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Zachary LEWIS

Zachary LEWIS

Male 1673 - 1719  (46 years)

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  • Name Zachary LEWIS 
    Born 1673  Brecon, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration to Virginia Abt 1692  [1] 
    Came from Wales and settled in King & Queen Co. Virginia. Settled on Dragon Swamp and built the Lewisville house. 
    Lewisville Plantation~~Please provide a valid Primary Source for this data. Thanks!   [1] 
    Settled on Dragon Swamp and built the Lewisville house. It is important to know about this plantation because it connects generations of the LEWIS family. (See STORY in MEMORIES.) Zachary LEWIS, I was the first of the family to own the land. He built the 
    Zachary Did NOT Mary Peachy WALKER!   [1] 
    Mary Peachy WALKER is a completely different person. She was born 30 Jan 1710, baptized the next day, and died 1 Oct 1745 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Mary Peachy WALKER married George GILMER 13 May 1732. Compare the dates and you will not confuse the two w 
    Died 1719  King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Occupation 9 Nov 1739  Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Lawyer. Mentioned in Virginia as "King's attorney", 9 Nov 1739. 
    Residence Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Lived for some time in Middlesex County, Virginia. Then took up 450 acres of land in King William County, 1694. In 1703, Zachary purchased 500 acres of land in King and Queen County (patent at Virginia Library). 
    _FSFTID LTD7-KCJ 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTD7-KCJ 
    _UID 69C39E9762224D55BB98912D4D765C7F366D 
    Person ID I24217  Carney Wehofer 2024 Genealogy
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Father Major John LEWIS,   b. 1636, Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1680, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years) 
    Mother Sarah NICHOLLS,   b. 1645, Henrico, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1679, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Family ID F11102  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary WALKER,   b. Abt 1677, Rappahannock, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jan 1724, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 1692  Dragon, Middlesex, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Children 
     1. Susannah LEWIS,   b. 16 Apr 1692, Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Apr 1768, Saint Georges Parish, Spotsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     2. Mary LEWIS,   b. 19 Nov 1696, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jan 1762  (Age 65 years)
     3. John Zachary LEWIS,   b. 1 Jan 1702, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1765, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     4. Elizabeth LEWIS,   b. Abt 1703, King & Queen, Virginia, Colonial USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. John LEWIS,   b. Abt 1704, Middlesex, King & Queen, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Jane LEWIS,   b. Abt 1706, Spotsylvania Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Anne LEWIS,   b. 16 Apr 1710, Bristol Parish, Prince George Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 29 Aug 2016 
    Family ID F11094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • ZACHARY LEWIS, I (LTD7-KCJ) was born 1673 in Breconshire, Wales. According to Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin, this family is from the landed Lewis family who owned estates Brecknock and Llangollen in Wales. Evidence comes from this family's descendants naming their Virginia estates accordingly:

      ?Zachary Lewis I and son John Lewis lived at Lewisville, King & Queen, VA.
      ?Zachary Lewis II lived at Bel-Air, Spotsylvania, VA.
      ?Col. Zachary Lewis III lived at Bel-Air, Spotsylvania, VA.
      ?John Lewis s/o Zachary Lewis III lived at Llangollen, Franklin, KY
      ?Dr. Richmond Lewis s/o Zachary Lewis III lived at Brecknock, Spotsylvania Co VA.

      According to grandson, Rev. Iverson Lewis, Zachary I and family emigrated in 1692 to Colonial Virginia, settling south of the Rappahannock River in King & Queen, VA. Zachary I is first documented in 1694 when he patented land adjacent to Christopher Lewis. [ Any Lewis relationship has yet to be determined.]

      "20 Apr 1694, Mr. Zachary LEWIS patented 500 acres in King & Queen Co VA Beg. near the Draggon Swamp; along land granted to Thomas CLAYBORNE, now belonging to Mr. Christopher LEWIS, &c. Granted to Domingo MADERES & James JOHNSON, 8 Apr 1668, deserted, & now granted by order, &c. Dorcas Lewis and Sarah Lewis were entered as headrights. (Land Books of Virginia Book 8, p. 318)"

      This land was located between Exol Swamp and Dragon Swamp at the headwaters of the Piankatank River near the boundary with Essex Co on the Middle Peninsula. He called his new home, "Lewisville". [Note: Christopher Lewis was probably a close cousin or even an uncle. Sarah and Dorcas Lewis listed as headright may have been his sisters.

