Brief Life History of David
When Captain David Lewis Jr. was born on 22 August 1726, in Hanover, Virginia, British Colonial America, his father, David Lewis Sr., was 41 and his mother, Ann Elizabeth Terrell, was 39. He married Rebecca Stovall on 26 January 1744, in Augusta, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in South Carolina, United States in 1775. He died on 17 March 1788, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 61.
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- Albemarle. Deed Books 1748–1752. David Lewis [Sr] to David Lewis [Jr] 200 acres
- DAVID LEWIS, SENIOR of 96 District, SC sale of property to GEORGE MUSICK in Rutherford County, NC -- Rutherford County, NC Deed records, 1779-1962, and 1964-1965, and index, 1779-1916, and general index to real estate conveyances, grantor and grantee,...
- Albemarle. VA Land Grants: David Lewis Jr, 175 acres on Ivy Creek, adj Samuel Arnold, Robert Day, William Woods
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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David Lewis, Jr (unknown-1787)
Birth: unknown Hanover, Hanover County, Virginia, USA Death: 1787 Virginia, USA Family links: Parents: David Lewis (1695 - 1779) Ann Elizabeth Terrell Lewis (1695 - 1734) Children: …
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