Ann LEWIS

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• MilitaryService: ; Colonel
• Name: John LEWIS
• Name: John LEWIS III
• Residence: Between 1702 and 1725, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America

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COL. JOHN LEWIS JR. was born on 30 Nov. 1669, at Chemokins, New Kent, Virginia, the son of Major John and Isabella Miller, daughter of James Miller and his wife Mary and the grandson of John and Johane Lewis who arrived in 1653, at the age of 60, aboard the Globe.

He married, circa 1689, Elizabeth Warner. Elizabeth was born on 24 Nov. 1672 in Gloucester Co., Va. the daughter of Col. Augustine Warner II and Mildred Reade, daughter of Col. George Reade. Elizabeth's family came to Virginia before 1630 and her father, Augustine Warner, returned to England as a boy to be educated, matriculating at the Merchant Taylor School, London, at eleven years of age. John Lewis' mother-in-law, Mildred Reade Warner, was part of a distinguished family as well. Her father came to America in 1637, was Secretary to the Colony of Virginia in 1640, and became a Burgess and a Colonel of Militia. (Anderson, pp. 19-21)

Their first home was probably Chemokins. Elizabeth's brother Robert had inherited Warner Hall from his mother and John had received a large tract of land at Chemokins when his father died. Between 1689 and 1702 there were several entries pertaining to Col. John Lewis in the St. Peter's Parish Vestry book in New Kent County where Chemokins was located.
On 5 Jan.1695 John Lewis was elected Vestryman (parish council) for St. Peter's Parish. (In England, but also in other parts of the United Kingdom, parish councils have long been a level of local government rather than being solely ecclesiastical in nature.) Some of the early baptismal records of his children referred to him as "Captain" Lewis.

In the minutes of 4 Mar. 1702 "Mr. John Lewis lately departed this county." This is perhaps when they moved to Warner Hall, which Elizabeth had inherited from her brother. [The Lewis Family occupied Warner Hall for generations and members of the family immigrated to all parts of the United States. Lewis family descendants built a number of important Virginia homes including Belle Farm, Eagle Point, Abingdon and Severn Hall.]

In 1704 the Rent Roll shows John Lewis' holdings included 2000 acres in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., 300 acres in York Co., 2600 acres in New Kent Co., and several grants in King & Queen Co., the largest for 10,100 acres. The 2600 acres in New Kent Co. is the exact size of the Chemokins estate. His brother Edward inherited their father's estate on Poropotank Creek in King & Queen County.

In 1704 he was appointed to His Majesty's Honorable Council for the Virginia Colony, one of only 12 members at that time. He was sworn in 26 June 1707. He served for 20 years until his death. Sept 2, 1707, he was appointed Commander of King and Queen County, Va. with the rank of Colonel and most of the records of the eighteenth century accord him that title.

In 1717 he deeded Chemokins alias Port Holy, a tract in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent County, which he owned in fee-simple, to his son Charles.

Elizabeth died on 5 Feb. 1719/20 at Gloucester Co., VA, at age 47. She was buried at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.
"Here Lyeth Interr'd ye Body of Elizabeth Lewis the Daughter of Col Augustine Warner and Mildred his Wife and late wife of John Lewis Esq. She was Born at Chesake the 24th of November, 1672 Aged 47 years 2 Months and 12 Days, and was a Tender Mother of 14 children She Departed this Life the 5th Day of February 1719/20"

John Lewis died on 14 Nov. 1725 at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA, at age 55 and was buried at Warner Hall Graveyard.
"Here Lyeth Interred the Body of Coll John Lewis son of John and Isabella Lewis, and one of his Majestys Hon'ble Council for this Colony who was born ye 30th of November 1669 & departed this Life on ye 14th of November 1725."

As Councilor John and his wife Elizabeth Warner are perhaps the two most famous persons of early Colonial Virginia. John and Elizabeth are buried side-by-side in the beautiful cemetery at Warner Hall.

children of Col. John Lewis Jr. and Elizabeth Warner:

Note: They had 14 children however, only eight have been identified. It appears that the others died before any record could be made of them.

