Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
Colonial Meriwether Families - Person Sheet
Birth19 Jan 1733/4, “Belvoir”, Albemarle County, Virginia355
Death08 Dec 1808, “The Farm”, Albemarle County, Virginia
BurialRiverview Cemetery, Charlottesville, Virginia356
MemoLewis Graveyard section.
OccupationSurveyor, planter
FlagsAmRev Flag, Military Flag, TMSI AD, Volume 1
FatherCOL Robert Lewis , LVC5-6FW, M (~1704-1765)
MotherJane Meriwether , M128 LVQ3-9FZ, F (~1705-<1757)
Spouses
1Mary Walker 
105, PB3K-R1, F
105, PB3K-R1, FBirth24 Jul 1742, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia
Death09 Feb 1824, “The Farm”, Albemarle County, Virginia349 Age: 81
Will Proved06 Mar 1824, Albemarle County, Virginia352 Age: 81
MemoDate of Inventory & Appraisal.
Known asMolly
DARXARP A070070
FlagsVolume 1
FatherDr. Thomas Walker , M (1716-1794)
MotherMildred Thornton , C54M-G5, F (1721-1779)
Marriage02 Nov 1758, “Castle Hill”, Albemarle County, Virginia
ChildrenJane Walker , F (1759-1838)
Mildred Walker , F (1761-~1814)
Thomas Walker , JWQS-8C, M (1763-1807)
Mary Walker , F (1765-)
Nicholas Meriwether , M (1767-1818)
Elizabeth , F (1769-1841)
Alice Thornton (Died Young), F (1771-?)
Robert Warner , M (1774-)
Frances Thornton (Died Young), M (1776-?)
John P. (Died Young), M (1778-?)
Charles (Died Young), M (1783-?)
Margaret , F (1785-1816)
Military Notes notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Virginia Militia, Revolutionary War
Nicholas Lewis was a member of the Committee of Safety and Convention of 1775; captain and colonel of the Virginia militia; served as deputy for Buckingham County, Va.; commanded minute men in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
Nicholas Lewis was a member of the Committee of Safety and Convention of 1775; captain and colonel of the Virginia militia; served as deputy for Buckingham County, Va.; commanded minute men in the expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
Research notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
^BIRTH **DAR has 1734; KAH has abt 1728 in New Kent Co. If he was born at “Belvoir”, this would have been Louisa Co. at the time; this part of Louisa became part of Albemarle C. in 1744. Others have Jan 1733/4 also.
^DEATH **From ARR/KAH; NHM? has 1807 in New Kent Co.
From Doug Valentine:
“All I can add to the confusion about Col. Nicholas Lewis’ dates is the information taken from his gravestone in Riverview Cemetery. The stone says he was born January 19, 1734, and died December 8, 1808. I'll leave it to others to speculate about what his dates should be.”
^DEATH **From ARR/KAH; NHM? has 1807 in New Kent Co.
From Doug Valentine:
“All I can add to the confusion about Col. Nicholas Lewis’ dates is the information taken from his gravestone in Riverview Cemetery. The stone says he was born January 19, 1734, and died December 8, 1808. I'll leave it to others to speculate about what his dates should be.”
Will notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Albemarle Co. Will Book 7, pp 379-80:
"Inventory and appraisement of the Residue of the Slaves and personal Estate of Col. Nicholas Lewis decd. this the 6th day of March 1824."
The next entry was for the inventory of his wife’s estate. 361
"Inventory and appraisement of the Residue of the Slaves and personal Estate of Col. Nicholas Lewis decd. this the 6th day of March 1824."
The next entry was for the inventory of his wife’s estate. 361
Reference notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Nicholas Lewis
The Meriwethers and their Connections
Nicholas’ older brother John removed to Halifax County early in life and settled permanently in that county, but Nicholas remained in Albemarle as a resident during his entire life. As one consequence, he inherited considerable land in Albemarle. Col. Nicholas Lewis seems to have been the favorite of his grandfather for whom he was named, for in his will of 1743, Nicholas Meriwether bequeathed to this grandson his "Plantation and land whereon I now live," with an acreage of 1,020 acres, in addition to 119 acres of another tract. As the oldest son remaining at home, he was also bequeathed the "Belvoir" mansion upon his father's death in 1765.
