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Sophia Taliaferro Lewis 1795–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jul 1795

Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia

Death Date: 1863

Death Location: Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Jesse Lewis

Mother: Nancy Clarkson

Spouse(s): Michael Johnson

Children(s): James Johnson, Benjamin Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Jesse Johnson, Mary Johnson

In 1795, Sophia Taliaferro Lewis entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, born to Jesse Pitman Lewis And Nancy Clarkson. Sophia Taliaferro Lewis married Michael Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Lewis Johnson, James Richard Johnson, Jesse Lewis Johnson, Mary Ann Johnson, Thomas Alexander Johnson. Sophia Taliaferro Lewis passed away in 1863 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1795, Sophia Taliaferro Lewis entered the world in Albemarle, Virginia, born to Jesse Pitman Lewis And Nancy Clarkson.
  • Sophia Taliaferro Lewis married Michael Johnson, and had children including Benjamin Lewis Johnson, James Richard Johnson, Jesse Lewis Johnson, Mary Ann Johnson, Thomas Alexander Johnson.
  • Sophia Taliaferro Lewis passed away in 1863 in Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophia Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Lewis
1795–1863
Birth Place: Albemarle, Virginia
Parents
Jesse Pitman Lewis
1763–1849
Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Nancy Clarkson
1764–1849
Albemarle County,Virginia
Grandparents
John (Terrell) Lewis
1728–1784
Saint Pauls Parish, Paumakey Neck, Hanover, Virginia
Sarah (Isabelle) Taliaferro
1727–1769
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Manoah Clarkson
1741–1829
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mary Franklin
1744–1770
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Lewis
1685–1779
Anne Terrell
1695–1734
Captain Taliaferro
1703–1748
Rose Berryman
1708–1763
David Clarkson
1700–1814
Nancy
1704–1757
2nd-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
Peter Clarkson
1675–1711
Johanna
1680–1712

Sophia Lewis's Descendants

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Sophia (Taliaferro) Lewis (26 Jul 1795–1863) m. Michael Johnson (22 Feb 1793–1864)
  1. 1. James (Richard) Johnson 1819–1891
  2. 2. Benjamin (Lewis) Johnson 1817–1857
  3. 3. Thomas (Alexander) Johnson 1822–1871
  4. 4. Jesse (Lewis) Johnson 1824–1894
  5. 5. Mary (Ann) Johnson 1832–

Sophia Lewis's Timeline

3 Records

1795
26 Jul 1795
Birth of Sophia Taliaferro Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia
Albemarle, Virginia
1816
12 November 1816
Age 21
Sophia Taliaferro Lewis was married in Albermarle, Virginia
Albermarle, Virginia
1863
1863
Age 68
Death of Sophia Taliaferro Lewis in Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1795
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 97739

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 12 November 1816
    Event Place: Albermarle, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1863
    Event Place: Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, SAR Membership Number: 97739

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