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     Ester Lewis married William R. Price.

     Francis Lewis. A signer of the Declaration of Independence. He married Elizabeth Annesley.¹

     Major George Lewis was born on 9 April 1741 in Barnstable.² He married Mary Davis on 12 October 1760 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.³ Major George Lewis died on 24 July 1819 in Gorham, Maine, at the age of 78.²

     Georgetta Lewis was the daughter of Emma M.W. Dana.¹

     Hugh Lewis was the son of William Lewis of Presaddfed and Margaret Puleston.¹

     Lothrop Lewis was born on 13 February 1764 in Barnstable, Massachusetts.² He was the son of Major George Lewis and Mary Davis.¹ Lothrop Lewis married Tabitha Longfellow, daughter of Hon. Stephen Longfellow and Patience Young, on 20 January 1794 in Gorham, Maine.³ Lothrop Lewis died on 9 October 1822 in Bangor, Maine, at the age of 58.²

     Margaret Lewis was born on 5 February 1783 in Clermont.² She was the daughter of Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis and Gertrude Livingston.¹ Margaret Lewis married Judge Maturin Livingston, son of Robert James Livingston and Susanna Smith.³ Margaret Lewis died on 28 September 1860 in Staatsburg, Dutchess County, New York, at the age of 77.^3,2

     Mary Lewis was the daughter of William Lewis of Presaddfed and Margaret Puleston.^1,2 Mary Lewis married William Coytemore as his second wife, son of William Coytemore of Llanllechid and Ellen Puleston.¹

     Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis was born on 16 October 1754.¹ He was the son of Francis Lewis and Elizabeth Annesley.² He attended the public school at Elizabethtown, N.J., and graduated from the College of New Jersey, A.B., 1773, A.M., 1776. His intention was to devote himself to the ministry, but yielding to his father's wishes he studied law.

In 1774 he joined the Continental army as a volunteer; was subsequently chosen captain of a regiment of New York militia; but upon the organization of the 2nd New York militia regiment he was commissioned major. He was appointed chief-of-staff to Gen. Horatio Gates, with the rank of colonel, and accompanied him into Canada, and soon after Congress appointed him quartermaster-general of the Northern Army. He was prominent throughout the campaign that ended with the surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga, and in 1775 he planned and executed the night attack on Stone Arabia, and was in command at the battle of Crown Point, where he was accompanied by Governor Clinton.

At the close of the war Colonel Lewis returned to New York, where he was admitted to the bar and practised in New York city. He was elected a member of the assembly; became one of the judges of the court of common pleas; was appointed attorney-general of the state in 1791; judge of the supreme court in 1792; chief justice in 1793; and was governor of the state, 1804-07. In 1806 he was defeated for re-election by Daniel D. Tompkins and retired to his estate at Staatsburg, Duchess County, N.Y., where he devoted much of his time to agriculture. Having given up the practice of law, Lewis established a cloth factory and for several years devoted himself to manufacturing. The failure of a mercantile house to which his goods were assigned caused him to discontinue the business. In 1810 he was elected to the state senate, and he declined the position of secretary of war in President Madison's cabinet in 1812, but accepted the appointment of quartermaster-general of the armies of the United States. He was promoted major-general in March, 1813, and in April repaired to the Niagara frontier. He commanded at the capture of Fort George, and also at Sacket Harbor and French Creek. In the summer of 1814 he was in command at New York. He procured the release of the American prisoners in Canada, advancing from his private fortune the money for its accomplishment, and also rewarding his own tenants who had served in or sent sons to the war, by allowing them free rent for the time they served in the army. He was a Free-mason and was elected Grand Master in 1831. He was president of the New York Historical Society, vice-president-general of the Society of the Cincinnati, 1829-39, and president-general, 1839-44; president of the council of the University of the City of New York, 1831-34, and a trustee of Columbia College, 1784-1804.² Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis married Gertrude Livingston, daughter of Judge Robert Robert Livingston and Margaret Beekman, on 11 May 1779.³ Maj. Gen. Morgan Lewis died on 7 April 1844 at the age of 89.^1,2

     Ralph Lewis was the son of Emma M.W. Dana.¹

     Samuel W. Lewis was born circa 1845 in Davenport, Iowa.^1,2 He married Sarah F. Gerrish, daughter of Lucian Gerrish and Mary Jewett Dimick, on 21 August 1866 in Sanbornton, New Hampshire.¹

     Susanna Lewis was born say 25 March 1761. She married Gilbert James Livingston, son of James Livingston and Judith Newcomb, on 28 February 1779.¹ Susanna Lewis died on 27 July 1822 in New York.

