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    Griffith LEWIS

    Male 1744 - 1806  (62 years)


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    • Name Griffith LEWIS  [1
      Born 1744  [2
      Gender Male 
      Residence 15 May 1775  Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
      Griffith owns 192 acres of land 
      Pg 815  William and Griffith Lewis Land Owners
      Pg 815 William and Griffith Lewis Land Owners
      This also could be the father, William Lewis.
      Other 20 Jul 1779  Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
      Griffith, William and John Lewis each become indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia with the reason being unclear. 
      1779  John William Griffith Thomas Lewis  Pg 1039 1040
      1779 John William Griffith Thomas Lewis Pg 1039 1040
      Other 1784  Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
      Will made for William Lewis (father) 
      William Lewis Will Transcript 1784
      William Lewis Will Transcript 1784
      Washington County Will Book I  1777 to 1792
      Washington County Will Book I 1777 to 1792
      Contains the Will of William Lewis, died in 1784 (or 1785)
      Died 1806  Lee County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Will of Griffith Lewis June 25, 1806
      Will of Griffith Lewis June 25, 1806
      Person ID I10320  Blecha/McDaniel
      Last Modified 9 Feb 2017 

      Father William LEWIS,   b. Abt 1723,   d. 1784, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 61 years) 
      Mother Margaret DAVIS,   b. Abt 1725,   d. Before 1784, Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
      Married 11 Nov 1743  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
      Marriage, William Lewis-Margaret Davis in 1743
      Marriage, William Lewis-Margaret Davis in 1743
      Family ID F3541  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

      Family Mary BROWN,   b. 1755,   d. After 1806, Lee County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
      Married Abt 1770  Washington County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
      Children 
       1. William LEWIS,   b. Abt 1771, Washington County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
       2. Nancy Hannah LEWIS,   b. 1772, Scott County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. After 1850, Scott County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
       3. Thomas LEWIS,   b. Abt 1777
       4. Rebecca LEWIS
       5. Anne LEWIS
       6. Polly LEWIS
       7. Leah LEWIS
       8. Abraham LEWIS
      Last Modified 19 Oct 2016 
      Family ID F3542  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    • Event Map
      Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1770 - Washington County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsResidence - Griffith owns 192 acres of land - 15 May 1775 - Washington County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsOther - Griffith, William and John Lewis each become indebted to the Commonwealth of Virginia with the reason being unclear. - 20 Jul 1779 - Washington County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsOther - Will made for William Lewis (father) - 1784 - Washington County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
      Link to Google MapsDied - 1806 - Lee County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
       = Link to Google Earth 

    • Sources 
      1. [S1897] Will of William Lewis in 1784, Shelby Ireson Edwards.

      2. [S1744] Various records researched on Ancestry.com.

      3. [S1900] History of Southwest Virginia, Lewis Preston Summers, (1903), 815.

      4. [S1899] Annals of Southwest Virginia: 1760-1800, Lewis Preston Summers, (1929), 1039-1040.

      5. [S1902] First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, 1702-1745; 1760-1803.