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Peter B Lewis 1714–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1714

Birth Location: Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA

Death Date: 1 Jun 1789

Death Location: Mattapony, Northumberland, VA

Father: James II

Mother: Lena (Lewis)

Spouse(s): Hannah Nelms

Children(s): Peter Lewis

Peter B Lewis was born in 1714 in Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA, the child of James L Lewis Ii And Lena Hannah Lovelace Harding Lewis. Peter B Lewis married Hannah Nelms, and had children including James J Lewis, Peter Lewis. Peter B Lewis passed away in 1789 in Mattapony, Northumberland, VA.

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Biography

  • Peter B Lewis was born in 1714 in Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA, the child of James L Lewis Ii And Lena Hannah Lovelace Harding Lewis.
  • Peter B Lewis married Hannah Nelms, and had children including James J Lewis, Peter Lewis.
  • Peter B Lewis passed away in 1789 in Mattapony, Northumberland, VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James II
1687–1748
Birth Location: Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
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Lena (Lewis)
1689–1756
Birth Location: Fleets, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Nelms
1722–1788
Birth Location: North Farnham Parish, Richmond, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Peter Lewis
1704–1780
Birth Location: , Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Peter Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Peter Lewis
1714–1789
Birth Place: Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA
Parents
James L Lewis II
1687–1748
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Lena (Hannah Lovelace (Harding)) (Lewis)
1689–1756
Fleets, Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Lewis) I
1657–1697
Northumberland, Virginia, USA
Mary (Courtnell Lewis) Price
1660–1725
Northumberland County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Lewis
1592–1657
Margaret Perkins
1600–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lewis
1560–1616
Catherine Morgan
1563–1615

