Is there any evidence of him in Sportsylvania or Culpeper Co., VA ??
SV-307 says his name should be Nathaniel.
“Extensive research over a period of years has failed to identify the ancestors of 20L622 Gideon Lewis and 20L623 James Lewis.” (SV-1621.2)
No land grants in “The Granville District” of NC 1748-1763. (SV-867 & SV-869 & SV-870) However, the state of NC recorded no land grants in the Granville district portion of the state from the death of Earl Granville (1763) to the Confiscation Act in 1778. (SV-1621.14)
No NC Land Patent 1735-1764. (SV-868)
No North Carolina land grants 1765-1775. (SV-871)
1770-1788 Surry Co., NC Deeds: No GIDEON LEWIS listed. (SV-1036)