     William Lewis of Presaddfed married Margaret Puleston, daughter of Sir John Puleston of Bersham.^2,3 William Lewis of Presaddfed was born in 1526.²

     William Ralph Lewis was born on 14 November 1920 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.² He married Lucy Chaworth-Musters Durnford, daughter of Alexander Tilloch Galt Durnford and Marjorie Chaworth-Musters Currie.¹ William Ralph Lewis died on 24 September 2008 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, at the age of 87.²

     Ester Libby married secondly Rev. Thomas Lancaster, son of Thomas Lancaster and Dorothy Northend, on 11 July 1816.¹

     Hannah H. Libby was born circa 1834 in Maine. She married John Henry Sewall, son of Samuel Moody Sewall and Mary Ann Ordway, on 5 March 1860 in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine.¹ Hannah H. Libby died on 12 March 1892 in Fresno County, California.²

     Annatje Lievens was the daughter of Janse Lievens. Annatje Lievens married Capt. Goosen Gerritse Van Schaick in 1657.

     Frank D. Light married Margaret I. Annspoles ?¹

     Lelia C. Light was born on 8 November 1883 in Montezuma, Poweshiek County, Iowa.^2,3 She was the daughter of Frank D. Light and Margaret I. Annspoles ?² Lelia C. Light married David Sewall Welch, son of William Alvin Welch and Mary Cutler Sewall, on 9 January 1909 in Poweshiek, Poweshiek County, Iowa.² Lelia C. Light died on 21 July 1964 in Greencastle, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80³ and is buried in Royal Palm South Cemetery, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, Florida.³

     Frank Lightbourne was the son of Alexander Harvey Lightbourne.¹ Frank Lightbourne married Florence Augusta Ord, daughter of Lewis William Ord and Sarah Harriett Jarvis, on 7 May 1893.¹

     Claude Arthur Monypenny Lillingston was born on 27 July 1861.¹ He was the son of Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston and Charlotte Jane Monypenny.¹ Claude Arthur Monypenny Lillingston was baptised on 28 August 1861 at Depford by the Rev. James I. Monypenny.¹ He married Rosa A.F. Crookshank on 18 October 1890 in Santa Barbara, California.² Claude Arthur Monypenny Lillingston died on 3 June 1925 in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 63.^3,4

     Eleanor Barbara Cecil Lillingston was born on 26 November 1887 in Clapham, London.² She was the daughter of Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston and Eleanor Lucy Coode.¹ Eleanor Barbara Cecil Lillingston was baptised on 6 January 1888 at St. James', Clapham.² Eleanor's death was registered in the quarter ending June 1972 in the Bristol registration district.³

     Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston was born circa 1837 in Ipswich, Suffolk. He married firstly Charlotte Jane Monypenny, daughter of Rev. James Isaac Monypenny of Pitmilly and Mary Blackwell Monypenny, on 5 September 1860 in Hadlow, Kent. The service was performed by the Rev. Henry Sewell, vicar of Headcorn, uncle of the bride, assited by the Rev. Edward Lillingston, incumbent of St. George's, Brimingham and uncle of the bridegroom.^1,2 In 1886 he was one of the executors of Rev. Henry Doyle Sewell's estate. Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston married secondly Eleanor Lucy Coode, daughter of Sir John Coode K.C.M.G. and Jane Dod Price, on 20 July 1886 in St. John's, Paddington, London, the celebration being performed by the Rev. James Fleming, B.D., Canon of York Cathedral, and Vicar of St Michael's, Chester Square, London, assisted by the Rev. Sir Emalius Bayley, Bart., the Vicar.³ Rev. Frederick Arthur Cecil Lillingston died on 17 November 1908 in Bristol.⁴

     Dr. Bela Lincoln married Hannah Quincy, daughter of Josiah /1 Quincy and Hannah Sturgis, on 1 May 1760.²

     Sarah Lambert Lincoln was born on 31 March 1858 in Maine.^2,3 She appears on the census of 1880 where she is listed by her aunt, Lucy H. Blair, as being at sea with her sister, Mary E. Lincoln and her brother William P. Lincoln, who is a ship master (at the age of 36). The only one at home with the aunt is Celia E. Lincoln (aged 27.)⁴ She married Capt. Joseph Ellis Sewall, son of Colonel Frederic Dummer Sewall and Evelina Hill Gove, on 21 June 1882 in Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.¹ Sarah Lambert Lincoln and Capt. Joseph Ellis Sewall appear on the census of 1910 at Bath, Maine; listed as a boarder with them is a Celia E. Lincoln, born ca. 1854 in Maine.² Sarah Lambert Lincoln died on 2 March 1923 at the age of 64.³ She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Bath, Sagadahoc County, Maine.³

     Christina Lindblom married Holsen Wedlund.¹

     Harry Herman Linde was born on 2 April 1880 in St. Louis, Missouri.³ He was the son of R.A. Linde. Harry Herman Linde married firstly Nannie Sewall, daughter of John Albert Sewall and Nannie E. Doles, in 1903.¹