General Notes

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Mary is listed enumerated with her son, Hamlin Freeman Lewis,  in the
CENSUS YR:  1850  STATE or TERRITORY:  AL  COUNTY:  Lowndes  DIVISION:
Lowndes District  REEL NO:  M432-8  PAGE NO:  172A REFERENCE:  enumerated
by me, on the 19th day of Dec 1850.  S L Pruitt
Alabama State Census of Lowndes Co. - 1855, page 44 of Census Record.
Lewis, Mary D. (Mrs.)
White males under 21: 2
White males over 21: 0
White females under 21: 4
White females over 21: 3
Total whites: 9
Slaves: 43
Total inhabitants: 52
Ron, I have the 1855 Census, well a photo copy of it, and I show the
following:
White males between 8 and 16: 3
White males under 21: 2 (This means that one of the white males was not
between 8 and 16)
White males over 21: 0
White females under 21: 4
White females over 21: 3
Total Whites: 9 (doesn't add up, does it?)
Slaves: 43
Grand Total 52
The only difference I see is the 3 for males between 8 and 16, but it is
there.  Just so you know. By the 1855 census, Hamlin Freeman, whom Mary
was living with in the 1850 census, had gone to Texas and died.  I assume
his widow was there as well. Carolyn Golowka: ALGenWeb Archives File
Manger, ALGenWeb Tombstone Project Manager, ALGenWeb Lowndes County
Coordinator
1860 Slave Census Schedules of Lowndes Co., AL
LEWIS, Mary D., 51 slaves, page 335
1860 Census Lowndes Co., AL
Family Number 383
Name                   Age Sex  Place of Birth   Occupation
Lewis, Mary         75     F     VA                     Farming
Lamkin, Sidney    35     F     VA  (Was there a mistake in the sex?)
Jennings, Jacob   45    M     VA                   Minister, M. E.
(Methodist Esp.)
Jennings, Mary     40   F      MD
Jennings, Anna     10   F      MD
Jennings, William   6  M      AL
Will of Mary Dixon (Hall) Lewis
Lowndes County, AL Will Book C, pages 118-119
State of Alabama} Lowndes County
In the Name of God, Amen!  That I, Mary D. Lewis of said County and
State, of
lawful age and of sound mind and disposing memory, do make, ordain and
publish  this my last will and testament as to certain property
hereinafter mentioned and bequeathed.
1st:  I hereby appoint, nominate and authorize my daughter, Mary D.
Witter,
after my death, to pay all my just debts from any property of my Estate
and to
execute and carry out my grants and bequeaths hereinafter mentioned.
2nd:  I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter, Mary D. Witter, my
tract of
land lying near the Alabama River in Mid County and State and known by
numbers  as the Southeast quarter of section twenty-seven, township
sixteen, range  fifteen, containing one hundred and sixty acres, more or
less, to her sole and  separate use forever.
3rd:  In consideration of the love and affection I have and cherish for
my two
grandchildren, Fannie L. and Mary S. Lamkin, having had them with (me)
most of
their lives, I give, grant and bequeath after my death to said Fannie and
Mary,
my tract of land known as the McQueen place lying and situated in township
fifteen of range fifteen, in said State and County, containing four
hundred and
eighty three acres, more or less, jointly, each to share alike and to
their sole and separate use during their natural lives, and at their
death, to their lineal
descendents or offspring, but at the death of either of them in case there
should be offspring, the children of deceased shall take the share only of
deceased parent and if either of them should die without children, the one
surviving shall be entitled and share of the deceased upon the same terms
and
conditions of the original bequest herein given.
4th:  And I further given and bequeath to Fannie L. Lamkin one-half dozen
of my
parlor chairs, one bed and mattress and piano give her several years ago
for her
sole and separate use.
5th:  And I further give and bequeath to Mary S. Lamkin one-half dozen of
my
parlor chairs, one bed and mattress and my center table fo