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James Martin Lewis 1756 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 April 1756

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia

Death Date: 21 February 1849

Death Location: Franklin, Tennessee

Father: David Lewis

Mother: Mary Hart

Spouse(s): Lucy Thomas

Children(s): Maria Lewis, David Lewis, Mary Lewis

James Martin Lewis was born in 1756 in Albemarle, Virginia, the child of David Lewis and Mary McGrath Hart. In 1853, James Martin Lewis resided in Tennessee;New York. James Martin Lewis married Lucy Thomas, and had children including Maria Madison Lewis, David Claibourn Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Brenham Lewis. James Martin Lewis passed away in 1849 in Franklin, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • James Martin Lewis was born in 1756 in Albemarle, Virginia, the child of David Lewis and Mary McGrath Hart.
  • In 1853, James Martin Lewis resided in Tennessee;New York.
  • James Martin Lewis married Lucy Thomas, and had children including Maria Madison Lewis, David Claibourn Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Brenham Lewis.
  • James Martin Lewis passed away in 1849 in Franklin, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Lewis's Ancestors

Self
James Lewis
1756 – 1849
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia
Parents
David Lewis
1685 – 1779
Hanover, Virginia
Mary (McGrath) Hart
1685 – 1779
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Lewis
1635 – 1689
Monmouthshire, Wales
Isabella Miller
1640 – 1703
VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Miller
– 1657
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Lewis's Descendants

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James (Martin) Lewis (6 April 1756 – 21 February 1849) m. Lucy Thomas (1759 – 1825)
  1. 1. Maria (Madison) Lewis (1790 – 1812)
  2. 2. David (Claibourn) Lewis (9 September 1800 – 2 March 1852)
  3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth Brenham) Lewis (20 July 1805 – January 1892) m. Dyer (Perkins) Moore (27 July 1795 – 11 October 1840)
    1. 1. James (Lewis) Moore (1828 – 3 Sep 1864) m. Sarah (J) Simpson m. Mary J. (abt 1833 – )
      1. 1. Thomas (W.) Moore (abt 1860 – )
      2. 2. Charles Moore (abt 1875 – )
      3. 3. Eliza Moore (abt 1860 – )
      4. 4. William Moore (abt 1862 – )
      5. 5. Robert Moore (abt 1865 – )
      6. 6. James Moore (abt 1867 – )
      7. 7. Mary Moore (abt 1869 – )
      8. 8. Nellie Moore (abt 1873 – )
      9. 9. George Moore (abt 1878 – )
    2. 2. William (Dyer) Moore (1832 – 1865) m. Susan Dance
    3. 3. Jefferson (Carter) Moore (19 March 1836 – 2 September 1866)

James Lewis's Timeline

3 Records

1756
6 April 1756
Birth of James Martin Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1849
21 February 1849
Age 93
Death of James Martin Lewis in Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin, Tennessee
1853
1853;1834
Age 97
James Martin Lewis resided here in Tennessee;New York
Tennessee;New York

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 April 1756
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 278
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1853;1834
    Event Place: Tennessee;New York
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 February 1849
    Event Place: Franklin, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 278
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [4] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1777-2012

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