Nathaniel Lewis

III. NATHANIEL LEWIS (s. William and Mary (Cheever) Lewis, William), b. Farmington Oct. 1, 1676; d. Feb. 24, 1752; m. (1) Nov. 25, 1699, Abigail, dau. of David and Hannah (Grover) Ashley, b. Westfield, Mass., April 27, 1681; d. April 11, 1723; (2) July 4, 1726, Widow Thankful (Pomeroy) Lyman, b. Northampton, Mass., May 31, 1769; d. Sept. 18, 1733; dau. of Medad and Experience (Woodward) Pomeroy and widow of Lieut. Benjamin Lyman, by whom she had 12 children. She returned to Northampton after her husband's death, in 1752. Mr. Lewis owned the covenant May 9, 1708, and, with his wife, joined the church March 19, 1710.

Children, born Farmington, by first wife:

Abigail, b. Nov. 15, 1701; m. Joseph Lyman.

Nathaniel, b. Jan. 1, 1703; m. Rachel Kelsey.

Elisha, b. Dec. 3, 1705; d. April 28, 1708.

Noadiah, b. April 27, 1708; m. Elizabeth Smith.

Elisha, b. July 23, 1710; m. .

Sarah, b. May 8. 1712; m. Joseph Hooker.

Mary, b. Dec. 18. 1714; m. (1) James Stimson; (2) Eliahaz Andrews.

Mercy, b. April 16, 1717: d. Aug. 2, 1718.

Ezekiel. b. Nov. 19. 1718: m. (1) Sarah Wait; (2) Widow Anne Porter.

Phineas, b. April 11, 1722; m. Sarah Norton.

Bibliographic information:

• Title History of the town of Goshen, Connecticut: with genealogies and biographies based upon the records of Deacon Lewis Mills Norton, 1897
• Authors Augustine George Hibbard, Lewis Mills Norton
• Publisher Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co, 1897
• Original from Princeton University
• Digitized Oct 20, 2010
• Length 602 pages
• Subjects Goshen (Conn.) Registers of births, etc
• Page 476
• http://books.google.com/books?id=OutSAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA476&lpg=PA476&dq...

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19. i. Nathaniel, was born at Farmington January 1, 1703. He joined the Church in 1734. December 2, 1739, his father gave him a deed, in which the consideration named is "parental love and affection for my son Nathaniel." About 1752 a deed was recorded from Nathaniel Lewis, of New Hartford, to his brother Phineas, in which reference is made to their mother, Thankful Lewis. She was in fact their step-mother. He married, February 17, 1733, Rachel Kelsey, of Wethersfield, Conn., and died before February 17, 1759. Rachel Kelsey was daughter to John and Mary (Buck) Kelsey. Mary Buck was daughter to Ezekiel and Rachel (Andrews) Buck. She was born in 1682, and married John Kelsey November 23, 1704. Rachel Andrews was daughter of John Andrews, one of the earliest settlers of Farmington, and was born in 1652. She married Ezekiel Buck, son of Emanuel (or Enoch) Buck, March 18, 1675. Ezekiel Buck was born January 15, 1650, at Wethersfield, and died March 3, 1713.

CHILDREN OF NATHANIEL AND RACHEL (KELSEY) LEWIS, BORN AT FARMINGTON, CONN.

23. i. Charles, was born January 6, 1734. His wife's name was Rhoda . They had seven children as follows:

