We Start with PETER LEWIS, Rachel's grandfather, & his Children
Then son Ephraim Lewis, Rachel's Father, & his Children
We then go to Rachel & Wiley Fowler's Family

m. Unkn date
Unknown Wife at this time
b. Unkn
d. bef 1800 Spartanburg Co SC
Buried:  S. side of 'The Hill' Lawson's Fork Spartanburg Co SC
East half of 100 acre grant Oct. 6, 1767 by Gov. William Tryon (NC)

Children: 7 Known

George Lewis
(Revolutionary War Vet)

m. unkn dates
Mary
b. Unkn
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

Children: Unknown at this time

 

Served in the militia in 1780 and 1781 under Cpt Thomas Price. During the siege of Augusta he caught smallpox and lost his eyesight. A.A. 4545 and R210.

(Revolutionary War Vet)

m. unkn dates
Mary Brazier
b. abt 1755
d. 20 Jan 1840
buried: Unkn

Children: 1 Known

1.  Elijah Lewis
 b. 8 Jan 1797 Washington Dist SC
d. 4 Jan 1888 Ozan Hempstead Co AR
m. Mary Moss (No Info)

Served in the militia and supplied provisions during 1780, 1781 and 1782. A.A. 4547.

m. unkn date
Ellison
b. Unkn
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

Known Children: Unkn

m. unkn date
Boley
b. Unkn
d. Unkn
buried: Unkn

Known Children: Unkn

 Abel (Able) Allison Lewis

b. abt 1761 NC (later Spartanburg Co SC)
d. 1839 San Augustine Co TX
buried: Chapel Hill Cem San Augustine Co TX

m. 1st:

m. 2nd abt 1795 (or 1818?)
Martha (Patsy) Wofford
(dau of Benjamin & Mary [Llewellyn]Wofford)
(Martha m. 1st: Andrew Bolyn-1child: Matilda m. Burwell J Thompson)
b. abt 1777 Spartanburg Co SC
d. 1843 San Augustine Co TX
buried: Chapel Hill Cem San Augustine Co TX

Children: 4 Known

1.  George Wofford Washington Lewis 
b. 11 Aug 1818 d. Unkn.
2. Mary (Lewis) Jones b. Unkn. d. Unkn.
m. George W Jones
3. Abel Allison Lewis Jr b. Unkn. d. Unkn.
4. Sarah Lewis b. Unkn. d. Unkn. 
m. Ephraim Talley
 

Served for 477 days under Capt. Thomas Price's South Carolina 96 District Company. Headstone Reads: "Able Allison Lewis Continental Line Revolutionary War b. 1761 d. 1838"

Ephraim Lewis
(Revolutionary War Vet)

Our RACHEL LEWIS FOWLER is the Daughter of Ephraim Lewis

Click Here to View Rachel's Family (Parents/Siblings)

Return to Rachel & Wiley Fowler Sr's family

Children: 7 Known

Peter Lewis Deed Transactions

Grant 386; Book 23, pg 153, North Carolina Land Grants. 
Provided by: Marlene Walker
"Peter Lewis, 100 acres Mecklenburgh on both sides of Lawsons fork of Packolett above Jones road. Beginning at a post oak on the N side of said fork then South 128 poles to a fence thence W 128 poles to a pine thence N 128 poles to a post oak and thence East 128 poles Beginning. Date 26 October 1767." File 2231; Grant 386; Book 23, pg 153, North Carolina Land Grants. 

Note: This deed was recorded in North Carolina even though the land was in today's South Carolina. What happened was the 1735 survey between North and South Carolina was found to be incorrect and was resurveyed in 1772. At the time David recorded this deed the boundary cut across Lawson Fork, which put it in North Carolina. The 1772 survey moved the North Carolina line north to it's present day boundary. 

Lawson Fork, from it's confluence with the Pacolet River, flows 29 miles northwest to almost the Blue Ridge Mountains. At the time of Peter Lewis it would have had a number of small mills that ground corn for meal. His mill was located about 4 miles west of the Shoally Creek branch. See map below. The map shows two Lewis Mills. One belonged to David Lewis and the other to Peter Lewis. I believe the lower one is Peter's mill because David Lewis's home is listed just north of the upper mill.

This land would have been located in today's Spartanburg County, South Carolina and it appears Peter Lewis lived on this land the remainder of his life. During the Revolutionary War Peter Lewis served 467 days during 1780 and 1781. These documents may be found in the South Carolina Archives under AA4553 and O15. Below is a copy of the South Carolina payment voucher.

