Michael, Please excuse this novice attempt to learn more about my Lewis (Lewes?)ancestry. Your messages on rootsweb.com have always been intriguing and most informative to me. I have never thought there might be any remote connection with my line, but have always enjoyed your postings. Your response to Robert K Lewis shown below piqued my interest, however. In 1990, I visited Lewes, Sussex, UK on the way from a Conference in Eastbourne by train to London. Unfortunately, this was many years before I started working on my possible ancestry. Before my DNA tests, I thought our people came from Wales, but since my tests show that the origins were much more likely to have been from southern England, I have renewed my interest in Lewes. Sadly, my EKA is Robert N Lewis, my ggfather, b. in VA, USA in 1798, and died in TN, USA in 1859. Although I cannot document it, my earliest relatives were told that their VA Lewises came from Massachusetts, perhaps through New York. I know it is impossible for me to make any connection anywhere with so little to go on, but wanted to write you to see if you had anything that might help or at least, if for nothing else, to say thanks for your most thoughtful and learned postings. William L Lewis Wake Forest, NC. USA (formerly of TN) In a message dated 4/1/2009 11:43:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, massmsx@gmail.com writes: On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 1:29 PM, <rlewis56@att.net> wrote: > I'm looking for information of William Lewis, born 4 April 1561, London?. Married Felix 7 February 1613, and they emmigrated with their son, William, to Boston, on the ship Lyon in 1632. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Robert K. Lewis, Jr. (6 or 7 grand-nephew). Hello Robert: It just happens that I have been researching this Lewes line for the past couple of weeks. It has been widely suggested that this William Lewis was descended from a Lewis family from Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales. This turns out not to be the case. There is no evidence to support the claim that this William Lewis was born of a family from Wales. In fact, the William Lewes who travelled to America on the Lyon in 1632 was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, into a Lewes family from Stoke-by-Nayland, Suffolk, from which William Lewis of Roxbury, Massachusetts and Edmond Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts originated. This family can be traced in parish records to 1537, with Edmond Lewes as the patriarch. They are undoubtedly of Sussex origin, from the town of Lewes, Sussex, and may have been known as "de Lewes in the 13th through 15th Centuries. I'm still compiling considerable research into parish records of the Stour River Valley in Suffolk. I will post more detailed family history of this line soon. Michael Alan Lewes 11th generation lineal male descendant of Edmond Lewes of Lynn ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEWIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003)

I have a william lewis in Stokes NC  married to Betsy   His father was William from ? Virginia around 1776  Any connections going back    Kathy ________________________________ From: "Wlewis37@aol.com" <Wlewis37@aol.com> To: lewis@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2009 7:09:45 AM Subject: Re: [LEWIS] William Lewis 1561-? Michael, Please excuse this novice attempt to learn more about my Lewis  (Lewes?)ancestry.  Your messages on rootsweb.com have always been  intriguing and most informative to me.  I have never thought there might be  any remote connection with my line, but have always enjoyed your postings. Your response to Robert K Lewis shown below piqued my interest,  however.  In 1990, I visited Lewes, Sussex, UK on the way from a  Conference in Eastbourne by train to London.  Unfortunately, this was  many years before I started working on my possible ancestry.  Before my DNA tests, I thought our people came from Wales, but since my  tests show that the origins were much more likely to have been from southern  England, I have renewed my interest in Lewes.  Sadly, my EKA is Robert N  Lewis, my ggfather, b. in VA, USA in 1798, and died in TN, USA in  1859.  Although I cannot document it, my earliest relatives were told that  their VA Lewises came from Massachusetts, perhaps through New York.  I know it is impossible for me to make any connection anywhere  with so little to go on, but wanted to write you to see if you had anything that  might help or at least, if for nothing else, to say thanks for your most  thoughtful and learned postings.  William L Lewis Wake Forest, NC. USA (formerly of TN) In a message dated 4/1/2009 11:43:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  massmsx@gmail.com writes: On Wed,  Apr 1, 2009 at 1:29 PM,  <rlewis56@att.net> wrote: > I'm  looking for information of William Lewis, born 4 April 1561, London?. Married  Felix 7 February 1613, and they emmigrated with their son, William, to Boston,  on the ship Lyon in 1632. