George Lewis

Lewis AKA Lewes

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George Lewes (-20 MAR 1710) m. Mary Lombard (19 SEP 1640-) ,

children:

• 1. George Lewes (SEP 1655-BEF 25 FEB 1683), 2. Mary Lewes (9 MAY 1657-), 3. Sarah Lewes (12 JAN 1659-), 4. Hannah Lewes (JUL 1662-bur. 1667), 5. Melatiah Lewes (13 JAN 1664-), 6. Bathshua Lewes (OCT 1667-), 7. Jabez Lewes (10 JUN 1670-1737), 8. Benjamin Lewes (22 NOV 1671-1725/1726), 9. Jonathan Lewes (25 JUL 1675-11 DEC 1743), 10. John Lewes (1 DEC 1676-5 MAR 1738), 11. Nathan Lewes (26 JUL 1678-).

On 10 September 1656 he bought a houselot containing five acres, with a barn standing on it, from Barnard and Joshua Lumbard. The lot was bounded north by the highway, east by the great lot of Thomas Lumbard, and south and west by the land of Barnard Lumbard. The land had originally been owned by Joshua Lumbard and had been six acres in size; one acre was retained in the sale. George had also purchased the dwelling house and sixteen acres of land from Robert Shelly on 19 May 1656. In addition, he had his share in the common lands, and two lots of three acres apiece at Sandy Neck.

On 7 September 1680 George Lewis purchased a small tract of land lying in the common field at Mattachiest for £2 16s from John Yanno, Indian of Gay Head at Nope Island, eldest son and heir of Yanno, sachem of South Sea in Barnstable, deceased.

George died at Barnstable 20 March 1709/1710, aged about 80.

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

Links

• http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/LEWIS/2010-05/1273538130
• http://www.chrisman.org/pedigree/out38.htm

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Notes from Lionel C. Lewis: George and Mary had a houselot of five acres bordered by land owned by Joshua and Bernard Lombard. George owned about thirty-two acres of farmland, about six acres at Sandy Neck and his share of the common lands. He was a planter and according to Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families, He was "honest and industrious , a good neighbor, and a worthy member of the church."

George Lewis Jr. (bef. 1600 - 1664)

George Lewis Jr. aka Lewes

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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George Lewis Jr. migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640). Join: Puritan Great Migration Project Discuss: PGM

Contents

1 Disputed Wife 2 Biography 3 Marriage and Children 3.1 Disputed Identity of Wife 3.2 Marriage 3.3 Children 3.4 From 1910 Book 3.5 Will 3.6 Marriage 4 Sources 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

• Immigration: Circa 1633 - Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
  • Reference: FamilySearch Family Tree - SmartCopy: Jun 16 2021, 21:51:09 UTC

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GEDCOM Note

He is in list of inhabitants of Barnstable, May 1670.