George John Lewis, III

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George Lewes

• Baptized: 31 Aug. 1600 at All Saints' Parish Church in Brenchley, Kent, England
• Death: Mar 3 1663 - Barnstable, Plymouth Colony
• Parents: George Lewes, Dennis (Denice) Lewes (born Forman)
• Siblings: Margery Lewes, James Lewes, John Lewes, Mary Lewes, Elizabeth Lewes
• Wife: Mary Lewes (born Doggett)
• Children: Thomas Lewes, Edward Lewes, John Lewes, Ephraim Lewes, Sarah Lewes, Nathaniel Lewes, Joseph Lewes, Mary Bryant (born Lewes), George Lewes, Jabez Lewis, James Lewes Also known as George Lewis

From http://www.chrisman.org/pedigree/out38.htm

The History of Scituate, Massachusetts [1831, p. 303], by Samuel Deane, stated that he married as a first wife Sarah Jenkins in England. This theory has been repeated several times, including in BLW. The theory was disproved in TAG 72 (1997) in an article by Gordon L. Remington (note addendum in TAG 74:258), where the marriage record and identity of his (only) wife was identified. Note that article in TAG Jan 1993 24-28 also suggests that the Sarah Jenkins claim appears to be wrong, and that he probably had a single wife named Mary.

Reference: Robert S. Wakefield, "George(1) & John(1) Lewis of Brenchley, Kent, England & Scituate, MA" (TAG, 1993), 68:24-28.

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On 6 May 1610 he was named as grandchild George Lewis in the will of widow Margery Forman of Brenchley.

George came first to Plymouth. He did not appear on the tax lists of 1633 or 1634, and Savage thought probably he was taxed as "one of Mr. Hatherlies men." His name is often associated with Hatherly on the records. In 1634 he was dismissed from the church in Plymouth, "in case they join in a body at Scituate."

"Goodman Lewis Senior joyned, Septemb. 20, 1635" Rev. John Lothrop's church at Scituate, 8 months after it was organized. It is presumed that those thus dismissed on the arrival of Mr. Lothrop had been members of his church in London and wanted to renew the relationship. Before Oct 1636, Goodman Lewes had built a house on Kent Street in Scituate. The residents of Kent street came from County Kent in England. George's lot was the first south of Meeting House Lane and contained 5 acres. The house is #18 on Mr. Lothrop's list of houses built in that town.

He was admitted as freeman of Plymouth Colony on 3 January 1636/1637. His early admission shows that he was a man in good standing and had been known by the colonists before he came over. At that time there were few flocks of sheep in this colony, and in no town was there sufficient business to employ a clothier, which had been his trade in England. Therefore George had to become a planter. Being poor, a servant's share of five acres was allotted to him in the division of lands at Scituate -- insufficient land to raise livestock and make a good living for a family.

On 8 January 1639, George Lewes of Scituate, clothyer, sold to Richard Willis his dwelling house in Scituate and lot containing 5 acres, 1 3/4 acres of swamp, and 3 acres marsh ground, and his right to commage for L19 sterling. Willis sold the same to Thomas Robers for L21-10s; both trades were in one instrument.

On 22 March 1642, George Lewis was "of Barnstable," apparently having moved along with other members of the church. His home lot in Barnstable was the second west of the Hyannis road. The houselots in that area were 8 acres apiece; he also owned an acre of meadow on the opposite side of the highway, 10 acres in the old common field. His lots were as good planting lands as any in the east parish.

Freeman writes of the move: They had first intended to make the settlement at Sippecan (Scipigan), and the court granted lands there Dec 1638. The company prayed and fasted for direction regarding the settlement. As they did so, the location at Mattacheese opened up when Mr. Callicot vacated his grant for the place, and their destination was changed almost at once. Pastor Lothrop declared a fast for June 26, 'for the presence of God in mercy to go with us to Mattacheese.' The soil at Mattacheese was much better, and suitable for grain, which had been successfully cultivated by the Indians in previous years. Also there was abundant hay grounds to provide for the cattle."

Goodman Lewes was surveyor of highways in 1648 and 1650; juryman in 1649, and constable in 1651 at Barnstable.

