Rev. Joseph B Lewis, Jr., birth near Pee Dee River South Carolina, married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Morris , immigrants from South Carolina in the territorial period of Mississippi. Rev Little Joe was the son of Rev Joseph Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Lewis.
The early Protestant settlers in the Southwest Mississippi Territory moved to the Cole's Creek area of Jefferson County early in 1780 from the great Pee Dee River Valley of South Carolina. They traveled by wagon and then flat boats down the Holston River, the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi River. They landed in the area where they had received British land grants about 20 miles north of Natchez on Cole's Creek (known as Boyd's Creek on arrival but the name was soon changed to Cole's Creek) In October, 1791, these settlers organized the first Baptist church in the Southwest Mississippi Territory in the village of Stampley. The church was called Salem Baptist Church and was commonly referred to as Cole's Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Lewis farm was three miles south of Tylertown where the town of Lexie, on the old New Orleans & Great Northern railroad.
Joseph Lewis became a Baptist minister in charge of the old New Zion Baptist church in the southeastern portion of the county. Joseph Lewis officiated here in the early settlement of the community. Joseph in connection with the Rev. Willis J. Fortinberry, had organized and built up a Christian fellowship. He was succeeded by his son, Little Joe Lewis. Little Joe Lewis, which position he resigned during the civil war and emigrated to Texas.
"History of Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1876" Luke Ward Conerly
Joseph and Sarah Morris Lewis had nine children.
Joseph's Siblings
-Joseph Benjamin Lewis, Jr. married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev. Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-William Lewis married Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-Hugh Lewis married Elizabeth J Ball daughter of Sampson Edward and Elizabeth Warren Ball.
"A Patriot Legacy, The Family of Richard Dillon and Ann
Lawrence" by Bevin J. Creel; 2003
The early Protestant settlers in the Southwest Mississippi Territory moved to the Cole's Creek area of Jefferson County early in 1780 from the great Pee Dee River Valley of South Carolina. They traveled by wagon and then flat boats down the Holston River, the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi River. They landed in the area where they had received British land grants about 20 miles north of Natchez on Cole's Creek (known as Boyd's Creek on arrival but the name was soon changed to Cole's Creek) In October, 1791, these settlers organized the first Baptist church in the Southwest Mississippi Territory in the village of Stampley. The church was called Salem Baptist Church and was commonly referred to as Cole's Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Lewis farm was three miles south of Tylertown where the town of Lexie, on the old New Orleans & Great Northern railroad.
Joseph Lewis became a Baptist minister in charge of the old New Zion Baptist church in the southeastern portion of the county. Joseph Lewis officiated here in the early settlement of the community. Joseph in connection with the Rev. Willis J. Fortinberry, had organized and built up a Christian fellowship. He was succeeded by his son, Little Joe Lewis. Little Joe Lewis, which position he resigned during the civil war and emigrated to Texas.
"History of Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1876" Luke Ward Conerly
Joseph and Sarah Morris Lewis had nine children.
Joseph's Siblings
-Joseph Benjamin Lewis, Jr. married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev. Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-William Lewis married Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-Hugh Lewis married Elizabeth J Ball daughter of Sampson Edward and Elizabeth Warren Ball.
"A Patriot Legacy, The Family of Richard Dillon and Ann
Lawrence" by Bevin J. Creel; 2003
Rev. Joseph B Lewis, Jr., birth near Pee Dee River South Carolina, married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Morris , immigrants from South Carolina in the territorial period of Mississippi. Rev Little Joe was the son of Rev Joseph Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Lewis.
The early Protestant settlers in the Southwest Mississippi Territory moved to the Cole's Creek area of Jefferson County early in 1780 from the great Pee Dee River Valley of South Carolina. They traveled by wagon and then flat boats down the Holston River, the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi River. They landed in the area where they had received British land grants about 20 miles north of Natchez on Cole's Creek (known as Boyd's Creek on arrival but the name was soon changed to Cole's Creek) In October, 1791, these settlers organized the first Baptist church in the Southwest Mississippi Territory in the village of Stampley. The church was called Salem Baptist Church and was commonly referred to as Cole's Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Lewis farm was three miles south of Tylertown where the town of Lexie, on the old New Orleans & Great Northern railroad.
Joseph Lewis became a Baptist minister in charge of the old New Zion Baptist church in the southeastern portion of the county. Joseph Lewis officiated here in the early settlement of the community. Joseph in connection with the Rev. Willis J. Fortinberry, had organized and built up a Christian fellowship. He was succeeded by his son, Little Joe Lewis. Little Joe Lewis, which position he resigned during the civil war and emigrated to Texas.
"History of Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1876" Luke Ward Conerly
Joseph and Sarah Morris Lewis had nine children.
Joseph's Siblings
-Joseph Benjamin Lewis, Jr. married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev. Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-William Lewis married Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-Hugh Lewis married Elizabeth J Ball daughter of Sampson Edward and Elizabeth Warren Ball.
"A Patriot Legacy, The Family of Richard Dillon and Ann
Lawrence" by Bevin J. Creel; 2003
The early Protestant settlers in the Southwest Mississippi Territory moved to the Cole's Creek area of Jefferson County early in 1780 from the great Pee Dee River Valley of South Carolina. They traveled by wagon and then flat boats down the Holston River, the Ohio River, and finally the Mississippi River. They landed in the area where they had received British land grants about 20 miles north of Natchez on Cole's Creek (known as Boyd's Creek on arrival but the name was soon changed to Cole's Creek) In October, 1791, these settlers organized the first Baptist church in the Southwest Mississippi Territory in the village of Stampley. The church was called Salem Baptist Church and was commonly referred to as Cole's Creek Baptist Church.
Rev. Lewis farm was three miles south of Tylertown where the town of Lexie, on the old New Orleans & Great Northern railroad.
Joseph Lewis became a Baptist minister in charge of the old New Zion Baptist church in the southeastern portion of the county. Joseph Lewis officiated here in the early settlement of the community. Joseph in connection with the Rev. Willis J. Fortinberry, had organized and built up a Christian fellowship. He was succeeded by his son, Little Joe Lewis. Little Joe Lewis, which position he resigned during the civil war and emigrated to Texas.
"History of Pike County, Mississippi 1798-1876" Luke Ward Conerly
Joseph and Sarah Morris Lewis had nine children.
Joseph's Siblings
-Joseph Benjamin Lewis, Jr. married Sarah Morris, daughter of Rev. Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-William Lewis married Elizabeth "Betsy" Morris daughter of Rev Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Magee Morris
-Hugh Lewis married Elizabeth J Ball daughter of Sampson Edward and Elizabeth Warren Ball.
"A Patriot Legacy, The Family of Richard Dillon and Ann
Lawrence" by Bevin J. Creel; 2003
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