Charles Lewis (1721 - 1782)

Born 14 Mar 1721 in Henrico, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Isham (Randolph) Lewis — married 15 Jun 1746 in Henrico County, Colony of Virginia

Descendants

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Biography

Charles Lewis was born in Virginia.

Colonel Charles Lewis performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Charles Lewis is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P235861
Rank: Patriotic Service

Charles Lewis is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A069807.

Charles Lewis Jr. was born March 14, 1721, in Henrico county, Virginia, a son Charles Lewis, Sr. and Mary (Howell) Lewis. Charles' father did not serve in the military, during the American Revolutionary War, ^[1] however some family trees refer to him as "Colonel" Lewis, that is an honorary title. Charles' mother, who was born in 1700 and died in 1783, in Goochland County, Virginia, furnished supplies in support of the Continental Army, in 1780, 1781, and 1782. ^[2] Mary (Howell) Lewis is honored for her patriotic service by the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor #A070069 ^[3]

Charles Lewis, Jr. married Mary Isham Randolph, born October 15, 1725, in Dungeness, Goochland county, Virginia. During the American Revolutionary War, Mary and Charles were living in Albemarle county, Virginia, where Charles and his son, Charles Lilburn Lewis signed the "Albemarle Declaration," declaring his support for the Continental Army. ^[4]

Charles Lewis, Jr. is honored for his patriotic service by the Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution as DAR Ancestor#A069807. DAR records indicate that Charles died May 14, 1782, in Albemarle county, Virginia.

Researchers Notes

The dates of birth and death on Charles Lewis, II Find A Grave memorial do not agree with DAR, or with the date that his Will was written. The F.A.G. memorial also says that he died in Granville county, North Carolina. Although the memorial is attached to Mary Isham Randolph as a spouse and names Mary Randolph Lewis as his daughter, there is some confusion between the information given on F.A.G. possibly giving the death date and place of death of a different Charles Lewis: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53669501/charles-lewis

Will

Written April 27, 1782, the will of "Charles Lewis of the Parish of Frederickville and County of Albemarle" named^[5]

• wife Mary Lewis
• son Charles Lilburn Lewis
• son John Lewis
• daughter Mary Lewis
• daughter Jane Hudson
• daughter Elizabeth Henderson
• daughter Anne Jefferson
• daughter Frances Thomas, son-in-law John Thomas, grandson Charles Lewis Thomas
• daughter Mildred Lewis
• grandson Howell Lewis and
• granddaughter Sally Elizabeth Willis Lewis [Howell and Sally shown in same entry but no mention of who their parents were]
• grandsons John Henderson, Randolph Lewis, and Charles Lewis Thomas [John presumed son of Elizabeth (Lewis) Henderson; Charles Lewis Thomas already mentioned in same entry as John and Frances (Lewis) Thomas; Randolph Lewis's parents not identified]
• granddaughters Jane Lewis, Mary Lewis Hudson, Sally Henderson, and Mary Howell Thomas [parent can be assumed by surname, except for Jane Lewis]

Executors: "my friend Thomas Jefferson and my sons-in-law Charles Hudson and Bennett Henderson and my sons Charles Lilburn, and Isham"

See the full transcription in Lewis of Warner Hall for the names of slaves and descriptions of land bequethed.

Charles was born in 1721. He passed away in 1782. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A069786
2. ↑ ABERCROMBIE & SLATTEN, VA REV PUB CLAIMS, VOL 2, PP 409-410, 412, 414
3. ↑ https://services.dar.org/public/dar_research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A070069
4. ↑ WOODS, ALBEMARLE COUNTY IN VIRGINIA, PP 365, 366
5. ↑ pages 347-349, Lewis of Warner Hall...
6. ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Wade Hawkins.

• Lewis of Warner Hall: The History of a Family, Including the Genealogy of Descendants in Both the Male and Female Lines, Biographical Sketches of Its Members, and Their Descent from Other Early Virginia Families (Google Book)

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