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Col John Lewis, III

Col John Lewis, III

Male 1669 - 1725  (55 years)


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  • Name John Lewis
    Title Col
    Suffix III
    Birth 30 Nov 1669 
    Gender Male
    Birth 30 Nov 1669  New Kent Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 14 Nov 1725  Gloucester Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Findagrave.com 31 Mar 2020 
    See Notes 
    Marriage Record - married Elizabeth Warner 11/24/1672 Chesapeake City, VA - 2/5/1720 
    Name John Lewis 
    Burial Naxera, Gloucester Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Warner Hall Graveyard
    Person ID I2206  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family Elizabeth Warner,   b. 24 Nov 1672, Chesapeake City, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 05 Feb 1720, Gloucester Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years)
    Marriage Bef 1691  VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mildred Lewis,   b. 1691, Gloucester, Gloucester Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Nov 1732, Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg City, VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. John Lewis,   b. 1694   d. 1754 (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. David Lewis,   b. 1694   d. 1773 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Charles Lewis,   b. 1696   d. 1779 (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     5. Catherine Lewis,   b. 1702   d. 1705 (Age 3 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     6. Robert Lewis,   b. 1704   d. 1765 (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     7. Elizabeth Lewis,   b. 1706  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     8. Isabella Lewis,   b. 1707   d. 1742 (Age 35 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     9. Martha Lewis,   b. 1708   d. 1764 (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     10. John Lewis,   b. 1709   d. 1780 (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F595  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Nov 1669 - New Kent Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Bef 1691 - VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 14 Nov 1725 - Gloucester Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Naxera, Gloucester Co, VA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

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  • Notes 
    • - married Elizabeth Warner 11/24/1672 Chesapeake City, VA - 2/5/1720
      - dau of Col Augustine Warner 1642 - 1681 and Mildred Reade Lewis (previously married to John Lewis Esq) 1643 - 1686
      - they had 14 children (listed below are 8 - but 2 daus named Elizabeth?)

      dau Catherine Lewis - d. 1705
      dau Elizabeth 'Lititia' Lewis 1687 VA - 1716 VA
      - married John Martin
      son John Lewis IV 1692 - 1754
      son Charles Lewis 1692 - 1799
      son Robert Lewis III 1702 - 1765
      - married Jane Meriwether
      - they had 11 children
      son John Lewis
      son Nicholas Lewis
      son Charles Lewis
      son William Lewis
      son Robert Lewis IV
      dau Jane Lewis
      dau Sarah Lewis
      dau Elizabeth Lewis
      dau Ann Lewis
      dau Mildred Lewis
      dau Mary Lewis
      dau Elizabeth Lewis ?? another dau named Elizabeth?
      dau Isabella Lewis 1706 - 1742
      - married ??? Clayton
      dau Ann Lewis

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      Warner Hall Cemetery --- (Description under picture on findagrave.com)

      The cemetery is the final resting place for many of the Warner and Lewis family members. The family cemetery, is also the resting place for such well known ancestors of George Washington, Robert E. Lee, The Queen Mother of England, and Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Elizabeth has visited Gloucester where she placed a wreath upon her ancestor's grave. The cemetery has thirteen graves and plaques in memory of all the family. The Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (A.P.V.A.)acquired the cemetery in 1903 southeast of Warner Hall. Access to the Graveyard is from the road North of Warner Hall and not from Warner Hall or the Driveway to Warner Hall located West of the Graveyard.
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      found at findagrave.com

      Col John Lewis, III

      Birth: Nov. 30, 1669
      Death: Nov. 14, 1725

      Son of John and Isabella Lewis, and one of His Majesty's Honorable Council for this Colony. He built "Warner Hall"

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John Lewis (1639 - 1689)
      Isabella Miller Lewis (1640 - 1703)

      Spouse:
      Elizabeth Warner Lewis (1672 - 1720)*

      Children:
      Robert Lewis (____ - 1765)*
      Catherine Lewis (____ - 1705)*
      John Lewis (1692 - 1754)*
      Charles Lewis (1696 - 1779)*
      Isabella Lewis Clayton (1706 - 1742)*

      Sibling:
      Sarah Lewis Woodson*
      John Lewis (1669 - 1725)

      *Calculated relationship

      Inscription:
      "Here Lyeth Interred
      the Body of Collo John Lewis
      son of John and Isabella Lewis,
      and on of his Majestys Honble
      Council for this Colony who was
      born ye 30th of November 1669 &
      departed
      this Life on ye 14th of November 1725."