"The Farm", a large estate extending from the eastern edge of Charlottesville to the Rivanna River, was the home of Col. Nicholas during most of his life. Col. Nicholas Lewis was a famous surveyor, acting at one time in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson; and as neighbors they continued their friendship until the death of Nicholas Lewis. In his writings, Jefferson paid tribute ("The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Definitive Edition", Bergh, Vol. 18, pp. 140-142) to the life and character of Meriwether Lewis, and in this connection made the following remarks about Col. Nicholas Lewis: "Nicholas Lewis... commanded a regiment of militia in the successful expedition of 1776, against the Cherokee Indians, who, seduced by the agents of the British government to take up the hatchet against us, had committed great havoc on our southern frontier, by murdering and scalping helpless women and children according to their cruel and cowardly principles of warfare.The chastisement they then received closed the history of their wars, prepared them for receiving the elements of civilization, which, zealously inculcated by the present government of the United States, have rendered them an industrious, peaceable and happy people. This member of the family of Lewises, whose bravery was so usefully proved by this occasion, was endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manners. He was the umpire of all the private differences of his county, selected always by both parties."
There can be no doubt of the interest of Nicholas Lewis in public affairs, or in the welfare of his neighborhood. In the year 1762, a complete new Vestry was elected for Fredericksville Parish of Louisa County; Nicholas was one of its members and served as Vestryman at least as late as 1787 ("Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia", Meade, Vol. 2, pp. 42-44). In 1765 he was appointed (Henning, Vol. 8, p. 449) as one of the Commissioners for the improvement of the James River. He also served as a Justice of Albemarle County, and sheriff of the county. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson dated at Richmond in 1785, James Madison mentions a draft for five hundred pounds sterling to Nicholas Lewis; this money was to pay the members of a Committee on which Jefferson and Lewis had apparently served ("Madison's Writings," Vol. 1, p. 434). When plans were being made for the establishment of the University of Virginia, Nicholas Lewis was one of three men who offered land for the future site ("Jefferson at Monticello", Pierson, pp. 18-19).363
The Meriwethers and their Connections
Nicholas’ older brother John removed to Halifax County early in life and settled permanently in that county, but Nicholas remained in Albemarle as a resident during his entire life. As one consequence, he inherited considerable land in Albemarle. Col. Nicholas Lewis seems to have been the favorite of his grandfather for whom he was named, for in his will of 1743, Nicholas Meriwether bequeathed to this grandson his "Plantation and land whereon I now live," with an acreage of 1,020 acres, in addition to 119 acres of another tract. As the oldest son remaining at home, he was also bequeathed the "Belvoir" mansion upon his father's death in 1765.
"The Farm", a large estate extending from the eastern edge of Charlottesville to the Rivanna River, was the home of Col. Nicholas during most of his life. Col. Nicholas Lewis was a famous surveyor, acting at one time in conjunction with Thomas Jefferson; and as neighbors they continued their friendship until the death of Nicholas Lewis. In his writings, Jefferson paid tribute ("The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Definitive Edition", Bergh, Vol. 18, pp. 140-142) to the life and character of Meriwether Lewis, and in this connection made the following remarks about Col. Nicholas Lewis: "Nicholas Lewis... commanded a regiment of militia in the successful expedition of 1776, against the Cherokee Indians, who, seduced by the agents of the British government to take up the hatchet against us, had committed great havoc on our southern frontier, by murdering and scalping helpless women and children according to their cruel and cowardly principles of warfare.The chastisement they then received closed the history of their wars, prepared them for receiving the elements of civilization, which, zealously inculcated by the present government of the United States, have rendered them an industrious, peaceable and happy people. This member of the family of Lewises, whose bravery was so usefully proved by this occasion, was endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manners. He was the umpire of all the private differences of his county, selected always by both parties."
