Margaret Ann Lewis^[1]

1751 - 1834  (83 years)

• Name	Margaret Ann Lewis
  	d/o Thomas Lewis, who was a s/o John Lewis, the Founder. Thomas Lewis died 31 Oct 1790.
  Born	1751	Augusta County, Virginia Colony   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Died	Jan 1834	Augusta County, Virginia Colony
  Person ID	I19115	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Surveyor Thomas Lewis,   b. 27 Apr 1718, County Donegal, Ulster Province, Ireland ,   d. 31 Jan 1790, Port Republic, Rockingham Co., Virginia  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jane Strother,   b. 1731, King George Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 19 Sep 1820, Rockingham Co., North Carolina  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1748	Augusta Co., Virginia Colony
  	https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogy_of_the_Lewis_Family_in_America/fu4wAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Children of Thomas Lewis and Jane Strother: Capt. John Lewis 1749 - 1788 - died single Margaret Ann Lewis 1751 - 1834 - m. John McClanahan Agatha Lewis 1753 - 1836 - m. Capt John Frogg&Capt. John Stuart Jane Thompson Lewis 1755 - 1790m. Thomas Hughes Andrew Lewis 1757 - 1810 - died single Thomas Lewis, Jr 1760 - 1847 - died single Mary Lewis 1762 - 1829, m. John McElhany Elizabeth Lewis 1765 - 1829, m. Thos. M. Gilmer Anne Lewis 1767 -?; m. Mr. Douthat and Mr. French Frances Lynn 'Fannie' Lewis 1771 - 1845 m. Layton Yaney. Charles Lewis 1772 - 1832, m. Miss Yaney Sophia Lewis 1775 - 1860, m. John Carthrae William Benjamin Lewis 1778 - 1825 m. Miss M. Hite Thomas Lewis' three oldest sons, John, Andrew and Thomas, Jr. were officers in the Revolutionary army. John and Andrew were with General Washington at Valley Forge and throughout the Jersey campaign. John and Thomas were at the surrender of Cornwallis and Andrew was an officer under General Wayne in his expedition against the Western Indians in 1795, and lost an arm.
  Family ID	F7236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Capt. John 'Breckenridge' McClanahan,   b. 9 Nov 1742, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 30 Jun 1774  (Age 31 years)
  Married	15 May 1770	Augusta Co., Virginia Colony
  	John McClanahan, the first husband of Margaret Lewis, and Captain John Frogg, the first husband of Agatha Lewis, were both killed at the battle of the point.
  Notes	John McClanahan was one of the Early Settlers of Augusta County, Virginia
  Children	1. John [Lewis] McClanahan, Jr.,   b. 8 Dec 1774, Augusta County, Virginia Colony ,   d. 1815, Lewisburg, Augusta Co., Virginia  (Age 40 years)
  Last Modified	22 May 2022
  Family ID	F7087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	William Boyer/Bowyer,   b. 1751, Augusta Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2017
  Family ID	F7088	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg
  		Charles Lewis & Sarah Murray John Lewis & Margaret Lynn Andrew Lewis & Mary Calhoun Thomas Lewis & Jane Strother General Andrew & Eliabeth Givens Colonel William & Ann Montgomery Colonel Charles & Sarah Murray John Lewis children were all born in Ireland, except Charles, the youngest. 23553-24197LewisFamilyHistory.jpg

  
  

