE. 

Browning,  James,  Colonel 131,  132 

Jane 133 

Jiiniuie 133 

Lizzie  B 133 

Lucinda 132 

Lucinda  B.  (1803) 132 

Lucy  C 133 

Marcus  Elliott 135 

Martha  J 132,  133 

Mary 131 

Mary  A 132 

Mary  L 132 

Matilda 132 

Micajah 131,  133 

Milton  A.,  Dr 132 

Milton  David 135 

Miranda 133 

Nancy ....  131 

Nancy  J.  . 132 

OUie 133 

Orville  Hickman,  Hon 134,  135 

Perry 133 

Sallie 131 

Sallie 132 

Taliaferro 131 

Talitha  Ann 133 

Thomas 133 

William     133 

William  Perry 132,  133 

Willie 133 

Woodson 133 

Zelindft  Field 135 

Bruce,  A.  M 302 

Mollie 301,  302 

Bryan,  Ann 145 

Cornelia  A 145 

Elizabeth 131,  172 

Mrs.  263,  265 

Bryant,  Anderson VI,  73 

Eliza 73 

Payton 73 

Buchanan,  A.  H.,  Dr 112 

Tliomas  ....••• 112 

Buckner,  Anthony  Crockett 364 

B.  F.,  Major 371,  375 

Bettie 365 

Catherine  Crockett 364 

Elizahetli 363,  364 

Elizabeth  M.  (1823) 364 

Elizabeth  Martin  (1866) 375 

Helen  M 365 

James  G 365 

James  Lewis .   .  364 

J.  W.,  Sr 362,  363 

John  W.,  Jr 363,  364 

John  Washington 364 

Martha 365 

Mary  Allen 364 

Mary  Ann  (1821) 364 

Mary  Ann,  Mrs 378 

Maurice  M 375 

Overton  G 364 

Richard  T 364 

William  E 364,  365 

Buffington,  Mary  Ana 266,  269 

Buford,  Colonel 1.38 

Helen 138 

Henry 136 

Henry  (Woodford  county) 137 

John 136,  138 

Napoleon,  General 138 

BuUard,  Leigh 160 

Bunch,  Sarah  A 220,  230 

Burgess,  John 318 

Burnley,  .Vnn  Lewis 298 

James  H 298 

Jane  Barksdale 298 

John  Seth 298 


PAGE. 

Burnley,  Lizzie  Overton 298 

Lucy  C 298 

Burns,  Martha 259 

Burrows,  Elizabeth 246 

Burton,  Sady 265 

Willis 75 

Bush,  Mr. 398 

Butler,  Albert  Lea    .   .       104 

Button 72 

Catherine 33 

Charles  E 104 

Charles  Lea 104 

Jane 15 

Joel  Louis 104 

Martha  Love 104 

Miss 33 

Mr. 47 

Mr. 133 

William  Lea 104 

Byne,  Ann 410 

Edward,  Rev 409,  410 

Lewis 410 

Richard     410 

Thomas 410 

Byrd,  Addison 50 

Catharine 411 

Charles  A 3.56 

Ermina  Caroline 356 

Flora .  356 

Francis 410 

Jane  Otway 50 

Jesse  M 354,  356 

Lanra 3.56 

Louisa  Eveline 356 

Mary  Willing 50 

Samuel  Powell,  Dr 48,  50 

William     50 

William  Francis 356 

CABELL,  Elizabeth 12 

Cairens,  Goodson 317 

Cairens,  Lela 317 

Lila 317 

Lula 317 

Caldwell,  Eliza 134 

Presley 282 

Rosa  Caroline 202 

Calhoun,  Linsey 350 

Mary          5 

Callaway,  Guerdon 335 

Henry  Lewis 335 

Orville  C .335 

Raymond 335 

Calloway,  Jo.  W.  B 350 

Lydia 131,163,  164 

Camp,  A.  P 221 

Elias  Taliaferro 221 

William  Leonidas 221 

Campbell,  James  Richard 266 

Mary  Elizabeth 266 

Moses  Sylvanus 266 

Thomas  J 263,  266 

Thomas  Jefferson,  Jr 266 

Cannon,  Misi 217 

Cantrell.  Albert  Sidney 262 

Charles  T 262 

Ella  Lavinia 262 

Leola 262 

Louisa  Jane 262 

Sallie  lantha 262 

Stella  May 262 

Victoria  Carolina 262 

William  H 262 

Capps,  Anna 133 

Carlin,  Rose  Anna 318 

Carnes,  Mr,  — ^ 245 

Carpenter,  Abi 865 


420 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Carr,  Mary 25 

Carson,  George 323 

Jason  H 323 

Jo)in  Moore 323 

Ralph  Kennedy 323 

Rebekah  W 323 

Sarah  M .  323 

Thomas  M 323 

Carter,  Byram 382 

Carey 32 

Carroll 382 

Catharine  P 381,  382 

Celia 348,  350 

Charles 47 

Claiborne 382 

Frank 382 

James 382 

James  Anthony 351 

James  Lewis 381,  382 

Jeflerson 382 

John 382 

Mary  Elizabeth  Brenham  ....  381,  382 

Mr. 35 

Nancy 381,  382 

Nancy  E 384 

Rachel 351 

Richmond 351 

Sarah 382 

Sarah  Jane 381,  382 

Stephen 381 

Stephen 382 

Thomas 347,  350 

William     382 

Carthrae,  John 7 

Mary  A ?,b 

Case,  Elizabeth 315,  316 

Cash,  Caledonia 113 

Claudius 148 

James  E 148 

William 147,  148 

Casson,  Sarah 189 

Chambers,  Adella  Louisa 273 

Charles  Augustus 273 

Charles  Simpson 267 

Edward  Patterson 273 

E.  S.  B 272,  273 

Giles  Madison 273 

Henry  Smith 267 

James  Thompson 267 

John  Richard 267 

Joshua  Svlvanus  (1839) 267 

Joshua  Sylvanus  (1866) 267 

Mary  Jane 267 

Mildred  Anna 273 

Sarali  Frances 267 

Thomas 267 

William  C 266,  267 

William  Lafayette 267 

Chamblee,  Elisha  Taliaferro 268 

George  Lee 263 

James  M 263 

John  Drayton 263 

Julia  Laura 263 

Lucintha 263 

Mary  Mildred 263 

William  R 263 

Champe,  Jane 16 

Chapman,  Clara 384 

Chappell,  Miss 73 

Cheeks,  Miss  71 

Cherry,  Fannie  Lewis 309 

Mary  Lorton 309 

Mrs. 381,  383 

Samuel 309 

William  B.,  Dr 309 

Chew,  Larkin 377 

Chewning,  America  Ellen 342 

Eliza  jane 342 


PAGE. 

Chewning,  Elizabeth  Miller 342 

Fanny  Lewis 342 

Hiram  Kenton 342 

Susan  Ann ....  342 

William  H 342 

William  Terrell 342 

Childress,  Caroline   .    .       ....      381,  382 

Chrisman,  Mollie 412 

Christian,  Mr.  ■ 12 

Claiborne,  Anastasia 102 

Charlotte 102 

Duncan  Robinson 102 

Henry  Laurens  ...       102 

James 102 

John 102 

Mary 102 

Mary  E.  T 81,   85,  86 

Micaj  ah  Green  Lewis 87,  90 

Munroe  Jackson  Hays 81 

Sarah 102 

Tennessee 91 

Thomas  A.,  Dr 81 

Thomas  Burwell,  Colonel 102 

Thomas,  Colonel 100,  101 

William  C.C,  Governor  .    .   .        81,  91-96 

William  Ferdinand  Leigh 81 

Clapp,  George  W 296 

Clark,  Amanda  Elizabeth 128 

Bee 367 

Calvin     .   .           128 

Caroline  (18:;4) 128 

Caroline 367 

Churchill 367 

Frances 198,  208 

Joseph 119,  128 

Laura  Marie 158 

Mary  Lewis 128 

Meriwether  Lewis 307 

Nancy  Jane 128 

William  Luke,  Rev 158 

William  Mackey 128 

Clarkson,  Elizabeth  A 299,  300 

Julius 295,  299 

Nancy 214,  294,  295 

Susan  . 61,  213 

Clawson,  Martha  Jane 204,  249 

Clav,  Brutus  J.,  Jr 360 

'John  Withers 103 

Mr. 197 

Claybrook,  Frances  Elizabeth 411 

Richard,  Rev 411 

William  L 411 

Zachary  L 411 

Clement,  Dora     .    .       262 

Clements,  Early  C,  Dr 45 

Cloptim,  Martha 410 

Coates,  Catharine 146 

Coats,  Miss 378 

Cobb,  Margaret 263,  265 

Robert .30 

Samuel 30 

Coffee,  Clayborne  Mayes 68 

Elizabeth  F 68 

Eustacia 68 

Francis  E 68 

Joel  F 68 

John  C 68 

John  E 68 

Joshua  D 68,  69 

Mariam 68 

Mary  E.         68 

Mary  Fielder 68 

Mary  Jennings 68 

Minervus 68 

Miriam 68 

Misaniah 68 

Nimrod  T 68 

Prudence  31 68 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


421 


PAGE. 

Coffee,  Rebecca  G 68 

Kichard 68 

Richard  N 68 

Richard  S 67,     68 

Sarah  S t;8 

Thomas  J (IS 

William  C 68 

Coffey,  Ohesley l'J2 

Derrindia 122 

Joel 110,    12J 

Nancy 282,   283 

William 122 

Coleman,  Mary  Ann 18!) 

Miss 34 

Colling,  A..W 266,    268 

Edwin  H 182 

Jeremiah 182 

John  Pendleton 182 

Mary  J 321 

N.  D 67 

Sarah 351 

Woods 74 

Colquitt,  George  D 123 

Combs,  Mary ._ 157 

Susan .'   .    .    .  151,   159 

Coudiff,  Sarah  A 152,   156 

Conklin,  Frances  A 154 

Conrad,  Mr. 47 

Conwav,  Mrs. .    .    • 377 

Nellie 394 

Sarah 378 

Cook,  George  W 142 

James  H 142 

Joseph 348 

Marv 191 

Miss 207 

Sarah 259 

Cooper,  Edward  Patterson 277 

James  Y.,  Jr 277 

James  Y.,  Sr 272,  277,   278 

Josephine 116 

Lula  Jane 277 

Willie 277 

Coppage,  Charles  F 179 

Charles  Lewis 179 

Maria  Penelope 179 

Mary  Meriwether 179 

Sabina  Franklin 179 

Sarah  Ellen 179 

Corby,  John 106 

Cornwell,  Fannie 373 

Cothran,  Henry 207 

Coultas,  James  W 154 

Cowart,  Susan 261,  285 

Cox,  Harriet  R 72 

Coxa,  Ann 109 

Miss 47 

Crabb,  Colonel 100 

Craven,  Caroline  Minerva 316 

George 304 

James 304 

Jesse  Lewis 304 

John 295,   299 

John  Henry 316 

Lewis  McKendrie,  Dr 316 

Louisa  Orilla 316 

Peter  Henry .304 

Sophia  Mary 316 

Thomas  Augustus 316 

Thomas,  Rev 315,   316 

William .304 

William  Mills 316 

Crawford,  Elizabeth 273 

Creekmore,  Mary 71 

Crenshaw,  Ada 68 

f^'resmon,  Charles 384 

Crittenden,  Joshua 68 


FAGB. 

Crittenden,  Luietella 68 

Puss  Coffee 68 

Sarah  E 68 

Thomas  G 411 

Thomas  R 68 

Crockett,  Catharine  G 363,  364 

Croft,  A.  B 312 

Annie  M 312 

George  Richard 312 

Crow,  Alvin  Benson 269 

Braxton  Bragg 269 

Ellison  E 266,  268 

John  Randolph 268 

Joshua  Thomas 268 

Samuel  Jefferson 269 

Crutcher,  Ambrose 147,  148 

Elizabeth  Ann 148 

Elliot  Waller 148 

James  W 399 

Mary 362,  148 

Obanion 14s 

Rachel 148 

Samuel 147,  148 

Samuel  W 148 

Sarah  Frances 148 

Crutsinger,  Miss 197 

Cruz,  Sally 141 

Culbertson,  Margaret 173 

Cummins,  Curtis 70 

David 69 

David  (1830) 69 

David , 70 

David  (1833) 70 

David  H.  (1858) 70 

David  Hulliim  (1853) 70 

David,  Jr.  (1819) 70 

Elizabeth  (1825) 69 

Elizabeth  (1814) 70 

Franklin  E 70 

Henry  G 69 

Isabella  L 70 

Isabella  S 70 

James  Wofford ■  .   .   .  70 

John  H 70 

John  Overten,  Jr.  (1829) 69 

John  Overton,  Sr.  (1801) 69 

John  Overton  (1854) 70 

Martha  (1839) 69 

Martha  E.  (1831) 70 

Mary 70 

Miriam  (1827) 69 

Miriam  L.  (1816) 70 

Miriam  L.  (I860) 70 

Rebecca  E 70 

Robert  (1843) 69 

Robert  L.  (1821) 70 

Robert  L.  (1862) 70 

Robert  Lewis  (1844) •.   .   ,  70 

Samuel  (1806) 69 

Samuel  H.  (1842) 70 

Samuella  R 69 

Sarah  A 70 

St.  John 69 

Thomas  A 70 

Vinson 70 

Waller 70 

William 69 

Cunningham,  Jesse 412 

Maggie 142 

William 412 

Willie 412 

Curry,  Elizabeth 73 

Leila 408 

Curtis,  Mrs.  15 

Custis,  Eleanor  Parke 47 

Cuthburtson,  Anna  Eugenia 279 

John 272,  279 


422 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

DABNEY,  James  L 45 

Mildred 25,  51 

Dade,  Elizabeth  W 45 

Francis  Huger 45 

Henry  Chew,  Jr 45 

Henry  Chew,  Sr 45 

Lee  Massey 45 

Lucinda  Frances 45,  46 

Robert  Fielding 45 

Dallas,  Mrs.  Commodore 46 

Dalton,  lautha 260,  262 

Danee,  Susannah  Harriet  Grizzle   ....  390 

Dangerfield,  Miss 46 

Daniel,  Elizabeth  Travers 404 

Ellison  A.,  Jr 182 

Jean  Wood 404,  406 

Miss 410 

Walter  Raleigh 406 

Daniels,  Lucy 61,  338 

Richard 189 

Darby,  Sarah 119,  211 

Darden,  Lizzie 272,  279 

Darling,  William  C 332 

Darracott,  Cecilia 346,  .347 

Davidson,  Abner 189 

Anselm  L 189 

Catherine 68 

Miss 104 

Polly 338 

Davis,  Catharine 378 

Champion  T.  N.,  Colonel 308 

Jeff.      377 

Mamie  Eliza 110 

Mary  Susan 308 

R.  T.,  Dr 146 

Sarah 130 

Deal,  Georgiana S24 

Dean,  Addison 182 

Fanny 182 

William  H 182 

Deavenport,  Glover 268 

John 258 

Matthew 258 

William 197 

William  B 197 

De  Barry,  Margaret  Ann 281 

Deberson,  Patsy 404 

Dement,  Bettie 72 

Ella 73 

Emma 73 

James 72 

James  Thomas 73 

Jennie 73 

Derlin,  Eli 231 

Sydna 231 

Derrick,  Adam  Jackson 281 

Francis  Marion 282 

George  Morris 282 

John  J 281,  282 

Mary  Jane 282 

William  Henry 281 

De  SauBsure,  Daniel,  Jr 307 

Daniel,  Sr.,  Dr 307 

Fannie  Martin 307 

Marv  M 307 

Sallie 307 

Dial,  James 260 

Joseph 260 

Dickerson,  CO 265 

Gertrude  A 269 

Dickey,  Ann 410 

Ann  D 410 

Elizabeth 410 

Frances  L 410 

James 410 

John 261,   283 

Jonathan 410 

Marion 410 


PAGE. 

Dickey,  William 410 

Dickinson,  Carrie  C 237 

Dickson,  Elizabeth 212 

Elizabeth 385 

Miss 157 

Robert  R 385 

Thomas 264 

William     264 

Dillard,  Mr. 44 

Serene  J 203,  204,   250 

Dimmock,  Charles  U 48 

Dixon,  Mary 193 

Miss 206 

Dobbins,  Sarah 316 

Dodd,  Nancy 206 

Donnell,  iHabel 109 

John  R 109 

Mary 109 

Mr." 109 

Dorsey,  Miss  247 

Dougherty,  Alice  Bell 232 

Brown  B 232 

G.  W 232 

Jack  H 232 

Leona  A 232 

William  T 232 

Zelpha  Ellen 232 

Douthat,  Agnes 49,     50 

Anderson 49 

Annie 42 

Bettie 49 

Catherine SO' 

Charles  L 42 

Eleanor  Lewis 49 

Eliza 49 

Elizabeth  A 50 

Fielding 50 

Fielding  L 42 

FieldiBg  L 49 

Fielding  Lewis 49 

Helen  P 49 

Henry 42 

Jacqueline  Ambler 49 

Jane 49,     60 

John  M 50 

Martha 49 

Mary , 42 

Mary  M • 49 

Marv  Willis     50 

MildVed 49 

Mr. 7 

Peyton 50 

Rebecca     50 

Robert,  Jr 49     - 

Robert,  Sr 49 

Robert  Lewis 42 

Sarah 42 

Susan 42 

Susan  Harvie 50 

Warner 42 

Warner  Lewis 49 

William  H 42 

Dow,  Eliza 402 

Dowdy,  Estelle 230 

Frank 230 

Hattie 2.30      • 

Henry  F 2.30 

Lucille 231 

Mary  Olenza 231 

Thomas  Earle 2.31 

Downing,  Francis,  Jr 328 

Francis,  Sr 328-330 

Letitia  Gardner 328,  330,    .331 

Richard 328 

Downman,  Ada  Matilda 31 

Drake,  Margaret 323 

Drummond,  Miss 34 

Duck,  Eugenia 289 


GENEALOGY    OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


423 


PAGE. 

Dudley,  Alice 364 

JohnW 3<^ 

Mary ^^^ 

Thomas  P ^^ 

Thomas  P.,  Kev 363     364 

William      364 

Duereon,  Edwena 341 

Henry 341 

Joe 341 

Mary  Ella 341 

Ole 341 

Sue 340 

Thomas ^*J 

William  Henry 341 

Duke,  Bessie 138 

Caroline J38 

Charlotte 138 

John  Lewis J38 

Mary 138 

William     137,   138 

Dunahoo,  Sarah  A lol 

Duncan,  Catharine 308 

glj^a 1^^ 

Garnet't  .'.'.' 366,   367 

Georgia 368 

Henry  Blanton 367,   368 

James,  Captain 197 

Lewis 1?° 

Lucretia 1^^ 

Mary  Atkinson ^^° 

Pattie  M 368 

Samuel 152,    lo6 

Dunkum,  Frances 29b 

Dviiilap,  Mary IJ* 

Dunn,  James ^*"J 

John  Robert -"1 

Mary  Margaret 201 

Mr.- *09 

Nancy  Washington 201 

Thomas  Iveraon 409 

Washington 201 

William  Lewis 201,   202 

Duralde,  Clarissa -JS 

Durrett,  Eliza  Mavey 299 

Maud 299 

Robert 295,  299 

EARLE,  Ann  Berry 214,  217,  219 
Aspacio 207 

Eleanor 218,   220 

Elias  B 207 

Eliza 218 

Emily  Edgeworth 253 

Georgie 218 

Hannah 218 

Henry  Montague 253 

Ida  .... 207 

John 218 

John  Baylis,  General 217,   218 

John  Hamlin 253 

Joseph 218 

Maria 203,  204 

Mary 218 

Mary  Montague 253 

Paul  H.,  Dr 218 

Samuel 218 

Sarah 218 

Washington 217,   237 

William  Edward 253 

Early,  Miss 299 

Earns,  Annie  Alice 256 

Archibald  Demarquis 256 

H.  A 256 

Harriet  Rowland 256 

John  Daniel 256 

Mary  Augusta 256 

Nancy  Catharine 256 


PAGE. 

