Edmund Lewis, of Lynn, Massachusetts, and some of his descendants

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30 EDMUND LEWIS OF LYNN 84. ELIZABETH, b. May 6, 1744; m. Nov. 27, 1766, Timothy Johnson. 3rd church records say m. Jan. 12, 1767. Had: Nathaniel Lewis, b. Oct. 18, 1774. 85. AMOS, b. Sept. 26, 1746. 86. THOMAS, b. Sept. 14, 1748; d. Jan., 1749. 87. THOMAS, b. Nov. 1, 1750. 88. NATHANIEL, b. Nov. 14, 1751. 43 John Lewis, born in Lynn, Aug. 2, 1687. He was an innholder succeeding his father and grandfather. Later he became a tanner and owned a tannery on the Boston road. He was elected deacon for life in the 3d church in 1757. He owned about the last slave, owned in Lynn, and to whom he gave his freedom. The slave was brought from Africa when a boy. John Lewis died in 1778 at the ripe age of 91 years. Alonzo Lewis says he died 1775, aged 92 years, whereas, he was alive in 1778. (History of Lynn, 2d Edition, p. 215.) In 1720 he kept the grammar school. (History of Lynn, 2d Ed. p. 196.) The next year he opened a tannery, for Dec. 21, 1721, Theophilus Burrill of Lynn, tanner, conveys to John Lewis " my tan house and tan yard and 26 poles of land near said Lewis' dwelling house, beam house, mill stone, horse, cart, 2 sleds, 1/3 of Malt house given me by my Father." (Essex Co. Deeds, Vol. 38, f. 278.) He bought considerable land that had formerly belonged to his wife's father Samuel Burrill, and her grandfather John Burrill, and about 1747 he retired from the tannery business, as May 12, 1747 he is "John Lewis, Gentleman," in a deed to John Lewis, jr., schoolmaster (his son) of a dwelling house, barn, several out buildings, and one-half acre of land in the body of Lynn, late in the possession of Joshua and Lydia Ward of Salem, and conveyed by them to John Lewis (Essex Deeds, Vol. 44 f. 49), late enjoyed by Col. Burrill deceased and conveyed to said Lydia, by said Burrill in his will. (Essex Co. Deeds, Vol. 101, f. 89.) There are over 30 deeds on record bearing his name. His father Thomas gave him one-half his house, bam, outhousing and lands, two weeks before his death, and left him the other half if he would pay his debts, care for his widow, etc.; which he declined, but the
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LEWIS INDEX. 153 Augusta (446), 69.
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Ellen Jane (1081), 135. Ellen Levec
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LEWIS INDEX. 161 Sarah Jane (524),
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INDEX OF SURNAMES OF OTHERS THAN LE
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INDEX OF SUKNAMES. 173 Mary Hopkins
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