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Samuel Lewis Senior 1760–1847 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Maryland

Death Date: 1847

Death Location: Meriwether, Georgia

Father: Azariah Lewis

Mother: Hannah Scott

Spouse(s): Elana Lawson

Children(s): Noah Lewis, Hollon Lewis, Rachael Lewis, Josiah Lewis, Senia Lewis, Samuel Jr, Elizabeth Lewis, Comfort Lewis, James Lewis, Agnes Lewis, Annis Lewis, Matilda Lewis, Ellen Lewis, Stacy Lewis, Louise Lewis

The story of Samuel Lewis Senior began in 1760 in Maryland. Samuel Lewis Senior married Elana Lawson, and had children including Agnes Malan Lewis, Annis Tempie Lewis, Comfort Lewis, Elizabeth Eliza Lewis, Ellen Elan Lewis, Hollon Lewis, James Lewis, Josiah C Lewis, Louise Lewis, Matilda Lewis, Noah R Lewis, Rachael Lewis, Samuel Lewis Jr, Senia Lewis, Stacy Lewis. Samuel Lewis Senior passed away in 1847 in Meriwether, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Lewis Senior began in 1760 in Maryland.
  • Samuel Lewis Senior married Elana Lawson, and had children including Agnes Malan Lewis, Annis Tempie Lewis, Comfort Lewis, Elizabeth Eliza Lewis, Ellen Elan Lewis, Hollon Lewis, James Lewis, Josiah C Lewis, Louise Lewis, Matilda Lewis, Noah R Lewis, Rachael Lewis, Samuel Lewis Jr, Senia Lewis, Stacy Lewis.
  • Samuel Lewis Senior passed away in 1847 in Meriwether, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Azariah Lewis
1743–1831
Birth Location: Newtown, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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Hannah Scott
1745–1832
Birth Location: Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elana Lawson
1779–1855
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
EL

Children(s)

Noah Lewis
1804–1860
Birth Location: GA, Georgia, USA
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Hollon Lewis
1796–1847
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
HL
Rachael Lewis
1798–
Birth Location: Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina
RL
Josiah Lewis
1808–1881
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia
JL
Senia Lewis
1802–1880
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia
SL
Samuel Jr
1805–
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia
SJ
Elizabeth Lewis
1807–1851
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia, United States
EL
Comfort Lewis
1809–1860
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia, United States
CL
James Lewis
1813–1865
Birth Location: North Carolina
JL
Agnes Lewis
1816–1844
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
AL
Annis Lewis
1819–
Birth Location: –
AL
Matilda Lewis
1817–1886
Birth Location: Georgia
ML
Ellen Lewis
1803–
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia, United States
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Stacy Lewis
1811–
Birth Location: Washington, Georgia, United States
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Louise Lewis
1821–
Birth Location: –
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Samuel Senior's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Senior
1760–1847
Birth Place: Maryland
Parents
Azariah Lewis
1743–1831
Newtown, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Hannah Scott
1745–1832
Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Nathan Lewis
1705–1788
Newton, Chester, Pennsylvania USA
Margaret Thomas
1712–1789
Radnor, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1682–1731
Lowrey Jones
1683–1716
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1645–1707
Ann Prichard
1636–1708