Earns,  Thomas  Rowland 256 

Eason,  Ann  Eliza 130 

Ashley 348 

Ashley  Wood  (1876) 348 

Ashley  Wood  (1849) 349 

Emeline 12^ 

George  L 349 

Heurl 129,130 

Isaac  E ^^-^ 

JameiM 348 

Kalera 348 

I'O"!^'*  ^ ^^9 

Louisa  Jane ^;' 

Martha  Overton 349 

Marv  349 

Molani 119,   129 

Ozie 348 

Richmond  (1889) 348 

Richmond  J.  (1857) 349 

Robert  C.  (1875) 348 

Robert  0.  (1861) 349 

Sarah 349 

Sarah  Elizabeth 349 

Stephen  349 

Whitmell  T.  (1839) 348 

Whitmell  Thomas  (1878) 348 

William  S •.„•),■;„ 

W.  0.  B =^^'    ?!n 

Eastham,  George ■       1«" 

James 1".   1^" 

John 80 

Llewellen 1°X 

Malinda 1°" 

Milton V      8? 

Miriam 66,     81 

Phebe 131.   I'^l 

William *■ 

Eaton,  John  H.,  Major 81,   96,     97 

Echle,  Hannah ■    •    133 

Eddins,  Thomas  J.  D 295,   299 

Edgeworth,  S.  C,  Dr 203,   248 

Edmonson,  Sophia 1*° 

Edmundson,  John ™ 

Edney,  Edmund  Randolph 318 

ElizaT 318 

Emma  R ^'■° 

Henry 318 

John  C 318 

Lewis  M ^i| 

M^r\ille  Mills,' Dr.'    '.'.'.'.  '315,  317,  318 

Marville  T 318 

Morning  S 318 

Rose  Ann :^}° 

Sophia  A 3|» 

William  Mills •   •    318 

Edward-  ,  Adeha H'   .„, 

James,  Hon 218,   233 

Egar,  Harriet  . •   •    1*^ 

Elliott,  Addison  T i'».    '»^ 

Edwin  Temple 182 

J-  H.,  Rev 310 

Mary  Eliza 1»^ 

Nancy 162 

Priscilla  Frances i^^ 

Ellis,  Letha J3 

Marg'>retP 112 

Embry,  Ab Jl 

Hugh 133 

Jacob •    •    {•« 

Lizzie !-^^ 

Lula 133 

W.  A l\ 

Engleman,  Barbara 1^6 

Betsy 1;3 

Christian 1^^ 

Elizabeth ]l^ 

Jacob 173,   175 


424 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 


PACK. 

Engleman,  James 173 

James  W 176 

John 176 

JohnH 173 

Martha 176 

Mary 176 

3Iary  Ann 173 

Moriah 176 

Kobeit 173 

Samuel 172,  175 

Sarah  E 176 

Simeon 172,  176 

Simeon 173 

Wallace 173 

William 173 

Euperson,  Green  Craig  Miles 247 

John 247 

Joseph  Pinckney 247 

JIahala  Magdalene 247 

Nancy  Caladonia 247 

William  Miles 247 

Erwin,  Andrew  Lewis <^  354 

Arthur 353 

James  Miller 353 

John  Terrell 354 

Julia  Eveline 354 

Martha  Elizabeth 3ft4 

Mary  Angeline 353 

Kaucy  Walton 354 

Sarah  Matilda 354 

William  Adolphus 353 

Estes,  William 338,  342 

Eubank,  Mrs. 362,  369 

Evans, Austin 268 

Belain  P.,  Jr 1.57 

Belain  P.,  Sr 151,  157 

Frances  L 157 

Hickman 1.57 

James  L 1.57 

John 1.57 

Lucy  H 157 

Mary 157 

Miss 11 

JMr. .3.54 

Peter 157 

Kichard 1.57 

William  H 157 

FALKNER,  Elizabeth 3.39,  341 

Farguson,  Mr. 43 

Farley,  Elmira 354,  355 

Farmer,  Alice 277 

Fauntleroy,  Farley 49,   50 

Martha 49 

Miss 25 

Samuel,  Dr 411 

Faxon,  Charles  0 179 

Mary 242 

William  Henry 180 

Ferguson,  C 150 

Miss 188 

Robert 188 

Ferrell.  Eugenie .367 

Field,  Christopher  Irvine,  Colonel     .   .    .  366 

Harriet 34 

Patsv 3*i6 

Fielder,  Elizabeth  (1780) 69 

Elizabeth  C 69 

Jack 66 

Joel  R 69 

John 66 

Mariam 66 

Nimrod 66 

Sarah 67,  69 

Eielding,  Frances 14 

Figuers,  Martha 381,  382 

Mary .381,  383 


PACK. 

Finley,  Foster  G 364 

Jane 381,  382 

Fisher,  Katie 336 

Flack,  Jane 2.59 

Jane 261,  280,  281 

Fleming,  Mary 48 

Mr. 11 

Susan 48,  50 

Fletcher,  Margaret 363,  364 

Flournoy,  Eliza  M ,  ,  142 

Jones  H 142 

Martha  Markhaiu 142 

Mary  Leuora 142 

Napoleon  L 142 

Sarah  A 142 

Fonda,  Christina 132,  133 

Fonville,  Mary 119,   128,  129 

Foote,  Ann 45 

Catharine  Lewis 45 

Emmie 45 

Fielding 45 

George 45 

Gilson 45 

Henry  Dade 45 

Huger  Lee 45 

H.W.,  Judge 45,  46 

Mary 46 

Mary  Frances 46 

Robert 45 

Sarah 46 

Thomas 45 

William  H 45 

Ford,  Miss 157 

Mr. 404 

Forsee,  E.  B.,  Dr 196 

Foster,  Lewis  Columbus 282 

Mahala 206 

Mary  Elizabeth 282 

Nancy  Jane 282 

William  L 286 

Fowler,  Beanna 268 

Fox,  Eliza  Lewig 49 

John 48 

John  W 48 

Maria 48 

Francisco,  George 374 

George  Thomas 374 

Mary 374 

Franklin,  Magdalene  S.,  Mrs 282 

Freeland,  Robert,  Captain 43 

Freeman,  B.  C 268 

Elizabeth 268 

French,  Mr. 7 

Frey,  James .295,  298 

Frogg,  John,  Captain 7 

Fry,  Ann  Elizabeth 297 

Clara  Thomas 296 

Edward  James 296 

Frank  Barksdale 297 

James  Frank 295,  296 

Jesse  Lewis  (1820) 296 

Jesse  Lewis  (1861) 297 

John  Nelson 296 

John  Thomas 297 

Mary  Catharine 297 

Matthew  Henry 296,  304 

Mildred  Jane 296 

Thomas  Wesley 296 

William  Dunkum 296 

Fugate,  Wash 195 

Fulielove,  Angelica,  Jlrs 56 

FuUerton,  Jeanie 102 

GAGE,  Christopher 275 

James,  Dr 275 

John 275 

Mary  Jane 272,  275,  276 


GENEALOGY    OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


425 


PAUE. 

<3age,  Matthew 275 

Naucy 275 

Kobert 275 

Hubert,  (Jolonel 275 

Gaines,  Frances 218,  237,  238 

Sue 311 

Gaither,  James  E 366 

Thomas 366 

Galhiher,  William 268 

Gait,  Ada  C 238 

Gamewell,  Abbie 307 

John  Asberry 307 

Joseph  A 307 

Joseph  McDowell 307 

Martha  E.  B 307 

Mary  Ann 307 

Mary  Lily 307 

Mary  W 307 

Minnie 307 

Sarah  Ann 307 

Susan  A 307 

William  Asberry,  Rev 307,  308 

•Garner,  Eleanor 75 

Mary 75 

N.  B 77 

Orange 74 

Garnett,  James  W 297 

Garrett,  Laban  J.,  Jr 159 

Laban  J.,  Sr.  .    .    .       159 

Margaret 341 

Susan  Elizabeth 159 

William  Henry 159 

Garrison,  Andrew  Soule 267 

A.  T 266,    267 

David  Bascomb 267 

Hannah  Angeline 267 

Margaret  Didama 267 

Martha  Virginia 267 

Mary  Emeline 267 

Nancy  Ann 267 

Sarah  Eliza 267 

■Gates,  Adeline  E 72 

Andrew  Valentine 72 

Benjamin  Parker 72 

James  Martin 72 

James  Polk 72 

John 71 

Katie  Emeline 72 

Martha  Ann 72 

Nancy  Jane 72 

Susan  Frances 72 

Thomas  B 71 

William  Kichard 72 

Gatlin,  Martha  E 282 

Gentry,  Albert 116 

Charles 116 

Meredith  Poindexter 114-116 

George,  Catharine 382 

Nancy 382 

Presley 381,  382 

Gladding,  Mr. 167 

Gibson,  Hampton 408 

Jean 408 

John 408 

Marion  Elizabeth 408 

Preston 408 

Rachel 377 

Robert  408 

Giddings,  Rachel  D 152,    156 

•Gilbert,  Harriet  Emma 320 

Isham 173 

Iverson      .320 

James  (1855) 320 

James  B 320 

Joseph  H 206 

Martha  Ann 173 

Mary 175 

Miss 339 


PAOE. 

Gilbert,  Sarah  C 173 

W.  R 206 

Gill,  Henry 269 

James 269 

Mamie 269 

Mattie 269 

Mrs. 266,  269 

Gilliland,  John 184 

Mary  Elizabeth 184 

William     184 

Gilmer,  Thomas  M 7 

Gilmore,  Alexander 180 

Ellen 180 

George 177,  180 

James 268 

James  Lewis 180 

Joel 180 

John 269 

John  Wilson 180 

Mary 180 

Robert 18U 

Thomas  Elliott 180 

Girdly,  Matthew 413 

Gist,  Louisa 275 

Givens,  Elizabeth 6,  11 

Goddy,  Mary  Jane 208 

Golightly,  David 203 

David 208 

Golden,  Amanda  Malvina 221 

Hannah  Harrison 221 

Jane  Adeline 222 

John,  Rev 220,  221 

John  Taliaferro 222 

Samuel  Asberry 222 

Sarah  Cornelia 222 

Sue  Earle 222 

Thomas  William 222 

Gooch,  James  Elijah 121 

J.  M 120,  121 

Joseph  Franklin 121 

Julia  Ann     121 

Leah  Rebecca 121 

Mary  Jane 121 

Thomas  Jefterson 121 

William  Daniel 121 

William,  Mrs 14,  48 

Goodbread,  Nancy 315,  319 

Goode,  Edward 246,  247 

Edward  S.  (1841) 247 

Eliza 247 

Elizabeth  Hopson 246,  247 

Frances  Cornelia 247 

Frances  M 247 

Garland  Dickerson 240,  247 

Garland  T 247 

James  M 247 

John  C 247 

Margaret  Ann 247 

Margaret  E 247 

Martha  J 247 

Mary  L 247 

Mildred  Rowland 246,  247 

Minerva  0 247 

Nancy  Poindexter     .......  246,  247 

Oliver  W 247 

Richard  Thomas 246,  247 

Sarah  A 247 

Sarah  Jane 247 

Sarah  Stephens 247 

Taliaferro  Lewis 246 

Tliomas  Taliaferro 247 

Wallis  Peter 247 

Goodman,  Elizabeth 296 

James  D 297 

Mary  Mildred     297 

Goodwin,  Ada 321 

Caroline 320 

Elisha  Mills 121 


426 


GENEALOGY   OP   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Goodwin,  FranceB(1842) 321 

Frances 338,  342 

George  Alexander 121 

H.  W 120 

John 321 

Joseph 320 

Martin 121 

Mary 121 

Mary  Ann 321 

Bobert  Emmett 321 

Rob 121 

Thomas 320 

William     120,  121 

William  (1834) 321 

Gordon,  Alexander 346,  347 

Mrs. 61,  338 

Graham,  Ann  Berry 235 

Benjamin  Calhoun 235 

Elmina 320 

Emma 322 

Ezekiel 218,  283-285 

Frances  (1813) 322 

Frances  V.  (1853) 322 

James  H 322 

JaneM 321 

John  Lewis 235 

John  Lewis  (1812) 235 

Joseph  Alexander 235 

Joseph  F 322 

Lewis  Earle 235 

Liila 322 

Margaret 322 

Margaret  Clarkson 235 

Margaret  Florence 235 

Margaret  P 321 

Martha 322 

Martha  Gibson 235 

Martha  0 322 

Mary 321 

Mary  Caroline 255 

Mary  Octavia 236 

Mildi-ed 235 

Richard  Addison 235 

Robert            322 

Robert  Leonidas 255 

Samuel  Parkhill 235 

Sarah 322 

Sarah  (1815) 322 

Sarah  (1852) 322 

Sarah  Ann  Thomasin 235 

Tliomas  (1857) 322 

Thomas  B 321 

Watty 321 

William 322 

William  A 254 

William  Alexander 235 

William,  Jr 320 

William  Lewis 321 

William  M 322 

William  Madison 235 

W,  P.,  Dr 410 

William  Robert 322 

Grant,  J.  M 46 

Graves,  B.,  General 410 

Frances  L 410 

Iverson  L 410 

JohnD 410 

Sidney 410 

Solomon,  Jr 410 

Solomon,  Sr 410 

William  B 410 

Gray,  Edmund  L 74 

George 71,  73 

George  L 73 

Jessie  Lee 74 

Lemira 74 

Martha 74 

Martha  Elizabeth 74 


Page. 

Gray,  Miss  — 45- 

Obadiab      73 

Obadiah     ■    74 

Quinn     74 

Bichard  II ';4 

Sarah 74 

Sarah  Ann 74 

Susan 74 

Terrell 73,     74 

Green,  Cornelia 68 

Hannah 31 

Mr.. 357 

Gregory,  Mildred 16 

Penelope 130 

Boger 15 

Griffin,  Caroline 357 

Chisolm 346,   357 

Doctor 50 

George 357 

James 357 

Lorain 357 

Martha 357 

Mary 218,   230 

Mary  Ann 357 

Nancy 357 

Sarah 48 

Viney 357 

William  L 357 

Griffith,  Charles  Madison 413 

H.  W.,  Dr 413 

Grimes,  Cynthiana 132 

Elizabeth 159 

James 132 

Grubb,  John  A 123 

Susan  Ann 123 

Grymes,  Harriet 151,    155 

John  R 96 

Guflfy,  Mr. 259 

Guinis,  Sallie  E 232 

Guthrie,  Ann  E 149,    150 

Gwathney,  Frances  Lewis,  Mrs 47 

HACKETT,  Joel  Lewis 347 
Mrs. 217 

Bobert 346,   347 

Hagwood,  Martin,  Jr 209 

Martin,  Sr 209 

Haley,  Angelina 163 

Barflett 163 

Benjamin 162 

Elizabeth 162 

Frances 339,   342 

Frank 163 

James 162 

James 163 

John - 163 

Joseph 162 

Lewis  C 162 

Lncinda 163 

Mary 163 

Mary  Frances 162 

Nancy  J 162 

Nancy  L 184,   185 

Nancy  Lewis 162 

Nancy  L.,  Mrs 184 

Newton 163 

Paulina      163 

Paulina  C 162 

Paulina  T 162 

Pauline 184,   185 

William     163 

Willis 162 

Woodson 162 

Hall,  Elizabeth 151 

Jacob 132 

James 150 

Jane 72. 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


427 


PAGE. 

Hall,  Mr. 1]« 

Hamilton,  MiBS *  :    i „ 

Hamlin,  Mrs. |50,   251 

Hampton,  Nancy '=»<*,   /»4 

Hancock,  Miss ^^^ 

Haney,  Mary  Ann f45 

Hanley,  Mr. •   •    190 

Hannon,  Winifred 187,   193 

Hansboro,  Elija >581,   6b^ 

Hanson,  Caroline  F 1^^ 

Carrie  Louisa 17^ 

Charles  S.,  Colonel 1''^ 

Charles  T 1^^ 

Eliza  Ann •   •    lo^ 

Ellen  Lucretia IbT,   ibs 

Isaac  S 17^ 

Jennie  M 166 

LydiaC 166 

MaryK 167 

Matilda  R 16° 

K.  H.,  Jr 166 

Richard  Hickman,  Sr Wy 

Roger  Weightman,  General  .   .   .  168,   lt>.t 

Samuel 16G 

Samuel,  Hon 164,   166,    167 

Samuel  K.,  Jr 17'^ 

Sarah  C 1™ 

Thomas  L l'^7 

Hardin,  Austin  Moore ^''J 

Benjamin  Lewis jf '1 

Dougherty  Virginia 207 

Isaac  B \\l 

John  Allen "^67 

Nancy  Jane 267 

Robert  Didama 267 

Thomas  Bascomb 267 

William  Ferdinand HI 

WilU-'-J 267 

William  Jackson ^°' 

Hargrove,  Amanda -^^ 

Lawson  P 354,  356 

Nancy ^^6 

Harper,  Miss '°-* 

Mr. '^^^ 

Harris,  Augustus ^1^ 

Benjamin V.;t 

Eliza 149 

James  D.,  Rev *\^ 

Lucy  F 149 

Sarah 3«2 

Temple ff^ 

Washington     i^^' 

William  McN.,  Rev 381,  382 

Harrison,  Anna }2 

Mary 263,   264 

Miriam 1"^ 

Thomas ^|^ 

William  Knox j]° 

Hart,  Banks 401 

Hawkins 401 

John 401 

Mrs.  Doctor 56,     57 

Hartgrove,  .\nna 1^4 

Hartsock,  J.  E 154 

Harvie,  John,  Colonel ^^^ 

Harwood,  Agnes 48,     49 

Nancy 48 

Haslip,  Andrew "5 

Haston,  Annie  Belle 285 

F.  F 283,   285 

Freddie  Jay 285 

Hawbusson,  Alexander 323 

Hawkins,  -Alexander  Stephens 212 

Augustus ...    393 

Caleb •   •    o 

Claiborne .   .  •    212 

Ethalinda 401 

Gabriella *'^1 


PAGE. 

Hawkins,  Henry 212 

James 385 

James,  Rev 211 

John 393 

John 401 

John  L 212 

John,  Rev 211 

J.  Strother,  Jr 401 

Julia 212 

Lafayette 212 

Lewis >'";5 

Llewellyn     393 

Llewellyn fOl 

Margaret 385 

Margaret 393 

Margaretta 401 

Martha 212 

Martha  V 212 

Mary  Maria 385 

Miriam 400,   401 

Musadora 385 

Peter 199,   211 

Rebecca 211 

Robert  Z.,  Judge 381,   384 

Samuel 393 

Strother  J 393,  395,    400 

William     211 

Wood 393 

Hayden,  Elizabeth 157 

Haynes,  Elizabeth 141 

Headley,  Charlton 132 

James  B 132 

John 132 

JohnM 132 

Julia  P 132 

Hearing.  Ada 226 

Hearn,  Thomas 350 

Heath,  Blanche  278 

George  Lawson 278 

James 272,  278 

James  Edward 278 

John  Dossey 278 

Hedrick,  Benjamin      280 

Louisa  Elizabeth 280 

Sarah  Minerva  Caroline 280 

Heiskell,  Alexander  St.  Cyr,  Major  .  295,   .302 

Emma  Eleanor 304 

Erasmus 168 

Isabella  0 414 

James 304 

James  Alexander 304 

Jesse  Lewis 302-304 

Mary  Ann  Lewis   . 304 

Mary  Hester 304 

Mary  Josephine 304 

Peter  Henry,  Jr.  (1856) 304 

Peter  Henry,  Sr.,  Dr 304 

Sarah  Lewis 304 

Sarah  Taliaferro 296,   304 

Susan  Ann 304 

Helm,  Charles  W.,  Major  ....  167,   168 

Inda 366 

James ^"J 

James  P 366 

James  Stone 16° 

gj^tg 366 

Kennedy 366 

Matilda  Stone 168 

Mr.  382 

Roger  Hanson :J^^ 

VirgieA 168 

Hemphill,  Anna f'^^ 

Rachel 259 

Ruth 259 

Henderson,  John ^f^ 

John  T.,  Rev 158 

Mary 269 

Willis 26» 


428 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS   FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Henry,  Boverly  Allen,  Jr 310 

Beverly  Allen,  Sr.,  I)r .310 

Charlotte 317 

Emeline ^11 

Lucy 310 

MisB 411 

Mrs. 266,  267 

Overton  Lewis 310 

Pat 317 

Sophia 317 

Susannah 393,   395 

William,  Jr 317 

William,  Sr 317 

Herbert,  Robert 70 

Herndon,  Mary  B 66,   101,   110 

Herring,  Edward  Herington 243 

Racliel  Elizabeth 243 

Simon  Bright 243 

Susan  Amanda 281 

Heyser,  Charles  F 335 

Hickman,  Adelia 138 

AHeline 178 

Adeline  Demarquis 178,   182 

Agues 136,   138 

Albert  H 151,   155 

Alice 179 

Amelia 172,   176 

Amelia  Frances 179 

Ann  (1805) 140 

Ann 146 

Ann 156 

Anna  (1754) 131,   147 

Anna  (1775) 136 

Annie 175 

Betsy 176 

Bettie  E 138 

Braxton  Lewis 151,   156 

Caroline  (180.3) 164,   172 

Caroline!) 138 

Caroline  P 137,   138 

Catharine  (1797) 164,   166 

Cathai-ine  (1832) 174 

Catharine  C.  (1812) 137 

Charles  Douglas 179 

Charles  Lewis  Grynies 155 

Clara  (1807) 140,    142 

Clara 147 

Clara 176 

Cuthbert  Henry  (1815) 159 

Cuthbert  Henry  (1851) 159 

David  (1749) 131,   136 

David 142 

David 146 

David 148 

David 156 

David  Addenbrook 152,   156 

David  Clinton 179 

David  H.  (1823) 137.   138 

David  Henry,  Hon 144,   145 

David  McClanahan,  Captain    .    .  136,    144 

David  Wallace 156 

David  William 140,   142 

Drucilla 173 

Edward  L 137 

Edwin  Clinton 178,    182,   183 

Edwin  Clinton  (1842) 179 

Egbert,  Osweld,  Captain 163 

Eleanor 131,   161 

Elijah  H 173 

Eliza  Ann 178 

Eliza  Bird 178,   182 

Eliza  T 173 

Elizabeth 137 

Elizabeth 146 

Elizabeth  (1790) 164,   165 

Elizabeth  (1806) 172,  176 

Elizabeth 176 

Elizabeth 182 


PAGE. 

