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William LEWIS 1734 – 1771 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Dec 1734

Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 13 Jun 1771

Death Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Nehemiah Lewis

Mother: Jerusha Gridley

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scott, Mary BULL

Children(s): Chauncey Lewis, Martin Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Levi Lewis, Charles Lewis, Elias LEWIS, Esther Lewis, Mary LEWIS

William LEWIS was born in 1734 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Nehemiah Lewis and Jerusha Gridley. William LEWIS married Elizabeth Scott, Mary BULL, and had children including Chauncey Lewis, Martin Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Levi Lewis, Charles Lewis, Elias LEWIS, Esther (4) Lewis, Mary LEWIS. William LEWIS passed away in 1771 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • William LEWIS was born in 1734 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, the child of Nehemiah Lewis and Jerusha Gridley.
  • William LEWIS married Elizabeth Scott, Mary BULL, and had children including Chauncey Lewis, Martin Lewis, Isaac Lewis, Mercy Lewis, Levi Lewis, Charles Lewis, Elias LEWIS, Esther (4) Lewis, Mary LEWIS.
  • William LEWIS passed away in 1771 in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nehemiah Lewis
1705 – 1779
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Jerusha Gridley
1712 – 1745
Birth Location: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scott
1734 – 1824
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary BULL
1736 – 1811
Birth Location: Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Chauncey Lewis
1760 – 1855
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Martin Lewis
1761 – 1854
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Isaac Lewis
1763 –
Birth Location: Southampton, Connecticut, United States
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Mercy Lewis
1766 – 1799
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Levi Lewis
1768 –
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Charles Lewis
1772 –
Birth Location: Southington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Elias LEWIS
1762 – 1831
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Esther Lewis
1764 – 1838
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Mary LEWIS
1766 – 1836
Birth Location: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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William LEWIS's Ancestors

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William LEWIS
1734 – 1771
Birth Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Nehemiah Lewis
1705 – 1779
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Jerusha Gridley
1712 – 1745
Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Samuel ((7)) Lewis
1648 – 1732
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary Royce
1675 – 1744
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Samuel Gridley
1684 – 1714
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Ruth Lewis
1679 – 1760
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1620 – 1690
Mary Hopkins
1620 – 1671
Nehemiah Royce
1636 – 1706
Hannah Morgan
1642 – 1706
Samuel Gridley
1647 – 1712
Esther Thompson
1655 – 1696
William Lewis
1657 – 1737
Phebe Moore
1661 – 1725
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Lewis
1594 – 1683
Felix Collins
1596 – 1671
William Hopkins
1594 – 1643
Mary Andrews
1598 – 1671
James Morgan
1607 – 1685
Margery Hill
1611 – 1690
Thomas Gridley
1612 – 1655
Mary (9)
1622 – 1689
Thomas Thompson
1617 – 1655
Anne Welles
1619 – 1680
William Lewis
1620 – 1690
Mary Hopkins
1620 – 1671
Isaac Moore
1625 – 1677
Ruth Stanley
1629 – 1696