1. COL. JOHN LEWIS, born 1694 at 'Chemokins', St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Virginia.; married 1st Frances Fielding; and 2nd Priscilla Churchill. John was also a member of His Majesty's Council, and was prominent in Gloucester County affairs.
2. COL. CHARLES LEWIS was born on 13 Oct. 1696 at 'Chemokins', St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., Virginia. He married Mary Howell, daughter of John Howell b on 28 May 1717. He died in 1779. He resided at 'The Byrd', Goochland Co., VA. He was a member of Council at Virginia. He was an officer in the French & Indian War. He left a will on 1 Sep 1779; proved 20 Dec. 1779.
3. COL. ROBERT LEWIS, born 1704 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA; married (1) Jane Meriwether and (2) Elizabeth Thornton.
4. CATHERINE LEWIS was baptized on 2 Nov. 1705 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. She died young.
5. ELIZABETH LEWIS was baptized on 2 Nov. 1705 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. She died young.
6. ELIZABETH LEWIS was baptized on 7 May 1706. She married Daniel Ashcroft, 1623. She married 2nd Maj. John Bolling, son of Col. John Bolling and Mary Kennon.
7. ISABELLA LEWIS was baptized on 18 Dec. 1707. She married Dr. Thomas Clayton on 14 Jul. 1720. She died in 1742. She was buried at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, VA.
8. ANNE LEWIS was baptized on 14 Feb. 1712 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, VA.

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My uncles note report his birth date of 5 November 1669 in King and Queen Co., VA. [That may be. However, the headstone reads 30 Nov. 1669. rfh]

John married Elizabeth WARNER about 1690 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America. Elizabeth (daughter of Augustine WARNER, II and Mildred READE) was born on 24 Nov 1672 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 5 Feb 1720 in Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in Feb 1720 in Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Here Lyeth Interr'd ye Body of Elizabeth Lewis the Daughter of Col Augustine Warner and Mildred his Wife and late wife of John Lewis Esq She was Born at Chesake the 24th of November, 1672 Aged 47 years 2 Months and 12 Days, and was a Tender Mother of 14 Children. She Departed this Life the 5th Day of February 1719/20."

This memorial kindly transferred from the stewardship of Find-A-Grave member archtype(#47159002) on 8 January 2014.

Find-A-Grave member Jean Gaissert provided the following in Dec. 2014.
Elizabeth *Lititia* Lewis was the child of Elizabeth Warner Lewis and John Lewis. *Lititia* Lewuis was born 1687 in Va; died 1716 in Va. She married John Martin.

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• MilitaryService: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; County Militia: Rank of Major
• Vestryman: St. Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America
• Name: John LEWIS
• Name: Major John LEWIS
• Residence: 1651, Virginia, British Colonial America