Hickman,  Elizabeth  B 173,  175 

Elizabeth  Frances 178 

Elizabeth  Virginia 159 

Ellen  Douglas 179 

Elliott 156 

Emily  Temple 151,   155 

Fannie  Bell 150 

Fanny  Lawson 151,   161 

Fielding  Alexander 159,   IfiO 

Frances  Garetta 178,   182 

Frances  Levinia 160 

Francis 381,   ,382 

Frank 151 

Gholson 176 

Gholson  S 173 

Hannah 131,   183,   184 

Hannah,  Mrs 401 

Henry 156 

Henry 176 

Heury,  Rev 131,   151 

Henry  Terrell 172,    175 

Hester  Ann 156 

lanthaC 152,   156 

Irene 147 

Ira 156 

James 61,    131 

James  (1760) 131,   172 

James 142 

James  (1826) 152 

James 156 

James 175 

James 176 

James 182 

James  J 144,    145 

James  Lewis  (1788) 177,    178 

James  Lewis  (1828) 178 

James  Lewis  (1847) 179 

James,  Lieutenant  (1784)  ....  136,   142 

James  Logan 159 

James  P.  (1812) 172,   176 

Jame«  Pruett  (1814) 140,   142 

Joel  (1761) 131,    176,    177 

Joel  (1824) 152 

Joel  Drake,  Lieutenant 183 

Joel  F 172,   176 

Joel  Franklin  (1804) 178,   182 

Joel  Thomas,  Dr.  (1825)  178,  179,330,  331 

Joel  Thomas,  Jr.  (1849) 179 

John 142 

John 175 

John  Breckinridge 179 

John  Gay 145 

John  Hart 152,   156 

John  James 179 

John  Lewis 1.36 

John  Lewis  (1777) 136,    164,   165 

John  Lewis  (1804) 136,   140 

John  Lewis  (1821) 1.37,   138 

John  Lewis 145 

John  Llewellen 156 

John  Milton 156 

John  Thomas 156 

JohnW 176 

JohnW 182 

John  Wilson  (1787) 177,   178 

Julia  L 153 

Laura  (1823) 143 

Laura 146 

Laura 148 

Laura 175 

Laurina  Eastham 151,   155 

Lawson  Bullitt,  Dr 159 

Leona  Davis 159 

Leslie  Combs 159 

Lewis 150 

Llewellen  Bloomfield 152,   156 

Llewellen,  Captain 164 

Llewellen  St.  Cyr 164 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


429 


PAGE. 

Hickman,  Louisa  (1814) 17;^,   17G 

Louisa 176 

Louisa 182 

Louisa  Verona 151,   153 

Lucinda 178,   182 

Lucy  (1789) 13G,  14G 

Lucy  (1778) 151,    167 

Lucy  (1827) 173 

Lucy 178 

Lucy  Elizabeth 160 

Luther  S 175 

Lydia  Ann 176 

Lydia  E 137 

Marcellus 148,   156 

Margaret  (1772) 136 

Margaret  (.1819) 137 

Margaret  Downing 178 

Margaret  S 138 

Maria  (1829) 174 

Maria 176 

Maria 178 

Maria 182 

Maria  Shackleford 179 

Maria  Trotter 178,   179 

Martha 146 

Martha  A 176 

Martha  A 182. 

Martha  Sydna 159 

Martha  Wilkinson 179 

Mary 146 

Mary  (1780) 151,   158 

Mary  (1802) 172,    175 

Mary  (1820) 173 

Mary 175 

Marv 176 

Mary 182 

Mary  Ann 176 

Mary  Ann  (1833) 180,   181 

Mary  Byrd 151,   155 

Mary  Elizabeth 143 

Mary  Ellen 159 

Mary    K 173 

Mary  Letitia 179 

Mary  Lewis 178 

Mary  Sabina 178 

Matilda 164,   166,   167 

Milton 145,    146 

Nancy  (1779) 136,   138 

Nancy 151 

Nancy 156 

Nancy  E.  (1790) 177 

Nancy  Lewis 161 

Nancy  Lewis  (1800) 172,   174 

Paschal  Preble 152,   156 

Paulina  Louisa 153 

Polly  Terrell 177,    180 

Rebecca      147 

Bobert  Best,  Captain      183 

Robert  L 173 

Rodney 148 

Rodney 156 

Rodney  Elbridge 151,   156 

Rosanna  Brooking 151.   155 

Richard  (1813) 137 

Richard  (1795) 151,   159 

Richard,  General  (1757)   .   .131,    163,   164 

Richard  T 156 

Richard  William  Lewis  (1846)  ....    159 
Richard  William  Lewis,  Dr. (1822)  159.   160 

Sally  Lawson 177,  180 

Sarah 142 

Sarah 156 

Sarah  Ann 145 

Sarah  Ann 148 

Sarah  Ann  (1825) 173 

Sarah  Caroline 178,   179 

Sarah  Combs 159 

Sarah  E 173 


PAGE. 

Hickman,  Sarah  Frances' 1.59 

Sarah  Jane 178 

Sarah  Lewis 156 

Sarah  Melvina 152,  157 

Sarah  Mildred 159 

Sarah  V 156 

Sophia  W 140,  142 

Susan  Frances 152,  156 

Susan  Moreah 160 

Susannah 131 

Thaddeus 146 

Thaddeus  B 145 

Theodore 156 

Thomas 142 

Thomas  B 173 

Thomas,  Colonel  (1782) 136,  139 

Thomas  Elliott 177,  180 

Thomas  Harvey 145,  146 

Thomas  Jefferson 173 

Warren      156 

William  (1792) 136,  146 

William 161 

William 175 

William 178 

William  B.  (1795) 172,  173 

William  Franklin      179 

William  H 183 

William  Jones 156 

William  L.  (1790) 151,  160 

William  Lewis  (1776) 151 

William  Shackleford 178 

William  Thomas 144,  145 

William  Wallace 152,  156 

Hicks,  Junius 265 

Leonidas 265 

Myra  Leonora 265 

Richard 263,  265 

Romeo 265 

Theodore 265 

Volney 265 

Wellington 265 

Zeno 265 

Hill,  Alice  Elizabeth 154 

Benjamin  F.  (18(34) 155 

Benjamin  Thomas  (1836) 155 

Edward  T 186 

Edwin  T 162 

Elizabeth  (1781) 162 

Elizabeth  (1803) 184,  186 

Ellen  F 162 

Ellen  Frances 185,  186 

Emily  Hickman 154 

Emma  Eoline 154 

Esther  Ann 155 

Freddie  Lincoln 155 

George  (1797) 184,  185 

George 131,  184 

George  L 151,  153 

George  Lewis .  154 

Hannah 184,  185 

Hester  S.  A 304 

James  F 162 

James  H 186 

James  Hickman     185 

James  Hickman,  Lieut.  (1779)     .  161,  162 

James  Lewis 184,  185 

Jane 210 

John 404 

John  Hart 154 

John  P 78 

John  P 162 

John  P.  (1790) 184 

Joseph 131,  161 

Joseph  Braxton 155 

Lerov  Lewis 162 

Leroy  Lewis  (1801) 184,  185 

Lerov  W 162 

Leroy  W 186 


430 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE    LEWIS    FAxMILY. 


PAGE. 

Hill,  Lewis  Samuel 154 

Louisa 185 

Mary  Louisa 154 

Minnie  May 154 

Miss 411 

M.  M .      72 

Nancy 184,    186 

Nancy  Lewis 162,   163 

Orniaziuda   .    , 162 

Ormizinda 186 

Phebe  Laurinda 153,    154 

Robert 77 

Robert  F 78 

Rodney  Perry 155 

Sarah  Lewis 154 

Silas  P 163,   184,    185 

Susan  Hickman 184 

William  Lesley 154 

William  Morgan 155 

Willis  A 162,   186 

Hillard,  Ann  Eliza 316 

Ben  F 117 

Charles  Eugene 316 

David,  Rev 315 

Howard  M 316 

Ida  Love 316 

James  Henry 316 

James  Robert 316 

Margaret  Josephine 316 

Mary  Jane 316 

S»m.  Haywood 316 

Sarah  Maria 316 

Sophia  Melinda     316 

Walter  Lee 316 

William  David,  Dr 316 

William  Lewis,  Dr 315 

Hines,  Bertie 389 

Bessie 389 

Florence 387 

Isaac  Dyer 387,   389 

Laura  Rebecca .   .    387 

Lewis  Moore 387 

Martha  Lavinia 387 

Mary 382 

Mary  Eliza 387 

Moore 389 

Robert 386 

Robert  Lee 387 

Roberta  Marks 387 

Tulula 387 

Hinshaw,  Jane 71 

Hipkins,  Mary 66,81,   100 

Hite,  Ann      140 

M 7 

Hiter,  Charlie  Albert 244 

Chesterfield  James 244 

Elizabeth  Harriet 244 

Helen  Mary 244 

Legrand  De  Forrest 244 

Mildred  Eglantine 244 

William  L 242,   244 

William  Leonard  (1848) 244 

Hobbs,  John  F 67 

Thomas      67 

Hodge,  Ann  Lewis 112 

Arthur  G 113 

Benjamin  Lewis,  Colonel  ....  113,   114 

George  Darden 123 

George  Gordon 113 

Hugh  McGeehee 113 

Italy  Gazelle 123 

James  Lewis 112 

James  R 123 

John 112 

Joseph 112 

Martha  E 112 

Mary  B 113 

Mary  Euphenia 112 


PAGE. 

Hodge,  Robert  Thomas 113 

Thomas  E 112 

William  Isaac 112 

Hodges,  Richard 347,   351 

Hogan,  Elizabeth 77 

Hogue,  Rebecca 272,   274 

Holcombe,  Miss 230 

Mr. 217 

HoUaday,  Alexander 404 

Ann  Eliza 151 

B 341 

Benjamin  F 150 

Betsy 150 

Braxton  L 147,   148 

Cordelia 151 

Dandridge 132 

David 150 

Eliza  Ann 147 

Elizabeth 147,    150 

Elliott 147 

Emily 147,    148 

James 147,   150 

James  M 408 

James  Minor 408 

James  Waller 147,   148 

Jemima  (1788)      147,   149 

Jemima  Jane 151 

John 150 

John  L 404 

John  Waller 408 

Joseph  (1791) 147,   150 

Joseph 150 

Lewis  (1793) 147,   150 

Lewis  (1829) 147,   149 

Lewis 150 

Lewis 404 

Louisa  Richmond 408 

Margaret  Jemima 147,    149 

Maria 150 

Martha  Ann 150 

Martlia  Jane 147,   148 

Mary 147,   148 

Milton  F 150 

Nancy  (1823) 147,   148 

Nancy 151,    166 

Owen 147,  149 

Sally 150 

Samuel  Wilson 147,   148 

Sarah  (1821) 147,   148 

Sarah  Frances 150 

Stephen 131,   147 

Stephen 150 

Waller  (1797) 147,   151 

Waller 404 

William  H 341 

HoUingsworth,  Ann  Charlotte 208 

Ann  Dorothy 209 

Augustus  Summerfield 208 

Calista  Florence 208 

Jacob  Franklin 208 

Kate  May 209 

Laura  Josephine 209 

Mary  Josephine 208 

Thomas 208 

Thomas  Lewis 208 

William  David .208 

W.  P 209 

Holman  Ann 77 

Burke 389 

Fanny  Lynne 389 

H.  C 77 

Leon 389 

Martha 77 

Moore 389 

Moriah 77 

Raney 77 

Robert 77 

Ross .389 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


431 


rAGE. 

Holman,  T.  P.,  Dr 389 

Wayne 389 

Holt,  Dorothy     69,  70 

Holton,  Adeline      182 

Thomas 178,  181 

Hood,  William 147 

Hopkins,   Anna 401 

Ella 401 

John 401 

John  T 401 

Strother 401 

Hord,  E 377 

Frank  P 371,  375 

Jane 160 

Miss 378 

Howell,  Joseph 263,  264,  26(1,  267 

Mary 41 

Mary  Mansfield 264 

Miriam  Mildred 264 

William  Joseph 264 

Hubbard,  Miss 236 

Hudson,  George  Wesley,  Dr 268 

JohnF 266,  268 

Martha  Jano 268 

William  Fletcher 268 

William  W 290 

Hughes,  Thomas 7 

Humphries,  Van  B 189 

Hunt,  Calvin 206 

Elizabeth  Mahala 206 

John  Thomas 206 

Martha  Ann 206 

William  Lewis 206 

Zach.  Ballenger 206 

Hunter,  Casper  C 122 

John  LaFayette 122 

Joseph  M 122 

Mary  M 122 

Miss 72 

Rachel  M 242,  243 

Rebecca  Ellen 122 

Samuella 67 

Stephen  D 122 

Thomas  0 370 

William 122 

William  S 237 

Huston,  John 150 

Nancy 150 

Hutchinson,  Elizabeth 208 

Hutchison,  Benjamin 136 

Clara       136 

David 136 

Eliza 136,  140 

Elizabeth 74 

George 74 

James 136 

John 74 

John 136 

Lewis 136 

Margaret 136 

Mary 136 

Nancy 136 

Thomas 1.36 

William      136 

Hutson,  Mrs.  ^— —     72 

Hyatt,  John 189 

Hyde,  Charlotte 69 

Hyder,  Adam 264 

Charles 264 

Garrett  Sylvanus,  Dr 264 

James 264 

John 264 

Mary 264 

Moses 264 

Warner 263,  264 

William 264 


PAGE. 

TNABNET,  John,  Dr 278 

-•-     Innis,  Robert,  Dr 48 

Irvine,  Mary  B 12 

Isabel,  Mary 117 

Iverson,  Sarah 409 

JACKSON,  A.  W.R 350 

"     Elizabeth  Gibson 373 

Frank  Hord 374 

George  Martin 37;i 

Josiah  A 371,  373,   374 

Josiah  Ashhurst,  Jr.  (1851)   .   .    .  373,   374 

Blamie  Isabella 350 

Mary  Susan 373 

Mattie  Celeste .350 

Samuel  Grant 373 

Sarah  Stanley ,373 

James,  Flora  Ann 269 

Frank  Dabney 297 

James  M 267,  269 

John 18.» 

John  L 297 

John  Thomas 297 

Julia 189 

Lewis  Washington 269 

Mary  Lee 269 

Sarah  E 269 

Jay,  Gusef  Dreadnaught  Xerxes    ....  285 

Karl  Pulfio  Cummins 285 

William     285 

Jean,  Albritton  H.    .    .       282 

Jefferson,  Lucy 41 

Jemison,  Phebe 195,  196 

Jennings,  Benjamin     70 

Johnson,  Ann 341 

Aquilla,  Jr 340 

Aquilla,  Sr 338,  340 

Atlee 301 

Benjamin .301 

Bettie  Lewis 340,  342 

Dennis  Washington 210 

Doake  Van  Buren 210 

Duncan 209 

Edward  Austin 210 

Elbert  Lafayette 210 

Eliza  K 144 

Elizabeth 70 

Elizabeth  Lewis 301 

Emily 341 

Fannie 301 

Frances 70 

Frank 70 

Hannibal  Latimer 210 

Hilliard  Franklin 210 

Isabella  Catherine 210 

Jacob 210 

Jacob 341 

James 70 

.James 340 

James  Davis 210 

James  Richard 301 

Jane 210 

Jane 341 

Jesse  Lewis 301 

John 210 

John  Akens 210 

John  C .340 

John  W 70 

Joseph  H 341 

Joshua  West 209 

Lewis 301 

Lewis 341 

Luretta  Maria 210 

Margaret  Angeline 210 

Martha 301 


432 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Johnson,  Martha  Caroline 210 

Mary  Ann 302 

Mary  Evans 301 

Mary  Freeman 209,  210 

Mary  Jane 340 

Mary  Melvina 210 

Marv  S ....  301 

Michael 295,  30l 

Miee 136 

Mitchell 210 

Mollie 301 

MoUie  N.  (1847) 301 

Mr. 138 

Porter 210 

Rebecca  Rosalie 210 

Robert 210 

Robert  Michael 301 

Russell 210 

Sallie 301 

Sallie 341 

Samuel 70 

Sophia  Lewis 301 

Susan  Ann 301 

Sylvanus 395 

Thaddeus 341 

Thea  Desha  Frances 210 

Thomas  Alexander 301 

William     338,  341 

William      340 

William  Alfonser 210 

William  Jones 209,  210 

Jones,  Alice 133 

Amanda  M 242 

Ann 347,  348 

Ann  Eliza 371,  374 

Anna 365 

Anna  Gabriella 393 

Augusta  Elizabeth 393 

Bettie 133 

Catesby,  Commodore 273 

Eliza 364 

Elizabeth 43 

Fauntleroy 133 

Francis,  Dr 133 

Gabriel 392 

John 364 

Lelia 133 

Lewis  H.,  Judge 133 

Mary 31 

Mary 133 

Marv 273 

Meriwether 273 

Millard  G 317 

Miss 44 

Roger,  General 273 

Sally 364 

Seaborn,  Colonel 273 

Stella 133 

Strother 393 

Thomas 182 

Walter,  General 273 

Washington 189 

William 364 

Willie 133 

Jordan,  Gabriel 103 

Jump,  Nancy 191 

KAT,  Rosa  Ann     398 

Keener,  Ann  Eliza      355,  356 

Kellv.  Eleanor 259 

Elisha 259 

George 259 

Gilbert  C 154 

Henry     259 

Jacob 259 

John 259 


PAGE. 

Kelly,  Margaret  A.  E 414 

Mary 259 

Miss 259 

Sarah 259 

Sophia 309 

William ,259 

Kemp,  Myra 263,  265 

Kennedy,  Bettie 160 

Charles  Clark 67 

Emily 366,  367 

John  F.,  Dr 67 

Mamie  Martin 366 

Martha  Campbell 76 

Orville  A 367 

Pattie 366 

Sidney  A 366 

Thomas  S 366 

Thomas  Worsley 367 

Kennerly,  Sallie  J 402 

Kennesley,  Jackson 282 

Amauda  Viola 282 

Kennon,  William 41 

Kenny,  Allan 399 

Joe 398,  399 

Mattie 399 

Rosa  Mentho 399 

William 399 

Kidwell,  Mies 160 

Kiler,  Henrietta 184 

Jacob 184 

Kilpatrick.  Ermina  Rosannah     .   .   .  353,  354 

Kincaid,  Charles  Euston 157,  158 

Douglas  Howard,  Dr 158 

Edward  Percival 158 

Fannie  Lewis 158 

Henry  Temple 158 

Mary  Emily 158 

Nellie 158 

Susan 158 

William  G 157 

King,  Benjamin 259 

Elizabeth 259 

Hester 132 

James 100,  101 

James 101 

Jonathan 259 

Joseph 258 

Rachel  Mary  Elizabeth 101 

Sally 101 

Samuel 258 

Samuel 259 

Sarah  E 282 

Thomas 101 

William  (1803) 101 

William 101 

Kneeland,  Miss 217 

Miss 236 

Knor,  Mary     399 

Knox,  Anna  Isabel 109 

Anna  Octavia  Lewis 109 

George 109 

Hickman  Lewis 109 

Joel     109 

John 109 

John  Haywood 109 

Mary  Ann 109 

Mary  Louisa 109 

Myra 109 

Robert  H 109 

Robert  Henderson 109 

William 100,   109 

AVilliam 109 

William  C.  Claiborne 109 

William  Hickman 109 

William  K 109 

Krlder,  Anna  Charlotte,  Mrs 208 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


438 


PAGE. 