Samuel Senior's Descendants

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Samuel (Lewis) Senior (1760–1847) m. Elana Lawson (1779–1855)
  1. 1. Noah (R.) Lewis 1804–1860
  2. 2. Hollon Lewis 1796–1847 m. John (J Knight) Sr 1755–1833
    1. 1. Sarah (Hart) Knight 1818–1902
    2. 2. John Knight 1821–1886 m. Violet (\ Viola) Perkerson 1827–1894
      1. 1. Jacob (“Jake”) Knight 1850–1934 m. Hattie (M Griffin Knight) Wilkins 1871–1927 m. Delphia (Anna Sheffield) Knight 1856–1880
        1. 1. Jacob (Jake Knight) Jr 1900–1977 m. Rosa (C) Chathom 1901–1996 m. Jessie Harris 1903–1963
        2. 2. Hattie (Mae Knight) Sutton 1908–1969 m. Franklin (Benjamin) Sutton 1906–1970
        3. 3. Josephus Knight 1913–1995 m. Nancy (Lou) Sherman 1914–1993
        4. 4. Mary (Knight) Brown 1902–1949 m. Joe Brown 1900–1952
        5. 5. Josephine (Josie Knight Jackson) Fearn 1910–1975
        6. 6. Theodore (Theo R) Knight 1904–1933
        7. 7. Samuel Knight 1893–1963
        8. 8. Mason Knight 1906–
        9. 9. Fester (Fess) Knight 1895–1923
        10. 10. Fannie (Kate Knight) Sutton 1914–2003
        11. 11. Louvancies (Voncy Knight Chaney) Durran 1905–1987 m. Henry Durrah –1985 m. Lester Chaney 1909–1964
        12. 12. Edgar (Eddie) Knight –1968
        13. 13. Thomas (B) Knight 1896–1977
        14. 14. Clarence Knight 1893–
        15. 15. Walter (R) Knight 1894–1985
        16. 16. Robert (F) Knight 1896–
        17. 17. Cornelia Knight 1898–1963
        18. 18. Louisa Knight 1899–
        19. 19. Stella Knight 1878–
        20. 20. Mary Knight 1893–
        21. 21. Erastus (Knight) Sr 1884–1957 m. Jessie (Mae) Jones 1887–
        22. 22. Estelle (Knight) Prothro 1878–1935 m. David Prothro 1876–1947
        23. 23. Enos Knight 1884–
        24. 24. Electra (M Knight) Harden 1895–1929 m. Oscar Harden 1894–1972
        25. 25. Ulysses (Grant) Knight 1885–1957
        26. 26. Rochelle (Knight) Searcy 1902–1961
        27. 27. General (Sheridan) Knight 1896–1968
        28. 28. Enoch Knight 1879– m. Carrie Smith 1881–1959
      2. 2. Eller Knight 1864–1949 m. Mage"Major" Alford 1857–1930
        1. 1. Dolly Thompson 1894–1999 m. Claude Thompson 1895–1943
        2. 2. Emmett Alford 1890–1928
        3. 3. Viola ("Polly") Alford 1885–1935
        4. 4. George (D."Sonny") Alford 1899–1950
        5. 5. John (Clements) Alford 1886–1966 m. Eugenia Spivey 1882–1968
        6. 6. Bessie (L) Alford 1892–1932 m. Major Alford 1875–1923
      3. 3. Allice Knight 1867–1925 m. Alfred Jordan –1899
        1. 1. Laura"Lula" Jordan 1886– m. Samuel ("Sam") Searcy 1892–1974
        2. 2. Barney ("Bonnie") Jordan 1895–1962 m. Lizella Leonard 1895–1978 m. Eldora Hobb 1899–1940
        3. 3. Magnolia Jordan 1896–
        4. 4. Morton"Maud" Jordan 1898–
        5. 5. Ophelia Jordan 1893–1959 m. Otis Hall 1889–1941
        6. 6. Fannie Jordan 1894–1968
      4. 4. Dolly Knight 1853–1915
      5. 5. Caroline (A. "Carrie") Knight 1845–1930
    3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Knight 1812–1887
    4. 4. Mary (Ann) Knight 1833–1909
    5. 5. Ann Knight 1828–1852
    6. 6. Thomas (Henry) Knight 1826–1869
    7. 7. Maxmillian Knight 1816–
    8. 8. Nancy Knight 1814–
  3. 3. Rachael Lewis 1798–
  4. 4. Josiah (C) Lewis 1808–1881
  5. 5. Senia Lewis 1802–1880
  6. 6. Samuel (Lewis) Jr 1805–
  7. 7. Elizabeth ((Eliza)) Lewis 1807–1851
  8. 8. Comfort Lewis 1809–1860
  9. 9. James Lewis 1813–1865
  10. 10. Agnes (Malan) Lewis 1816–1844
  11. 11. Annis (Tempie) Lewis 1819–
  12. 12. Matilda Lewis 1817–1886
  13. 13. Ellen ((Elan)) Lewis 1803–
  14. 14. Stacy Lewis 1811–
  15. 15. Louise Lewis 1821–

Samuel Senior's Timeline

2 Records

1760
1760
Birth of Samuel Lewis Senior in Maryland
Maryland
1847
1847
Age 87
Death of Samuel Lewis Senior in Meriwether, Georgia
Meriwether, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1847
    Event Place: Meriwether, Georgia
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