GLOUCESTER COUNTY, VA - BIOGRAPHIES - Lewis Family of Warner Hall ----¤¤¤---- William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Vol. 10, No. 1. (Jul., 1901), pp. 48-54. LEWIS FAMILY OF WARNER HALL. (Continued from Vol. IX., p. 259.) On page 263, Vol. IX., an error is made in referring to Judge Fielding Lewis Taylor, as a son of Archibald Taylor. He is a son of Col. Fielding Lewis Taylor, and grandson of Archibald Taylor. The tombstone of 23 Fielding(6) Lewis, son of 12 Col. Warner(5) Lewis, is at "Lower Weyanoke," and bears the simple inscription: "Sacred to the memory of Fielding Lewis, who departed this life June 13, 1834, aged seventy-one years." Mary Chiswell Lewis, wife of 19 Warner(5) Lewis, died November 1, 1776, aged twenty-eight (not in 1726, as printed). 27 Warner(7) Lewis married, in 1772, Courtenay Norton, daughter of John Hatley Norton, and Sally Nicholas (not Nicholson, as printed), eldest daughter of Robert Carter Nicholas. 26 James(6) Lewis, son of Col. Warner(5) Lewis, married Sarah Thruston (not Miss Thornton, as printed) December 18, 1784, and had issue, Sarah, born June 24, 1786, who married Dr. Samuel Stuart Griffin, son of Judge Cyrus Griffin, of Yorktown, and Lady Christina, daughter of John Stuart, Ninth Earl of Tranquair, in Scotland. (For issue see Vir- ginia Magazine, I., 256). James Lewis died February 22, 1788, aged thirty-five. 30 Eleanor(7) Lewis, daughter of 19 Warner(6) Lewis, married John Fox, and had 1) John W. Fox, 2) Eliza Lewis Fox, who married Dr. George D. Baylor (born 1789, died April 18, 1868.) 14 COL. FIELDING(5) LEWIS, born July 7, 1725, son of Col John(4) Lewis and Frances Fielding, his wife, resided in Spotsylvania county. He was a prominent patriot of the Revolution, and ad- Page 49. vanced L7,000 to carry on the factory for the manufacture of arms at Fredericksburg. His beautiful home, "Kenmore," in Fredericksburg, is an object of great interest to visitors to that historic city. He married twice; first, on October 18, 1746, Catherine, aunt to General Washington and daughter of Major John Washington, of "Highgate," in Gloucester county, and Catherine Whiting, daughter of Col. Henry Whiting, by whom he had issue, 40 John Lewis, born June 22, 1747. His uncle, Mr. John Lewis, and Mr. Charles Dick, godfathers, and Mrs. Mary Washington and Mrs. Lee, godmothers. 41 Frances Lewis, born November 25, 1748; Fielding Lewis and George Washington, godfathers. Miss Hannah Washington and Mrs. Jackson, godmother. She died without issue. 42 Warner Lewis, born November 29, 1749. His uncle, John Lewis, and Capt. Bailey Seaton, godfathers; Mrs. Mildred Seaton, godmother. He died infant. Mrs. Catherine Lewis died February, 1749-'50, and Fielding Lewis married, second, May 7, 1750, Betty, only sister of General George Washington, and had issue. 43 Fielding Lewis, born February 14, 1751, his uncle, George Washington, and Mr. Robert Jackson, godfathers; and his grandmother, Mrs. Mary Washington, and Mrs. Frances Thornton, godmothers. 44 Augustin Lewis, born January 22, 1752, his uncle, Charles Lewis, and Charles Washington, godfathers; his aunt, Lucy Lewis and Mrs. Mary Taliaferro, godmothers. He died when four years old. 45 Warner Lewis, born June 24, 1755, his uncle, Charles Washington, and Col. John Thornton, godfathers; Mrs. Mildred Thornton and Mrs. Mary Willis, godmothers. He died at eight months old. 46 George Lewis, born March 14, 1757, Mr. Charles Yates and Mr Lewis Willis, godfathers; Mrs. Mary Dick and his mother, Betty Lewis, godmothers. 