Descendants of Samuel Llewellyn (Thomas, Jacob, Benjamin, PA, Del., VA, Ind.)
Billie Harris - Nov 19, 2009
I've started this genealogy. If any of you can fill in the blanks or add to it, please do.
SAMUEL LEWELLYN
Information on Samuel needs substantiation in parts. What we have on him is as follows:
According to information on the internet, he and his family lived first in Wilmington, Delaware. It gets confusing on where they lived and when because some records say they moved to Loudoun County, Virginia, then in 1770 moved to Monongalia Valley, settling on Dunkard Creek which is now in Pennsylvania, and then they settled on Cheat River in Monongalia County, Virginia (now West Virginia) establishing the old Lewallen Ferry near the Pennsylvania line. He obtained a grant of land in 1771 and his name is prominently mentioned in the old records among the early settlers of the county.
Samuel's wife was HANNA JONES, a widow. "The Abbridged Compendium of American Genealogy" edited by Frederick A. Virkus shows in Volume 6 page 332 some information on Hanna Jones' son, Jacob. "5. - Jacob Jones (1732-1829) his mother is Hanna, m. 2nd Samuel Lewellen) to Monongahela Valley 1770 and first settled on Dunkard Creek, now Pa. where 1777 his 2 oldest children Mary and John were captured by Indians..." John escaped after 5 years and married Ann Gough. Jacob Jones moved to Cheat Bottom, now in Preston County, VA, finally settled on a larger tract of land what is now Knottsville, W.Va 1795. Jacob Jones had a son William (1774-1843) who was born in the woods, Monongalia Co. Va. during Indian raid..."
According to Virkus and perhaps others, Hanna Jones' son was Jacob Jones born 1732. Note that Samuel and Hanna's son has been given as Jacob born 1735. Was Jacob Llewellyn actually Jacob Jones, taking the Llewellyn surname?
Since he was from the same area as Shadrach Lewallen (married Deborah Burson), the question is: Were they related or did they just happen to be in the same counties/states at the same time?
Another question in my mind has to do with the ages. If Samuel and Hanna's first son, Jacob, was born 1735 and Jacob's son, Jacob Jr. didn't marry until 1793, then 60 years between Sr.'s birth and Jr's marriage seems like a long time to me.
Children, which needs substantiation: 1. JACOB LEWELLYN SR, 2. PHILLIP LEWELLYN, 3 BENJAMIN LLEWELLYN, 4 THOMAS LEWELLYN, 5. DAVID LEWELLYN 6 ASA LEWELLYN 7 MARY LEWELLYN 8. SAMUEL LEWELLYN 9 DOCTOR LLEWELLYN
NO. 1
JACOB LEWELLYN SR.
Born 1735. Married JANE EVANS.
Children:
1. JACOB LLEWELLYN JR.
Married before 1793. He was married to a lady named Abigail. She died before 1848. Had at least one son:
(1) JABESH (Javis) LEWELLYN
Born 1793. Married Sarah (Sallie) Taylor before 1832. Their son:
A. THOMAS LEWELLYN
Born 1832 Kentucky. Married before 1861 to Rebecca Jane Woodson of Tennessee. They had five children:
a. WILLIAM LEWELLYN
b. LANDY LEWELLYN
c. LENA LEWELLYN
Married a man named Bondurent
d. JAMES L. LEWELLYN
Married Dicey Parris
e. PERRY DAVIS LEWELLYN
Born October 1, 1861 Monroe County, Missouri and died Jan. 27, 1948. Married Nora Belle Ryan 1895. Nora lived until January 4, 1956 and both are buried at Fairview Cemetery, Pryor, Oklahoma. they had a daughter Tessa Lee Lewellyn born March 13, 1896 in Cooweescoowee District, Indian Territory. She married JESSE DRAGOO on Dec. 30, 1918 at Big Cabin, Craig County, Oklahoma. Tessa died Dec. 1997 in Los Angeles, CA.
2. SAMUEL LEWELLYN
Samuel died 1837 in Pike County, Missouri. According to “Pioneer Families of Missouri”, page 277: “Jacob Lewellyn, son of Samuel Lewellyn, had a son Samuel who settled in Pike Co., Mo. at a very early date and died in 1837. He left a son, John W., who married Jane Trabue of Kentucky in 1824 and had ten children, nine of them still living. Mr. Lewellyn who lived for some time in Clarke Co., Mo. where he was a judge of the County Court for eight years. He settled in Montgomery County in 1839, having lived in St. Charles County in 1818 and Pike County in 1820.”
Child:
(1) JOHN WHITE LEWELLYN
Born May 22, 1806, in Ohio County, Kentucky and died in Montgomery County, KY. Sept. 8, 1886. Married Jane Trabue of Kentucky in 1824. John W. was judge of Clarke County, MO for eight years, then settled in Montgomery County 1839, having lived in St. Charles County 1818 and Pike County 1820. They had ten children.