On "the first day of February 1654," George Lewis sold these four parcels in Barnstable to Samuel Mayo for L28-5s.; "Mary Lewes the wife of George Lewes acknowledged her free consent ... this 2nd of the first month 1654 [i.e. 2 March 1654]". George also owned 3 1/2 acres of meadow at Mystic Landing, granted to him by the town 26 July 1654; he sold these 27 May 1661 to John Thompson. His great lot was 60 acres of upland at Rowley's pond. This he sold to his sons Edward and John in 1652. It is not certain that George ever lived on this land himself.

On 1 March 1663/4, widow Lewis swore to the inventory of the estate of George Lewis deceased. His undated will was exhibited in court on 3 March 1663/1664; it named wife Mary; sons Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward and John; and daughter Sarah Lewis.

Otis writes of him: "George Lewes was not one of the distinguished men of his times. He was an honest Goodman, and got his living by his labor. He was a sincere christian, and his constant purpose seems to have been to live in peace with all men -- to avoid suits at law, to yield rather than contend with his neighbor. He was not a shrewd business man, and perhaps not so careful a manager as many. He did not hold that 'the chief end of man is to gather up riches'; but to do good, to train up his children in the way they should go, to be useful citizens -- honest and industrious men. His son James was a man of more energy of character, or more business tact, and became a distinguished man. Thomas was in some respects like his brother James. The other sons, George, Edward and John, were like the father -- good, honest men -- quiet and respectable citizens, and their descendants to this day inherit the same good qualities."

The name was written Lewes until about 1700, Lewes and Lewis in the 1700's, and became consistently spelled Lewis after that time.

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From "History of the Hamlin Family", Vol. 1 -

"George Lewes, ancestor of the Lewis family of Barnstable, came from East Greenwich, County Kent, England; a clothier; he probably resided for a time in London, where he was a member of Mr. Lothrop's Church in 1632; married about 1626, Sarah, sister of Edward Jenkins, who was a resident of Scituate. Lewes probably did not come over until after the church in London was broken up, and the imprisonment of Mr. Lothrop in 1632; but was in Plymouth the following year; and a member of the church there in 1633-4. He was one of those dismissed from the church in Plymouth in 1634, "in case they join in a body at Scituate"; and became a member at Scituate 30 Sep 1635; he moved to Barnstable in 1639." Otis says: "He was an honest Goodman, and got his living by his labor; a sincere Christian, and his constant purpose seems to have been to live in peace with all men; to avoid suits at law; to yield rather than contend with his neighbor; he was not a shrewd business man, and not perhaps so careful a manager as many; he did not hold that the chief end of man is to gather up riches, but to do good; to train up his children in the way they should go, to be useful citizens, honest and industrious men. His son, James, was a man of more energy of character, of more business tact, and became a distinguished man; Thomas was in some respect like him; the other sons were like the father, good, honest men; quiet and respectable citizens; and their descendants to this day inherit the same good qualities." He died in Barnstable in 1662-3. 8 children - - (Otis Papers).

His will was probated 3 Mar 1663 so he probably died shortly before that. His wife was named as Mary and his children listed were Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward, John, and Sarah.

Source: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=oldmankew...

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GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES

Immigrated Before 1633 From Kent, England In 1634 he was given permission to leave his church in Plymouth to join the Lathropp Group in Scituate. He may have been part of that group in England, however there is no record that he was imprisoned with the group before emigrating to America. George was a clothier by occupation (a cloth maker or clothes maker).

Came to America before 1633

George Lewes, son of George, was a planter, and resided in the East Prish in Barnstable. He was not so well educated as others of the family, and had not the active business capacity of his brother James or Thomas; yet he was honest and industrious, a good neighbor, and a worthy member of the church. His house stood on the south side of the highway, on the lot of land recently owned by Mr. Daniel Cobb, deceased. His houselot, containing five acres, with a barn standing thereon, he bought Sept. 10, 1656, of Barnard and Joshua Lumbard. It was bounded north by the highway, east by the great lot of Thomas Lumbard, south and west by the land of Barnard Lumbard. This was originally the land of Joshua Lumbard and the lot contained six acers, one acre in the sale to Lewes (where Nathaniel Gorham's barn now stands) being reserved.

His farm was on the north side of the road. In 1654 he had sixteen acres of bounded west by the road to the new common field, north partly by the land of Goodmean Wells, and the Indian reservation, and easterly by the land of Thomas Huckins, at the "Horse Prison," so called.