William LEWIS's Descendants

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William LEWIS (07 Dec 1734 – 13 Jun 1771) m. Elizabeth Scott (1734 – 1824) m. Mary BULL (02 May 1736 – 12 Oct 1811)
  1. 1. Chauncey Lewis (15 Jun 1760 – 28 Apr 1855) m. Lois Woodruff (1767 – 04 Dec 1797)
    1. 1. Albert Lewis (Abt. 1789 – 26 Jun 1870) m. Polly Curtiss (24 Feb 1790 – 03 Sep 1870)
      1. 1. Emeline Lewis (1815 – 09 Jul 1892)
      2. 2. Emeline Lewis (1815 – 08 Jul 1892)
      3. 3. Caroline (L) Lewis (1817 – 19 Jan 1886)
      4. 4. Rhoda Lewis (1819 – 29 Jan 1886)
      5. 5. Seth (D.) Lewis (Bet. 1823–1828 – 01 Jul 1867)
      6. 6. Jane (E) Lewis (08 Nov 1832 – 15 Dec 1905)
    2. 2. Mary Lewis (1792 – ) m. Gideon Dunham (06 Mar 1686 – 27 Apr 1762)
      1. 1. Salathial Dunham (1744 – )
      2. 2. Marshall (Lewis) Dunham (16 Aug 1840 – )
    3. 3. James (Dana) Lewis (1793 – 21 Feb 1870) m. Patty Bishop (1805 – Dec 1892)
      1. 1. James (Bishop) Lewis (07 Aug 1825 – 22 Apr 1869)
    4. 4. Artena Lewis (1796 – )
    5. 5. Francis (Woodruff) Lewis (21 Jan 1816 – 16 Dec 1889) m. Sarah Beckley (14 Jan 1818 – )
      1. 1. Vernelia (E.) Lewis (11 Apr 1845 – )
      2. 2. Hattie (A.) Lewis (09 Oct 1846 – 16 Dec 1889)
    6. 6. Gideon (Dunham) Lewis
    7. 7. Harriet Lewis
    8. 8. Chauncey Lewis
    9. 9. Eliza Lewis
    10. 10. Mary Lewis
    11. 11. Mary Lewis
  2. 2. Martin Lewis (1761 – 1854) m. Abigail Thayer (1783 – 1841)
    1. 1. Archibald Lewis (30 Oct 1802 – 7 Aug 1890) m. Ruth Sweet (1809 – 1880)
  3. 3. Isaac Lewis (1763 – )
  4. 4. Mercy Lewis (08 Jun 1766 – 24 Mar 1799) m. Joel HOWD (07 Oct 1771 – 09 Jan 1869)
    1. 1. Joel Howd (1799 – 03 Mar 1873)
  5. 5. Levi Lewis (1768 – )
  6. 6. Charles Lewis (28 Jun 1772 – )
  7. 7. Elias LEWIS (01 Apr 1762 – 25 Apr 1831) m. Urania Hooker (14 Mar 1774 – 17 Mar 1817) m. Jemima Woodruff (27 Mar 1768 – 30 Jul 1803)
    1. 1. William Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 03 Oct 1819)
    2. 2. James Lewis (Abt. 1796 – 11 May 1824)
    3. 3. George (B.) Lewis (Abt. 1801 – 04 May 1821)
  8. 8. Esther ((4)) Lewis (26 Apr 1764 – 30 Sep 1838) m. Jonathan ((4)) Cowles (03 Feb 1757 – 17 Aug 1822)
    1. 1. Nancy Cowles (1784 – 29 May 1787)
    2. 2. William (Lewis) Cowles (26 Jan 1787 – 26 Mar 1868) m. Charity Cowles (13 Sep 1788 – 03 Sep 1875)
      1. 1. Jonathan COWLES (19 Oct 1810 – 20 Jan 1867) m. Eliza (S.) KING (1821 – 06 Aug 1892)
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) COWLES (1840 – 09 Feb 1878)
        2. 2. Isabella (A.) COWLES (10 Jun 1845 – 03 Nov 1865)
        3. 3. Margaret (Romenia) COWLES (07 Sep 1849 – 14 Mar 1891)
      2. 2. Nancy COWLES (05 Jan 1812 – 21 Feb 1812)
      3. 3. Ralph COWLES (20 Feb 1813 – 10 Dec 1855)
      4. 4. Mary (Ann) COWLES (05 Oct 1815 – 12 Oct 1833)
      5. 5. Margaret (J.) COWLES (26 Nov 1817 – 18 Dec 1838)
      6. 6. Julia COWLES (28 Sep 1819 – 30 Aug 1833)
      7. 7. William COWLES (16 Nov 1821 – 30 Aug 1838)
      8. 8. Maria (Louisa) COWLES (14 Oct 1824 – 30 Sep 1840)
      9. 9. Emily COWLES (01 Oct 1829 – 22 Jul 1889) m. Franklin Wheeler (16 May 1826 – BET 1859 AND 1917)
    3. 3. Nancy Cowles (24 Feb 1789 – 23 Mar 1809)
    4. 4. Henry (Booth) Cowles (13 Apr 1791 – 1853) m. Rebecca (F.) Green (1794 – 13 Dec 1876)