Daughter:
A. AGNES TRABUE LEWALLEN
Born 1832 Married Napoleon B. Lewallen, her cousin who was the son of James A. and Mary (Polly) Lewallen. She died Dec. 5, 1891
3. JAMES A. LEWELLEN
Born 1788 Virginia. Married Mary (Polly) last name unknown who was born ca 1797 in Kentucky. They had at least one son and one daughter:
(1) NAPOLEON B. LEWALLEN. Born December 29, 1827 in Pike County, KY, and died after 1892. He married his cousin, Agnes Trabue Lewallen, daughter of John White Lewallen.
(2) KATRINAH LEWELLEN
Born ca 1832.
NO. 4.
THOMAS LEWELLYN
Married (1) Tabitha ? and (2) Susannah Jennings.
Children:
1. MARY (Polly) LEWALLEN
Married Jabish Jones July 9, 1812. They moved to Iowa about 1836 and had 3 children:
(1) BENJAMIN JONES married Sarah Tharp and died in Iowa
(2) THOMAS JONES never married and died in Iowa
(3) PETER JONES married Susan Jones; died in Iowa
2. RACHEL LEWALLEN
Married Samuel Jones, son of Jacob Jones
3. SAMUEL LEWALLEN
His middle name has been given as Smith. He was born 1780 and died 1841 at the age of 61. He's buried in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana. Married Elizabeth Gough, daughter of Joshua Gough. She died in Delaware County, Indiana 1849. They settled near the western border of Randolph County, Indiana 1836 when he purchased a tract of land on the northeast corner of Liberty Township close to the Randolph border.
Children:
(1) ROLLA (Rawley) LEWALLEN
Born 1802 Virginia. Shown in Randolph County Indiana 1850 census as Sawallen (writing was clearly an L but transcribed as an S...bh) Wife Catherine age 54 (1796). Children:
A. CAROLINE LEWALLEN, age 23 in 1850
B. MARY J. LEWALLEN, age 21 in 1850
C. ALCY LEWALLEN, age 19 in 1850
D. SAMUEL LEWALLEN age 17 in 1850
E. ELIZABETH O. LEWALLEN age 15 in 1850
F. JAMES LEWALLEN age 13 in 1850
G. CATHARINE RYAN age 3
Moved with his brother Felix west to St. Clair County, Missouri.
(2) ABIGAIL LEWALLEN
(3) WILLIAM LEWALLEN ----- IS THIS INFO CORRECT ???? nOTE QUITE AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WILLIAM AND RAWLEY
Shown in Delaware County, Indiana 1850. born 1825, wife Elizabeth born 1830. Son:
A. JESSE B. R. LEWALLEN, born 1849
(4) JOHN LEWALLEN
Shown living in Delaware County Indiana 1850 right next to his brother William. Age 27 (1823), wife Susanah age 22. Child:
A. MAHALA LEWALLEN, born 1849.
(5) THOMAS LEWALLEN
(6) FELIX LEWALLEN
Married Margaret Thorp 1838 in Delaware County, Indiana. Moved with his brother Rolla to St. Clair County, Missouri. He's shown in the Delaware County, Indiana 1850 census was being age 27 (1823). Living with him were
A. SUSANAH LEWALLEN age 15 (who was she?) in the 1850 census
B. ELIZABETH LEWALLEN age 11 in the 1850 census
C. BASHA LEWALLEN age 9 in the 1850 census
D. SARAH A. LEWALLEN age 5 in the 1850 census
E. WILLIAM LEWALLEN age 3 in the 1850 census
F. THOMAS LEWALLEN age 1 in the 1850 census
(7) SUSAN LEWALLEN
(8) MARY LEWALLEN
On April 13, 1843, Mary married John Williams. Their children were:
A. FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
B. SAMUEL WILLIAMS
C. MARTHA WILLIAMS
(9) ELIZABETH LEWALLEN
Married George Washington Currant. Children:
A. JOHN CURRANT
B. ELIZABETH CURRANT
C. EMMA CURRANT
(9) REBECCA LEWALLEN
4. THOMAS LEWALLEN
Married Mary Gough July 30, 1804 Monongalia County, VA, daughter of Joshua Gough. Mary and Elizabeth (wife of Samuel Lewallen) were sisters.
Thomas and Mary had 11 children and settled in Athens County, Ohio, in the mid 1830's.
5. ROSANNA LEWALLEN
Married a Swift.
6. PHILLIP LEWALLEN
Born January 14, 1794 in Virginia. In 1836 they moved to Indiana and settled on the Campbell Creek, Delaware Township, Delaware County. They then moved to Smithfield, Liberty Township in Delaware County after which they sold their farm and he engaged in the hotel/tavern business. He died April 23, 1859 at the age of 64 years 6 months and 12 days.
