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Major John Lewis 1757–1840 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: September 20 / 26, 1757

Birth Location: Albermarle County, Virginia, United States

Death Date: November 4, 1840 / 1845

Death Location: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Sarah Taliaferro

Spouse(s): Ann Earle

Children(s): Madison Lewis, Richard Lewis, John Lewis, William Lewis, Thomasin Lewis, Mildred Lewis, Jesse Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Baylis Lewis, Nancy Lewis

The story of Major John Lewis began in 1757 in Albermarle County, Virginia, United States. Major John Lewis married Ann Berry Earle, and had children including Baylis Washington Lewis, Elizabeth Betsy Lewis, Jesse Payne Lewis, John Taliaferro Lewis, Madison Earle Lewis, Mildred Mccoy Lewis, Nancy Lewis, Richard Lewis, Thomasin Lewis, William Jesse Lewis. Major John Lewis passed away in 1840 in Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Major John Lewis began in 1757 in Albermarle County, Virginia, United States.
  • Major John Lewis married Ann Berry Earle, and had children including Baylis Washington Lewis, Elizabeth Betsy Lewis, Jesse Payne Lewis, John Taliaferro Lewis, Madison Earle Lewis, Mildred Mccoy Lewis, Nancy Lewis, Richard Lewis, Thomasin Lewis, William Jesse Lewis.
  • Major John Lewis passed away in 1840 in Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Major Lewis
1757–1840
Birth Place: Albermarle County, Virginia, United States
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

Major Lewis's Descendants

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Major (John) Lewis (September 20 / 26, 1757–November 4, 1840 / 1845) m. Ann (Berry) Earle (3 Aug 1768–19 Oct 1845)
  1. 1. Madison (Earle) Lewis 1789–1861
  2. 2. Richard Lewis 1800–1817 m. Sarah Miller 1786–
    1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Lewis 1800–
    2. 2. Eliza (Love) Lewis 1803–
    3. 3. Nancy (Elvira) Lewis 1820–
  3. 3. John (Taliaferro) Lewis 1787–1832 m. Eleanor Earle 1792–1840
    1. 1. Rev. (Joseph Berry) Lewis 1816–1884
    2. 2. Samuel (Wilds) Lewis 1825–1857
    3. 3. Hannah (Elizabeth Julia) Lewis 1828–1886
    4. 4. Benjamin (Franklin) Lewis 1830–1895
    5. 5. John (Baylis) Lewis 1811–1865
    6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Lewis 1815–1895
    7. 7. Thomas (Harrison) Lewis 1819–1887
    8. 8. Henry (Taliaferro) Lewis 1823–1870
  4. 4. William (Jesse) Lewis 1789–1859
  5. 5. Thomasin Lewis 1791–1863
  6. 6. Mildred (McCoy) Lewis 1793–1843
  7. 7. Jesse (Payne) Lewis 1795–1845
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Betsy) Lewis 1797–1880
  9. 9. Baylis (Washington) Lewis 1806–1890
  10. 10. Nancy Lewis 1810–1889

Major Lewis's Timeline

4 Records

1757
26 Sep 1757
Birth of Major John Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1757
September 20 / 26, 1757
Birth of Major John Lewis in Albermarle County, Virginia, United States
Albermarle County, Virginia, United States
1840
4 Nov 1840
Age 83
Death of Major John Lewis in Adairsville, Cass, Georgia, United States
Adairsville, Cass, Georgia, United States
1840
November 4, 1840 / 1845
Age 83
Death of Major John Lewis in Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States
Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1757
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1347.138; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: September 20 26, 1757
    Event Place: Albermarle County, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1840
    Event Place: Adairsville, Cass, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 4, 1840 1845
    Event Place: Adairsville, Bartow, Georgia, United States

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