Sarah (Lewes) Loring (1737 - 1762)

Born 31 Jul 1737 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Otis Loring — married 20 Feb 1755 in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1762 at age 24 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Biography

Sarah (Lewes) Loring was born on 31 Jul 1737^[1] in Barnstable, Barnstable, daughter of George (Lewes) Lewis Jr. (1704 - 1757) and Sarah (Thacher) Lewes (1709 - 1762).

Her siblings were:

1. Annah (Lewis) Gorham (1728 - 1796)
2. Thankful Lewis (1729 - 1729)
3. John Lewis (1731 - 1781)
4. Thankful (Lewis) Ellis (1734 - )
5. Temperance Lewes (1739 - 1739)
6. George Lewis Jr (1741 - 1819)
7. Josiah Lewis (1745 - )
8. Temperance Lewis (1747 - )
9. Susannah (Lewis) Davis (1749 - )
10. James Lewis (1753 - 1773)

Sarah (17) married Otis Loring (22) (1732 - 1799) on 20 Feb 1755 in Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their children were:

1. David Loring (<1756 - 1838)
2. George Loring (1758 - )
3. Sarah (Loring) Blish (<1762 - ).

Sarah died on 22 Jun 1762 in Barnstable aged 24.

Research Notes

Page 144/145 of Volume II of the Genealogical Notes of Barnstaple Families clearly gives the surname of this family as Lewes. https://archive.org/details/cu31924028819212/page/144/mode/2up

(119). George Lewes, son of Ebenezer Lewes, Esq., born April 5, 1704, married Sept. 12, 1737, Sarah Thacher of Yarmouth. He resided in the ancient dwelling-house of Ebenezer Lewes, Esq., yet standing. He was a hard working, industrious man, not distinguished in public life. His children perhaps inherited that energy and decision of character from the mother. In his time the garden and grounds of Frederick W. Crocker, deceased, in front of his house, was a thick and almost impenetrable swamp. He was called junior all his life ; his uncle George outlived him twelve years. In his will dated July 19, 1757, he names his daughters Anna Gorham, Sarah Loring, Temperance Lewes, and Susanna Lewes, and sons John, (executor) George, Josiah and James ; his wife Sarah and his father Ebenezer Lewes.

The inventory of his estate amounted to £284,60,2. His widow

Sarah died April 30, 1762.

Children born in Barnstable.

210. I. Annah, Dec. 9, 1728, married Nathaniel Gorham Oct 3, 1752.

211. II. Thankful, Jan. 10, 1729, died 16th March, 1729.

Page 69 of The Loring Genealogy by Pope under Person #74 Otis Loring names Sarah as Lewis however this is incorrect, however subsequently the name does appear to to have morphed to Lewis. Based on the Birth record transcript and the Marriage original (Find My Past $ to view) where the name is clearly Lewes, there is sufficient evidence to retain the current LNAB of Lewes for Sarah and her father at least.

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDB-69M : 4 December 2014), Sarah Lewes, 31 Jul 1737; citing BARNSTABLE,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; 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.

• White, Elizabeth Pearson. John Howland of the Mayflower (Picton Press, Camden, ME, 1990) Vol. 1, Page 243.