May 19, 1656, he bought for L 40 the dwelling-house and sixteen acres of land of Robert Shelly, bounded east by the road to the new common field, south by the highway, west by the Dimmock farm, and north by the land of Goodman Isaac Wells. By the puchase of the Shely estate his farm extended on the County road from a point a little east of the present dwelling-house of Mr. W.W. Strugis to the Horse prison, which stood near the dwelling-house of Edward Gorham, deceased.

Beside tha above he owned two lots of three acres each at Sandy Neck, and his share in the common lands. Jan. 16, 1683, he sold one-half of one of the above lots at Sandy Neck to his brother James for one good cow, meadow then being more highly valued than at present.

Dec. 1, 1654, he maried Mary, daughter of Barnard Lumbard, a girl of 14 years. He died 20th march, 1709-10, aged about 80 years.

GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BARNSTABLE FAMILIES

George LEWIS: clothier, b. East Greenwich, Kent County, ENG.; joined church at Scituate, Mass .,1635, having been previous to this at Plymouth, Massw.; removed 1638 to Barnstable, Mass.

Not documented to be the same George LEWIS, but it seems to be the same. See "Notes" for hi s brother JOHN.

George Lewis

Marriage

On November 1, 1624, George was married Mary Doggett[13], daughter of Thomas Doggett (ca Jan 1572/3-bef Jun 1621) & Isabel [Doggett] (-14 Oct 1641), in Horsmonden, Kent. Mary was baptized in Horsmonden, Kent, England, on September 21, 1600. She died after July 3, 1676, in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[14]

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George Lewis Jr. (bef. 1600 - 1664)

George Lewis Jr. aka Lewes aka IV

Born before 31 Aug 1600 in Brenchley, Kent, England [uncertain]

ANCESTORS

Son of George Lewes and Dennis Forman

Brother of

Elizabeth Lewis, Mary Lewis, Margery Lewis, James Lewis, John Lewis,

Eliza Lewis and Sarah (Lewis) Cole

Husband of Mary (Doggett) Lewis — married 1 Nov 1624 in Horsmonden, Kent, England

DESCENDANTS

Father of

Jabez Lewes, Mary (Lewis) Bryant, George Lewes, Thomas Lewis, James Lewes, Edward Lewes,

John Lewis, Ephraim Lewis, Sarah (Lewis) Sparrow, Nathaniel Lewes and Joseph Lewes

Died 3 Mar 1664 in Will Proved, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Disputed Wife

It has been commonly been assumed that Sarah Jenkins was the first wife of George Lewes, but that appears to be an error.

Biography

George Lewis was a native of county Kent, England. He was baptized in Brenchley, Kent, England, on August 31, 1600.[1] Published histories and genealogies, such as Lincoln's History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts and Deane's History of Scituate, Massachusetts, have traditionally stated that he came from East Greenwich in Kent,[2]'[3] but records found in England establish that he was from Brenchley. He was a son of George Lewis and Dennis (Forman) Lewis of Brenchley.[1]

George emigrated to New England in 1634. He was granted land at Scituate, Massachusetts, on 20 February 1634/5 and he became a member of the Scituate church of Rev. John Lothrop on 20 September 1635.[4] He removed from Brenchley to Staplehurst in Kent not long before emigrating. His wife and children remained in Staplehurst for at least a few months, joining him in New England some time after the May 1634 birth of the couple's fifth child, Edward. [5] George's brother John Lewis emigrated in 1635 with his family, also settling initially in Scituate.[6]

He died about 1662 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[7]

George became a freeman of Plymouth Colony on January 3, 1637, [8] and had moved to Barnstable by 1641. He lived at times in both Plymouth and Scituate, MA. George was among those freemen of Scituate granted land on January 1, 1638, provided that they erect a ferry over the North River [9]. He was one of those Barnstable townsmen found fit to bear arms in August 1643 [10]

According to Deane, George Lewis had a house lot in Scituate on Kent street, the first south of Meeting-house lane.[3][11].

