Ens. Nathaniel Lewis

i. William, who was born in England, and died August 18,1690. He was a prominent man in Farmington, being the first Recorder of the town, which was incorporated in 1645, and was also Captain of a military company. The history of Waterbury says that William Lewis, of Farmington, and Samuel Steele, had a deed from Indians February 8, 1657, of a tract of land "with black-lead." One very competent to judge thinks this tract was what is now a part of Harwinton, Plymouth and Litchfield. He was twice married. First to Mary Hopkins, daughter of William Hopkins, of Stratford, Conn., and second to Mary Cheever, November 22, 1671 She was daughter of Ezekiel Cheever, of New Haven and Boston, a noted schoolmaster, was baptized November 29, 1640, and died January 10, 1728. She married for a second husband Dea. Thomas Bull, January 3, 1692. Thomas Bull's first wife was Esther Cowles, daughter of John Cowles, of Farmington, who was born in 1649, married April 29, 1669, and died in 1691.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM LEWIS 2 AND MARY HOPKINS, HIS FIRST WIFE.

i. Mary, was born May 6, 1645. She married Benjamin Judd, who was born about 1642 at Hartford, and who lived in Farmington from 1644 to 1679.

4. ii. Philip, was baptized December 13, 1646. He married Ashley, daughter of Robert Ashley, of Springfield, Mass. Philip was made freeman at Farmington in 1689, and lived afterwards at Hartford and Fairfield.

5. iii. Samuel. He bore the military title of Sergeant; was born August 18, 1648, and died in 1725. He was made freeman in 1676; was married to Elizabeth Judd, and probably lived in Farmington.

6. iv. Sarah, was born in 1652, and died August 10, 1722. She married Sergeant Samuel Boltwood, of Hadley, Mass., a son of Robert and Mary Boltwood, who was killed by the Indians February 29, 1704.

7. v. Hannah. Date of birth and death unknown. She married, first, Samuel Crow, of Hadley, Mass., and second, Daniel Marsh, of Hartford.

8. vi. William. Date of birth not known. Was baptized March 15, 1656 or 57, and died in 1737. He married Phoebe More, daughter of Dea. Isaac More, of Farmington. He (William) also lived at Farmington.

9. vii. Felix, was baptized December 12, 1658, and died after 1738. She married Thomas Selden, of Hadley, who died November 24, 1734.

10. viii. Ebenezer. Date of birth unknown. He was married, December 2, 1685, to Elizabeth Merriman, who was born September 14, 1669, a daughter of Captain Nathaniel Merriman, one of the first settlers of Wallingford, Conn. Ebenezer lived in the eastern part of Wallingford in 1684.

11. ix. John. Born May 15, 1665, and died about 1694.

12. x. James. Born July 10, 1667. He was in Farmington in 1696; later on Long Island. He appealed from his father's will, and afterwards ran away to Jamaica and died in 1728.

CHILDREN OF WILLIAM LEWIS 2 AND MARY CHEEVER, HIS SECOND WIFE.

13. xi. Elizabeth, was born October 20, 1672, and died in 1674.

14. xii. Ezekiel, was born November 7, 1674, and died August 14, 1755. He graduated at Yale College, Class of 1695, and was a merchant in Boston when he died. The executors of his will were Ezekiel Lewis, of Woodbury, and William Judd, of Farmington. He married first, March 18, 1702, Mary Braden, who died February, 1703. He married second, October 11, 1704, Abigail Kilcup, the widow of Rodger Kilcup.

15. xiii. Nathaniel, was born at Farmington, Conn., October 1, 1676, and died February 24, 1752. He married, first, Abigail Ashley, November 25, 1699. She was daughter of David and Hannah (Grover) Ashley, of Westfield, Mass., and was born April 27, 1681. He married second, July 4, 1726, Thankful (Pomeroy) Lyman. She was born at Northampton, Mass., May 31, 1679, and died at Northampton September 18, 1773. She was daughter of Medad and Experience (Woodward) Pomeroy, and widow of Lieut. Benjamin Lyman, who was a son of John Lyman, and born in 1674. Nathaniel Lewis and his wife joined the Church March 19, 1710. He lived at Farmington.

16. xiv. Abigail, was born September 19, 1678, and died January 20, 1707. She married, December 10, 1696, William Wadsworth, of Farmington.

17. xv. Joseph, was born March 15, 1679 or 1680. I have found no further record of him.

18. xvi. Daniel, was born July 16, 1681. He married May 1, 1718, Mary Strong, daughter of Asahel and Margaret Strong, of Farmington. She (Mary) was born January 22, 1692, and died April 9, 1751. Daniel was a farmer. Savage says the last died young. He probably refers to Joseph instead of Daniel.

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
• http://books.google.com/books?id=KOswAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=E...

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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
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