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Early Lewis Families in South
Carolina |
| The earliest "recorded" Lewis in South
Carolina is Hugh Lewis, arriving as an indentured servant to
Mr. Edward Matthews in 1671. Hugh Lewis was granted his freedom
in 1677 and was also granted 70 acres of land near Charles Town,
SC. |
| Robert Lewis and wife Mary Biggerstaffe Lewis
arrived in Charles Town in 1675 and were granted 100 acres of
land on September 7, 1675. Robert was granted a total of 1210
acres in present-day Berkeley County, SC. |
| Gideon Lewis and brother Isaac Lewis arrived
in Berkeley County, SC in 1704 and were granted 750 acres each. |
| Evan Lewis was granted 500 acres in Granville
County on 7/23/1711. |
| In 1712, the Crown took over the colony of Carolina
from the proprietors and split the colony into North and South
Carolina. Below are all Lewises granted land in South Carolina
after the split and prior to the Revolutionary War. |
|
Lewis |
Date of Grant* |
Amt of Grant* |
Location |
| Adam Lewis |
11/6/1751 |
50 acres |
Berkeley County |
| Charles Lewis |
6/20/1754 |
200 acres |
Craven County |
| Benjamin Lewis |
5/21/1772 |
150 acres |
Berkeley County |
| David Lewis |
1/29/1742 |
250 acres |
Craven County |
| Elizabeth Lewis |
11/6/1751 |
50 acres |
Berkeley County |
| George Lewis |
2/11/1773 |
100 acres |
Shoaly Creek |
| Isaac Lewis |
5/21/1715 |
500 acres |
Craven County |
| Isaac Lewis |
7/29/1768 |
50 acres |
Berkeley County |
| Isaac Lewis |
5/1/1770 |
250 acres |
Granville County |
| James Lewis |
9/4/1759 |
100 acres |
Berkeley County |
| James Lewis |
5/28/1767 |
100 acres |
Craven County |
| John Lewis |
5/14/1752 |
500 acres |
Granville County |
| John Lewis |
9/21/1753 |
100 acres |
Craven County |
| Judith Lewis |
5/30/1736 |
400 acres |
Craven County |
| Mary Lewis |
2/13/1768 |
100 acres |
? |
| Micheal Lewis |
6/22/1767 |
100 acres |
? |
| Maurice Lewis |
2/17/1736 |
1000 acres |
Queenstown Tshp |
| Richard |
12/12/1767 |
100 acres |
St John's Parish |
| Surls Lewis |
5/21/1772 |
400 acres |
Taylor's Creek |
| Surls Lewis |
9/26/1772 |
200 acres |
Craven County |
| Thomas Lewis |
6/21/1765 |
100 acres |
Craven County |
| Thomas Lewis |
6/1/1767 |
100 acres |
Berkeley County |
| William Lewis |
4/9/1736 |
500 acres |
Craven County |
| William Lewis |
10/25/1764 |
400 acres |
St. James Parish |
| * Only providing the earliest grant for each
grantee in each county. Each grantee may have received more than
one grant, but there is not enough space to indicate all, therefore
only the first. |
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