Lewis Family

Generation One

1. John¹ Lewis was born circa 1594 at Monmouthshire, Wales. He married Lydia. He died on 21 Aug 1657. He was buried at Poropotank Creek, New Kent Co., VA.
He immigrated circa 1653 to Gloucester Co., VA.

Known children of John¹ Lewis include:

i. Maj. William² Lewis.

ii. Edward Lewis.

2. iii. Maj. John Lewis, born circa 1640 at England; married Isabella Miller.

Generation Two

2. Maj. John² Lewis (John¹) was born circa 1640 at England. He married Isabella Miller, daughter of James Miller, circa 1666; 1st husband. He died before 1690.
Isabella Miller was born on 24 Aug 1640. She married Robert Yard; 2nd husband. She died on 9 Feb 1703/4 at age 63. She was buried at Poropotank Creek, King and Queen Co., VA.
Known children of Maj. John² Lewis and Isabella Miller were as follows:

3. i. Capt. Edward³ Lewis, born 5 Sep 1667 at New Kent Co., VA; married Susanna.

4. ii. Col. John Lewis Jr., born 30 Nov 1669; married Elizabeth Warner.

Generation Three

3. Capt. Edward³ Lewis (John², John¹) was born on 5 Sep 1667 at New Kent Co., VA. He married Susanna by 1688. He died on 11 Feb 1713 at age 45. He was buried at Poropotank Creek, King and Queen Co., VA.
He and Susanna had 3 children.
Known children of Capt. Edward³ Lewis and Susanna include:

i. John⁴ Lewis married Mildred Washington, daughter of Lawrence Washington and Mildred Warner; 1st husband. He died on 7 Apr 1718.

5. ii. Ann Lewis, born circa 1679; married Rev. John Skaife.

4. Col. John³ Lewis Jr. (John², John¹) was born on 30 Nov 1669. He married Elizabeth Warner, daughter of Col. Augustine Warner II and Mildred Reade, circa 1691. He died on 14 Nov 1725 at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA, at age 55.
He and Elizabeth Warner resided at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA. He and Elizabeth Warner had 14 children. He was a member of the Governor's Council from 1705 to 1725 at Virginia.
Elizabeth Warner was born on 24 Nov 1672 at 'Chesake', Gloucester Co., VA. She died on 5 Feb 1719/20 at Gloucester Co., VA, at age 47. She was buried at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.
Known children of Col. John³ Lewis Jr. and Elizabeth Warner were as follows:

6. i. Col. John⁴ Lewis, born 1694; married Frances Fielding; married Priscilla Churchill.

ii. Col. Charles Lewis was born on 13 Oct 1696 at prob. 'Chemokins', St. Peter's Parish, New Kent Co., NC. He married Mary Howell, daughter of John Howellb 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.

7. iii. Col. Robert Lewis, born 1704 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA; married Jane Meriwether; married Elizabeth Thornton.

iv. Catherine Lewis was baptized on 2 Nov 1705 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. She died; young.

v. Elizabeth Lewis was baptized on 2 Nov 1705 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. She died; young.

vi. Elizabeth Lewis was baptized on 7 May 1706. She married William Rush on 12 Jun 1728. She married Maj. John Bolling, son of Col. John Bolling and Mary Kennon; 1st wife.

vii. 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 Co., VA.

viii. Anne Lewis was baptized on 14 Feb 1712 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.

Generation Four

5. Ann⁴ Lewis (Edward³, John², John¹) was born circa 1679. She married Rev. John Skaife; 1st wife. She died on 16 Feb 1716.
She and Rev. John Skaife had 3 children.
Rev. John Skaife was born circa 1682 at Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England. He died on 4 Nov 1736.

6. Col. John⁴ Lewis (John³, John², John¹) was born in 1694. He married Frances Fielding, daughter of Henry Fielding, circa 1718; 1st wife. He married Priscilla Churchill, daughter of Col. William Churchill and Elizabeth Armistead, not later than 1735; 2nd wife, 2nd husband.
He resided at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.
Frances Fielding was born between 1700 and 1704 at Virginia. She died on 27 Oct 1731.
Known children of Col. John⁴ Lewis and Frances Fielding were as follows:

9. i. Col. Warner⁵ Lewis, born 10 Oct 1720 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA; married Eleanor Bowles.

ii. John Lewis was born in 1723. He was baptized in 1723 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He died on 20 Nov 1727.

