John Lewis, Sr.

Gay, Frederick Lewis. "The Lewis Family", in The Dedham Historical Register. (Dedham, Massachusetts: Dedham Historical Society) Vol. 4.

"John Lewis, s/o William, b. England 1 Nov 1635. Administration on estate of John Lewis late of Dorchester granted to relict Hannah and eldest son Barachiah on 26 Jan 1685-6. Inventory 19 Jan 1685-6."

He founded Lancaster Mass 1653.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=83130731

"When John Lewis I was born on 1 November 1635, in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, William Edward Lewis Jr., was 25 and his mother, Amey Weld, was ??. He married Hannah Whiting in 1662, in Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 26 January 1685, in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 49, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Walpole, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America." (Family Search, unverified, some sources)