Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families Tree - Person Sheet
Birth31 Aug 1726, Chemokins Plantation, New Kent County, Virginia
Will Dated1787354
Death21 Jan 1788, Caswell County, North Carolina Age: 61
Will Proved1790354
FatherCol. Robert Lewis , M (~1704-1765)
MotherJane Meriwether , F (~1705-<1757)
Spouses
Birth1733, Naylor's Hole, Richmond County, Virginia
Death1797353
MemoShe died at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Philip Taylor.
FatherCol. William Fauntleroy , M (1684-1757)
MotherApphia Bushrod , F (~1694-1759)
Marriage1752, Halifax County, Virginia91
ChildrenJohn , M (1753-1817)
Jane , F (<1757-<1788)
Apphia Fauntleroy , F (1758->1810)
Sarah , F (1761-1837)
Will notes for COL John Lewis
Will of John Lewis 'of Halifax County', Virginia written in 1787 before he moved to Caswell County, North Carolina.
"July Court, 1790."
In the name of God, Amen. I John Lewis of the County of Halifax and State of Virginia, calling to mind the uncertainty of life do make and ordain while in perfect state of health and memory this my last Will and testament in the manner following:
Imprimis. It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid.
Item. It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Catherine Lewis shall have exclusive of what the law allows the use of all my household and kitchen furniture together with the use of the following negroes namely: Little, Fran, Sallie, Millie, and Cesia, during her natural life.
Item. It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Catherine Lewis shall have Tom Plump, and Robbin Flagg in her dower of slaves.
Item. I give unto son John Lewis, all of the lands I die possessed of in Halifax County together with the one third part of my personal estate, to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my son John Lewis, as trustee for my daughter Sarah Taylor one third part of my personal estate for her use during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between the heirs of her body to them and their heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my daughter Apphia Allen one third part of my personal estate to her and her heirs forever.
Item. It is my will and desire that at the death of my beloved wife, all the negroes, household and kitchen furniture be equally divided between my son John Lewis, my daughter Sarah Taylor and my daughter Apphia Allen as before mentioned.
Item. It is my will and desire that my son John Lewis shall have at the death of my beloved wife, Tom Plump if alive in her proportion of the estate she dies possessed of, to him and his heirs forever.
It is my will and desire that my Executors hereafter named sell all my land except what I have already given to my son John at the more convenient time and place, and the money arising from the sale of said land to be appropriated to the use of paying my just debt and the balance if any to be equally divided between my son John and my daughter Sarah and my daughter Apphia to them and their heirs forever. Lastly I nominate and appoint my son John Lewis, Major David Allen and William John Pellet Executors to this my last Will and testament revoking all other heretofore made by me. As Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.
John Lewis, Senior (m) (seal)
Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of
John Winters, his mark Jurat
Archie Walter
John X Roper -Jurat
his mark
The execution of this Will was duly proven in open court by the oath of John Winters and John Roper two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be recorded. At the same time John Lewis (m) and John Pettet qualified as executors and letters issue. Teste A. Murphy, Clerk Court
North Carolina, Caswell County
I, Mary A. Horton, Deputy Clerk Superior Court, of Caswell County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the above Will as it appears of record in the office of the Clerk Superior Court in book of Wills "b", page 340.
Witness my hand and seal of said court, this 29th day of January, 1934
Mary A. Horton, Deputy Clerk Superior Court."
"July Court, 1790."
In the name of God, Amen. I John Lewis of the County of Halifax and State of Virginia, calling to mind the uncertainty of life do make and ordain while in perfect state of health and memory this my last Will and testament in the manner following:
Imprimis. It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid.
Item. It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Catherine Lewis shall have exclusive of what the law allows the use of all my household and kitchen furniture together with the use of the following negroes namely: Little, Fran, Sallie, Millie, and Cesia, during her natural life.
Item. It is my will and desire that my beloved wife Catherine Lewis shall have Tom Plump, and Robbin Flagg in her dower of slaves.
Item. I give unto son John Lewis, all of the lands I die possessed of in Halifax County together with the one third part of my personal estate, to him and his heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my son John Lewis, as trustee for my daughter Sarah Taylor one third part of my personal estate for her use during her natural life and at her death to be equally divided between the heirs of her body to them and their heirs forever.
Item. I give unto my daughter Apphia Allen one third part of my personal estate to her and her heirs forever.
Item. It is my will and desire that at the death of my beloved wife, all the negroes, household and kitchen furniture be equally divided between my son John Lewis, my daughter Sarah Taylor and my daughter Apphia Allen as before mentioned.
Item. It is my will and desire that my son John Lewis shall have at the death of my beloved wife, Tom Plump if alive in her proportion of the estate she dies possessed of, to him and his heirs forever.
