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| George Lewis |
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| Born: Abt 1600 Benchley, Kent, England |
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| Died: Abt 1663 Barnstable, Barnstable, MA |
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WIFE
Sarah Jenkins
CHILDREN
1. George Lewis
2. Mary Lewis b. 1623
3. Thomas Lewis b. 1628
4. James Lewis b. 1631
5. John Lewis b. 02/March/1638
6. Edward Lewis b. Abt 1639
7. Ephraim Lewis b. 23/July/1641
8. Sarah Lewis b. 02/Feb/1643
9. Nathaniel Lewis b. Abt 1645
10. Joseph Lewis b. Abt 1647
George Lewis was a clothier in East Greenwich, Kent County, England. He came
to the Massachusetts on the ship "Griffin" between 1630 and 1633. He owned land
in Scituate in 1633 and was living in Plymouth in that year. In 1639 George
moved to Barnstable and bought a lot second west of the Hyannis Road. He had
several parcels of land, some of which later were sold to his sons, Edward and
John.
Sarah had a brother, Edward Jenkins, who lived in Scituate and was an inn
keeper.
"It is supposed that they resided in London, and were members of Mr. Lathrop's
church, and probably came to this country in 1632, after the Church in London
was broken up, and Mr. Lathrop imprisoned. George was of Plymouth in 1633, and
though a member of the church there, his name does not appear on the tax lists
of 1633 and 4. Though not a man of wealth, he was liable to pay a poll tax, and
the omission of this can be accounted for only on the supposition that he was
taxed as one of 'Mr. Hatherlie's men.' That gentleman was benevolent, and
assisted many worthy men to come to New England, and after their arrival he
assisted them to employment and comfortable homes.
George was a clothier by trade but there was not business to give employment to
a clothier in the New World so he became a planter. "In further proof that he
began life in this country as a poor man, we learn that his allotment of land in
Scituate was only five acres, the amount known as 'a servant's share.' Yet he
was evidently a man of good standing and known by the colonists before coming
over, which is shown by his early admission as freeman of the colony, which
occurred January 14, 1636."
"George was, with a number of others, dismissed from the church at Plymouth in
1634" so they could form their new church with Mr. Lathrop who had just been
released from prison in London. George became a member of Mr. Lathrop's church
in Scituate on September 30, 1635. His lot in Scituate was "the first south of
Meeting House Lane, and contained five acres, and stand No 18 on the list of
houses built in that town."
George moved to Barnstable in 1639. "His home lot in Barnstable was the second
west of Hyannis Road. He also owned an acre of meadow on the side of the
highway, with a high hill on the north still known as Lewis Hill." SMITH WITH
COLLATERAL LINES, BY HARRIET SOUTHWORTH LEWIS BARNES, PHILADELPHIA, 1910
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