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Sophia Melinda Lewis 1802–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1802

Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 Feb 1887

Death Location: Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina

Father: Henry Lewis

Mother: Mourning Mills

Spouse(s): Gen Brittain

Children(s): Eliza Brittain, William Brittain, Sophia Brittain, Laura Brittain, Rebecca Brittain, Annie Brittain, Benjamin Brittain, Phillip Brittain, Matilda Brittain, James Brittain, Stanhope Brittain

The story of Sophia Melinda Lewis began in 1802 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States. Sophia Melinda Lewis married Gen Phillip Joseph Brittain, and had children including Annie Eugenia Brittain, Benjamin C Brittain, Eliza Mourning Brittain, James H Brittain, Laura L Brittain, Matilda Brittain, Phillip Brittain, Rebecca Tippacanoe Brittain, Sophia D Brittain, Stanhope Brittain, William Gaston Brittain. Sophia Melinda Lewis passed away in 1887 in Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia Melinda Lewis began in 1802 in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.
  • Sophia Melinda Lewis married Gen Phillip Joseph Brittain, and had children including Annie Eugenia Brittain, Benjamin C Brittain, Eliza Mourning Brittain, James H Brittain, Laura L Brittain, Matilda Brittain, Phillip Brittain, Rebecca Tippacanoe Brittain, Sophia D Brittain, Stanhope Brittain, William Gaston Brittain.
  • Sophia Melinda Lewis passed away in 1887 in Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lewis
1767–1815
Birth Location: Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Mourning Mills
1773–1827
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Gen Brittain
1787–1849
Birth Location: Morganton, Burke, North Carolina,
GB

Children(s)

Eliza Brittain
1826–1877
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
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William Brittain
1835–1900
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
WB
Sophia Brittain
1834–1835
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Laura Brittain
1837–1921
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
LB
Rebecca Brittain
1840–1919
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
RB
Annie Brittain
1838–1891
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
AB
Benjamin Brittain
1831–1893
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
BB
Phillip Brittain
1824–1895
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Matilda Brittain
1828–1889
Birth Location: Henderson, North Carolina, United States
MB
James Brittain
1829–1848
Birth Location: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
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Stanhope Brittain
1825–
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Lewis
1802–1887
Birth Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Henry Graves Lewis
1767–1815
Albemarle, Virginia, USA
Mourning Mills
1773–1827
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (Terrell) Lewis
1728–1784
Saint Pauls Parish, Paumakey Neck, Hanover, Virginia
Sarah (Isabelle) Taliaferro
1727–1769
Caroline, Virginia, United States
William Mills
1745–1834
, , , England
Eleanor (Nelly) Morris
1746–1842
Williamsburg, James, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Lewis
1685–1779
Anne Terrell
1695–1734
Captain Taliaferro
1703–1748
Rose Berryman
1708–1763
Ambrose Mills
1722–1780
Mourning Stone
1725–1755
William Morris
1709–1780
Esther Phalby
1713–1790
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
William Mills
1699–1766
Mary Walton
1703–1776
Thomas Stone
1699–1780
Alexandra Brown
1700–1780
Thomas Morris
1675–1741
Margaret Garton
1678–1773
Elizabeth Scott
1680–1759

Sophia Lewis's Descendants

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Sophia (Melinda) Lewis (9 Sep 1802–16 Feb 1887) m. Gen (Phillip (Joseph)) Brittain (15 Jul 1787–3 May 1849)
  1. 1. Eliza (Mourning) Brittain 1826–1877 m. Dr (James G.) Blackstock 1819–1889
    1. 1. Joseph (E) Blackstock 1858–1918 m. Paulina Hammock 1860–1912
      1. 1. Norman (Dale) Blackstock 1903–1904
      2. 2. Lester Blackstock 1901–1959
      3. 3. William (Doughty) Blackstock 1896–1931 m. Agnes (Marie) Jennings 1911–2000
      4. 4. Thomas (Fletcher) Blackstock 1895–1942
      5. 5. Robert (M.) Blackstock 1894–1917
      6. 6. Philip (Ernest) Blackstock 1892–1922
      7. 7. Etta (Mae) Blackstock 1890–1955
      8. 8. James (G.) Blackstock 1887–1942
      9. 9. Dora (Gertrude) Blackstock 1885–1948
    2. 2. Sophia (Wenona) Blackstock 1860–1917
    3. 3. Phillip (Earnest) Blackstock 1868–1950
    4. 4. Susan Blackstock 1880–
  2. 2. William (Gaston) Brittain 1835–1900
  3. 3. Sophia (D) Brittain 1834–1835
  4. 4. Laura (L) Brittain 1837–1921 m. William (Henry) Cairnes 1845–1901
    1. 1. Martha (T. ' Lula') Cairnes 1871–1951 m. Thomas (Clingman Holtzclaw) Sr. 1860–1938
      1. 1. Walter (Partee) Holtzclaw 1883–1950
      2. 2. Bertie (Eugenia) Morgan 1892–1989
      3. 3. Ralph (T C) Holtzclaw 1906–
      4. 4. Sophia (D) Holtzclaw 1909–
      5. 5. B (F) Holtzclaw 1902–
      6. 6. William (Clyde) Holtzclaw 1898–
      7. 7. Anna (May 'Annie') Glazener 1894–1994
    2. 2. Lila (Eliza) Cairnes 1874–1915 m. Jesse (R J 'Jack') Shipman 1865–1943
      1. 1. Gurley (Lafayette) Shipman 1893–1978
      2. 2. Dovie (Laura) Scruggs 1895–1989
      3. 3. William (C) Shipman 1903–
      4. 4. Adell (L) Shipman 1905–1931
  5. 5. Rebecca (Tippacanoe) Brittain 1840–1919
  6. 6. Annie (Eugenia) Brittain 1838–1891
  7. 7. Benjamin (C) Brittain 1831–1893
  8. 8. Phillip Brittain 1824–1895
  9. 9. Matilda Brittain 1828–1889 m. William (Blythe) Henry 1821–1868
    1. 1. Charlotte Henry 1859–1900
    2. 2. Patrick (Gordon) Henry 1860–1947
    3. 3. Sophia (Eugenia) Henry 1866–1928
    4. 4. William (Marsh) Henry 1868–1940
    5. 5. Wm (P) Henry 1867–
  10. 10. James (H) Brittain 1829–1848
  11. 11. Stanhope Brittain 1825–

Sophia Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1802
9 Sep 1802
Birth of Sophia Melinda Lewis in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
1887
16 Feb 1887
Age 85
Death of Sophia Melinda Lewis in Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina
Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1802
    Event Place: Buncombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1887
    Event Place: Boyleston, Henderson County, North Carolina
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