John LEWIS, Sr

1592 - 1657  (65 years)

• Name	John LEWIS  [1]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	22 Feb 1592	Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales   [1]
  Christening	22 Feb 1592	Llantilio Pertholey, , Monmouthshire, Wales   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America   [2]
  	1653
  _FSFTID	LTQM-WQP
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTQM-WQP
  _UID	80F700A19849479284468252AAF18B841A96
  Burial	Aug 1657	King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America   [1]
  Death	21 Aug 1657	King and Queen, Virginia   [1]
  Person ID	I594768093	Carney Wehofer July 2025
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

  Father	Lewis AP RICHARD,   b. Abt 1560, Brecon, Breconshire, Wales d. 4 May 1616, Llantilo Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age ~ 56 years)
  Mother	Catherine MORGAN,   b. 1563, Machen, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 29 Sep 1615, Monmouthshire, Wales (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1581  [3]
  Family ID	F536729082	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lady Johanne LEIGHTON,   b. 1595, England d. 1652, England (Age 57 years)
  Children	1. Maj. John LEWIS, Jr,   b. 1633, Virginia, British Colonial America d. 2 Dec 1689, Chemokins, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F536729080	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Johane LEWIS,   b. 1589, Llanddewi, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 6 May 1652, Llantilio Pertholey, , Monmouthshire, Wales (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	3 Feb 1611	Llantilo Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales   [2]
  Children	1. Gwenllian LEWIS,   c. 5 Feb 1612, Llantilo Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   2. Lettys LEWIS,   c. 13 Mar 1615, Llantilo Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown   3. Watkin LEWIS,   b. Dec 1621, Llantilo Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales d. Yes, date unknown (Age ~ 19 years)
  Family ID	F536729083	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2023

  
  

• Notes

  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 Less Notes 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

  
  

• Sources

  [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for John Lewis, person ID LVWW-5MM. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for John Lewis, person ID LTQM-WQP. (Reliability: 3). [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Lewis ap Richard, person ID LCFC-5BB. (Reliability: 3).