Peter Lewis's Descendants

1.
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Peter (B) Lewis (08 Jan 1714–1 Jun 1789) m. Hannah Nelms (ABT 1722–1788)
  1. 1. Peter Lewis 1704–1780 m. Margaret Eyre 1725–1803
    1. 1. Nancy Lewis 1759–1845 m. Daniel (David Bentley) Sr 1752–1839
      1. 1. Benjamin (Aaron Bentley) III 1785–1860 m. Elizabeth (BETSY CRASE or CRESS) Bentley 1792–1866
        1. 1. Priscilla Bentley 1831–1920
        2. 2. Mary Bentley 1828–1902
        3. 3. Roady Bentley 1834–1908
        4. 4. Mary Bentley 1844–1908
        5. 5. William (Davis) Bentley 1838–1865
        6. 6. Martha Bentley 1832–1880
        7. 7. Esquire Bentley 1821–1870
        8. 8. Roady Bentley 1834–1908
        9. 9. Charity Bentley 1819–1880 m. Matthew (Mac) Ramey 1821–1895
        10. 10. Matilda Bentley 1818–1870 m. John (William) Hughes 1815–1887
        11. 11. Jenny Bentley 1814–1867 m. Barnabus (Barnett) Blakenship 1810–1877
        12. 12. Moses Bentley 1820–1850 m. Martha (Patsey) Blankenship 1820–1903
        13. 13. Thomas (Bentley) IV 1822–1868
        14. 14. Esther Bentley 1830–1900
        15. 15. Solomon (Davis) Bentley 1836–1909 m. Mary (Jane) Bentley 1840–1926
        16. 16. May (William) Bentley 1838–1865
        17. 17. James (“Jimmy”) Bentley 1849–1870
        18. 18. Sarah (Jane) Bentley 1824–1884
      2. 2. Daniel Bentley 1783–1860
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Mahala) Bentley 1782–1852 m. Peter (AKA Pieter Coleman) Jr. 1772–1852
      4. 4. SOLMON BENTLEY 1796–1881 m. Mary ("Polly") Yonts 1800–1880 m. Mary (Polly) Yonts 1800–1880
        1. 1. Rose (T) Bently 1840–1874
        2. 2. William (R.) Bentley 1822–1874 m. Elizabeth Amburgey 1826– m. Hannah HOUSTON 1830–1908
        3. 3. Anna (Maria) Bentley 1824–1909
        4. 4. Hannah Bentley 1824–1930
        5. 5. Margaret Bentley 1826–
        6. 6. Solomon (C.) Bentley 1827–1918 m. Mary (Susannah) HIGGINS 1834–1900
        7. 7. Babbet Bentley 1828–
        8. 8. Ruth Bentley 1832–1875
        9. 9. Susannah Bentley 1842–1880
        10. 10. Barrett Bentley 1832–1861
        11. 11. Jane (Elizabeth) Bentley 1830–
        12. 12. Aaron (Rice) Bentley 1836–1874
        13. 13. Royse (T.) Bentley 1840–1874
        14. 14. Martha (Patsy) BENTLEY 1820–1875 m. John (Gabriel) Hughes 1818–1917
        15. 15. Aaron (Rice) Bentley 1836–1874
        16. 16. Ruth Bentley 1832–1875
        17. 17. Benjamin Bentley 1829–1870
        18. 18. Babbet Bentley 1828–
        19. 19. Solomon (C) Bentley 1827–1860
        20. 20. Margaret (D) Bentley 1826–
        21. 21. William (R) Bentley 1822–1860
        22. 22. Susannah Bentley 1838–
        23. 23. Jane (Elizabeth) Bentley 1834–
        24. 24. Barrett Bentley 1832–
        25. 25. Elizabeth (Eliza) Bentley 1830–
        26. 26. Anna (Maria) Bentley 1824–1909
      5. 5. Benjamin Bentley 1788–1857 m. Elizabeth Crase 1792–1866
        1. 1. Mary (Ann "Annie" Bentley) Elliott 1819–1870 m. John Wright 1813–1876
        2. 2. George (Washington) Bentley 1820–1908 m. Lucinda Houston 1822–1903
        3. 3. Benjamin (Bentley) Jr 1825–1892 m. Anne Ramey 1827–1889
        4. 4. Mahala Bentley 1819–1880 m. Reuben Hall 1814–1880 m. Reuben (Hall) Jr 1813–1880
        5. 5. Simon Bentley 1826–1880 m. Nancy Hall 1837–1904 m. Nancy Hall 1837–1904 m. Nancy Hall 1837–1904
        6. 6. Elizabeth (Betsy) Bentley 1822–1872
        7. 7. Samuel (William) Bentley 1822–1897 m. Mahala Hall 1829–1902
        8. 8. Benjamin (Lewis Bentley) Jr 1823–1892 m. Anna Ramey 1827–1889
        9. 9. John (Vent) Bently 1829–1895 m. Anna Potter 1830–1901
        10. 10. Simeon Bentley 1826–
        11. 11. William Bentley 1815–1860 m. Rebecca Ramey 1818–1900 m. Rebecca Ramey 1820–1896 m. Rebecca Ramey 1818–1896
        12. 12. Samuel (William) Bentley 1822–1897 m. Mahala Hall 1829–1902
        13. 13. Solomon BENTLEY 1829–1860 m. Matilda (Ann 'Tilda') Austin 1835–1919
        14. 14. +Moses Bentley 1820–1891 m. Mary (Ann) LORANCE 1814–1891
        15. 15. John (Vent) Bentley 1826–1895 m. Anna Potter 1831–1901 m. Anna Potter 1830–1901
      6. 6. John (Quillen) Bentley 1788–1858 m. Margaret. (Peggy) Hamilton 1800–1841
        1. 1. Benjamin Bentley 1839–1890 m. Elizabeth Reynolds 1840–1875 m. Rebecca Halcomb 1855–1945
        2. 2. John (Quiller) Bentley 1829–1910 m. Lucinda (Ferrell) Thacker 1833–1917
        3. 3. Patsy Bentley 1826–1880 m. Reuben (William Steele, Civil War Confederate Veteran - 34th Virginia Calvary, Co C and) Farmer 1830–1916
        4. 4. Mary (Anne Polly) Bentley 1826–1880 m. John (Henry) Mullins 1825–1902
        5. 5. Thomas Bentley 1822–1868 m. Dulcenia ("Cena" Mullins) Johnson 1830–1907
        6. 6. Esquire Bentley 1821–1870 m. Mary ((Polly)) Holbrook 1827–1854 m. Thursa Whitaker 1837–
        7. 7. Samuel Bentley 1832–1890 m. Mahala (Elizabeth) Hall 1829–1902
        8. 8. James (Elijah) Bentley 1837–1890 m. Martha (Carolina) Pillow 1849–1936
      7. 7. Lewis (P Bentley 4th) GGF 1783–1872 m. Nancy (Hammon or) Hammonds 1783–1872
        1. 1. Daniel Bentley 1823–1862 m. Marinda Ramey 1826–1892 m. Miranda Ramey 1825–1892
        2. 2. Mary (Roe) Bentley 1820–1888
        3. 3. William Bentley 1805–1872
        4. 4. Joseph (Henry) Bentley 1822–1887 m. Mary (Anne "Annie") Justice 1825–1895
        5. 5. Sally Bentley 1833–1854
        6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Bentley 1835–1872
        7. 7. Dicey Bentley 1837–1898 m. Oliver (Perry) Tucker 1826–1897
        8. 8. John (Vent) Bentley 1828–
        9. 9. Solomon Bentley 1820–1860
        10. 10. William Bentley 1827–1895
      8. 8. Joseph Bentley 1800–1849 m. Martha (Ellen) Hamilton 1805–1864
        1. 1. Spencer Bentley 1830–1889
    2. 2. Peter (Lewis) Jr 1760–1814 m. Patience Bentley 1762–1842
      1. 1. Hannah Lewis 1790–
      2. 2. Margaret Lewis 1785–1860
      3. 3. Daniel Lewis 1789–1816

Peter Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1714
08 Jan 1714
Birth of Peter B Lewis in Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA
Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA
1789
1 Jun 1789
Age 75
Death of Peter B Lewis in Mattapony, Northumberland, VA
Mattapony, Northumberland, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1714
    Event Place: Mattapony, Northumberland Co, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of the

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Georgetown, District of Columbia
    Record Source: U.S., Freedman's Bank Records, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Registers of Signatures of Depositors in Branches of the Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, 1865-1874; ARC Identifier: 566522; Record Group Number: 101; Record Group: Records of the Office of the

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1789
    Event Place: Mattapony, Northumberland, VA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Maryland, USA
    Record Source: Maryland, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Will Books; Author: Maryland. Prerogative Court; Probate Place: Maryland
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