There can be no doubt of the interest of Nicholas Lewis in public affairs, or in the welfare of his neighborhood. In the year 1762, a complete new Vestry was elected for Fredericksville Parish of Louisa County; Nicholas was one of its members and served as Vestryman at least as late as 1787 ("Old Churches, Ministers, and Families of Virginia", Meade, Vol. 2, pp. 42-44). In 1765 he was appointed (Henning, Vol. 8, p. 449) as one of the Commissioners for the improvement of the James River. He also served as a Justice of Albemarle County, and sheriff of the county. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson dated at Richmond in 1785, James Madison mentions a draft for five hundred pounds sterling to Nicholas Lewis; this money was to pay the members of a Committee on which Jefferson and Lewis had apparently served ("Madison's Writings," Vol. 1, p. 434). When plans were being made for the establishment of the University of Virginia, Nicholas Lewis was one of three men who offered land for the future site ("Jefferson at Monticello", Pierson, pp. 18-19).363
Reference notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Nicholas Lewis
Lewis and Kindred Families
Second son of Robert of Belvoir, although a man of about 45 years of age at the time of the Revolution broke out, was nevertheless in the full vigor of life. Mr. Jefferson, in his notes on “Virginia,” vol. III, p. 481, says of Nicholas Lewis: “He commanded a regiment of militia in a successful expedition of 1776, against the Cherokee Indians, who, seduced by agents of the British Government to take up the hatchet against us, had committed great havoc on our southern frontier, by murdering and scalping helpless women and children according to their cruel and cowardly principles of warfare. The chastisement they then received closed the history of their war, prepared them for receiving the elements of civilization, which, zealously inculcated by the present Government of the United States, have rendered them an industrious peaceable and happy people. This member of the Lewis family, whose bravery was so usefully proved on this occasion, was endeared to all who knew him, by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart and engaging modesty of manner. He was the umpire of all the private differences of his country, selected always by both parties. He was also the guardian of Meriwether Lewis.”
The foregoing by Mr. Jefferson, is only a side reference, so to speak, in his biographical notice of Meriwether Lewis. The revolutionary services of Nicholas Lewis would be sufficient in itself to fill a volume.364
Lewis and Kindred Families
Second son of Robert of Belvoir, although a man of about 45 years of age at the time of the Revolution broke out, was nevertheless in the full vigor of life. Mr. Jefferson, in his notes on “Virginia,” vol. III, p. 481, says of Nicholas Lewis: “He commanded a regiment of militia in a successful expedition of 1776, against the Cherokee Indians, who, seduced by agents of the British Government to take up the hatchet against us, had committed great havoc on our southern frontier, by murdering and scalping helpless women and children according to their cruel and cowardly principles of warfare. The chastisement they then received closed the history of their war, prepared them for receiving the elements of civilization, which, zealously inculcated by the present Government of the United States, have rendered them an industrious peaceable and happy people. This member of the Lewis family, whose bravery was so usefully proved on this occasion, was endeared to all who knew him, by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart and engaging modesty of manner. He was the umpire of all the private differences of his country, selected always by both parties. He was also the guardian of Meriwether Lewis.”
The foregoing by Mr. Jefferson, is only a side reference, so to speak, in his biographical notice of Meriwether Lewis. The revolutionary services of Nicholas Lewis would be sufficient in itself to fill a volume.364
Reference notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Nicholas Lewis
Some Notable Families of America
He was deputy from Albemarle County, September, 1775, for the District of Buckingham, which met to provide for the defense of the district. September 9th he was made captain of the Albemarle minute-men. He commanded a regiment in the successful expedition in 1776 against the Cherokee Indians, and aside from the qualities which made him a spirited leader of troops, was “endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manner.” (Thomas Jefferson, in his sketch of Meriwether Lewis) 365
Some Notable Families of America
He was deputy from Albemarle County, September, 1775, for the District of Buckingham, which met to provide for the defense of the district. September 9th he was made captain of the Albemarle minute-men. He commanded a regiment in the successful expedition in 1776 against the Cherokee Indians, and aside from the qualities which made him a spirited leader of troops, was “endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manner.” (Thomas Jefferson, in his sketch of Meriwether Lewis) 365
Reference notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
The Farm 366
The Farm was originally a 1,020 acre tract of which 1,000 acres was located along the west side of the Rivanna River between Moore’s Creek and Meadow Creek. The remaining 20 acres was on the east bank of the river. This property was granted to Nicholas Meriwether II in 1735 by King George II. He paid the sum of £21 for this patent and was required to pay to the Crown an annual rent of one shilling per 50 acres on the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel.
The name The Farm is believed to have originated from the fact that it was the first plantation west of the river and a conspicuous clearing in an otherwise virgin forest.
Several sources believe that Nicholas Meriwether II made the 1,000 acre portion his home farm. Others conjecture that he lived on the 20 acres (to which he later added 819 acres) he owned on the east side of the river, now the site of the Pantops Shopping Center, where he is reportedly buried. If he lived on the west side it may have been near the spring opposite the hill which bears The Farm’s ca. 1826 dwelling. It is also believed that a house was built here in 1735 at the time of the grant. This house burned sometime before the Revolution.