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JOHN LEWIS was christened, 15 Dec. 1633, Liantilio, Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales. (Parish Records) He was the son of the John Lewis who immigrated with his family to York Co., Virginia and received, 1 July 1653, a Patent of 250 acres at the head of Totopotomoys Creek (afterwards known as Lewis Creek.). He had transported 5 persons: John Lewis, Lidia Lewis, Wm. Lewis, Edward Lewis, John Lewis Jr. (Land Patent Book No. 3 p. 4.) This plantation became known as "Chemokins" and was given to John's older brother, William Lewis, when his father died about 1657.
As a young man John Lewis, Jr. began to acquire land as follows:
?29 December 1655 - 250 acres, Gloucester Co. at the main swamp of Poropotanke running down the same from the land of Col. Richard Lee, to Beech Spring &c. (Land Patent Book No. 4, p. 6.) John added to his holdings in 1658: "To all and whereas and now know ye that I the said Samuel Mathews Esq and give and grant unto John Lewis and James Turner one thousand acres of Land and Marsh called Lewis' Island lying and being in the County of New Kent Bonded on the East side on the north side and on the west side with the River and on the south side with Parencess Creek that divides this Land from the Land of John Pouncy. The said Land being due unto the said John Lewis and James Turner by and for the Transportation of twenty persons and to have and yealding and dated the 18th of November 1658. (New Kent Co VA Deeds, p 321)
?About 1660, John inherited "Chemokins" after the death of his brother, William. John is said to have managed "Chemokins" through a series of overseers which included some of his sons.
?18 Mar 1662 - John Lewis & James Turner 1000 Acres Patent issued in the said Lewis & Turner's names and granted by William Berkeley, Knight, his Magesties Governor & Ira Hickman.
?30 Oct 1662 - To all etc whereas etc me Know ye that I the said Sir William Berkeley Governor & give and grant unto John Lewis and Thomas Mitchell one thousand six hundred and Eighty acres of land lying and being in the county of New Kent beginning at a Spanish Oak in the Line of W. Mitchell Land. . .to Lt Cole Jacob's Corner. . .line of Mr. Mitchell's Land. . .The said Land being due by Transportation and To have & to Hold and to be Sold and yielding and paying and which payment to be made yearly from the entry of the survey and rights in the office being the 30th of October 1662 provided and Dated the 15th of January 1662/3. (New Kent Co VA Deeds, p 565.)
?23 Nov. 1663 - Patent of 1700 acres at the head of Poropotanke creek both sides, adjoining the lands of Mr. Major, Thomas Hanckes, George Austin, up Coates Branch to Col. Richard Lee's land, to the bridge swamp, thence down the bridge swamp and Porpopontanke Swamp to the head of the Creek and so to the place where it began; 120 acres thereof patented to Timothy Lodell and Thomas Broughton Sept. 13, 1651, and assigned to John Lewis; 100 acres thereof patented by Howell Price Oct. 6, 1656 and assigned to said LEWIS; and 600 acres not before granted. (Land Patent Book No. 5, p. 299)
About 1665 or 1666 John married Isabella Miller, b. 24 Aug 1640 at New Kent Co VA. John and Isabella probably lived the remainder of their lives on the original homestead. However, by this time he owned around 3890 acres and continued to acquire additional land and within two years had more than doubled his land holding to over 8500 acres.
?7 Aug 1667 - To all and whosoever and now know ye that I the said Wm. Berkley, Knt., Governor, do give and grant and on John Lewis two thousand acres of Land in New Kent and proper upon fiven of proper banke swamp beginning at the mount of a great branch north below the said Lewis Plantation. . .to a hickory in Tymothy Lewis oak Line. . .by a branch of Mahogany Swamp. . .to the corner of Geo Majie Land. . .possetion Swamp. . .along John Chambers Land. . .from up land of John Aoy to in South Swamp. . .to John Land. . .Geo Sissims lyne of trees. . .to said road of Cobb branch. . .to the Land where it began. Land being as follows. Eighty acres part through of Tymothy Lewis and one Thousand acres of and six hundred acres granted to the same Lewis by plat Dted the 23 November 1663 and the being hundred and Twenty being due by and for the Transfer of nineteen persons.
?16 Aug 1667 ? patent to John Lewis of "2600 acres in Glouchester and New Kent Counties being upon both sides of Poropotanke Swamp, beginning at the mouth of a great branch next below the said LEWIS' plantation by Old Woman's Poynt; boundaries mentioned as courses are run as follows: Timothy Lowdell's line, John Levingstone's line, a branch of Mattapony Swamp, Richard Jamor, Junr's land, George Major's land, head of Pepetico Swamp, John Chamberlain's land, John Fox's land Poropotanke Swamp, George Austin's line, head of Coale's branch, the land of Mr. Richard Lee, Bridge Swamp, Poropotanke Swamp to the mill, and down the creek to the beginning. Due 80 acres purchased of Timothy Lowdell, and 1000 acres of Howell Price and 600 acres as by patent Nov. 23, 1663, and the residues 820 acres due by and for the transportation of 19 persons. (Land Patent Book No. 6, p. 17.)
