Valentine LEWIS was born abt 1801 in Richmond County, VA. His parents were Jeremiah LEWIS and Mary BEACHAM. He married Susan B. LAWRENCE from Somerset County, MD. in 1873. They were married in Northumberland County, VA. He was married before. She was born abt 1837 and her parents were Charles LAWRENCE and Ellen WINDSOR. Looking for information on either family.

Sue, Can this be the same Valentine LEWIS that married Mildreth STOTT? See below... (1) 1 Valentine LEWIS1,2 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: ca 1798, Richmond Co, VA Occptn: Farmer Spouse: Mildreth STOTT1,2 Birth: ca 1807, Richmond Co, VA Alias: Milly3 Marr: 5 Feb 1824, Northumberland Co, VA3 Children: Martha Ann Garland (1830-1916) Mary Magdalene (1834-1922) Virginia (ca1838-) Parker (ca1840-) Anabella (ca1842-) (2) 1.1 Martha Ann Garland LEWIS4,5,6 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: 4 Jul 1830 Death: 8 Jan 1916, Richmond Co, Va Cause of Death: Old Age. 7 Spouse: William Carter BRYANT4,5 Birth: ? Apr 1819, Richmond Co, Va Death: aft 1870 Occptn: Farmer Father: Thomas S. BRYANT (ca1788-1828) Mother: Sarah [Salley] FRANCE (ca1788-) Northumberland County Record Book #34, page 41, deed dated 28 AUG 1844, recorded 09 SEP 1844, shows William C. Bryant of Northumberland County, selling his share of his father's (Thomas, who died in said county) property of 31 +/- acres to John S. Bryant for $50. Witnessed by James Bryant et al. 1850 Census, Richmond Co, VA, enumerated 20 AUG 1850, shows William & Martha living in Farnham Parish with dau. Ann, age 6; son Dandridge, age 3 and dau. Georgeanna age1 yr. William is listed as a farmer with $950 in real estate. 1860 Census, Richmond Co, VA, enumerated 13 AUG 1860, shows William & Martha living in Stony Hill with son Dandridge, age 13; dau. Georgeanna, age 10; dau. Seatta, age 6 and dau. Octavia, age 1 yr. William is listed as a farmer with $1500 in real estate and $250 in real property. 1870 Census, Richmond Co, VA, series M593, roll 1674, pg 261, shows William C. BRYANT, age 52, living in Washington Township. 8 Marr: 20 Oct 1845, Richmond Co, VA9 Div: Apr 18784 Children: Ann (ca1844-) Dandridge J. (1847-1865) Georgeanna (ca1849-) Melville (Melvin) (ca1854-) Seatta C. (?1854-) Fallin Aquilla (1856-1857) Sophsonia (1858-) Octavia (ca1859-) Solon Fairfax (1861-1940) Letcher Yates (?1863-1938) Henry Ferryall Grant (1867-) Infant Son (1873-1873) (2) 1.2a Mary Magdalene LEWIS*10,1,11 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: 16 Oct 1834 Death: 1 May 1922 Burial: Oakland UMC Cemetery, Quinton Oak (Mulch),Farnham Dist, Richmond Co, VA. Burial Memo: Lot 64 Spouse: William George COOKMAN10,1,11,12,13 Birth: 20 Jun 1831, Northumberland Co, VA Death: 20 Apr 1862, Richmond, Henrico Co, VA Burial: Apr 1862, Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co, VA14 Burial Memo: LA-10-2 Flags: Military Father: John COOKMAN (1800-) Mother: Mary [Polly] ROCK (ca1811-) Military Duty: Civil War-CSA. William enlisted in Company C, 40th Virginia Infantry on 01 Mar 1861 and died from disease in Ricmomd on 20 Apr 1862.12 Marr: ca 1854 Children: Filmore Ezekiah (1855-1885) William George (1860-1936) Other spouses: John W. DOUGLASS (2) 1.2b Mary Magdalene LEWIS* (See above) -------------------------------------------------- Spouse: John W. DOUGLASS1 Other spouses: William George COOKMAN (2) 1.3 Virginia LEWIS2 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: ca 1838, Richmond Co, VA (2) 1.4 Parker LEWIS2 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: ca 1840, Richmond Co, VA (2) 1.5 Anabella LEWIS2 -------------------------------------------------- Birth: ca 1842, Richmond Co, VA Sources 1. Church and Family Cemeteries located in Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond and Westmoreland County, VA (and some in King George County), Ralph C. & Sylvia Jones, excerpts THB Library. 2. ³Valentine Lewis b. 1798,² Cynthia Cocker, 4/17/2002, ccocker@snowhill.com, THB Library. 3. The MARRIAGE LICENSE BONDS of NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY, VIRGINIA 1783-1850, Stratton Nottingham, (Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1976), THB Library, pg 69. 4. ³William C. Bryant - Ancestors & Descendants,² Gloria Bryant Burgess, Dec 1993, Warsaw, VA, THB Library. 5. ³The Family of William Carter Bryant,² compiled by Lynne Bryant Kennedy, 4/3/99, 4/9/99, <LynKrn@aol.com>, THB Library. 6. ³A History of Village,² Part I, Dr. Robert K. Headley, Jr., ³The Bulletin of the Northumberland County Historical Society,² Vol. XXXI, ppg 95-114, 1994, THB Library, pg 100. 7. ³Richmond County Death Register, 1861-1895,² Richmond County Courthouse, Warsaw, Richmond County, VA, excerpts THB Library, pg 90, ln 33. 8. Virginia 1870 Census Index, Precision Indexing, Bountiful, Utah, 1989, THB Library (excerpts only), pg 463. 9. MARRIAGES OF RICHMOND COUNTY VIRGINIA 1668-1853, George H. S. King, (Easley, SC 29641-0738: Southern Historical Press, 1986), THB Library, pg 29. 10. Dodson Family Notebook, Ralph C. Jones, (Dewittville, NY: Ralph C. Jones-1972), Heathsville Memorial Library; Northumberland Historical Society Library; THB Library, sec 3, pg 98 (CDS-1-1-1-B-8-1-4). 11. Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co, VA 1903-1983, Robert Neil McKenney, (Robert Neil McKenny, Reedville, VA:1983), THB Library, pg 2. 12. 40th Virginia Infantry, 2nd Edition, Robert E. L. Krick, Lynchburg, VA: H.E. Howard, Inc., 1985, THB Library, pg 77. 13. Northumberland County, Virginia 1850 Census, Mrs. Bayne Palmer O'Brien, THB Library, pg 2. 14. Roseland Cemetery, Reedville, Northumberland Co, VA 1903-1983, Robert Neil McKenney, (Robert Neil McKenny, Reedville, VA:1983), THB Library, pg 27. on 4/28/02 10:06 AM, Susan Whittington at Susan_Whittington@msn.com wrote: > Valentine LEWIS was born abt 1801 in Richmond County, VA. His parents were > Jeremiah LEWIS and Mary BEACHAM. He married Susan B. LAWRENCE from Somerset > County, MD. in 1873. They were married in Northumberland County, VA. He was > married before. She was born abt 1837 and her parents were Charles LAWRENCE > and Ellen WINDSOR. > > Looking for information on either family. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > Tom Bryant