LEWIS Robert, II

Other Events and Attributes:

• Immigration: 1635, Gloucester County, VA; Arrived on the ship "Blessing"

Notes:

Some historians claim that the Welsh Lewis family descended from the French line of monarchs (Louis). However, the oldest known Lewis from the explorer's family was Ben Robert Lewis of Wales.
The patriarch of the Virginia Lewises came in 1635 on a ship called the "Blessing." Robert Lewis II served as an officer in the British Army and arrived to claim a land grant in a part of York County that is now in Gloucester, VA. He married a woman named Elizabeth before emigrating, and once in Virginia, they parented two children, William and Major John Lewis. William died without having any children, so John inherited 33,333 1/3 acres from his father.

Immigration:
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Family/Spouse: LEWIS Elizabeth --Unknown--. Elizabeth and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Maj. LEWIS John and died.
2. LEWIS William and died.