10. iii. Gen. Fielding Lewis, born 7 Jul 1725 at Gloucester Co., VA; married Catherine Washington; married Elizabeth Washington.

iv. Mildred Lewis was born on 12 Dec 1726. She was buried on 4 Jul 1727 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.

v. John Lewis was born on 20 Nov 1728.

vi. Col. Charles Lewis was born on 25 Feb 1729/30. He married Lucy Taliaferro, daughter of Col. John Taliaferro and Mary Catlett, circa 1750 at Spotsylvania Co., VA. He died circa 1770 at Port Royal, Caroline Co., VA.
He and Lucy Taliaferro resided at 'Cedar Creek', Caroline Co., VA. He and Lucy Taliaferro resided at Spotsylvania Co., VA.

vii. Frances Lewis was born circa 1731.

Priscilla Churchill was born on 1 Dec 1705. She was born on 21 Dec 1705. She married Robert Carter II, son of Robert Carter and Elizabeth Landon, in 1725; 1st husband. She died after 1757.

7. Col. Robert⁴ Lewis (John³, John², John¹) was born in 1704 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He was baptized in Aug 1704 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He married Jane Meriwether, daughter of Nicholas Meriwether and Elizabeth Crawford, circa 1725; 1st wife. He married Elizabeth Thornton; 2nd wife, 2nd husband. He died in 1765.
He resided at 'Belvoir', Albemarle Co., VA. He and Jane Meriwether had 11 children. He left a will on 1 Sep 1757 at Albemarle Co., VA; proved 11 Sep 1766.
Known children of Col. Robert⁴ Lewis and Jane Meriwether include:

11. i. William⁵ Lewis, married Lucy Meriwether.

ii. John Lewis was born circa 1726. He married Catherine Fauntleroy, daughter of Col. William Fauntleroy and Apphia Bushrod, circa 1750. He died circa 1790.
He resided at Caswell Co., NC. He resided at Halifax Co., VA. He and Catherine Fauntleroy had 4 children.

Elizabeth Thornton married Thomas Meriwether; 1st husband.

Generation Five

9. Col. Warner⁵ Lewis (John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 10 Oct 1720 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He married Eleanor Bowles, daughter of Hon. James Bowles and Rebecca Tasker Addison, on 27 Dec 1746 at Williamsburg, VA; 2nd husband. He died after 5 Jul 1779 at Virginia.
He and Eleanor Bowles resided at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He a member of the 1st Electoral College.
Eleanor Bowles married William Gooch Jr., son of Gov. William Gooch; 1st husband.
Known children of Col. Warner⁵ Lewis and Eleanor Bowles were as follows:

12. i. Capt. Warner⁶ Lewis Jr., born 30 Oct 1747 at Virginia; married Mary Chiswell; married Mary Fleming.

ii. Frances Lewis was born on 16 May 1749. She died on 10 Oct 1757 at age 8.

iii. Rebecca Lewis was born on 2 Aug 1750. She died on 11 Oct 1750.

iv. John Lewis was born on 19 Jul 1751. He died on 14 Jul 1753 at age 1.

13. v. James Lewis, born 2 May 1753; married Sarah Thruston.

vi. John Lewis was born on 28 Nov 1754. He died; unmarried.

vii. Capt. Addison Lewis was born on 5 Feb 1757. He married Susanna Fleming, daughter of Col. John Fleming and Susanna, in 1779. He died in 1820 at Gloucester Co., VA.
He was a Captain in the 1st Contental Dragoons during the Revolution.

viii. Rebecca Lewis was born on 25 Mar 1759. She married Dr. Robert Innes; no issue.

ix. Maj. Thomas Lewis was born on 13 Nov 1760. He married Ann Harwood, daughter of Maj. Samuel Harwood and Margaret Woddrop.
He resided at 'Belle Farm', Gloucester Co., VA.

x. Frances Lewis was born on 9 Feb 1762.

14. xi. Fielding Lewis, born 26 Jan 1763; married Agnes Harwood.

10. Gen. Fielding⁵ Lewis (John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 7 Jul 1725 at Gloucester Co., VA. He married Catherine Washington, daughter of Maj. John Washington and Catherine Whiting, on 18 Oct 1746; 1st wife. He married Elizabeth Washington, daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball, on 7 Mar 1750; 2nd wife. He died in Jan 1782 at Fredericksburg, VA, at age 56.
He left a will on 19 Oct 1781 at Spotsylvania Co., VA; codicil 10 Dec 1781, proved 17 Jan 1782.
Catherine Washington was born on 11 Feb 1724/25. She died on 19 Feb 1749/50 at age 25.