LANDINGHAM,  Uoratio 129 

Marshall  Ney 129 

Mary  Ann 129 

William 129 

William  Wallace 129 

Lang,  Sarah 70 

Langdon,  Samuel 199 

Lanham,  Bradford 201 

James  Oliver 201 

John  Richard 201 

Louamma 201 

Martha  Frances 201 

Latani,  Ann  Misula 32 

Ann  Susannah 32 

Lucy  Robinson 32 

Latham,  Laura 157,  158 

Latrobe,  John  H.  B 06 

Lawton,  Mary 305,  309 

Lea,  Albert 104 

Eliza  Augusta 104 

Joel  Lewis 104 

Laura 104 

Mary  Louisa 104 

Myra 104 

Pryor 104 

Sarah  Harper 104 

Walter  Scott 104 

William  Luke 104 

William  W.,  Sr.,  Dr 100,  104 

William  Wilson,  Jr 104 

Ledbetter,  Elizabeth 259 

John 259 

Johnson 269 

Richard      259 

Lee,  Elisha  Smith 120 

Elizabeth 377 

J.  L 120 

Jame»  Madison 120 

John,  Colonel 35 

John  Francis 120 

Margaret  M 120 

Mary  Caroline 120 

Mary  Elizabeth 120 

Mathias 120 

Miss 42 

Rebecca  Clorinda 120 

Rebecca  Jane 120 

Sarah 382 

Sarah  Louisa 120 

Sophronia  Ann 120 

Leftwich,  Grandison  Greenville 122 

James  Wickliflf 122 

Sarah  Matilda 122 

Thomas  Alexander 122 

Virginia  Alice 122 

William  Grandison 122 

Leftwick,  Miss 101 

Lehmann,  Adolphus 399 

Charles  Alexander 399 

Frederick  Augustus 399 

John 399 

Kate 399 

Lucy 399 

Theodore 399 

Lemmon,  R.  H.,  Dr 30O 

Lenoir,  Mary 309 

Leonard,  Miss 136 

Lester,  Miss 217,  236 

Levach,  Drucilla 73 

Lewis,  Aaron 413 

Abraham 56 

Addison     .48,  50 

Addison  Murdock,  Rev 406 

Agatha  (1753) 7 

Agatha 11 

Agatha  (1774) 12 

Agatha  (1778) 394 

Alexander 12 

28 


PAGE. 

Lewis,  Alfred 311,  384,   412 

Alfred  B.  (1878) 284 

Amauda 117 

Amanda  Carolina  .       413 

Amaryllis 238 

Amos  (1737) .  412 

Amos  (1777) 413 

Amos  (1824) 414 

Andrew  (1757) 7 

Andrew 6,  11,   394 

Andrew,  Colonel  (1759) li 

Andrew,  Colonel  (1772) 13 

Andrew,  Colonel 393,   394 

Andrew,  General  (1720) 6,      11 

Andrew  Fielding 306,   313 

Andrew  Terrell 281 

Andrew  W 411 

Ann 409,   410 

Ann  Barbara 32 

Ann  C.  (1798) Ill 

Ann  E.  Freeland 43 

Ann  Eliza 342 

Ann  Eliza  Monroe  (1803)     .     381,  384,   385 

Ann  Moore  Madison 332 

Ann  Narcissa 283,  285 

Ann  Overton 404 

Ann  Susannah 32 

Ann  Susannah  (1830) 33 

Anna 14,  303,  395,   396 

Anna  (1733) 01,  344,  345 

Anna  (1744) 66,  75,  76 

Anna  (1883) 232 

Anna  Octavia 100,  109 

Anne  (1728) 6 

Anne  (1767) 7 

Anne 12 

Anne  (1733) 41 

Anne  (1726) 403 

Annie 11,  43,  226 

Annie  (1818) 43 

Annie  (1742)     412 

Archibald  (1786) 413,  414 

Archibald  Alexander  (1858) 414 

Arthur ■    • 31,   34 

Augustine 46 

Augustus  Frazier 209 

Barnard  Bee 313 

Baylis .233 

Baylis  Earle 238 

Baylis  J 205 

Baylis  Washington  (1806)  ....  218,  237 

Baylis  Washington  (1846) 232 

Baylis  Washington  Harrison  (1840)  .  221 

Beach  Redding 408 

Benjamin 341 

Benjamin  (1744) 404 

Benjamin  Franklin 220,  230 

Benjamin  Herndon  (1791) 110 

Benjamin  Herndon  (1826) 110 

Benjamin  Hugh 117 

Betsy  (1793) 413 

Bettie n 

Bettie  (1765) 47 

Betty  (1732) 404 

Betty  Meriwether 34 

Cadwallader  (1776) 403 

Cadwallader,  Rev.  (1811)    ....  496,  407 

Calvin 412 

Caroline 48 

Caroline  Virginia 413 

Catesby  Latani 33 

Catharine 409,  411 

Catherine 32,  45 

Catherine  Winston 43 

C.  C 2.32 

Celia  Boyd 407 

Celia  Octavia 212 

Charles 11,   26,  394 


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Lewis,  Charles  (1772) 7 

Charles  (1774) 13 

Charles  (1721) 41 

Charlsi  (1765) 42 

Charles  (1801) 42 

Charles  (1760) 47 

Charles,  Colonel  (1736) 6,  13 

Charles,  Colonel 14,  31,  36,  41 

Charles,  Dr 12 

Charles  Augustine 34 

Charles  Augustine  Lightfoot   .    .    31,  34 

Charles  C.  Jr.,  (1802)    .    .    .   261,   280,  281 

Charles  Cadwallader 407 

Charles  Oadwallader,  Jr 407 

Charles  Crawford   (1761)  214,  257,  258, 

261,  305 

Charles  Henry 332 

Charles  K.,  Eev 413 

Charles  Manoah 283,  284 

CharU'sRufus 262 

Charles  W 412 

Charles  W.,  Dr.  (1780) 12 

Charlotte  (1792) 81,  97 

Charlotte  M.  (1820) 414 

Christopher 409,  411 

Christopher  C.  (1851) 232 

Clark,  Hon 105-108 

Cleo     .    .    .   ; 284 

Clinton  Augustus 234 

Cordelia  Melissa 281 

Cornelius  Norbourn,  Captain  .   .  381,  383 

Crawford  Philips 222 

Dangerfield 45,  46 

Daniel  Walker 413 

Darthula 100,  109 

David  (1746) 66,  78 

David  (1820)     100 

David  (1763) 198,  199 

David 338,  412 

David,  Sr.  (1685) 56,   60,  377 

David,  Jr.  (1726) 61,  198 

David  B 335 

David  Benjamin  (1820) 327,  334 

David  C 411 

David  Claiborne  (1800) 381,  384 

David  Golightly     208 

David  Jackson  (1774)   ....  214,  325-327 

David  Jackson  (1827) 330 

David  Judson 284 

David  Sloan 313 

Davis 412 

Dorcas 338,  340 

Dorothea 404 

Dorothy  Pickenpack 208 

Earle  Sloan 2.37 

Eastham  (1792) 100 

Eastham  (1814) 100 

Edgar  C 336 

Edward  C.  (1868) 2.31 

Edward  E 205 

EffieTodd 409 

Eleanor 48,  49,  50 

Eleanor  Warner 49 


za(1782) 81,   91,  96 

za  (1829) 104 

za(1786) 406 

za  Augusta 100.  104 

za  Catherine 209 

za  Eleanor 315,  317,  318 

za  Farrar 114 

za  Jane 290 

za  Love 306 

za  W 3.35 

zabeth,  11,30,32,44,48,73,208,407,  412 

zabeth  (1765) 7 

zabeth  (1762) 13 

zabeth  (1724) 41 

zabeth  (1779) 42 


PAGE. 

Lewis,  Elizabeth  (1782) 42 

Elizabeth  (1814; 43 

Elizabeth  (1754) 61,  359,  360,  362 

Elizabeth  (1740) 66 

Elizabeth  (1704) 198,  202 

Elizabeth  (1791) .  199 

Elizabeth  (1797)  .....    218,  237,  238 

Elizabeth  (1800) 259,  2GU 

Elizabeth  (1838) 262 

Elizabeth  (1791) 295,  300 

Elizabeth,  Mrs 377 

Elizabeth  Ann  Berry 221 

Elizabeth  Battaile 34 

Elizabeth  Butts 327,  333 

Elizabeth  Bunch 333 

Elizabeth  Earle 310 

Elizabeth  Enfield 334 

Elizabeth  U 407 

Elizabeth  Louisa 281,  282 

Elizabeth  M 12 

Elizabeth  R 414 

Elizabeth  Travers 406 

Ellen 103 

Ellen  Adora 284 

Ellen  Caledonia 319 

Ellen  Maria 237 

Elodia 104 

Elsy  W 211 

Elsy  W.,  Judge  (1822) 211 

Elvira  Fargusou 43 

Emily  W 310 

Emily  Warner  (1834) 281,  282 

Emma 341 

Emma  (1870) 231 

Emma  Elford 313 

Enoch 413 

E.  Ross 232 

Esther 232,  233 

Eugenia  Richmond 409 

Evan 412 

Fannie 44,  222,  238 

Fannie  (1796) Ill 

Fannie  Mildred 238 

Fanny 338,  342 

Fanny  Mitchell 408 

Farley Ill 

Ferdinand 342 

Fielding  (1847) 34 

Fielding  (1788) 42 

Fielding 48,  49 

Fielding  (1809) 414 

Fielding,  Colonel      ....  15,  16,  43,  393 

Fielding,  Jr.  (1751) 44 

Flavius  Adonigah 283 

Flavius  0 284 

Florida 104 

Frances 311,  341,  338,  410 

Frances  (1769) 7 

Frances  (1744) 41 

Frances  (1748) 43,  44 

Frances  (1824) 208 

Frances  Amaryllis 238 

Frances  Ann 406,  407 

Frances  Downing 179,  330,  331 

Frances  Fielding 49 

Frances  Maclien  (1797) 199,  200 

Frances  Maclien  (1799) 203,  247 

Frances  Parke 47 

Frances  Rhodes 214,  314,  320 

Frances  Taylor 407 

Francis  M 414 

Frank 231 

Frank  Waring 32 

Frank  Waring,  Dr 33 

Franklin  Pierce 212 

FredM 232 

Frederick 341 

Frederick  B .• 103 


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PAGE. 

Lewis,  Gabriel 44 

Uarland  Bacon 43 

Genela  Beloiia 381 

Geurge 407 

George  (1744)       412,  413 

George  Alexander 407 

George  Henry  Washington 413 

George  Russell 260,  261 

George  Seaborn  229 

George  Thomas 332 

George  Walton,  Dr 315,318,  319 

George  W.  (1757) 46 

George  Washington  (1826) 281 

George  Waihington  (1827) 413 

George  Wythe  (1815) 40ii,  407 

Georgia  Caroline 221 

Gerard  Chesterfield 281 

Green 117 

Hamilton  W 211 

Hampton 117 

Hannah  (1722) Gl,  131 

Hannah      377 

Hannah  (1746) 412 

Hannah  Elizabeth        220,  229 

Hannah  Green 31 

Hannah  Shore 33 

Hannah  Young 1)0,  202 

Harriet ill,  341 

Harriet  (1824)      212 

Harriet  Elizabeth  ....       33 

Harriet  Elizabeth  (18.52)         .....  332 

Harriet  Frances 205 

Harriet  Jane 413 

Hattie 232 

Heber 104 

Henry  B.  (1867) 226 

Henry  Bascombe  (1851) 318 

Henry  Graves 214,   314,  320 

Henry  Rufus .    .  315,  319 

Henry  Taliaferro,  Rev.  .    .    220,   222,  229 

Henry  Waring  Latani 32 

Hickman 100,  105 

Hiram 412 

Howell 25,41,  42,  44 

Howell  (1760) 42 

Howell  (1771) 47 

Hugh  Rodman 408 

Hulda 3.38,   341,  404 

Hulda  Fontaine     404 

Ida  May 284 

Irene  Taylor 414 

Isaac 412 

Isabella 14 

Iverson,  Jr 411 

Iverson,  Sr.,  Rev.  (1741) 400,  410 

James 48,  50,  338,  341,  381,  412 

James  (1726) 41 

James  (1768) 42 

James  (1810) 230 

James,  Captain  (1784) 109,  211 

James,  Colonel  (17.56)    .    .    .    .  61,   .370,  381 

James  Boone 190,  200 

James  Buchanan 212 

James  Clarkson 311 

James  Clifford     334 

James  Harvey 327 

James  Henderson 414 

James  Howell 43 

James  M.  (1828) 117 

James  M 211 

James  M.  (1817) 414 

James  Madison  (1853) 285 

James  Madison   (1810) 315,  318 

James  Martin  (17.53) 66,  78 

James  Martin  (1762)     .    .    .    .  66,   101,  109 

James  Martin  (1788)      .    .    .    100,   102,  103 

.Tames  Meriwether 32 

James  Minor 407,  409 


PAGE. 

Lewis,  James  Mitchell 408 

James  Overton  (1822) 305,  309 

James  Overton 313 

James  Overton,  Jr 311 

James  T.  (1865) 336 

James  Taliaferro  (1853) 283,  284 

James  W.  (1815) 211 

James  Wilson,  Captain  (178.5)  .    .  381,  382 

Jane 25,  43,  51,  273,  412 

Jane  (17.55) 7 

Jane  (1727) 30 

Jane  (1811) 43 

Jane  (1787) 294,  205 

Jane  Moorman 335 

Jane  Rebecca 407 

Jane  Terrell  (1790) 109 

Janie 226 

Jay  Whittenton 283 

Jean 403 

Jean  Wood  Daniel 400,  407 

Jefferson  Davis 319 

Jennie 233 

Jennie  (1872) .  231 

Jennie  Hall 237 

Jenny 341 

Jesse 412 

Jesse  Albemare 237 

Jesse  Caleb 238 

Jesse  May 232 

Jesse  Payne 217,  218,  235,  236 

Jesse  P 236 

Jesse  Pitman  (1763)    ....   214,  293,  294 

Jesse  Pitman  (1850) 335 

Jesse  Pitman,  Dr.  (1818)     ....  327,  333 

Jesse  T.  (1808) 261,  285 

Jesse  Taylor  ('^1847) 3.33 

Jesse  Winfield  (1847) 334 

Jo.  Berry  Earle(  1826) 2,33 

Joanna 410 

Joel 105,  338,  342,  384 

Joel  (1730) 61,  338,  340 

Joel  (1767) 198,  203,  247 

Joel,  Captain  (1812)  ....    100, 109,  208 

Joel,  Colonel  (1760) 66,  99,  101 

Joel  Jerome 208 

Joel  R 104 

John,  14,  25,  30,  32,  44,  48,  342,  384, 

393,  407,  412,  413 

John  (1640) 5,  56 

John  (1678) 5,  6 

John  (1749) C 

John  (1720) 41 

John  (1747) 43 

John  (181.3) 43 

John  (1754) 48 

John  (1728) 61,  213 

John  (1833) 104 

John  (1775) 198,  208 

John  (1705) 260,  260 

John  (n04) 403,  409 

John  (1729) .403 

John  (1784) 404,  406 

John  (1779) 413 

John  (1813) 414 

John,  Captain  (1766) 11,  13 

John,  Dr 410 

John,  Jr.  (1687) 56 

John,  Jr.,  Major  (1669) 14 

John,  Major 12 

John,  Major  (1757)    ....     214.  216,  219 

John,  Sr 14,  47,  48 

John,  Pioneer 392 

John  A.  (1830) 212 

John  A.  (1878) 2.32 

John  Alexander 407 

John  Baxter 284 

John  Baylis 220 

John  C 412 


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Lewis,  John  Cadwallader 407 

John  Christopher 411 

John  Crier 281 

John  De  Lafayette 315 

John  E 311,  313 

John  Earle  (1801) 306,  312 

JohnF 50 

John  Franklin 407 

John  Goodbread 319 

John  Griffin 231 

John  Haywood 100,  103 

John  Heiskell 414 

John  J 412 

John  J.,Dr 411 

John  James 331 

John  Joseph 237 

John  Latani     .   .   .   .* 32 

John  M.  (1842) 231 

John  Mitchell 414 

John  Moncure 406, 408,   409 

John  Pleasants  Woodson 43 

John  Prince 238 

John  Taliaferro 31,  32,     34 

John  Taliaferro  (1787) 218-220 

John  Taliaferro  (1836) 221 

John  Taliaferro   1851) 221 

John  Taliaferro  (1869) 226 

John  Temple 34 

John  Terrell  (1844) 333 

John  Terrell,  Dr.  (1803)   327,  328,  330,  331 

John  Terrell,  Jr.  (1838) 331 

John  Thomas 222 

John  Thomas  Washington    .  381,  383,  384 

John  Thompson     334 

John  W.,  General U 

John  Wood 283,  205,   247 

John  Woodson 42 

John  Z 404 

Jonathan  P 412 

Jonathan  Winfield 281 

Joseph  Berry,  Rev.  ......  220,   222 

•Joseph  Bullock 407 

Joseph  Henry 32 

Joseph  Jones 34 

Joseph  Mc 284 

Joseph  Preston 283,   285 

Jeseph  Voloey 283 

Judith 47 

Julia 48 

Julia  Bell 232 

Julia  K 310 

Julius 214,  325,   326 

Julius  Overton 327,   333 

Kate  (1845) 335 

Kate  M.  (1875) 231 

Katharine 117 

Kielding 338,   341 

Laura  Elizabeth 285 

Laura  lone 290 

Lawrence  (1767)      47 

Lawrence  Battaile 34 

Lenty  May 281 

Levi  (1784) 413 

Lewis 394 

Lilburn 41 

LillieAnn 284 

Lillieldora 283,   285 

Lindamira 305,  309 

Lizzie  Kate 33 

Lizzie  T 335 

Lorenzo 47 

Louisa 43,   384 

Louisa  Jane 285 

LouiBa  Morning 315 

Lucinda 45,  412 

Lucinda  (1823) 414 

Lucretia  Thomas 335 

Lucy 104,  141,  311,   341 


PAaE, 

Lewis,  Lucy  (1783) 31 

Lucy  (1818) loo 

Lucy  (1735)  ...       404 

Lucy  B 43 

Lucy  Daniel 406,  408 

Lucy  Ellen 342 

Lucy  Jefferson 42 

Lucy  M 11 

Lucy  Temple 33 

Lula  E 335 

Madison  A 414 

Madison  Earle 218,   230 

Mamio  Jay 284 

Marcus  Jerome  ....'. 209 

Margaret 12,  40,  407 

Margaret  (1726) 6 

Margaret  (1765) 13 

Margaret  (1793) 81,     98 

Margaret  (1790) 413 

Margaret  Ann  (1751) 6 

Margaret  Ann 238 

Margaret  Downing 331 

Margaret  Eleanor 221 

Margaret  Henrietta 284 

Margaret  Wood 199-201 

Margaretta  Gillan 408 

Maria  Madison  (1816) 327,  333 

Maria  Madison  (1790) 381,  383 

Mariam 61,  892,  393,  395,  397 

Mark 412 

Martha 108 

Martha  Artamosia  Thomasin    ....    221 

Martha  Catharine 284 

Martha  Churchill 411 

MarthaElla 334 

Martha  Emeline 413 

Martha  Florence 284 

Martha  Goode 283,  284 

Martha  Jane  Washington  .   327,   334,  335 

Martha  Laura 331 

Martha  Octavia 319 

Martha  Washington 332 

Marville  Franklin     ....   31.".,   31(3,   319 
Mary,  25,  46,  47, 105, 117,  211,  233,  310, 

384,  407,  411 

Mary  (1762) 7 

Mary  (1768) 13 

Mary  (1729) 41 

Mary  (1736)      41 

Mary  (1774) 41,     42 

Mary  (1746)  .    .    •    • 66,     78 

Mary  (178G) 81,     96 

Mary  (1825) 103 

Mary  (1771) 198 

Mary  (1781)  ....  199,  211,  212,  338,  339 

Mary  (1827) 212 

Mary  (UOl) 260,   262,   263 

Mary  (1788).   .    •    •   295,299,300,382,   383 

Mary  (1727) 403 

Mary  Adora 283,  284 

Mary  Ann 44,     98 

Mary  Criswell 48 

Mary  E.  (1846) 285 

Mary  Eliza  (1840) 110,  111 

Mary  Eliza  (1842) 315 

Mary  Elizabeth  (1840)     231 

Mary  Elizabeth  Brenham  (1805)  .  380, 

381,  385 

Mary  Ella 290 

Mary  George 319 

Mary  J 42,  335 

Mary  Jane 12,   275 

Mary  Josephine 32 

Mary  Josephine  (1831) 209 

Mary  Josephine  (1886) 284 

Mary  Latani 32 

Mary  Louisa  (1807) 100,  108 

Mary  Louisa  (1823) 105 


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PAGE. 

