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John Lewis   Born: 11 Apr 1720, Orange Co, VA Died:  10 Jun 1802, Randolph Co, NC   John Lewis was the oldest son born to David Lewis (b.1694) and Mary Crawford.  John was born 11 Apr 1720.     Children of David Lewis & Mary Crawford Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse John Lewis 11 Apr 1720 10 Jun 1802 Priscilla Brooks Richard Lewis 1721 Frederick Co, VA 30 Jul 1806 Iredell Co, NC Hannah Loftin m. Abt. 1751 Benjamin Lewis 1722 Frederick Co, VA 1773 Laurens Co, SC   David Lewis, Jr. 1722 Fredrick Co, VA   Tabitha (Unknown) Crawford Lewis 1727 Fredrick Co, VA 11 Sep 1811   Stephen Lewis 1730 Fredrick Co, VA 1789 Newberry, SC   Judith Lewis 10 Feb 1735 Burke, NC 27 Sep 1815 Burke, NC Uriah Sherrill Eleanor Lewis 1736 1815           Lewis Family Bible Information       John married Priscilla Brooks on 16 Oct 1745 in Frederick Co., VA, daughter of Jacob Brooks and Elizabeth Warren.  Priscilla was born 16 Oct 1725 in Randolph County, NC.     Children of John Lewis & Priscilla Brooks Name Birth Date Death Date Spouse David Lewis 21 Mar 1747 Guilford Co, NC 23 Jun 1822 Caswell Co, NC (1) Ann Beason/Beeson (m.1768) (2) Penelope (Unknown) Jacob Lewis 24 May 1750 23 Nov 1812 Wilkes Co, GA Sarah Avery Nolan Rosanna Lewis 05 Jul 1752 Rowan Co, NC 1818 Isaac West m.1770 Jean Lewis 15 Jul 1755 Rowan Co, NC 1825 Randolph, NC John Campbell m. 1776 Stephen Lewis 04 Jun 1757 Rowan Co, NC 1792 Randolph, NC Susanna (Unknown) Richard Lewis 22 Jul 1759 Rowan Co, NC 21 Sep 1826 Floyd Co, IN Lydia Field m. Abt. 1779 Sarah Lewis 15 Jan 1763 Rowan Co, NC 23 Jan 1806 Randolph Co, NC Isaiah Ruckman m. 18 Oct 1780 John Lewis 09 Mar 1765 Rowan Co, NC 04 Mar 1848 Wayne, IN Sarah Ruckman m. 15 Mar 1781         Sources say that John and Priscilla's sons were handsome - off set by a quick temper.   John and Priscilla Lewis raised a large family on their land located just north of today’s Franklinville, NC.  Sources say that John and Priscilla's sons were handsome and had a quick temper. They made their own rules, followed no laws but their own and beat or killed anyone who made them mad. One account taken from the book "The Randolph Story" on file in the Randolph Room, Asheboro Public Library states:     The Randolph Story           The Lewises were tall, broad, muscular and very powerful men. The family were the lions of the country. Their character was eminently pugnacious. Nearly all of them drank to intoxication; aware of power, they insulted whom they listed; they sought occasions of quarrel as a Yankee does gold in California. They rode through plantations; killed their neighbor’s cattle; took fish from other men’s traps; said what they pleased; all more for contention than gain. Though the opposed had power, they were afraid to prosecute them, they knew these human hydras had no mercy; they dreaded their retaliating vengeance. Anything, man or beast, that crossed their path periled it’s life. The neither sheltered themselves under the strong arm of the law nor permitted others to do so, they neither gave nor asked mercy. Their pledge was sure as anything human could be. If they threatened death or torture, those threatened always thought it prudent to retire to the very uttermost part of the earth.         John LEWIS 1797 Will Randolph Co., NC Source In The Name of God Amen on the fifth day of May In the year of our Lord One Thousand seven Hundred and ninety Seven.  I, John Lewis of the County of Randolph and the State of North Carolina being weak in body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be unto God, Therefore calling unto mind the mortality of the body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, so make and ordian this My Last will and testament.  In the maner and form following, that is to say, prinicipally and first of all, I give and Recommend my soul into the hands of god who gave it and my body to the earth to be presently buried according to the direction of my Executors hereby named (next two word unreadable) butt at the  General Resurrection.  I shall receive the same again by the Mighty Power of God. and as Touching such worldly estate as it hath pleasured God to bless me with, I give and dispose of the same as Follow --, After my just debts is paid and Funeral Expenses, I give to my son John Lewis my home plantation containing of two hundred Acres of Land, the same being in two surveys, the old survey contains one Hundred and Forty acres, The Sec. Survey contains (Page is torn, appears to be) Sixty Acres.   Item, I give to my son David Lewis five Shillings. Item, I give to my son Jacob Lewis five shillings. All my moving efforts is to be sold and twelve months credit given to my four purchasers. The money to be divided in the following manner, That is to say: Between my wife, my son Richard, my daughter Rosannah West, my daughter Jane Cammel, my daughter Sarah Buckman, but if they should decease, then the surviving party to divide equally, my wearing apparel not to be sold but to be divided between John & Richard. Last of all I do constitue and appoint Richared Lewis and John Lewis and John Cammel my whole and sole executors of this my Last will and testament.  In Witness hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year above written.   Signed sealed and published and pronounced to be the said John Lewis's Last Will and Testament in the presence of the Subscribers.     John Lewis W.E. Knight Jeremiah Tiele Thomas Lamb       John died 10 Jun 1802, Randolph Co, NC, and is buried in Centers Meeting House Cemetery.       SOURCES         If you have additional photos or information on the Lewis Family, please contact me.