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James Theophilus Lewis

James Theophilus Lewis

Male 1736 - 1825  (89 years)

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  1. 1.  James Theophilus LewisJames Theophilus Lewis was born on 9 Aug 1736 in Wales; died on 1 Sep 1825 in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA; was buried in John C. Lewis Cemetery, Cutshin Rd. Wooton, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Baptism: 25 May 1736, St Nicholas, Deptford Greenwich, Kent, England; Record states his father Nathaniel Lewis was a laborer at Sayes Court, this court was on the Thames River in the section of London called Deptford.
    • Immigration: 1744, Virginia, United States; Arrived in the colonies with his father
    • Rev War: 1776, North Carolina; Private
    • 1800 Census: 1800, Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    There doesn't seem to be any doc on James parents other then a story passed down. There surely isn't any doc on Nathaniel's parents, where people got his line, no one can say, and I'm pretty sure no on can offer proof, so I've ended with Nathaniel.

    1800 Census:
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2
    Free White Persons - Males -10 thru 15: 2
    Free White Persons - Males - 16 thru 25: 1
    Free White Persons - Males - 45 and over: 1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 4
    Free White Persons - Females - 45 and over: 1
    Number of Household Members Under 16: 8
    Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
    Number of Household Members:

    James married Wintery "Winnie" Henson in 1770 in Wilkes County, North Carolain. Wintery (daughter of Paul Henson and Elizabeth Stroeher?) was born in 1754 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in Nov 1825 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martha "Patsy" Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Margaret (Margery) "Peggy" Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died before 1825 in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.
    3. 4. Isaac Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 5. Sallie Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 6. Juder Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 7. Winnie Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 8. Absolom Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    8. 9. Mary Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1807 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
    9. 10. Samuel Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Elizabeth "Betsy" Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    11. 12. Henry M. Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    12. 13. Thaddeus Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    13. 14. Joseph Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    14. 15. Nathan Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    15. 16. John Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1780 in North Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1878 in Elliott County, Kentucky.
    16. 17. Andrew Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: (Elvira?) Griffin. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Gideon Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. James Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Elvira Lewis  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martha "Patsy" Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

    Family/Spouse: Abel Pennington. Abel was born on 10 March 1768 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Margaret (Margery) "Peggy" LewisMargaret (Margery) "Peggy" Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1780 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died before 1825 in Cutshin, Leslie County, Kentucky, USA.

    Margaret married Abraham (Abram) Pennington in 1798 in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. Abraham was born in 1775 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in Nov 1825 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 April 1798 in Ashe County, NC or Albemarle County, VA; died on 13 December 1868 in Whitetop, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
    2. 22. James Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1807 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1880-1900 in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina.
    3. 23. Andrew Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1810 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
    4. 24. Artemecia (Meecy) Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1810 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 27 February 1897 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
    5. 25. Lorenzo Dowell Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1817 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

  3. 4.  Isaac Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  4. 5.  Sallie Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  5. 6.  Juder Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  6. 7.  Winnie Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  7. 8.  Absolom Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  8. 9.  Mary Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1807 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

  9. 10.  Samuel Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  10. 11.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  11. 12.  Henry M. Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  12. 13.  Thaddeus Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  13. 14.  Joseph Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  14. 15.  Nathan Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  15. 16.  John Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1) was born in 1780 in North Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1878 in Elliott County, Kentucky.

  16. 17.  Andrew Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  17. 18.  Gideon Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  18. 19.  James Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)

  19. 20.  Elvira Lewis Descendancy chart to this point (1.James1)


Generation: 3

  1. 21.  Elizabeth "Betsy" Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born on 9 April 1798 in Ashe County, NC or Albemarle County, VA; died on 13 December 1868 in Whitetop, Grayson, Virginia, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Wells Blevins. Wells was born in 08 Oct 1795 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 23 Dec 1865 in Whitetop, Grayson, Virginia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 22.  James PenningtonJames Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1807 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1880-1900 in Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina; Farmer, can't read/write with wife Catherine, children Andrew, Thornton, Peggy, Esther, Abel and Artremisia
    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina; Farmer, estate $75 can't read/write. W/wife Catherine, children Esther, Abraham, Meece, James, Marshal. Abraham listed as idiotic, but he lived to 90 & was married so don't know what his affliction was, back then could have been anything.
    • Census 1870: 1870, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Occupation: Farmer with wife Catherine and children Meese, James, Marshall, James 1 (grandson, probably Meese's)
    • Deed: 12 Mar 1877, Ashe County, North Carolina; James Pennington & wife Catherine, to William Jones, land...waters of Silas Creek beginning at a Chestnut / old corner running N to white oak on Cove Branch, up to poplar near field, S to top of the ridge...
    • Census 1880: 1880, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina; Occupation: Tends Grist Mill with wife Catherin, children Meese, grandsons James, Robert, Gordon, Arthur.

