Hi Ken, Your message was a little confusing to me, so may I clarify? If I got it wrong, please correct me. 1 Benjamin Lewis (NC) +Jemima (?) (NC) 2 Martha Lewis +Unknown spouse (NC) 2 Wilson Lewis (NC-TN-NC) +Unknown first spouse d.bef. 1820 (NC) 3 Betsy Lewis (NC) 3 Martha Lewis (NC) 3 William Neuborne Lewis (NC) 3 Calvin Lewis (NC) +Ruth Permelle Shelton (TN) 3 (five children in TN) Want to know: Benjamin Lewis's parents names and information Jemima's maiden name and information Wilson Lewis's first spouse's name and information Where and when died and buried for above Did I miss anything? What do you know about Benjamin Lewis? Birth, death, marriage dates? Where buried? What church? (Church records can often be quite helpful.) Do you know anything else about Jemima? Even the tiniest piece of information could prove to be important. Do you have any wills or family Bibles or deeds? -Susan At 12:49 07/01/01 -0400, you wrote: >TWIMC My cousin,Neal Brown(AK) and I have been researching this line for >some time with some results but with major brick walls. I have been to >Winton,Hertford Co. CH &Library;To Jackson,Northhampton Co. CH & Library;to >Raleigh,NC CH and History Ctr. Neal Brown has done personal research via >the net,LDS,etc. and hired a professional to research this line in NC/VA?. >Our line seems to start in Hertford Co. mid 1700's or earlier. The basic >names start w/ Benjamin,Lewis. Our known line is Lewis,spouse of Jemima(?) >and father of Wilson,1st spouse unknown but four possibly five >issues;Betsy,Martha,William Neuborne(sic),Calvin.Wilson's 1st wife unknown >but app died prior to 1820 at which time Wilson went to TN possibly w/ the >Bone? family. Wilson known to be in Gibson Co,TN 1828. Married Ruth >Permelle Shelton in TN and 5 issues. Back to Hertford Co.-Lewis aaand >Jemima(?) had property and slaves;he was involved w/ local government and >obtained property in TN and IL,possibly thru military grants. One >sister,Martha thought to have married and stayed in Hertford Co. On e >problem-this family entered erroneously into LDS records in Giles Co.,TN -a >real throw-off. There is alot of other data in this research but know >proving Jemima's maiden name;did they come from VA or where?;who was >Wilson's first wife; Death/burial info on Lewis/Jemima. There app to be a >Jemima in a later census(1830?) as Head of Household. It does not app that >Lewis and Jemima left the NC area permanently. Confusing is there are >several Bejamins(Lewis' father?) and several Lewis' Any help appreciated. > Kenneth S. Reightler,Sr. <shangmem@exis.net> Va. Beach VA