I am posting this now, but plan to keep adding to it as I have time. See also a previous post on the Allen and Lewis families.
Charles Lilburne Lewis was born in 1696 at Chemokin, New Kent County, Virginia. His parents were John Taliaferro Lewis of New Kent County and Elizabeth Warner of Warner Hall (which is now a bed and breakfast and destination wedding site in Gloucester). In 1717, Charles married Mary Howell, daughter of James Howell who was owner of "The Byrd" Plantation in Goochland. In 1725, Charles and Mary acquired The Byrd and moved there. Charles was thereafter known as "Charles Lilburne Lewis of The Byrd." He lived there for fifty years. His son, Robert, inherited it after Charles' death.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=7213&id=I18946
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| Byrd plantation, showing how imports and exports came by ship to the front door. http://www.wikiwand.com/en/History_of_Virginia |
Col. Lewis wrote a well-known journal during his time serving in the military under George Washington. I purchased a copy of it from Amazon.
Hello!
ReplyDeleteI came across your blog while doing a search for Chemokins. Thank you for your posts regarding this track of land. I'd love to correspond with you regarding this tract and the connected families. Actually, I'm researching John West, the man who received the original patent and sold a large portion to the Lewis family. You may contact me directly at dtp.hanover@gmail.com I hope to hear from you! Deborah