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Jacob Lewis 1728–1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1728

Birth Location: Northern Ireland

Death Date: 2 Jul 1795

Death Location: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Father: William II

Mother: Elizabeth Borden

Spouse(s): Penelope Lobar

Children(s): Obedience Lewis, Richard Lewis, Malachi Lewis, Elizabeth (Lee)

Jacob Lewis was born in 1728 in Northern Ireland, the child of William Bannister Lewis Ii And Elizabeth Borden. Jacob Lewis married Celia Smith, Penelope Lobar, Salborough Lewis, and had children including Dianna Lewis, Elizabeth Jordan Lee, James Lewis, Malachi Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Obedience Lewis, Richard Lewis, Sarah Lewis. Jacob Lewis passed away in 1795 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Lewis was born in 1728 in Northern Ireland, the child of William Bannister Lewis Ii And Elizabeth Borden.
  • Jacob Lewis married Celia Smith, Penelope Lobar, Salborough Lewis, and had children including Dianna Lewis, Elizabeth Jordan Lee, James Lewis, Malachi Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Lewis, Obedience Lewis, Richard Lewis, Sarah Lewis.
  • Jacob Lewis passed away in 1795 in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William II
1691–1755
Birth Location: Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
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Elizabeth Borden
1695–1730
Birth Location: Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Penelope Lobar
1733–1801
Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
PL

Children(s)

Obedience Lewis
1758–
Birth Location: –
OL
Richard Lewis
1760–1791
Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
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Malachi Lewis
1756–1800
Birth Location: New Hanover, County, NC
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Elizabeth (Lee)
1755–1831
Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
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Jacob Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Lewis
1728–1795
Birth Place: Northern Ireland
Parents
William Bannister Lewis II
1691–1755
Ulster, Donegal, Ireland
Elizabeth Borden
1695–1730
Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
William (Louis (Lewis) Sr, I,) Major
1650–1720
Pezenas, Hérault, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Mary (Anne Mcclelland (Louis)) (Lewis)
1638–1690
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Lewis's Descendants

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Jacob Lewis (1728–2 Jul 1795) m. Penelope Lobar (1733–aft 1801)
  1. 1. Obedience Lewis 1758–
  2. 2. Richard Lewis 1760–1791
  3. 3. Malachi Lewis 1756–1800
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jordan) (Lee) 1755–1831

Jacob Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1728
1728
Birth of Jacob Lewis in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
1795
2 Jul 1795
Age 67
Death of Jacob Lewis in Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Before1750
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1795
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Hanover, North Carolina, USA
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