L(«iB,  Blary  Louisa  (1843) 262 

Mary  Mansfield 305,  306 

.Mary  Orlean 117 

Mary  Overton     406 

Mary  P.  (1849) 318 

Mary  Pattison 4o7 

Mary  T 319 

Mary  Terrell  (1804) 327,   332 

Mary  W.  (1840) 205 

Jlary  W 319 

Jlary  Waller 404 

Mary  Warner 31,   34,     35 

Jlary  Wood 199,  202 

Mattie  D 310 

Mattie  W 336 

Maud  McFarland 407 

Melinda 412 

Meriwether  (1774) 25-30,  51,  52 

Meriwether,  Colonel  (1827) 33 

Micajah  (1822) 100 

Micajah,  Captain  (1755)  .    .    .   (16,   78,     80 

Micajah  Green  (1784) 81,     96 

Micajah  Green  (180G) 117 

Mildred 30,  44,  198,  238,   403 

Mildred  (1799) 260,   270-272 

Mil.lred  Earle 205 

Mildred  McCoy  (1759)  .    .    .    214,   239,   240 

Mildred  McCoy  (1793) 218,   233 

Minerva  Tennessee 413 

Minnie  C 284 

Minter  Flack 281 

Minter  Terrell 281 

Miriam  (1794) 100 

Miriam .i'Ji,   393 

Mudlin 412 

Molly      338,   342 

Mordecia  (1751) 412,  413 

Mordecia  Asbury  (1820) 413 

Morning 404 

Mr. 15 

Myra  (1788) 81,     96 

Myra 104 

Nancy 211 

Nancy  (1834) 212 

Nancy  (1831) 233 

Nancy  (1804) 259,  261,   282,   283 

Nancy  (1819) 414 

Nancy  Elizabeth 285 

Nancy  Elvira .305,   309,   310 

Nancy  Jane 414 

Nancy  Taylor 236 

Nannie 49 

Nathaniel  Bosworth  ( 1847)    .    .   .331,   .332 

Nelly  Dorcas 281 

Nicholas 25 

Nina  Dickinson 237 

Noel 33 

Norborne  Vivian 407 

Oscar 411 

Oscar  Adolphus 232 

Oscar  Marville 315 

Otway 44 

Overton  Taliaferro 289 

Owen 335 

Owens  Burnes 232 

Patsy  Hunter 31 

Pauline 12 

Penelope 412 

Phalby  Caroline 315,   316 

Philip  Warner 48 

Philip  Winston 32,     .33 

Pickens  R 205 

Pinckney  Pitman 262 

Pinkney  G.  (1848) 2.32 

Pinkney  G.  (1869) 232 

Pitman 2fi0.   262 

Pleasant 198,   205 

Polly 412 


PAGE. 

Lewis,  Polly  (1788) 413 

Polly  (18U) 414 

Preston 261,  283,  285 

Prince 238 

Prudence 199,  211 

Rachel 100 

Bandolph,  Jr 42 

Randolph,  Sr 41,  42 

Bead 408 

Bebecca 32,   34,  412 

Bebecca  (1759) 48 

Rebecca  (1777) 199,  209 

Bebecca  Ann  Catharine 413 

Bebecca  Warner 31 

Beese 412 

Beuben 25,  51 

B.  Fielding  . 311 

Bichard  (1765)* 214,  305 

Bichard  (1846)      313 

Bichard  L.,  Captain 211,  310 

Bichard  Marius 306 

Bichard  Overton 233 

Bichard  Taliaferro  (1851) 285 

Bichard  Taliaferro 315,  316 

Bichard  Taliaferro 319 

Richard  Thomas 331 

Richmond 408 

Richmond,  Dr 404 

Richmond  Addison 408 

Richmond  Addison,  Dr.  (1824)  .    .  406,  408 

Bobert 25,  43,  273 

Eobert  (1828) 33 

Robert  (1739) 41,  42 

Robert  (1763) 42 

Robert  (1799) 42 

Robert  (1808) 42,  43 

Robert  (1769) 47 

Robert  (1752) 214,  215 

Robert,  Colonel 14,  25 

Robert,  General 5,  14 

Robert  Benton 232 

Robert  Earle 237 

Robert  Onslow 237 

Rufus  Henry  (1830) 315 

Rufus  Henry,  Jr 319 

Sallie 232,  341,  412 

Sally 11,  50 

Sally  M 313 

Sally  Pendleton 32 

Samuel 5,   11,  46 

Samuel  (1680) 5 

Samuel  (1716) 6 

Samuel  (1763) 47 

Samuel,  Colonel 11 

Samuel  Doss 284 

Samuel  Franklin 221 

Samuel  Pete,  Dr 105 

Samuel  Wilds 220,  229 

Samuel  Woodson  (1803) 42 

Samuel  Woodson 43 

Sarah 30,  309,  391,  404 

Sarah  (1772) 42 

Sarah  (1724) 61,  187 

Sarah  (1831)      104 

Sarah  (1793) 260,  266 

Sarah  (1783)      338,  340 

Sarah  (1815)      414 

Sarah  Ann  (1813) 220,  221 

Sarah  Ann  (1806) 306,  .312 

Sarah  Ann  (1856) 414 

Sarah  Eleanor 222 

Sarah  Iverson 409,  411 

Sarah  Jane 232 

Sarah  Jessie 332 

Sarah  L 43 

Sarah  Louisa  (1861) 283,  285 

Sarah  Martin 100,  101 

Sarah  Myra 315 


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PAGE. 

Lewis,  Sarah  P.  (1806) 42 

Sarah  Pines  (179-1) lU 

Sarah  T.  (1780) 81 

Sarah  Taliaferro  (1799) 295,   302 

Sarah  Thomas 381 

Sarah  W 230 

Scotia     412 

Severe  C 232 

Sidney  Scott 407 

Simona -^84 

Sneed 407 

Sophia  (1775) 7 

Sophia  (1795) 295,  301 

Sophia  Louisa 222 

Sophia  Melinda  (1801)  .    .    .     315,  316.  317 

Sophia  Melinda 319 

Stella  H •. 232 

Sterling  Menafield 281 

Sue  A 313 

Sue  Ellen 237 

Susan 50,  236,  281,  338,  412 

Susan  (1772) 214 

Susan  Olarkson 327,    332 

Susan  Harrison 42 

Susan  R 232 

Susan  Walter  Raleigh 406,   408 

Susannah  (1720) 61,   118 

Susannah  (1742) 66,  70,     71 

Susannah  (1735) 412 

Sydney  Carter 384 

Tabitha 199,   200 

Taliaferro  (1810) 199,   202 

Taliaferro  (1755) 214,   215 

Taliaferro 232,   379 

Themas,   11,48,208,211,230,368,392,  394 

Thomas  (1718) 6 

Thomas  (1771)     13 

Thomas  (1739)     412 

Thomas,  Jr.  (1760) 7 

Thomas,  Major  (1761) 12 

Thomas  Augustus 208 

Thomas  Claiborne .    103 

Thomas  Deane '  .    .      32 

Thomas  Farrar 199,   200 

Thomas  Fielding 25,  31,     41 

Thomas  Harrison 220,   222 

Thomas  J 335,   412 

Thomas  Jefferson  (1825)  .   .   .   327,  335-:i37 

Thomas  Jefferson  (1810) 413 

Thomas  L 310 

Thomas  Milton 414 

Thomas  Moore  Jefferson     ....  381,   383 

Thomas  Plato 284 

Thomas  Poole     208 

Thomas  Waring 32 

Thomasin 218,  233-235 

Tipton 381,   382 

Travis    . 232 

Tucker  Woodson 41 

Tureman 338 

Vivian  Irving 335 

Vivian  Travis 409 

Waller  (1739) 404 

Waller 407 

Waller,  Dr 30 

Waller  Holladav 407 

Waller  Morton,"  Jr 408 

Waller  Morton,   Sr 408 

Walter  Raleigh  Daniel 407,  409 

Waring 33 

Warner 14.  32,  42,  47,     48 

Warner  (1786) 32,     34 

Warner  (1749) 43,     44 

Warner  (1755) 46 

Warner,  Jr.  (1804)      42 

Warner,  Sr.  (1777) 42 

Warner  Fielding .32 

Warner  Henry 34 


Lewis,  Washington 47,  233 

Washington  Earle 238 

Wesley  C 226 

Wesley  Whitfield  Lindsay 221 

William,  5,  11, 25,  51,  211,  229,  281,  313, 

342,  381,  382,  394,  407,  412 

William  (1764) H 

William  (1773) 198 

William  (17s«) 406 

William,  Colonel  (1724) 6,  12 

William,  Major 14,  41 

William  A 414 

William  B.,Dr 410,  411 

William  B.,  Major 81,  98 

William  Benjamin  (1778) 7 

William  C.  (1854) 334 

William  C 412 

William  C.  Claiborne  (1803) 100 

William  Dixon 100,  104 

William  Edward  (1853) 232 

William  Edward 283,  285 

William  Forest 384 

William  H.  (1877) 232 

William  Hart  (181C) 413 

William  Henry  Thomas 221 

William  Hernilon 407 

William  Hickman      117 

William  Jarrett 407 

William  John 209 

William  Jones 315 

William  Joseph 414 

William  Latani 32 

William  Lindsay 104 

William  Owen 335 

William  Price 43 

William  R 384 

William  T 339,   341,  342 

William  T.,  Colonel  (170G) 12 

William  Terrell 56 

William  Terrell  (1749) 66,  78 

William  Terrell  (1811)  .    .  261,  285-292 

William  Terrell,  Jr.  (1792) 110 

William  Terrell,  Jr.  (1829)    .   .    .  110,  111 

Wiliiam  Terrell,  Major  (1757)   66,   80,  81 
William  Terrell,  Sr.  (1718)     ....    61-65 

William  Thomas 285 

William  Todd 407 

William  W.  (18:32) 212 

William  Watkins .335 

William  Winston 332 

William  Wood 199,  200 

Willie 245,  12 

Zachary 30 

Zachary,  Jr.  Colonel,  (1731)  .    .    .  403,  404 

Zachary,  Sr.  (1702)    .    . 403 

Zachary,  Dr 410 

Lightfoot,  Carrie 312 

Ellen  Bankhead 35 

Fannie 34 

Henrietta      78 

John  Bernard 34 

Mary 140 

Miss 395,  399 

Mr. 78 

Philip,  Jr 34 

Philip,  Sr.,  Colonel 34 

Philip  Lewis 34 

Robert 78 

Rosalie  Virginia 35 

William  Bernard 35 

Lindsav,  Miss 104 

Virginia 100,  105 

Link,  James 189 

Sarah 194 

Solomon 187,  194 

Lipscomb,  Polly 338 

Little,  Mr. 180 

Littlepage,  Colonel 404 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


439 


PAGE. 

Livingston,  Alice 351 

Sarah 347 

Lockhart,  Elizabeth Gl,   198 

Logan,  Alice  Chandler 246 

Ann  Eliza 245 

Augnstue  C 246 

Christopher  Columbus 246 

Clarissa  0 245 

David  Boone 246 

Eldora 246 

Elizabeth 172,   175 

Gertrude 246 

James  A 159 

Jay 160 

Jonathan 246 

Lydia  Ellen 160 

Mary 320,   324 

Nancy 316 

Nancy  Levina 246 

Rachel  Cornelia 246 

Robert 160 

Sarah  Ann 160 

Siisan  Elizabeth     160 

William 160 

Long,  Nancy 188 

Love,  Margaret 315 

Patsy 11 

Lovelace,  Munroe 285 

Low,  Mr. 350 

Lowdermilk,  Frances 70 

James 70 

James  C 70 

John  0 70 

Morgant 70 

Samuella 70 

Lowry,  Amanda 323 

Lucas,  Mr. 211 

Luke,  Mr. H 

Luster,  Sallie  .    .       72 

Lyles,  Elizabeth  Fielder    . 67 

Fanny  M 67 

Martha  Louisa 67 

Mary  Longstreet 67 

Thomas  Bibb 67 

Victor  Roby 67 

W.  D.,  Dr 66,     67 

Lynch,  Ada     280 

Adora  Elizabeth 279 

Charles  Martin 280 

Fannie 280 

George  Washington 280 

Henry  Harrison 280 

Ida 280 

Julia  Adelaide 279 

Laura  Louisa 280 

Madison 279 

Matrick 280 

Thomas  Madison 280 

Lyndsay,  Rebecca,  Mrs 56 

Lynn,  Margaret 5,       6 

TV/TACHEN,  Mary  Wood  ....  198,  203,   247 

^^'^     Mackey,  Alexander 61,   118 

Mackey,  Alexander  (1797) 119,   122 

Alexander  Bacon  (1845J 122 

Amanda  W 129 

Ann  Eliza 122,   123 

Charles  Blake 129 

David 118 

Doke  Alexander 129 

Eleanor 119,   129 

Elisha  Alexander 129 

Elizabeth  (1805) 120,   130 

Elizabeth  (1824) 129 

Geneva 129 

James  Lewis 129 

James  Tazewell 122,  124-127 


PAQE. 

Mackey,  Joel  Lewis 119,  128,   129 

John 118,   129 

John  Alderson 122,   124 

John  Blake 129 

Lewis  Terrell 129 

Margaret 119,   128 

Martha  Jane 122,   123 

Mary lis,  129,  187,    190 

Mary  Eveline 129 

Mary  Frances 129 

Mary  Louisa 122,   123 

Moses  Ashbrook 120,   130 

Rebecca 118 

Rebecca  (1793)     119,   120 

Rebecca  (1835) 129 

Rosa 259 

Sarah  (1795) 119,   122 

Sarah  Frances  (1834) 122,   123 

Susannah 118 

William  Doke 129 

William  Lewis 118,   119 

William  Terrell  (1808) 119,   130 

William  Terrell  (1844) 122,    127 

Madison,  Agatha 395 

Ambrose 376,   394 

Andrew  Lewis 395 

Eliza 11,  .393,   394 

Eliza  Lewis 395 

Elizabeth 395,   398 

Gabriel,  Colonel  ...  61,  392,  393,  395,   397 

Gabriella  Ann 393 

Gabriella  Ann  (1794)  .   .    .   .    395,  398,  400 

George,  Governor 393,  395,   397 

George  (1796) 395,  398,   401 

James,  Bishop 393,  396 

James  Catesby 394 

James,  Jr.  (1751) 394 

James,  Sr 394 

Jane 395,   398,   401 

John 392,  393,   395 

John,  Jr 394 

John,  Sr 394 

Lucy .    11,   394 

Lucy  L.  (1792) 395,   398,   399 

Margaret  (1765) 394,  395 

Margaret ■    •    395 

Martha 395,   398,   401 

Myra 395 

Patrick  Henry 395 

Richard 393,   396 

Roland,  Jr 395 

Roland,  Sr 11,  .393,   395,   396 

Susan 394 

Thomas 393,  395 

Thomas,  Jr 395 

William  Strother,  Dr.  .   .    .  395,   398,   399 

Magill,  James 184,   186 

Mahan,  William 222 

Mahon,  David 155 

John  D 154 

Manning,  Andrew 212 

Harrison 212 

Julia 69 

William  L.    .       212 

Marberry,  Elijah  M 121 

Emaline 121 

James  Madison 121 

John  H 121 

J.  W.  C 121 

Mason  Caroline 121 

Rebecca  Caroline 121 

Semiramis  T 121 

Marks,  John,  Jr.,  Dr 2G,     51 

John,  Sr 26,     51 

Mary 26,  51,  61,   .380 

Marshall,  Agnes 49 

Alexander 137 

Annie  Lewis 49 


440 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Marshall,  Bettie 137 

Charles 137 

Demetrice  L 72 

Dorothy  E 242 

Fielding  L»wis 49 

James 137 

James  K 137 

John 49 

John  Lewie 137 

Kate 137 

Margaret 49 

Mary 49,  137 

Mary  Ambler 49 

Mary  Willis 49,  50 

Miss 392 

Mr. 11,  48 

Rob 268 

Thomas 45 

Virginia  Elizabeth 110 

Martin,  Ann  Eliza 369 

Benjamin  Yancy 31,  274 

Catharine 366 

Charles  Gibson 374 

Charles  Thomas 371 

Charlotte 366,  368 

Picey 74,  75 

Eliza  Catharine 377 

Eliza  Catherine  (1798)    .   .    363,   375,  376 

Eliza  Wash 375 

Elizabeth 74 

Elizabeth  (1842) 373 

Elizabeth  Fauntleroy 374 

Elizabeth  Lewis    ....    371,   373,  .374 

Elonora 302,  303 

Emilv 370 

Emily  Mary 370 

Frances  Tasker 374 

Francis      375 

Francis  Moss 369 

Francis  Robert 371,  375 

Francis  Taylor 374 

George 369 

George  Armstead 373 

George  Francis 370 

George  Madison 362,  368 

George  Samuel 374 

George  Taylor,  Dr 371,  373 

George  Thomas 374 

Hardin  Bailev 375 

Helen 374 

Helen  Bullitt 371,  375 

Hester 374 

Hickman,  Rev 74,  25 

Isaac  Newton 75 

James 74,  75 

James  Gibson 371,  374 

James  M 195,  196 

James  Pearson 369 

James  Taylor 362,  368 

John 71,  74 

John  (1816) 369 

John,  Captain 61,   360-362 

John  Bailey 375 

John  Hinde 366 

John  Lewis 362,   365,  366 

John  Sydner 371 

Joseph 373 

Josephine 370 

Julia 370 

Lewis 74,  75 

Lewis,  Jr 75 

Martha 74 

Mary 44,   7.3,  74 

Mary  Ann -362,  363 

Mary  C .373 

Mary  Davis 374 

Mary  Susan 371 

Mildred  Catharine 371,  375 


PAGE. 

Martin,  Miron 196 

Mrs. 178 

Nancy 74 

Nancy  (1833) 370 

Nancy  Oliver 366 

Orville 388 

Patsy 366,  367 

Rachel  Davis  (1833) 371 

Rachel  Davis  (1860) 375 

Robert 370 

Robert  Brooks 362,    368,  369' 

Sallie 61,  66 

Sam  D.,  Dr 378 

Samuel 373 

Samuel  Davis  (1791)  ....     363,   370-372 

Samuel  Davis  (1843) 374 

Samuel  Gibson 375 

Samuel  Pearson 370 

Samuel  Taylor 371,  374 

Sarah  (1826) 370 

Sarah  Ann 371,  373 

Sarah  C 374 

Sarah  Elizabeth 363 

Sarah  Gibson 393 

Sarah  Jane 370 

Susan 74,  75 

Susan  Pearson 370 

Thomas 74,   75,  370 

Thomas  (1776) 362,   363,  368 

William 74,  75 

William  Jonathan 371 

Zenobia 407 

Mason,  Colonel 410 

Maseie,  M  rs. 362,  365 

Rhodes,  Professor 34 

Mastin,  David  C 205 

Matlock,  Ann  Eliza 386 

Charles  Morgan 386 

Edward  Dyer 386 

Ella 386 

Jefferson  Carter  Moore 386 

Henry  Hamilton 386 

Lucy 386 

James  Lewis 386 

John  Jefferson 386 

John  William 386 

Mary  Elizabeth 386 

Robert  Lewis 386 

William  Dyer 386 

William  H 386 

Matthews,  Jo 163 

Mattox,  Francis 193 

Maupin,  Ben.  F 162 

George  A 162 

Willis  J 162 

Maury,  Abraham  Poindexter,  Hon.  (1801) 

81,  86 

Abraham  Poindexter  (1836) 86 

Charles  Harper 301 

Eliza  Fry 301 

Elizabeth  J.  (1832) 86 

Elizabeth  Lewis 300 

Ellen  McGregor 301 

Ferdinand  Claiborne 86 

Jane  Lewis 301 

Jesse  Lewis 300 

Josephine 86 

Lucie  Jessie 301 

Martha  Thomas 86 

Mary  Ferdinand 86 

Matthew  Fontaine 300,  301 

Nannie  Jessie 300 

Octavia 86 

Reuben 296,   299-301 

Robert 301 

Sallie  Fontaine 301 

Sarah  Claiborne 86 

Septimia 86 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


441 


PAGE. 

