LEWIS

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Comment by Rosemary Taylor on February 3, 2012 at 9:20pm

Hello Damita. 

I am not sure the Henry Lewis line does connect to the Warner-Lewis line.

  I have Henry Lewis Sr., (abt 1700 -1785, married Martha Kendall, and lived in Spotsylvania County, Virginia as parents of Henry Lewis, who married Ann Buford. Documents in Spotsylvania County indicate there was a Henry Lewis Sr..

Other researchers say Henry Sr. was born 1699, Christ Church, Middlesex, Virginia, but I have not seen that document.  There is a claim that Henry's father was Henry Lewis, b. 1668, Lancaster County, Virginia.  I have seen no documents supporting this claim.

Comment by Damita Parrish on February 3, 2012 at 3:40pm

Hello all does anyone know how Henry Lewis (my 4th gGrandfather) b. 1724 VA  md. Anne Buford and this line of Lewis' are connected to the Warner Hall Lewis'? someone had sent me something on email stating this but I'm just starting my research so I'm seeking any help of my Lewis line and family history. I'm looking forward to connecting and meeting more of my family on here.

Comment by Nancy Wallace on September 8, 2011 at 6:17pm

I have just scratched the surface of my Lewis line:

 

John LEWIS (b. c1755 - d. 1822) m. Elizabeth (unk) (b. c1757 - d. 1872). As of 1820 they were in Mill Creek, Hamilton, Ohio.

Children:

1. Elizabeth LEWIS (b. c1790 Ireland - d. aft.1860) m. Anthony HERRINGTON (b. c1797 - d. 1831).  They are my g-g-g-grandparents  They lived in Mill Creek, Hamilton, Ohio.  Elizabeth moved to Belle Prairie, Livingston, Illinois sometime after 1850 and lived with her son Robert B. HARRINGTON.

2. Robert LEWIS

3. John LEWIS

4.Mary LEWIS ( -1854) m. Daniel TITUS

5.Louise/Lewis LEWIS

 

As you can tell, I have a lot to learn about them.

 

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on July 24, 2011 at 12:55am

Hello Michael, 

Besides having Lewis in Virginia, I have a direct line to Thomas Lodowyck Lewis /Lewes born about 1628, unknown place.  He married Geesje Barents abt 1661 in Albany, New York.  He was a mariner from around New Amsterdam.  I have been wondering if he was a son of Edmond Lewes.  I descend from Thomas' daughter, Catherina, who married Laurens / Lawrence Thomaszen Popinga (Parrot in Dutch).  I have information on related people.  Descendants of Thomas Lewis in my line migrated to New Jersey, and very many years later they were in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.  I have thought Thomas Lewis was a dissenter in his religious views, but his wife and family were members of the Reformed Dutch Church.  One of his children married in the French Church.  I do not believe he was Welsh.  I do not believe he was Irish, as I have seen mentioned.  Thomas' son, also named Thomas was also a mariner.  He signed on with the privateer / pirate Tew.

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on July 23, 2011 at 8:53pm

Hi Deb:

As you'll notice I responded to your posts about Edmond Lewes below. Much of what you wrote is confirmed in my research, except the Welsh origin and connection with the Warner Hall Lewis's. The Lewis line descending from Edmond Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts is completely different from the line that led to the Warner Hall Lewis line.

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on July 23, 2011 at 10:23am

Hello Deb:

 

One must be very careful about finding people with the name of one of one's ancestors and assuming they are the same person. Information on web sites such as Ancestry and FamilySearch is often not well researched and verified through documentation.  I've been researching Edmond Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts for over ten years.

Edmond Lewes is my 11th Great Grandfather. He and his family came to Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1634, on the ship Elizabeth, out of Ipswich, Suffolk, England. He lived in Watertown until 1639, then moved to Lynn, where he had a farm at Woods End, near the border of what is now Swampscott.

