John Lewis

1635 -

• Name	John Lewis
  Birth	1 Nov 1635	England
  Proprietor	13 Mar 1653 (17 years)	Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  John was one of the founders of Lancaster. He signed the Orders of the Town 13 (1) 1653 and received a lot of twenty acres in the first division.
  Married	say 1655 (19 years)  [1]
  Hannah ______. Issue: 1. Barachia Lewis (1663-____) 2. Rebecca Lewis (1665-1665) 3. Bethia Lewis (1666-____) 4. Patience Lewis (1668-____) 5. Jonathan Lewis (1671-____) 6. William Lewis (1673-1682) 7. Hannah Lewis (1678-____) 8. Thankful Lewis (1680-____) 9. Judith Lewis
  Moved to	1676 (40 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  After the massacre in 1676, he removed with his family to Dorchester where he built a house in 1679.
  Residence	1687 (51 years)	Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  John was living in Dorchester in 1687 and probably did not return to Lancaster. Josiah White obtained his lands in Lancaster.
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  1. John Lewis,   b. 1 Nov 1635, England   2. Christopher Lewis,   b. 1636, England   3. Lydia Lewis,   b. 25 Dec 1640, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. 22 Aug 1675, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 34 years)   4. Josiah Lewis,   b. 28 Jul 1641, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   5. Isaac Lewis,   b. 15 Apr 1644, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   6. Mary Lewis,   c. 2 Aug 1646, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. + 7. Hannah Lewis,   b. 18 Mar 1648/49, Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. d. Before 1718, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  (Age 68 years) ▻ Thomas Sawyer,  m. 21 Nov 1672
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Lewis,   b. England d. 3 Dec 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   (Father)  Amy Wells   d. After 1670  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I16363
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	William Lewis,   b. England d. 3 Dec 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Amy Wells   d. After 1670
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F1171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1John Lewis(1635 – ) 2William Lewis( – 1671) 3Amy Wells( – 1670)

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1 Nov 1635 - England Proprietor - 13 Mar 1653 - Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Moved to - 1676 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Residence - 1687 - Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S994] Ward, Andrew Henshaw. "Lancaster Records", (Boston: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, volume XVI, 1862).