It is my will and desire that my Executors hereafter named sell all my land except what I have already given to my son John at the more convenient time and place, and the money arising from the sale of said land to be appropriated to the use of paying my just debt and the balance if any to be equally divided between my son John and my daughter Sarah and my daughter Apphia to them and their heirs forever. Lastly I nominate and appoint my son John Lewis, Major David Allen and William John Pellet Executors to this my last Will and testament revoking all other heretofore made by me. As Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this eighth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and eighty seven.
John Lewis, Senior (m) (seal)
Signed sealed and acknowledged in presence of
John Winters, his mark Jurat
Archie Walter
John X Roper -Jurat
his mark
The execution of this Will was duly proven in open court by the oath of John Winters and John Roper two of the subscribing witnesses thereto and on motion ordered to be recorded. At the same time John Lewis (m) and John Pettet qualified as executors and letters issue. Teste A. Murphy, Clerk Court
North Carolina, Caswell County
I, Mary A. Horton, Deputy Clerk Superior Court, of Caswell County, North Carolina, do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the above Will as it appears of record in the office of the Clerk Superior Court in book of Wills "b", page 340.
Witness my hand and seal of said court, this 29th day of January, 1934
Mary A. Horton, Deputy Clerk Superior Court."
DAR notes for COL John Lewis
John Lewis (1725)–88) was a patriot who furnished supplies for the militia of North Carolina, South Carolina. and Virginia. He was born in Albemarle County, Va.; died in Caswell Countty, N.C.
Children notes for John & Catherine Griffin (Family)
Children of Col. John Lewis and Catherine Fauntleroy
Page 513 of “The Meriwether and their Connections” (NHM)30 shows a Thomas as the son of John Lewis and Katherine Griffin Fauntleroy and proceeds to show a number of descendants, starting with a son, William Thomas. However, there are several problems with this connection.
First, the will of John Lewis, husband of Katherine Fauntleroy, and dated 1788, probated in 1790, only mentions three children: son John, who married Elizabeth Howell Kennon, daughter Apphia, who married David Allen and daughter Sarah, who married Phillip Taylor. No mention of a son Thomas or a daughter Jane, as also shown by NHM.
Second, NHM gives a birth year of 1761 for Thomas and no date for son William Thomas Lewis, but his grandson, William, was born in 1780, when Thomas was only 19 years old. It appears that the 1780 date for William is accurate, so Thomas could not have been born in 1761.
A cursory examination of Rootsweb by TMSI finds that almost all the family trees listing Thomas and wife Sarah Hawley Harrison show this incorrect connection to John Lewis and Katherine Fauntleroy. One site states Thomas is actually Thomas Bongamon Lewis, born abt 1710 in Rosemont, Westmoreland County, Virginia, son of Surles/Searles Lewis and Elizabeth Linton. Thomas Bongamon Lewis married Elizabeth Harris, born about 1720. Another site simply lists the birthdates of Thomas and Sarah as being in the 1740s and does not give a father for Thomas.
At this time the Meriwether Society does not recognize Thomas as being the son John Lewis and Catherine Fauntleroy and he and his descendants are therefore not directly connected to Nicholas Meriwether I. If John and Catherine had a son named Thomas and a daughter named Jane, they probably died before 1788. Additional research on the deeds and other papers of John Lewis is needed to clarify this situation.
Page 513 of “The Meriwether and their Connections” (NHM)30 shows a Thomas as the son of John Lewis and Katherine Griffin Fauntleroy and proceeds to show a number of descendants, starting with a son, William Thomas. However, there are several problems with this connection.
First, the will of John Lewis, husband of Katherine Fauntleroy, and dated 1788, probated in 1790, only mentions three children: son John, who married Elizabeth Howell Kennon, daughter Apphia, who married David Allen and daughter Sarah, who married Phillip Taylor. No mention of a son Thomas or a daughter Jane, as also shown by NHM.
Second, NHM gives a birth year of 1761 for Thomas and no date for son William Thomas Lewis, but his grandson, William, was born in 1780, when Thomas was only 19 years old. It appears that the 1780 date for William is accurate, so Thomas could not have been born in 1761.
A cursory examination of Rootsweb by TMSI finds that almost all the family trees listing Thomas and wife Sarah Hawley Harrison show this incorrect connection to John Lewis and Katherine Fauntleroy. One site states Thomas is actually Thomas Bongamon Lewis, born abt 1710 in Rosemont, Westmoreland County, Virginia, son of Surles/Searles Lewis and Elizabeth Linton. Thomas Bongamon Lewis married Elizabeth Harris, born about 1720. Another site simply lists the birthdates of Thomas and Sarah as being in the 1740s and does not give a father for Thomas.
At this time the Meriwether Society does not recognize Thomas as being the son John Lewis and Catherine Fauntleroy and he and his descendants are therefore not directly connected to Nicholas Meriwether I. If John and Catherine had a son named Thomas and a daughter named Jane, they probably died before 1788. Additional research on the deeds and other papers of John Lewis is needed to clarify this situation.