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Frances Lynn Lewis 1763–1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1763

Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Aug 1845

Death Location: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Lewis

Mother: Jane Strother

Spouse(s): William Yancey

Children(s): Jacob Yancey, William Yancey, Clarissa Yancey

Frances Lynn Lewis was born in 1763 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Lewis And Jane Strother. Frances Lynn Lewis married William Layton Yancey, and had children including Clarissa Yancey, Jacob Layton Yancey, William Burbridge Yancey. Frances Lynn Lewis passed away in 1845 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Frances Lynn Lewis was born in 1763 in Virginia, United States of America, the child of Thomas Lewis And Jane Strother.
  • Frances Lynn Lewis married William Layton Yancey, and had children including Clarissa Yancey, Jacob Layton Yancey, William Burbridge Yancey.
  • Frances Lynn Lewis passed away in 1845 in Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Frances Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Frances Lewis
1763–1845
Birth Place: Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Thomas Lewis
1718–1719
Ulster, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Jane Strother
1732–1820
Point Pleasant, King George, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Lewis
1678–1762
County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Lynn-Lewis
1693–1773
Derry, Cavan, Ulster, Ireland
William (Dabney) Strother
1696–1732
St Marks Parish, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Margaret Watts
1700–1755
culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Lewis
1648–1700
Mary Calhoun
1652–1700
William Lynn
1640–1727
Margaret Patton
1676–1727
William Strother
1665–1726
Margaret Thornton
1678–1727
Richard Watts
1675–1716
Mary Wilsford
1680–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Major Lewis
1632–1658
Mary McClelland
1638–1690
Robert Calhoun
1622–1666
Katherine McAuselan
1623–1658
Andrew Ilk
1610–1684
Ann Blair-Scot
1610–1660
Jane Spears
1641–1710
William Strother
1630–1702
Dorothy Savage
1635–1716
Col. Thornton
1651–1726
Alice Savage
1651–1695
John Jr
1655–1678
Margaret Weire
1652–1735
Abraham Blagg
1630–1697
Margaret Place
1652–1726

Frances Lewis's Descendants

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Frances (Lynn) Lewis (17 MAY 1763–30 Aug 1845) m. William (Layton) Yancey (1754–4 APR 1813)
  1. 1. Jacob (Layton) Yancey 1793–1831
  2. 2. William (Burbridge) Yancey 1803–1858
  3. 3. Clarissa Yancey 1801–1882

Frances Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1763
17 MAY 1763
Birth of Frances Lynn Lewis in Augusta, Virginia, United States
Augusta, Virginia, United States
1763
17 MAY 1763
Birth of Frances Lynn Lewis in Virginia, United States of America
Virginia, United States of America
1807
29 Mar 1807
Age 44
Frances Lynn Lewis was baptized in St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire, England
St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire, England
1845
30 Aug 1845
Age 82
Death of Frances Lynn Lewis in Elkton, Rockingham County, VA, United States
Elkton, Rockingham County, VA, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1763
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1763
    Event Place: Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1807
    Event Place: St John the Baptist, Chester, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Public Records Index
    [2] Cheshire, England, Select Bishop's Transcripts

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S. Public Records Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1845
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, VA, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] ''''Thomas Higgins5 October 1694, y and Susanna Linnell, on 9 October 1718 at Barnstable. 171930lly compiled by Alice W. A. Westgate) Reeves, Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620: Family of Thomas Rogers (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2000), p. 77. Hereinafter cited as Rogers-Silver.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elkton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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