    Notes:

    Apparently, there is no clear evidence that James Pennington is the son of Abraham, however there is some DNA evidence that tends to point in that direction. Anyone researching this line can get more information about those connections from this site:

    http://pragroup7.genheirlooms.com/Group30.htm

    Died:
    Not in the 1900 census, so died between 1880 and 1900.

    James married Catherine "Kate" Sexton in 1826 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Catherine (daughter of Thornton Sexton and Esther Wallace) was born in Sep 1810 in Grayson County, Virginia; died in 1902 in Helton, Ashe, North Carolina, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Abraham (Abel) Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1842 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Crumpton, Ashe County, North Carolina.
    2. 27. Andrew Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1834 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Petersburg, Virginia.
    3. 28. Thornton Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1836 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 20 Sep 1863 in Dade County, Georgia, USA.
    4. 29. Margaret "Peggy" Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1838 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1875 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
    5. 30. Esther Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1840 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1878.
    6. 31. Artremisia "Meese" Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1847 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 25 Aug 1915 in Ashe County, North Carolina.
    7. 32. James Pennington Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 July 1851 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 27 Sep 1935 in Ashe County, North Carolina; was buried in 1935 in Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina.
    8. 33. Marshall Pennington  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1853 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 11 Jun 1930 in McDowell County, West Virginia.

  3. 23.  Andrew Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1810 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 24.  Artemecia (Meecy) Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1810 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 27 February 1897 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Family/Spouse: James Blevins. James was born in 1809 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 23 Dec 1869 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 25.  Lorenzo Dowell Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1817 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Family/Spouse: Nancy Pope. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 4

  1. 26.  Abraham (Abel) Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1842 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 26 Sep 1918 in Crumpton, Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Confirmed from birth record

    Died:
    Buired: Walnut Hill


  2. 27.  Andrew Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1834 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died after 1880 in Petersburg, Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Military: 10 Aug 1861, Ashe County, North Carolina; Enlisted in Company A, North Carolina 34th Infantry Regiment on 25 Oct 1861.Mustered out on 27 Aug 1863.

    Notes:

    Military:
    Feb 28, 1865 PENNINGTON, ANDREW: 21, 1860 AsCC HH#208. Co. A, 37th NC Inf., Enl. on 8/15/62 in Iredell Co., age 22. Deserted on 5/19/63, returned to duty on 3/9/64, Pres. thru 2/28/65. Res. of Ashe Co., NC.

    Andrew married Hiley Blevins on 23 June 1857 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Andrew married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 28.  Thornton PenningtonThornton Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1836 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 20 Sep 1863 in Dade County, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina, USA; Living with wife Betsy and son Poindexter. Farmer. Personal real estate $25. Can't read/write. They are living next door to Thornton's parents, James and Catherine.
    • Military: 20 Jul 1862, Ashe County, North Carolina; PENNINGTON, THORNTON Pvt.; 58th North Carolina; L; Ashe; ca1839 - 20 Sep 1863; Chickamauga, GA. "The Fifty -Eighth North Carolina Troops" by Michael C Hardy. Page 214. May be buried at Chickamauga Battefield, Dade Co., Georgia

    Notes:

    Died:
    Died during the Civil War

    Thornton married Elizabeth "Betsy" Combs on 19 Apr 1856 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Elizabeth (daughter of William "Billy" Combs and Sybil "Sibby") was born in 1839 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1881-1900 in Tazewell County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Poindexter "Pine" Pennington Combs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1857 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 28 Mar 1919 in Tazewell County, Virginia.
    2. 35. Meredith Richard Combs  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jan 1861 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 1 May 1924 in Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; was buried in Baptist Valley, Virginia.

  4. 29.  Margaret "Peggy" Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1838 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1875 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina

    Margaret married John Waddell on 6 June 1865 in Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 30.  Esther Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1840 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1878.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina

    Esther married Calvin Blevins on 1 Feb 1867 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 31.  Artremisia "Meese" Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born in 1847 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 25 Aug 1915 in Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1850: 1850, Ashe County, North Carolina
    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
    • Census 1870: 1870, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina
    • Census 1880: 1880, Chestnut Hill, Ashe, North Carolina


  7. 32.  James Pennington Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born on 13 July 1851 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 27 Sep 1935 in Ashe County, North Carolina; was buried in 1935 in Jefferson, Ashe County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina

    James married Julia Brown on 5 Aug 1873 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Julia was born on 13 Oct 1856 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died in 1896. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    James married Dora Mullis on 14 Nov 1897 in Ashe County, North Carolina. Dora was born in Mar 1878 in Ashe County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  8. 33.  Marshall Pennington Descendancy chart to this point (22.James3, 3.Margaret2, 1.James1) was born on 10 Jun 1853 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 11 Jun 1930 in McDowell County, West Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1860: 1860, South Eastern District, Ashe, North Carolina
    • Census 1900: 1900, Helton, Ashe, North Carolina

    Family/Spouse: Mary Katherine Pope. Mary was born on 12 Oct 1853 in Ashe County, North Carolina; died on 10 Sep 1935 in Premier, McDowell, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]




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