Robert Lewis, of York County

His widow was Mary. Their daughters were Mary & Alice.

• Not the same as Robert Lewis, of Gloucester County
• Not the father of Major John Lewis, of “Chemokins” or Maj. William Lewis, of "Chimahocans"
• Not a known relative of the Lewis family of Warner Hall John "the Immigrant" Lewis

Biography

(Details may need verification)

From http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/lewis/robert_lewis.html

Excerpted from Lewis of Warner Hall by Merrow Egerton Sorley

Gen Robert Lewis was born in Brecon, Wales, about 1605. He married in 1630 emigrated in 1635. His son John was born in Monmouthshire, Wales, which is the adjoining county just south of Brecon. His son William, known as Maj. William Lewis, bought the 2600 acre New Kent County plantation, "Chemokins", from Col. John West on January 20, 1656. [THIS IS DISPROVED as of 1948: William was not his son.]

Robert Lewis' wife, Mary, had two children by a previous marriage to a Mr. Jones — a son Henry and a daughter Ann, who married a Mr. Holman. When Henry Jones died without issue, he left his estate to his half-sisters Mary and Alice Lewis and Ann Holman.

On September 30, 1656, a court for York County was held at the house of Col. Nathaniel Bacon for the auditing and perfecting of the accounts of Robert Lewis, deceased - the accounts kept by Capt. Ralph Langley, who had married Robert Lewis' widow, "administratrix Mary Lewis". At this court, guardians were appointed for two minor children of Robert Lewis, though nothing is said in the records about any children who may have attained majority. The two minor children were Mary Lewis (who was made a ward of Capt. Ralph Langley, her stepfather), and Alice Lewis (who was given into the care of Capt. Thomas Ramsey). At the same time, the court settled on these children, 500 acres of land on Poropotank Creek, in Gloucester County, which Robert Lewis had purchased of one John King.

From http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/lewis/lewis_descendants.html

Children of Robert Lewis & his wife Mary:

• Mary - born about 1638 in York Co., VA
• Alice - born about 1640 in York Co., VA

Not the father of Major John Lewis, of “Chemokins” - that was disproved in 1948

Comments

From “Lewis of Warner Hall” William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine, Volume 9 Page 191

”I find no evidence that this Robert Lewis had a son John, or that he had any title whatever.”

Origins

“Traditional”

http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/lewis/lewis_descendants.html

excerpted from Lewis of Warner Hall by Merrow Egerton SorleyLewis Family Shield

Generation 1:

Sir Edmund Lewis married Lady Anne, daughter of Earl of Dorset

Child: Robert Lewis born 1579 in Brecon, Walesdate of death unknown

Generation 2:

Robert Lewis - wife unknown

Child: Robert born about 1605 in Brecon, Wales died about 1655 in York Co., VA.

There is a debate amongst Lewis relatives over who the immigrant ancestor of the family was. Sorley claims it was Robert Lewis (as shown here). Subsequent evidence indicates it may have been John Lewis (not shown by Sorley or here).

Generation 3:

Robert Lewis, General - married Mary (?) about 1630

See https://richardgwynallenblog.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/the-lewis-fam... for Lewis family research

Notes

Known to have left two minor children, daughters Mary and Alice. and a wife named Mary. It is only Wild Mass Guessing that he had any other children.

No explanation for the traditional title "General" has ever been found. He was NOT in the British Army - the War Office in London has no record of him. He may have been in the Virginia militia - early records are very Emigrated in 1635 to York County, Virgina from Brecon Wales

Links

• “Robert Lewis of Brecon and his sons.” link to page 21 of Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of ...
• http://www.kenmore.org/genealogy/lewis/robert_lewis.html