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Lt. William Lewis 1733–1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1733

Birth Location: Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia

Death Date: 14 Nov 1779

Death Location: Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia

Father: Robert Ii

Mother: Jane MERIWETHER

Spouse(s): Lucy Clark❤️❤️❤️

Children(s): Jane Lewis, Meriwether Discovery, Dr. Lewis

The story of Lt. William Lewis began in 1733 in Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia. Lt. William Lewis married Lucy A Meriwether Culinary Expert Herbalist Hunter Country Doctor Mother Of Meriwether Lewis Of Lewis And Clark, and had children including Dr Reuben Lewis Brother Of Meriwether Lewis, Jane Meriwether Lewis Sister Of Meriwether Lewis, Meriwether Lewis Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition Soldier Explorer Public Administrator Leader Of The Corps Of Discovery. Lt. William Lewis passed away in 1779 in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia.

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Biography

  • The story of Lt. William Lewis began in 1733 in Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia.
  • Lt. William Lewis married Lucy A Meriwether Culinary Expert Herbalist Hunter Country Doctor Mother Of Meriwether Lewis Of Lewis And Clark, and had children including Dr Reuben Lewis Brother Of Meriwether Lewis, Jane Meriwether Lewis Sister Of Meriwether Lewis, Meriwether Lewis Of The Lewis And Clark Expedition Soldier Explorer Public Administrator Leader Of The Corps Of Discovery.
  • Lt. William Lewis passed away in 1779 in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt. Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Lt. Lewis
1733–1779
Birth Place: Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia
Parents
Robert Lewis of Belvoir, son of John II, Justice of New Kent County Ii
1704–1765
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
Jane (Areather) MERIWETHER
1705–1757
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Colonel (John) Lewis
1669–1725
Gloucester, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Warner
1672–1719
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John II
1635–1689
Elizabeth Yard
1640–1703
Colonel II
1642–1681
Mildred (Warner)
1643–1686
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Colonel Lewis
1592–1657
Elizabeth Warner
1610–1680
Col I
1610–1674
Mary Towneley
1614–1662
Augustine I
1610–1674
Mary Towneley
1614–1662

Lt. Lewis's Descendants

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Lt. (William) Lewis (1733–14 Nov 1779) m. Lucy (A MERIWETHER , Culinary Expert, Herbalist, Hunter, & Country Doctor, Mother of Meriwether Lewis of Lewis and) Clark❤️❤️❤️ (Feb. 4, 1752–Sept. 8, 1837)
  1. 1. Jane (Meriwether Lewis, Sister of Meriwether) Lewis 1770–1845
  2. 2. Meriwether (Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Soldier, Explorer, Public Administrator, Leader of the Corps of) Discovery 1774–1809 m. Ikpasarewin ((Willow Bark) Sara "Winona" Windwalker) Littlepage 1783–1818
    1. 1. Joseph (DeSmet DeSmit Franklin "Turkey Head" "Long House") Lewis 1805–1889
    2. 2. Nathan (Daniel) Lewis 1798–1898
    3. 3. William (Martin) LEWIS 1797–1840
    4. 4. Stephen LEWIS 1793–1862
  3. 3. Dr. (Reuben Lewis, Brother of Meriwether) Lewis 1777–1844

Lt. Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1733
1733
Birth of Lt. William Lewis in Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia
Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia
1779
14 Nov 1779
Age 46
Death of Lt. William Lewis in Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia
Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1733
    Event Place: Locust Hill, Abermarle, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1779
    Event Place: Cloverfields, Albemarle, Virginia

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