Levi (Lemons) Lemmons (abt. 1785 - bef. 1840)

Born about 1785 in State of Franklin

Ancestors

Son of Thomas Leming and Mary (Carter) Leming

Descendants

Died before 1840 before about age 55 in Roane, Tennessee

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Kari Lemons [send private message]

Lineage from Liming Immigrant

1. John Liming (1647-1695), Immigrant m. Prudence Wainwright

1.2 William Liming (1686-1747) m. Deborah

1.2.1 Daniel Liming (1726-1814) m. Elizabeth Fine

1.2.1.1 Thomas Leming (1760-1814) m. Mary Carter (1760-1860)

Biography

I first found out about Levi Lemons though a post in the Genealogy.com Lemons forum. Lloyd Lemons posted that his grandfather John Howell Lemons had written a memoir right before he died in 1953, telling about all that he recalled of his Lemons history. Lloyd had the letter and it stated that my oldest known ancestor William Monroe Lemons was Levi's son. It also stated that Levi had other children.

My Uncle Wayne had a DNA test done which matched several men descended from John Lyming. I do know that the only person from the Leming Family that we could have come from is Daniel Leming. Daniel is the only NJ Leming man of his generation to settle in pre-statehood Tennessee. As of Oct 2013, I now know with 99% certainty that Thomas Leming and Mary Carter were the parents of Levi Lemmons/Leming.

Military

Levi served during the War of 1812 for 3 months.

Name: Levi Lemmons

Company: 2 REG'T (LILLARD'S) EAST TENNESSEE VOLS.

Rank - Induction: PRIVATE

Rank - Discharge: PRIVATE

Roll Box: 124

Microfilm Publication: M602

• Original data - National Archives and Records Administration. Index to the Compiled Military Service Records for the Volunteer Soldiers Who Served During the War of 1812.

Records

1800

Year: 1800

Name: Levi Lemmon

Residence: Carter, Tennessee

1819

Year: 1819

Name: Levi Lemmons

State: TN

County: Rhea County

Record Type: Tax list

Database: TN Early Census Index

1830

1830 United States Federal Census

Name: Levi Ponnard [Levi Lemmons]

Home in 1830: Roane, Tennessee

Sources

• Paternal relationship is confirmed through Y-chromosome DNA testing. Wayne Laverne Lemons, FTDNA kit #B3917. Wayne matches Lee Liming, FTDNA kit #552846 , 100% at 37 markers. Their common ancestor is the immigrant ancestor John Liming. Lee Liming descends from the oldest son John Liming II and Wayne descends from second son William Liming. He matches 5 other men at 100% and 2 other men at 98% at FTDNA all at 37 markers.

Upload History

• Wikitree profile Lemons-41 created by Kari Lemons on May 15,2011.
• WikiTree profile Lemons-84 created through the import of Westbrook_Rister_Pittman_Armst.ged on Jul 12, 2011 by Gary Westbrook.

John Liming Society

If you directly descend from this person, a new family association has been created for you. The John Liming Society seeks to preserve the history, genealogy and artifacts of the family. Please visit the main website at http://john-liming-society.org and register.

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Lemon DNA Project

There are currently 7 men who have taken a Y-DNA test in the Lemons DNA Project at Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), and who all descend from John Lyming. If you are a man with the surname of Lemon or any of it's many variants, and wish to participate in Y-DNA testing, it is recommended to order a 37 marker test at FTDNA. Here is the projects main page, ask a question, read the posts, see the photo's. Project lineages can be found by clicking About and then Results.