Gene, Thanks for your kind reply. I think, though, there must be some misunderstanding of the generations here. The Elkanah that had Lemuel (born in 1800) was Elkanah Jr., who I would estimate may have been born about 1767-1773 (Elkanah Jr. was in his father's household in 1790, 1 of 2 sons aged 16 or older at that time. There was an additional female in Elkanah Sr.'s household in 1790, so it is possible that Elkanah Jr. may have been married by then.) The other Lewis girls I mentioned before, Sarah, and possibly Ruth, would have been older than Elkanah Jr. (My Sarah Lewis Franklin had her first child in 1782; her husband, John, was born before 1760. Sarah was about 70 years old in 1834, and died in 1835, so she was born about 1764.) Of Elkanah Jr.'s children, I know that Lemuel married Valinda Poe in 1827, and Nancy married Alvis/Alphius Poe, both in Surry. By 1850, Valinda and Nancy were both widows, living next door to Raleigh Poe (Valinda & Alvis' father, I believe.) On the other side of Raleigh was my Silas Harris (whose wife was Eada Franklin, the daughter of John & Sarah Lewis Franklin.) (Raleigh & Silas were both 75 at that time.) I am not familiar with Pioneer Lewis Families, and would like to know more of John Lewis of Westerly, Rhode Island (any information from anyone would be greatly appreciated.) I would also like very much to know of Elkanah Jr.'s other children, who they married, where they lived, and their children, if anyone out there knows. Thanks! Pam pamstone@cfl.rr.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Gene13717@aol.com> To: <LEWIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 10:56 AM Subject: Re: [LEWIS] NC, Surry: Elkanah LEWISes/WALLER/FRANKLIN Pam: I have read with great interest your email on Elkanah et al. You may not know that he is descended from John Lewis of Westerly, RI. I have two kinds of information for you. Pioneer Lewis Families lists Elkanah as having 2 sons and 5 daughters. These were Lemuel b. abt 1800, Nancy, Phoebe, Lucinda, Mary, Polly, and Elkanah, Jr. Also, some of Lemuel 's descendants lived in Surry Cty, NC for several generations. My best information is that Elkanah, Sr. was b. in Huntington, Suffolk, NY abt 1775. This has been a bit of a puzzle for me and remains so because it seems impossible that he could have purchased land in 1778. And yet if his son Lemuel was b. in 1800 then he very well may have been b. in 1775. His supposed dob (1775) does fit well with the dob for his father, however. Could it be that the land he patented in 1778 was actually patented in 1798? If so, then the facts would make more sense. If you want more information about Elkanah's children, just ask. Gene Lewis ==== LEWIS Mailing List ==== NEW Subscribers are encouraged to post your LEWIS Line and queries to our list anytime. Send them to: Lewis-L@rootsweb.com THANKS ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx