| 2. | George LEWIS was born about 1600 in Brenchley, Kent, England (son of George LEWIS and Denise FORMAN); died on 3 Mar 1664 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. Other Events:
- Also Known As: LEWYS
- Noteworthy: Founded Barnstable, MA
- Will Notes: The last Will and Testament of George Lewis, Sen'r deceased exhibited to the Court held att Plymouth; the third of March 1663 on the oath of Mr. Thomas Allin of Barnstable.
In the Name of God Amen; I being in continual expectation of death; butt yett in my perfect memory and senses: I doe comitt and bequeath my sole to God whoe gave it mee and my body to the earth from whence it came; and my worldly goods I doe bequeath as followeth:
Imprimis I doe give unto my wife and my son Ephraim Lewis my whole estate that shall bee left Remaining after my debts are payed; as well my lands and other Interests as alsoe all my Cattle and Chattle of goods whatsoever; and my will is further that my wife and my said son Ephraim they or either of them shall quietly enjoy the same during either her or his life time; and if either of them die the other shall enjoy it wholly during her or his life time, and after the decease of them both what shall bee then left Remaining shall be divided amongst my other five sonnes viz, my son George my son Thomas my son James my son Edward and my son John; onely my son George shall in the first place have five pounds of it and the Remainder shall be equally divided between him and them; onely I doe will That my daughter Sarah Lewis shall have alsoe an equal share in it;
Item I make my wife Mary Lewis my full and onely exequitrix, to pay and Receive all my debts to order Improve and dispose of all after my decease.''
- Immigrant?: Y
- Baptism: 31 Aug 1600, Brenchley, Kent, England
- Migration: Bef 1633, E Greenwich, Kent, England
- Anecdote: 20 Sep 1635, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Freeman: 3 Jan 1637, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
- Purchased Land: 1 Jan 1638, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Residence: Bef 1641, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Notes:
Sarah Jenkins was NOT his wife. Researchers have determined that this identification is incorrect, and that Mary Doggett was his wife and the mother of at least his first five children.
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George was a clothier (maker of cloth) from England. He emigrated in 1632 most likely and became a respected churchman and community leader.
He is credited with being a founder of Barnstable in 1639.
It is thought that he was a member of Rev. John Lathrop's church in England which was dissolved in 1632 and most of the members immigrated to the Plymouth colony at that time. He shows up in 1633 in records of that area and era. He later joined Rev. Lathrop's Church in Scituate (1636) but in 1639 they all removed to Barnstable where Rev. Lathrop founded the Congregational Church in America.
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COMMENTS: On 4 December 1638, "Georg[e] Lewes" was fined 3s. for non-appearance at Court [PCR 1:104]. On 5 April 1641, "[w]hereas Georg[e] Lewes attached certain corn of Thomas Roberts in the hands of Captain Standish, and neither came nor anyone for him to prosecute his suit, was nonsuited, & the corn released" [PCR 2:12].
On 8 June 1655, the "Court do allow unto George Lewis, of Barnstable, for charge and trouble about the said Anthony Gilpin [recently deceased] in his sickness and all other times, the sum of six pounds three shillings and four pence, besides ten shillings for the wintering of an heifer, and two shillings and six pence which was brought in upon account afterwards" [PCR 3:83].
The Plymouth section of the 1643 Plymouth Colony list of men able to bear arms includes an entry for "George Lewes," with a mark to indicate that this item was interlineated [PCR 8:188]. This item is puzzling, as George Lewis also appears in his proper place in the Barnstable section [PCR 8:193], and there is no other evidence for this or any other George Lewis in Plymouth. This may be a simple clerical error.
Anecdote:
Joined Scituate church
George married Mary DOGGETT on 1 Nov 1624 in Horsmonden, Kent, England. Mary (daughter of Thomas DOGGETT and Isabel MARTINE) was born about 1600 in Horsmonden, Kent, England; died after 3 Jul 1676 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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1631 - 1691 (59 years)