This Edmond Lewes is not the ancestor of the Warner Hall Lewises, nor did he come from Wales. He parents are unknown, but I have traced all Lewis/Lewes families in Suffolk, England and I am certain that Edmond Lewes was from a Lewes family of Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk that descend from Ludovick John or Lewis ap John of London in the 15th Century. Ludovick John's descendants were initially recorded as FitzLewes, meaning son of Lewes, which became Lewes in Suffolk.

Edmond Lewes's eldest son John was baptized in St. Mary le Tower Church in Ipswich July 18, 1630. Edmond was granted Freeman status in Ipswich in 1632.

There is no evidence that Edmond Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts was born in Wales. This comes from the book, Lewis Families of Wales and America, 1928, by Edward Simmons Lewis, in which the author speculated that Edmond Lewes of Lynn was the same person as Edmond Lewis of Llystalybont, Glamorgan, Wales in the absence of any evidence to support the claim.

Edmond Lewes died in Lynn, Massachusetts in 1651 and his wife Mary died there in 1658. There burial places are unknown. Edmond's son John stayed in Lynn and inherited the farm at Woods End. I am descended from Edmond's second son Thomas, who moved to the Bristol Rhode Island area. My descent is through the Lewis families of New Jersey, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska.

Edmond/Edmund was a popular name in the 17th Century and there are many Edmond/Edmund Lewes/Lewis names in the genealogical literature. It is critical to follow one's ancestry through documentation in order to sort them all out.

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on July 21, 2011 at 12:38pm

Hello Deb Reese:

 

Where did your Lewis ancestors live?

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on July 21, 2011 at 11:58am

I'm researching the origins and descendants of Edmond Lewes, who came to Watertown, Massachusetts from Ipswich, Suffolk, England in 1634 on the ship Elizabeth, with his wife Mary and sons John and Thomas. I am descended from his son Thomas, through New Jersey and Ohio Lewis families.

Comment by Dichotomy2u on September 7, 2009 at 4:54pm

My Lewis Family
Descendants of George H LEWIS
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1-George H LEWIS
born: 1809, Carmarthon, South Wales
died: 24 Dec 1857, Emporia KS

+Rachel E. THOMAS
born: 1821, Carmarthon, South Wales
died:
parents:
|--2-John Sandusky LEWIS
| born: 9 Nov 1843, Lake Michegan
| died: 23 Jan 1911, Newkirk, KS
|
| +Louisa J WALKER
| born: 1846, MO
| died:
| parents:
| |--3-James Sandusky LEWIS
| | born: 29 Jan 1880, Kansas
| | died: 7 Jul 1947, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas,
| |
| |--3-Mary A LEWIS
| | born: 1868, Americus, Lyon, Kansas
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Ciba A LEWIS
| | born: 1874, KS
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Lucetta L LEWIS
| | born: 8 Jan 1877, Bolton, Cowley, Kansas
| | died: Nov 1971, Martinsburg, Audrain, Missouri
| |
| |--3-Leshe LEWIS
| born: 1895, KS
| died:
|
|--2-David G LEWIS
| born: 1845, IL
| died:
|
| +Rebecca WALKER
| born: 1850, MO
| died:
| parents:
|--2-Moses R. LEWIS
| born: 1851, Iowa
| died:
|
| +Elizabeth
| born: 1860, IL
| died:
| parents:
| |--3-Nan M LEWIS
| | born: 1883
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Leroy B LEWIS
| | born: 1885
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Samuel E LEWIS
| | born: 1886
| | died:
| |
| |--3-William B LEWIS
| | born: 1889
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Charles H LEWIS
| | born: 1891
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Walter R LEWIS
| | born: 1893, New Mexico
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Guy V LEWIS
| | born: 1896, New Mexico
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Russell LEWIS
| born: 1906, New Mexico
| died:
|
|--2-Evan T. LEWIS
| born: 1847, IL
| died:
|
| +Martha J
| born: 1857, MO
| died:
| parents:
| |--3-Oliver M. LEWIS
| | born: 1877, Kansas
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Edith LEWIS
| born: 1879, KS
| died:
|
|--2-Oliver Howell LEWIS
| born: 14 Mar 1857, KS
| died: 1948, Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas,
|
| +Sophia
| born: 1878
| died:
| parents:
| |--3-Alice LEWIS
| born: 1919, KS
|
|
|--2-James E LEWIS
| born: 1855, IA
| died:
|
| +Elizabeth Pethenand BLAYLOCK
| born:
| died:
| parents:
| |--3-Mabel LEWIS
| | born:
| | died:
| |
| |--3-Stella LEWIS
| born:
| died:
|
|--2-Mary A LEWIS
born: 1853, IA
died:

