I was born at Burgess Va in the Northern Neck Va, but moved to upper western part of Westmoreland by nine years of age. As an adult I have always lived in the Richmond, Va area. I was always interested in our family history and fortunately my mother heard all the Lewis history when she cared for my Grandmother Lelia Jane Bryant Lewis for five years. My mother at 87 still remembers her family history from her Davis and Clark, also the Lewis and Bryants.

I feel everyone should know their roots, their family stories and the resting places of their ancestors. I have been working on both sides of my family for our future generations.
I am primarily researching Lewis/Bryants/Sebras/Sebrees/Davis/Clarkes/Clarks originating in Northern Neck. I have four generations of grandfathers from my Lewis family buried at Gibeon Baptist Church, Village Va. I have found that most of the folks resting there are relatives in some way and will gladly to help/share with others to find their ancestors to preserve that history for generations to come.

In my search I have found the history/story of a picture in my grandmother's personal items she called "Nora". Nora was my inspiration to do genealogy when I retired. We refer to her as the "Nora" picture, she has been a mystery for over fifty years and we thought she was her maternal Aunt. She was a very quiet introverted spoken woman but talked of her often. The mystery has been a solved and it turns out the picture is my great-grandmother Harriet Mothershead who first married a Joseph Reynolds before marrying My great-grandfather Samuel David Lewis all buried at Gibeon Baptist Church. Old family stories can change as they get told over again making them more fascinating and confusing.

I was born at Burgess Va in the Northern Neck Va, but moved to upper western part of Westmoreland by nine years of age. As an adult I have always lived in the Richmond, Va area. I was always interested in our family history and fortunately my mother heard all the Lewis history when she cared for my Grandmother Lelia Jane Bryant Lewis for five years. My mother at 87 still remembers her family history from her Davis and Clark, also the Lewis and Bryants.

I feel everyone should know their roots, their family stories and the resting places of their ancestors. I have been working on both sides of my family for our future generations.
I am primarily researching Lewis/Bryants/Sebras/Sebrees/Davis/Clarkes/Clarks originating in Northern Neck. I have four generations of grandfathers from my Lewis family buried at Gibeon Baptist Church, Village Va. I have found that most of the folks resting there are relatives in some way and will gladly to help/share with others to find their ancestors to preserve that history for generations to come.

In my search I have found the history/story of a picture in my grandmother's personal items she called "Nora". Nora was my inspiration to do genealogy when I retired. We refer to her as the "Nora" picture, she has been a mystery for over fifty years and we thought she was her maternal Aunt. She was a very quiet introverted spoken woman but talked of her often. The mystery has been a solved and it turns out the picture is my great-grandmother Harriet Mothershead who first married a Joseph Reynolds before marrying My great-grandfather Samuel David Lewis all buried at Gibeon Baptist Church. Old family stories can change as they get told over again making them more fascinating and confusing.