
Excerpted from Lewis of Warner Hall by Merrow Egerton Sorley
John Lewis was born 1747. He inherited the Lewis plantation in Fredericksburg and sold the property soon after his mother's death in 1797. He eventually moved to Kentucky, where he died in 1825. He was married three times:
Frances Lewis was once thought to have died young, but is now known to have lived until at least 1765, possibly as late as 1781. She might have married but there is no record of living issue.
Fielding Lewis, Jr. was born 14 February, 1750/51 in Fredericksburg, VA and died 21 July, 1803 in Spotsylvania Co., VA. He married (1) Nancy Alexander, daughter of Gerard Alexander and Mary Dent, in 1769 in Alexandria, VA. She was born 1756 in Alexandria, VA and died about 1788. He married (2) Elizabeth Dade, daughter of Townshend Dade and Parthenia Alexander, on 26 March, 1789 in Alexandria, VA. She died before 1809 in Alexandria VA. Fielding Lewis, Jr. was a planter, serving as a Captain in the military during the Revolutionary War. He had a history of being debt-ridden and was in debtor's prison in Winchester, Frederick Co., VA in 1790.
George Lewis was born 14 March, 1757 in Fredericksburg, VA and died 15 November, 1821 at Marmion, King George Co., VA. He married Catherine Daingerfield, 15 October, 1779 at Coventry, Spotsylvania Co., VA. She was born at Coventry, Spotsylvania Co., VA and died 16 February, 1820 at Marmion, King George Co., VA. George Lewis attended Princeton and worked as Aide-de-Camp for his uncle, George Washington, during the Revolutionary War. His plantation home was called Marmion.
Betty Lewis was born 23 February, 1765 in Fredericksburg, VA and died 9 August, 1830 at Audley, Clarke Co., VA. She married Charles Carter, 7 May, 1781 in Fredericksburg, VA. He was born in 1765 at Blenheim, Albemarle Co., VA and died 1829 at Audley, Clarke Co., VA.
Lawrence Lewis was born 4 April, 1767 in Fredericksburg, VA and died 20 November, 1839 in Arlington, VA. He married Eleanor Parke Custis, 22 February, 1799 at Mount Vernon. She was born 21 March, 1779 in Abingdon, VA and died at Audley, Clarke Co., VA. Lawrence Lewis worked as Aide-de-Camp to Major General Morgan in the Whiskey rebellion of 1794 and later as personal secretary to George Washington. He worked at Mount Vernon, where he met and married Eleanor "Nellie" Custis, daughter of Martha Washington by her first marriage to Daniel Parke Custis. Until after George Washington's death, the couple lived at Mount Vernon; then they built Woodlawn on property once part of Mount Vernon.
Robert Lewis was born 25 February, 1769 in Fredericksburg, VA and died 16 January, 1829 at Lansdowne, Fredericksburg, VA. He married Judith Carter Browne after 1791 at Elsing Green, King William Co., VA. She was born 10 December, 1773 at Elsing Green, King William Co., VA and died 29 November, 1830 at Lansdowne, Fredericksburg, VA. Robert Lewis acted as private secretary to George Washington, married and lived in Spotsylvania County. He served as mayor of Fredericksburg for two terms. As Mayor, he gave the welcoming speech when Lafayette visited Fredericksburg in 1824.
Howell Lewis was born in 1771 and died in 1822. He rented a farm in Frederick Co., VA. He acted as personal secretary to George Washington after his brother Robert. He later managed Mount Vernon. Howell moved to Kanawha Co., WV to property he inherited from George Washington. He was married one time to Ellen Hackley Pollard. They had 11 children.
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