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Robert  K. Lewis, Jr. (6 or 7 grand-nephew). Hello Robert: It just  happens that I have been researching this Lewes line for the past couple of  weeks. It has been widely suggested that this William Lewis was  descended from a Lewis family from Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales. This turns  out not to be the case. There is no evidence to support the claim that  this William Lewis was born of a family from Wales. In fact, the  William Lewes who travelled to America on the Lyon in 1632 was born in  Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, into a Lewes family from Stoke-by-Nayland,  Suffolk, from which William Lewis of Roxbury, Massachusetts and Edmond  Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts originated. This family can be traced in  parish records to 1537, with Edmond Lewes as the patriarch. They are  undoubtedly of Sussex origin, from the town of Lewes, Sussex, and may have  been known as "de Lewes in the 13th through 15th Centuries. I'm  still compiling considerable research into parish records of the Stour  River Valley in Suffolk. I will post more detailed family history of this  line soon. Michael Alan Lewes 11th generation lineal male descendant  of Edmond Lewes of Lynn ------------------------------- To  unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEWIS-request@rootsweb.com  with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of  the message **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a recession. (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEWIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Robert: I'm pleased to make your acquaintance. Unfortunately, I don't have much information on the Virginia Lewis lines, as I discovered early on that they migrated later and from a different area than my Edmond Lewes line. However, there are some Roberts in my line line from Lynn, so your family history could be accurate. I don't have much information on Lewis's who left Massachusetts, but I'll keep this in mind. The Revolution scattered everyone about and introduced new ideas, people and places to the early colonial families. It's much harder to trace lineages after 1776. Best of luck in your research. Feel free to write if you have any specific questions I can help with. Michael On Sat, Apr 4, 2009 at 7:09 AM, <Wlewis37@aol.com> wrote: > > Michael, > Please excuse this novice attempt to learn more about my Lewis > (Lewes?)ancestry.  Your messages on rootsweb.com have always been  intriguing and most > informative to me.  I have never thought there might be  any remote connection > with my line, but have always enjoyed your postings. > > Your response to Robert K Lewis shown below piqued my interest,  however.  In > 1990, I visited Lewes, Sussex, UK on the way from a  Conference in Eastbourne > by train to London.  Unfortunately, this was  many years before I started > working on my possible ancestry. > > Before my DNA tests, I thought our people came from Wales, but since my > tests show that the origins were much more likely to have been from southern > England, I have renewed my interest in Lewes.  Sadly, my EKA is Robert N  Lewis, > my ggfather, b. in VA, USA in 1798, and died in TN, USA in  1859.  Although I > cannot document it, my earliest relatives were told that  their VA Lewises came > from Massachusetts, perhaps through New York. > > I know it is impossible for me to make any connection anywhere  with so > little to go on, but wanted to write you to see if you had anything that  might > help or at least, if for nothing else, to say thanks for your most  thoughtful > and learned postings. > > William L Lewis > Wake Forest, NC. USA (formerly of TN) > > > > In a message dated 4/1/2009 11:43:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > massmsx@gmail.com writes: > > On Wed,  Apr 1, 2009 at 1:29 PM,  <rlewis56@att.net> wrote: >> I'm  looking for information of William Lewis, born 4 April 1561, London?. > Married  Felix 7 February 1613, and they emmigrated with their son, William, > to Boston,  on the ship Lyon in 1632. Any help will be greatly appreciated. > Thanks. Robert  K. Lewis, Jr. (6 or 7 grand-nephew). > > Hello Robert: > > It just  happens that I have been researching this Lewes line for the > past couple of  weeks. > > It has been widely suggested that this William Lewis was  descended > from a Lewis family from Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales. This turns  out not > to be the case. There is no evidence to support the claim that  this > William Lewis was born of a family from Wales. > > In fact, the  William Lewes who travelled to America on the Lyon in > 1632 was born in  Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, into a Lewes family from > Stoke-by-Nayland,  Suffolk, from which William Lewis of Roxbury, > Massachusetts and Edmond  Lewes of Lynn, Massachusetts originated. This > family can be traced in  parish records to 1537, with Edmond Lewes as > the patriarch. They are  undoubtedly of Sussex origin, from the town of > Lewes, Sussex, and may have  been known as "de Lewes in the 13th > through 15th Centuries. > > I'm  still compiling considerable research into parish records of the > Stour  River Valley in Suffolk. I will post more detailed family > history of this  line soon. > > Michael Alan Lewes > 11th generation lineal male descendant  of Edmond Lewes of Lynn > > > ------------------------------- > To  unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LEWIS-request@rootsweb.com  with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the > body of  the message > > > **************Worried about job security? Check out the 5 safest jobs in a > recession. > (http://jobs.aol.com/gallery/growing-job-industries?ncid=emlcntuscare00000003) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LEWIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- "Let our people travel light and free on their bicycles." - Edward Abbey, Desert Solitaire