Newborn Mark
My dog King
My father and me under a tree in Old Town, Stonefort, IL
My first day of school. There was no kindergarten, so I am starting first grade.
My immigrant Lewis ancestor was a John Lewis who came to Virginia in 1653 after leavng Abergavenny, Wales following the English Civil War. My ancestors were prominent in the Virginia Colony, with one being the Speaker of the House of Burgess and owner of Warner Hall, a colonial home that stands today along with the original undivided 600 acres as a beautiful bed and breakfast.
Like many settlers, my ancestors moved South and then West, coming to Illinois in the 1840s where we lived until my family moved away in 1965.
My father is buried in the small Joyner Cemetery outside Stonefort, Illinois, near his father, grandfather, great-grandfather and many relatives.
I am working on a book of family history, and am publishing the work in progress on this site.
- Lewis Family Crest Pottery
- Lewis Reunions
- Recent Photos Of Various Lewis Family Members
- My Short Lewis Lineage 1592 – Today
- My Lewis Family History (book is now published)
- Overview – Lewis Family History
- Chapter 1 – Overview
- Chapter 2 – Early Origins
- Chapter 3 – Welsh Information
- Chapter 4 – Rhys Goch
- Chapter 5 – Richard Lewis (grandfather of John the Emigrant)
- Chapter 6 – Lewis ap Richard (Lewis Prichard, Prickett, Ryckett)
- Chapter 7 – John Lewis of Monmouthshire (Emigrant John)
- Chapter 8 – Major John Lewis
- Chapter 9 – Councilor John Lewis
- Chapter 10 – Robert Lewis of Belvoir
- Chapter 11 – Robert Lewis of Granville
- Chapter 12 – Robert of Mecklenberg
- Chapter 13 – Samuel Howell Lewis
- Chapter 14 – Children of Samuel Howell Lewis
- Chapter 15 – Children of Robert Lewis of Stonefort
- Chapter 16 – Children of William Baugh Lewis
Greetings Cousin Janice. Congratulations on 200 years in Canada.
I am not aware of an official family tree. The most comprehensive work is the Sorely book from about 80 years ago. It is missing a lot of names, but is the last big work to compile the tree.
Kind regards,
Mark
hello, i descend from Charles Lewis, son of John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner. Charles married Mary Howell. is this the same Lewis family you are from?
I am researching my Lewis line and continually run into barriers that I can’t seem to break. My grandfather was Henry Herman Lewis (1892 – 1960). He was born in Ellis, Texas and died in Sioux Falls, SD. His father was Henry W Lewis (1853-about 1898) who was born in Mississippi. Henry W was married to Sarah Campbell of Alabama. Henry W was the son of Thomas and Clarinda (last name unknown) Lewis. Thomas and Clarinda were born about 1827 in North Carolina. I have several books on the Lewis family that I have been using to cross-reference surnames in my DNA pool. Indications are that my line comes from Charles Lewis of Warner hall, but there are too many missing dots to be certain. I am now focusing on Lewises from NC to see if there is a common county that I can research further. County names over the years, but it looks like my search is leading to the southeast corner of NC and northeast corner of SC. One of the recent DNA matched surnames was Creech. Simon Adolphus Lewis (1854 – 1937) married Catherine Ann Lenore Creech on 3/19/1886. As I surfed their family treen on Family Search I noted that there was another Lewis/Creech marriage recorded. That was between Benjamin Creech (1724 – 1780) and Mary Jane Lewis (1724 – 1790). Mary was the daughter of Thomas and Rebecca (Thomas) Lewis. They moved from VA to NC about 1745. According to the family tree, Thomas Lewis is descended from Edward Lewis (1635-1698) of England who was descended from Richard Lewis (1537-1628) of Wales. I know this is a lot of information, but I am hoping that something will make a connection with a reader and my dots can be filled in. Please let me know of future Lewis reunions.
Greetings Janice. I am Jim Lewis. We may be related in some way through the Lewis line, but I am not certain of the connection. I made a post earlier that you might want to look at. Maybe you have some information for me. Meanwhile, I might have some information for you regarding the large family tree you are seeking. There is apparently a six foot tall family tree hanging in the entrance hall of Woodlawn Plantation. George Washington gave the home to his granddaughter and Major Lawrence Lewis as a wedding gift. I haven’t been there yet, but intend to. I found that information while surfing for books and publications on the Lewis family. Check out this link. https://www.worldcat.org/title/lewis-family-tree-showing-many-of-the-descendants-of-robert-lewis-of-wales-who-emigrated-to-america-in-the-year-1635-prepared-from-historical-and-genealogical-publications-family-church-and-court-records/oclc/23460851&referer=brief_results. The text is too long to type. There is a photocopy of the family tree in various locations around the country. One is at the Fred W. Smith National Library at Mount Vernon. I hope this is helpful.
hi I descend from John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner, how do you connect to them? thank you,
wendy
My father was Jack R. Lewis. He was born in Mississippi in 1911. His father was John Lewis, mother Mae Furr from Bogalusa, LA. I have no other information. He did have a brother, Charley.
Hello, my father is Gordon Lewis, his was Ted Eugene Lewis, his father was Gordon G Lewis. If the sources I have are correct also, my fathers 6th Great Grandfather would be Col Robert Lewis
If Ted passed in 2009 then he is my 9th cousin
I am a descendent of Seth Albert Lewis. My grandfather was Leland Lewis and my mother was Patricia (Lewis) Rowberry. I am trying to figure out if there are any public archives that would list a jewelry owned by our ancestors. Thanks in advance for your help.