Mary bore an illegitimate mulatto child during her years of servitude.
(1) Paul Heinegg, "Lewis Family," Free African Americans of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland and Delaware, http://freeafricanamericans.com/, quoting Lancaster County, Virginia Orders 1729-1743, 8, 46, 51; Deeds, Wills 1743-1750, 106.
(2) Ruth Sparacio and Sam Sparacio, Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 1729-1732 (McLean, Virginia: The Antient Press, 1998), 11, 74, citing Lancaster County, Virginia Order Book 8, 1729-1743:8, 51.