James Lewis, {Fictional}

Not the father of Richard Lewis, of Middlesex County

When James Lewis was born in 1559 in Breconshire, Wales, his father, Lewis Ap Dafydd, was 25 and his mother, Siwan Ap Rhys was 21. He married Anne Lewis in 1595 in his hometown. They had six children in 10 years. He died in Surry, Virginia.

James Lewis born 1559 in Brecknockshire, Wales and died date unknown in Surry, Virginia

Parents: son of Lewis Ap Dafydd and Siwan Ap Rhys

Married

1. 1595, Brecknockshire, Wales to Anne

Children of James Lewis and Anne Lewis:

1. Richard Lewis, b. 1609, Wales; came to Virginia, d. 15 Feb 1668, Lancaster, Virginia [NO]

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Flawed Genealogy

Some genealogy sites show a Welsh ancestry for Immigrants to Virginia and Maryland named Lewis. While Lewis is easily recognized as a Welsh-derived name, the Welsh ancestry is not documented and is therefore being treated as a myth, unless actual documentation is found.

Persons who did not actually exist do not have parents, spouses or children, so the family connections which are part of the myth are shown below in the narrative but not in the data field.

Associated profiles

The following profiles are associated with the Flawed Welsh Ancestry of the Maryland Lewis Family:

1. Rhys ap Llewellyn ap Howell. One genealogy asserts that in about 1510, Rhys Ap Llewellyn Ap Howel and Margaret Verch Ap Robert give birth to Ifan Ap Iorwerth Ap Einion in Bryngwallon, Wales. Ifan Ap Iorwerth Ap Einion dies in 1577. [1]
2. Margaret verch Robert. With her husband Rhys, she is claimed as the parent of Ifan ap Iorwerth, born 1534 in Pengwern, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales. [1]
3. Ifan ap Iorwerth of Bryngwallon would have been born about 1510. In claimed genealogy, he married Isabel ferch Ieuan, born about 1514. Together, in this claimed genealogy, they had a son Lewis ap Dafydd, born about 1534. Ifan married Isabel Verch Ap Ieuan and they give birth in 1534 in Pengwern, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales, to Lewis Ap Dafydd. [1]
4. Dafydd. If Lewis ap Dafydd was not the son of Ifan, then he was the son of a Dafydd, about whom nothing is known other than his place in a list of ancestors stretching back to Coel Hen. [2]
5. Isabel ferch Ieuan born in Bryngwallon about 1514. In claimed genealogy, she married Ifan ap Iorwerth of Bryngwallon. Together, in this claimed genealogy, they had a son Lewis ap Dafydd, born about 1534.
6. Lewis ap Dafydd appears in a Geni profile as born in 1534, the son of Ifan Iorwerth ap Einion and Isabel verch Ieuan and brother of Dafydd Lewis.[3]. Alternatively, he was the son of Dafydd. [2] Some sources show Lewis ap ifan ap Dafydd born 1534 in Pengwern, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales and died in 1551. Note, however, that there is no such place as "Pengwern, Festiniog, Merionethshire, Wales." Pengwern was the capital of Powys several hundred years before the Norman Conquest, and was located at a now-unknown location now on the English side of the border in Shropshire. There were several other locations in Wales called Pengwern. One is associated with Ffestiniog, in Denbighshire. INSERT X
7. Siwan ferch Rhys, shown by genealogies as heiress of Rhys ap Sion, a descendant of Gronwy Goch, Grono the Red, born Wales, about 1538, and shown as the first wife of Lewis ap Dafydd[2][3][4]They had a son James Lewis (the ‘Ap’ was dropped at this point) in 1559 in Brecknocksihre, Wales. [1]
8. Catherine Wen ap Robert shown by genealogies as born Brecknockshire, Wales, 1538, and shown by some genealogies as the second wife of Lewis ap Dafydd. If her name was Catherine Wen, it would be Catherine Wen ferch Robert. If Wen was her father's name, her name would be Catherine ferch Wen ap Robert.
9. James (or Henry) Lewis shown by genealogies as born Brecknockshire, Wales, 1559 and son of Lewis ap Dafydd by his wife Siwan. This James Lewis is shown as immigrating to Surry, Virginia and dying there. This James Lewis of Lewis is often confused with James Lewis of John, Member of Parliament, who lived and died in Wales. He is shown as having wives Elspeth and Ann [2], but these are the wives of James Lewis, Member of Parliament. He is shown as having sons Ricahrd (a great gamester), Jason, Nicholas, Huw, and George. [2]
10. Anne Lewis, presumed wife of James or Henry Lewis, migrant to Virginia, also presumed to have migrated from Brecknockshire, Wales, to Surry Virginia.
11. James Lewis of John] (1602-1668), Member of Parliament. Son of Sir John Lewis, b. 1580, and his wife Bridget Pryse. Grandson of James ap Lewis, b. 1540. This James is a real documented person who is often confused with James Lewis of Lewis. This James Lewis did not immigrate to Virginia and did not die in Surry, Virginia.

James Lewis

One genealogy asserts that James Lewis was born in 1584 in Brecknockshire, Wales. It asserts that the Lewis family emigrated to Virginia sometime between Richard’s birth in 1609 and 1637 (the first European settlers of modern-day America set sail from England in 1607). And that James Lewis died (date unknown) in Surry Country, Virginia, USA.[1]

Links

1. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~belldietz/BDGJ-o/...
2. [S22332] William Barber, "Barber Family Tree", World Connect File.
3. [S2] Researcher Comments.
4. [S22337] Maximilian Crum, "Krumm", World Connect File.
5. http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/r/o/b/Andrew-P-Robertson...

Sources

1. Lewis ancestry. Post by yorkshire88 Wed Mar 21, 2012. Following Somer Lance Lewis' (Jerry's grand-daughter) appearance on KLFY a few weeks ago, someone suggested putting a family tree together. I broached this idea with Frankie Jean about 20 years ago, but getting her to sit down for more than five minutes at a time was nigh on impossible. I did, however, get some family history from her, and I've added to this over the years from my own research, including history on the extended family, including the Gilleys, Swaggarts, Herrons, Hamptons, Beattys, Jacobs, Glasscocks and Calhouns. It's certainly not perfect, nor complete, but I'm adding and correcting pieces of information all the time (I've updated information today regarding the family of Jane Wilkinson (nee Mitchum) and at present there are approximately 250 names on the tree. If anyone is interested in looking at the family tree, please let me know, and I'll contact Ian about how best this could be included on the forum. http://www.jerry-lee-lewis.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=41969. Accessed November 12, 2016
2. Robert J. C. K. Lewis. Lewis Patriarchs of Early Virginia and Maryland. Third Edition. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2007. page 7.
3. Lewis ap Dafydd. Geni. Managed by Ronald E. Head. Last Updated June 10, 2016. Lewis ap Dafydd, {Fictional}. Accessed November 11, 2016