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Major John Lewis 1633 – 1689 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Dec 1633

Birth Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

Death Date: 2 Dec 1689

Death Location: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

Father: Colonel Monmouthshire

Mother: Elizabeth Warner

Spouse(s): Elizabeith Yard

Children(s): Nicholas Merriweather

Major John Lewis was born in 1633 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Colonel John I Lewis of Monmouthshire and Elizabeth (Liddea) Lydia Warner. Major John Lewis married Elizabeith Isabella Miller Lewis Yard, and had children including Nicholas Merriweather. Major John Lewis passed away in 1689 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Major John Lewis was born in 1633 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America, the child of Colonel John I Lewis of Monmouthshire and Elizabeth (Liddea) Lydia Warner.
  • Major John Lewis married Elizabeith Isabella Miller Lewis Yard, and had children including Nicholas Merriweather.
  • Major John Lewis passed away in 1689 in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Major Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Major Lewis
1633 – 1689
Birth Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Parents
Colonel John I Lewis of Monmouthshire
1592 – 1657
Llantilio Pertholey Parish, Monmouthshire, Wales
Elizabeth ((Liddea) Lydia) Warner
1610 – 1680
St Albans, Monmouthshire, England
Grandparents
Richard (Lewis) Pritchard
1570 – 1616
Llantilio Pertholey, Monmouthshire, Wales
Lady (Catherine) Morgan
1570 – 1615
Machen, Monmouthshire, Wales
Edward (Lewis Knight) 10GGF
1586 – 1630
Llysalybont, Glomorganshire, Wales
Lady (Ann Sackville \) Lewis
1586 – 1664
Brecon, Breconshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Richard Lewis
1537 – 1628
Nest Thomas
1541 – 1581
Sir Jamaica
1536 – 1603
Catherine Herbert
1560 – 1604
Edward Lewis
1560 – 1628
Blanch Morgan
1568 – 1585
Thomas Muashall
1561 – 1626
Margaret Howard
1560 – 1591
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Morgan
1508 – 1583
Lady Morgan
1512 – 1534
Sir Herbert,
1544 – 1601
Catherine Grey
1540 – 1568
Sir Glamorgan
1534 – 1594
Lady Jones
1536 – 1581
Sir Morgan
1534 – 1603
Lady Bodenham
1538 – 1636
Sir Segrave,
1536 – 1572
Margareth Walden
1544 – 1563
Sir Charlton
1539 – 1598
Lady Audley(X),
1545 – 1564

Major Lewis's Descendants

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Major (John) Lewis (15 Dec 1633 – 2 Dec 1689) m. Elizabeith (Isabella Miller Lewis) Yard (24 Aug 1640 – 9 Feb 1704)
  1. 1. Nicholas Merriweather (26 Oct 1667 – 12 December 1744) m. Elizabeth Meriwether (1671 – 12 Jun 1744)
    1. 1. Judith (Meriwether) Higgins (1700 – 3 Oct 1792) m. Charles Boulton (abt. 1700 – 1767)
      1. 1. Sarah Bolton (1720 – 3 Mar 1787) m. William Tucker (About 1718 – 19 Mar 1791)
        1. 1. Judith (May) Tucker (1745 – 20 May 1822) m. Philip Thurmond (1739 – 19 Dec 1803)

Major Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1633
15 Dec 1633
Birth of Major John Lewis in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
1689
2 Dec 1689
Age 56
Death of Major John Lewis in Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America
Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Dec 1633
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1689
    Event Place: Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, Colonial America

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