David Lewis (1747 - 1822)

Born 21 Mar 1747 in Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Ann (Beeson) Lewis — married 30 Jan 1768 in New Garden, Quaker Mt., North Carolina

Husband of Penelope (Unknown) Lewis — married 1813 in South Carolina

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1822 at age 75 in Pendleton, Anderson Cty, South Carolina

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Biography

Private David Lewis served with North Carolina during the American Revolution.

David Lewis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A069834.

David Lewis is the first child of John and Priscilla Brooks Lewis. He was born on Tuesday March 21, 1747^[1] at Guilford County, North Carolina. He died June 23, 1822, Anderson County, South Carolina. David and his 7 brothers and sisters grew up in wilderness of North Carolina during the historical struggles for that time near the township of Franklinville. David was raised on the family farm located near today’s Patterson Grove community just north of Franklinville, NC.

David Lewis and Ann Beeson met and married in Guilford County, North Carolina. Ann's parents, Benjamin and Elizabeth (Hunter) Beeson, were staunch Quakers. The record of the Society of Friends (Quakers) of New Garden, Guilford County, show that Ann Beeson "married out of meeting." This meant that she chose a husband who was not a Quaker, which resulted in her dismissal from fellowship.

David Lewis married at the age of 20 and she 18, on Saturday, January 30, 1768 in the New Garden, Quaker Church, Guilford Co. North Carolina. Early stories of Randolph County describe the Lewis’s as tall, broad, muscular and powerful. It must have been a great sorrow for Benjamin Beeson when his daughter Ann chose to marry outside her faith, but he may have known the kind of men of valor the Virginia Lewis’s were in their efforts with the Militia against Indians, and as soldiers in the new nation's Revolution.

David and Ann (Beeson) Lewis had at least thirteen children. Their children were born in Guilford County, North Carolina.

David served from April 12 1781-2 for the year of enlistment. He is not recorded as having enlisted for further campaigns but enlisted as a private in the 10 regiment of the North Carolina Line,(? in Captain Benjamin Bailey’s Company, Col. Abram Shepherds Regiment.)

Right after 1789 and the American Revolution ended, territory opened up beyond the Appalachian boundaries. Settlers started pouring into the new frontier and the Lewis family was among them. David and Ann Lewis laid out claims and bought considerable land in Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina. They moved their 9 remaining children and property there. Here they lived 23 more years.

Children of this marriage:

1. Isaiah Lewis b. Sep 3, 1769; d. January 25, 1837 - md. Nancy Julian.

2. Priscilla Lewis b. Sep 4, 1770; - md. Thomas Field.

3. Rev. Jacob Lewis b. Mar 14, 1772; d. August 4, 1857 - md. Ailsey Leonard.

4. Joab Lewis b. Dec 23, 1773; - md. Phelba Barton, Katherine Leonard .

5. Catherine Lewis b. abt 1774 - md Joshua Story Jr.

6. Abner Lewis b. Sep 22, 1775.

7. Neriah Lewis b. June 25, 1778; d. Nov. 27, 1843 - md. Mary Moss.

8. Benjamin Lewis b. May 26, 1781.

9. Elizabeth Lewis b. Sep 21, 1783; . October 4, 1840 - md. Micajah Alexander.

10. Cozbi or Cosby Lewis b. July 17, 1785; -md. John Woodall.

11. Tarleton Lewis b. Aug 11, 1787; d, at Cass County, GA - md. Rachel Williams.

12. Hannah Lewis b. Oct 2, 1789; d. July 22 1869 - md. Ezekiel Harlin, Silas Perry

After Ann Beeson Lewis died, David married Penelopy unknown. Children born of that union were all born in Anderson County, South Carolina:

1. David Lewis Jr. b. Jan 24, 1814. 2. Rosannah Lewis b. Oct 26, 1815..

After serving under Capt. Benjamin Bailey,10th regiment of Abraham Shepherds Regiment, David was a farmer and a merchant in Pendleton Cty South Carolina. He taught school there for free. He left his remaining wealth in his will to Penelope and their 2 children, David Jr and Rosannah, after distributing shares to his oldest children. It was to be divided equally between the 3 of them. David Lewis died on 6/23/1822. This biography is a rough draft. It was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import and needs to be edited.

Christening

Date: 21 Mar 1747

Place: Guilford, Guilford, North Carolina

Christening:

Date: 5 May 1695

Place: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States

Burial

Date: 25 Jun 1822

Place: Anderson, South Carolina, United States

Marriage

: Husband: David Lewis

Wife: Ann Beeson

Marriage:

Date: 1768

Place: North Carolina, USA^[2]

User ID

User ID: AD737A59D363434DAB848496D49827E77C7D

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 30 Aug 2011

Time: 15:41:57

Prior to import, this record was last changed 15:41:57 30 Aug 2011.

Sources

1. ↑ Family Bible of John Lewis John Lewis
2. ↑ Source: #S3088331414 Page: Source number: 8840.929; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: . Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=88359&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 1749Birth place: VAMarriage date: 1768Marriage place:

Source S-2076851630 Ancestry Family Trees. Online publication - Provo, UT, USA : Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

• Source: S3088331414 Repository: #R3082402824 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Author: Yates Publishing Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was deriv Note:
• Repository: R3082402824 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com Note:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53530614

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 14 Mar 2021), "Record of David Lewis", Ancestor # A069834.

• Family Bible of John Lewis John Lewis

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Lewis-803 created through the import of 236-Cathy.ged on 20 October 2010.

• WikiTree profile Lewis-4339 created through the import of familysearch export.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Jeff Thomas. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.

• WikiTree profile Lewis-4478 created through the import of 1rebeason jun 2011.ged.ged on Sep 7, 2011 by Richard Beason. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Richard and others.

• WikiTree profile Lewis-4340 created through the import of familysearch export.ged on Aug 31, 2011 by Jeff Thomas. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Jeff and others.