VA-NC trip--Thursday May 17, Rockingham County visit

Ancient house on Whetstone Creek area in Rockingham County, NC.  It was built about 1800 by Michael Thomas, a possible distant relative of ours. 

 

With Bob Carter and house owner, Tim Turner

Old millstone on Thomas place

2nd old house of the Thomas family, located in Irving Road, off Whetstone Creek Road.  Older part was built about 1860 by members of Thomas family.

Bob C got in this shot also

Whetstone Creek is tiny, where the Whetstone Creek Road crosses it.

Abandoned graves at former site of a church, Wesley Chapel.  That church was constructed in 1826, redone in 1880, then sold to another church group and moved from this site.

Shiloh Primitive Baptist Church at the Settle Bridge Road crossing of NC-135, with Lewis graves

John Franklin Lewis (md Susan Francis Dodson), son of Powhatton Green Lewis (md Molly A. "Polly" Barnes), son of John Lewis Jr. (md Sarah Lewis), son of John Penn Lewis (md Elizabeth Sams), son of William Langston Lewis      SOURCE: The Lewis Family, vol. 1

Jettie May Sands married George Washington Lewis, son of John Franklin Lewis (md Susan Francis Dodson), son of Powhatton Green Lewis (md Molly A. "Polly" Barnes), son of John Lewis Jr. (md Sarah Lewis), son of John Penn Lewis (md Elizabeth Sams), son of William Langston Lewis      SOURCE: The Lewis Family, vol. 1

Sarah Thomas "Sally" Lewis, died unmarried.  She was the daughter of John Fields Lewis (md Nancy Ann Barnes), son of Robert Pinckney Lewis (md Rebecca Thomas), son of William Langston Lewis.  Joseph Henry Pratt was the only son of James R. Pratt and Ruth Jane Lewis (sister of Sally), so also was descended from William Langston Lewis, and was a nephew of Sally.  His father died in the Civil War and Sally and Ruth Jane lived together, with Joseph. Sally continued to live with her nephew the remainder of her life, even after Ruth Jane died (1889) and also after he married a young wife, Essie Barker, at age 56, in 1919.  He died 20 Jun 1935, 4 years after his Aunt Sally, and leaving a wife and 3 children.