Lewis John b. 1631 England, U.K. d.

1631 -

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Birth 1631 England, U.K. [1]

Gender Male

_UPD 09 AUG 2009 11:40:29 GMT-5

Person ID I4752 Alan Donald Vibber

Last Modified 08 Dec 2009

Father Lewis William, d. 03 Dec 1671

Mother Wells or Weld Amy

Family ID F1959 Group Sheet

Family 1 Marshall Hannah, d. 15 May 1699

Married 17 Jun 1659 [2]

Children

1. Lewis John, b. 30 Mar 1660, d. 01 Sep 1718

Family ID F1958 Group Sheet

Family 2 Walker Elizabeth

Married 02 Sep 1699 [2]

Family ID F2088 Group Sheet

Family 3 Merriam Sarah, b. 14 Sep 1665, d. 04 Jan 1740

Married 10 Feb 1706/07 [2]

Family ID F2092 Group Sheet

Notes	2 John Lewis, yeoman, innholder, lieutenant, captain, and deacon, was born in England in 1631. He came into possession of his father's lands in Wood end fields, 40 acres fronting on the sea and through which Lewis street now passes. At that time the eastern end of Lynn was called "Wood end," and the western end, "Breed's end," and the locality back of where Samuel Graves settled was called "Graves end." For years these names appeared in the description of lands given in deeds. On the 19, 5mo., 1669, John Lewis of Lynn, yeoman, and wife Hannah, sold to Ralph King for ,23, four acres of upland in Lynn bounded on William King, said Lewis, and south by the sea. (Essex Deeds, Vol. 3, f . 95.) In 1699 he married for his second wife the widow of this Ralph King. Nov. 9, 1699, he deeded his lands to his two sons, John and Thomas, as follows : John Lewis, sen. of Lynn, yeoman, for X160, to his two sons, John and Thomas, yeomen, in equal halves "all my housing and lands in Lynn, viz: a dwelling house where I formerly lived, a barn, with 40 acres tillage at Wood End fields, Also a parcel of Salt marsh in Rumney Marsh 12 acres." (Essex Deeds, Vol. 3. f. 191.) A division of the above was made, June 5, 1708, "the dividing line to begin at a flat rock about a pole & a half from the back side of John Lewis Jr. house and so running easterly on a straight line to a flat rock in the field where it has been formerly broke up, so from thence South East straight to a stake with a heap of stones, thence East to a stake with a heap of stones by the ditch that parts said lands formerly of Ezekiel Needham's, and all lands South of said line to be John's, and all lands North, with the house and barn, till it comes to the brook that runs from Collins' fresh meadow, to be Thomas, John to have all lands North of said brook, it to be the bound betwixt them in that place. As to the Marsh land, John to have the Easterly half, and Thomas to have Westerly half." (Essex Deeds, Vol. 21, f. 50.) John Lewis was a lieutenant under Capt. Henchman in King Philip's War, and received 1. 14. 3. Aug. 20, 1675. He was granted land at Souhegan West, now Amherst, N. H., for his services, which his grandson, Edmund, secured in 1728. (Bodge's King Philip's War, p. 422.) He was paid 1. 16. 0. June 24, 1676, for services in Capt. Nick Manning's Co. (N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, Vol. 42, p. 95.) He was made a freeman, April 18, 1691, and was then called " lieutenant." (N. E. Hist. Gen. Register, Vol. 5, p. 352.) He was elected a deacon in the church at a town meeting held January 8, 1692 : "That Lieut. Lewis & Lieut. Fuller should sit at table." He kept a tavern in the eastern part of Saugus, known as the " Blue Anchor," probably being the successor of his father in law, Capt. Thomas Marshall, whodied in 1683. This inn was later kept by his son Thomas (9) and grandson John (41), and is mentioned by travellers of that day.