Captain Meriwether Lewis

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1774 - 1809 (35 years)

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Generation: 1

1. Captain Meriwether Lewis was born 18 Aug 1774, Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia (son of Lt. William Lewis and Lucy Meriwether); died 11 Oct 1809, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

2.	Lt. William Lewis was born 1733 (son of Col. Robert Lewis and J. Meriwether); died 1779. William married Lucy Meriwether. Lucy (daughter of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton) was born 1752; died 1837. [Group Sheet]

Lucy Meriwether was born 1752 (daughter of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton); died 1837.

Children:

R. Lewis
L. Lewis
1. Captain Meriwether Lewis was born 18 Aug 1774, Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia; died 11 Oct 1809, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

4. Col. Robert Lewis was born 1704, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia (son of Col. & Councillor John Lewis, II and Elizabeth Warner); died 1765.
Robert married J. Meriwether. [Group Sheet]
5.
J. Meriwether
Children:

2. Lt. William Lewis was born 1733; died 1779.

6.	Thomas Meriwether was born 1714 (son of David Meriwether and Anne Holmes); died 1756. Thomas married Elizabeth Thornton. Elizabeth (daughter of Francis Thornton and Mary Taliaferro) was born 1719; died Abt 1756. [Group Sheet]

7.
Elizabeth Thornton was born 1719 (daughter of Francis Thornton and Mary Taliaferro); died Abt 1756.
Children:

3. Lucy Meriwether was born 1752; died 1837.

Generation: 4

Col. & Councillor John Lewis, II was born 30 Nov 1669, Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia (son of Major John Lewis, I and Isabella Miller); died 14 Nov 1725, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; was buried , Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester County, Virginia.

John married Elizabeth Warner Abt 1692, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of Col. Augustine Warner, Jr. and Mildred Reade) was born 24 Nov 1672, Chesake, Gloucester County, Virginia; died 5 Feb 1719, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; was buried , Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Elizabeth Warner was born 24 Nov 1672, Chesake, Gloucester County, Virginia (daughter of Col. Augustine Warner, Jr. and Mildred Reade); died 5 Feb 1719, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; was buried , Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester County, Virginia.

Children:

Col. John Lewis, III was born 1694, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; died 17 Jan 1754, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Col. Charles Lewis was born 1696, Chemokins, New Kent County, Virginia; died 1779, Byrd, Goochland County, Virginia.
4. Col. Robert Lewis was born 1704, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; died 1765.
Catherine (twin) Lewis was born 2 Nov 1705; died Yes, date unknown.
Elizabeth (twin) Lewis was born 2 Nov 1705; died Yes, date unknown.
Elizabeth (2nd daughter same name) Lewis was born 18 Dec 1706; died 1742, Warner Hall, Gloucester County, Virginia; was buried , Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Isabella Lewis was born 18 Dec 1707; died 1742; was buried , Warner Hall Graveyard, Gloucester County, Virginia.
Mary Lewis was born Abt 1710; died Yes, date unknown.
Anne Lewis was born 14 Feb 1712; died Yes, date unknown.

10. Nicholas Meriwether was born 1647; died Abt 1744.
Nicholas married Elizabeth Crawford. Elizabeth was born Abt 1652; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
11.
Elizabeth Crawford was born Abt 1652; died Yes, date unknown.
Children:

5. J. Meriwether

David Meriwether was born 1690; died 1744.
12. David Meriwether was born 1690 (son of Nicholas Meriwether and Elizabeth Crawford); died 1744.
David married Anne Holmes. Anne died Abt 1736. [Group Sheet]
13.
Anne Holmes died Abt 1736.
Children:

6. Thomas Meriwether was born 1714; died 1756.
14. Francis Thornton was born 1682; died 1752.
Francis married Mary Taliaferro. Mary was born 1685; died 1741. [Group Sheet]
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Mary Taliaferro was born 1685; died 1741.
Children:

Alice Thornton was born 1708; died 1739.

7. Elizabeth Thornton was born 1719; died Abt 1756.