Robert Morrison Jr. says she was born on May 15,1798 in Sumter Co., SC, and died in Covington County, MS around 1818. The date of birth may be right, but the date of death can't be since Howell and Nancy are in the 1850 Jones County, MS census and Nancy Lewis is named in her father's 1843 will.
Other sources give place of birth as Cheraw, Chesterfield, South Carolina.
1850 Census Jones Co, MS (household 112). Living near son John.
Household Members:
Name Age
Howel Lewis 68
Nancy Lewis 63
Elbert Lewis 22
US Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index:
Surname: Nancy Lewis
Year: 1860
County: Lawrence CO.
State: MS
Age: 73
Gender: F (Female)
Month of Death: May
State of Birth: NC
ID#: MRT197_193024
Occupation: NONE LISTED
Cause of Death: TYPHOID
Sources
Correspondence with Robert Morrison, Jr;
ancestry.com;
1850 US census;
1860 US Federal Census Mortality Schedule
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Nancy by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Nancy: