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Richard Lewis 1609–1668 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1609

Birth Location: Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)

Death Date: 15 Feb 1668

Death Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Father: Henry Lewis

Mother: Sarah Lewis

Spouse(s): Mary Miles, Mrs Lewis

Children(s): Thomas Lewis, Catherine Carter

The story of Richard Lewis began in 1609 in Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship). Richard Lewis married Mary Frances Miles, Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, and had children including Catherine Lewis Ancestor Of President Jimmy Carter, Thomas Griffin Lewis. Richard Lewis passed away in 1668 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Lewis began in 1609 in Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship).
  • Richard Lewis married Mary Frances Miles, Mrs Elizabeth Lewis, and had children including Catherine Lewis Ancestor Of President Jimmy Carter, Thomas Griffin Lewis.
  • Richard Lewis passed away in 1668 in Lancaster, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Lewis
1559–1622
Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
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Sarah Lewis
1575–1622
Birth Location: Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Mary Miles
1617–1663
Birth Location: Brecknockshire, Wales, United Kingdom
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Mrs Lewis
1640–1698
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Thomas Lewis
1652–1696
Birth Location: Charles River, Lancaster, Virginia, USA
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Catherine Carter
1636–1726
Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, United States
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Richard Lewis's Ancestors

Self
Richard Lewis
1609–1668
Birth Place: Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)
Parents
Henry James Lewis
1559–1622
Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
Sarah (Anne) Lewis
1575–1622
Brecknock, Breconshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Lewis's Descendants

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Richard Lewis (28 Jan 1609–15 Feb 1668) m. Mary (Frances) Miles (1617–1663) m. Mrs (Elizabeth) Lewis (1640–1698)
  1. 1. Thomas (Griffin) Lewis 1652–1696 m. Catherine Edelen 1670–1695
    1. 1. Thomas (Lewis) Jr 1683–1726 m. Rebecca (Mabel) Timothy 1693–1734
      1. 1. Margaret (Katherine) Lewis 1720–1795 m. William Queen 1716–1793
        1. 1. Francis (Queen) # 1751–1802 m. Margaret (Hampton) Hammond 1759–1832
        2. 2. William (Lewis Queen) Sr 1749–1835 m. Margaret Meredith 1755–1828
        3. 3. Rebecca (Effie) Queen 1758–1830 m. Stephan Hogue 1757–1819 m. Jacob (Thurman) Hogue 1755–1817
        4. 4. Samuel (Joseph) Queen 1759–1842
        5. 5. Richard Quinn\Queen 1766–1860 m. Margeret (Snider) Queen 1780–1850
        6. 6. Thomas Queen 1753–1845
        7. 7. Margaret (Peggy) Queen 1748–1795
        8. 8. Timothy Queen 1747–1835
        9. 9. Henson Queen 1739–1823
  2. 2. Catherine (Lewis - ancestor of President Jimmy) Carter 1636–1726

Richard Lewis's Timeline

2 Records

1609
28 Jan 1609
Birth of Richard Lewis in Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)
Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)
1668
15 Feb 1668
Age 59
Death of Richard Lewis in Lancaster, Virginia, USA
Lancaster, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1609
    Event Place: Wales (Came to Virginia in 1635 on the William & John ship)
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1668
    Event Place: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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