Matthew Lewis

1723 - 1755  (32 years)   Has 5 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Matthew Lewis
  Birth	1720/1723	Chowan Co, NC (now Bertie Co, NC)
  Gender	Male
  _UID	DE1E126A8B2F9C4A8F55BEABBC90DCF78420
  Death	1755	Onslow Co, NC
  Person ID	I127271	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Anthony Lewis,   b. Abt 1680   d. 1754/1759, Onslow Co, NC (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Williams
  Marriage	Bef 1720	Chowan Co, NC (now Bertie Co, NC)
  _UID	A0EB45FE42907F418D055D04EB0A57A03FDD
  Family ID	F35555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Brock   d. Aft 1755, Onslow Co, NC
  Marriage	Bef 1741	Onslow Co, NC
  _UID	E0B2DB55ACB08A4B8E8AD87E28768D7A06B2
  Children	1. John Lewis,   b. Abt 1741, Onslow Co, NC d. Aft 1793 (Age > 53 years)   2. Sarah Lewis,   b. Bef 25 Sep 1750, Onslow Co, NC d. Aft 25 Sep 1750, Onslow Co, NC (Age > 0 years)
  Family ID	F35556	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:Born ca 1720/23 based on his son John being born ca 1741, and assuming Matthew was at least 18 by 1741, thus born before ca 1723. Also, Matthew was still a minor in 1734, but over 14, thus combined, he wa sborn ca 1720/1723. !COURT:22 Apr 1734 Onslow Co., NC Anthony Lewis Senr records his son Jacob Lewis's mark on under Swquare in each ear & & half moon under the left ear Anthony Lewis Senr records for his son Matthew Lewis mark ... Anthony Lewis Senr records for his son Abraham Lewis's mark ... !DEED:29 Dec 1749 Onslow Co., NC C-26 Anthony Lewis to Mathew Lewis 5 shillings 100a p/o grant to Stephen Williams e sd of NW branch of New River W: Abraham Lewis ... !WITNESS-WILL:17 Jan 1750 Onslow Co., NC pr. 2 Apr 1751 Robert Courtney son John son Robert son Jonathan son Rowlan son-in-law Richard Curtis Friend Benjamin Eason wife Hannah dau Phebe Curtis Exec: Robert and Jonathan Courtney W: Matthew Lewis, Jos. Sturges, Benjamin Eason; !NAMED-WILL:25 Sep 1750 Onslow Co., NC George Brack son George Brack son Eliazer Brack wife Jean Brack son Richard Brack dau Elizabeth Brack son William Brack gr son John Lewis gr dau Sarah Lewis son-in-law Matthew Lewis S: George Brack (his mark) W: Lionel Bowtwell, Mourning Lewis (mark), Susaner Morris (mark) !WITNESS-DEED: 7 Nov 1750 Onslow Co., NC C-45 Anthony Lewis Sr to Anthony Lewis Jr 10 pounds, 250a New River on mouth of Crooked Run down a small branch to the river island ... grantedto Anthony Lewis Sr in 1739. W: Mathew Lewis, Mournin Lewis; !WITNESS-DEED: 7 Jan 1751/52 Onslow Co., NC C-61 Anthony Lewis Sr to Elmor Anderson 100 pounds 140a NE side of NW branch of New River at line betw Anthony Lewis and Thos Johnston at Great Branch and Indian Branch to a line btw Anthony Lewis and Mathew Lewis ... p/o grant to Stephen Williams, deeded to John Williams and by him to Anthony Lewis ... W: Mathew Lewis, John Chapman; !DEED: 9 Mar 1751/52 Onslow Co., NC C-62 Mathew Lewis Sr to Able Anderson 50 pounds 100a at New River p/o grant to Stephen Williams, deeded to John Williams and by him to Anthony Lewis and by him to Mathew Lewis ... W: John Chapman, Elmor Anderson; !DEED: 7 Oct 1754 Onslow Co., NC D-31 Mathew Lewis of Granvil Co., NC to John Milton 15 pounds VA currency 50a being land I last lived on and p/o tract bought of Able Johnson joining Anthony Lewis Sr's line. W: Eleaser Brock;