My connection to the Lewis family is that Sarah Lewis married Daniel McKenzie who is in my line. The Lewis lineage is as follows: JOSIAH LEWIS, SR MARY RODGERS -------------------- ---------------- b 1709 in Wales 1765 near Little Pee Dee River, SC m Eng in 1760s D 1790 near Little Pee Dee River, SC d same as Josiah After Josiah's death, Mary Rodgers Lewis married a scotsman, named Alexander McKenzie (see my separate McKENZIE page for more data) ---children of 1st wife (unknown name)--- John Lewis, b in Wales ----> William Lewis, b Wales, m Sarah Burton in Wales Jacob Lewis, b Wales Abel Lewis, b Wales ---children of 2nd wife, Mary Rodgers--- Josiah Lewis, Jr, b 1797, SC, d 1868 Sarah Lewis, m Robert Elliott --Polly Elliott --Ula Elliott --Fannie Elliott Elizabeth Lewis, m Wm rowell --Lewis Rowell --Mary Rowell J R McKenzie of Ft Worth, Tx (jrmckenz@flash.net) sent me a note in 1998 that included the following data that he had extracted from a box of loose papers in the Kentwood Library: Josiah Lewis born 1709 in Wales. he brouth his family, including four boys (John, Jacob, William, and Able) to Maryland in 1745. After about 4 years they moved to "Pee Dee River Country" in South Carolina. there his son, William, married Sarah Burton, daughter of Thomas and Mary Burton. william and Sarah had two sons: Joseph Burton Lewis and Fracis Lewis. Francis died at age 15. WILLIAM LEWIS SARAH BURTON ----------------- ------------------- b in Wales m 1762 in Wales d SC SC ---Children--- ----> Joseph Benjamine Lewis Francis Lewis d at age of 15 Sarah Burton was the daughter of Thomas Burton, an Englishman and Baptist minister of considerable fame and her mother, Mary Burton. It is said that Thomas was such a great influence in America that the commander of Savannah, Ga offered a reward of 1,000 guinas for his head. JOSEPH BENJAMINE (Burton) LEWIS SARAH ELIZABETH MAGEE ---------------------- ------------------- b Sept 30, 1763, SC b Oct 15, 1796 m abt Oct 15, 1780 d March 24, 1845 buied at Pine Bluff d Sept 10, 1828, Copiah, Ms Bapt Ch, Dentville, Ms His second wife was Tabitha Morris Joseph Benjamin Lewis fought with General Francis Marion in the revolution in his youth. In 1786, he married Elizabeth Magee and moved to Williamsbury Distirck along the Black River and was overseer on an indigo plantation. After having the first 4 children, he moved to Screven County, Ga, part of which beame Bullock County. Land records show he owned land there from 1793 to 1811. Elizabeth's father was William Magee who moved from SC to Pensacola, Fla but was killed by indians when he attempted to return to SC. After Elizabeth's death, Joseph married Tabitha Morris.She was born Dec 1800, married Aug 6, 1834 and she lived to be very old. ---children of Joseph and Elizabeth--- ----> Sarah Lewis, m Daniel McKenzie Lucretia Lewis *see note at end William Lewis, b July 11, 1791 Nancy Lewis, married David McKenzie Britton Lewis, b March 30, 1796 Joseph Benjamine Lewis, Jr, B Sep 6, 1797 Henry Lewis, b Jun 27, 1800 Thomas Lewis, b June 6, 1804 John J Lewis, b March 7, 1805 Mary Lewis Elizabeth Lewis Mark Lewis Hugh Lewis Lavica Lewis Francis Marion Lewis Martha Lewis Sarah Lewis married Daniel McKenzie and they are part of my line. Their children were: James McKenzie Susanna McKenzie Eliza McKenzie Alexander McKenzie ----> William McKenzie John McKenzie Elizabeth McKenzie Ann McKenzie Emily McKenzie John McKenzie Martha McKenzie (died at about 25 yrs of age) Note re: William Lewis: He was the father of several children at Lewiston, La (just East of Kentwood in Tangipahoa, Parish), one of whom was Henry W L Lewis, a well known and prestigious man in the mid-1800s in Tangi Parish & in the state of Louisiana. One of his grandsons, Arthur Cullen (A C)Lewis, became a well known and wealthy real estate owner in the Baton Rouge area, owning the Bellemont Motel, the Oak Manor Motel, the Continental Motel and numerous rental units. He built a fine mansion south of Baton Rouge in the 1970s and the movie, the Toy, staring Richard Pryor was filmed there.
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