?22 Apr 1668 ? "To all etc to whom go now know yea that I the sayd Berkerly, Knt, Governor, etc. give and grant unto an John Lewis one hundred acres of Land Lying in part County and on the NE side of Caine hole swamp. . .of John Leoissone land next Edward Wadkins land. . .to Cain hole swamp. . .to the head spring this land and John Kings then joining to the said Leoissone Land. . .The Land Grant being by and for the transportation of two persons and to have and to hold adjoining and paying present 22nd day of April 1668. Tho C."
In 1675 John Lewis along with Lieut. Smity, Capt Lightfoot, Mr. Royston and Buckner patented 10,000 acres. His share of the acquisition would bring his land holdings to over 10,500 acres. At this same time John Lewis was termed major in the foot service and served as Surveyor in Gloucester Co VA in 1676.
Bacon's Rebellion: In 1676 a thousand Virginians of all classes and races, led by Nathaniel Bacon, rose up in arms, against the rule of Governor William Berkeley. Indian attackes and the colony's dismissive policy as it related to the political challenges of its western frontier, along with other challenges helped to motivate a popular uprising against Berkeley who had failed to address the demands of the colonists regarding their safety. Bacon's forces attacked Indians, chased Governor William Berkeley from Jamestown, Virginia, and ultimately torched the capital. John Lewis' residence in 1676 was near Major Thomas Pate's, where Bacon's forces were encamped, he suffered severely from the depredations of his troops. Col. John West, a person greatly impaired in his stock and goods by the Rebels, and a most constant Loyal Gentleman during the late Rebellion, and was for some time after Bacon's death Imprisoned by the Rebel Party." "Major John Lewis a suffered loses." At Middlesex Court in Feb 1677 one Mathew Bentley was summoned to answer the charge that during the late rebellion, when in command of forty or fifty men-in-arms at Major Lewis' plantation in New Kent county, he killed three hogs and four sheep, used a great deal of corn, and took meal for the whole rebel army at Major Pate's. The Pate residence was just south of Chemokins. (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 5, p. 67.)
Will of James Miller. To my loving brother, Maj. John Lewis. . .a horse. . .to my loving sister Mrs. Isabell Lewis wife of Major John Lewis. . .whole estate during her life and after her death. . .to my two nephews Edward and John Lewis, the Younger. . .to them and their heirs forever. . .My aforesaid sister my sole executrix. (New Kent Co VA Probate: 3/29/1678.)
1680, John Lewis was captain of horse in the militia of New Kent, and one of its justices.
Maj. John Lewis died 2 Dec 1689 in New Kent Co. Virginia and was buried on the Lewis Plantation, in King and Queen Co., Virginia. John is most noted for being the father of Councilor John Lewis.
Isabella would later marry Robert Yard of England. But after her death, Isabella was returned to the Lewis Plantation and is buried in the Old Lewis Cemetery in what is now King and Queen Co VA. "Here lieth interred the body of Mrs. Isabella Yard born the 24th of August 1640 and departed this life the ninth day of February 1703/4 aged 63 years 5 months & 16 days.
Children of John Lewis and Isabella Miller:
1.MARY LEWIS: b. 1661 New Kent, Va.
2.EIIZABETH LEWIS: b. c. 1663 New Kent, Va.; married, abt. 1681, in New Kent, Va. to Robert Woodson (brother of Elizabeth Woodson) b. 1660 Henrico, Va. She died, 4 June 1691, Henrico, Va.
3.Cpt. EDWARD LEWIS: b. 5 Sep 1667 New Kent, Va; married c. 1688 in New Kent, Va., to Susannah Lewis, b. c. 1670. He died 11 Feb 1713 King and Queen, Va., and was Buried on Lewis Plantation, King and Queen, VA
4.SARAH LEWIS: b. 1668 New Kent, Va. married, 21 Oct.1692, in New Kent, Va. to Robert Woodson.
5."Councilor"/Col. JOHN LEWIS (III): b. 30 Nov. 1669 New Kent Co Va.; married c. 1689 in Gloucester, Va. to Elizabeth Warner, b. 24 Nov. 1672 Gloucester, Va. Daughter of Col. Augustine Warner and Mildred Read. They had 14 children but only 8 names are preserved.
6. WILLIAM LEWIS: b. c. 1671 New Kent, Va.; married 1690 in Henrico, Va. to Elizabeth Woodson (sister of Robert Woodson) b. 1670 Henrico, Va. He died 25 Dec. 1706 New Kent, Va.
7.NICHOLAS LEWIS: b. c. 1672 New Kent, Va.; died before 1699 New Kent, Va.
8.THOMAS LEWIS: b. c. 1674 New Kent, Va.; died 1725 King George, Va.
9.JAMES LEWIS: b. 1675 New Kent, Va.
10.MILDRED LEWIS: b. 1676 New Kent, Va.
11.GAVIN LEWIS: b. c. 1680 New Kent, Va.
12.PATIENCE LEWIS: b. 1682 New Kent, Va.; married c. 1707 in Virginia to Paul Harralson, b. c. 1680 in Virginia. She died 1750 at Wateree, Richland, So. Carolina.
13.OWEN LEWIS:

