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COL Thomas Lewis

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COL Thomas Lewis

Birth
Virginia, USA
Death
28 Jul 1800 (aged 47)
Virginia, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Son of General Andrew Lewis Add to Map
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Andrew Lewis' son Thomas is named in his father's will. A copy of the will can be found as addition in "Memories". From his father Andrew's will it reads:

"To my son Thomas I give the tract of land joining the upper end of the tract I live on, known by the name of Burks, or Old Place, containing 283 acres, and on the north side of Roanoke River. Also a tract of land on the north side of Greenbrier River, near to Weaver’s Nob, and known by the name of Richland, containing 1,170 acres. Also a tract in Greenbrier county, on which John Cook lives, containing 500 acres, and known by the name of Falling Spring tract. Also a tract containing 200 acres joining the southwest end of the Warm Spring tract, and on both sides of the Warm Spring branch."

General Andrew Lewis' will was Proved and admitted to probate on the 14th day of February, 1782, by the County Court of Botetourt

(IV) Thomas, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Givens) Lewis, settled in Mason county, on lands bequeathed to him in his father's will. He was killed by falling from a horse. He married Sallie, daughter of George Thornton, and he and his wife were both dead prior to a deed of the heirs of Thomas Lewis, dated April 24, 1830, of record in Mason county (liber G. page 444), in which the heirs of Thomas Lewis are named. Children of Thomas and Sallie (Thornton) Lewis (from the deed of record in Kanawha county of date July 27, 1820): Thomas, married Eliza Beale; Andrew, referred to below; William, married Penelope Lane: Evan, married Delilah Amos; Samuel, married Katharine Wallace of Indiana, sister of General Lew Wallace.

(V) Andrew, son of Thomas and Sallie (Thornton) Lewis, married Jennie Boswell. Children: William, married Dianna Flowers of Jackson county; Pallas S., referred to below; Samuel, married Mary Greer, of Jackson county; Columbus, married Sarah Brown of Jackson county.

Source: [West Virginia and its people, Volume 3 By Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, page 658 )
Andrew Lewis' son Thomas is named in his father's will. A copy of the will can be found as addition in "Memories". From his father Andrew's will it reads:

"To my son Thomas I give the tract of land joining the upper end of the tract I live on, known by the name of Burks, or Old Place, containing 283 acres, and on the north side of Roanoke River. Also a tract of land on the north side of Greenbrier River, near to Weaver’s Nob, and known by the name of Richland, containing 1,170 acres. Also a tract in Greenbrier county, on which John Cook lives, containing 500 acres, and known by the name of Falling Spring tract. Also a tract containing 200 acres joining the southwest end of the Warm Spring tract, and on both sides of the Warm Spring branch."

General Andrew Lewis' will was Proved and admitted to probate on the 14th day of February, 1782, by the County Court of Botetourt

(IV) Thomas, son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Givens) Lewis, settled in Mason county, on lands bequeathed to him in his father's will. He was killed by falling from a horse. He married Sallie, daughter of George Thornton, and he and his wife were both dead prior to a deed of the heirs of Thomas Lewis, dated April 24, 1830, of record in Mason county (liber G. page 444), in which the heirs of Thomas Lewis are named. Children of Thomas and Sallie (Thornton) Lewis (from the deed of record in Kanawha county of date July 27, 1820): Thomas, married Eliza Beale; Andrew, referred to below; William, married Penelope Lane: Evan, married Delilah Amos; Samuel, married Katharine Wallace of Indiana, sister of General Lew Wallace.

(V) Andrew, son of Thomas and Sallie (Thornton) Lewis, married Jennie Boswell. Children: William, married Dianna Flowers of Jackson county; Pallas S., referred to below; Samuel, married Mary Greer, of Jackson county; Columbus, married Sarah Brown of Jackson county.

Source: [West Virginia and its people, Volume 3 By Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, page 658 )


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