Maury,  Stephen  Price 301 

Thomai  W 299,  300 

William  0.  Neille 86 

Maverick,  Albert 3'Jl 

Maxwell,  Anna 102 

Eliza 310 

McBride,  George 73 

Martin 73 

Sarah 73 

Terrell 73 

Thomas 74 

McCall,  Aileen 101 

Alexander,  Dr 101 

Alexiua 101 

Fannie 101 

James  King 101 

Myra 101 

Sarah 101 

William 102 

McCalla,  John 150 

McCandlish,  Mr.  50 

McCauly,  Martha 69 

McCave,  Mr. 202 

McClanahan,  Clara      1^51,  136 

Elijah,  Colonel 394 

Mcf'lelland,  Miss 6 

McL'lenahan,  Captain 6,  7 

Nancy 11 

:MoCloure,  Andrew 189 

McCondie,  Rob 162 

Margaret 163 

McConnell,  Ann  E 77 

.\nna  Lewis 77 

Catherine 77 

Esther 77 

Felix  G.,  Jr.,  (1838) 77 

Felix  Grundy,  General 76,  77 

James     ....       76 

John 65,  66,  75,  76 

John  P.,  Jr.  (1817)     77 

John  Perry,  Slajor  (1778) 76 

Martha  Campbell 77 

Mary  (1782) 76,  78 

Mary  (1821) 77 

Mary  E.  (1824) 77 

Micajah  Lewis 76 

Nancy 76,  78 

Robert 76 

Robert  Kennedy 77 

Sarah 76,  78 

Sarah  Thomas 77 

Susannah 76,  78 

William 76 

William  Kennedy 77 

3IcCoy,  James 350 

McCraw,  Ann 265 

McCurry,  Annie 220,  229 

McCutchen,  Gillie 281 

McCutcheon,  Miss 66 

McDade,  Berry 221 

McDaniel,  Augustus 235 

Thoraasin  Elizabeth 235 

McDonald,  Harriet 364 

McDowell,  Adelia  Jane 306 

Agatha  A 394 

Augustus  G 308 

Augustus  S .S09 

Calvin,  Captain 206 

Eliza 394 

Elizabeth  S 309 

Frances  E 309 

Georgiana  P 394 

James  Albert 306 

James  M 394 

James  Overton,  Dr 308 

John  (1794) 394 

John  H 309 

John,  Hon 305,  306 


PAGE. 

McDowell,  John  Lewis 306 

John  Lewis  (1829) 309 

Joseph,  Dr.  (1812) 306 

Joseph  H 206 

Josephine 806 

Julia 307 

Livingston 308 

Luciuda 394 

Margaret 308 

Margaret  (1819) 394 

Martha 206 

Martha  Moffett 3U8,  309 

Mary  Ann  (1819) 307 

Mary  M.  (1791) 394 

Myra  E.  L .   .  308 

Nancy  (1824) 308 

Nancy  A 20G 

Rebecca 206 

Richard 307 

Samuel 394 

Sarah 307 

Sarah  Taliaferro 309 

Thomas  A 3U8 

William 306 

William,  General  (1762) 394,  395 

William  K 309 

William  Strother 304 

McElhany,  John 7 

McEntire,  Harrison     285 

Laura 283,  28t 

Margaret 231 

William  Jesse 285 

McFarland,  James 12 

UcGavock,  Ada 140 

Annie 140 

Charles 141 

Daniel  Cloyd 140 

Ella 141 

Emma 140 

Francis  (1856) 140 

Francis  (1840) 142 

Gordon  (1860) 140 

Gordon  (1839) 141 

Gordon  (1864) 141 

Ida 141 

Jacob 141 

James  (1828) 141 

James  (1849)     141 

James  (1864) 141 

John  (18:54) 141 

John  (1860) 141 

Kate 141 

Lander 140 

Leon 141 

Lillian 140 

Lynn 142 

Maggie 140 

Marion 141 

Mary 141 

Mary  Cloyd 141 

Mary  K 242,  243 

Morgan 141 

Oscar 140 

Randall  H 140 

Robert  (1794) 140 

Robert  (1852) 1*0 

Robert  (1826) l4l 

Bobert  (1866) 141 

Rosa  (1850) 140 

Rosa  (1866) 141 

Sallie  (1862) 141 

Sarah  (1845)      141 

Thomas  (1823) 140 

Thomas  (1854) 140 

William  (1858) 140 

William  (1862) 141 

McGill,  Leroy 186 

Susan  H 186 


442 


GENEALOGY   OF   THE   LEWIS   FAMILY. 


197 
399 
400 


McGill,  William 186 

McGrasly,  Mr. 410 

McGrath,  Elizabeth 66 

Mary 377 

McGuire,  Edward  C,  Rev 47 

Jane 49 

Minnie 49 

Bobert  Lewis 49 

Sally  Melville 49 

Mcintosh,  K.  A.,  Dr 72 

McKeuney,  Nancy 265 

McKenny,  Eliza 381,   383 

McKin,  Martha  Ann 235 

McKinley,  David  H 161 

Isaac  H.,  Dr 161 

Margaret  Aylett 161 

Susan  H 161 

McKinney,  Jane 157 

McKrea,  Hugh ^  ....    101 

McLaurin,  Sarah  Jane 296 

McLeod,  Hugh 278 

McMillan,  Nan 188, 

McMurtrie,  Catharine  Blanton 

George  Joseph 399, 

Jane  Madison 399,  400 

Jo.,  Dr 395,   399 

Mary 399 

Miriam,  Mrs 401 

Myra  Gabriella 399 

McNeil,  William,  Dr Ill 

McPherson,  Barbara  Ellen 155 

Cleans,  Jessie 204,   249 

Meek,  Abraham  S 245 

Martha  Jane 245 

Nancy  Matilda 245 

Sarah  Sophia 245 

Megguier,  Mr. 154 

Mercer,  Mrs. 44 

Meredith,  Rev.   . 36 

Meriwether,  David 273 

Francis 14 

Jane 14,  25,   273 

Lucy 25,     61 

Mary  (1763) 30 

Mary 273 

Mr. 403 

Nicholas 273 

Thomas 30,   273 

William 273 

Merriman,  James 279 

Merritt,  Ann  E 242,   243 

Messenger,  Asa,  Mrs 78 

North     78 

Michael,  Joseph 203,   248 

Michal,  George  W.,  Dr 309 

John  McDowell 309 

Mary  M     309 

Thomas 309 


Miller,  Belle 


186 


Elizabeth  Ann 220,  221 

George 180 

James 186 

Rachel 13 

Samuel 186 

Sarah 214,  305 

Virginia 186 

William  A 186 

Millett,  Lulu 335 

Mills,  Baby 204 

Ethel 204 

Eugenia 2ii4 

Ladson 204,  249 

Lucy  Ann  (1842) 155 

Mary 155 

Minna 155 

Mourning 214,  .S14 

Paschal 151,  155 

Paschal  Hickman 155 


PAGE. 

Mills,  Sarah  Catharine 155 

William     155 

Minor,  Dorothea  Bayue 35 

Miss 406 

William     44 

Miutum,  Elvira 152,  156 

Mitchell,  Adeline 413 

Anderson  Lewis 254 

Claudine  M 254,  255 

David 186 

Francis  Norgate 407 

James 186,  407 

James,  Colonel 184,  186 

Jean  Lewis 407 

John  William  (1852) 254 

Josephine  Taylor 254 

Lewis  Edward 407 

Louise 254 

Mary  G 406,  408 

Nancy 413,  414 

Pauline  Thomas 254 

Thomas  J 254 

William 406,  407 

Walter  Erskine 407 

William  Gillan 407 

Modawell,  Fannie 231 

Madison 231 

Nancy  Jane 230 

Victor 2b0 

Moncure,  William 35 

Montgomery,  Ann 6,  12 

Moor,  Caroline       69 

Moore,  Ann  Eliza 385,  390 

Aphiah 207 

Dyer,  Captain 381,  385 

Dyer  (1856) 390 

Dyer  Browning 388 

Elijah  Dyer 390 

Elizabeth 188,  382 

Emmett  N Ill 

Eulalah  Lucilla 389 

Frank  W.,  Jr.  (1862) Ill 

Frank  W.,Sr 110,  111 

James  H 381,  382 

James  Lewis  (1828)    ....   385,    387,  388 

James  Lewis  Washington  (1862)  ...  389 

James  Sheffield 390 

Jane 323 

Jefferson  Carter 385,  390 

John 320,  323 

John  (1854) 323 

John,  Jr.  (1831) 324 

John  W 133 

Lucy  Elizabeth. 385,  386 

Marilda  Margaret 389 

Mary  Annetta 390 

Mary  E 301 

Mary  E.B.,  Mrs 340 

Mary  Lucy  Thomas 389 

Mary  Marks 385,  389 

Mattio 133 

Rebecca 378 

Richard 323 

Rob.,  Sr 120,  121 

Sarah  Danee 390 

Sarah  Maria 385,  380 

Silena  Elizabeth 388,  389 

Thomas 324 

William     .       26,  61 

William  (1835) 324 

William  Dyer 385,  390 

William  Nathan 390 

Moorman,  Adelia 333 

Anna  L 335 

Elizabeth 333 

Lucy 334 

Morgan,  Miss 258 

William  Parker 132 


GENEALOGY   OP    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


443 


PAGE. 

Morris,  Andrew  Jackson  (1S09)   .   .   .  209,   211 

Andrew  Jackson 210 

Angus 207 

Baylis 209,  210 

Edward 207 

Fannie 210 

James  William 210 

John 199,   209 

John  Hill 210 

Josephine 210 

L.ttv 209 

Margaret 210 

Missouri  Alabama 210 

Nellie 154 

Prudence 209 

Kebecca 209,   210 

Rebecca  Caroline 210 

Robert  Cannon 210 

Rufus  King- 210 

Morrison,  Catharine 365 

Edwin 365 

Helen  Martin 365 

Ida 365 

Isola 365 

James 365 

J.  G 138 

Lilla  Augusta 365 

Mary 365 

Mies 73 

Moses  B 364,  365 

Moses  B.,  Jr 365 

Richard 365 

Morrow,  Jane 131,   132 

Morson,  Hugh,  Dr 35 

Morton,  Charles  Hay 160 

Fannie  McR 160 

John  Taliaferro 160 

Joseph  V 160 

Mr. 393 

Thomas  McP 160 

William  Hickman 160 

Moss,  Benjamin  F 146 

Charles  Mason 146 

Clara  A.  (1821) 146 

David  McClanahan 146 

Eliza  Margaret 146 

Francis  B 369 

Henry  H.  .    .    .    •   • 146 

Mason         146 

Nancy  Beauford 146 

Thomas  Tomkins 146 

Mott,  Mary  Eleanor 371,  373 

Mullinax,  Lucinda 280 

Munday,  Ann  Lewis 33 

Benjamin,  Dr 33 

Elizabeth 195,   19© 

James 195 

Lizzie 33 

Meriwether,  Dr 33 

Robert 33 

William 195 

Murat,  Mrs. 46 

Murphy,  Elizabeth 426 

Murray,  Clarissa 220,  222,   225,   226 

Sarah 6,     13 

MBBick,  Abraham 61,  187,   188 

Abraham  (1824) 189 

Alfred 188 

Amanda 196 

Anna 188,  190,   196 

Asa 188 

Charles      196 

Charles  Edwin 196 

Cornelia 196 

DaTid 193,   196 

David,  Colonel  (1763)  .   .    .    188,   194,    195 

David  L 189 

David  Owen      196 

Delilah 196 


PAGE. 

Musick,  Edi 188 

Edwin 196 

Eli       188 

Eli  (1840) 190 

Eliza 197 

Eliza  A 189 

Elizabeth 196 

Ephraim 188,  189 

Ezilda 196 

Frances  M 189 

George 196 

Golben 195 

Hallyard 197 

Henry 196 

Isabella         188,  190 

James  (1769) 188,  197 

James  (18;il) 189 

James      193,  195-197 

James  Chiles 195,  196 

James  M 189 

Jane 191 

Jehoida 188,  196 

Joel  (1754) 187,  193 

Joel 196 

John  (1852) 187,  191 

John 188,  189 

John  E 188 

John  Milan 197 

Joseph 196 

Julia 189 

Julia  Ann 196 

Kate 196 

Larkin 197 

Lavinia     188 

Letitia 197 

Lewis  (1750) 187,  190 

Lewis 193,  197 

Malinda 188 

Margaret  Ellen  (1842) 196 

Margaret  J.  (1835) 189 

Maria 188 

Marvell 197 

Mary       189 

Mary  (1822)     189 

Mary  (1797) 195 

Matilda 188 

Miriam 195,  196 

Moriah 195,  136 

Nancv 197 

Pame'lia 189,  194 

Priscilla 188 

Priscilla  (1828) 189 

Prudence 196 

Richard  Baxter 196 

Robert 194,  197 

Roy     188 

Sarah  (1756) 187,  191 

Sarah 188,  189,  195 

Sarah  (1799) 195 

Simpson 188 

Susannah 187,  194 

Susannah  Terrell 195,  196 

Terrell 187,  188 

Uel 188 

Uri 188 

Volney  C 197 

Warren 195 

Washington 193 

William  (1758) 187,  193 

William  (1819) 189 

William      188,  189,  195 

William  Jemison 196 

Wrenshall  F 188 

MuBik,  David  Russell 195,  196 

Delilah 195,  196 

Jehoida  Gipson 195,  196 

Joel  Lewis 195 

Myrick,  Azel 68 


444 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

AT  AIL,  Abraham  S 233 

■^^      Neely,  Robert 260 

Nix,  Amanda 318 

Craivil  A 318 

George  J 318 

James  M 318 

Jane  R 318 

Martha  M 318 

Morrison 318 

Robert 120 

Sarah  A 318 

Noel,  Louisa  H 33 

Northcross,  Martha  0 321 

Norton,  Court«nay 47 

Mary  Ann  Brandon 261,  392 

Nowell,  Egbert 204 

John  Rowland 204 

Lionel  Chalmers 204 

Thomas 204,  249 

OLIVER,  Augustus 48 

James 384 

Margaret  Pattison 49 

Mary  Augustus 49 

Mr.  411 

Warner  Lewis 49 

Orr,  Caswell 221 

Melinda 247 

Oscar,  B.  F 201 

Jesse  Bradford 202 

William  Dudley 201 

Overall,  Mr. 131 

Owen,  Amelia 220,  222 

Charles  A 255 

Delia  Harriet 335 

Eliza  W 3.35 

James  Thomas 335 

John  Lewis 335 

Lucy  Ann 335 

Melinda  Thomas 255 

Ophelia  Murrit 335 

Priscilla  Frances 335 

Richard 335 

William  D.,  Dr.  (1811) 335 

William  David  (184.'i) 335 

William  Terrell  Lewis 255 

Owens,  Doctor 146 

Elizabeth 174 

John 173 

Sarah 173 

William 174 

William  A 174 

PAGE,  Eliza  Wash 376 

John  Y 376 

Pageot,  Alphonse,  Mons 98 

Andrew  Jackson 98 

Painter,  Miss 218,  230 

Paisket,  Eliza 72 

Palmer,  Catharine  C 42 

Charles 42 

Ed.   J 154 

Randolph 42 

Richard  C 42 

William  P.,  Dr 42 

Parish,  William 307 

Parkinson,  Ernest 408 

Jean 408 

John,  Jr 408 

John,  Sr 407 

Mary 408 

William     408 

Parrett,  Elizabeth 348 

Parrish,  Benjamin  Franklin 150 

Louisa  L 150 

Lucy  Virginia 150 


PAGE. 

Parrish,  Margaret  Jemima 150 

Robert  J 149,  150 

Parson,  Lucy  Emma 399 

Theodore 399 

Paschal,  Ange 174 

Patterson,  Adora  Eugenia 272,  279 

Albert  Edward  (1836) 272,  278 

Albert  Edward 278 

Charles  Jacob 275 

David  Edward 275 

Edward,  Colonel 260,   270-272 

Edward  Morris  (1862) ,  31 

Edward  Morris  (1861) 274 

George  (1860) 275 

George  W 174 

Giles  Jarret 272,   275,  276 

Harriet  Chambers 275 

Harriet  Elizabeth 272,  273 

Hester  Caroline 272,  278 

Jane  Eliza 272,   277,  278 

Jerome  Augustine 31,  374 

Laura  Cleore 272,  279 

Leonard  P.  Hayne 275 

Madison  Lewis  (1820) 272,  274 

Madison  Lewis,  Jr.  (1870)  ....    31,  274 

Madison  Lewis,  Sr 31 

Mary  Drucilla 272,  276 

Mildred  Anna 272,  279 

Mildred  Lewis  (1867) 31 

Mildred  Lewis  (1863) 274 

Pleasant  Benning 31,  274 

Eebecca 117 

Robert  Hayne 272,  278 

Sarah  Adeline 272,  275 

Susan 278 

William  George 272,  274 

William  Lewis 275 

Pattison,  Alexander  Augustus,  Dr.  .  406,  407 

Alexander  L 408 

Augusta 407 

Elizabeth  Henry 406,  407 

Ella .408 

Jean  Francis 408 

Susan 408 

Susan  Archtr 408 

Patton,  Lucy 381,  382 

Maria 381,  382 

Mr. 275 

Robert 381 

William ,   ,   .  381 

Patty,  H.  M 45 

T.J 45 

T.  T 46 

Paul,  Amelia 108 

Lucy   ...       109 

Mr. 109 

Payne,  Mr. 44 

Pearce,  Margaret 321 

Mrs. 211 

Pearson,  Dena 211 

Sallie      151,  160 

Susan 362,  369 

Peavy,  Angeline 246 

Peck,  P.  P 101 

Peeler,  Clementine  Gordon 112 

James  Ernest 112,  113 

Margaret  Ellis 113 

Richmond 113 

Pendleton,  Battle 341 

Bettie 341 

Bettie  Fannie 343 

Edmund  B 342 

H.  T 376 

James 341 

Joel  Henry 343 

John 341 

John  T 338,  341 

Lucy  Ellen,  Mrs 339 


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PAGE. 

