Tom, Thanks for the input! Dr. Marvil's book doesn't say too much about Captain Kendall M. Lewis (1772-1862); here is what it does say: "Captain Lewis built the first dock at Bethel and sailed many ships in the Nanticoke. One of his ships was the SAILOR which is mentioned in another part of this book. Captain Lewis was the father of H. Clay Lewis of Laurel, and the grandfather of Dr. Warren Lewis of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the inventor of Lewisite gas in World War I." In the section on the SAILOR, it says: "In 1840 Kendall Lewis laid out twelve lots on site of present town (Lewisville) which is now called Bethel, (Biblical name for sailor's retreat). Kendall Lewis also built a wharf on the shore of Broad Creek, probably at the site of Lewisville Marine Railway shipyard." There is also an image of a portrait of Captain Lewis in the book. Although Lewis died 27 years before the first Bethel Rams were built in 1889, he can certainly be considered their granddaddy! Andrew In a message dated 8/18/2012 8:58:08 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, rgcs5106@comcast.net writes: Good evening All; I have read with great interest the exchange on the subject of the rams that were built in Bethel Delaware. Bethel was indeed called Lewisville. From the research that I have done, Kendall Major Lewis was the gentleman that founded the town by investing and beginning the shipbuilding that made the Nanticoke Famous. Mr. Lewis was from the family of Lewis' that lived in Hurley's Neck in Dorchester County. According to what I have found in my research, Kendall Lewis was not of age when his father Levin Lewis passed. His older brothers one of which was James Kendall Lewis who built the brick home in Vienna told him that if he did their bidding, when he become of age they would give him his portion of their fathers estate. Well the time came and Kendall asked for his portion of what he was entitled to and he was denied his inheritance. Kendall went from Dorchester County to Georgetown just outside of Washington D.C. Long story short, he married into a wealthy family became a Captain owning several vessels plying the Bay and the coastal waters. As you well know the rest of the story Kendall ended up in the area of Bethel still sailing and owning several vessels and started the shipbuilding that made Lewisville a.k.a. Bethel famous. On a side note, I posted asking for some information on the family of Walter Abner Gibbs from the Wilmington Delaware area. I am looking for descendants of his that may be able to help me in the research that I am doing on his trap (furbearing animal) research, development, manufacturing. Mr. Gibbs' company was sold to the Animal Trap Company in Litiz PA. I wonder if Mr. Gibbs' son William was part of this process as I have also found but need to get and copy several photos of Animal Trap Company personnel in the Griffiths Neck/Bestpitch Ferry area of Dorchester County and was told that they too did research and development of traps on those marshes. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Tom Reid's Grove Country Store Tom Bradshaw 5106 Rhodesdale Vienna Road Rhodesdale, Maryland 21659 410-943-1212 Home 410-463-4366 Cell Email rgcs5106@comcast.net *************************************** QUESTIONS about POSTING GUIDELINES, SUBSCRIBING or UNSUBSCRIBING? Visit The Lower DelMarVa Roots Mailing List FAQ: http://www.tyaskin.com/handley/ldrfaq.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There may be an error in this narrative, concerning the name of one of the developers of the chemical warfare agent, lewisite gas. I certainly hope so. Liz J On 18 August 2012 23:15, <ARHGenealogy@aol.com> wrote: > Tom, > > > Thanks for the input! > > > Dr. Marvil's book doesn't say too much about Captain Kendall M. Lewis > (1772-1862); here is what it does say: > > "Captain Lewis built the first dock at Bethel and sailed many ships in the > Nanticoke. One of his ships was the SAILOR which is mentioned in another > part of this book. Captain Lewis was the father of H. Clay Lewis of > Laurel, > and the grandfather of Dr. Warren Lewis of Massachusetts Institute of > Technology, the inventor of Lewisite gas in World War I." > > In the section on the SAILOR, it says: "In 1840 Kendall Lewis laid out > twelve lots on site of present town (Lewisville) which is now called > Bethel, > (Biblical name for sailor's retreat). Kendall Lewis also built a wharf on > the shore of Broad Creek, probably at the site of Lewisville Marine Railway > shipyard." > > There is also an image of a portrait of Captain Lewis in the book. > > Although Lewis died 27 years before the first Bethel Rams were built in > 1889, he can certainly be considered their granddaddy! > > Andrew >