James Lewis Amis (1760 - 1825)

Born 1760 in Essex County, Colony of Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Woodson (Knight) Amis — married 25 Dec 1781 in Granville, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died Aug 1825 at about age 65 in Abraham Springs, Granville, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Lewis Amis was a Virginia colonist.

James Lewis Amis, or Lewis, was born about 1757 or 1760 in Essex County, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

Lewis removed to Granville County, North Carolina, before 1781.

Lewis married Elisabeth Knight after 25 December 1781, when Lewis obtained a marriage license, and William Davis posted bond with him.^[1]

On 30 November 1792, Lewis posted bond for the marriage of his sister Hannah to John Ogilvie.^[2]

Lewis died August 1825 at Abraham Springs, Granville, North Carolina.^{[citation needed]}

Children

1. William Amis, b. 1782
2. Thomas Amis, b. 1784, d. 1858
3. Lewis Amis, b. 1787, d. 1858
4. Col. Joseph Amis, b. 1788, d. 1840
5. Nancy Amis, b. 1789^[3]
6. Elisabeth Amis, b. 1790^[4]
7. John Amis, b. 1791^[5]
8. Hannah Amis, b. 1792
9. Elisabeth Amis, b. 1794, d. 1864
10. Nancy Amis, b. 1796, d. 1849
11. Hannah Amis, b. 1800^[6]
12. John Amis, b. 1800^[7]
13. Frances Amis, b. 1804, d. aft 1870

Research Notes

• Needs Relationship Review: The list of children appears to contain duplicated names (as opposed to children that died at a young age). Spratlin-29 17:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

Name

• The first name James is unsourced. Spratlin-29 17:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

• AKA: James Lewis Revwar Amis

Some trees show James with a christening name of Revwar, however, to date no records have been cited supporting that assertion. Two trees have alluded to SAR documents, but none were presented.

Revwar, Rev War, Revolutionary War: Isn't it likely this is someone's personal annotation system indicating he was believed to have served in the Revolutionary War? Spratlin-29 17:44, 7 November 2022 (UTC)

• This source, previously listed in the biography, does not prove the first name James, or the parents:

James Lewis Amis^[8]

Son of William Daniel Amis and Hannah Daly Amis

Sources

1. ↑ State Archives, North Carolina, North Carolina, Granville County, marriage records, Births, Delayed Births, Divorces,Marriage Bonds, Licenses, Certificates, Registers, Cohabitations, and Grave Removals, Granville County, Marriage Bonds (Abbett-Gooch), C.044.60003, ca. 1758-1868; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH1-YSLW-7?cc=1726957&cat=2657303), image 340.
2. ↑ County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Granville County, North Carolina, Index to marriage bonds, 1749-1868; marriage bonds, 1749-1868, Boxes 1-5 numbers 1-1215; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939K-RY33-96?cc=1726957&wc=QD8P-DDF%3A1588772822%2C1588773021), image 25.
3. ↑ MN3C-9V4
4. ↑ 9XP6-YXV
5. ↑ MN3C-929
6. ↑ MN3C-9LP
7. ↑ GMKG-GHW
8. ↑ North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979

See also:

• FamilySearch, James Lewis Revwar Amis, L41Y-DT4

Acknowledgements

Amis-182 was created by Don Leuty through the import of Martin_2017-06-25.ged on Jun 25, 2017.