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Col. John Major Lewis 1635 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1635

Birth Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 21 Aug 1687

Death Location: Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA

Father: Colonel Lewis

Mother: Lady Warner

Spouse(s): Margaret Perkins, Isabella Miller, Mary BRENT

Children(s): Colonel Lewis, Col. Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson

Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins was born in 1635 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Colonel John Lewis and Lady Elizabeth Lydia Isabella Warner. Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins married Margaret Perkins, Isabella Miller, Mary W BRENT, and had children including Colonel John Taliaferro Lewis, Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson. Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins passed away in 1687 in Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins was born in 1635 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States, the child of Colonel John Lewis and Lady Elizabeth Lydia Isabella Warner.
  • Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins married Margaret Perkins, Isabella Miller, Mary W BRENT, and had children including Colonel John Taliaferro Lewis, Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson.
  • Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins passed away in 1687 in Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Colonel Lewis
1594 – 1657
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Lady Warner
1610 – 1680
Birth Location: St Albans, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Perkins
1620 – 1704
Birth Location: Virginia
MP
Isabella Miller
1640 – 1704
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Mary BRENT
1650 – 1720
Birth Location: Wales
MB

Children(s)

Colonel Lewis
1669 – 1725
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Col. Lewis
1660 – 1697
Birth Location: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson
1670 – 1740
Birth Location: Curles, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Col. Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Col. Lewis
1635 – 1687
Birth Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Colonel John Lewis
1594 – 1657
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lady (Elizabeth Lydia Isabella) Warner
1610 – 1680
St Albans, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (Lord General Richard\Robert) Lewis
1563 – 1645
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lady (Catherine) Morgan
1579 – 1615
England
Margaret Ellsworth
1590 – 1622
Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Nest Thomas
1541 – 1626
Lord Morgan
1534 – 1603
Lady Bodenham
1538 – 1636
Edward Ellsworth
1570 –
Agnes Geary
1569 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Llewellyn
1510 – 1549
Margaret Thomas
1515 – 1599
Lord Morgan
1508 – 1583

Col. Lewis's Descendants

1.
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Col. (John Major) Lewis (1635 – 21 Aug 1687) m. Margaret Perkins (1620 – 9 Feb 1704) m. Isabella Miller (24 August 1640 – 9 February 1704) m. Mary (W) BRENT (1650 – 1720)
  1. 1. Colonel (John Taliaferro) Lewis (1669 – 14 November 1725) m. Elizabeth (Isabelle) Warner (24 Nov 1672 – 5 February 1720)
    1. 1. Capt. (David) Lewis (22 March 1694 – 11 Nov 1773) m. Mary Crawford (14 DEC 1694 – 11 November 1773)
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Lewis (1730 – 1759) m. John (Isaac) Simmons (19 June 1725 – 1762)
        1. 1. John (Wiley) Simmons (1745 – 15 September 1789) m. Mary (Ann 'Mollie') DePriest (1745 – 2 Feb 1802)
  2. 2. Col. (John 'Councilor') Lewis (1660 – 19 May 1697) m. Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson (1670 – 1740)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Ann) Lewis (1689 – 1694) m. Captain (John Marshall 'The Ranger') Halliday (1672 – 1743)
      1. 1. Winifred (Anne) Holloway (1704 – 5 Dec 1758) m. Thomas (James) Brandon (1714 – 27 Apr 1775)
        1. 1. Sarah (Anne) Brandon (1739 – 1815) m. Joseph Pulliam (9 August 1759 – 9 February 1844)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson (1670 – 1740) m. Col. (John 'Councilor') Lewis (1660 – 19 May 1697)

Col. Lewis's Timeline

16 Records

1633
15 December 1633
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
1633
15 Dec 1633
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales
1635
15 Dec 1635
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales
1635
15 December 1635
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1635
15 December 1635
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
1635
1635
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1653
1653
Age 18
Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins was married in Warner Hall, Chesake, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Warner Hall, Chesake, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
1660
1660
Age 25
Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins was married in Henrico, Virginia, USA
Henrico, Virginia, USA
1687
21 Aug 1687
Age 52
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia
1687
21 August 1687
Age 52
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1687
21 Aug 1687
Age 52
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
1687
Aug 1687
Age 52
Burial of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Lewis Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
Lewis Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
1689
2 Dec 1689
Age 54
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1689
December 2, 1689
Age 54
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in GloucesterCounty, Virginia, USA
GloucesterCounty, Virginia, USA
1689
December 2, 1689
Age 54
Death of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
1783
13 Mar 1783
Age 148
Birth of Col. John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins in Monmouthshire, Wales
Monmouthshire, Wales

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1633
    Event Place: Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1635
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1633
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1635
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1783
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 December 1635
    Event Place: Monmouthshire, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1635
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Chesake, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Henrico, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1689
    Event Place: St Peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 2, 1689
    Event Place: GloucesterCounty, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1687
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1687
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 2, 1689
    Event Place: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Dragon Swamp, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Aug 1687
    Event Place: Lewis Plantation, King and Queen County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Extracted Vital Records, 1660-1923
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