This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KarenDale900 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.lewis/13606/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Apparently church records give his father's name as Enoch and based on trees at Ancestry, there must be some records that indicate he was born in Cumberland Co. PA. Assuming there is such documentation, Philip is almost certainly the son of Enoch Lewis of Tyrone Twp, Cumberland. Some of the family trees on Ancestry have Anne Evans as wife of Enoch. Source for that? I've found no evidence of her name in Cumberland--are there family records? I don't have much doubt that Philip of Clarion is the son of Enoch of Cumberland, but I need verification--will some of you please email me documentation: [email protected]? Enoch of Cumberland, born before 1755, was the son of Philip Lewis of Chester PA from 1753-1780s, later of Fayette Co. PA and a land owner in Monongalia VA/WV. A court record in Monongalia states Philip's four children as Catherine (Merrill), Enoch, Rachel (Williams) and Philip. A deed in Monongalia in which Enoch sold 1/4 of Philip Sr.'s acreage states he was of Tyrone Twp, Cumberland Co. PA. The deed (plus several for the rest of it) is dated 1805--so Philip died before that date, but probably not long before. During the Revolution, Philip and son Philip are documented in deeds and tax records in Chester Co. PA. Philip, Enoch, Catherine and Rachel are all documented in records from the Great Valley Baptist Church in Chester, both the original one and the later branch in W. Vincent Twp. I am descended from Philip's son Philip (Enoch's brother) who was in the Chester militia during the Rev. before moving to western PA. By 1796, Philip Jr. was in the Scioto Valley, Ohio. Some members of the family still live in Adams Co. OH. The earliest record I have for Philip Sr. is in Chester PA--1753 tax roll and 1756 militia. I think he was probably born in Wales but that's a guess. I think he was probably a Baptist in Wales as well--but that's also a guess! My brother, also Philip Lewis, has done the YDNA "test"--and matches no other Lewises. His only "matches" are at a great genetic distance (4, 5, 6) to several other Welsh surnames, Thomas and Phillips. No close family at all. It would help if there any male descendants of the Enoch>Philip line who still carry the surname Lewis and would be willing to do the DNA test. It always helps to have such confirmation! See the Lewis DNA project at https://www.familytreedna.com/public/LEWISSurnameDNAProject/ Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board. <br>