      1. 1. Louisa (Mary) Cowles (26 Sep 1815 – 16 Dec 1843) m. William (Samuel) Cowles (10 Mar 1796 – 26 Nov 1867)
        1. 1. Mary (Louisa) Cowles (01 May 1839 – 03 Dec 1914) m. Henry (Adams) Blyth (Bet. 1822–1842 – 30 Mar 1915)
        2. 2. Florence (Adams) Cowles (14 Jul 1841 – 1895) m. George Esselstyn (27 Sep 1841 – Aft. 1895)
      2. 2. Frederic (Augustus) Cowles (1820 – 16 Feb 1884) m. Lucretia (Hart) Erwin (22 Oct 1829 – 1866)
        1. 1. Emily (Virginia) Cowles (Abt. 1835 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Clay (Anna)) Cowles (Jun 1853 – 1929) m. Walter (P.) Watson (Abt. Oct 1858 – )
        3. 3. Mary (Green) COWLES (Abt. 1854 – ) m. Randal
      3. 3. Virginia (E) Cowles (Abt. 1833 – 1895)
    5. 5. Maria (L) Cowles (20 Apr 1795 – 26 Sep 1884) m. Robert (D.) James (BET 1778 AND 1798 – BET 1812 AND 1884) m. Robert (Darrington (3)) James (Abt. 1797 – Nov 1860)
      1. 1. Jonathan (Cowles) James (1828 – 1828)
      2. 2. Francis ((Frank Ol Yank) Boykin) James (1831 – Dead) m. Esther Savage (Abt. 1820 – aft 1880) m. Milly Carter (Jan 1835 – Dead)
        1. 1. Lillian ("Lillie" "Lily" (Slave)) James (1858 – 30 Dec 1936) m. James (D. "Jimmy") Wilson (1865 – 13 Feb 1900) m. Allen Parker
        2. 2. Edward James (Nov 1851 – 24 Jul 1929) m. Julia Franklin (Abt. 1863 – 09 Jan 1950)
        3. 3. Ellen James (Abt. 1853 – Dead)
        4. 4. Claiborne James (1855 – )
        5. 5. Elizabeth James (1859 – 23 Feb 1930) m. Mark Noble (Abt. 1853 – 05 Aug 1927)
        6. 6. Wesley (Carter) James (8 Dec 1860 – 28 May 1953) m. Josephine Jackson (1873 – 06 Apr 1940) m. Mary (L.) Savage (13 Aug 1879 – 28 Oct 1963)
        7. 7. Millie James (1865 – 1903)
        8. 8. Mary (Ann) James (1866 – )
        9. 9. Frank (B.) James (1868 – 27 Jan 1927) m. Missouri House (Aug 1867 – 1905)
        10. 10. Emily James (1870 – 12 Nov 1933) m. Thomas Crawford (1868 – )
        11. 11. Clementine James (12 Sep 1872 – 26 Jan 1943) m. Joe Thomas
        12. 12. Lottie (Mary) James (1875 – 28 Oct 1911) m. Anthony Moore (May 1870 – Dead)
        13. 13. Samuel James (01 Jan 1877 – 13 Jul 1934) m. Iradella Fox (Abt. 1886 – Mar 1986)
        14. 14. Irvin James (1882 – Dead)
      3. 3. John (Darrington) James (Abt. 1832 – 19 Aug 1852)
      4. 4. Maria ((Mariah) Cowles) James (22 Nov 1833 – 15 Jul 1874) m. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (30 Jul 1830 – 31 Jan 1891)
        1. 1. Virginia Boykin (12 Feb 1856 – 16 Mar 1911) m. William (L) Holt (Sep 1854 – 1939)
        2. 2. Samuel (Thomas) Boykin (Abt. 1858 – 05 Feb 1917)
        3. 3. Mary (James) Boykin (12 Jul 1860 – 12 Feb 1925)
        4. 4. Maria (Louise) Boykin (Abt. 1862 – 1917)
        5. 5. Fannie (Hunter) Boykin (08 Apr 1864 – 27 Dec 1940)
        6. 6. Robert (James) Boykin (03 Dec 1865 – 03 Dec 1865)
        7. 7. Hamilton (Smith) Boykin (24 Feb 1867 – 21 Feb 1926) m. Annie (May) Howe (1880 – )
        8. 8. Irene (Miller "daisy") Boykin (08 Nov 1868 – 13 Mar 1947)
        9. 9. Origen (Jewett) Boykin (Abt. 1870 – 1871)
        10. 10. John (James) Boykin (1871 – 1871)
        11. 11. Marshall (Darrington) Boykin (Apr 1874 – 1935)
