Robert LEWIS

HAIRSTON.org ID#1610, b. 25 February 1769, d. 16 January 1829
Father*Colonel Fielding LEWIS1,2 b. 7 Jul 1725, d. a 10 Dec 1781
Mother*Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON b. 20 Jun 1733, d. 31 Mar 1797
Marriage*Robert LEWIS married Judith Carter BROWNE. 
Birth*Robert LEWIS was born on 25 February 1769 in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia. 
He was the son of Colonel Fielding LEWIS and Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON.1,2 
WillRobert LEWIS was mentioned in the will of Colonel Fielding LEWIS on 19 October 1781 in Spotsylvania, Virginia; Mentions wife Betty, sons John, Fielding, George, Lawrence, Howell, and Robert.3 
WillIn President George WASHINGTON's will dated 9 July 1799 in Fairfax, Virginia, Robert LEWIS was named as an heir.4
Death*He died on 16 January 1829 in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, at age 59. 

Family

Judith Carter BROWNE b. 10 Dec 1773, d. 29 Nov 1830

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S89] Tandy, Lura Boulton and John Meriwether McAllister. Genealogies of the Lewis And Kindred Families. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 199. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062355862, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S3640] Lowther, Minnie Kendall. Mount Vernon: Its Children, Its Romances, Its Allied Families And Mansions. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1932. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112047559510, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S3624] Will of Fielding Lewis - 1781 and Codicil dated 10 Dec 1781, Spotsylvania County, Virginia, Will Book Vol. E,1772-1798, Will and codicil on pages 434-440, Family Search Film #007645806, Image 253 - Will Book Vol. E,1772-1798, estate inventory on page 457, Family Search Film #007645806, Image 265., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
  4. [S3642] Will of George Washington, 9 July 1799 - The original last will and testament of General George Washington filed 1800, Family Search Film #007644633, Images 1-61., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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