47 Mary Lewis, born April 22, 1759, Mr. Samuel Washington and Mr. Lawrence Washington, godfathers; Mrs. Washington and Miss Mary Thornton, godmothers. Died December 25th following. 48 Charles Lewis, born October 3, 1760, Col. George Washington and Mr. Roger Dixon, godfathers; Mrs. Mary Washington and Mrs. Lucy Dixon, godmothers. 49 Samuel Lewis, born May 14, 1763, Rev. Musgrave Dawson and Joseph Jones, godfathers; Mrs. Dawson and Mrs. Jones, godmothers. He died September 3, 1764. 50 Bettie Lewis, born February 23, 1765, Rev. Mr. Thomas Price and Mr. Warner Washington, godfathers; Mrs. Page 50. Harriet Washington and Miss Frances Lewis, godmothers. She married Charles Carter, of Culpeper. 51 Lawrence Lewis, born April 4, 1767, Mr. Charles Washington and Mr. Francis Thornton, godfathers; Mrs. Mary Dick, godmother. 52 Robert Lewis, born June 25, 1769, Mr. George Thornton and Mr. Peter Marye, godfathers; Miss Mildred Willis and Mrs. Ann Lewis, godmothers. 53 Howell Lewis, born December 12, 1771, Mr. Joseph Jones and Mr. James Mercer, godfathers. Miss Mary and Miss Milly Dick, god- mothers. Willis Family of Virginia, p. 97). Col. Fielding Lewis' will is on record in Spotsylvania county, and bears date October 19, 1781. It names wife Betty, sons John, Fielding, George, Lawrence, Robert, and Howell Lewis, and Charles Carter, "my son-in-law." 40 JOHN(6) LEWIS, son of 14 Col. Fielding(5) Lewis, married, it is said five times: First, Lucy Thornton, daughter of Col. John Thornton, of Caroline, by whom one child 1) Mildred Lewis. (Hening's Stat., Oct., 1778.) He then married another Miss Thornton, of whom little is known. He married, thirdly, Elizabeth Jones, daughter of Gabriel Jones, of the Valley, and had 2) Warner Lewis, died young; 3) Fielding Lewis, died young; 4) Gabriel J. Lewis, born September 10, 1775, died February 7, 1864, married Mary Bibb November 24, 1807, and had Elizabeth, born November 11, 1813, who married Col. Samuel McDowell Starling. (Marshall Family.) He married, fourth, Mary Anne Fontaine, the widow Armistead, who had a daughter, married Keeling Terrill. He married, fifth, Mildred Carter, widow of Robert Mercer, son of General Hugh Mercer, and daughter of Landon Carter. John Lewis moved to Kentucky and his posterity lives there. 43 FIELDING(6) LEWIS, son of 14 Col. Fielding(5) Lewis, married Miss Alexander, probably a daughter of 8 Gerard(4) Alexander (QUARTERLY, IX., 253), since George Dent Alexander in his will in 1777 leaves legacies to the sons of Fielding Lewis: 1) George Warner, 2) Austin and 3) Betty Alexander (Mrs. Spotswood?). 46 MAJOR GEORGE(6) LEWIS, captain of Washington's Life Guard, married Catherine Daingerfield, of "Coventry," in Spotsylvanie, and had issue, 1) Samuel, born November 11, 1780, who had Alloway Lewis, Henry Howell Lewis, late of Baltimore, Mary Lewis, married John Casey; George, Thomas and John Page 51. Lewis. 2) Mary Willis Lewis, born June 24, 1782, married Major Byrd Charles Willis. 3) Daingerfield Lewis, born 14 July 1785, married Miss Pratt, daughter of Thomas Pratt and Jane Brockenbrough. Major George Lewis died at his seat at Marmion in King George county, Va., in 1821. 51 LAWRENCE(6) LEWIS, son of Col. Fielding(5) Lewis, married Eleanor Custis, adopted daughter of Gen. Washington, and had issue, 1) Judith, who married Rev. E. C. McGuire, who had Bettie, married Rev. Charles E. Ambler, also 2) a daughter who married Frederick Conrad, of Baton Rouge, La., so of Frederick Conrad and Fanny Thruston, sister of Judge Buckner Trhuston. (QUARTERLY, VI., p. 17.) Lawrence Lewis was the grandfather of Audley Lewis, of Clarke county, Va. 52 ROBERT(6) LEWIS, son of Col. Fielding Lewis, married Judith Carter Browne, daughter of William Burnet Browne and Judith Carter, of Clive, in King George county, daughter of Col. Charles Carter. They had Betty Burnet Lewis, who married George Washington Basett, born August 30, 1800, of "Eltham," in New Kent. (QUARTERLY, V., p 37.) William Burnet Browne was the son of William Browne, and Mary Burnet, daughter of Governor William Burnet, of New York and New Jersey, who was son of Bishop Gilbert Burnet. 