      5. 5. Robert (Darrington) James (12 Oct 1837 – 27 Aug 1918) m. Cora (Caroline) Rone (Abt. 1843 – ) m. Henrietta (T.) Dade (Abt. 1851 – )
        1. 1. Frank (B) James (07 May 1863 – 29 Nov 1944) m. Maria (Guadalupe) Tejada (1865 – Abt. 14 May 1930)
        2. 2. Robert (Darrington) James (29 Jan 1866 – 29 Oct 1930) m. Imogene (Helen) Byrne (03 Nov 1885 – 11 Sep 1956)
        3. 3. Sandy (Rooney) James (Abt. 1868 – )
        4. 4. Emily (H.) James (Abt. 1870 – 15 Jan 1910) m. J.J. Waters
    6. 6. Louisa Cowles (26 Nov 1797 – 25 Apr 1802)
  9. 9. Mary LEWIS (20 Oct 1766 – 17 Apr 1836) m. Zenas Cowles (22 Feb 1761 – 04 Feb 1835)
    1. 1. Julia Cowles (1785 – 21 May 1803)
    2. 2. Dolly Cowles (1787 – 21 Sep 1803)
    3. 3. Edward Cowles (1789 – 25 Mar 1864)
    4. 4. Jeanette Cowles (1792 – 22 Feb 1809)
    5. 5. Emily Cowles (09 Feb 1796 – 28 Aug 1876) m. John Richards (14 Mar 1797 – 29 Mar 1859)
      1. 1. John RICHARDS (16 Aug 1830 – 1892)
      2. 2. Elizabeth RICHARDS (01 Oct 1832 – 01 Mar 1863)
      3. 3. Julia (Ann) RICHARDS (18 Dec 1834 – 1903)
      4. 4. Emily RICHARDS (10 Feb 1838 – 16 Mar 1850)
    6. 6. Elizabeth Cowles (1798 – 04 Nov 1823)
    7. 7. Lewis (Seymour) Cowles (1800 – 19 Dec 1825)
    8. 8. Julia Cowles (1803 – 20 Jan 1859) m. Stephen Crosby (Abt. 1799 – )
      1. 1. Mary CROSBY (30 May 1823 – 28 Apr 1840)
    9. 9. Walter (Bull) Cowles (1806 – 15 Apr 1869)
    10. 10. Thomas Cowles (12 Jan 1809 – 22 Oct 1884) m. Julia (Ann) Cowles (22 Sep 1810 – 28 Dec 1843) m. Elizabeth (Ells) Sheffield (07 Mar 1821 – 20 Oct 1884)
      1. 1. Anna (Mary) Cowles (1839 – 25 May 1888) m. Dana (G.) Rumsey (Abt. 1834 – Bef. 1880)
        1. 1. Nettie Rumsey (Abt. 1857 – ) m. Fred Bushnell (Abt. 1855 – )
      2. 2. Helen (Maria) Cowles (1841 – 1893) m. Walter (Curtiss) Cowles (24 Apr 1836 – Aft. 1908)
        1. 1. William (Deming) Cowles (23 Nov 1861 – Aft. 1894)
        2. 2. Katherine (Hooker) Cowles (08 Nov 1865 – Aft. 1905)
      3. 3. Infant COWLES (1843 – 1844)
      4. 4. William (Sheffield) Cowles (01 Aug 1845 – 01 May 1923) m. Mary Thurman ( – 1895) m. Anna ("Bamie") Roosevelt (07 Jan 1855 – 28 Aug 1931)
        1. 1. William (Sheffield) Cowles (18 Oct 1898 – 02 May 1986) m. Margaret (Awyn) Krech (12 Sep 1900 – 16 Mar 1982) m. Mary (Ethel) Scott (12 Sep 1900 – Mar 1982)
      5. 5. Edward (S.) Cowles (Abt. 1853 – 27 Sep 1883)
      6. 6. Walter (Cleveland) Cowles (10 Jul 1853 – 25 Nov 1917)
      7. 7. Thomas (Jr) Cowles (1857 – 30 Sep 1882)

William LEWIS's Timeline

2 Records

1734
07 Dec 1734
Birth of William LEWIS in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1771
13 Jun 1771
Age 37
Death of William LEWIS in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Dec 1734
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Cited in the family tree "Winchell - Hart Family Tree Updated 2/11" created by "brseagrave"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Cited in the family tree "Winchell - Hart Family Tree Updated 2/11" created by "brseagrave"

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the Cowles families in America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1771
    Event Place: Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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