Upon Nicholas’ death in 1744 The Farm passed to his grandson, Nicholas Lewis. At this time The Farm consisted of 1,139 acres with 1,000 acres on the west side of the river and 139 acres on the east side. The existing Old House was built by Nicholas Lewis around 1770 and is somewhat altered from its original configuration by additions and other modifications. Some sources claim this is the house where British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton spent the night on June 4, 1781, when he and his troops were raiding Charlottesville. Nicholas Lewis’ wife, Mary “Molly” (Walker) Lewis, was in residence. While she resented Tarleton's invasion of her property she forever after showed off the chair which he had used. It was during this raid that Daniel Boone, a legislator and military officer, was captured and imprisoned in the coal house at The Farm.
More recent research speculates that the Old House was built as a kitchen to serve a 22' x 48' late 18th century frame dwelling that was on the property in 1805 but is no longer in existence. It is just as likely, however, that the Old House was built as an interim dwelling before the frame house was constructed. The fact that it was made of brick, an expensive building material, rather than the cheaper frame is something to be considered.
The brick main house was built ca. 1826 by Professor John A. G. Davis who taught at the University. Its design was based upon Thomas Jefferson’s plans for Edgehill which were drawn for his son-in-law, Col. Thomas Mann Randolph.
Recent efforts to plat the original 1,020 acre grant have given rise to speculation that the Old House and the Davis house may be situated on a tract of land adjoining the original grant. This adjoining tract would have been acquired by Nicholas Lewis’ after The Farm came into his possession. Research continues.
Both buildings are now owned by Michael Bednar, a local architect who also teaches at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, also an architect, reside in the Davis house while the Lewis house is rented out.
Prepared by:
Douglas Macon Valentine
June 2002
Revised: April 2003
The Farm was originally a 1,020 acre tract of which 1,000 acres was located along the west side of the Rivanna River between Moore’s Creek and Meadow Creek. The remaining 20 acres was on the east bank of the river. This property was granted to Nicholas Meriwether II in 1735 by King George II. He paid the sum of £21 for this patent and was required to pay to the Crown an annual rent of one shilling per 50 acres on the feast of St. Michael the Arch Angel.
The name The Farm is believed to have originated from the fact that it was the first plantation west of the river and a conspicuous clearing in an otherwise virgin forest.
Several sources believe that Nicholas Meriwether II made the 1,000 acre portion his home farm. Others conjecture that he lived on the 20 acres (to which he later added 819 acres) he owned on the east side of the river, now the site of the Pantops Shopping Center, where he is reportedly buried. If he lived on the west side it may have been near the spring opposite the hill which bears The Farm’s ca. 1826 dwelling. It is also believed that a house was built here in 1735 at the time of the grant. This house burned sometime before the Revolution.
Upon Nicholas’ death in 1744 The Farm passed to his grandson, Nicholas Lewis. At this time The Farm consisted of 1,139 acres with 1,000 acres on the west side of the river and 139 acres on the east side. The existing Old House was built by Nicholas Lewis around 1770 and is somewhat altered from its original configuration by additions and other modifications. Some sources claim this is the house where British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton spent the night on June 4, 1781, when he and his troops were raiding Charlottesville. Nicholas Lewis’ wife, Mary “Molly” (Walker) Lewis, was in residence. While she resented Tarleton's invasion of her property she forever after showed off the chair which he had used. It was during this raid that Daniel Boone, a legislator and military officer, was captured and imprisoned in the coal house at The Farm.
More recent research speculates that the Old House was built as a kitchen to serve a 22' x 48' late 18th century frame dwelling that was on the property in 1805 but is no longer in existence. It is just as likely, however, that the Old House was built as an interim dwelling before the frame house was constructed. The fact that it was made of brick, an expensive building material, rather than the cheaper frame is something to be considered.
The brick main house was built ca. 1826 by Professor John A. G. Davis who taught at the University. Its design was based upon Thomas Jefferson’s plans for Edgehill which were drawn for his son-in-law, Col. Thomas Mann Randolph.
Recent efforts to plat the original 1,020 acre grant have given rise to speculation that the Old House and the Davis house may be situated on a tract of land adjoining the original grant. This adjoining tract would have been acquired by Nicholas Lewis’ after The Farm came into his possession. Research continues.
Both buildings are now owned by Michael Bednar, a local architect who also teaches at the University of Virginia. He and his wife, also an architect, reside in the Davis house while the Lewis house is rented out.
