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Lewis Bobo (bobo3001)

Father: Spencer Bobo/Beaubeaux (bobo2001)
Mother: Mary Wofford

b. 1736 in Caroline County, Virginia [Reese]

d. 1808 in Union District, South Carolina [Reese]

m. 1758, Sarah Martha Soloman, b1740 in Culpepper, Virginia, d. 1809 in Union District, South Carolina [Reese]

Issue: [Haynes]

Elizabeth Bobo, b. 1757 in Culpepper County, Virginia, dc. 1827 in Georgia

mc. 1777 in 96th District, South Carolina, Robert Skelton, bc. 1750

Sampson Bobo, b. 1759, d. after 1806 in Franklin County, Georgia

m. Mary Potts, bc. 1760

Soloman Bobo, bc. 1761 in Cuppepper County, Virginia, d. February 10, 1847 in buried in Padgetts' Creek Cemetery, Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina

m. 1786 in South Carolina, Mary Polly Potts

Sarah "Sally" Bobo, wife of Jonathan Charles Norman (norm4001), b. 1763, d. March 22, 1849

Patsy Bobo, b. 1764 in Virginia

m. -- Smith

Virginia Bobo, b. 1768 in Culpepper County, Virginia

m. -- Peay

Mary Ann Bobo, b. 1769 in Culpepper County, Virginia. d. November 21, 1815 in Union County, South Carolina

m. 1798, John Rhodes

Abagail Bobo, b. 1771 in Union County, South Carolina, dc. 1805

m. John Cooper

Nancy Bobo, bc. 1772 in Union County, South Carolina

m. -- Ray

Laodicia "Dicy" Bobo, b. September 9, 1773 in Spartanbug County, South Carolina, d. October 13, 1837 buried Holcomb Plantation, Union County, South Carolina

m. Nevill G. Holcombe, bc. 1770

Kindred Bobo, b. January 14, 1775 in Cross Keys, Union County, South Carolina, d. August 24, 1829 in Cross Keyes, Union County, South Carolina

m. 1795 Mary Ann Murphy, d. 1858 in South Caolina

Information:

1762:
Lewis Bobo apprears on the list of taxables in Shocco District, Granville County. [Skelton]

May 7, 1770 and August 20, 1770:
The land plat for 700 acres was surveyed and delivered to Lewis. The 700 acres was in Berkeley County between the fork of Broad and Saluda Rivers and on a small branch called Woffords Branch of the Tyger River and bounded by Wofford Branch, Barnett Branch and land of Emanuel Stephens and by a vacant land. The tax return on this land was made by William Gist in Charlest for Lewis. The number of acres would equal Lewis, his wife and 11 dependents. [Skelton]

1772:
Lewis land grant in Union County, South Carolina was bounded by the Tyger River on the north and encompassed 300 acres. [Wilson]

December 23, 1786:
Lewis' claim for supplies and for the lost horse was approved and paid for with indents (6 pounds, 14 shillings, 3 1/2 pence). [Wilson]

Reciepts for the corn and oats from the following:
Turner Rountree - September 1, 1782
John Hammond, QM - August 12, 1781
Lt. William Farr - September 8 and 11, 1781
Col. Hays Regiment, - August 11, 1780
John James of Georgi - November 16, 1781
Reciept for supplies furnished troops enroute from Charleston to Fort Ninty-Six, SC - Camden District April 17, 1777
"Captain Lewis Bobo lost one horse in service under Col. Neal in his Regt. from 19th day of February to the first day of April 1777... sworn to 3 June before William Kennedy, J.P.

1787:
Lewis bought 200acres on Tyger River in Spartanbug. [Skelton]

1788:
Lewis sold 287.5 acres on the waters of Shoulderbone of Richland Creek in Wilkes County, North Carolina for 125 pounds. [Skelton]

1790-1800:
Lewis and Sarah lived in Union District, South Carolina. In 1790 they had two slaves. [census-SC]

1795:
Lewis gave his son Kindred a parcel on the South end of his property as a wedding present. The house built by Kindred is still standing and known as the Murphy-Bobo House. [Wilson]

Written June 14, 1805, witnessed May 10, 1806, recorded March 7, 1808:
Lewis left his estate to his wife Sarah and at her death or remarriage for it to be sold and dispersed to his children. [BookA:Page234]

1994:
About 100 yards North of the Murphy-Bobo House is what remains of a burial ground of considerable age. Several Bobo cousins visited the area and, after some digging, came to the conclusion that this was indeed a cemetery and determined that there were about 20 burial plots. It is presumed that Lewis is buried here. [Wilson]

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