Family of William LEWIS Sr. and Jane SHELTON

Husband:	William LEWIS Sr. (1746-1822?)
Wife:	Jane SHELTON (1758?-1821)
Children:	Joel LEWIS (1791-1871)
Marriage		Amelia County, Virginia

Husband: William LEWIS Sr.

Name:	William LEWIS Sr.
Sex:	Male
Nickname:	Meadow Billy
Father:	John LEWIS (1725?-1783?)
Mother:	Mary FIELDS (1730?- )
Birth	11 Jan 1746	Amelia County, Virginia
Occupation		Farmer
Death	1822 (app) (age 75-76)	George's Creek, Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Wife: Jane SHELTON

Name:	Jane SHELTON
Sex:	Female
Father:	-
Mother:	-
Birth	1758 (app)	Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death	27 Jul 1821 (age 62-63)	Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Child 1: Joel LEWIS

Name:	Joel LEWIS
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Elizabeth BLACKBURN (1790-1851)
Birth	15 Sep 1791	Chalk Level, Pittsylvania County, Virginia
Death	15 Apr 1871 (age 79)	Stokes County, North Carolina

Note on Husband: William LEWIS Sr.

WILL - http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/pittsylvania/wills/willbk01.txt

 

Will Book 1 page 28 -30 Last Will and Test. of William Lewis

 

In the name of God Amen, I William Lewis sen. of the cnty of Pittsylvania

being at this time in a low state of health but of a Disposing mind, &

calling into my mind that there is a time appointed for all men onse(sic)

to die first I recommend my body to the dust to be buried at the disenpsion

(sic) of my hereafter named executors & my Soul into the hands ofAlmighty

God who gave it~ and being Desirous of making a Distribution of What Wordly

Estate It has pleased God in this life to Blefs me with do dipose of the

same in form and manner as follows to Wit~It is my will and desire that all

my Just Debts be paid & those due me be collected ~

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Abram Lewis Negroes Anders and Hanna her

and her Increase to him & His Heirs forever.

Item I give and Bequeath to my son John Lewis one half of my land not

disposed off (sic) a Dividing line to Run North and South. & one negroe

Delpha her & her Increase to him and his heirs forever~

Item I give to my son William Lewis one negroe Phill to him & his Heirs

forever ~

Item, I give and bequeath to my son Littleberry Lewis one Negro John to him

and his Heirs forever~

Item I give and bequeath to my son Joel Lewis one Negroe James to him and

his Heirs forever ~

Item I give and bequeath to my son Clayborn Lewis one Negroe Lewis to him

and His Heirs forever~

Item I gvie and bequeath to my Daughter Betsy Shelton one Negroe Mary with

her increase to her & her her (sic) heirs forever~

Item I give and bequeath to my daughter Nancy Shelton one Negro Bob to her

and her heirs forever~

Item I give and bequeath my Daughter Patsey Blackburn one Negro boy Allen to

her & Her Heirs forever

Item it is my will and disire that the residue of my estate both real and

personal be equally Divided among all my children as above mentioned. I do

appoint my beloved Sons John Lewis, Abram Lewis, Joel Lewis Executors to

this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all former Wills heretofore

by me made in Witnefs hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 10

day of June 18 hundred and twenty two ~

M/B

Item I give and bequeath to the five children of my son Thomas Lewis Dec'd

one Negroe girl Amy & her increase & one half of my land not disposed of to

them their heirs forever~

Item I give and bequeath to the two children of my son Coleman one negroe

Girl Suckey also the balance of my land not disposed of ....them and thier

Heirs forever~

 

William Lewis Senr (seal)

Witnefs

Griffth Dickinson

Crispne Shelton

William M. Waller

 

At a court held for Pitsylvania County the 15th day of July 1822 this last

will and Testament of William Lewis Sr Dec'd was presented in court and

proven by the oaths of those subscribing Witnefses and ordered to be

recorded and on the Motion of John Lewis & Abrham Lewis two of the executors

therein named who made oath thereunto according to Law and with William H

Stone, Stephen Coleman, John Dickinson & William Lewis thier securited

entered into and acknowledged a bond in the penalty of twnety thousand

Daollars conditioned according to Law. Certificate is granted them for

obtaining brotate (sic) of the Will in due form and liberty is reserved to

the other exor to join in the probate when he shall think proper.

 

Test Will Tunstall CPC