Prepared by:
Douglas Macon Valentine
June 2002
Revised: April 2003
DAR notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Nicholas Lewis [A070094]
Nicholas Lewis served as Deputy for Buckingham, Va., and commanded minute men in successful expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
Nicholas Lewis (1734-1808) served as deputy for Buckingham County, Va., and commanded minute men in the successful expedition against the Indians. He and his wife are buried on their farm near Charlottesville.
612
2628
11519———Mildred McLean Quackenbush
22789———Ellen Judith Cochran Campbell
33321———Mora Miller Robinson
43074———Ellen Douglas Campbell
49925———Catherine Manson Radford
50819
59776———Charlotte Trigg Vreeland
59895———Lizzie Giles Fownes Duncan
60334———Litie Trigg McElroy
61170———Anne Meriwether Lewis Helm
61444———Mary Lewis Williamson
65924———Jessie Miner Ball
67137———Ada Byron Lewis Tucker
75568———Lily Staley Wheaton
81177———Emma Vandercook Spicer Au
82935———Mary Mildred Rodes Goodrich
87843———Katherine Cox Gottschalk
87855———Lois Cox Botsford
98681———Laura Smith Jenson
99565———Virginia Bland Tucker Sohlberg
100429———Madeline Minor
100746———Mary Minor Adams
102982———Gussie Minor Dorrington
102983———Helen Dorrington Muhlenberg
111336———Margaret Josephine Huck Read
144222———Anna K. Huck Lederer
150063———Helen Minor Fikwart
154355
154699———Carolyn Lewis Rogers
156053———Ruth Lewis
161350———Lucile M. Jansen Heineman
169260———Marie R. Caldwell
170439———Alice W. Dothage
170440———Alice W. McCune
175603———Mabel L. Lehman
191894———Ethel M. Powell
193089———Walker Nance
217201———Elizabeth M. Johnson
276229———Ada lewis Schlberg Eason
288071———Catherine June Jensen Clayborn
291911———Louise Quarles Lewis
292878———Etta Elizina Musick Ramsey
313400———Katrina Musick Lowenthal
319178———Jervell Musick McAmis
358801———Margaret Meriwether McCuddy
361731———Virginia Stuart Ditzen
364166———Gayle Hart
369139———Eunice Irene Barger
370447———Sarah Elizabeth Knox \s*$Trail
391690———Lucille B. L. North
407478———Mary Morris Miller
414047———Dorothy Davis Vitale
420776———Dorothy Louise Twis Parks
436245———Margaret D.M. Bell
443795———Barbara W. B. McQuary
472490———Diana Margaret Twist
475632———Annie Laurie Meriwether Bemis
476263———Dorothy Petway Hudson
477859———Manson Meriwether Pickard
478404———Mary Meriwether Blaydes
484825———Mary Emma DeGravelle Allain
485296———Samuella Sue Bailey Kutger
493293———Edna E Reid McDannold
494682———Louise Hamilton Eversmeyer
504565———Sara Jane Trail Monical
507561———Stella Winn Brown Bailey
512312———Sally Scales Hughes
520904———Catherine R. Lester
521015———Nana Mae Lewis Goetz
521016———Marjorie Herrscher Lewis Dietrich Diedrich
521017———Betty Ruth Lewis
521018———?
521019———Virginia Lewis Jones
523988———Sally Hughes Lee
537137———Anne Randolph Jones Dickerson
551803———Ruth Meriwether Earley
557954———Mary Scales German
581963———Jacqueline Earley Mackey
584799———Mary Carmichael Bass
651139———?
661751———?
674528———?
675724———?
678871———?
679970———?
691489———?
693426———?
694049———?
732470———?
739838———?
752253———?
755528———?
755529———?
811274———?
811275———?
811533———?
828142———?
940291———?
948135———?
948136———?
948137———?
970640———?
Nicholas Lewis served as Deputy for Buckingham, Va., and commanded minute men in successful expedition against the Cherokee Indians.
Nicholas Lewis (1734-1808) served as deputy for Buckingham County, Va., and commanded minute men in the successful expedition against the Indians. He and his wife are buried on their farm near Charlottesville.
