His last Will was proved on 28 Mar 1774 and mentioned ...
- John Lewis of Westerly, yeoman.
- wife Marcy
- son Nathan if he returns home from sea, and youngest son John Lewis
- daughter Penelope Davis, wife of Elder Joseph Davis, and 4 youngest daughters: Tacy, Patience, Phebe and content
- "all my children that I have not above named I have given them their portions of my estate ..."
Witnesses: Joseph Crandal, Elisha Sisson and George Foster. [6]
Land transactions
1727/Sep/01 John Lewis and Marcy his wife, mason, to David Lewis, part of tract my father gave to me, quit claim, bounded: Thomas Brand, Stephen Saunders, James Lewis. Witnesses: John Enos, Elizabeth Johnson. [Westerly Land 4:216]
1757/Oct/17 John Lewis, Mason, of the one part and Zebulon Lewis, Laborer, son of the said John Lewis of the second part, ... John Lewis to Zebulon Lewis 37 acres. Witnesses: Elisabeth Crandal and Joseph Crandal, justice. [Westerly Land 9:281]
John was born about 1698. He passed away about 1774 when his will was proved.
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Sources
↑ "Pioneer Lewis Families" by Michael L. Cook in 1978 v1 Text: "Lewis, John, of John; Jan. 30, 1698"
↑ "Pioneer Lewis Families" by Michael L. Cook in 1978 v1 p295
↑ "Abstracts of Westerly Wills" by Alden G. Beaman & published in Rhode Island Genealogical Register by Rhode Island Genealogical Research Institute) v14 p120-121 citing Will dated 14 Sep 1769 & proved 28 Mar 1774, p237-238..
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Unsourced family tree handed down to Jamie Hall.
Jas. Arnold editor, Narangansett Historical Register Vol. 1 p. 139, pub. Narangansett Historical Publishing Company of Hamilton, RI (1883)
"Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers who Came Before 1690 (with Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation)" by John Osbourne Austin & Genealogical Publishing Company of Albany, NY in 1887. p124
"Descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island" by Nellie W. Johnson & Syracuse Typesetting Company of Syracuse, NY in 1937.
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According to James Arnold's records of the children of John Lewis son of James, said John was the testator who made his will in 1769 and died ca. 1774, not the profiled John Lewis son of John.
The John Lewis who made his will in 1769, with probate in 1774, was the son of James Lewis, according to James Arnolds' Vital Records identifying the children of the aforesaid John Lewis who also were named in the aforesaid will. Since the profiled John Lewis, Lewis-9505, had only 4 children, many of the children attached to Lewis-9505 are attached to the wrong parents.
Lewis-9505 and Lewis-28108 are not ready to be merged because: I have not been too active in the merging of the Lewis' as of late. So I have to compare your info and I wi;ll get back to you. JKL
They profiles have the same spouses and son.
regards, Lesley