• Sources

  [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=_UU3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=william+mcclanahan+married+sarah+neeley&source=bl&ots=3IXR8bnmca&sig=MJ9Asso72qpEpAhKlE03-83PgFE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgiMD6y9fWAhXD5yYKHYaQBfkQ6AEITTAG#v=onepage&q=william%20mcclanahan%20married%20sarah%20neeley&f=false. John McClanahan, s/o Robert and Sarah Breckenridge McClanahan, m. Margaret Ann, d/o Thomas Lewis, who was a son of "John Lewis, the founder." The union between these two families, Lewis and McClanahan, beginning at that early period, has been frequently repeated down to the present time.... [S82] Wikitree, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Thomas_Lewis_%2845%29. H.Thomas Lewis, Surveyor, of the Bullpasture, Augusta County, VA 1718 - 1790 W.Jane Strother 1731 - 1820, m. 26 JAN 1748/49 Capt. John Lewis 1749 - 1788 Margaret Ann Lewis 1751 - 1834 Agatha Lewis 1753 - 1836 Jane Thompson Lewis 1755 - 1790 Andrew Lewis 1757 - 1810 Thomas Lewis Jr. 1760 - 1847 Mary Lewis1762 - 1829 Elizabeth Lewis 1765 - 1829 Anne Lewis 1767 - Frances Lynn 'Fannie' Lewis 1771 - 1845 Charles Lewis 1772 - 1832 Sophia Lewis 1775 - 1860 William Benjamin Lewis 1778 - 1825 [S100] Internet Source, https://archive.org/stream/mcclanahans00whitgoog/mcclanahans00whitgoog_djvu.txt. II. ? John McClanahan. His wife was Margaret Ann, daughter of Thomas Lewis, who was a son of "John Lewis, the founder." The union between these two families, Lewis and McClanahan, beginning at that early period, has been frequently repeated down to the present time. " Thomas Lewis, the county surveyor, was disqualified for military service by defective vision, but was a man of culture and influence, and held various important positions. He was a member of the House of Burgesses and of the State Convention in 1775, and commissioner in 1777 to treat with the Indian tribes on the Ohio. He died October 31, 1790." ? WaddelVs Annals, page 80. John McClanahan died in 1774, leaving a son, named Thomas Lewis, who died in November, 1774. After his death a child was born in December, 1774, and was called John. His widow married William Bowyer. In a personal letter Mr. Waddell writes as follows: 'John McClanahan, son of John, was educated at William and Mary College, and was a youth of large fortune. He married Mildred Maupin, of Williamsburg, and had seven children, only two of whom lived to maturity. He went to Kentucky in 1807 and, coming back to Virginia, died in 1815, probably in Lewisburg. His son John (the third) married Eliza McClung, of Greenbrier, and died in 1838, leaving children. A daughter of John (the second) married Captain John Gautt, of the United States Army, and their son, N. B. Gautt, lived in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1890. [S82] Wikitree, https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:John_McClanahan_%2814%29. Capt. John McClanahan, Sr. b.7 November 1742 Augusta County, Virginia d.30 JUN 1774 Lt. Col. Alexander McClanahan ABT 1734 - 1797 Agnes McClanahan ABT 1735 - Sarah McClanahan 1736-1750 - Lettice 'Lettis' McClanahan 1736-1750 - Jane "Jenny" McClanahan 1740 - Capt. John McClanahan, Sr. 1742 - 1774 Mary 'Polly' McClanahan BEF 1744 - Capt. Robert McClanahan 1747 - 1774 William McClanahan 1748/49 - [S275] Lyman Chalkley, Lyman Chalkley. 22 Jun 1769 Recommended for appointment as JUSTICES John McClenachan 22 Mar 1771 Augusta Co., VA pp163/(218) John McClenachan qualified Captain of Militia. JUNE 22, 1769. (220) Aaron Hughes, John Moore, Thomas Moore and Jacob VVoodley? to View the road from Hughes's Lane by Mathew Harrison's Mill to County Line. (222) Following recommended for appointment as Justices: Mathew Harrison, William Ingles, William Christian, George Mathews, John McClenahan, James Robertson, Stephen Trigg, VVilliam Horbert, Philip Love, Anthony Bledsoe, John Bowman, John Thomas, Robert Doage and John Montgomery. The following to be left off and reasons given to the Governor by the Clerk: John Chizwell, John Wilson, John Archer, Alexr. Boyd, David Robinson, Ben]. Estill, John Maxwell, Charles Lewis, Andrew Bird, Richard Woods. [S80] Google Books, https://books.google.com/books?id=_UU3AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA27&lpg=PA27&dq=william+mcclanahan+married+sarah+neeley&source=bl&ots=3IXR8bnmca&sig=MJ9Asso72qpEpAhKlE03-83PgFE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjgiMD6y9fWAhXD5yYKHYaQBfkQ6AEITTAG#v=onepage&q=william%20mcclanahan%20married%20sarah%20neeley&f=false. John McClanahan died in 1774, left a son named Thomas Lewis McClanahan, who also died in Nov 1774. After his death a child was born in December 1774 and was called John. His widow Margaret Lewis, married William Bowyer [Boyer] 2nd....Letter