Private User writes:
Managers of Patriot Josiah (Joshua) Lewis,
I am contacting you about this profile: https://www.geni.com/people/Patriot-Josiah-Joshua-Lewis/60000000854.... After reviewing this person's records, William Lewis circa 1745 who married Sarah Burton cannot be the son of Patriot Josiah (Joshua) Lewis because his birthdate is before that of Josiah the Patriot. Therefore, it seems that another Josiah could be this William's father or an entirely different Lewis. Another possibility could be that Josiah Lewis 1728-1820 & father of Patriot Josiah Lewis could be the brother of William Lewis who married Sarah Burton. I would greatly appreciate your help in rectifying this problem and request your help in searching for who would more likely be this William's father. After looking further at this website, I am now postulating that William Lewis II born 1709 could be the father of William that married Sarah. Apparently, the biggest issue is that there are an enormous amount of men in my tree who are named William Lewis including my nephew, great grandfather, great great grandfather, and so on.
Sincerely,
Andria Lewis Entrekin
FYI: I am new to Geni, but I have done extensive research on ancestry.
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After some review of past merges, several profiles were unmerged including these:
https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=80650661580
https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=80650661580
It merged the Rogers into Hill for one of the Mary wives and doesn't seem to be a match.
This merge was also reversed:
https://www.geni.com/merge/view?revision_id=81141523000
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Now we need to sort the profiles to determine if there is a wrong connection. I tend to think that perhaps given the dates, Andria's idea of William being a brother to an elder Josiah, may be correct.
From https://www.senclewises.com/williamjrbath.html:
The Lewis Families of Northeastern South Carolina and Southeastern North Carolina by J. D. Lewis:
The Descendents of William Lewis, Jr. and ? of Bath County, NC
This William Lewis arrived as a young lad with his parents in what is present-day Town Creek, Brunswick County, NC in the 1720s - apparently from the Bertie, NC area where he allegedly grew up.
All three of his sons moved inland to Bladen County in the 1750s. Samuel and William then went on the Duplin County in the late 1750s/early 1760s - what is now Sampson County.
Children
Date Born. Date Died. Date Married
Who Married
Josiah Lewis*
2/17/1728
6/11/1820
12/23/1750
Lucy Ann Mullington
Samuel Lewis**
c.1730
?
?
?
William Lewis**
c.1732
?
?
?
* Born in Bath County, NC, what is now Brunswick County (Town Creek area). **Born in New Hanover County, what is now Brunswick County (Town Creek area). [New Hanover County was created in 1729 out of part of the old and now defunct Bath County.]