* Madam Knight in her Diary also mentions this tavern. He died in 1710, at the age of 79 years. His willf is as follows : I John Lewis Sr. of Lynn being of sound understanding & memory thro the goodness of God, considering the frailty of human nature in general and my own age in particular, not knowing how soon it may please God to take me out of this transitory life and, being desirous of making allotment of my outward estate and prevent any differences which might otherwise arise after my death between my wife andmy children, do make this my last Will and Testament as followeth [commits his soul to God, and his body to the earth]. And as for that outward estate which God in his goodness hath lent unto me, I do dispose of it as hereafter is expressed. For as much as I have formerly done for my children what I judge meet, and sufficient and am now desirous according to my duty and ability to provide for y ecomfortable livelyhood and subsistance of my now wife after my decease, if it be the pleasure of God that she outlive me, 1 do therefore give unto my said wife, Sarah Lewis, and my Will is that she shall receive, have and enjoy to her own absolute use and disposal, my whole Estate not formerly by me otherwise disposed of, both reall and personal, whether in money or household stuff, or stock or cloathing, and also all debts & dues owing unto me from any and every person, whither by bill, bond or otherwayes, and I do constitute, ordain & appoint my sd loving wife Sarah Lewis to be my sole Executrix of this my last Will. Desiring and appointing my loving ffrieuds Mr. John Floyd of Rumney Marsh, & William Meriam of Lynn, to be my overseers, whom I pray to beassisting unto my loving wife, in y e execution of this ray Will which I do hereby declare to be my last Will and Testament, nulling and making void all former or other Wills by me made or pretended to be made, so that this only shall be taken for my last Will & Testament. In confirmation whereof I doe Signe, Seal and publish the same this twenty fifth day of ffebruary, one thousand seven hundredsix-seven. Signed, sealed and published John Lewis in presence of John ffloyd, Samuel ffloyd, Edmund Chamberlaine. John Lewis married (Lynn records : Jonathan), first, June 17th, 1659, Hannah, daughter of Capt Thomas Marshall of Lynn. She died May 15, 1699. He married, second, Sept. 2, 1699, widow Elizabeth King,relict of Ralph King of Swampscott, and daughter of Capt. Richard and Jane (Talmage) Walker. (Essex Inst. Hist. Colls., Vol. 16, p. 77.) He married, third, Feb. 10, 1706-7, Mrs. Sarah Jenks, born Sept. 14, 1665, and died Jan. 4, 1740, widow of John Jenks, the son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jenks. She was the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Breed) Merriam of Lynn. At this time John Lewis was 75 years of age, and his wife was 41. He made his will fifteen days after this marriage. His land had been deeded to his two sons two months after his second marriage. Children of John and Hannah: 7. JOHN, b. Mar. 30, 1660. 8. HANNAH, b. Feb. 25, 1661; m., May 12, 1686, Capt. Edward Fuller. 9. THOMAS, b. June 2, 1663. 10. MARY, b. Feb. 24, 1665; m., July 10, 1689, Thomas Baker. 11. BENJAMIN, b. Apr. 27, 1667; d. young. 12. NATHANIEL, b. Apr. 16, 1672; d. Nov. 25, 1692. 13. SAMUEL, b. July 25, 1675; d. Aug. 12, 1675. 14. ABIGAIL, b. May 16, 1679; d. May 30, 1706. 15. EBENEZER, b. July 16, 1681; not provided for by his father, or mentioned in his will. 16. REBECCA, d. Nov. 22, 1692. Child of John and Sarah : 17. BENJAMIN, b. April 23, 1708. *Samuel Sewall writing in his Diary regarding the funeral of his mother on Jany. 14, 1700-1, says, " Hired horses at Charlestown, set out about 10 o'clock in a great Fogg. Dined at Lewis' with Mr. Gushing of Salisbury. Sam and I kept on in Ipswich Rode." tEssex Co. Probate, Vol. 310, f. 242.

Sources

[S255] Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants (1908), Lewis, George Harlan, (Name: Salem, Mass., Essex institute;), 8 (Reliability: 3).
[S255] Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants (1908), Lewis, George Harlan, (Name: Salem, Mass., Essex institute;), 10 (Reliability: 3).