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Colonel John Lewis 1594 – 1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 February 1594

Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

Death Date: 21 August 1657

Death Location: New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA

Father: Sir Lewis

Mother: Lady Morgan

Spouse(s): Lady Warner

Children(s): Col. Lewis

Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant was born in 1594 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the child of Sir Lord General Richard\Robert Lewis and Lady Catherine Morgan. Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant married Lady Elizabeth Lydia Isabella Warner, and had children including Col. John Major Lewis. Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant passed away in 1657 in New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant was born in 1594 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales, the child of Sir Lord General Richard\Robert Lewis and Lady Catherine Morgan.
  • Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant married Lady Elizabeth Lydia Isabella Warner, and had children including Col. John Major Lewis.
  • Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant passed away in 1657 in New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Lewis
1563 – 1645
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Lady Morgan
1579 – 1615
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Lady Warner
1610 – 1680
Birth Location: St Albans, Monmouthshire, England, Gwent, Wales, United Kingdom
LW

Children(s)

Col. Lewis
1635 – 1687
Birth Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
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Colonel Lewis's Ancestors

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Colonel Lewis
1594 – 1657
Birth Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Parents
Sir Lord General Richard\Robert Lewis
1563 – 1645
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Lady (Catherine) Morgan
1579 – 1615
England
Grandparents
Nest (verch) Thomas
1541 – 1626
Llanelli, Breconshire, Wales
Lord (Sir Thomas 'The Pirate') Morgan
1534 – 1603
Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lady (Elizabeth) Bodenham
1538 – 1636
Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Llewellyn
1510 – 1549
Margaret Thomas
1515 – 1599
Lord Morgan
1508 – 1583
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Morgan
1482 – 1538
Elizabeth Beaufort
1486 – 1528

Colonel Lewis's Descendants

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Colonel (John) Lewis (22 February 1594 – 21 August 1657) m. Lady (Elizabeth Lydia Isabella) Warner (3 February 1610 – 31 January 1680)
  1. 1. 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)
    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)
    3. 3. Elizabeth Lewis-Woodson (1670 – 1740) m. Col. (John 'Councilor') Lewis (1660 – 19 May 1697)

Colonel Lewis's Timeline

5 Records

1592
22 February 1592
Birth of Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant in Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
1594
22 February 1594
Birth of Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
1657
21 August 1657
Age 63
Death of Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant in Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America
Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America
1657
21 August 1657
Age 63
Death of Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant in New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA
New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA
1682
1682
Age 88
Death of Colonel John Lewis I of Monmouthshire; Welsh Immigrant in Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America
Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1592
    Event Place: Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 February 1594
    Event Place: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1657
    Event Place: Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1682
    Event Place: Poropotdank Creek, King and Queen County, Provence of Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 August 1657
    Event Place: New Kent County now King Queen County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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