Elizabeth Washington was born on 20 Jun 1733 at Wakefield, VA. She died on 31 Mar 1797 at 'Western View', near Stevensburg, Culpeper Co., VA, at age 63. She was also known as Betty Washington.
Known children of Gen. Fielding⁵ Lewis and Elizabeth Washington include:

15. i. Betty⁶ Lewis, born 23 Feb 1765 at Fredericksburg, VA; married Charles Carter.

11. William⁵ Lewis (Robert⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Lucy Meriwether, daughter of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton.
Known children of William⁵ Lewis and Lucy Meriwether include:

i. Meriwether⁶ Lewis.

Generation Six

12. Capt. Warner⁶ Lewis Jr. (Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 30 Oct 1747 at Virginia. He married Mary Chiswell, daughter of Col. John Chiswell and Elizabeth Randolph, on 26 May 1766 at Williamsburg, VA; 1st wife. He married Mary Fleming, daughter of Col. John Fleming and Susanna; 2nd wife, 1st husband. He died on 30 Dec 1791 at Virginia at age 44. He was buried at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA.
He resided at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He was a Captain of Militia during Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Electoral College that elected Washington President.
Mary Chiswell was born on 22 Feb 1739. She died on 1 Nov 1776 at age 37. She was buried at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA.
Known children of Capt. Warner⁶ Lewis Jr. and Mary Chiswell were as follows:

16. i. Warner⁷ Lewis III, married Courtenay Norton.

ii. John Lewis married Ann Chiswell Griffin, daughter of William Griffin and Susanna; no issue. He died on 28 Nov 1827 at Gloucester Co., VA.
He resided at 'Eagle Point', Gloucester Co., VA.

iii. Elizabeth Lewis died; unmarried.

iv. Eleanor Lewis was born on 13 Feb 1769. She married John Fox Jr., son of Capt. John Fox and Annie Macon; 1st husand. She married Augustine Olivier Jr., son of Augustine Olivier; 2nd husband.

Mary Fleming married ___ Ellis; 2nd husband.
Known children of Capt. Warner⁶ Lewis Jr. and Mary Fleming were as follows:

i. Philip⁷ Lewis died; unmarried.

ii. Julia Lewis married Thomas Throckmorton, son of Capt. Mordecai Throckmorton and Mary Peyton, in 1815 at 'Severn House;' no issue.

iii. John Lewis married Eleanor Lewis, daughter of James Lewis and Sarah Thruston; no issue.

iv. Caroline Lewis was born on 28 Jun 1783. She married Charles Barrett; no issue. She died on 6 Apr 1811 at age 27. She was buried at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.

13. James⁶ Lewis (Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 2 May 1753. He married Sarah Thruston on 18 Dec 1784; 2nd husband. He died on 22 Feb 1788 at age 34.
He resided at 'Brew House', Gloucester Co., VA.
Sarah Thruston married John Thornton; 1st husband. She married ___ Tabb; 3rd husband.
Known children of James⁶ Lewis and Sarah Thruston include:

i. Eleanor⁷ Lewis married John Lewis, son of Capt. Warner Lewis Jr. and Mary Fleming; no issue.

14. Fielding⁶ Lewis (Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 26 Jan 1763. He married Agnes Harwood, daughter of Maj. Samuel Harwood and Margaret Woddrop. He died on 13 Jun 1834 at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA, at age 71.
He and Agnes Harwood resided at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA. He and Margaret Wardrop Lewis resided at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA.
Agnes Harwood was born circa 1769. She died on 11 Aug 1822 at 'Oak Hill', Fauquier Co., VA. She was buried at 'Oak Hill', Fauquier Co., VA.
Known children of Fielding⁶ Lewis and Agnes Harwood include:

17. i. Eleanor Warner⁷ Lewis, married Robert Douthat.

18. ii. Margaret Wardrop Lewis, born 1792 at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA; married Hon. Thomas Marshall.

