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Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis 1660 – 1697 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1660

Birth Location: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 19 May 1697

Death Location: Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Col. Lewis

Mother: Isabella Miller

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson

Children(s): Elizabeth Lewis

The story of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis began in 1660 in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States. Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis married Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Lewis. Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis passed away in 1697 in Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis began in 1660 in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States.
  • Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis married Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson, and had children including Elizabeth Ann Lewis.
  • Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis passed away in 1697 in Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Col. Lewis
1635 – 1687
Birth Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Isabella Miller
1640 – 1704
Birth Location: New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson
1670 – 1740
Birth Location: Curles, Henrico, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Lewis
1689 – 1694
Birth Location: Bellefonte, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
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Col. Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Col. Lewis
1660 – 1697
Birth Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Parents
Col. John Major Lewis
1635 – 1687
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Isabella Miller
1640 – 1704
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (John) Lewis
1594 – 1657
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lady (Elizabeth Lydia Isabella) Warner
1610 – 1680
St Albans, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
James (Augustine) MILLER
1610 – 1657
Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland
Mary (Cant) Towneley
1614 – 1662
Stone Edge, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Lewis
1563 – 1645
Lady Morgan
1579 – 1615
Margaret Ellsworth
1590 – 1622
John Miller
1580 – 1609
Ann Campbell
1586 – 1611
Lawrence Towneley
1563 – 1655
Jane Beale
1590 – 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nest Thomas
1541 – 1626
Lord Morgan
1534 – 1603
Lady Bodenham
1538 – 1636
Edward Ellsworth
1570 –
Agnes Geary
1569 –
John MILLER
1555 – 1579
Barbara MacKay
1555 – 1579
Sir Towneley
1546 – 1654
John Beale
1566 – 1640
Mary Cotchman
1568 – 1635

Col. Lewis's Descendants

1.
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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)
        1. 1. Jane (Allen) Pulliam (29 Jan 1763 – 1793) m. Thomas (S) Brandon (1759 – 1835)

Col. Lewis's Timeline

9 Records

1660
1660
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
1660
1660
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
1660
1660
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
1669
30 Nov 1669
Age 9
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
1669
30 Nov 1669
Age 9
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in New Kent, Virginia, USA
New Kent, Virginia, USA
1669
30 Nov 1669
Age 9
Birth of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1681
24 Oct 1681
Age 21
Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis was married in Christ Church, Virginia
Christ Church, Virginia
1697
19 May 1697
Age 37
Death of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1706
25 Dec 1706
Age 46
Death of Col. John 'Councilor' Lewis in Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1669
    Event Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1669
    Event Place: New Kent, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0722

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1669
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Washington, D.C., U.S., Select Births and Christenings, 1830-1955

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1660
    Event Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1681
    Event Place: Christ Church, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, Apprentice Index, 1640-1800

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1706
    Event Place: Henrico, Northampton, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1697
    Event Place: Northampton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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