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Col Robert Lewis 1704–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1704

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

Death Date: 21 Feb 1765

Death Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: John Lewis

Mother: Elizabeth Warner

Spouse(s): Jane Meriwether, Elizabeth Thornton

Children(s): Robert Jr., Mildred Lewis, John Lewis, Nicholas Lewis, Charles Lewis, Jane Lewis, Ann Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Mary Lewis, Charles Lewis, Sarah Lewis, Mary Lewis, William Capt.

The story of Col Robert Lewis began in 1704 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Col Robert Lewis married Elizabeth Thornton, Jane Meriwether, and had children including Ann Lewis, Charles Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Jane Lewis, John Kernt Lewis, Mary Lewis, Mildred Lewis, Nicholas Lewis, Robert Lewis Jr, Sarah Lewis, William Lewis Capt. Col Robert Lewis passed away in 1765 in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Col Robert Lewis began in 1704 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Col Robert Lewis married Elizabeth Thornton, Jane Meriwether, and had children including Ann Lewis, Charles Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, Jane Lewis, John Kernt Lewis, Mary Lewis, Mildred Lewis, Nicholas Lewis, Robert Lewis Jr, Sarah Lewis, William Lewis Capt.
  • Col Robert Lewis passed away in 1765 in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Lewis
1669–1725
Birth Location: New Kent Co, VA
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Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
Birth Location: Warner Hall, Abin, Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Jane Meriwether
1705–1753
Birth Location: New Kent, Virginia, USA
JM
Elizabeth Thornton
1719–1774
Birth Location: Snow Creek, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
ET

Children(s)

Robert Jr.
1739–1780
Birth Location: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
RJ
Mildred Lewis
1737–1780
Birth Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
ML
John Lewis
1725–1788
Birth Location: Chemokins, New Kent, Virginia, USA
JL
Nicholas Lewis
1728–1808
Birth Location: Belvoir, North Garden Ivy Depot Albemarle, VA
NL
Charles Lewis
1735–1779
Birth Location: Locust Hill, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Jane Lewis
1727–1794
Birth Location: USA She was christened on 3 Jan 1727 1738 in St peters Parish, New Kent, Virginia, USA
JL
Ann Lewis
1733–1813
Birth Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
AL
Elizabeth Lewis
1729–1757
Birth Location: Hanover County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Lewis
1725–1778
Birth Location: , Campbell, Virginia, USA
ML
Charles Lewis
1729–1777
Birth Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Lewis
1725–1726
Birth Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
SL
Mary Lewis
1733–1812
Birth Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
ML
William Capt.
1735–1779
Birth Location: Locust Hill, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
WC

Col Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Col Lewis
1704–1765
Birth Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
John Lewis
1669–1725
New Kent Co, VA
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
Warner Hall, Abin, Virginia
Grandparents
John Lewis
1633–1689
Monmouth, , , England
Isabella MILLER
1640–1704
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Col (Augistine) Warner
1642–1681
Austin’s Desire, Warner Hall, Severn River, Gloucester, Colonial Virginia
Mildred Reade
1643–1686
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Col. Sr.
1594–1657
Lydia Warner
1621–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Lewis
1570–1616
Margaret Puleston
1565–1658
Thomas Warner
1581–1657
Elizabeth Sotherton
1583–1629

Col Lewis's Descendants

1.
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Col (Robert) Lewis (4 May 1704–21 Feb 1765) m. Jane Meriwether (1705–1753) m. Elizabeth Thornton (1719–Oct 1774)
  1. 1. Robert (Lewis) Jr. 1739–1780
  2. 2. Mildred Lewis 1737–1780
  3. 3. John (Kernt) Lewis 1725–1788
  4. 4. Nicholas Lewis 1728–1808
  5. 5. Charles Lewis 1735–1779
  6. 6. Jane Lewis 1727–1794
  7. 7. Ann Lewis 1733–1813
  8. 8. Elizabeth Lewis 1729–1757
  9. 9. Mary Lewis 1725–1778
  10. 10. Charles Lewis 1729–1777
  11. 11. Sarah Lewis 1725–1726
  12. 12. Mary Lewis 1733–1812
  13. 13. William (Lewis) Capt. 1735–1779

Col Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1704
4 May 1704
Birth of Col Robert Lewis in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1765
21 Feb 1765
Age 61
Death of Col Robert Lewis in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 May 1704
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1765
    Event Place: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
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