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Henry Graves Lewis 1767–1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jan 1767

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1815

Death Location: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Sarah Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Mourning Mills

Children(s): Sophia Lewis, Richard Lewis, Phalby Lewis, Marville Lewis, Dr Lewis, Sarah Lewis, John Lewis, Rufus Lewis, James Lewis, William Lewis, Eliza Lewis

Henry Graves Lewis was born in 1767 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of John Terrell Lewis And Sarah Isabelle Taliaferro. In 1790, Henry Graves Lewis resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States. In 1800, Henry Graves Lewis resided in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina. Henry Graves Lewis married Mourning Mills, and had children including Dr George Walton Lewis, Eliza Eleanor Lewis, James Madison Lewis, John Delayfayette Lewis, Marville Franklin Lewis, Phalby Caroline Lewis, Richard Taliaferro Lewis, Rufus Henry Lewis, Sarah Myra Lewis, Sophia Melinda Lewis, William Jones Lewis. Henry Graves Lewis passed away in 1815 in Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Henry Graves Lewis was born in 1767 in Albemarle, Virginia, USA, the child of John Terrell Lewis And Sarah Isabelle Taliaferro.
  • In 1790, Henry Graves Lewis resided in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States.
  • In 1800, Henry Graves Lewis resided in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • Henry Graves Lewis married Mourning Mills, and had children including Dr George Walton Lewis, Eliza Eleanor Lewis, James Madison Lewis, John Delayfayette Lewis, Marville Franklin Lewis, Phalby Caroline Lewis, Richard Taliaferro Lewis, Rufus Henry Lewis, Sarah Myra Lewis, Sophia Melinda Lewis, William Jones Lewis.
  • Henry Graves Lewis passed away in 1815 in Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewis
1728–1784
Birth Location: Saint Pauls Parish, Paumakey Neck, Hanover, Virginia
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Sarah Taliaferro
1727–1769
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mourning Mills
1773–1827
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Sophia Lewis
1802–1887
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Richard Lewis
1800–1872
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Phalby Lewis
1798–1872
Birth Location: , , North Carolina, USA
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Marville Lewis
1796–1833
Birth Location: –
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Dr Lewis
1812–1847
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina
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Sarah Lewis
1794–1871
Birth Location: Buncombe County, NC
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John Lewis
1804–1857
Birth Location: –
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Rufus Lewis
1814–
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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James Lewis
1810–1886
Birth Location: Buncombe County, North Carolina
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William Lewis
1792–1853
Birth Location: , Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Eliza Lewis
1813–1870
Birth Location: Edneyville,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
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Henry Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Henry Lewis
1767–1815
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Terrell Lewis
1728–1784
Saint Pauls Parish, Paumakey Neck, Hanover, Virginia
Sarah (Isabelle) Taliaferro
1727–1769
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
David Lewis
1685–1779
St Peters, New Kent Co, Virginia, USA
Anne (Betty) Terrell
1695–1734
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Captain (Richard) Taliaferro
1703–1748
Bowling Green, Caroline, Virginia, USA
Rose (Ann) Berryman
1708–1763
Montross, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1639–1726
Isabella Warner-Miller
1640–1703
William Terrell
1659–1744
Martha Waters
1659–1725
John Taliaferro
1656–1720
Sarah Smith
1661–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1618–1682
Liddea Warner
1610–1680
Colonel I
1610–1674
Mary Towneley
1614–1662
Richmond Terrell
1624–1680
Mary Waters
1613–1683
Governor Waters
1623–1689
Margaret Robins
1625–1665
Robert Taliaferro
1626–1687
Katherine *
1626–1672

