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Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia 1696–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1696

Birth Location: Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia

Death Date: 21 Sep 1779

Death Location: Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Elizabeth Warner

Spouse(s): Mary Howell

Children(s): Colonel Island", John Lewis, Elizabeth Lewis, James Lewis, Howell Lewis, Anne Lewis, Robert Lewis, Frances Lewis

The story of Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia began in 1696 in Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia. Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia married Mary Ann Howell, and had children including Anne Lewis, Colonel Charles Lewis Ii Of Buck Island, Elizabeth Lewis, Frances Lewis, Howell Lewis, James Lewis, John Lewis, Robert Lewis. Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia passed away in 1779 in Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia began in 1696 in Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia.
  • Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia married Mary Ann Howell, and had children including Anne Lewis, Colonel Charles Lewis Ii Of Buck Island, Elizabeth Lewis, Frances Lewis, Howell Lewis, James Lewis, John Lewis, Robert Lewis.
  • Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia passed away in 1779 in Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1669–1725
Birth Location: Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JI
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1720
Birth Location: Chesake
EW

Spouses(s)

Mary Howell
1700–1783
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, United States of America
MH

Children(s)

Colonel Island"
1721–1782
Birth Location: Buck Island, Goochland, Virginia, USA
CI
John Lewis
1720–
Birth Location: New Kent County, Virginia, USA
JL
Elizabeth Lewis
1724–
Birth Location: –
EL
James Lewis
1726–1764
Birth Location: –
JL
Howell Lewis
1731–
Birth Location: –
HL
Anne Lewis
1733–
Birth Location: –
AL
Robert Lewis
1739–
Birth Location: –
RL
Frances Lewis
1744–
Birth Location: –
FL

Col. Virginia's Ancestors

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Col. Virginia
1696–1779
Birth Place: Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia
Parents
John Taliaferro Lewis II
1669–1725
Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Isabella) Warner
1672–1720
Chesake
Grandparents
Col. (Augustine Warner, II 1642 *George Washington’s Great-Grandfather*) Jr
1642–1681
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Mildred Reade
1643–1686
Gloucester, of Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Col. Virginia's Descendants

1.
CV
Col. (Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of) Virginia (13 Oct 1696–21 Sep 1779) m. Mary (Ann) Howell (1700–14 Feb 1783)
  1. 1. Colonel (Charles Lewis II "of Buck) Island" 1721–1782 m. Mary (Isham) Randolph 1725–1803
    1. 1. John (Isham Lewis) Sr 1765–1816 m. Duliatha ('Juliatha' Oliver) Striplin 1780–1843
      1. 1. Isham (J) Lewis 1800–1880 m. Cynthia Spencer 1799–1865 m. Sarah (Ann Boen Wharton) Lewis 1835–1904 m. Cynthia ((Spencer?)) Lewis 1801–1860
        1. 1. Sarah (A) Lewis 1835–
        2. 2. John (Spencer) Lewis 1832–1914
        3. 3. Sarah Lewis 1829–1900
        4. 4. Nancy Lewis 1826–
        5. 5. Cynthia (Ann Lewis) Williford 1835–1908
        6. 6. H Lewis 1839–
        7. 7. James Lewis 1842–
        8. 8. Mary (E) Lewis 1829–1882 m. Anderson Wheeler 1830–1906
        9. 9. Jessie (Anderson) Lewis 1869–1962
        10. 10. Jasper (Newton) Lewis 1873–1918
        11. 11. Joel (Robert) Lewis 1876–1967
        12. 12. James (Isum ' Isham') Lewis 1867–1958
        13. 13. Andrew (Jackson 'Jack') Lewis 1870–1959
        14. 14. William (Samuel (Bill)) Lewis 1826–1885 m. Ruth Dunlap 1843–1933
      2. 2. John (Lewis) Jr 1798–1816
      3. 3. John (William) Lewis 1793–1880
      4. 4. John (Lewis) Jr 1796–1870
    2. 2. Margaret Lewis 1759–1839
    3. 3. Mary ("Polly") Lewis 1761–1851
    4. 4. John (Lilburne) LEWIS 1747–1831 m. Lucy Jefferson 1752–1810
      1. 1. Randolph Lewis 1773–1811
      2. 2. Lilburne (L) Lewis 1776–1812
      3. 3. William Lewis 1776–1852
      4. 4. Charles (W) Lewis 1775–1852
      5. 5. Jane (Jefferson) Lewis 1777–1820
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Willis) Lewis 1752–1829
    6. 6. Anne (Jefferson) Lewis 1755–1808
    7. 7. Jane Lewis 1755–1759
    8. 8. Frances Lewis 1759–1834
    9. 9. Isham Lewis 1751–1790 m. Elizabeth Anderson 1750–1821
      1. 1. Isham (Henderson) Lewis 1773–
    10. 10. Mildred Lewis 1761–
    11. 11. Thomas Lewis 1757–1806
    12. 12. Susannah Lewis 1770–1854
    13. 13. James (Howell Lewis) Sr 1766–1845
    14. 14. Francis LEWIS 1749–1757
    15. 15. Mildred Lewis 1742–1748
    16. 16. Nancy (Ann) Lewis 1776–1839
    17. 17. Sarah (Elizabeth Willis) Lewis 1766–1836
  2. 2. John Lewis 1720–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Lewis 1724–
  4. 4. James Lewis 1726–1764
  5. 5. Howell Lewis 1731–
  6. 6. Anne Lewis 1733–
  7. 7. Robert Lewis 1739–
  8. 8. Frances Lewis 1744–

Col. Virginia's Timeline

2 Records

1696
13 Oct 1696
Birth of Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia in Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia
Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia
1779
21 Sep 1779
Age 83
Death of Col. Charles Lewis, Officer in the French-Indian War, Member of the Governors Council of Virginia in Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1696
    Event Place: Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M85.0722
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