NOTE: Find A Grave source has him linked to the wrong parents--another one of their many mistakes

John married Isabella MILLER about 1660 in Virginia, British Colonial America. Isabella (daughter of James MILLER and Mary LAWRENCE) was born on 24 Aug 1640 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 9 Feb 1704 in New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried on 9 Feb 1704 in Poropotank Creek, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Fact: ; According to Warner Hall History, Augustine Warner and Mildred Reade had 3 sons and 3 daughters that lived to adulthood. All 3 sons died before Augustine died. Daughters were Mary, Mildred, and Elizabeth
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• LifeSketch: ; In the winter of 1642, Augustine Warner I arrived in Jamestown with twelve new settlers for the Virginia Colonies. For bringing these colonists to the new frontier, Warner was given a ?head Grant? of 600 acres in Gloucester, Virginia. He eventually expand
• MilitaryService: ; as a Colonel in the Virginia Militia
• Relation: ; Great Grandfather of George Washington
• Occupation: ; Planter
• Education: 1658, London, Middlesex, England; Attended Merchant Taylor's School
• Occupation: Between 1666 and 1677; Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses
• Residence: 1674, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; Warner Hall
• Will: 16 May 1679, Colony of Virginia, British America

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Speaker Augustine Warner Junior, born 3 July 1642 in York Co. VA, died 15 June 1681 in Warner Hall, Gloucester Co. Married Mildred Reade, born 2 October 1643 in Williamsburg, died 20 October 1686 in Cumberland. 5. Colonel Augustine, Jr. Warner was born on 3 Jun 1642 in "Warner Hall", Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia and died on 19 Jun 1681 in "Warner Hall", Abingdon Parish, Gloucester County, Virginia. Colonel Augustine Warner II succeeded his father and became political friends with Nathaniel Bacon, who was educated at Oxford and a Barrister in London. Bacon staged the first actual American Revolution in 1676, as he organized an army of three hundred to four hundred pioneers to cope with the Indians North of the York River. He was involved in a private fur deal spanning the entire Virginia frontier. By the end of the decade, Bacon's troops had taken care of all the Indian tribes. They marched on Jamestown as Governor William Burkeley fled, and sailed to the Eastern Shore. Nathaniel Bacon and his troops soon set up their headquarters at Warner Hall after the burning of Jamestown in 1676. This Virginia Colony was in charge of matters North of the York to the Potomac River. Beyond the Potomac, lay the Maryland Colony. It was at Warner Hall, where he sent notices for the people to assemble to take the "Oath of Fidelity" of his fellow countrymen. Bacon contracted Malaria and died within a year his troops then fleeing the Colony. Augustine Warner II inherited Warner Hall at the death of his father in 1674. He married Mildred Reade, the daughter of George Reade, founder of Yorktown, and after her death, Elizabeth Martian. Augustine II was speaker of the House of Burgesses during Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, and also was a member of the Council. When Augustine Warner II died, he left three daughters his son dying June 19, 1681. Mary became the wife of John Smith, of Purton, on the York, and their son Augustine Smith was said to have been one of the K

Augustine married Mildred READE about 1661 in Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British America. Mildred (daughter of George READE and Elizabeth MARTIAU) was born on 2 Oct 1643 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was christened after 2 Oct 1643 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; died on 20 Oct 1686 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried in 1694 in Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• LifeSketch: ; Extant grave in Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester, Virginia for Mildred Reade, wife of Augustine WARNER II.
• Name: Mildred Elizabeth READE
• Will: 4 Jan 1693, Colony of Virginia, British America

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• Immigration: Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; 1653