Pendleton,  Martha 341 

Mary  Eliza 343 

Rob.  Lewis 343 

William ;i41 

William  Stapletou 343 

Penn,  Virginia 108 

Penrice,  Mies 241 

Perdue,  Leander  E 315,   318 

Perkins,  Edwin  Maury 86 

Lelia  Octavia 86 

Mary  H 86 

Maud  Claiburne 86 

Nicholas  Edwin 86 

Peters,  Virginia        168,   169 

Peterson,  William 222 

Petty,  Mary  Ann 263,   265 

Peyton,  John  ....       48 

Philips,  Riley 129 

William  Marshall 129 

Phillips,  Ray 301 

Pickens,  .Judge 383 

Pickle,  Chrisley      412 

Pigg,  .\gne9 160 

Miss  301 

Pitman,  David  K .'  .  164,    172 

Richard  Hickman 172 

Poe,  Mr. 217,   236 

Pollard,  Frank 67 

James     ...       67 

Jennie 67 

Martha 67 

Miss 47 

Susan 67 

Poole,  Mrs. 220,   226 

Patrick  V.  M.        154 

Sarah  Elizabeth 154 

Pope,  Anne 15 

Emma 312 

Porter,   Lula  May 279 

Mr.  78 

R.  H 272,   279 

Poston,  Miss 101 

Potts,  Sally 118 

Powell,  .\ugustus 241 

Ida 241 

John  M.  (1813) 241 

John  M.  (1854) 241 

Ransom 241 

Richard  Lewis 241 

Richard  Lewis  (1849) 241 

Powers,  Mr. ...       118 

Preston,  Mary 12 

Miss 393,   396 

Prewitt,  David 165 

Richard  Hickman 165 

William,  General 164,    165 

Price,  Catharine 184,   185 

Elizabeth  Humphries 408 

Jean  Wood 4u8 

John  Gano,  Rev 406,   408 

John  Lewis 408 

Lucy    ;  ;  ;  300 

Susan  Gano 408 

Prior,  JIajor .   .   '.   .      13 

Pripe,  Margaret ',   ',  195 

Pritchett,  Christina 148 

Edwin 148 

Eliza  .\nn 148 

Elizabeth '.'.'.'.  189  " 

Harvey  B 147,  148 

Mary  Ann •   •  148 

Melissa 148 

Samuel  W 148 

Pruett,  William 339 

Pruitt,  David .373 

Mary 281 

Richard  Hickman 373 

Stanley 373 


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Pugh,  Anna      69 

Purdam,  Hunt 195 

Purse,  Dolly 148 

Irene 148 

Samuel  N 147,  148 

Zach.  Taylor 148 

Purvis,  Mr. 218 

Putnam,  William 281 

QUINN,  Miss 74 

Queen,  Mr. 241 

EADCLIFF,  Theresa 186 

Rakestraw,  Dollie  J.  J 348 

Eakestraw,  Harriet  Jane 348 

Louisa  C 348 

Mary  E.  V 348 

Richmond  A.  S 348 

Robert  M 348 

Robert  Thomas  C.            348 

Sarah  M.  E 348 

Ramage,  Henry 102 

John 102 

John  C 102 

Ramsey,  Mrs. 189 

Randolph,  Ann  Gary 35 

Isham 25 

Mary 25,  41 

William     25 

Rankin,  Charles 42 

Ray,  Mitchell 33 

Zach 71,  73 

Eease,  Miss 135 

Reavis,  Hannah 260 

Minta 260 

Redding,  Sophia 408 

Reed,  Eliza  Bird 182 

John 178,  182 

Julia 86 

Isabella      347,  350 

Mary  Maury 86 

Sophia  Josephine           86 

William  Steptoe,  Dr 86 

Reese,  .\nn  Eliza 312 

Caroline  Alabama 312 

Clyde .312 

Diana     155 

Earle 313 

Edwin 306,  312 

Ellen 155 

Eugenia 313 

John 312 

John  Lewis 312 

Maggie 312 

Margaret  Miriam 312 

Marv  Eleanora 312 

Maud      • 312 

Pauline 313 

Pope 313 

Richard  Lewis 312 

Sarah  Miller 312 

Reeves,  Nancy 347,  350 

Reppeto,  Maggie  S 298 

Rice,  John 210 

Mary  Josephine 210 

Pleasant  Jackson 210 

Richards,  Elizabeth 409 

Mr.  409 

Nancy  Ann 409 

Richardson,  Margaret 404 

Richey,  William 188 

Riddle,  Miss 188 

Riggs,  Elizabeth 66 

Rilev,  Mary  Ann 263 

Robert 333 

William     233 

Ritchie,  Doctor  366,  368 


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PAGE. 

Kobb,  Robert  Gilchrist    Captain    ....  34 

Bobbins,  Elija 338,  340 

Elija  D.  (,1.787)     ....   381,  385,  3'JU,  391 

James 340 

Jane 340 

John  L 340 

Joseph 340 

Lewis 340 

Mary ;i40 

Eoberts,  Albert,  Dr 226 

Edward  R 235 

Martha  Ann  Augusta 235 

Bobertson,  Bettie  Martin  Douglass  .   .    .  401 

Elizabeth 381,  383 

John  W 221 

Laura  Christina 221 

Mary  Hannah  Elizabeth 221 

Matilda  Eleanor 221 

Miriam  Lewis 401 

William,  Dr 135,  395,  401 

William  Jasper 221 

Bobinson,  Catharins  Marshall 14G 

Charles  Mason 146 

Ella 408 

James ■  188 

Jenny     312 

Laura  Virginia 146 

Lucy  Hickman 146 

3Iary  Ann 188 

Priscilla 188 

Temple  Buford ....  146 

Waltour 146 

Waltour  Moss 146 

William 188,  313 

Willie  Henry .   .  146 

Eoddy,  Francis  T 2ul 

James 2o0 

James  Gilpin 2o2 

James  H 201,  202 

Louamma 201 

Nancy  Lewis 2ol 

Bobert  A 201,  202 

William  Henry 202 

Bodman,  David  M. 366 

Kate 366 

Kennedy 366 

Lee 366 

Pattie 366 

Bogers,  Asa  Braxton 155 

Harriet 318 

Martha  Jane 155 

Mr. 409 

Orville  Browning 155 

Thomas  1 151,  155 

Bollins,  Custis 144 

Flora 144 

Frank 144 

Henry  Bingham 144 

James  Hickman 143 

James  Sidney,  Major 143 

Laura  Hickman 143 

Mary  Elizabeth 143 

Sallie  Bodes 144 

Sophia  Woodson 143 

Woodson  Bodes 144 

Boot,  Timothy 381,  382 

Lydia 382 

Mary 382 

Bobert 382 

William 382 

Boseborough,  Emeline 72 

Boss,  Robert  T 142 

Sarah  B 35 

Bousseau,  Kate 269 

Rowland,  Bettie 2r>4 

Charles  Keith 204,  250 

Demarquis 246 

Eliza  Frances 203,  248 


PAGE. 

Rowland,  Elizabeth  ....  240,  241,  245,  246 

Frances 240,   246,  247 

George  Demarquis 256 

Harriet  Elizabeth 203,  248 

James 254 

James  Charles 240,  254 

Jane 246 

Joel  Thomas 203,  204,  248,  250 

John  Brooks 254 

John  Daniel 255,  256 

John  Leonidas 203 

John  Lewis  (1822) 203,  248 

John  Lewis  (1830) 248 

John  S 204 

John  Sharp  (1795j  .    .    .  203.   240,   247,  248 

Joseph  Henry 203,  248 

Joseph  Preston 203,  248 

Mary 246 

Mary  Elizabeth 255,  256 

Blary  Lewis 203,  248 

Blelinda  Jane 240,  254 

Mildred  Anna 255 

Mildred  Emily 203,   248,  249 

Miriam 240,  241 

Nancy        240,  245 

Peter 246 

Richard  Demarquis 240,  255 

Bobert  Hayne 203,  248 

Sarah  Taliaferro 240 

Sophia  Frost 253 

Thomas 214,    239,  240 

Thomas  Lewis 240,  246 

Thomas  Bobert 253,  254 

Thomas  Byan 255,  256 

William     254 

William  Edgeworth 254 

William  Lewis    ...  203,    204,    248,   250 

William  Thilman  (1797)  240,  250,   252,  203 

William  Thilman.  Jr.  (1822)    ....  253 

William  Thilman  (18:iG) 255 

William  Tilghman  (1857) 256 

Rowzie,  Archie  B.,  Dr 33 

Archie  B,  Jr 33 

Frank  Waring .   .  33 

James  Latani 33 

Jennie  Bell 33 

Kate 33 

Philip  Lewis 33 

Bucker,  Adin  P 284 

Russell,  David 260 

Elizabeth  (1770) 214,   258,  261 

Elizabeth  ....       260 

George,  Jr 260 

George,  Sr 259,   260 

John 260 

Matilda 260 

Polly 260 

Sarah 260 

William      260 

Ryan,  Nancy  A 255 

SADLEB,  Ann  Eliza 245,  246 

Belonia  Levinia 245,  246 

Catharine  Ann 310 

Cave 246 

Christopher  Sanford 245 

Clarissa  Matilda 245 

David  Morris 245 

Delia  Ann 246 

Dial  Peany 246 

Golesby  Argyle 245,  246 

Gramalda  Carbelow 245,  246 

Hadley  Hurlbert 245 

Hymeniis 246 

James  Logan 245 

James  Overton  (18.38) 246 

James  Thilman,  Jr.  (1853) 246 


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447 


PAGE. 

Sadler,  James  Tliilman,  Sr 245,  -ZiQ 

Kaudury  Kutura 246 

Leauder  Leautiue 245 

Lewis  Rowland 245 

Luoian  Overton,  Jr 245 

Lucian  Overton,  Sr 245,   246 

Mary  Amanda 245 

Matilda  Adeline 245 

Miitilda  Lewis 245 

Melinda  Adeline 245 

Nancy 245 

Nancy  Ann 246 

Napoleon  Dupree 245 

Pearl  Eliza 246 

Roarer  Decalur 246 

Roberta  Rufina .246 

Rufus  Crispinus 245,   246 

Sarah  Jane 245 

Sarah  Sophia 245,   246 

Theodore  Preston 245 

Thomas  Rowland 245,   246 

Tliursday 246 

William      245 

William  Randolph 246 

William  Thaddeus 245 

Sales,  John T4 

Salter,  Mr. 180 

Samuels,  Lewis  . 73 

Micajah 73 

Mordecai 71,     73 

Sandford,  Mr. .    .    .190,   200,    211,   212 

Sandridge,  Ben 74 

Diana      74 

Elizabeth 75 

Hastoni 74 

Lucy 74 

Martha 74 

Mary "•* 

Nancy 74 

Nicholas  Lewis 74 

Robert 74 

Sarah 74 

Susan 74 

Saunders,  Emily 116 

Julia  Ann 33 

Scaife,  Agnes 204 

Eugene 204 

Hazel 204,   249,   250 

Hazel  (1872) 204 

Henry  Eugene 250 

31ary  Agnes 250 

Mildred  Emily 204,   250 

Rowland  Edgeworth 204,   250 

Scales,  Mary  E 267 

Sceay,  Miss 207 

Schackelford,  John 146 

Scott,  Bettie  T 153 

Franklin 246 

James,  Dr 404 

John 68 

John  S.  C 68 

Margaret  Jane 407 

Mary  L 153 

BIr. 404 

Mrs. 411 

R.  a 394 

Richard  T 68 

Sarah  E 68 

William 68 

Seaborn,  George 218 

Segler,  Mary 412,   413 

Selden,  Agnes 50 

Boiling 50 

Eleanor 50 

Fielding 50 

Montgomery 50 

Robert 50 

William  Allen 49,     50 


PAGB. 

Seldon,  Mr. 48 

Sellac,  Mary 45 

Sellers,  Sallie 100,   104 

Semmes,  Myra 109 

T.  J 109 

William  Knox 109 

Seymore,  William 412 

Shackleford,  Ann 259 

Bettie  H 137 

George 411 

Hickman 137 

John  M 172,   176 

Maria 177,   179 

Mattie 137 

Samuel 174 

William  (1844) 137 

William  H 137 

Sharpe,  Martha  R 311 

Shaw,  Eliza  Jane 117 

Shelby,  Kate 45 

James 137 

Richard  P.       137 

Sheppard,  Frances  A 129 

Shielde,  Esther 320 

Shipman,  Miss 259 

Shockley,  Archibald 184 

Celia 184 

Editha 184 

Ewel 184 

George 184 

Mary 184 

Nelson 184 

Orilla 184 

Woodson 184 

Shore,  Maria  Isabella 33 

Sigman,  Mattie  J 268 

Siler,  Arnold  Miller 306 

Jesse,  Rev 306 

Simmons,  Adam 264 

Anna 265 

Augusta  Ann 264 

Charles  Crawford 267 

Charles  Lewis  (1814) 263,   264 

Charles  Lewis,  Dr.  (1822)  ....  266,   267 

Charles  Lewis  (1866) 269 

Clementine 265 

Didama  McKenney 2G6,   268 

Elisha  Taliaferro 263,    205,   266 

Elizabeth  Jane 263 

Elizabeth  L 206,    267 

Ella .204 

Emily  Eliza 266,  268,   269 

Florence  Eugenia 264 

Florida 2(i4 

George 265 

George  Elisha 265 

Isaac  Sylvanus 264 

James 265 

James  Overton  (1827) 263,   265 

James  Overton  (1S43) 263 

James  Waters,  Dr 206,   267 

Jane  Elizabeth 263,    266 

John  Robert 204 

John  Drayton 263 

John  Hunter 265 

John  Taliaferro 266,  269 

Joshua 260,    200,   269 

Josnua  Thomas 269 

Joshua  SylvanuB 263,   206 

Julia 264 

Julia  Clare 269 

Laura  Louisa .    263 

Louisa 265 

Madora 265 

Martha  Jane 267,   269 

Martha  Sapsony 263 

Mary 264,  265 

Mary  Ann 265 


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GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Simmons,  Mary  Mansfield 263,  264 

Mary  Mildred 263 

Mary  Savaunali      269 

Mary  Waters 264,   266,  2G7 

Mildred 263,  264 

Moses 260,   262,  263 

Moses  Sylvamis 264 

Moses  Taliaferro 263 

Moses  Waters 263,  265 

Myra 263,  265 

Nancy  Eveline 263 

Nancy  Lewis 266,  267 

Ophelia 264 

Richard  Filoe 269 

Richard  Lewis 263,  265 

Richard  Omera 266,  269 

Rhoda  Emiline 266,  268 

Rosa  Lee 267 

Sarah  Ann 263 

Sarah  Elizabeth 269 

Susan 265 

Susan  Adeline 263 

Vestal  Lewis 264 

Virginia  Ladora 264 

William  Schieffelin 263,  266 

Simms,  Louisiana! 363,  365 

Sims,  Nathan 74 

Simpson,  Clara  A 142 

Frances     31,  274 

Frank  Flournoy 142 

Mr. 188 

Robert  W 142 

Sarah  Jane 387 

Thomas 142 

Singer,  Elizabeth 163 

Paulina 163 

William 162,  163 

Sisk,  Eldridge 74 

Skelton,  Mr. 273 

Skillman,  Bettie 141 

Skison,  Miss 411 

Sloan,  B,  F 218,  236 

Nancy 217,  237 

Susan 306,  313 

Smith,  Bettie 160 

B.M.  E.,Dr 174 

Charles  Taliaferro 160 

Christopher 4(4 

Ed 341 

Edward  A 174 

Elija  William,  Captain 120,  121 

Elisha 119,  120 

Elizabeth  (1811) 120 

Elizabeth 157 

Ellen  Clorinda 120,  122 

James  Burt 121 

James  P 160 

Jane 393,  397 

Joel  Lewis 120,  122 

John  C 269 

John  Elisha 121 

John  1 321 

John  P 207 

Kennedy 160 

Lewis 160 

Louisa  A.,  (1853) 121 

Louisa  Ann  Caroline  (1817)    .   .    .  120,  121 

M 377 

Malcolm  Woodfolk 341 

Marcus  Ballenger 207 

Martha 184,  207 

Mary  E 207 

Mary  L 174 

Mary  Rebecca 121 

Mary  Sophronia 120,  121 

Mary  Virginia 34 

Miss 146 

Morton 160 


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Smith,  Mr. 272,  279 

Nancy 2U7 

Nancy  Cook 120,  121 

Narcissa,  Mrs 44 

Phebe      160 

Presley  Balkuger 207 

Rebecca 207 

Richard 408 

Richard  C 74 

Robert 160 

Sarah  Louisa 120,  121 

Susan  ....        160 

Thomas  N 207 

William  Anderson 120,  122 

William  E 312 

William  Edward  (1848)  1 121 

W.  F 74 

William  Hickman 160 

Snapp,  G.  W 210 

Sneed,  Mary 407 

Sarah 366 

Sorrels,  Jesse 285 

John 73 

Martha 73 

Spalding,  William  R 158 

Sparen,  Hattie 105 

Spencer,  Berry    .    .           384 

Henry  Nave 384 

James  Lewis 384 

John 74 

Lee  Gray 384 

Mary  Frances 384 

Octavius 384 

William 384 

Spiers,  Jane 157 

Spindle,  E.  J 340 

John  Samuel 340 

Virginia  Dawson 340 

Willie  Emma 340 

Splitberger,  Nina  B 332 

Spooner,  Miss  45 

Stallard,  Mr. 401 

Stamper,  De  Witt  Clinton 390 

Emma  Justice 390 

George  William,  Jr 390 

George  William,  Sr 389 

James  William 390 

Laura 389 

Mary  Lewis 389 

Robert  Daniel 389 

Sarah  Celesta 389 

Staples,  Dorcas 75 

George 74 

Starlin,  Francis 209 

John 209 

Starling,  Anna 44 

Fielding 44 

George 44 

Lewis 44 

Mary 44 

Samuel  McDowell 44 

Thomas 44 

Starr,  Frank 296 

Mary  J 132 

St.  Cyr,  Agnes 164 

Steele,  Eliza  J 261,   286-289 

Miss 102 

Stephens,  Miss 122 

Sterrett,  Anna 72 

Stewart,  Charles 77 

Fannie 32 

Stipes,  Mary  E 256 

Stiphans,  William 413 

Stokes,  Miss 99 

Stone,  James 166 

James,  Captain 166 

Robert  C 166 

Samuel  H 166 


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449 


PAGE. 

Stowe,  LoJiisa 322 

Strickland,  Josepliiue      321 

Strong,  Jane 72 

Stiutlior,  Agatha 392 

Klija  J 147,  148 

KUa      148 

Jane 6,  392 

Sarah 377,  392 

William     392 

Stuart,  Ann  Eliza 35 

John,  Captain 7 

Margaret 13 

Stubbs,  Sarah 378 

SuUins,  Edward 187,  194 

Elizabeth 189 

Jefferson 194 

Mary 191 

Washington 194 

Sutton,  Miss 357 

Sweeney,  Augustus 155 

Emma  Ann 155 

Laura 155 

Richard 155 

Swinny,  Louisa 176 

W.  C,  Dr 176 

William 176 

TABOR,  Caroline 69 

Talbott,  Colonel 43 

Talbott,  Eveline 166 

Martha 141 

Taliaferro,  Bettie IGO,  161 

Elizabeth Gl,  213 

John 14,   15,  160 

Lawrence 14,  15 

Lucy 14,  31 

Lucy  Aylett 161 

Sally 217 

Sarah 160 

Zach 236 

Tanner,  Miss 357 

Tapp,  Martha,   Mrs 202 

Tate,  E.  A 311 

Sarah 393,  394 

Taylor,  Ann  (1816) 339 

Ann 377 

Anna  Katharine 339,  343 

Annie 151 

Archibald 49 

Benjamin,  Captain 378 

Catherine 50 

Catherine  B 364,  365 

Celenia 349 

Charles,  Dr 378 

David  S 217,  236 

Edmund 377 

Edmund  (1744) 378 

Elbert  Frances 255 

Eliza 339 

Eliza  Catherine  Lewis 375,  376 

Elizabeth  .   .    .  363,  370,  371,  372,  377,  378 

Ellen  C 217,  236 

Fielding  Lewis,  Jr 50 

Fielding  Lewis,  Sr.,  Captain  .   .    49,  50 

Frances 376,  394 

Frank 349 

Frank,  Colonel  (1747) 378 

George 338,  339 

George  (1820) 339 

George  (1711) 377 

George,  Jr.  (1741) ....  377 

George  Conway 378 

Hampton 349 

Hancock 377 

Hannah 377 

Henry  J 339,  342 

Henry  Mitchell 255 

29 


PAGK. 

Taylor,  Holt 255 

Isabella 339 

James 66,   339 

James  (1822) 339 

James,  Jr.  (1075) 376 

James,  Sr 376 

James  (17U4) 377 

James,  Lieutenant  (1739) 377 

James  Blakely,  Jr.  (ISUl) 255 

James  Blukely,  Sr 255 

James  Lafayette 343 

James  Wilkinson,  Jr 365 

James  Wilkinson,  Sr 363,   365 

Jane  (1668) 376 

Jane  M.,  (1814) 339 

J.  H 389 

Joe,  Colonel 236 

Joe  Allison 389 

Joel 339 

John 217,    339,  349 

John  (1818) 339 

John,  Lieutenant  (1751) 378 

JohnBaylisEarle 217,  236 

Jonathan,  Jr.,  Major 377 

Jonathan,  Sr.,  Lieutenant  (1742)    .   .  377 

Joseph 217 

Joseph,  Dr 217,  236 

Laura 375 

Lewis  Martin 363 

Lucy 339,  389 

Maria  Durrett 339,  343 

Martha 377 

Mary  (1812) 339 

Mary  (1670) 376 

Mary  Ella 339 

Mary.Josephine 255 

Mary  S.  (1851) 323 

Mary  T 373 

Matilda 364 

Minnie  Rush 389 

Miss 259 

Mr. 259 

Nath.  P 363,  375 

Reese 217 

Reuben,  Lieutenant 378 

Richard 377 

Richard,  Colonel    .  362,  363,  375,  377,  378 

Richard,  Commodore  (1749) 378 

Richard  Cleves 365 

Rob.  S 151 

Robert  E 49 

Sallie 389 

Sally 151 

Samuel 217 

Samuel,  Major 217 

Samuel  J 217,  236 

Sarah 217 

Sarah  K 377 

Sherman 255 

Susan  M 217,  218,   235,  236 

Tabitha 377 

Thomas 49 

Waller 340 

Walter  Thomas 255 

William 50,  342 

William  (1824)  ' 339 

William,  Colonel 31 

William,  Major  (1753) 378 

William  C,  Dr 236 

William  S 217 

William  W 323 

Willie 349 

Zachary  (1707) 377 

Zachary,  General  (17S4) .377 

Teague,  Silas  L 356 

Sarah  Jane 282 

Tebbs,  Elizabeth  Martin 373 

George  Gibson 373 


450 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGB. 