      Zachary Lewis (LTD7-KCJ) and Mary Walker (LZL6-GPL) were married c. 1700 in King & Queen, VA. Mary was born about 1677 King and Queen, VA.

      23 October 1703. Zachary Lewis purchased 450 acres in King William County, Virginia. (Land Books of Virginia Book 9, p. 556.) Zachary Lewis I was a noted lawyer in early Colonial Virginia. And, his sons and grandsons were also.

      10 Mar. 1706 Zachary Lewis given Power of Attorney for his sister Sarah Shackelford: Power of Attorney--Sarah Shackelford to Mr. Zachary Lewis Sr. that he "appear for me at the Essex [Co.] Court and Relinquish my right of Dower of 150 Acres of Land which my husband Francis Shackelford sold to John Shackelford and you will oblige your loveing sister." Signed Sarah X Shackelford on 10 Mar 1706/07. Gloucester County.
      17 Jan. 1708 Zachary Lewis appointed Deputy Escheator General for Essex Co Va.

      Nov. 1710 Election Petition: Zachary Lewis
      Sep. 1716 King & Queen, VA Probate: Will of William Bird (1678/9-1715) of St. Stephens Parish, of King and Queen Co. Wife and exectrix: Frances Bird. Executor: Zachary Lewis:
      "My land in King William Co. to be sold. Land which was Hurley Mordit's to be sold." Wit: William Southerland, Luke Curtis, Thomas Wasley, (Signed) Oct 26, 1715. W. Bird; Proved: Sept. 24, 1716. Teste: CC Thacker, Cl. Court. Copy Teste: Thomas W. Todd, D.C.C. (The Virginia Genealogist, Vol. 17, no. 4, p. 266)
      15 May 1719 Essex Co VA Land Transaction. Joseph Anderson and Zachary Lewis are witnesses in South Farnham Parish to sale of land. (Essex County, Virginia, Records, 1717-1722, pages 63-66.)

      Zachary died after 1719 and is buried in the family plot at the family home. Contrary to custom, Zachary I left Lewisville to younger son John who married Sarah Iverson. (From the 1894 Lewis Convention held at Bel-Air in Spotsylvanina, VA, we learn that Zachary Lewis II left King & Queen county early, heading upriver to make his own fortune in the new lands of the west. Apparently, Zachary's sisters' families did the same.)

      Children of Zachary Lewis I and Mary Walker:

      1. ZACHARY LEWIS II was born 1 June 1702 in King and Queen, VA.. married, 9 Jan. 1725, probably in King and Queen, VA. Mary Waller b. 20 Jan. 1799 in Virginia. He died 20 Jan.1765 at his estate "Bel-Air" in Spotsylvania Co., VA.
      2. ELIZABETH LEWIS (Twin) Born 1704 King and Queen, VA; Married c. 1724 in King and Queen, Va. to her cousin, James Shackleford (son of Francis Shackelford) b. 1 Feb.1688 Middlesex, Va. She Died after Aug1756 Spotsylvania, VA.
      3. JOHN LEWIS (Twin) was born 1704 at Lewisville Plantation in King and Queen Co Va. And in 1729, married Sarah Iverson, b. c. 1709, daughter of Abraham Iverson of Gloucester, VAa. John and Sarah lived the remainder of their lives on the family plantation. John died after 1757 at the family home. John was an accomplished lawyer as were his sons.
      4. JANE LEWIS, Born c. 1706 King and Queen, VA.; Married c. 1726 in King and Queen, VA. to Robert George b. c. 1700. Migrated after Sep. 1774 to Spotsylvania, VA. She died after Oct. 1775 Spotsylvania, VA.
      5. SUSANNAH LEWIS, Born c. 1708 King & Queen, VA.; Married 1728 in King & Queen, VA. to Joseph Collins, Jr. b. 1704 in Virginia. She died after Jul.1768 Spotsylvania, VA

      Source: http://lewis-genealogy.org/genealogy/Lewis/Zach-97z.htm

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Zachary LEWIS, person ID LTD7-KCJ. (Reliability: 3).


  

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