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Multiple sources included:
1) Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, April 1948 and August, 1954
John LEWIS, born 1594 Monmouthshire, d. 1657. His grave not discovered until 1948.
2) Land Patent Book No. 3, p 4
3) Epitaphs of Gloucester and Mathews counties in Tidewater Virginia, through 1865, pp. 95-99
4) Old New Kent County History, Vol 1, pp 268-271
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Descendants of John, the Immigrant, Lewis
of Monmouthshire, Wales
John Lewis and his progeny are the Warner Hall family of Lewises. Cited on his tombstone;John Lewis bourne in Monmouthshire,; John was believed to be descended from the Lewis Family of Wales. However, DNA evidence proves that John is not related to Edmund ;the Immigrant; Lewis of Middlesex Co VA. This John is a descendant of the Lewis Family Monmouthshire, England.
John Lewis was born 1594 in Monmouthshire, Wales. He grew up on one of this Lewis family holdings in Monmouthshire, the easternmost county of Wales. On 11/21/1630 in Monmouthshire, Wales, John married Lydia Lewis b. c. 1610 in Wales. John and family lived in Wales until about 1653 when they immigrated to York Co VA. The first record of John is found in the 7/1/1653 York Co VA land patent where he received 250 acres as head-right for transportation of five persons--himself, wife Lydia, William, Edward, and John, Jr.
John lived a good life and sired an enormously successful line which married into the most powerful families of Virginia--Washington, Marshall, Fielding, Meriwether, Daingerfield, Taliaferro. Descendants of John would sire presidents. But, perhaps, the most remarkable thing about John of Monmouthshire is his almost three-hundred-year anonymity. Most historians know of Councilor John Lewis, and some know of his father, Maj. John Lewis of Chemokins. But until the 1948 discovery of John, Immigrant; tombstone on the original family plantation, no one knew of this John Lewis.
Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Apr 48 Aug 54:
John Lewis, b. 1594 Monmouthshire, d. 1657. . .his grave found in 1948.
John died 8/21/1657 on the family plantation. The cemetery is now located in New Kent Co VA.
Born 1594 Monmouthshire, Wales
Married 11/21/1630 in Monmouthshire, Wales, to Lydia Lewis b. c. 1610 in Wales
Immigrated c. 1653 to York Co VA
Land Patent Book No. 3 p. 4:
1 July, 1653, land granted to John Lewis, 250 acres, head of a branch of Poropotanke Creek called Lewis Creek (formerly Totopotomoye Creek) in Gloucester Co. Adjoining lands of Capt. Francis Morgan and Samuel Sally. Transported 5 persons: John Lewis, Lidia Lewis, Wm. Lewis, Edward Lewis, John Lewis Jr.
1653 New Kent Co VA Land Record
Epitaphs of Gloucester and Mathews Counties in Tidewater Virginia through 1865, pp. 95-99:
The dividing line between Gloucester County and King and Queen County is Poropotank Creek. On the King and Queen side of this creek JOHN LEWIS in 1653 received a patent for a tract of land; this land was not far from paradise in Gloucester. . . .
Old New Kent County History, Vol. 1, pp. 268-271:
On the left of the road which passes up a slight hill on the King and Queen side of the creek lies the Lewis Plantation. This was the seat of the first JOHN LEWIS who had his first patent to 250 acres of land in 1653, and added more land. JOHN LEWIS lived here several years before his death in 1657.
1654 New Kent Co split from York Co
Died 8/21/1657 New Kent Co VA
1691 King and Queen split from New Kent Co
Buried at Old Lewis Cemetery, King and Queen Co VA
Here lieth interred the body
of JOHN LEWIS (borne in Monmouth-
shire) died the 21th of August
1657 aged 63 years. The anagram
of his name, I shew no ill

John married Lady Johanne LEIGHTON. Johanne (daughter of Thomas LEIGHTON and Elizabeth KNOLLYS, Lady Leighton) was born in 1595 in England; died in 1652 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James married Mary LAWRENCE. Mary was born in 1610 in Virginia, British Colonial America; died in 1677 in Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Augustine married Mary TOWNLEY. Mary was born on 13 May 1614 in Stone Edge, Lancashire, England; was christened on 15 May 1614 in Colne, , Lancashire, England; died on 11 Aug 1662 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried after 11 Aug 1662 in Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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George married Elizabeth MARTIAU. Elizabeth was born on 12 Dec 1625 in York, Virginia, British Colonial America; died before 24 Jan 1687 in Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America; was buried on 12 Feb 1687 in Grace Episcopal Churchyard, Yorktown, York, Virginia, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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