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Wilson Basil William Lewis 1750 – 1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1750

Birth Location: Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 8 Sep 1808

Death Location: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Father: James Lewis

Mother: Mary Field

Spouse(s): Rachel Griffith

Children(s): Leannah Lewis

Wilson Basil William Lewis was born in 1750 in Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, the child of James C. Lewis and Mary Field. Wilson Basil William Lewis married Rachel Katherine Griffith, and had children including Leannah Lewis. Wilson Basil William Lewis passed away in 1808 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Wilson Basil William Lewis was born in 1750 in Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA, the child of James C. Lewis and Mary Field.
  • Wilson Basil William Lewis married Rachel Katherine Griffith, and had children including Leannah Lewis.
  • Wilson Basil William Lewis passed away in 1808 in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Lewis
1726 – 1815
Birth Location: Wales
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Mary Field
1737 – 1777
Birth Location: Radnor, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Griffith
1756 – 1856
Birth Location: Botatourt, Greenbrier, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Leannah Lewis
1798 – 1865
Birth Location: Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
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Wilson Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Wilson Lewis
1750 – 1808
Birth Place: Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Parents
James C. Lewis
1726 – 1815
Wales
Mary Field
1737 – 1777
Radnor, Wales
Grandparents
Dennis Lewis
1700 – 1750
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Anna Thomas
1704 – 1775
Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Elizabeth ("Jane") Powell
1700 – 1772
York, York, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Elizabetham Saunders
1682 –
William Powell
1679 – 1721
Nancy Bladen
1680 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bladen
1660 – 1745
Ann Swearingen
1661 – 1743

Wilson Lewis's Descendants

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Wilson (Basil William) Lewis (13 Jul 1750 – 8 Sep 1808) m. Rachel (Katherine) Griffith (05 Sep 1756 – 01 Jan 1856)
  1. 1. Leannah Lewis (18 Nov 1798 – 19 Aug 1865)
    1. 1. Patrick (P) Napier (13 Feb 1825 – 11 Nov 1870)
      1. 1. Martha Napier (14 Aug 1848 – 4 August 1935)
        1. 1. Rachel Drake (20 Nov 1875 – 2 Oct 1963)

Wilson Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1750
13 Jul 1750
Birth of Wilson Basil William Lewis in Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
1808
8 Sep 1808
Age 58
Death of Wilson Basil William Lewis in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1750
    Event Place: Muddy Creek, Botetourt County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1808
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
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