Lewis, Richard

1759 - 1825  (66 years)

• Name	Lewis, Richard
  Birth	22 Jul 1759	Randolph County, North Carolina   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	LEWI.R005
  _FGRAVE	14934862
  Military Service	American Revolutionary War, Private, North Carolina  [1, 2]
  		Flag of the United States, 13 Stars, United States Revolutionary War Also known as the Betsy Ross Flag
  		American Revolutionary War (1775 - 1783)
  Death	21 Sep 1825	Floyd County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Scott Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana   [1]
  		Headstone, Lewis, Richard
  Person ID	I33108	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2022

  
  

  Family	Field, Lydia,   b. 19 Jun 1762, Randolph County, North Carolina d. 9 Jan 1852, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana (Age 89 years)
  Children	+ 1. Lewis, William Harrison,   b. 22 Oct 1789, Randolph County, North Carolina d. 24 Nov 1844, Bible Grove Township, Clay County, Illinois (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F12620	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Jul 1759 - Randolph County, North Carolina Death - 21 Sep 1825 - Floyd County, Indiana Burial - - Scott Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Richard Lewis was a son of John Lewis (1720-1802) and Priscilla Brooks (1725-1797). He served in the Revolution. Richard married around 1779 to Lydia Field (1762-1852), a daughter of William Field, Jr. (bef.1727-1805) his wife Lydia Elswick, (1743-c.1829). Richard and Lydia moved to Indiana around 1809, and were early settlers in Floyd Co. They had eleven children: 1. Lydia Lewis (1780-1854) married William Erwin (1777-1837), both are buried in Hoosier Prairie Cemetery, Clay County, Illinois. 2. Jonathan Lewis (1783-1817) married Sarah McCaun in Clarke Co., Indiana in 1811. 3. John Lewis (1785-1822) married Martha Jyles in Randolph Co., NC in 1809. 4. William Harrison Lewis (1787-1844) married Mary Julian in Ranolph Co., NC in 1808, married second to Susan Elizabeth Colclasure/Colglazier in Orange Co., Indiana in 1816. Died in Clay County, Illinois. 5. Robert Lewis (1789-1843) married Vaney (Lavinia?) Cude in Randolph Co., NC in 1810. Died in Floyd Co., Indiana. 6. Richard Lewis, Jr. (1791-1833) married Lavinia Wall in Randolph Co., NC in 1809. Died in Floyd Co., Indiana. 7. Priscilla Lewis (1793-1831) married John Scott in Clarke Co., Indiana in 1813. Buried here near her parents. 8. Jane Lewis (1796-1863) married Tilghman Clark in Floyd Co., Indiana in 1820. Buried here near her parents. 9. Lavinia Lewis (1799-1821) 10. Crawford Lewis (1801-1841) married Elizabeth Neeld in Clark Co., Indiana in 1824, died Clay Co., Illinois. 11. David Lewis (1806-1885) married Clarissa W. Thompson (1810-1875). Died in Floyd Co., Indiana. Buried here near his parents.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10223] (Reliability: 2). [S10224] (Reliability: 2).