Marriage and Children

Disputed Identity of Wife

Traditional genealogical sources, including Deane's History of Scituate, Massachusetts, identified George Lewis' wife as Sarah Jenkins, sister of Edward Jenkins.'[3][12] More recently, researchers have determined that this identification is incorrect, and that Mary Doggett was his wife and the mother of at least his first five children.[1][13]

Marriage

On November 1, 1624, George was married Mary Doggett[13], daughter of Thomas Doggett (ca Jan 1572/3-bef Jun 1621) & Isabel [Doggett] (-14 Oct 1641), in Horsmonden, Kent. Mary was baptized in Horsmonden, Kent, England, on September 21, 1600. She died after July 3, 1676, in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[14]

Children

Children include:[13]

Mary Lewis, baptized 27 December 1625 at Brenchley (died 2 July 1655) George Lewis, baptized 11 November 1627 at Brenchley Thomas Lewis, baptized 5 January 1630/31 at Brenchley (died May 1709) James Lewis, baptized 25 March 1632 at Brenchley (died 4 October 1713) Edward Lewis, baptized 25 May 1634 at Staplehurst, Kent, England (died 29 Mar 1703) John Lewis, born 2 Mar 1637/8 at Scituate, Massachusetts, Plymouth Colony; killed by Indians 26 March 1676 at Pawtucket (Rhode Island) Ephraim Lewis, born 23 Jul 1641 at Barnstable, Massachusetts Sarah Lewis, born 2 February 1643/4 at Barnstable, Massachusetts. From 1910 Book

Barnes[15] presented the following speculative description of George Lewis' English origins that is contradicted by records discussed above:

"It is supposed that they resided in London, and were members of Mr. Lathrop's church, and probably came to this country in 1632, after the Church in London was broken up, and Mr. Lathrop imprisoned. George was of Plymouth in 1633 and though a member of the church there, his name does not appear on the tax lists of 1633 and 1634. Though not a man of wealth, he was liable to pay a poll tax, and the omission of this can be accounted for only on the supposition that he was taxed as one of 'Mr. Hatherlie's men.' That gentleman was benevolent, and assisted many worthy men to come to New England, and after their arrival he assisted them to employment and comfortable homes. Barnes also discusses his life in America:

"'Goodman Lewis'" name is often associated with Mr. Hatherlie on records, and he was probably indebted to him for assistance. He was a clothier by trade and there was no business to give employment to a clothier, so he became a planter. In further proof that he began life in this country as a poor man, we learn that his allotment of land in Scituate was "only five acres, the amount known as 'a servant's share.' Yet he was evidently a man of good standing and known by the colonists before coming over, which is shown by his early admission as freeman of the Colony, which occurred January 14, 1636. George was, with a number of others, dismissed from the church at Plymouth in 1634,' in case they join in a body at Scituate.' The church was organized there on the arrival of Mr. Lathrop, the aged and revered pastor who had suffered persecution in London, and Geoge became a member there eight month after the organization, on September 30, 1635. Before October, 1636, 'Goodman Lewis' built a house on Kent Street, Scituate, which street received its name because the residents came from that county, and were known as 'Men of Kent.' His lot was the first south of Meeting House Lane, and contained five acres, and stands No. 18 on the list of houses built in that town. On his removal to Barnstable in 1639, he sold to Richard Willis of Plymouth, his dwelling house, and thee acres of 'Marsh ground' for the sum of &19 Sterling: the marsh ground, or salt meadows being especially desirable for raising stock. His home lot in Barnstable was the second west of Hyannis Road. He also owned an acre of meadow on the side of the highway, with a high hill on the north still known as Lewis Hill. He received a grant from the town July 26, 1654, of three and a half acres of meadow at Mystic Landing. His great lot is described as sixty acres of upland, and this he sold to his sons Edward and John in 1652, and some is yet in the possession of his descendants." Will

George's will was undated, but it was presented in Court at Plymouth on March 3, 1663/4. In it he mentioned his wife Mary, sons Ephraim, George, Thomas, James, Edward, and John, and daughter Sarah Lewis. His wife Mary was the executrix.[13]

Will: The last Will and Testament of George Lewis, Sen'r deceased exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth; the third of March 1663 on the oath of Mr. Thomas Allin of Barnstable.

