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

AND SOME OF HIS DESCENDANTS. 3 A w
with General Washington, was suspected by General Gage,
had his house and papers searched, and was ordered to
leave, which he did. Was chaplain in the army during the
Revolution; Justice of the Peace; Representative in the Mas-
sachusetts Legislature, 1784 to 1790, 1794, 1795; and delegate
to ratify the constitution of the U. S. in 1788. He lived on
the John Lewis place, Boston street, Lynn. Children: (1)
Dorothy, b. Apr. 25, 1749, in Stoneham;m. Jonas Walsh. (2)
John, b. July 17, 1751, in Stoneham. (3) Lewis, b. Oct. 31,
1753, in Stoneham; d. Aug. 1, 1799, in Demarara, W. I. (4)
Thomas, b. July 12, 1755, in Stoneham; d. Aug. 5, 1755, in
Stoneham. (5) Thomas, b. Oct. 11, 1756, in Stoneham. (6)
Burrill, b. July 24, 1761, in Rehoboth. (7) Edward, b. Feb.
12, 1765, in Rehoboth. (8) Joseph. (9) Mary; m. Rev.
Benj. Wadsworth, b. in Milton, July 29, 1750 (second wife).
He d. Jan. 28, 1826. Her will was recorded in Suffolk
County, May 6, 1845.
92. Lois, b. July 17, 1722; d. Nov. 7, 1750; m. May 7, 1750, in Bos-
ton, Capt. Richard Mower, jr. He d. before March 1, 1761.
Their daughter Sarah died Oct. 30, 1750, aged 7 days (g. s.),
a premature birth, that probably caused the mother's death.
See Henchman tomb in Western Burying Ground.
93. JOHN, b. Nov. 7, 1724.
56 James Lewis, born Nov. 14, 1695, at Swansea;
received by his father's will the farm in Swansea, consisting
of about 140 acres. On May 8, 1723, he conveyed to
his brother Samuel 60 acres in Metapoiset (Bristol County
Deeds, Vol. 16, f. 336), and on June 25, 1725, he conveyed
to his brother Timothy, a house, barn, outhousing, and 80
acres of land in Swansea (Bristol County Deeds, Vol. 16,
f. 337). He was executor of his mother's will, Nov. 29,
1731, and was then of Rehoboth. On June 7, 1742,
Hannah Lewis of Greenwich, Providence Co., R. 1., widow
of James Lewis, for X1000, conveyed to Nathan Pierce of
Warwick, 100 acres of Oak swamp in Rehoboth (Bristol
County Deeds, Vol. 31, f. 74).
57 Timothy Lewis, was born in Swansea, Feb. 23,
1697-8. He received by his father's will one-half of his
farm, with the dwelling house, it being the southern end
of the farm formerly purchased of Ephraim Pearce, and
June 25, 1725, he bought of his brother James 80 acres of
land in Swansea, with the buildings thereon.