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John LEWIS, IV

John LEWIS, IV

Male 1694 - 1754  (59 years)


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  • Name John LEWIS  [1
    Suffix IV 
    Christening 1694  New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Birth 22 Mar 1694  Chemokins, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name John LEWIS  [2
    _FSFTID LT4D-Y6Z 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LT4D-Y6Z 
    _UID 2BB1611B474A4916BC43AE05DF0302714FBA 
    Burial Jan 1754  Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Death 17 Jan 1754  Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594767937  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Father John LEWIS,   b. 30 Nov 1669, New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1725, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth WARNER,   b. 24 Nov 1672, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Feb 1720, Abingdon Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1690  New Kent, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F536729071  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Frances FIELDING,   b. Abt 1700, King and Queen Court House, King and Queen, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1731, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1718  Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. Warner LEWIS I,   b. 10 Oct 1720, "Warner Hall", Abington Parish, Gloucester, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1791, Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     2. John LEWIS, V,   b. 1723, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1727, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     3. General Fielding LEWIS,   b. 7 Jul 1725, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Oct 1781, Fredericksburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     4. Mildred LEWIS,   b. 12 Dec 1726, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1727, Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     5. Robert LEWIS,   b. Abt 1728, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Col Charles Augustine LEWIS, Sr.,   b. 25 Feb 1729, Abingdon, Gloucester, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1779, Goochland, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     7. Frances Fielding LEWIS,   b. 27 Oct 1731, Gloucester, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1778, Caroline, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Family ID F536729045  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Family 2 Priscilla Bladen CHURCHILL,   b. 21 Dec 1705, Christchurch, Middlesex, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1757, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1734  [2
    Family ID F536729072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Family 3 Priscilla Carter-Lewis (Churchill)   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F536729073  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

    Family 4 Elizabeth MCGRATH,   b. Abt 1690, Hanover, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1748, Spotsylvania, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Children 
     1. John LEWIS, V,   b. 18 Oct 1709, King And Queen County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Sep 1780, King And Queen County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     2. Richard LEWIS,   b. 1736, , Hanover, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. John LEWIS, ll,   b. Abt 1740, Hanover, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Deceased
     4. Stephen LEWIS,   b. Abt 1744, Hanover, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Deceased
    Family ID F536729074  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2023 

  • Notes 
    • One of a long line of John Lewises, this John is alternately referred to as Jr., III, or IV, depending on the source document. Most sources agree that he was born on March 22, though the year differs; 1694 and 1702 are the most frequently-cited years.
      Of "Warner Hall" Plantation.
      Henrico County Will Book - Will of William Lewis (oral will) 24 Dec 1706
      To eldest son John, the plantation where I live, 100 acres purchased of William Porter, Jr. on north side of the White Oak Swamp.
      Col. John4 Lewis (John3, John2, John1) was born in 1694. He married Frances Fielding, daughter of Henry Fielding, circa 1718; 1st wife. He married Priscilla Churchill, daughter of Col. William Churchill and Elizabeth Armistead, not later than 1735; 2nd wife, 2nd husband.
      He resided at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA.
      Frances Fielding was born between 1700 and 1704 at Virginia. She died on 27 Oct 1731.
      Known children of Col. John4 Lewis and Frances Fielding were as follows:
      i. Col. Warner5 Lewis, born 10 Oct 1720 at 'Warner Hall', Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA; married Eleanor Bowles.
      ii. John Lewis was born in 1723. He was baptized in 1723 at Abingdon Parish, Gloucester Co., VA. He died on 20 Nov 1727.
      iii. Gen. Fielding Lewis, born 7 Jul 1725 at Gloucester Co., VA; marr.

      Contributor: Lisa Hesterman (48229101)

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for Fielding Lewis, person ID L6NV-YWX. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for John Lewis IV, person ID LT4D-Y6Z. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 3 Jan 2023), entry for John Lewis, person ID L4B6-D63. (Reliability: 3).