In the Name of God Amen; I being in continual expectation of death; butt yett in my perfect memory and senses: I doe comitt and bequeath my sole to God whoe gave it mee and my body to the earth from whence it came; and my worldly goods I doe bequeath as followeth:

Imprimis I doe give unto my wife and my son Ephraim Lewis my whole estate that shall bee left Remaining after my debts are payed; as well my lands and other Interests as alsoe all my Cattle and Chattle of goods whatsoever; and my will is further that my wife and my said son Ephraim they or either of them shall quietly enjoy the same during either her or his life time; and if either of them die the other shall enjoy it wholly during her or his life time, and after the decease of them both what shall bee then left Remaining shall be divided amongst my other five sonnes viz, my son George my son Thomas my son James my son Edward and my son John; onely my son George shall in the first place have five pounds of it and the Remainder shall be equally divided between him and them; onely I doe will That my daughter Sarah Lewis shall have alsoe an equal share in it;

Item I make my wife Mary Lewis my full and onely exequitrix, to pay and Receive all my debts to order Improve and dispose of all after my decease.

Marriage

Husband: George Lewis Wife: Mary Dogget Marriage: Date: BEF 1637 Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Robert S. Wakefield, “George and John Lewis of Brenchley, Kent, England, and Scituate, Massachusetts,” The American Genealogist, vol. 68, 1993, pages 24-28. ↑ George Lincoln, et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, published by the Town of Hingham, 1893, Online edition at USGenWeb Hingham, Plymouth Coloney ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Samuel Deane, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from Its First Settlement to 1831, Loring, Boston, 1831. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L,, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2005. Pages 281-284 ↑ Remington, George Lewis, "Mary Doggett, wife of George1 Lewis of Brenchley, Kent, and Scituate, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 72 (1997): 321-328. ↑ Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L,, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2005. Pages 284-287. ↑ George Lincoln, et al., History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, published by the Town of Hingham, 1893, Online edition at USGenWeb Hingham, Plymouth Coloney ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, 1:48 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, 1:72-3 ↑ Plymouth Colony Records, 8:193 ↑ 400 years with a New England Lewes/Lewis Family, 1990, Gateway Press, Baltimore ↑ 400 years with a New England Lewes/Lewis Family, 1990, Gateway Press, Baltimore ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Robert Charles Anderson, The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L,, New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 2005. Pages 281-284 ↑ Remington, George Lewis, "Mary Doggett, wife of George1 Lewis of Brenchley, Kent, and Scituate, Massachusetts," The American Genealogist, 72 (1997): 321-328. ↑ Harriet Southworth (Lewis) Barnes, Smith with Collateral Lines, Chipman, Divine, Huckins, Jones, Lewis (Barnstable branch) and Mayflower Connection; Ancestral Records of Francis Amelia (Lewis) Barnes, n.p., Philadelphia, 1910. Pages 34-38 Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume IV, I-L, pages 281-284. Burrage, Henry S. and Albert Roscoe Stubbs. The Genealogical and Family History of the State of Maine. Volume 3. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1909. Google Books Hamblen, David. "The First Settlers of Barnstable, MA," NEHGR Vol. 2:195 (Apr 1848) Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, published online by Ancestry.com. The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2005; original publisher: F.B. & F.P. Goss, Barnstable, Massachusetts, 1890. NGS Quarterly Report of George Lewis, posted at Ellsworth La Coste's website

GEDCOM Note

Came to Plymouth in 1633, moved to Scituate in 1635, moved again to Barnstable in 1639. He owned three acres and a half of meadow at Mystic Landing granted to him by the town July 26, 1654. This he sold May 27, 1661 to John Thompson. He was admitted a freeman of the Colony 14 Jan 1636/7. There were few flocks of sheep in the colony and in no town was there suficient business to give employment to a clothier. Necessity compelled him to became a planter. the five acres given to the poor men, the servent’s share, was inadequate to raise stock and make it profitable.

George Lewes, cIothier, from East Greenwich, County of Kent, England, married first in EngIand Sarah Jenkins, who came over with him, and here died. He married second Mary -- , living in 1670, whose family name is not known. He died in BarnstabIe in 1662 or 3. His oIder children were born in England, and no record of their births having been preserved, the arrangement of their names is problematical.

There is a conflict regarding the place of birth, with Otis showing East Greenwich. I chose to use the later data provided by Cook, as the will of his in-laws was also probated in Brenchley. He also references the Parish Records of Brenchley 1560-1637.

Cook shows Nathaniel b. ca 1645, Joseph ca 1647 and Jabez ca 1634 as additional sons, but I’ve not been able to find any substantiation for these children.

Listed as one of those able to bear arms in the Colony of New Plymouth in 1643.
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