612
2628
11519———Mildred McLean Quackenbush
22789———Ellen Judith Cochran Campbell
33321———Mora Miller Robinson
43074———Ellen Douglas Campbell
49925———Catherine Manson Radford
50819
59776———Charlotte Trigg Vreeland
59895———Lizzie Giles Fownes Duncan
60334———Litie Trigg McElroy
61170———Anne Meriwether Lewis Helm
61444———Mary Lewis Williamson
65924———Jessie Miner Ball
67137———Ada Byron Lewis Tucker
75568———Lily Staley Wheaton
81177———Emma Vandercook Spicer Au
82935———Mary Mildred Rodes Goodrich
87843———Katherine Cox Gottschalk
87855———Lois Cox Botsford
98681———Laura Smith Jenson
99565———Virginia Bland Tucker Sohlberg
100429———Madeline Minor
100746———Mary Minor Adams
102982———Gussie Minor Dorrington
102983———Helen Dorrington Muhlenberg
111336———Margaret Josephine Huck Read
144222———Anna K. Huck Lederer
150063———Helen Minor Fikwart
154355
154699———Carolyn Lewis Rogers
156053———Ruth Lewis
161350———Lucile M. Jansen Heineman
169260———Marie R. Caldwell
170439———Alice W. Dothage
170440———Alice W. McCune
175603———Mabel L. Lehman
191894———Ethel M. Powell
193089———Walker Nance
217201———Elizabeth M. Johnson
276229———Ada lewis Schlberg Eason
288071———Catherine June Jensen Clayborn
291911———Louise Quarles Lewis
292878———Etta Elizina Musick Ramsey
313400———Katrina Musick Lowenthal
319178———Jervell Musick McAmis
358801———Margaret Meriwether McCuddy
361731———Virginia Stuart Ditzen
364166———Gayle Hart
369139———Eunice Irene Barger
370447———Sarah Elizabeth Knox \s*$Trail
391690———Lucille B. L. North
407478———Mary Morris Miller
414047———Dorothy Davis Vitale
420776———Dorothy Louise Twis Parks
436245———Margaret D.M. Bell
443795———Barbara W. B. McQuary
472490———Diana Margaret Twist
475632———Annie Laurie Meriwether Bemis
476263———Dorothy Petway Hudson
477859———Manson Meriwether Pickard
478404———Mary Meriwether Blaydes
484825———Mary Emma DeGravelle Allain
485296———Samuella Sue Bailey Kutger
493293———Edna E Reid McDannold
494682———Louise Hamilton Eversmeyer
504565———Sara Jane Trail Monical
507561———Stella Winn Brown Bailey
512312———Sally Scales Hughes
520904———Catherine R. Lester
521015———Nana Mae Lewis Goetz
521016———Marjorie Herrscher Lewis Dietrich Diedrich
521017———Betty Ruth Lewis
521018———?
521019———Virginia Lewis Jones
523988———Sally Hughes Lee
537137———Anne Randolph Jones Dickerson
551803———Ruth Meriwether Earley
557954———Mary Scales German
581963———Jacqueline Earley Mackey
584799———Mary Carmichael Bass
651139———?
661751———?
674528———?
675724———?
678871———?
679970———?
691489———?
693426———?
694049———?
732470———?
739838———?
752253———?
755528———?
755529———?
811274———?
811275———?
811533———?
828142———?
940291———?
948135———?
948136———?
948137———?
970640———?
Correspondence notes for Col. Nicholas Lewis
Date: 1/22/02 1:20 PM
Received: 1/22/02 10:24 AM
From: Anne Glover, AnneGlover@MeriwetherSociety.org
To: Joe M. Oglesby, Joe.Oglesby@verizon.net
GUY M BENSON, guybenson@prodigy.net
Yes, Joe. Jan. 19, 1734 was submitted to the DAR by Mary Douglas Meriwether Blaydes, dtr of Francis Marbury Meriwether (my grandmother’s brother). On her application to the DAR she lists the following:
Nicholas Lewis resided during the Amer Rev at "The Farm", Albemarle Co., Va....... Capt, State Militia. He was one of the signers of Albemarle Declaration of Independence on April 21, 1779....... Colonel of Virginia Militia, 1776, Member of Committee of Safety and Convention, 1775.......References pages 252, 365, 368 of Wood’s History of Albemarle Co., Va.
Mary Blaydes (1902-1989) was the mother of my cousin Dr. Meriwether Cary Blaydes, who is a member of TMSI. Mary was the family genealogist in her day, and Cary says he still has all her papers. Would be nice to see where she got her info. I'll contact Cary to see if he can help us out. If I hear anymore I'll let you know.
