Jane Lewis

Name

Jane Lewis

Race

White

Location

IAS1: Roanoke County
BR: Big Lick
RR; Roanoke County

Occupation

Farmer

Record(s) Seen In

Will Book 1-1: 1839-1885

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 1

Inventory, Appraisements, and Sales Book 3

Birth Register - 1853-1885 - pp. 1-66

Confederate Slave Payrolls

Roanoke County Slave Requisition Records

Page and Line Number

IAS1: PP. 145
IAS3: PP. 56, 295
BR: PP. 3, L. 11; PP. 35, L. 26-28; PP. 46, L. 30

Date(s) Seen in Records

Will Book 1: March 1846, December 1857
IAS1: February 10, 1846
IAS3: December 17th, 1855
BR: January 1853; September 1860; 1862
CSP: December 1862 - January and February 1863

RR: December 19, 1862

People Enslaved

Newton

James

George Washington

Jane

Mary

Lorman

Hannah

Bill

Pompey

Toliver

Washington

Betsy

Bob

Mat

Mary

Maria

Unrecorded Named Girl

Unrecorded Named Girl

Sarah

Unrecorded Named Girl

Unrecorded Named Boy

Unrecorded Named Boy

Ben

Additional Information

James N. Lewis is the husband of Jane Lewis.

James N. Lewis

Jane Lewis willed eight enslaved people to her five children. Her son, John Lewis, is the executor of her estate.

Elizy Pitzer

Emeline Ingles

William Lewis

Samuel Lewis

John Lewis

Jane Lewis was bequeathed Betsy and Bob by Elijah McClanahan. Elijah McClanahan stated in his will that if Jane Lewis "returns" Betsey and Bob, then his executors put them with the other enslaved people for division or sell them. They would then have to pay Jane Lewis $1000.00 in cash.

Elijah Betts McClanahan

"Trusty friends" William Boyd and Andrew Boyd were listed in Jane Lewis' will, also.

Andrew Boyd

William Boyd

Johnathan Tosh bequeathed Lewis to the heirs of Jonathan Tosh Jr. (likely James T. Tosh), bequeathed Mat to Jane Lewis.

Johnathan Tosh

Ben labored for 60 days at a pay rate of $16.00 per month. His enslaver, Jane Lewis, received $32.00 for the work he completed.