Lewis Mabee was also known as Lowis Mebie. He was also known as Ludovicus Mabee. Lewis Mabee was born in 1739; aged 44 in 1783 census. He was the son of
Jan Pieter Mebie and
Dorothea Pikket. Lewis Mabee and
Nancy Pouwell resided at at Maquasland - NOTE: The term "Maquasland" meant "Mohawk territory" or "out in the frontier"., New York, in 1767. Lewis Mabee married
Nancy Pouwell on 20. Dec. 1767 at Dutch Reformed Church, Schenectady, Schenectady County, New York. Lewis Mabee and
Nancy Pouwell resided at at Mohawk Valley, New York, in 1776; Lewis's family lived on 50 acres, a free gift from his uncle, Lewis Clement. He cleared between 18 and 20 acres, had a house, barn, six horses and eight horned cattle, farming utensils, household furniture, total valued at £386 New York currency, the real estate alone was worth £300. Lewis Mabee He was a Sergeant in the Indian Department with LCol Butlers Rangers of the Loyalist army on 15. Jun. 1777 at Fort Niagra, New York. He and
Nancy Pouwell appeared on the census of Butler's Rangers on 30. Nov. 1783 at Niagara, not listed in geobase, Ontario, Canada. On 12. Apr. 1786 filed a claim for property confiscated by New York. One witness to this claim is Joseph Clement.
On 30. Aug. 1787 Lewis Mabee petitioned for compensation for property lost during the American Revolution. He was late of Tryon, New York, but now of Niagara. Lewis noted that he lived on the Mohawk on 50 acres, a free gift from his uncle, Lewis Clement many years ago. He cleared between 18 and 20 acres, had a house, barn, six horses and eight horned cattle, farming utensils, household furniture, total valued at £386 New York currency, the real estate alone was worth £300. Mabee noted that one Victor Hanson now lives there. Everything as taken by the rebels and his wife sent off. A witness to the claim was Arent Bradt.
He received a crown grant of 200 acres of land. Received 500 acres of land for loss during Revolutionary War. Lewis' grant included Lot 16, Con 8 and Lot 16, Con 9; from the Niagara River on 18. Dec. 1806 at Bertie Twp., Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Sold 100 acres of Lot 16, Con 9 from the Niagara River to Edward Carny. Murtie says he sold it on 12 April 1803, but that was before he owned it at Bertie Twp., Welland County, Ontario, Canada. Sold sdome of his land at Lot 16, Con 8 and Lot 16, Con 9 to his son John for $100 on 23. Jun. 1825 at Bertie Twp., Welland County, Ontario, Canada.