Anne
Received: 1/22/02 10:24 AM
From: Anne Glover, AnneGlover@MeriwetherSociety.org
To: Joe M. Oglesby, Joe.Oglesby@verizon.net
GUY M BENSON, guybenson@prodigy.net
Yes, Joe. Jan. 19, 1734 was submitted to the DAR by Mary Douglas Meriwether Blaydes, dtr of Francis Marbury Meriwether (my grandmother’s brother). On her application to the DAR she lists the following:
Nicholas Lewis resided during the Amer Rev at "The Farm", Albemarle Co., Va....... Capt, State Militia. He was one of the signers of Albemarle Declaration of Independence on April 21, 1779....... Colonel of Virginia Militia, 1776, Member of Committee of Safety and Convention, 1775.......References pages 252, 365, 368 of Wood’s History of Albemarle Co., Va.
Mary Blaydes (1902-1989) was the mother of my cousin Dr. Meriwether Cary Blaydes, who is a member of TMSI. Mary was the family genealogist in her day, and Cary says he still has all her papers. Would be nice to see where she got her info. I'll contact Cary to see if he can help us out. If I hear anymore I'll let you know.
Anne
Will notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
Albemarle Co. Will book 7, p 380
"Molly Lewis Inventory - An Inventory and appraisement of the slaves and personal Estate of the specific Legacies contained in the Will of Mrs. Molly Lewis, decd, the 6th day of March 1824." (Nicholas refers to his wife as "Molly" in his own will.) 361
The previous entry was for the inventory of her husband’s estate.
"Molly Lewis Inventory - An Inventory and appraisement of the slaves and personal Estate of the specific Legacies contained in the Will of Mrs. Molly Lewis, decd, the 6th day of March 1824." (Nicholas refers to his wife as "Molly" in his own will.) 361
The previous entry was for the inventory of her husband’s estate.
Reference notes for Mary (Spouse 1)
Mary Walker Lewis
The Meriwether and Their Connectiions, NHM
Mary Walker Lewis was a very energetic and interesting person, and many anecdotes of her yet survive among her descendants. The Lewis home was called “The Farm,” which is now completely occupied by the city of Charlottesville, Va. It was a place of comfort and beauty -- surrounded by a garden of roses, shrubs and fine fruit. During the Revolutionary War, General Tarleton passed by and raised his hands in admiration and exclaimed “What a Paradise” and from that day on she was known among her friends and neighbors as “Mrs. Paradise Lewis.” Her other nickname was “Capt. Molly” -- because of her strict discipline of her children, household, and family. Family tradition says that even “Col. Nick,” her husband, although he could whip the British -- obeyed his wife, “Capt. Molly.” The poor and afflicted who came to her were extended kindness and help. She was a splendid nurse and took many of the sick and wounded American and British soldiers into her home and nursed and cared for them. A British officer who had been kindly cared for in the Lewis home, planted a small tulip tree on the top of a hill overlooking the Rivanna River and requested Mrs. Lewis if he died in Virginia, to bury him there. The grandmother, true to her promise, had him buried there with the tree as a headstone. This was the first grave in the Lewis Family cemetery near Charlottesville. 362
The Meriwether and Their Connectiions, NHM
Mary Walker Lewis was a very energetic and interesting person, and many anecdotes of her yet survive among her descendants. The Lewis home was called “The Farm,” which is now completely occupied by the city of Charlottesville, Va. It was a place of comfort and beauty -- surrounded by a garden of roses, shrubs and fine fruit. During the Revolutionary War, General Tarleton passed by and raised his hands in admiration and exclaimed “What a Paradise” and from that day on she was known among her friends and neighbors as “Mrs. Paradise Lewis.” Her other nickname was “Capt. Molly” -- because of her strict discipline of her children, household, and family. Family tradition says that even “Col. Nick,” her husband, although he could whip the British -- obeyed his wife, “Capt. Molly.” The poor and afflicted who came to her were extended kindness and help. She was a splendid nurse and took many of the sick and wounded American and British soldiers into her home and nursed and cared for them. A British officer who had been kindly cared for in the Lewis home, planted a small tulip tree on the top of a hill overlooking the Rivanna River and requested Mrs. Lewis if he died in Virginia, to bury him there. The grandmother, true to her promise, had him buried there with the tree as a headstone. This was the first grave in the Lewis Family cemetery near Charlottesville. 362