15. Betty⁶ Lewis (Fielding⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 23 Feb 1765 at Fredericksburg, VA. She married Charles Carter, son of Edward Carter and Sarah Champe, on 7 May 1781. She died on 9 Aug 1830 at 'Audley', Clarke Co., VA, at age 65.
She and Charles Carter resided at 'Western View', near Stevensburg, Culpeper Co., VA.
Charles Carter was born in 1765. He died in 1829.

Generation Seven

16. Warner⁷ Lewis III (Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Courtenay Norton, daughter of John Hatley Norton and Sarah Nicholas; 1st husband.
He resided at 'Warner Hall', Gloucester Co., VA.
Courtenay Norton married Landon Carter, son of John Carter and Janet Hamilton; 2nd husband.
Known children of Warner⁷ Lewis III and Courtenay Norton were as follows:

19. i. Mary Chiswell⁸ Lewis, born 1 Jan 1791 at Gloucester Co., VA; married John Peyton; married Thomas Nelson.

20. ii. Elizabeth Lewis, born 24 Nov 1795; married Dr. Matthew Whiting Brooke.

17. Eleanor Warner⁷ Lewis (Fielding⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Robert Douthat.
She and Robert Douthat resided at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA.
Robert Douthat was born at Augusta Co., VA. He died circa 1858.

18. Margaret Wardrop⁷ Lewis (Fielding⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born in 1792 at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA. She married Hon. Thomas Marshall, son of Chief Justice John Marshall and Mary Willis Ambler, on 19 Oct 1809. She died on 2 Feb 1829 at 'Oak Hill', Fauquier Co., VA.
She and Hon. Thomas Marshall resided at 'Oak Hill', Fauquier Co., VA. She and Fielding Lewis resided at 'Weyanoke', Charles City Co., VA.
Hon. Thomas Marshall was born on 24 Jul 1784. He died on 29 Jun 1835 at Baltimore, MD, at age 50. He was an attorney. He was graduated circa 1803 at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ.

Generation Eight

19. Mary Chiswell⁸ Lewis (Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 1 Jan 1791 at Gloucester Co., VA. She married John Peyton, son of Sir John Peyton Bart. and Frances Cooke, on 23 Nov 1809; 2nd wife, 1st husband. She married Thomas Nelson, son of William Nelson and Sarah Burwell Page, in 1815; 2nd husband, no issue. She died on 14 Nov 1853 at Yorktown, VA, at age 62. She was buried at Leeds Churchyard, Fauquier Co., VA.
John Peyton was born between 1775 and 1780. He married Sarah Carter, daughter of Charles Carter and Betty Lewis; 1st wife. He died on 31 Mar 1812. He resided at Gloucester Co., VA.
Thomas Nelson was born circa 1791 at Yorktown, York Co., VA. He died at Yorktown, York Co., VA.

20. Elizabeth⁸ Lewis (Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) was born on 24 Nov 1795. She married Dr. Matthew Whiting Brooke, son of Edmund Brooke and Harriet Whiting. She died on 29 May 1841 at age 45.
She resided at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. She and Dr. Matthew Whiting Brooke resided at 'Gibralter', Fauquier Co., VA. She resided at Markham, Fauquier Co., VA.
Dr. Matthew Whiting Brooke was a physician. He was graduated at University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotlandb.

Additional Generations

23. Rebecca Courtenay⁹ Peyton (Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Edward Carrington Marshall.
26. Rebecca Peyton¹⁰ Marshall (Rebecca⁹ Peyton, Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Jaquelin Ambler Marshall.
27. Jaquelin Ambler¹¹ Marshall III (Rebecca¹⁰, Rebecca⁹ Peyton, Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Eliza Randolph Turner.
28. Charles Turner¹² Marshall (Jaquelin¹¹, Rebecca¹⁰, Rebecca⁹ Peyton, Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Julia McIlvaine Spencer.
30. Julian McIlvaine¹³ Marshall (Charles¹², Jaquelin¹¹, Rebecca¹⁰, Rebecca⁹ Peyton, Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Henrietta Armitt Harrison.
33. John Randolph¹⁴ Marshall (Julian¹³, Charles¹², Jaquelin¹¹, Rebecca¹⁰, Rebecca⁹ Peyton, Mary⁸ Lewis, Warner⁷, Warner⁶, Warner⁵, John⁴, John³, John², John¹) married Deborah Lynn Reilly.

Pedigrees:
Pedigree Base - Marshall
27 - Jaquelin Ambler Marshall III
16 - Warner Lewis III
4 - John Lewis Jr.

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