Lewis, his family, and his slaves were enumerated in the August 1776 Census in Prince George's Parish, Maryland. Although only Lewis (age 55) and his wife, Alice (age 53) were identified by name, the household including the following residents:[1]
White Males: ages 55 (Lewis), 16, 14
White Females: ages 53 (Alice), 28, 26, 23, 20
Male Slaves: ages 60, 55, 32, 25
Female Slaves: Ages 60, 23, 9, 6, 1
And the following composite information:
Male Whites Over 16: 1
Male Whites Under 16: 1
Males Whites Under 16, Defective: 1
Female Whites: 5
Slaves Over 16: 6
Under 16: 3
Birth
Date: 03 DEC 1721 "Great Marsh", Prince George's, MD
Sources
↑ "1776 Census: St John's and Prince George's Parishes": in Brumbaugh, Gaius Marcus, M.S. M.D., Compiler. Maryland Records: Colonial, Revolutionary, County, and Church from Original Sources. Volume 1, p 47 (Williams & Wilkins: Baltimore, MD; 1915) Archive.org (Full view)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lewis by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lewis: