Sergt. John Lewis, Jr.

Biography

HISTORY OF NEW LONDON COUNTY, CONNECTICUT, WITH BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF MANY OF ITS PIONEERS AND PROMINENT MEN. COMPILED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF D. HAMILTON HURD J. W. LEWIS & CO., PHILADELPHIA, 1882 PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT & CO., PHILADELPHIA [transcribed by Janece Streig link

John LEWIS, of New London, had a son John, who was a young man in 1670, constable in 1681, and after 1700 sergeant of the train-bands. He married Elizabeth HUNTLEY, of Lyme, where his oldest son, John (3), settled. Sergt. John LEWIS was himself instantly killed, as he sat on horseback, by the sudden fall of the limb of a tree which men were cutting, May 9, 1717.

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Family

Findagrave MEMORIAL ID 175554095

John Lewis and Sarah Mead are John's parents from Brenchley and Tenterden,Kent,England. John was twice married and had children via second wife:

Mary Humphrey-b. 24 Oct 1653-d.1677(possiblely due to childbirth)

Elizabeth Huntley-b.27 Oct 1657-m.4 May 1676-d.26 Dec 1741.Eight children were born in New London Co.,CT.:

1. Samuel Lewis-6 Aug 1677
2. Elizabeth Lewis-27 Sep 1678
3. Mary Lewis-12 Apr 1679
4. Sarah Lewis-18 Aug 1683-20 Nov 1754
5. John Lewis-16 Aug 1865
6. William Lewis-22 Oct 1690-22 Sep 1733
7. Hannah Lewis-24 Oct 1692
8. Moses Lewis-1694

John was killed by a falling tree in 1717.

Origins

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John Lewis is the son of George Lewis and Denice Forman from Brenchley,Kent, England. John was twice married:

1st. Sarah Mead-b29 Nov 1612-d.12 May 1657-m.21 Feb 1630/31. Married while in England after their second child was born as they arrived in the ship "Hercules" in 1635:

1. Sarah Lewis-3 Mar 1633-1650
2. John Lewis-12 Jul 1634-9 May 1717
3. Sarah II Lewis-5 Jan 1650

Sarah his wife died 12 May 1657 in Boston,Suffolk Co.,MA. where Sarah, daughter also died in 1650 and believed to be buried there, but not crtain.