53 HOWELL(6) LEWIS, married Miss Pollard, and had Fannie, married Brooke Gwathney (Marshall Family). 17 CHARLES(5) LEWIS, brother of Fielding(5) Lewis, and son of Col. John(4) Lewis and Frances Fielding, resided in Caroline county, where he married Lucy Taliaferro, daughter of John Taliaferro and Mary Catlett*, of Snow Creek, Spotsylvania county, and had issue, 54 John(6) Taliaferro Lewis, 55 Charles Augustine, and 56 Mary Warner Lewis, who married Philip Lightfoot, of Cedar Creek, Caroline county (QUARTERLY, III., p. 107-109). Col. Charles Lewis kept a journal detailing very minutely all the marches and movements of a company of men, commencing October 10, 1755. The detachment was a part of the command of Andrew Lewis. This Col. Charles(5) Lewis died _______________________________________________________________________ *This will of Mary Taliaferro, dated in Spotsylvania January, 1771, names daughter Mary Jones, wife of Joseph Jones, "her present husband," and daughter Lucy Lewis, grandchildren John Taliaferro Lewis, Charles Augustine Lewis, and Mary Warner Lewis. Makes sons Charles Lewis and Joseph Jones exors. Page 52. about 1770 at Port Royal, Caroline county, Va. His journal was in the possession of his grandson, Warner Lewis, of Miller's Tavern, in Essex county, in 1860. 54 DR. JOHN(6) TALIAFERRO LEWIS, of Culpeper, son of 17 Col. Charles(5) Lewis, graduated at the University of Edinburgh, and married Susannah Waring, fourth daughter of Col. Thomas (Quaere, Francis?) Waring. They had issue, 1) Charles Augustine, 2) Lucy, 3) John, born 1785, married Frances Tasker Ball, daughter of Spencer Ball; 4) Warner, of Miller's Tavern, Essex county; 5) Joseph Jones Lewis. 7 CHARLES(4) LEWIS (John(3), of Warner Hall, John(2), of Poropotank, John(1)), lived, first, at "Chemokins," or "Chemohocans," in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent county, a plantation deeded to him in 1717 by his father, Major John(3) Lewis, as part of a patent granted to Major William Lewis. (Hening's Stats., VII., p. 377). He moved thence to Goochland county, where his residence was called "The Byrd." He married Mary Howell (she died in Goochland, 1783), daughter of John Howell, of King and Queen county, and had issue, 57 John, born in New Kent county, Oct. 8, 1720. 58 Charles Lewis, born March 14, 1721, died May 14, 1782. 59 Elizabeth Lewis, born April 23, 1724, married May 3, 1744, William Kennon, of Chesterfield county, father of Richard, William, signer of the Mecklen- burg Declaration: Charles and John Kennon (Note 1). 60 James Lewis, born Oct. 6, 1726, died May 1, 1764. 61 Howell Lewis, born Sept. 13, 1731. 62 Anne Lewis, born March 2, 1733, married Edmund Taylor. 63 Robert Lewis, born May 29, 1739, married Feb. 20, 1760, Jane Woodson (daughter of Tucker Woodson). (Douglass Marriage Register.) 64 Frances Lewis, born August 1, 1744, married Robert Lewis, Jr., of Louisa county, (QUARTERLY, VII., 102.) The will of Col. Charles Lewis, of "The Byrd", was dated September 21, 1779, and was recorded in Goochland county, December 20, 1779 (published in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. VII., p. 294). He names son Charles, to whom he leaves the Byrd tract; daughters Elizabeth Kennon, Ann Taylor and Frances Lewis, and the daughters of his son James Lewis, deceased; sons John, Charles, Howell and Robert, and friend William Holman, exors. 