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If this profile represents the son of John and Alice Lewis, then this Joseph Lewis was, as far as can be told by the most recent research, not associated in any way with Connecticut, either birth, life, nor death. See the "Research Notes" section below for the remove information concerning this profile.
As per Anderson[1] and Wakefield,[2] Joseph was the son of John Lewis and Alice (Mattocks) Harris, born 4 Feb 1662, most likely in Boston, Massachusetts.
There no records indicating any marriage or children, and, in referring to the children of John Lewis, Anderson said, "There is no evidence that this immigrant [John Lewis] had any grandchildren, or that any of his children married."[3]
The following was prior information and sources for this profile. It is being left here as a reference.
Joseph LEWIS married Elizabeth CASE on 30 Apr 1674 in Windsor, CT; however, Elizabeth married a different Joseph Lewis. This Joseph Lewis was only 12 years old when Elizabeth Case married the other Joseph Lewis.
See bio for Joseph Lewis (bef.1640-)
This has some additional information on the Lewis family: New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the ..., Volume 1 edited by William Richard Cutter
I, Bob Hall, adopted this file on Aug. 12, 2013. My fathers ancestral charts show that Joseph was a son of John and Sarah Lewis. It is most likely that Joseph's mother was John Lewis' second wife, Alice Mattocks. Alice's maiden name may actually be Bishop. See ref. 1)
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He married Elizabeth Case on 30 April 1674 in Windsor, CT [2].
They had three children:
1. Elizabeth born 20 March 1674 (1675 new calendar) in Simsbury, CT [3]
2. Joseph born 15 March 1676 (1677 new calendar) in Simsbury, CT [4]
3. John born 8 January 1680 (1681 new calendar) in Simsbury, CT [5]
There is a probate file for Joseph:
Name Joseph Lewis
Probate Date 1680
Probate Place Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Inferred Death Year 1680
Inferred Death Place Connecticut, USA
Case Number 3380
Item Description Probate Packets, Ledlie, S-Lloyd, D, 1641-1880
Detail Probate Files Collection, Early to 1880; Author: Connecticut State Library (Hartford, Connecticut); Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Title Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999
The probate file identifies him being of Town of Simsbury and names his wife Elizabeth Case. Her father John Case inventoried the estate. His debtors include John Case and Joseph's brother John's wife Mary's brother Samuel Humphrey. The probate was not closed until 1706. It mentions his adult children Joseph Lewis, John Lewis, and Elizabeth Smith. The final accounting of the estate was by John Tuller and his wife Elizabeth Tuller (formerly Case and Lewis).
Note further, I am a descendant of Joseph's brother Samuel [Lewis-427]. My Lewis y-DNA match group includes descendants of Joseph [Lewis-425], his half-brother Isaac [Lewis-433] as well as other descendants of his brother Samuel.
edited by Ronald Lewis
If this profile for Joseph Lewis is the son of John and Alice, then all of the information concerning this Joseph should be removed as there is no evidence that he married or had children.
If this profile for Joseph Lewis represents a person from Connecticut who can be proven to have married and had children, then he should be removed as a child of John and Alice and a new profile should be created for John and Alice's son, Joseph Lewis.
edited by Scott Carles