Jane LEWIS

1767 -

• Name	Jane LEWIS
  Born	17 Jul 1767	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	UNTIL 1799	Pennsylvania   [1]
  Residence	Aft 1799	Harrison Co, (W)VA   [1]
  Died	Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV   [1]
  Notes	In 1799, the widowed Jane Lewis Maxwell and her six children moved from Pennsylvania to Harrison County, settling on land owned by Col. William Lowther (1742-1814) near present-day West Milford, W.Va. She later moved to Lost Creek, and finally to near present-day Jane Lew in Lewis County. The town Jane Lew was named by her son, Lewis, in her honor.
  Person ID	I34239	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2005

  
  

  Father	Alexander LEWIS
  Mother	Mary SMITH
  Family ID	F13444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas MAXWELL,   b. Pennsylvania ,   d. 1796, Chester Co, PA
  Married	CA 1785  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Abner MAXWELL,   b. 3 Oct 1784, Pennsylvania ,   d. 11 Jan 1864, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 79 years) + 2. Levi MAXWELL,   b. 25 Jul 1788, Chester Co, PA ,   d. 13 Nov 1884, Weston, Lewis Co, WV  (Age 96 years)   3. Lewis MAXWELL,   b. 17 Apr 1790, Pennsylvania ,   d. 13 Feb 1862  (Age 71 years) + 4. Robert MAXWELL,   b. 19 Feb 1791, Lancaster Co, PA ,   d. 5 Feb 1884, Cardington, Morrow Co, OH  (Age 92 years) + 5. Mary MAXWELL + 6. Amy MAXWELL,   b. 27 Aug 1799, Pennsylvania ,   d. 23 May 1847, Morrow Co, OH  (Age 47 years)
  Family ID	F13443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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• Sources

  [S293] History of Ritchie County, Minnie Kendall Lowther, (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 600.