Phillip Lewallen married Mary Ann Osborne who was blind for 30 years and never saw her youngest son.
The 1850 census for Delaware County, Indiana shows Phillip, his wife Mary A (age 50, born 1800), son Wesley age 10, Julian Ketterman age 4 (this would indicate their daughter Julia may have been deceased and they were caring for her daughter, and the Leonards were living with them as well. The Leonards were their daughter Druscilla and her family.
Children:
(1) THOMAS O. LEWALLEN
Born ca 1819. Married Eliza Longfitt born ca 1823. They had 9 children and lived in Delaware County. The 1850 census for Randolph County, Indiana shows:
A. WILLIAM A. LEWALLEN
Born 1844
B. JOHN W.
Born 1846
C. JOSEPHUS A. LEWALLEN
Born 1848
D. SARAH E. LEWALLEN
Born 1850
(2) JULIA A. LEWALLEN
Married a Mr. Kellerman. May have been deceased by 1850. Child:
A. JULIAN A. KELLERMAN, born ca 1846. (not sure from census if this was a male or female)
(3) DRUSCILLA LEWALLEN
Born 1826. Married Nelson Leonard (shown in census as Lennard) The 1850 census for Delaware County shows the family living with Druscilla's parents. Child:
A. THOMAS J. LEONARD, born ca 1847.
(4) ALPHEUS J. LEWALLEN
Married Eleanor Kypert. Only one of their children survived.
(5) JERAH M. LEWALLEN
Married (1) Sarah Ann Truitt and (2) Elizabeth Truitt, sister of Sarah. He had six children.
(6) JOSEPHUS LEWALLEN
(7) PHILLIP WESLEY LEWALLEN
Married a Miss Widener and moved to Clarinda, Iowa, where he was in the practice of medicine, then moved to New Mexico.
7. DAVID LEWALLEN
Born April 19, 1796 and died May 1, 1855. He married Abigail Jones, possibly daughter of Jacob Jones who was born August 9, 1797. They moved from Preston County, Virginia, in 1835 to Henry County, Indiana. Their children when younger were of the Baptist faith so whether or not they continued with this religion isn't known.
Children:
(1) JABISH LEWALLEN
Married Mary Macy and settled in Henry County
(2) PRISCILLA LEWALLEN
Married David Macy and moved to Randolph County, Indiana
(3) ELIZABETH LEWALLEN
Married Michael Hoack and lived in Henry County
(4) ELIZA LEWALLEN
Married Thornton F. Rogers and lived in Henry County
(5) MARY LEWALLEN
Married John W. Lake
(6) BENJAMIN LEWALLEN
Married Lydia Beeson and migrated to Howard County, Indiana
(7) JESSE LEWALLEN
At the age of 21 he married Susan Lake, daughter of Cornelius and Ann (Smith) Lake. She died 1858 leaving two children, Mary and Thomas. In 1860 he married Susan's sister, Sarah, and they had eight children, some of whom were Ann, Agnes, Emma and Elbert.
Children:
A. MARY LEWALLEN
B. THOMAS LEWALLEN
C. ANN LEWALLEN
D. AGNES LEWALLEN
E. EMMA LEWALLEN
F. ELBERT LEWALLEN
(8) THOMAS W. LEWALLEN
Married Elizabeth Houck
(9) JAMES S. LEWALLEN
Married Arah Davis
(10) REBECCA LEWALLEN
Died in infancy
(11) JONATHAN M. LEWALLEN
(12) DAVID M. LEWALLEN
Married Lydia Bales and lived in Randolph County, Indiana.
SOURCES:
1. Genealogical and Personal History of the Upper Monongahela Valley West Virginia by James Morton Callahan, Vol II, published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York 1912, pp 875
2. The Abbridged Compendium of American Genealogy, edited by Frederick A. Virkus
3. A condensed History of he Lewellen Family in Wales and the United States, published 1910 by Reverend Josephus Asbury Lewellen
4. "History of Henry County" (Indiana)
5. Pioneer Families of Missouri
6. The Genealogy of the William Lewellen Families by Mrs. Jerry Lewelleyn, Sr., copyright 1976.
Landy Gobes - Dec 4, 2009
As I read your outline of Samuel Lewellen's life, I am trying to fit in John Lewellen b 1760 who died in Preble Co, OH in 1827. John married Catherine Duvall whose parents lived in PA just above the Cheat river. They moved to KY then to OH.
Was John the child who was captured by the Indians and married Ann Gough? Was Catherine Duvall his 2nd wife?
Or was there another Lewellen family in the PA/WV area in that same time frame? A Thomas Lewellen sold land in WV and bought land in PA?
Can anyone prove or disprove any of my theories? Thanks! Landy Gobes