Lewis Lewis (1710)

Born 20 Mar 1710 in Chester, Pennsylvania Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rose (Pratt) Lewis — married 21 Apr 1740 in Chester, Pennsylvania

Died [date unknown] in Somerset, Pennsylvania [uncertain]

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Biography

Lewis Lewis, son of Lewis Lewis and Mary Powell, was born on 20 March 1710 in Chester County, Pennsylvania Colony.^{[1] [2]}

He was mentioned as a witness in Reece Howell’s will in 1734. ^[3] Also, he was mentioned as a witness in the 1738 will of Abraham Free of Newton. ^[4]

Lewis Lewis and Rose Pratt declared their intention to marry on 21 April 1740 at the Wrightstown Monthly Meeting, Pennsylvania. ^{[5] [6]}

Lewis Lewis and Rose Pratt had the following children:

1. Evan Lewis;
2. Lewis Lewis, Jr.

The evidence that Lewis had two sons, Evan Lewis and Lewis Lewis, Jr., is found in Lewis Lewis’ sister Mary (Lewis) Roberts of Radnor's will of 1784. She gave to her nephew Evan, son of Lewis Lewis, £30 and to her nephew Lewis Lewis, son of Lewis Lewis, £30. ^[7]

Lewis was mentioned in his father-in-law Joseph Pratt’s will in 1756 as he was the one of his trustees. ^[8]

It seems that Lewis Lewis died sometime between 1756 and 1784.

Sources

1. ↑ U. S. Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line] Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
2. ↑ U.S., Hinshaw Index to Selected Quaker Records, 1680-1940, Ancestry.com. Text: "Name: Lewis Lewis; Birth Date: 20th of the First Month 1709/10 (Old Style; 20 March 1710 New Style); State: Pennsylvania; Monthly Meeting: Chester Monthly Meeting". Note: In England and her Colonies March was the first month of the Calender Year until the Calender Change took place in 1753.
3. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills. Book A:422, 26 Nov 1734. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.
4. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills, Book B:29, October 2, 1738. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.
5. ↑ FamilySearch Ancestral File, IGI, Pedigree Resource Files
6. ↑ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935. Ancestry.com. U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Text: "Name: Lewis Lewis; Marriage Date: 21 Apr 1740; Marriage Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania; Residence Date on Image: 21 Second 1740 (Old Style, that is 21 April 1740 New Style); Residence Place Bucks, Pennsylvania; Father: Lewis Lewis; Spouse: Rose Pratt; Spouse Father: Joseph Pratt; Event Type: Marriage Intention; Monthly Meeting: Wrightstown Monthly Meeting; Yearly Meeting: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting; Meeting State Pennsylvania; Meeting County: Bucks."
7. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills. 24 Sep 1784. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.
8. ↑ Lineages, Inc., comp.. Chester County, Pennsylvania Wills, 1713-1825 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: Chester County Wills, Book D:64. 30 Nov 1756. Located at the Chester County Archives and Records Service.

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Thomas Sharpless who imported the data for Lewis Lewis from SharplessB_2015-10-29.ged on 2 Nov 2015. Click to the Changes Page for the details of edtis by Thomas and others.
• Thank you to Albertus for creating WikiTree profile Lewis Lewis on 19 Nov 2015. Click to the [Changes page] for the details of edits by Albertus and others. This profile was merged into Lewis-17911 on 7 Nov 2018.