Tebbs,  James  Daniel 373 

Mary  C 373 

Samuel  G 373 

Stanley  F.,  Jr 373 

Stanley  F.,  Sr 371,  373 

Temple,  Lucy 34 

Templeton,  Letitia  S 297 

Ten  Broeck,  Richard,  Colonel 3(i7 

Terrell,  Albert 295,  298 

Ann  Overton 403,  404 

Anna 346,  347 

Anna  M 353 

Carrie  S.  0 349 

David,  Sr 357 

Elizabeth  Overton  (1794)    ....  347,  350 

Elizabeth  Overton  (1822| 348 

Evelina  Anvil 353 

Frances  (1764)     346,  357 

Frances  Maria  (1812) 353 

Franklin 349 

George  Jackson 130 

George  Washington 349 

George  William 299 

Harriet  Eliza 354,  356 

Henry     ....       357 

Henry  Thomas 349 

Inez 350 

Isabella 350 

James 57,  358 

James  C.  (1843) 299 

James  Orville 353,  354 

James  Thomas 130 

James  Ulrich 356 

James  Wharey 354,  356 

Jane 100,  104 

Jane  (1789) 347,  350 

Jane  Garland 346,  357 

Jane  Lewis 298 

Joel 01,   344,  345 

Joel  (1762) 346,   351,  353 

Joel  Jeremiah 130 

JoelK.   •. 356 

Joel  Lewis 347,  350 

Joel  Lynch 353,  357 

Joel  Montgomery 354,  356 

John 44,  57 

John  Albert 298 

John  B 347,  350 

John  Higgins 353,  357 

John  Lewis 350 

John  Lynch 354,  356 

John  Thomas,  Lieutenant 349 

John  Williams 349 

Joice  A 350 

JndyAnn 130 

Julius 348 

Keeling 44 

Lawson  Pinckney,  Rev 354,  356 

Louisa  (1802) 347,  351 

Louisa  (182(1) 348 

Louisa  Calloway 354,  356 

Louisa  Joe 349 

Lynch  M 358 

Maggie 299 

Marion  Jones 349 

Martha  Cecilia 350 

Martha  Elizabeth 130 

Martha  Jane 3.54,  356 

Marv 345,  346 

Mary  Eveline 3.54,  3.56 

Mary  Frances  Lewis 44 

Marv  Jane 3.56 

Matilda 353 

Minerva 350 

Miss 57 

Mr.  176 

Nancy  (1797) 347,  3.51 

Nancy 350 


PAGE. 

Terrell,  Nancy  Avery 350 

Ophelia  B 34s 

Overton  Bass 348 

Peter  Higgins 346,  357 

Rebecca      349 

Richmond  (17U0) 346,  347 

Richmond 350 

Richmond  Joseph 349 

Robert  B.  W 349 

Sallie  E 299 

Sarah 350 

Sarah  Ermina 356 

Stephen  A 350 

Susannah 346,  347 

Thomas  Darracott 347,  348 

Virginia 347,  351 

Walter  C 348 

Warren  C 348 

William 57,    120,   130,  350 

William  Armistead 44 

William  David 356 

William  Garland 316,  357 

William  J .348,  350 

William  Lewis ;j46,  357 

William  Stewart 354,  350 

Thomas,  Anderson,  Dr 254 

Ann  Cornelia 128 

Charles 172 

James  R 128 

Jerome 254 

John  D 205 

John  Mclver 254 

Josephine  Elizabeth 254,  255 

Lucy 61,  380 

Mary 132 

Mary  Jane 254 

Mildred  Susan' 254,  255 

Orlando  Lewis 2.54 

Paulina  Louisa 254 

R 377 

Sarah      172 

Sarah  Frances 254,  255 

William      35I 

William  R 172 

William  Wynn 128 

Thompson,  Aaron 75 

Alice  Florence 186 

Ann 75 

Bertie 204 

Charles  West 204 

Claiborne  H 321 

Cora 186 

David  T 186 

Edgar     204 

Elmina  Jane 321 

Emma 186 

Eugenia  Edgeworth 204,  249 

George  W 75 

Henry  H 203,  249 

Henry  H.  (1870) 204 

Henry  Hopson  (1840) 204 

Henry  Waddy     204 

James  H 75 

James  M.(l.'*41) 321 

Jessie      204 

John  S.  Rowland 204,   249,  250 

Joseph 75 

Joseph  R.  (1839) 321 

Lewis 204 

Lewis  Crawford 204 

Martha 376 

Mary 75 

Mary  F 204,    249,  250 

Mary  Susannah 321 

Mildred  Emilv  (1849) 204,  249 

Mildred  Emily  (1871) 204 

Paulina 186 

Robert  A 321 


GENEALOGY  OF  THE  LEWIS  FAMILY. 


451 


rAGK. 

Thompson,  Rowland 2U4 

Rowland  (ibii'J) 204 

Sam 184,  186 

Sam  H 186 

Sarah  F 151 

Susan V5 

Thomas 75 

Tliursday 246 

William  Clawson 204 

William  G 321 

William  Lewis 75 

Willie  Waddv 204,  249 

Thorns,  Effie  Belle 284 

Myrtle  Deborah      284 

Pearlle  Victoria 284 

Thomas  Preston 284 

Virgil  Lewis 284 

Weldon  E 283,  284 

Thomson,  Jane  S .  12 

Phebe 381,  382 

Thorn,  John,  Colonel 31 

John  Catesby 31 

Lucy  Lewis 31 

Mary  Clrtnentine 386 

Myra  J 263,  265 

Warner  Lewis 31 

William  Taylor,  Prof. 31 

Thornton,  Alice 377 

E.  Q 312 

Keturah 407 

Lucy 43,  44 

Mildred  .   , 15 

Thrasher,  James 351 

Thomas 351 

Throckmorton,  Thomas 48 

Thurman,  Bettie 176 

Thomas  J 172,  176 

Tigus,  Hrtttie  E 72 

Timberlake,  Caroline 367 

Mrs. 96 

Tinsley,  Amelia 174 

Ange  Lee 174 

Benjamin  S 175 

Betsy 174 

David  Anthony 174,  175 

Henry  H 174 

James 172,  174 

James  H 174 

John  F 174 

Slary  Elizabeth 174 

3Iary  L.  (1829) 174 

Nancy  Lewis 174 

Robert  L.,  Dr. 174 

Thomas  B 175 

William  S 174 

Todd,  Euphemia  Miller 409 

Mary  Jane 406,  407 

Toole,  James  0 142 

John 142 

Mary 142 

Sophia 142 

William 142 

Ternev,  Albert  C 309 

Frances  J .309 

James  A 308,  309 

Lewis  B 309 

Mary  M 309 

Myra  E 309 

Towles,  Oliver,  Colonel 12 

Townsend,  0.  E 226 

Travis,  A.  Campbell  W.,  Dr 351 

Frances 351 

Jesse,  Dr 351 

Jesse,  Rev 347,  351 

John,  Dr 351 

John  Livingston 351 

Nancy 351 

Robert 351 


PAGE. 

Travis.  Susan 351 

William  Darracott 351 

Trent,  John,  Colonel 12 

Trigg,  Miss  11 

Trotter,  William  B.,  Mrs 44 

Trueman,  Mary      61,   146,  338 

Truitt,  Ed 160 

Trulford,  Ella 231 

Turner,  A.  M.,  Dr 316 

Miss 137 

Tuttle,  Sallie  G 202 

Twist,  Mr. .162,  186 

Tillie  Florence 162 

Twitty,  Elizabeth  C 323 

Ellen  M 323 

Frances 324 

Frances  M.  (1830) 323 

James  R .323 

John  Rhodes 320,  322,  323 

John  W 323 

Louisa .306 

Margaret .324 

Martha 189 

Mary 324 

Melissa  J 323 

Mildred  C.  (1709) 320,  324 

Mildred  S.  (1825) 323 

Minerva  A 323 

Robert  G 320,  324 

Russell 320,  325 

Ruth  M 323 

Sarah  (1794) 320,  323 

Sarah  A 324 

Sarah  T.  (1821) 323 

Susan  E 323 

Susannah 320 

Theodorick  Birchett 324 

William 214,  320 

William  Lewis 324 

William  Lewis  (1787) 320,  322 

William  Lewis  (1827) 323 

UNDERWOOD,  Elizabeth 258 

Joseph 258 

Letty 258,  259 

Maranda 3.50 

Molly 258,  260 

Mr. 190,  350 

TTANARSDAL,  S.  C 178 

•      Van  Lear.  Susan 160 

Van  Shanklin,  Catharine  Ann 310 

Edwin  Albertie 310 

Joseph,  Sr 305,  310 

Joseph  Augustus,  Jr 310 

Lila 310 

Mary  Lewis 310 

Vestal,  A.  A 71 

William 71 

WADE,  Betty  W 49 
Wakely,  George  Rowland     ....    255 

Wakelv,  John  Clark 255 

Richard  David 255 

Thomas  L 255 

Thomas  Ryan 255 

Wakins,  John  W 410 

Walker,  Augusta  Benning 275 

Charles 73 

Ella 145 

Eugenia  Adora 275 

Jacob 272,   275 

Jacob  Allen 275 

John 283,   285 

John  Edward 275 

Lewis  Patterson 275 

Martha 272,  278 


452 


GENEALOGY   OF  THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAGE. 

Walker,  Mary 25 

Moecs 410 

Kebecca 413 

Komeo  Martin 285 

Susan  C 45 

Wall,  Coatesworth 262 

Wallace,  diaries 109 

Ed.  R.,  Judge 100,  108 

Edwin  R.,  Jr.  (1830) 108 

Elizabeth 151,  156 

George 108 

Joel 109 

Louisa  Taylor 407 

Mary  Louisa 109 

Mr. 35 

William ;    .   .  108 

Waller,  Benjamin  Franklin 149 

Benjamin  R 149 

Caroline 341 

Elizabeth 149 

Elmlra  Louisa  (1844) 149,  150 

Frances  Ann  (1828) 149,  150 

James 150 

James  Harris 150 

Jane 338,  341 

Jemima  E.  (1832) 149 

Jemima  E.  (1840) 149 

John 150 

John  Adams 149 

Mary 30,  403 

Mary  Jane 149,  150 

Lucy  Harris 149 

Robert  Edward 149,  150 

Sarah  Robinson 150 

Virginia 150 

William  Pruett 150 

Walton,  Cyrena 190 

Frederick 190 

James 190 

Joseph 194 

Nancy 190 

Polly 190 

Boda 197 

William 190 

Wardlaw,  Miss 411 

Ware,  James  W.  P 316 

Miss 206 

Waring,  Susannah 31 

Warner,  Isabella 14 

Mildred 15 

Wash,  Clark  Christopher 376 

Edmonia 376 

Elizabeth 376 

Frank  Hord 373 

Julia 376 

Pendleton 376 

Boh.  A 373 

Robert  Ashley 376 

Virginia 376 

William 376 

Washington,  Augustine 15-17 

Betty 15,  16,  43,  393 

Catharine 15,  16,  43,  393 

Charles 15 

George,  General 15-25 

John 15 

Lawrence 15 

Mildred 15,  16 

Samuel 16 

Waters,  Amanda 281 

Franklin 281 

Watkins,  Ed 376 

Thomas 398 

Watson,  Young 400 

Watt,  Doctor 116 

Watts,  Margaret 392 

Mr. 409 

Waugh,  Doctor  — ~ ,  .  ,  ,  .  44 


PAGE. 

Weaver,  Charlotta  M.  A 77 

Francis  F 77 

Henry,  Captain 386 

Hugh  T 77 

Ida  Elizabeth 386 

John  P 77 

Lucius  K 77 

Mary  H 77 

R.  M 77 

Sarah  A 77 

Susannah 77 

Weems,  Allen 321 

Augustus 321 

Elmira 321 

Frances  Melvina 321 

Mary 69 

Mary  Caroline 321 

Sarah  Ann 321 

Susannah  Elizabeth 321 

Welborn,  Lucy  H 315,  319 

Welch,  Isabella 110,  111 

Weld,  Ann 154 

Carrie  Hill »    ....  154 

Edwin,  Jr 154 

Edwin,  Sr 154 

Emily  Prances 154 

Katie 155 

Minna  Richards 154 

Nettie 155 

Wells,  Amanda  C 268 

Burwell  F .266,  268 

Charles  W.    .    .    .        268 

James  F 268 

John  T 268 

Joshua  T 268 

Martha  J 268 

Mary  E 268 

Nancy  V 268 

Sarah  E 268 

Susan  A 268 

William  G 268 

West,  Emily  G 204 

Jane 209 

Miss 249 

Wheeler,  Carrie 172 

Wheeless,  Jo 101 

White,  Andrew  P 208 

Burlin  Lewis 284 

Charles  H 159 

Clement  B 30,  273 

Edgar  Pinckney 284 

Edward  B 208 

Elizabeth  Mildred 159 

Harriet  E 208 

James  S 208 

John  Thomas 208 

Leila  May 284 

Melinda  Lewis 30,  373 

Mrs. 362,  369,  395 

Nicholas 30,  273 

Richard  P 30,  273 

Thomas  M 30,  273 

William 30,  207,  273,  283,  284 

William  Ransom 208 

William  Rowland 284 

Whitehead,  Ann 235 

Whiteside,  Aaron  W 259,  260 

Almina  Clementine 280 

Eleanor 259 

Elizabeth 259 

Prank 282,  283 

Grover  Lee 282 

John 259 

John  Taliaferro 280 

John  U 259 

Jonathan 259,  261,  282,  283 

Jonathan  Marion 280 

jQQathau  Teague  ....,,,.  282,  S83 


GENEALOGY  OF   THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


453 


PAGE. 

Whiteside,  Joseph 259 

Louisa  Jaue 280 

Maggie 282,   283 

Mary 259 

Mary  Emma 282 

Moses 259 

Nancy 259 

Oliver 282,   283 

Oliver  Decatur 282 

Pearl 282,   283 

Sarah 259 

Sarah  Eveline 279 

Taliaferro  T 282 

Talmage 283 

Thomas      259 

Thomas  Whittington 280 

William 259 

William   Albert  James 280 

William  M.  (1879) 282 

Whitesides,  Prudence 188,   194 

Whitfield,  Bryan  Eglantine 245 

Eugene 244 

Eugenia  Gerandine 244 

Ezma 244 

George  Neville 244 

Hervey 244 

John  Ewing 244 

Miriam  Elizabeth 244 

Needham  B 242,   244 

Thomas  Chesterfield  _ 244 

Whiting,  Catherine 15 

Clarence 49 

Fulton 49 

Indiana 49 

John  Fox 49 

Margaret 49 

Whitley,  Miss 11 

Whittington,  Eleanor 384 

Whorton,  A.  S.,  Dr 105 

Wiggs,  A.  R 384,   385 

Civil 381,   384,   385 

Wilcox,  Albert  Gallatin,    General  (1816) 

242,   243 

Albert  Gallatin  (1847) 242 

Amanda  Melvina 243 

Annie 408 

AugustuB 408 

Chesterfield  Bvrne 242 

Chesterfield  Lewis,  Dr 242,  245 

Churchwell 242 

Clarence  Oliver 242 

Cordelia  Eglantine 243 

Dwight 408 

Edward  Dearing 243 

Elizabeth  Ann 243 

Elizabeth  Harwood 242 

Emma  Amanda 242 

Ethelbert  Samuel 242 

Ethelred  Thomas,  Dr 242,    243 

George  Edward 242 

Hannah  Eglantine 242,   244 

James  Ewing 243 

James  JIcGavock 244 

James  Polk 242 

John  Carter      243 

John  Degrafton 243 

John  Earle  (1765) 241 

John  Earle  (1854) 244 

John  Edward 242 

Joseph,  Dr 408 

Lucy  Ann 243 

Margaret  Sophia 243 

Mary  Alberta 243 

Mary  Irene 242 

Middleton  Ewing 242,   244 

Mildred  Geraldine 242,   244 

Mlldrsd  Mftdora 243 

Mortimer  Delville ,  .  ,  ,  243 


PAGE. 

Wilcox,  Nora  Nowcl 242 

Olivia  Ewing 243 

Samuel  Ethelbert 243 

Sarah  Elizabeth 242 

Sarah  Ella    .    .       243 

Thomas  Daniel 243 

Virginia  Geraldine 243 

Walter  Breathill 243 

Walter  Jones 242 

Wild,  Mr. 377 

Wilford,  Frances 208 

Wilkius,  Elizabeth 320,   322,   323 

John 320,   324 

Mary 254 

Robert 323 

Sarah  J 325 

William  K 325 

Wilkinson,  Maggie  G 237 

Willard,  Margaret 367 

Williams,  Alvin  Peter,  Kev 191,   192 

Arabella 191,    193 

Arthur  J 336 

Benjamin  F 191,   192 

Ethel 336 

James,  Lieutenant 191 

Jo 187,  191 

John 191,   192 

Joseph 191 

Lewis,  Rev 191 

Marcus  G.,  Rev 68,     69 

Martha 275,   346,  353 

Mary I'Jl,  193 

Micajah  (1775) 191 

Miss  189 

Mr. 259,   382 

Olive 191,   193 

Sarah  Elizabeth 68 

Susan 232 

William  Sherley 191,   192 

Williamson,  Alexander 116 

Cordelia •   •    116 

Hulda 263,  264 

Mildred 116 

Orlando 116 

Susan 116 

Thomas 116 

Willis,  Byrd,  Colonel 46 

Colonel 14 

Lewis 46 

George,  Colonel 46 

Harry 15 

Stephen      61,   344,   345 

Willoughby,  Alexander 342 

Joseph 338,  342 

Littleton 342 

Rob.  F 340 

Robert  F.  (1827) 342 

Tolbert  (1859)  ....        342 

Wilmot,  Gabriel 259 

Wilson,  Frances  G 131,   176,   177 

Hester  Cleone 277 

Lawson 272,  276 

Mildred  Adora 276 

Mr. 280 

Sarah  Louisa 277 

William     277 

Wingo,  Alberry  Decatur 202 

Alberry  John 202 

Alexander 202 

Demarquis  Lafayette 202 

Elizabeth  Jane  '. 202 

.Tames  Young 202 

John  Washington 202 

Margaret  Lewis 202 

Martha  Ann 202 

Mary 202 

B»n(ioai  Marion  ..........  S(>3 


454 


GENEALOGY   OF    THE    LEWIS    FAMILY. 


PAOE. 

Wingo,  Thomas  Simpson 202 

William  Preston 202 

Winsmith,  Mrs. 272,  276 

Winston,  Barbara  J 32 

Bickerton  L 35 

Richard  Morris 35 

Withinton,  Nan 188,  197 

Wofford,  James 69 

Wood,  Elizabeth 207 

Madison 207 

Margaret 198,  199 

Marietta 207 

Kobert  C,  Dr 377 

Woodfin,  J.  B 315 

Woodford,  Dixie 133 

Elizabeth 150 

Elizabeth  Goodwin 34 

Lewis  (1853) 150 

LouiB 133 

Lucy 150 

Mary 150 

Mildred 150 

Samuel  A 150 

Woods,  Clara 145 

David  M 145 

Fannie 145 

Martha 145 

Woodson,  Jane 41,  42 

Sarah  Pleasants 42 

Sophia 142 

Woolfolk,  Sally 250 


FAGIC. 

Wooten.C.  J si6 

World,  Orpha .'  347,    350 

Wormly,  Carter  Warner,  Dr 35 

Worthington,  Ned 395 

Wray,  Ann  Elizabeth 154 

Wright,  Mr. ug,  390 

Wynn,  Jacquilin 308 

Mariah ^308 

Sally 188,   197 

Thomas 193 

Wythe,  Chancellor  George 403 

"Y'ANCY,  Martha  E 30I 

*      Yancy,  Layton 7 

Yaney,  Martha  E 30I 

Miss 7 

Young,  Archibald,  Dr 145 

David  H 145 

Fanny 364,   365 

John 118 

Martha 145 

Robert    .        118 

Yoste,  Elizabeth 195,   196 

Youngblood,  Joseph  W 105 

7IMMERMAN,  John 399 

^^    Kate  Blanton 399 

Zinn,  Mary 185