Henry Lewis's Descendants

1.
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Henry (Graves) Lewis (24 Jan 1767–1815) m. Mourning Mills (1773–1827)
  1. 1. Sophia (Melinda) Lewis 1802–1887 m. Gen (Phillip (Joseph)) Brittain 1787–1849
    1. 1. Eliza (Mourning) Brittain 1826–1877 m. Dr (James G.) Blackstock 1819–1889
      1. 1. Joseph (E) Blackstock 1858–1918 m. Paulina Hammock 1860–1912
        1. 1. Norman (Dale) Blackstock 1903–1904
        2. 2. Lester Blackstock 1901–1959
        3. 3. William (Doughty) Blackstock 1896–1931 m. Agnes (Marie) Jennings 1911–2000
        4. 4. Thomas (Fletcher) Blackstock 1895–1942
        5. 5. Robert (M.) Blackstock 1894–1917
        6. 6. Philip (Ernest) Blackstock 1892–1922
        7. 7. Etta (Mae) Blackstock 1890–1955
        8. 8. James (G.) Blackstock 1887–1942
        9. 9. Dora (Gertrude) Blackstock 1885–1948
      2. 2. Sophia (Wenona) Blackstock 1860–1917
      3. 3. Phillip (Earnest) Blackstock 1868–1950
      4. 4. Susan Blackstock 1880–
    2. 2. William (Gaston) Brittain 1835–1900
    3. 3. Sophia (D) Brittain 1834–1835
    4. 4. Laura (L) Brittain 1837–1921 m. William (Henry) Cairnes 1845–1901
      1. 1. Martha (T. ' Lula') Cairnes 1871–1951 m. Thomas (Clingman Holtzclaw) Sr. 1860–1938
        1. 1. Walter (Partee) Holtzclaw 1883–1950
        2. 2. Bertie (Eugenia) Morgan 1892–1989
        3. 3. Ralph (T C) Holtzclaw 1906–
        4. 4. Sophia (D) Holtzclaw 1909–
        5. 5. B (F) Holtzclaw 1902–
        6. 6. William (Clyde) Holtzclaw 1898–
        7. 7. Anna (May 'Annie') Glazener 1894–1994
      2. 2. Lila (Eliza) Cairnes 1874–1915 m. Jesse (R J 'Jack') Shipman 1865–1943
        1. 1. Gurley (Lafayette) Shipman 1893–1978
        2. 2. Dovie (Laura) Scruggs 1895–1989
        3. 3. William (C) Shipman 1903–
        4. 4. Adell (L) Shipman 1905–1931
    5. 5. Rebecca (Tippacanoe) Brittain 1840–1919
    6. 6. Annie (Eugenia) Brittain 1838–1891
    7. 7. Benjamin (C) Brittain 1831–1893
    8. 8. Phillip Brittain 1824–1895
    9. 9. Matilda Brittain 1828–1889 m. William (Blythe) Henry 1821–1868
      1. 1. Charlotte Henry 1859–1900
      2. 2. Patrick (Gordon) Henry 1860–1947
      3. 3. Sophia (Eugenia) Henry 1866–1928
      4. 4. William (Marsh) Henry 1868–1940
      5. 5. Wm (P) Henry 1867–
    10. 10. James (H) Brittain 1829–1848
    11. 11. Stanhope Brittain 1825–
  2. 2. Richard (Taliaferro) Lewis 1800–1872 m. Elizabeth Case 1801–1855
  3. 3. Phalby (Caroline) Lewis 1798–1872 m. Rev. (Thomas W.) Craven 1794–1880
    1. 1. William (Mills) Craven 1828–1892
    2. 2. John (Henry) Craven 1826–1864
    3. 3. Caroline (Minerva) Craven 1831–1896 m. James (Wilson Penn) Ware 1822–1870
      1. 1. Sarah (C.) Ware 1851–
      2. 2. James (Edward) WARE 1853–
      3. 3. Thomas (A.) Ware 1856–1893
      4. 4. Emma (L) Ware 1865–
      5. 5. Earnest (P.) Ware 1868–1897
      6. 6. Mary (L.) Ware 1856–
      7. 7. John (L.) Ware 1856–
      8. 8. Frances (P "Fannie") WARE 1858–
    4. 4. Louisa (Orilla) Craven 1834–1869 m. Dr (Alsbury "Ausbury" "Ashberry" Myers) Turner 1825–1923
      1. 1. Adah (Berry) Turner 1863–1935
      2. 2. Ann (Elizabeth) Turner 1859–1920
      3. 3. Ella (Kate) Turner 1858–1900
      4. 4. James (Craven) Turner 1865–1941 m. Fannie (Bouy) Johnson 1869–1921 m. Hattie A. 1861–
        1. 1. Ida (Childress) Turner 1893–1976
        2. 2. Orilla (Annah (Beaut)) Turner 1896–1976
        3. 3. Sarah (Frances) Turner 1898–1990
        4. 4. Clarence (Reuben) Turner 1900–1983 m. Eula (Pearl) Boyles 1898–1965
        5. 5. James (Clinton) Turner 1902–1964 m. Lenora (N) Jordan 1905– m. Corinne (Lorene) DeYoung 1916–1978
        6. 6. Katie (Maude) Turner 1905–
        7. 7. Thomas (Cleo (Bud)) Turner 1907–1951
      5. 5. Carrie (E.) Turner 1855–1858
      6. 6. Joseph (E. Johnson) Turner 1867–1867
      7. 7. Eller (K.) Turner 1851–
    5. 5. Thomas (Augustus S.) Craven 1835–
    6. 6. Dr (Lewis McKendrie) Craven 1822–
    7. 7. Sophia (Mary) Craven 1824–1878
  4. 4. Marville (Franklin) Lewis 1796–1833
