Abt 1763 - Aft 1778 (> 15 years) Has 7 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Elijah Lewis |
| Birth |
Abt 1763 |
Chowan Co, NC  |
| Gender |
Male |
| _UID |
E21A80888BE7DF459B56EEF9F95671D70964 |
| Death |
Aft 29 Sep 1778 |
Chowan Co, NC |
| Person ID |
I127516 |
Marty and Karla Grant |
| Last Modified |
19 Jun 2026 |
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| Notes |
- !NOTES:Was 15 years old per court record dated 29 Sep 1778, thus born ca 1763 or late 1762;
!NAMED-WILL:15 Mar 1764 Chowan Co., NC
John Lewis Senr of Chowan County
my son Isaac Lewis the plantation where I now live ... and land I bought of Andrew Woddly ...
my son Eliger Lewis 100a joining land I live on known by hte name of Jamesis old feald ... <---
my granson Fadrick* Lewis 70a W Sd Great Swamp joining my son John Lewis's land ...
my granson Benjamin Lewis 100a Rochahock Neck ...
my five oldest children to wit
Elizabeth, Ann, Mary, John, Martha 20sh each
my granddaughter Elizabeth Lewis ...
my wife and five youngest children to wit
Isaac Lewis, Ester Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Anne Lewis & Eliger Lewis
wife Mary Lewis
wife Mary Lewis and Abraham Norflet Executors
S: John Lewis
W: Thomas Jones, Richard Humphrey & Wm Jones
Proven May 1765 court
* Fadrick meant to be Frederick? or Shadrick? or Patrick? Not sure;
!COURT: 1768 Chowan Co., NC
The Court vs Joseph Ming, Guardian of
Isaac, Esther, Sarah, Ann & Elijah Lewis;
!COURT:18 Mar 1772 Chowan Co., NC
Ordered that James Brinkley be appointed guardian to Elijah Lewis orphan of John Lewis Esq, decd on giving security ...
"" for Sarah Lewis ...
!COURT:29 Sep 1778 Chowan Co., NC Court Minutes 1772-1801
Ordered that Elijah Lewis Orphan be bound to James Farrow until he becomes 21 years of age to learn the trade of a cooper, he now being fifteen years old.
!CENSUS:1790 x
* None found in NC;
!NOTES:There was an Elijah Lewis in Nansemond Co., VA mentioned in a Gates Co., NC deed in 1798. He witnessed a 28 Aug 1797 deed in Gates between Peter Marble of Nansemond Co., VA to Elisha Cross & William Watters of Gates Co., NC. Elijah Lewis proved it May 1798 court. Might be same guy, might not be;
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