1. Nathaniel.—Baptized July 29, 1759.

2. Elizabeth.—Baptized March 22, 1761.

3. Chloe.—Baptized November 28, 1762.

4. Joanna.—Baptized May 5, 1765.

5. Rachel.—Baptized September 6, 1767.

6. Jerusha.—Baptized June 11, 1769.

7. Charles.—Baptized April 19, 1772.

24. ii. Oliver, was born November 28, 1736. He married Hannah Kelley, daughter of James Kelly, who was born July 9, 1740, at Farmingtem. His grandson, Oliver H. Lewis, of Ridgeville, O., informed the writer several years ago that he was an officer in the British army in the French war, and died at Quebec. He was therefore probably connected with General Wolf's army, to which Quebec capitulated September 17, 1759. Certain records may seem to conflict with this. The records of the Probate Court at Hartford, under date of October 12, 1759, show that he was that day appointed guardian of his sister Hannah, and proceeds to say that the said Oliver now acknowledges himself bound to the Judge of this court, on his recognizance of ,£200 money, that he will faithfully discharge the trust of a guardian to said minor, according to law. Records also show that February 17, 1759, his older brother Charles, who was executor of his father Nathaniel's will, asked for a distribution of his father's estate. This order of distribution was made April 18, 1760, giving a list of the children, and in this list naming " the heirs of Oliver." From these records it is evident that he was living October 12, 1759, and was dead April 18, 1760. If it is true that he died at Quebec, the Probate Court record in Hartford may be explained on either of two theories. First, that he was then home on leave of absence, and soon returned to the army; or, second, that, when he gave bail to the Probate Court in October, 1759, he was not there in person, but appeared by attorney. I have also been unable to find the date of the death of Hannah, his wife. Major George Payne, of Marietta, Ohio, who is her only surviving grandchild, remembers distinctly that she, in company with her son Oliver, visited his mother at their home near Winsted, Conn., in January, 1812. In the fall of 1812 his father moved to Ohio, and he also remembers that a few years afterward his mother received a letter from his Uncle Oliver, conveying the intelligence that their mother had died at Hoosick, N. Y. It seems quite probable that being a widow, she should make her home with one of her three children, and as we know that she did not live with either Oliver or Hannah, I think it safe to assume that Mr. Payne's recollection is correct, and that she spent her last years with her oldest son Benjamin, who settled at Hoosick Falls, N. Y., and that she probably died there some time after 1812, although no record of her death or burial there can be found.

(Note: Concerning Hannah Kelley, above, there are handwritten notes in the text that indicate that Hannah's last name was actually Eldridge, and she was born in Rhode Island. She married, 2nd, a William Minthorne(?) about 1762 at New Haven, CT. They had a large family of children. There is no indication of who wrote the note, or if the information is reliable. -- Jessica M. German, GENi curator)

25. iii. Justus. He married Mary . New Hartford records show a deed to Aaron Richards from Justus and Mary Lewis. He died before 1816, as a deed dated March 12, 1816, to David Williams, names four children, heirs of Justus Lewis, late of New Hartford, as follows:

1. Justus, who removed to Decatur, N. Y.

2. Roswell, who removed to Chenango, N. Y.

3. Thomas, who removed to Richland, N. Y.

4. Abi, she lived in New Hartford in 1816.

26. iv. Lydia, was baptized August 16, 1741. She seems to have been unable to entirely care for herself, as at the New Hartford town meeting December 5, 1763, six shillings and sixpence were voted to widow Elizabeth Shepard for keeping her.

27. v. Thankful, was baptized October 6, 1744. She died before 1760, leaving heirs, as in the distribution of estate of Nathaniel her father, made April 18, 1760, the heirs of Thankful are named.

28. vi. Hannah, was baptized April 12, 1747. She married Mr. Stevens, of Farmington.

29. vii. Ruth, was baptized August 5, 1750. She married John Stanley, of Hartford. She gave a deed March 12, 1778, to Justus Lewis.

30. viii. Laban, was baptized June 21, 1752. He must have died before April, 1760, as he is not named in the distribution of his father's estate.

31. ix. Rachel, was baptized November 9, 1753. She also must have died before April, 1760, for the same reason given in the case of Laban.

Bibliographic information:

• Title Book VXIII. of the Genealogy of the Lewis Family
• Author Simeon Dunham Lewis
• Publisher C.W. Moulton, 1891
• Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
• Digitized Apr 16, 2007
• Length 66 pages
• Page 16
• https://books.google.com/books?id=KOswAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA13&lpg=PA13&dq=...

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