  5. 5. Dr (George Walton) Lewis 1812–1847
    1. 1. Mary (George) Lewis 1846–
    2. 2. Martha (Octavia) Lewis 1840–
  6. 6. Sarah (Myra) Lewis 1794–1871 m. Rev (David) Hilliard 1791–1871
    1. 1. Dr (William Lewis) Hilliard 1823–1890 m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Love 1836–1922
      1. 1. Maggie (E.) Hilliard 1868–
      2. 2. Charles (E.) Hilliard 1866–
      3. 3. Howard Hilliard 1877–
      4. 4. Walter (L.) Hilliard 1874–
      5. 5. Wm. (D.) Hilliard 1858–
      6. 6. Ida (Love) Hilliard 1872–1957
      7. 7. Mariah (S.) Hilliard 1863–
      8. 8. Samuel (H.) Hilliard 1861–
    2. 2. Ann (Eliza) Hilliard 1825–
    3. 3. Sophia (Melinda) Hilliard 1826–1906 m. William (J.) Brem 1818–1865
      1. 1. Mary (Lou 'Mamie') Brem 1859–1932
      2. 2. William (Thomas 'Billy') Brem 1863–1877
    4. 4. Mary (Jane) Hilliard 1828–1869
    5. 5. James (Henry) Hilliard 1831–1889
  7. 7. John (deLayfayette) Lewis 1804–1857
  8. 8. Rufus (Henry) Lewis 1814– m. Nancy Goodbread 1823–1867
    1. 1. John (Goodbread) Lewis 1840–
    2. 2. Marvel (Franklin) Lewis 1842–
    3. 3. Mary (Eugenah) Lewis 1844–1910
    4. 4. Richard Lewis 1849–1916
    5. 5. Rufus (Henry Lewis) Jr 1853–1928
    6. 6. Ellen (Caledonia) Lewis 1855–1929
    7. 7. Nancy Lewis 1858–
  9. 9. James (Madison) Lewis 1810–1886
    1. 1. Mary (P) Lewis 1849–
    2. 2. Henry (Bascombe) Lewis 1851–1854
  10. 10. William (Jones) Lewis 1792–1853 m. Cecelia (A) Wilson 1810–1859
    1. 1. Rufus (Henry) Lewis 1830–
    2. 2. Louisa (Mourning) Lewis 1832–
    3. 3. Oscar (Marvell) Lewis 1833–1903
    4. 4. Mary (Eliza) Lewis 1842–
  11. 11. Eliza (Eleanor) Lewis 1813–1870 m. Marville (Mills) Edney 1806–1870
    1. 1. Rose (Ann) Edney 1832–1897
    2. 2. Lucian (Henry) Edney 1828–1918
    3. 3. William (Mills) Edney 1845–1904 m. Mary (Jane "Mollie") Byers 1875–
      1. 1. Eliza (May) Edney 1904–
    4. 4. Emma (Rebecca) Edney 1838–1919
    5. 5. Sophia (Arbella) Edney 1858–1947
    6. 6. George Edney 1847–
    7. 7. Edmund (Randolph) Edney 1847–1924
    8. 8. Martha (Ellen) Edney 1842–1876
    9. 9. Lewis (Monroe) Edney 1844–1905
    10. 10. Marville (Franklin) Edney 1842–1861
    11. 11. Eunice (B) Edney 1840–
    12. 12. Mourning (Sarah) Edney 1839–
    13. 13. John (Isaac Overton) Edney 1837–
    14. 14. Eliza (Tealue) Edney 1835–
    15. 15. Sophia (A) Edney 1834–

Henry Lewis's Timeline

5 Records

1767
24 Jan 1767
Birth of Henry Graves Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
1790
1790
Age 23
Henry Graves Lewis resided here in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1800
1800
Age 33
Henry Graves Lewis resided here in Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
1810
1810
Age 43
Henry Graves Lewis resided here in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1815
1815
Age 48
Death of Henry Graves Lewis in ,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1767
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1767; Birth city: Albermarle Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, Year: 1790; Census Place: Lincoln, North Carolina; Series: M637; Roll: 7; Page: 129; Image: 83; Family History Library Film: 0568147

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800
    Event Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1800 United States Federal Census, Year: 1800; Census Place: Morgan, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 29; Page: 176; Image: 121; Family History Library Film: 337905

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: 39; Page: 242; Image: 0337912; Family History Library Film: 00133

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: ,Buncombe,North Carolina,USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1767; Birth city: Albermarle Co; Birth state: VA
    [2] Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edneyville, Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Web: North Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1716-2012
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