Individual Details
Col. Fielding Lewis
(1725 - )
The first Fielding Lewis, married (1) in 1746, Catherine Washington, daughter of John & Catherine Whiting Washington. He married (2) in 1750 to Catherine's first cousin, Betty Washington, daughter of Augustine Washington and Mary Ball. Fielding lived first in Gloucester, then at "Pine Grove" in Stafford County, and at "Kenmore" in Fredericksburg. He was an officer in the Revolution and manufactured arms, sacrificing thousands of dollars of his personal fortune for which he was never repaid and he died insolvent. Kenmore was sold to pay his debts.
There was only one surviving child of the first - John Lewis, who was married 5 times.
Events
| Birth | 1725 |  | |||
| Marriage | 1746 | Catherine Washington | |
Families
| Spouse | Catherine Washington ( - ) |
| Child | John Lewis (1747 - 1825) |
| Father | John Lewis III (1702 - ) |
| Mother | Frances Fielding ( - ) |
Endnotes
1. Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson [1847-1926], Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin; Compiled from Family Papers and Reliable Sources (Reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., Baltimore 1984; Originally published Richmond VA 1938 by Sarah Anderson Gordon), p. 30 "Col. Fielding Lewis".
2. Sarah Travers Lewis (Scott) Anderson [1847-1926], Lewises, Meriwethers and Their Kin; Compiled from Family Papers and Reliable Sources (Reprint by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc., Baltimore 1984; Originally published Richmond VA 1938 by Sarah Anderson Gordon), p. 30 "Col. Fielding Lewis".