(Page 204)

Book G
p. 207-209 Jan. 2, 1801 ABEL LEWIS (Rutherford Co, NC), ISAIAH LEWIS (Greenville Co), EPHRAIM LEWIS, PEGGY LEWIS, POLLEY BOLEY, widow (Spartan Dist) to GEORGE LEWIS (Spartan Dist); for a Spanish milled dollar sold 50 ac l includes Shoals and Grist Mill except a rood square which includes graves of "our" father and mother on S side of "the Hill"; E half of 100 ac grant Oct. 6, 1767 Gov. William Tryon (NC) to PETER LEWIS. Witness ABEL A LEWIS, PETER LEWIS, and POLLEY BEAVER. Signed AB LEWIS, ISAIAH LEWIS, EPHRIAM LEWIS, PEGGY LEWIS, and POLLY BOLY. Wit. oath Jan. 24, 1801 "Peggy" (sic) to Ism Foster. Rec. Apr. 9, 1801

(Page 243)

Book H
p. 297-298 Jan. 2, 1801 ABEL LEWIS (Rutherford Co. NC), ISAIAH LEWIS (Greenville Dist), GEORGE LEWIS (Spartan Dist), and EPHRAIN LEWIS and POLLY BOLEY (Spartan Dist) to PEGGY LEWIS (Spartan Dist); for one Spanish milled dollar sold 50 ac; border; GEORGE LEWIS III; W half of 100 ac grant to PETER LEWIS. Witness PETER LEWIS, MARY LEWIS, POLLY BEAVER. Signed A LEWIS, GEORGE LEWIS, ISAIAH LEWIS, EPHRAIM LEWIS, and POLLY BOLEY. Wit. oath Jan. 24, 1801 GEORGE LEWIS to Ism Foster. 
Rec. Mar. 19, 1801

We learn from the Deed in Book G, that Peter Lewis & his wife were deceased at the time of these deeds. 
However, we notice that there is still a PETER LEWIS signing deeds after 1800... I suspect this is a son that
we do not have listed, possibly Peter Jr. 

Also, it becomes obvious in Deed Book H, that there is a George Lewis Sr. and a George Lewis III.  My
thoughts are, Peter Lewis had a brother named George (I), and Peter's son George (II) or Ephraim's son,
was George III.   Need to be aware of this, but will take more research to etch this in stone.

From both above Deeds we can say Peter's children were: George, Abel, Peter, Polley (possibly Mary also),
Isaiah, Ephraim, Peggy (possibly Margaret also).

QUESTIONS THAT NEED ANSWERING from the above deeds:

1.  Was Mary Lewis (Dau. of Peter) married to a BOLY? or a BEAVER?
     Answer:  Part:  Peter's sister was Mary (Polly) Boly, Beaver unknown?

2.  Who is Polly Beaver? as the other Polly Boly is on the same Deed? a grand?
      again, Polly is usually interchangeable with Mary. 

3.  Can we pin-point exactly were Peter & wife were buried? From the Grant/Deed?
     Answer: (Partial) Map above pin points area where the Lewis Mills were located.

4.  Some of Peter's grand children are of age to be on the deeds above... 
     Possibly, one of the Polly's, and George III, and Abel A? 

5.  Of Course anybodies guess is as good as mine, feel free to help!

mike3113@hotmail.com   

""The 1790 Census of Spartanburg District, South Carolina has Peter Lewis listed as:
Peter Lewis: 2 males under 16; 2 males over 16; 2 females.

By this deed we know Peter Lewis is dead by the end of 1800:

"Jan 2, 1801 Abel Lewis (Rutherford Co, NC) schoolmaster, Isaiah Lewis (Greenville, Co (SC)), Ephraim Lewis, Peggy Lewis, Polley Lewis, widow (Spartan Dist) to George Lewis (Spartan Dist) for a Spanish milled dollar sold 50 ac; includes Shoals & Grist Mill except a road square which includes graves of "our" father and mother on S side of "the Mill"; E half of 100 acre grant Oct 6, 1767 by Gov William Tryon (NC) to Peter Lewis. Witness: Abel A. Lewis, Peter Lewis, & Polley Beaver. Signed: Ab Lewis, Isaiah Lewis & Polly Boly."
Spartanburg Co, South Carolina Deed Book G, pg 207-209.

