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Thomas Lewis 1718–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1718

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 31 Jan 1790

Death Location: Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Margaret Lynn

Spouse(s): Jane Strother

Children(s): Elizabeth Gilmer, Thomas Lewis, Frances Yancey, Mary McElhaney, Charles Lewis, Agatha Stuart, William Lewis, Sophia Lewis

Thomas Lewis was born in 1718 in Ireland, the child of John Gilbert Lewis And Margaret Lynn. Thomas Lewis married Jane Strother, and had children including Agatha Agness Stuart, Charles Lewis, Elizabeth Gilmer, Frances Lynn Yancey, Margaret Anne Lewis, Mary Mcelhaney, Sophia Lewis, Thomas Walker Lewis, William Benjamin Lewis. Thomas Lewis passed away in 1790 in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lewis was born in 1718 in Ireland, the child of John Gilbert Lewis And Margaret Lynn.
  • Thomas Lewis married Jane Strother, and had children including Agatha Agness Stuart, Charles Lewis, Elizabeth Gilmer, Frances Lynn Yancey, Margaret Anne Lewis, Mary Mcelhaney, Sophia Lewis, Thomas Walker Lewis, William Benjamin Lewis.
  • Thomas Lewis passed away in 1790 in Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lewis
1718–1790
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Gilbert Lewis
1678–1762
County Donegal, Ireland
Margaret Lynn
1693–1779
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lewis's Descendants

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Thomas Lewis (27 Apr 1718–31 Jan 1790) m. Jane Strother (1720–1820)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gilmer 1765–1855
  2. 2. Thomas (Walker) Lewis 1760–1850
  3. 3. Frances (Lynn) Yancey 1763–1845
  4. 4. Mary McElhaney 1762–1829
  5. 5. Charles Lewis 1772–1832
  6. 6. Agatha (Agness) Stuart 1753–1835
  7. 7. William (Benjamin) Lewis 1778–1842
  8. 8. Sophia Lewis 1775–1860

Thomas Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1718
27 Apr 1718
Birth of Thomas Lewis in Ireland
Ireland
1790
31 Jan 1790
Age 72
Death of Thomas Lewis in Rockingham, Virginia
Rockingham, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1718
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogies of the Lewis and Kindred Families
    [2] Genealogy of the Lewis family in America : from the middle of the seventeenth century down to the present time

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1790
    Event Place: Rockingham, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories
    [4] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynnwood, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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