      This Transcription contributed by Kim Curlin Wettroth [email protected] .....
      Info from Lyon G. Tyler's 1894 article in the William and Mary Quarterly quoted in "Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation" by David Brown & Thane Harpole 2004.

      Burial:
      Warner Hall Graveyard
      Naxera
      Gloucester County
      Virginia, USA

      Maintained by: archtype
      Originally Created by: kimshockey (reb)
      Record added: Jul 05, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7656614
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      found at findagrave.com

      Elizabeth Warner Lewis

      Birth: Nov. 24, 1672
      Chesapeake City
      Virginia, USA
      Death: Feb. 5, 1720

      "Here Lyeth Interr'd ye Body of Elizabeth Lewis the Daughter of Col Augustine Warner and Mildred his Wife and late wife of John Lewis Esq She was Born at Chesake the 24th of November, 1672 Aged 47 years 2 Months and 12 Days, and was a Tender Mother of 14 Children. She Departed this Life the 5th Day of February 1719/20."

      This memorial kindly transferred from the stewardship of Find-A-Grave member archtype(#47159002) on 8 January 2014.

      Find-A-Grave member Jean Gaissert provided the following in Dec. 2014.
      Elizabeth *Lititia* Lewis was the child of Elizabeth Warner Lewis and John Lewis. *Lititia* Lewuis was born 1687 in Va; died 1716 in Va. She married John Martin.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Augustine Warner (1642 - 1681)
      Mildred Reade Warner (1643 - 1686)

      Spouse:
      John Lewis (1669 - 1725)

      Children:
      Robert Lewis (____ - 1765)*
      Catherine Lewis (____ - 1705)*
      John Lewis (1692 - 1754)*
      Charles Lewis (1696 - 1779)*
      Isabella Lewis Clayton (1706 - 1742)*

      Siblings:
      Augustine Warner (1667 - 1687)*
      Mildred Warner Washington (1671 - 1701)*
      Mildred Warner Washington (1671 - 1701)*
      Elizabeth Warner Lewis (1672 - 1720)

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Warner Hall Graveyard
      Naxera
      Gloucester County
      Virginia, USA

      Maintained by: Karat57
      Originally Created by: kimshockey (reb)
      Record added: Jul 05, 2003
      Find A Grave Memorial# 7656611
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      found at findagrave.com on 3/31/2020

      Col John “Councillor” Lewis, III

      Birth: 30 Nov 1669 New Kent County, Virginia, USA
      Death: 14 Nov 1725 (aged 55) Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
      Burial: Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA
      Memorial #: 7656614
      Bio:
      Son of John and Isabella Lewis, and one of His Majesty's Honorable Council for this Colony. He built "Warner Hall"
      Inscription:
      "Here Lyeth Interred the Body of Collo John Lewis son of John and Isabella Lewis, and on of his Majestys Honble Council for this Colony who was born ye 30th of November 1669 &departedthis Life on ye 14th of November 1725."
      This Transcription contributed by Kim Curlin Wettroth [email protected]
      .....Info from Lyon G. Tyler's 1894 article in the William and Mary Quarterly quoted in "Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation" by David Brown & Thane Harpole 2004.
      Family Members
      Parents
      John Lewis 1635-1689
      Isabella Miller Lewis 1640-1704
      Spouse
      Elizabeth Warner Lewis 1672-1720
      Siblings
      Edward Lewis 1667-1713
      Sarah Virginia Lewis Woodson 1669-1710
      Children
      Mildred (widow Brown, widow Howell) Lewis Willis 1691-1732
      John Lewis 1694-1754
      David Lewis 1694-1773
      Charles Lewis 1696-1779
      Catherine Lewis 1702-1705
      Robert Lewis 1704-1765
      Elizabeth Lewis Bolling 1706-Unknown
      Isabella Lewis Clayton 1707-1742
      Martha Lewis Clay 1708-1764
      John Lewis 1709-1780
      Maintained by: archtype (47159002)
      Originally Created by: kimshockey (reb) (46563854)
      Added: 5 Jul 2003
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7656614/john-lewis
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 March 2020), memorial page for Col John “Councillor” Lewis, III (30 Nov 1669–14 Nov 1725), Find a Grave Memorial no. 7656614, citing Warner Hall Graveyard, Naxera, Gloucester County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by archtype (contributor 47159002) .
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