During the colonial days, people used coins from all over the world. The most commonly used coin was the Spanish milled dollar. When our nation adopted an official currency, the Spanish Milled Dollar was chosen, and it later became the model for American silver dollars. The Spanish milled dollars were easily cut apart into equal "bits" of 8 pieces. One "bit" would be equal to 1/8 of a dollar, and 2 bits would equal 2/8 (or 1/4 - a quarter of a dollar). So, it is easy to see why the coins were called "pieces of eight", and "2 bits" was commonly used to refer to 25 cents. ""

SPARTANBURG COUNTY / DISTRICT SOUTH CAROLINA:
Deed Abstracts A - T
1785-1827 (1752 - 1827)
By Albert Bruce Pruitt

PETER LEWIS PROPERTY MENTIONED: (Page 17)
Book B
p. 60-61 Jun 11, 1787 Daniel Kelley and wife Sarah (Greenville Co) to John Childs (Spartanburgh); for a Spanish milled dollar sold 225 ac on Lawson's fork of Pacolate R; border; S-William Moultrie, W-PETER LEWIS, N-Vacant, and E-rest of tract sold by Daniel Kelly to John Childs' father; part of grant Jan. 21, 1785 Gov. Benjamin Guerard to John Bennet. Witness H. M. Woods, John Kelley, Henry Turner. Signed Danile Kelley and Sarah's mark.

PETER LEWIS PROPERTY MENTIONED: (Page 90)
Book C
p. 347-349 Nov. 21, 1794 John Child (Elbert Co GA) to John Hightower (Spartanburgh) ; for a Spanish milled dollar sold 100 ac on S side Lawson's fork of Pacolate R; border; S-William Morttre and NW-PETER LEWIS; half of grant Jan. 21, 1785 Gov. Benjamin Guerard to John Bennett. Witness Jeston Childs and Richard Childs. Signed John Child. Wit. Oath Mar. 14, 1795 Richard Child to S Bethel. Rec. Apr. 4, 1795.

PETER LEWIS WIT - GEORGE LEWIS (<-SOLD TO) - EPHRAIM LEWIS Wit (Page 101)
Book D
p. 133-134 Apr. 13, 1795 John Hightower (Spartan Co) to GEORGE LEWIS (same); for a Spanish Milled dollar sold 112 ac on S side Lawson's Fork of Pacolet R; border; S-William Moultrie, NW-PETER LEWIS, and Standing Stone Br; part of grant Jan. 21, 1785 Gov. Benjamin Guerard to John Bennett. Witness S Bethel, EPHRAIM LEWIS and CHRISTOPHER GOLIGHTLY. Signed John Hightower. Ceritified Apr. 13, 1795 by S Bethel. Rec Nov. 29, 1795.

EPHRAIM  AS WITNESS TO LAND SALE: (Page 124)
Book D & E
p. 3-4 Jul. 29, 1795 Matthew Harper (Spartanburgh) to James Boyd (same) ; for 30L sold 70 ac on E side of branch of Richland Cr; border; head spring of branch of Fawn Br, Clemmons, and conditional line between John Conner and William Wood; part of 100 ac grant to Thomas Hatteway. Witness EPHRAIM LEWIS, Hance Harper Jr; and Nancy Harper. Signed Matthew Harper. Wit. oath Jul. 18, 1796 Hance Harper Jr. to Ism Foster. 
Rec. Oct. 15, 1796

PETER - EPHRAIM - ISAIAH LEWIS AS WITNESS TO LAND SALE: (Page 124)
Book D & E
p. 4-5 Feb. 1795 Hance Harper Sr (Spartanburg) to Hance Harper Jr (same); for a Spanish milled dollar sold 100 ac on Lawson's fork of Pacolate R; part os 200 ac tract sold by John Kerconnel to Hance Harper Sr. Witness EPRAIM LEWIS, ISAIAH LEWIS, and PETER LEWIS. Signed Hance Harper Sr. Wit. oath Jul. 19, 1795 Peter Lewis to Ism Foster. Rec. Oct. 16, 1796.

""The below deed appears to be the last deed while PETER LEWIS was alive, I would speculate, he died after this date... either Jan or Oct 1797."" 

PETER LEWIS - MENTIONS PROPERTY OF PETER LEWIS: (Page 139)
Book F
p. 15-16 Jan. 16, 1797 Henry Turner (Spartanburg) to Lewis Cockrell (same); for 50L sold 100 ac on N Side Lawson's fork of Pacolet R; border; PETER LEWIS; grant Jan. 21, 1785 States Office to John Bennett. Witness I Harrison JP. Signed Henry Turner. Rec. Oct. 15, 1797.

See above for deeds after Peter's death, 1801, most of his children are mentioned, in two significant deeds.

Grant and Plats Peter Lewis owns & is listed on:

CLICK EACH LINK BELOW TO VIEW COPIES OF ORIGINALS

Peter Lewis - 97 acres  State Grants Vol. 20 Page 557  Roll S624

Peter Lewis - 97 acres Ninety Six District - State Plats Vol. 3 Page 386 #1 Roll ST568

Peter Lewis - on Plat of Nathan Bishop - 124 acres Sptg. Dist. State Plats
                                                               Vo1. 32(1) Page 502 #1 Roll ST579

Peter Lewis - on plat of John Bennett 450 acres Sptg. Dist. Vol. 5 Page 22 Roll ST569