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Thomas Lewis 1734 – 1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1734

Birth Location: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: May 1789

Death Location: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Father: Richard Lewis

Mother: Carolyn Smith

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mary Lewis

Thomas Lewis Sr was born in 1734 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Lewis and Carolyn Ann Smith. Thomas Lewis Sr had children including Mary Polly Lewis. Thomas Lewis Sr passed away in 1789 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Lewis Sr was born in 1734 in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States, the child of Richard Lewis and Carolyn Ann Smith.
  • Thomas Lewis Sr had children including Mary Polly Lewis.
  • Thomas Lewis Sr passed away in 1789 in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Lewis
1710 – 1759
Birth Location: Isle of Wight County, VA - Date estimate to place individual in a time period
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Carolyn Smith
1715 – 1771
Birth Location: North Carolina Formed 1741 From, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Lewis
1764 – 1831
Birth Location: Nash, North Carolina, United States
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Thomas Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Lewis
1734 – 1789
Birth Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Richard Lewis
1710 – 1759
Isle of Wight County, VA - Date estimate to place individual in a time period
Carolyn (Ann) Smith
1715 – 1771
North Carolina Formed 1741 From, Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Lewis's Descendants

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Thomas Lewis (1734 – May 1789)
  1. 1. Mary (Polly) Lewis (1764 – 1831) m. William (Boyd) Bryant (1762 – 26 Aug 1826)
    1. 1. Susan Bryant (Abt. 1808 – Bef 1902) m. Richmond Upchurch (Abt. 1802 – Abt. 1892)
      1. 1. Susan (Jane) Upchurch (15 August 1846 – 11 December 1931) m. James (Albertus “Jim”) Matthews (13 April 1845 – 9 January 1908)
        1. 1. James (Richmond) Matthews (13 Jul 1874 – 2 Jan 1957) m. Marie (Eloise) Dennis (12 Jan 1876 – 14 Oct 1963)

Thomas Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1734
1734
Birth of Thomas Lewis Sr in Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
1789
May 1789
Age 55
Death of Thomas Lewis Sr in Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1734
    Event Place: Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1789
    Event Place: Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
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