LEWES, James "Lieutenant"

  General Notes:

On 31 Oct 1655 James married Sarah Lane, daughter of George Lane (ca 16 13-4 Jun 1689) & Sarah Harris (ca 1624-26 Mar 1694/5), at Barnstable, MA .3,8 Born ca 1637/8 at Hingham, MA. Baptized in Mar 1637/8 at Hingham, M A. Sarah died at Barnstable, MA, on 17 Mar 1698. Buried in Lothrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable.

James, selectman of Barnstable in 1660

Their Children:

John born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 29 October 1656. John died 5 N ovember 1715 at 59 years of age. He married Hannah Lincoln daughter of D aniel Lincoln on 17 November 1682.

In the Register vol v, page 263, there is a certificate signed by 60 or 70 of the first citizens of Hingham and the Reverend Nathan Hall and wi fe, Feb 7, 1708-09, testifying to the good character of Mahitable Warren of Plymouth "a woman of great affliction by many distempers of body" un justly accused of witchcraft. John and Hannah were among these signers. John died Oct.30, 1715. Hannah died 6 days later, Nov. 5, 1715.

Samuel born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 10 April 1659. Samuel died De cember 1726 at 67 years of age. He married Prudence Leonard 10 December 1690.

Sarah born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 4 March 1661. Sarah died 30 Ja nuary 1731/1732 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, at 70 years of age. She marrie d first Thomas Lincoln 6 January 1684. She married second Robert Waterma n 20 February 1698/1699 in Hingham, Mass.

James born 3 June1664. James died 18 June 1748 at 84 years of age. He m arried Elizabeth Lothrop November 1698.

Susanna born 1666 married Lazarus Beal 2/18/1690;

Ebenezer born born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 20 December 1666. Eben ezer died 9 January 1759 in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, at 92 years of a ge. He married three times. He married Rebecca Sturgis. He married Desir e Parker. He married Anna Lothrop 1 April 1691 in Barnstable, MA.


Mary born in Hingham, Plymouth, MA 1670. Mary died 10 July 1721 at 51 y ears of age. She married Benjamin Lincoln 17 January 1694/1695.

George born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 1672. George died November 17 69 at 97 years of age. He married Alice Crocker 14 June 1711.

Hannah born Barnstable, Barnstable, MA 1674. Hannah died 25 April 1734 in Truro, Barnstable, MA, at 59 years of age. She married Jedediah Lomba rd 8 November 1699

Joseph born in Barnstable, Barnstable, MA July 1676. Joseph died 22 Aug ust 1767 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, at 91 years of age. He married twice. He married Elizabeth (Dixon) Vickery 16 July 1618. Elizabeth was born a bout 1680 in Hull, MA. Elizabeth was the daughter of George Vickery and Lucy. Elizabeth died 1 September 1736 in Hingham, Plymouth, MA, at 56 ye ars of age. He married Sarah Marsh 3 February 1703.




Mayflower Increasings pg 55: Benjamin Eaton m 2nd, 3/11/1728/9, Hingham , Susanna (LEWIS) Beal (dau of James Lewis & Sarah Lane) bc 4/1669, poss Barnstable, d 4/13/1739 Kingston "ae 70 (the same month she died)" (Sus anna m 1st 2/18/1689/90, Barnstable, Lazarus Beal)

Pioneers MA pg 277: LANE, LAINE, LANNE, LAND, William, Dorchester, prop r 1637. Wife Agnes memb chh about 1637. Ch George ae 22 came as a servan t to Angel Hollard in 1634-5, with "kinswoman" [sister] Sarah ae 18; she m Nathaniel Baker Jr.; Annis or Avith m Thomas Lincoln the cooper; Mary m Joseph Long; Elizabeth m thomas Rider; andrew. Will prob 7/6/1654; ho use to son-in-law Thomas Rider & my dau Elizabeth, his wife; dau Mary Lo ng; sons George & andrew Lane & Thomas Linckhorne & Nathaniel Baker, all of Hingham; faithful servant, Freedome Kingley; loving bro Joseph Farnw orth & John Wiswell, exec. [Reg V 304].

Gen Reg of the First Settlers of NE: LANE, ANDREW, Hingham 1635, perhap s went to Portsmouth, where Andrew Lane purchased in 1650, houses, &c. v alued at Ð1000 sterling. Lincoln, Hist Hingham, 43. WILLIAM, Boston 16 51, freeman 1657, had sons Samuel and John b in 1651 and 1653. Henry Lan e d at Boston in 1690.

Gen Dictionary of NE CD#169: Genealogical Dictionary of New England: LA NE GEORGE, Hingham 1635, br. of Andrew, b. in Eng. by w. Sarah had Sara h, bapt. Mar. 1638; Hannah, 24 Feb. 1639; Josiah, 23 May 1641; Susanna, 23 June 1644; John; Eliz.; Ebenezer, bapt. 25 Aug. 1650; Mary, b. 11, ba pt. 17 Apr. 1653; and Peter, 23, bapt. 27 July 1656; freem. 1672, d. 4 J une 1689. His wid. d. 26 Mar. 1696. Sarah m. 31 Oct; 1655, James Lewis o f Barnstable; Hannah m. Dec. 1665, Thomas Humphrey of Dover; Susanna m. 23 Dec. 1665, William Roberts; Eliz. m. Walter Pore; and Mary m. an Elli s.

James Lewis 1713 - October 4
Sarah Lewis(wife of James) 1697/8 - March 17
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