57 JOHN(5) LEWIS, eldest son of Col. Charles(5) Lewis, of "The Page 53. Byrd," moved to Pittsylvanie county, where his will was probated July 21, 1794. He married his cousin, Jane Lewis, daughter of his uncle, Robert Lewis, of Albemarle (and Jane Meriwether, his wife), and widow of Capt. Thos. Meriwether. Issue named in his will, three sons and three daughters, 1) John Lewis, bachelor, 2) Robert Lewis, married Anna Ragland, and had Capt. John Willis Lewis, of Milton, N.C.; 3) Charles Lewis, married Garthrey Johns, and had issue: Nicholas Meriwether Lewis, who married Lucy Bullock (no children), and Lucy Meriwether Lewis, who married Dr. Ajax Walker (son of Robert Walker, of Amherst county, and grandson of Baylor Walker, of King and Queen). Walker children: Nicholas Lewis Walker, married Emily F. Hunt, Nancy Ajax Walker, married Owens, and Fielding Lewis Walker, who married Penelope Campbell Wilson, and has issue, sons and daughters, living in Danville, Va. 4) Jane Lewis, married Jonathan Read, son of Col. Clement Read, whose granddaughter, Mrs. Nannie Watkins, lives at Milbank, Va. 5) Mary, married Capt. William Williams, from whom is descended Mr. Fielding Lewis Williams, Bristol, R.I., and 6) Elizabeth Lewis, married Hopson, but left no issue. 58 CHARLES(5) LEWIS, son of Col. Charles(4) Lewis, married Mary Randolph, and his will was proved in Albemarle county July 12, 1782. Issue named in the will: 1) Charles Lilburn, who married in 1797 Betty Lewis, daughter of Robert Lewis; 2) Isham; 3) Mary; 4) Jane, married Charles Hudson; 5) Elizabeth, married Bennett Henderson; 6) Anna, married Jefferson; 7) Frances, married John Thomas; 8) Mildred. Names grandson Howell Lewis, granddaughter Sally Elizabeth Willis Lewis, grandsons John Henderson, Randolph Lewis, and Charles Lewis, granddaughters Jane Lewis, Mary Lewis Hudson, Sally Henderson and Mary Howell Thomas, makes friend Thomas Jefferson, sons-in-law Charles Hudson and Bennett Henderson, and sons Charles Lilburn and Isham Lewis exors. The will of Isham Lewis mentions nephew Charles L. Thomas and "sisters"; brothers-in-law John Thomas and Edward Moore, friend Thomas Garth. Proved in January, 1790. 60 JAMES(5) LEWIS, son of Charles(4) Lewis, of The Byrd, made his will May 5, 1764, and it was proved 13 Sept., 1764, in Lunenburg county. It names three sons, 1) James; 2) John, 3) Charles; and daughters, 4) Catherine; 5) Mary. Appoints Page 54. wife Elizabeth, brother Howell Lewis and Robert Lewis, and friends Philip Taylor, Robert Lewis, Jr., Ann Taylor and Charles Kennon. 61 HOWELL(5) LEWIS, son of Col. Charles(4) Lewis, of The Byrd, married Elizabeth Willis, daughter of col. Henry Willis and Mildred Howell, and moved to Granville county, N.C. He had issue as far as known, 1) Howell, born April 2, 1759, and married, in 1780, Betty, daughter of Robert Coleman, of Goochland county, Va. (Marriage Bond, QUARTERLY, VIII., 93); 2) Mildred, married John Cobb, first of Goochland county, and then of Georgia (Virginia Magazine, Vol. IV., p. 209), and had issue, Howell Cobb, Mary Willis Cobb, Susannah Cobb, Henry Willis Cobb, John Addison Cobb, and Mildred Lewis Cobb. (Howell Cobb was Secretary of the Treasury under Buchanan.) (To be Continued.) ___________________________________________________________________ Copyright. 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