PATRIOT Captain John [Strother] Lewis^[1]

1749 - 1788  (39 years)

• Name	John [Strother] Lewis
  	Thomas Lewis' three oldest sons, John, Andrew and Thomas, Jr. were officers in the Revolutionary army. John and Andrew were with General Washington at Valley Forge and throughout the Jersey campaign. John and Thomas were at the surrender of Cornwallis and Andrew was an officer under General Wayne in his expedition against the Western Indians in 1795, and lost an arm. A marriage record for John Lewis of Augusta County dated 12 Mar 1772. Wife's name is not given. Early Virginia Marriages Page 87
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	1749	Augusta County, Virginia Colony
  Gender	Male
  Died	1788	Augusta County, Virginia
  Person ID	I21769	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	22 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Surveyor Thomas Lewis,   b. 27 Apr 1718, County Donegal, Ulster Province, Ireland ,   d. 31 Jan 1790, Port Republic, Rockingham Co., Virginia  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Jane Strother,   b. 1731, King George Co., Virginia Colony ,   d. 19 Sep 1820, Rockingham Co., North Carolina  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Jan 1748	Augusta Co., Virginia Colony
  	https://www.google.com/books/edition/Genealogy_of_the_Lewis_Family_in_America/fu4wAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover Children of Thomas Lewis and Jane Strother: Capt. John Lewis 1749 - 1788 - died single Margaret Ann Lewis 1751 - 1834 - m. John McClanahan Agatha Lewis 1753 - 1836 - m. Capt John Frogg&Capt. John Stuart Jane Thompson Lewis 1755 - 1790m. Thomas Hughes Andrew Lewis 1757 - 1810 - died single Thomas Lewis, Jr 1760 - 1847 - died single Mary Lewis 1762 - 1829, m. John McElhany Elizabeth Lewis 1765 - 1829, m. Thos. M. Gilmer Anne Lewis 1767 -?; m. Mr. Douthat and Mr. French Frances Lynn 'Fannie' Lewis 1771 - 1845 m. Layton Yaney. Charles Lewis 1772 - 1832, m. Miss Yaney Sophia Lewis 1775 - 1860, m. John Carthrae William Benjamin Lewis 1778 - 1825 m. Miss M. Hite Thomas Lewis' three oldest sons, John, Andrew and Thomas, Jr. were officers in the Revolutionary army. John and Andrew were with General Washington at Valley Forge and throughout the Jersey campaign. John and Thomas were at the surrender of Cornwallis and Andrew was an officer under General Wayne in his expedition against the Western Indians in 1795, and lost an arm.
  Family ID	F7236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Newspaper Article Andrew Lewis Daily Arkansas Gazette May 22,1904 19436LewisAndrew DailyArkansasGazette May22,1904.jpg
  		Map of Part of Augusta County, Colony of Virginia 1755-1760; Shows Tinkling Spring Church, Fort Chiswell, and Fort Dickinson Map_of_Augusta_County_1755-1760.jpg

  
  

  Histories

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• Sources

  [S80] Google Books, https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=fu4wAAAAMAAJ&hl=en&pg=GBS.PA6. John Lewis, s/o Thomas and Jane Strother Lewis, died single.