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| Note: Information on the Lewis Family before Walden Lewis b. c. 1774 in Virginia comes from assumptions based on multiple sources. Therefore, the information on this page is not reliable for genealogical purposes. A detailed discussion of the many connections can be found at Lewis Family Research. |
James (4James, 3James, 2James, 1James, 0Research) Lewis of Madison Co AL
Research Note: James Lewis of Louisa Co VA is documented in this research because of the 35/37 DNA match between a direct descendant of James and a direct descendant of Walden Lewis. The question is, "How are they related, exactly?"
The 2/1776 record between James Lewis (Gen #3) and Alexander Spotswood gives us the name Tandy. And, this James named a son Tandy. Although only circumstantial, this is an avenue of pursuit.
Virginia County Records, p.325:
Feby. 15, 1776. Alexander Spotswood, Esqr., to James Lewis. Lease. 100 acres, etc. "Sd. James Lewis, Ann, his wife, and Willis Lewis, his son," etc. 600 lbs. tob.
Wit. Jno. Craig. Benja. Burbridge, Allen Wiley, James Lewis, Smyth Tandy. Rec. June 20, 1776.
James Lewis was born c. 1772 in Orange/ Louisa Co VA. On 8/20/1794 in Orange Co VA James married Nancy Ann Watkins b. c. 1774 Louisa Co VA. And, James may have been the white Overseer on the property of Mary Watkins in the 1798 Louisa record.
The next record for James is the 10/1800 Orange Co. record where he witnessed a deed. This record is important for placing James in Orange and informing that James was illiterate. This information helps distinguish this James from the many others.
Sometime before 1809 and the birth of son, Meriwether Anderson, James was permanently in Louisa Co. Reasonable conjecture leads to the belief that James and Nancy Ann lived on the Watkins property at Watkins Mill until their migration to Alabama.
In about 1818 after selling property--not necessarily land--James and family migrated down to Madison Co AL. And, their migration route would have probably taken them up the Valley of Virginia to the Wilderness Road and from Kingston TN down the Tennessee River to the vicinity of Huntsville AL.
James died 7/1828 in Madison Co AL.
Born c. 1772 Orange Co VA
Married 8/20/1794 in Orange Co VA to Nancy Ann Watkins b. c. 1774 Louisa Co VA
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Co VA Marriages (1747 - 1850): 20 Aug 1794, James Lewis & Nancy, daughter of Isham. Wit by Joel Watkins (brother) & James Landrum (brother-in-law). |
| Mary Watkins is listed April 9 with 1 white Overseer over 16/ 0 Blacks 12-16/ 4 Blacks over 16/ 4 Horses |
10/1800 Orange Co VA Record
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Orange County Deeds, 1798-1803, pp. 99-100: |
Migrated by 1809 to Louisa Co VA
1812 Louisa Co VA Record
| 1812 property sale for James and Nancy Watkins, wife. Tandy [Lewis, son of James] signed the sale. |
11/25/1818 Louisa Co VA Land Transaction
| Louisa Co VA Deed Bk O, p. 146: 25-Nov-1818 In consideration of the good will an esteem we have toward Isham L. Watkins of Logan County, Kentucky and $1 we give all our claim to land willed to him by his father in which his mother Elizabeth Watkins was to have a right being land Isham Watkins, dec'd. resided during his lifetime in Louisa on waters of Christophers Run. Sig. Joel Watkins, Elizabeth Watkins, James Lewis, Ann Lewis, John D. Watkins, Polly Watkins, Francis Landrum agent for James and Piney Landrum. Rec. 5 Jan 1819. |
Migrated c. 1818 to Madison Co AL
1820 Madison Co AL Census: Missing
Died 7/1828 Madison Co AL
Born c. 1795 Louisa Co VA
1812 Louisa Co VA Record
| 1812. Property sale for James and Nancy Watkins, wife. Tandy [Lewis, son of James] signed the sale. |
Migrated c. 1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
1820 Madison Co AL Census: Missing
Married c. 1820 in Alabama to Sandy Lewis b. c. 1800
Murdered 2/28/1832 Madison Co AL
Born 12/8/1800 Louisa Co VA
Migrated c. 1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
Married 8/12/1818 Madison Co AL to William Harris b. 1798 in Virginia
| Harris, William W. | Lewis, Mary Ann | Vol. 2 p. 123 | 12 Aug 1818 |
Died before 1850 Madison Co AL
Born 1802 Louisa Co VA
Migrated c. 1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
Married 9/30/1822 in Madison Co AL to Willis Davidson b. c. 1800
| Davison, Willis | Lewis, Elizabeth | Vol. C pt 1 p. 310 | 30 Sep 1822 |
Died before 1850 Madison Co AL
Born 1804 Louisa Co VA
Migrated c. /1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
1830 Madison Co AL Census: James Lewis
1850 Madison Co AL Census
1850 Federal Census: Madison County, Alabama HN FN LAST FIRST AGE Sex Occup. BIRTH ======================================================= 233 233 Lewis James S 46 M Wagon maker Virginia Sarah 18 F Alabama James H 22 M Alabama Margaret 16 F Alabama Julia 15 F Alabama Francis 11 F Alabama Frederick 10 M Alabama Merewither 8 M Alabama William 6 F Alabama |
Died 1853 Madison Co AL
Born 5/25/1807 Louisa Co VA
Migrated c. 1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
Married 10/9/1824 in Madison Co AL to William Babb b. c. 1802
| Babb, William | Lewis, Celia | Vol. C pt 2 p. 435 | 09 Oct 1824 |
Died in Lamar Co TX
Born 5/25/1809 Louisa Co VA
Migrated c. 1818 w/ family to Madison Co AL
Married 10/21/1834 in Madison Co AL to Charlotte Hudson b. 1818 in North Carolina
| Lewis, M. A. | Hudson, Charlott M. | Vol. 4 p. 214 | 21 Oct 1834 |
1840 Madison Co AL Census: James Lewis
1850 Madison Co AL Census
1850 Federal Census: Madison County, Alabama HN FN LAST FIRST AGE Sex Occup. BIRTH ======================================================= 247 247 Lewis Merewether A 40 M Farmer Virginia Charlotte L 32 F N Carolina James D 12 M Alabama Tandy W 8 M Alabama Samuel R 5 M Alabama Arthur H 2 M Alabama |
Died d. 9/271861 Madison Co AL