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Comment by Carol Weldon on September 6, 2009 at 6:36am

Unknown LEWIS
1. Horatio Nelson LEWIS (1809 Philadelphia - 1884 Illinois) ** [my line]
He married Abigail Towne ALLEN (1842 Framingham MA - 1883 Quincy IL) on 24 May 1842 Jacksonville IL
They had 9 children
Mary Jane LEWIS (1843 Bethel IL - 1859 Quincy IL)
George Barber LEWIS (1846 Quincy IL - 1867 Philadelphia PA)
Elizabeth Ranson LEWIS (1849 Quincy IL - 1849 Quincy IL)
Clarissa Frost LEWIS (1850 Quincy IL - 1852 Quincy IL)
Charles Albert LEWIS (1853 Quincy IL - 1934 San Francisco CA) ** [my line]
He married Fanny Alison CRUTTENDEN (1860 Quincy IL - 1906 Portland OR) 1883 Quincy IL
Horatio Nelson LEWIS Jr. (1855 Quincy IL - 1862 Quincy IL)
Joseph Manton LEWIS (1857 Quincy IL - 1900 San Francisco)
He married Jenni May GRIFFITHS (1873 Minneapolis MN - 1906 Echo OR) 1891 Portland OR
Abbie Allen LEWIS (1859 Quincy IL - 1931 Burbank CA)
She married John H. MATTHEWS (c1863 NC - ?)
Julia Augusta LEWIS (1864 Quincy IL - 1920 Portland OR)
She married Charles Martin GAGE (1863 Fenton MI - 1915 OR) 1891 Portland OR
2. Marcutio [went by Marc] Coffee LEWIS (c1812 Ohio - 1882 Grinnell IA)
He married Mary PAXTON (c1819 Pennsylvania - 1882 Grinnell IA) on 30 Sep 1841 Richmond IN
They had 3 children
Charles E. LEWIS (c1842 Indiana - 1897 [prob. Iowa]), buried Woodland Cemetery Des Moines IA
Albert H LEWIS (c1843 Indiana - 1871 [prob. Iowa]), buried Woodland Cemetery Des Moines IA
Amanda M LEWIS (1845 Indiana - 1926 [prob. Iowa]) - married Stephen O. WILSON [2 children: Lewis & George], buried Woodland Cemetery Des Moines IA
3. Amanda Melvina LEWIS
4. Unknown daughter [might actually be Amanda still working on] (1811 Ohio - before 1850)
She married a THOMPSON (died before 1850)
They had 3 children[ALL 3 children living with 3 different families in Wayne Co. IN in 1850 census]:
William THOMPSON (c1836 [believe Ohio]- ?)
Marcutio [Marc/k] C. THOMPSON (1839 LaSalle IL - ?)
Adelia A. THOMPSON (cSep 1842 LaSalle IL - ?)

My line continues [my grandparents]:
Florence Cruttenden LEWIS (1891 Portland OR - 1972 Paris France)
She married Charles Eldred IRVING (1889 Morris IL - 1964 Glendale CA) 1921 Santa Rosa CA

Carol

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