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Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir 1704–1765 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 May 1704

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

Death Date: 10 January 1765

Death Location: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States

Father: Colonel Jr

Mother: Elizabeth (44-MARTIAU)

Spouse(s): Jane Meriwether, Elizabeth Meriwether)

Children(s): Mary Cobbs, Jane (467-MARTIAU), Col. (464-MARTIAU), Sarah Lewis, Colonel Lewis, Ann Lewis, Lucy Lewis, Sarah (471-MARTIAU), Lt. Hill, Colonel County

The story of Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir began in 1704 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States. Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir married Elizabeth Thornton Meriwether Widow Of Thomas Meriwether, Jane Areather Crawford Meriwether, and had children including Ann Lewis, Col Charles Lewis 464 Martiau, Colonel Charles Lewis, Colonel John Kernt Lewis Of Halifax County, Jane Lewis 467 Martiau, Lt William Lewis Of Locust Hill, Lucy Meriwether Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Howell Lewis Cobbs, Sarah Lewis, Sarah Lewis 471 Martiau. Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir passed away in 1765 in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir began in 1704 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States.
  • Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir married Elizabeth Thornton Meriwether Widow Of Thomas Meriwether, Jane Areather Crawford Meriwether, and had children including Ann Lewis, Col Charles Lewis 464 Martiau, Colonel Charles Lewis, Colonel John Kernt Lewis Of Halifax County, Jane Lewis 467 Martiau, Lt William Lewis Of Locust Hill, Lucy Meriwether Lewis, Mary Elizabeth Howell Lewis Cobbs, Sarah Lewis, Sarah Lewis 471 Martiau.
  • Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir passed away in 1765 in Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colonel Belvoir's Ancestors

Self
Colonel Belvoir
1704–1765
Birth Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Parents
Colonel John III "The Councillor" Lewis Jr
1669–1725
Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth (Letitia Warner) (44-MARTIAU)
1672–1720
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Col. (John Major Lewis II, of Chemokins) ll
1633–1689
Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
Isabella Miller
1640–1704
York County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
James MILLER
1610–1657
Mary (Warner)
1614–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John II
1580–1609
Ann Campbell)
1586–1611

Colonel Belvoir's Descendants

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Colonel (Robert Lewis of) Belvoir (4 May 1704–10 January 1765) m. Jane (Areather "Crawford") Meriwether (4 May 1704–1 Sep 1757) m. Elizabeth (Thornton Meriwether (widow of Thomas) Meriwether) (1719–Oct 1774)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth Howell Lewis) Cobbs 1733–1813 m. David (Waddy de Thompson) Sr 1730–1801 m. Samuel Cobb 1729–1758 m. Randolph (Jefferson Lewis) Sr. 1773–1811
    1. 1. Mildred (Lewis (Thomson)) Scott 1775–1824
    2. 2. Susannah ((Thomson)) Davenport 1772–1859
      1. 1. Susan (Thompson) Jarrell 1815–1898
      2. 2. William (Winston) Davenport 1805–1878
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth (Thompson)) Poindexter 1770–1841
    4. 4. Ann (Lewis (Thompson) Slaughter) Grafton 1768–1820 m. John (Joseph de Slaughter (Slater) (Slatier)) (Slatter) 1762–1797 m. Phillip Grafton 1774–1850
      1. 1. Robert (Lewis) Slaughter 1791–
      2. 2. Waddy (Thomson) Slaughter 1792–1849
      3. 3. Mary (Lewis) Slaughter 1790–1849
      4. 4. Mildred (Ann) Grafton 1811–
      5. 5. Lewis Grafton 1810–
      6. 6. Caroline Grafton 1810–1860
      7. 7. Sarah Grafton 1804–
      8. 8. William (L.) Grafton 1802–1855
    5. 5. Judith Thompson 1777–1844 m. William (James Poindexter) Sr. 1772–1834
      1. 1. Sarah (Lewis) Poindexter 1817–1862
      2. 2. Elizabeth Poindexter 1815–1825
      3. 3. Susan (Mildred) Poindexter 1811–
      4. 4. Jane (Meriwether Lewis) Poindexter 1804–1896
      5. 5. Mary (Lewis) Poindexter 1803–
      6. 6. Waddy (Thom(p)son) Poindexter 1800–1873
      7. 7. William (James) Poindexter 1808–1901
    6. 6. Robert (Randolph) Lewis 1754–1829
    7. 7. Mary (Jane Randolph) Lewis 1801–1828 m. Charles Palmer 1795–1866
      1. 1. Catherine (C.) Palmer 1826–1828
      2. 2. Randolph (Lewis) Palmer 1825–1825
      3. 3. William (Price) Palmer 1821–1896
      4. 4. Charles Palmer 1826–1829
    8. 8. Charles (Andrew) Lewis 1790–1822
    9. 9. Warner Lewis 1810–1872
    10. 10. Tucker (Woodson) Lewis 1792–
  2. 2. Jane (Lewis) (467-MARTIAU) 1727–1794 m. Thomas Meriwether 1718–1794 m. John ((The Byrd) Lewis) III 1720–1794
  3. 3. Col. (Charles Lewis) (464-MARTIAU) 1730–1777
  4. 4. Sarah Lewis 1725–1726
  5. 5. Colonel (Charles) Lewis 1729–1782
  6. 6. Ann Lewis 1731–1780 m. John (Zachary) Lewis 1729–1780
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Lewis 1758–1801
    2. 2. John (Alexander) Lewis 1770–1880
    3. 3. Charles Lewis 1758–1822
    4. 4. Robert LEWIS 1754–1782
    5. 5. John (Zachary) LEWIS 1750–1784
    6. 6. Jane Lewis 1755–1787
    7. 7. Nicholas (Hunter) Lewis 1765–1840
    8. 8. Elizabeth Lewis 1761–
    9. 9. William Lewis 1760–1796
    10. 10. Mildred Lewis 1755–1840
  7. 7. Lucy (Meriwether) Lewis 1743–1837
  8. 8. Sarah (Lewis) (471-MARTIAU) 1748–1760
  9. 9. Lt. (William Lewis of Locust) Hill 1735–1779
  10. 10. Colonel (John Kernt Lewis of Halifax) County 1726–1808 m. Katherine (Fauntleroy, married John Lewis I of Halifax went to North) Carolina 1733–1797 m. Mary (Francis) Shepherd 1730–1750 m. *Hannah (Harding) (Lewis) 1725–1802

Colonel Belvoir's Timeline

3 Records

1704
4 May 1704
Birth of Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
1761
26 May 1761
Age 57
Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir was married in Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA
1765
10 January 1765
Age 61
Death of Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir 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
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 041
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0080

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1761
    Event Place: Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Gloucester, VA, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 January 1765
    Event Place: Belvoir, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 041
    [2] Alabama, U.S., Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0080

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