William Terrell Lewis

[3] In 1784 he was named as surveyor for the western district of North Carolina land office, in what would shortly become Tennessee.

He was very kind and hospitable to strangers, and his house was the stopping-place for all distinguished lawyers and dignitaries on visiting Nashville.

[8] This was the preferred tavern of Andrew Jackson and thus local Democrats; the Whigs patronized the City Hotel across the courtyard square.

[10] On March 11, 1797, Lewis (unclear if Senior or Junior) sold Andrew Jackson 1,000 acres of land in Madison County, Tennessee for $250.

P. Anderson, John Gray Blount, Samuel Hogg and Lewis agreed to host a "cocking ring" (cockfighting tournament) in Nashville on Fourth of July weekend.

"[15] During the 1828 presidential election, Andrew Jackson's political opponents suggested that he may have engaged in treasonous sedition during the Burr conspiracy.

One of Jackson's defenses was an index of men who he said had volunteered to join him putting down any insurrection against the federal government.

"[17] Three of his daughters married men who became some of Andrew Jackson's closest advisors: John Eaton, William Berkeley Lewis, and Alfred Balch.

"[21] Jackson replied from his Natchez expedition, "I regret the death of Major Lewis-I fear his business is verry much unsettled-and that his family may be injured thereby-I shall be happy to hear from you often.