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Note: ame with their father to Hickory Valley (TN) in 1798 from South Carolina. Benjamin, William, and Elijah made a trip to Tennessee before this, having gone to Nashville. The story goes that they had hired an Indian guide in E. Tennessee and on the way to Nashville had spent one night at the head of Cane(y) Creek. The Indians showed them a lead mine from which they took all the lead they needed, but they were never able to find the mine again. On their return to S. Carolina, they received grants for land and returned to Hickory Valley with their father and little brother to settle. William Lewis settled the lands now known as the Roane County land. William later traded this land for another property and spent the rest of his days there. His will was written 24 Feb 1812 in White Co., TN and probated May 1812.
Note: The Lewis Family notes indicate there were four brothers, Tom, Ben, Elijah, and William who c
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