Thomas Lewis Jr. (abt. 1688 - abt. 1726)

Born about 1688 in Charles County, Province of Maryland

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Died about 1726 at about age 38 in Charles County, Province of Maryland

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Biography

1688 Birth

Thomas Lewis was born in Charles County, Maryland, about 1688^[1]

1696 Inheritance

Inherited 100 acres in the 22 March 1696 will of his father, Thomas Lewis of Prince George's County, Maryland; Recorded 3 June 1696:

The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Lewis, I first bequeath my soul to God who gave it, and my body to the dust from whence it came,

• I give Catherine Lewis my wife plantation and house upon it and all goods and chattles,barns and movables at her disposening during her life,
• I give one hundred acres to my son Richard which his mother lives upon.
• I give a hundred acres to my son Thomas, joyning to Richard's tract,
• I give to my son John fifty acres of land joyning upon Thomas his tract.
• Likewise I desire Capt. Adison would stand up for my children in behalf of that land were is upon thirty acres of land joyning upon Broad Creek.
• I do likewise desire if it be recorded that my sons have a proportionable share equally divided amongst them.
• Witness my hand and seale this 22 March, Anno Domini 1695/6. Thomas Lewis seal
• Witness: Hugh Fergasen; Jon Forest his mark; George G B Busse; his mark
• Endorsed June 8 1696 ^[2])

1703 Named in Will of Stepfather John Watkins

John Watkins' 1703 will grants to Thomas Lewis his choice of one cow and calf and one young heiffer and ewe and one pano(pony) and half my tools carpenter and cooper and two breeding sows to be possessed with them immediatly after my decease.^[3]

After his mother Catherine's death John Watkins married Mary Eanis and raised Thomas and Catherine's children and in his 1703 will leaves:

• To Anne Lewis 500 lbs of Tobacco to bring her up in learning that I give her a young brundled heiffer being now three years old and her increase from this time.
• To Thomas Lewis his choice of one cow and calf and one young heiffer and ewe and one pano(pony) and half my tools carpenter and cooper and two breeding sows to be possessed with them immediatly after my decease.
• To John his choice of one cow and calf and one young heiffer or ewe and one lamb and two breeding sows to be possessed with them immediately after my decease.
• To Edward Enias (Mary's son) my servant William Daniel.
• All the rest and residual of my estate goods and Chattle not herein below bequeathed after my debts and funeral expenses are discharged, I bequeath to my dear wife Mary Watkins whom I make my Exectrix and Richard Lewis whom I make my Executor both and each of them of my last will and testament revoking all other wills by me heretofore made in witness whereof I have forwith set my hand and seal this ninetheenth day of June Anno Dono 1703. Jno Watkins
• (I can not tell you why Margaret was not mentioned in this will, but my guess is that she was not raised by John Watkins. Being the youngest child of Thomas and Catherine she may have been given to another family after her mother died.) ^[4]

1711 Sale of Battersea

Prince George's Land Records 1710-1717 - Liber F - Folio 101: Indenture, 20 Aug 1711 From: John Lewis, planter of Prince George's County To: Th°. Stonestreet, planter of Prince George's County For 5,000 of tobacco 50 acres of land in Prince George's County formerly Charles County; land left to John Lewis by his father, Thomas Lewis; original tract called Buttersy; bounded by Thomas Lewis, Jr. Signed: John Lewis (seal) Witnessed: William Lyles, James Gibbs, Richd. Dalton Alienation: Thomas Stonestreet paid is for 50 acres of land 15 Sep 1711 ^[4]

1726 Death

He died about 1726 in Charles County, Maryland. ^[1]

1739 Birch Den Sold

1739, June 12: Jos. Hunt, of Price George's Co. and wife Mary; Joseph Frye of Prince George's, Co. and wife Elizabeth; and William Robins of Prince George's Co. and wife Ann; All daughters of Thomas Lewis, dec'd. convey tract "Birch Den" 150 acres which formerly blonged to Thomas Lewis. ^[5]

1755 Joseph Fry Court Case Names Ancestry and Children

11 Mar 1755: A Deed from Joseph Fry and his wife, Elizabeth, of Fairfax Co. VA, dau of Thomas Lewis, d.1726, to William Robbins of PG Co., MD states that her father, Thomas Lewis, was the son of Thomas Lewis (d. 1696) who left him part of Battersea in his Will, that her father was the brother of John Lewis, and died after John died after John, that her father died intestate without male issue, that he left 4 daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, Anne and Catherine, and that she and her husband convey her interest in Battersea to William Robbins. In: PG Co. MD Liber NN, f. 352.

(Note by Robert Lewis: This is a death blow to those researchers who claim that Jonathan Lewis of PG Co. was a son of this Thomas Lewis, and also assigned him other male issue. It was discovered by Wm. Neal Hurley Jr., probably during his research on the Fry family.)^[1]

11 March 1755. Deed [Prince George's County MD Liber NN, f.352] from Elizabeth (Lewis) and her husband Joseph Fry, at that time of Fairfax County VA, to William Robins [sister Ann’s husband] of Prince George's County MD in which they conveyed to Robins Elizabeth's interest in 100 a. Battersea.

• The deed states that Elizabeth's father Thomas Lewis was the son of Thomas Lewis who left him part of Battersea in his will; that her father was the brother of John Lewis (who also died with no heirs other than the daughters of Thomas Lewis, Jr) and died after John; that her father died intestate without male issue; that he left four daughters: Mary, Elizabeth, Anne, and Catherine.
• This deed, which only recently was discovered. disproves any lines of descent from supposed male children of this Thomas Lewis. ^[6]

Children

1. Mary, born Prince Georges County, say, 1706. Named as one of four children of Thomas Lewis in 1755 Joseph Fry Document. ^[6] Married Joseph Hunt of Prince George's County ^[5]
2. Elizabeth Lewis, born Prince Georges County 1708, married Joseph Frye of Prince George's County. ^[5] Named as one of four children of Thomas Lewis in 1755 Joseph Fry Document. ^[6]
3. Anne, Named as one of four children of Thomas Lewis in 1755 Joseph Fry Document. ^[6]born Prince Georges county, say, 1710. Married William Robins of Prince George's County ^[5]
4. Catherine, Named as one of four children of Thomas Lewis in 1755 Joseph Fry Document. ^[6]born Prince Georges County, say, 1712. Not named in 1739 Birch Den conveyance and possibly deceased, without heirs at that time. ^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Records provided by Phyllis Cox of Oxon Hill, MD, and from the book "Pioneer Lewis Families" by Michael Cook, provided by Robert Lewis, Lewis Family Genforum #20927, March 2, 2012. http://genforum.genealogy.com/lewis/messages/20927.html
2. ↑ Maryland Calendar of Wills, Liber 7, fol. 150.
3. ↑ Records provided by Phyllis Cox of Oxon Hill, MD and from Edelen Family History by Chris Edelen.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Mike Marshall (mrmarsha2004@yahoo.com). Early Colonial Settlers of Southern Maryland and Virginia's Northern Neck Counties. Rootsweb. http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=mrmarsha&id=I017495
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} 1739 Birch Den Conveyance
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5} Scott Swanson, Department of History, Butler University, 4600 Sunset Avenue, Indianapolis, Indiana 46208-3485, 22 Jan 2001: Lewis Family of Prince Georges County, Maryland; http://listlva.lib.va.us/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=VA-ROOTS;q6LsXg;20010122212530-0500. Scott is a descendant of Thomas Lewis of Difficult Run, Fairfax and Loudoun County VA, who married Mary Moss, daughter of John and Frances (-----) Moss.

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