When James Lewis was born in 1631, in Brenchley, Kent, England, his father, George Lewis, was 31 and his mother, Mary Doggett, was 31. He married Sarah Lane on 31 October 1655, in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 October 1713, in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 82, and was buried in Lothrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
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A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
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English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
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Possible Related NamesJames lived first in Scituate MA, where he joined the church in 1635. Lt. James Lewis was admitted freeman on 1 June 1658. He removed to Barnstable MA, where he was Lieutenant of the militia. He proba …
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