Catherine Dade LEWIS

HAIRSTON.org ID#1567, b. 1790
Father*Fielding LEWIS Jr.1,2,3 b. 14 Feb 1750/51, d. Jul 1803
Mother*Elizabeth DADE4 d. bt 1804 - 1807
Birth*Catherine Dade LEWIS was born in 1790 in Virginia.5,2 
She was the daughter of Fielding LEWIS Jr. and Elizabeth DADE.1,2,3,4 
Marriage*Catherine Dade LEWIS married Henry Chew DADE on 15 November 1809.6,1,7,2 
DeedOn 15 September 1818, Henry C. Dade and his wife Catherine D. late Catherine D. Lewis and Gilson Foote and his wife Lucinda E., late Lucinda E. Lewis sell inherited property in Kentucky to William A. Foot. Deed also states that Fielding Lewis, son on of Fielding Lewis, did not leave a will and had 7 children, of which 6 are still living as of 1818. - Fauquier County Virginia Deed Book 23, page 16-18. FSL #8190429 image 22-23.
Court RecordThe Virginia Chancery Records from the Library of Virginia contain copies of letters relating to a lawsuit concerning the 1805 will of Mildred G. Hammond of Jefferson County, West Virginia. Plaintiffs: Executors of the George Washington Estate, Lawrence Washington, etc. vs. Defendants: Lawrence Lewis, William McCarty Spotswood, Bushrod Washington, etc. The files contain hundreds of pages, including letters that list George Washington heirs and their descendents.
A letter dated 19 May 1823 written by Mary D. Washington to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the Court of Alexandria contains the following on page 4: "That Fielding Lewis died intestate on whose estate no person hath taken letters of administration leaving Charles A Lewis, Robert A Lewis, Catherine the wife of Henry C Dade, Lucinda the wife of Gilson Foote, Nancy the wife of Thomas Davidson and Elizabeth the wife of Alexander E. Spotswood." (I have added commas to make the sentence clearer.) This is a list of the living children of Fielding Lewis Jr. as of 1823. Please note that after the death of Fielding Lewis (1725-1781), Fielding Lewis Jr. stopped adding Jr. to his name. - These letters are found at the Library of Virginia, Chancery Records - Arlington County, Index Number 1837-019.3
Court RecordHenry Chew DADE; On 10 September 1823, Henry C. Dade wrote a letter which is included in the Virginia Chancery records case 1837-019 concerning the estate of General George Washington. In the letter he mentions two daughters of Fielding Lewis Jr. and their husbands; Lucinda Lewis wife of Gilson Foote and Catherine D. Lewis wife of Henry C. Dade. Copy of the letter is attached.8
Deed*On 1 September 1832, Henry C. Dade and Catherine D. his wife sell to Henry L. Y. Pope, 1,426 acres. - Fauquier Deed Book 33, page 93. FSL #8151665 image 57.
Residence*Catherine Dade LEWIS lived in 1835 in Moved to, Noxubee, Mississippi. 
WillShe was mentioned in the will of Henry Chew DADE on 9 August 1839 in Noxubee, Mississippi; Mentions wife Catherine D. Dade, sons Robert F. Dade, Henry C. Dade Jr., Lee M. Dade, F. H. Dade, daughters Elizabeth W. Dabney, Lucinda F. Foote.9,10
Death Spouse*Her husband, Henry Chew Dade, died on 20 September 1841. 
DeedOn 11 January 1842, Gilson Foote, guadian for Francis Huger Dade, recieved a slave in payment of a note from the executors of the Henry C. Dade estate. - Noxubee Deed Book D, page 686. FSL #8201839 image 377.
DeedOn 7 March 1842, Catherine D. Dade relinquishes her dower rights to Gaden Jones purchase of land from Henry C. Dade in 1841. - Noxubee Deed Book E, page 123. FSL #8189983 image 93.
DeedOn 11 January 1848, Catherine D. Dade makes Hezekiah W. Foote her attorney to handle her dower rights relating to a certian tract of land. - Noxubee Deed Book H, page 267. FSL #8201837 image 487. 
Census 1850Catherine Dade LEWIS appeared on the 1850 census of Hezekiah "Henry" William FOOTE on 30 August 1850 in Noxubee, Mississippi; HW 39, Lucinda F 29, Ann 12, Catharine L 10, William 8, Henry 6, Thomas 4, Frances A 0, Catherine D Dade 60.11

Deed*On 27 January 1851, Catherine D. Dade, widow & consort of Henry C. Dade and Lee M. Dade, Francis H. Dade, Hezekiah W. Foote & his wife Lucinda F. Frances sell to William Dent a tract of land in Noxubee County. - Noxubee Deed Book H, page 274. FSL #8201837 image 491.
Burial*Catherine Dade LEWIS was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee, Mississippi.12 

Family

Henry Chew DADE b. a 1777, d. 20 Sep 1841
Children

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

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  12. [S39] Odd Fellows Cemetery, Macon, Noxubee County, Mississippi.
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