Thomas Lewis Jr. (1656 - 1718)

Born 15 Jul 1656 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Unknown) Lewis — married [date unknown] in Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 19 Mar 1718 at age 61 in Eastham, Province of Massachusetts Bay

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[Note: This Thomas Lewis is not to be confused with another Thomas Lewis born around the same time who married Sarah Bassett. These two Thomas/es are often conflated in other places (including U.S., Find A Grave biographical information) and in others' Trees because both these Thomas/es appear to have been born same year same location, this Thomas remaining within the vicinity of Barnstable while the other removed to Connecticut. ]

Biography

Thomas Lewis Jr. was born at Barnstable, Massachusetts on July 15, 1656, son of Thomas and Mary (Davis) Lewis. ^{[1] [2]}

Thomas married Jane (unk) and removed from Falmouth to Eastham. ^[2]

The names of Thomas's three older children are obtained from the Probate records. They were probably born in Falmouth, the other seven in Eastham. ^[2]

In 1691 he is named as a landholder in Falmouth but not subsequently. ^[2]

His will is dated January 15, 1712/13; inventory submitted by his widow Jane and recorded on April 23, 1718, and the will was proved April 28, 1718. ^{[2] [3]}

He is buried in the Ancient Burying Ground in Eastham where his inscription reads: HERE LYES YE BODY OF THOMAS LEWES DIED MARCH YE 19 1718 IN YE 64 TH YEAR OF HIS AGE ^[2]

He appointed his wife Jane Lewes sole Executrix; names oldest son Thomas, sons John, George, Nathaniel, and Benjamin, and his four daughters. ^{[2] [3]}

The widow's estate was settled in the Probate Office April 26, 1720-21, showing that she survived her hushand about two years. ^[2]

Children

1. Thomas married Judith Smith of Harwich 1722. ^[4] He died in 1728, leaving several small children His widow married in Yarmouth Isaac Taylor on November 30, 1733. ^[2]
2. John born ___. ^[2]
3. Joseph born ___. ^[2]
4. A daughter born ___. ?A Dinah Lewis of Harwich married John Savage of Tiverton in October, 1727. ^[2]
5. George born May 6, 1691. ^{[2] [5]}
6. Nathaniel born March 3, 1696. ^{[2] [5]}
7. Rebecca born March 17, 1697/8. ^{[2] [5]}
8. Benjamin born October 8, 1700; ^{[2] [5]} died at Truro after 1750; married Elizabeth Rogers on June 13, 1728. Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas, was born on March 27, 1706. ^[6]
9. Sarah born June 2, 1702 ^{[2] [5]}; married Elisha Higgins on October 19, 1721; died before January 24, 1733/4, when Elisha remarried. ^[7]
10. Apphia born May 9, 1704 ^{[2] [5]}; married William Twining on February 21, 1727/8; she was living in May, 1774. ^[6]

Research notes

Barnstable Births

LEWES, Thomas, s. Thomas and Mary, July 15, 1656. (p. 95)^[1]

Eastham Births^[8]

George luis the son of Thomas and Jone lewis was Born at Eastham anno Dom 1691on the 6th day of may. (p. 141)

Nathaneal lewis the son of Thomas and Jone lewis was Born at Eastham on the 31th day of march anno Dom 1696. (p. 141)

Rebecca Lewis the daughter of Thomas and Jone lewis was Born at Eastham on the 17th day of march anno Dom 1697/8. (p. 141)

Beniamin Lewis the son of Thomas and Jone lewis was at Eastham on the 8th day of october anno Dom 1700. (p. 141)

Sarah Lewis the daughter of Thomas and Jone lewis was Born at Eastham on the 2nd day of June anno: Dom: 1702. (p. 141)

apphia Lewis the daughter of Thomas and Jone lewis was Born at Eastham on the 9th day of may anno dom 1704. (p. 141) ^[5]

Eastham Marriage Intentions

February ye 9th 1721/2, Thomas Luis of Eastham Signified his purpose to marry Judith Smith of Harwich. (p. 112) ^[4]

Eastham Gravestone Records

Lewes, Thomas died March 17, 1718 in his 64th year. (p. 4)^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Vital Records of Barnstable Massachusetts to End of the Year 1849; As published in multiple volumes of The Mayflower Descendant
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17} Otis, Amos. Genealogical Notes of Barnstable Families by Amos Otis Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, Maryland, 1991 (orig publ. 1888) p. 122: 128: 292-7
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Barnstable, MA: Probate Records 1685–1789: Vol. 3: p. 344-6. NEHGS, Boston, Massachusetts, 2002 (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.)
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Eastham and Orleans, Mass. Vital Records, Vol. 28 p. 112 in:, Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1930 . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6} Eastham and Orleans, Mass. Vital Records, Vol. 4 in:Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1902. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Austin, John D. Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims Who Landed at Plymouth, Mass. December 1620, Volu,e 6, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1992, p. 320, (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017).
7. ↑ Mayflower Families Through Five Generations: Descendants of the Pilgrims who landed at Plymouth, Mass., December 1620, Volume 19, p. 148. Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1975-2015. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017)
8. ↑ Births, marriages, deaths, 1649-ca.1840; intentions of marriage, 1700-ca.1905, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-9F3J : 27 September 2022), FHL microfilm 007009735, image 115, Eastham, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Births, & Deaths, 1654-1797, Page 23.
9. ↑ Gravstone Records of Eastham, Mass., Vol. 8: p. 4 in: Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, , 1906 . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010)

See also:

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZD1-6FK : 4 December 2014), Thomas Lewes, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0001250 V. 2, 0001250 V. 3, 0001251 V. 4, 0001251 V. 5, 0161967 V. 6, 0161968 V. 10, 0161969 V. 12, 0161969 V. 14, 0161971 V. 20, 0161972 V. 23, 0161972 V. 25, 0161973 V. 27, 0161974 V. 31, 0161974 V. 32, 0161975 V. 33, 0191968 V. 11.
• Torrey, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004, p. 464. [Repository: Ancestry.com. U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (database on-line, Frame #479 of 1022). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2012.]
• North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, "Brief Memoir of Dr. Winslow Lewis," p. 25. [Repository: Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 (database on-line, Frame #25 of 34). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.]
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Barnstable, Transcript of Records, 1643-1714, Vol. 1, p. 429. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, Frame #199 of 203). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (hand transcribed birth registry)
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records (orig. birth registry, hand scribed, p. 429), 1620-1988, Barnstable; Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1643-1714, Town Records, 1736-1855; Vol. 1. [Repository: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (database on-line, Frame #204 of 206). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).] (original birth registry)
• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. Memorial ID #15872244. Accessed on April 16, 2019. [NOTE: This Memorial ID has incorrect wife of Thomas Lewis noted in its biography, though other vital data are commensurate with the subject of this profile.] Maintained by Mary Harrell-Sesniak (Contributor 46488639): https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15872244