Notes for Fielding LEWIS

Notes for Fielding LEWIS

Family information for the family of Fielding Lewis from: Historical
Southern Families, Vol. IV, page 162. and
The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans:
Volume VI

Spotsylvania County Records

LEWIS, FIELDING, St. George's Parish, Spotsylvania Co. d. Oct. 19, 1781,
p. Jan. 17, 1782. Wit.
George Noble, Benj. Ledwick, John Butler, Gerard Alexander,
Will. Booth, William Carpenter. Ex.
wife and my sons John, Fielding and George. Leg. wife, Betty
Lewis, during life use of all my lands
in Spots. Co. except that part rented to my son John; son
John, after death of his mother, all my
lands in Spots. Co. and in Fredericksburg; son Fielding, 1000
acres of my Frederick Co. lands, on
which he lives; son George, remainder of Frederick Co. lands
bought of Robert Carter Nicholas,
except 1000 acres to my son Lawrence; son-in-law Charles
Carter, Esqr; son Lawrence, 1000 acres
of land in Frederick Co.; son Robert, one-half of 10,000 acres
of land located for me in the Co. of
Kentucky by Mr. Hancock Lee, and one-half of 20,000 acres
located or to have been located for me
by Nathaniel Randolph in the Co. of Kentucky; son Howell, the
remaining half of above lands in
Kentucky; all my lands purchased at the Land Office except
what is already disposed of, to my sons
Robert and Howell equally; my share in the Dismal Swamp Co. my
lands bought of Marmaduke
Naughflett in partnership with Genl. Washington; my lands
bought of Dr. Wright and Jones in
Nansemond Co., in partnership with Genl. Washington and Dr.
Thomas Walker, and the 320 acres
of land in Frederick Co. bought of George Mercer's estate,
also my share in the Chatham Rope Walk
at Richmond to be sold by executors and the money arising to
be paid to my six sons before
mentioned, in equal portions.

Codicil dated Dec. 10, 1781, witnessed by Francis Willis, Jr.,
Gerard Alexander, Fr. Keyes, George
Ogelvie, John Butler and William Carpenter; to son Robert
Lewis a tract of land purchased of
Francis Willis, Jr., adjoining the tract of 320 acres of land
in Frederick Co. also the said tract of 320
acres to son Howell Lewis, and the whole tract of 10,000 acres
in Kentucky to son John. (Page 434)

Volume IV
Chapter I Warner-Reade.
Lewis.

John, son of "Col. Fielding" Lewis, by his first marriage, b. June 22,
1747, married five times. The first two wives were the Misses Thornton,
granddaughters of his great-aunt, Mildred Washington, by her first
husband, Roger Gregory; and his fifth and last marriage was to her
great-granddaughter, by her second husband, Col. Henry Willis.