Hi: Thanks for the correction. You are correct. My mistake. --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Michelle Ligon <mich9118@bellsouth.net> wrote: > From: Michelle Ligon <mich9118@bellsouth.net> > Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Hawkins info - Lewis Wills b. 1744 > To: tnhawkin@rootsweb.com > Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 2:05 PM > Jim, > > The Lewis Wills in your post was born 1744 rather than > 1704, right? > > > Thanks, > Michelle > > > > > ________________________________ > From: James Wills <quailway2003@yahoo.com> > To: tnhawkin@rootsweb.com > Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 3:43:39 PM > Subject: Re: [TNHAWKIN] Hawkins County Information > > > Bob: > > Lewis Wills was born near Strausburg, Alsace, Germany ca > 1704. He was brought to America on a ship chartered by > William Penn. the Dick family, agents of William Penn, > raised Lewis in Lancaster Co. PA. When he was 21 he married > Catherine Dick, daughter of Peter Dick & Susan. He was a > Rev. War Vet. Lived in Washington Co. Va for a while hear > the salt works. He settled west of what now is Mountain > City, TN. He died in 1832 in Greene Co. TN. > > The oldest boy of Lewis was John, b. 1772, Lancaster Co. PA > & d. 1850 Dade Co. MO. > > My second great-grandfather, Lewis Calvin Wills lived for > while in what today is Lee Co. VA. He married Susan Crabtree > in Lee Co. VA 18 March 1838. They settled in what today is > Christian Co. MO late in 1838 or early in 1839. Lewis > Calvin's son Caleb Dines  was born in Christian Co. MO > in 1848. He married Rachel Harriett Kershner, daughter of > John G. Kershner & Martha Howell Amis. John & Martha > married 1829, Hawkins Co. TN. > > Jim > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TNHAWKIN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >