Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1889-04-20
Col. Fielding Lewis's Descendants

second-class matter.
Col. Fielding Lewis's Descendants.
The list of nsmes sent frum New Yo.k
and published all oYa7 the cuuutry, OF tbe
living Representatives If the family o.
George Washington, has occasioned grea:
deal of comment on account of its incom
pleteness, and because many of thoss men
toned are descendants o; the granddaugh
ters of Mrs. Martha Washington, the widow
Gusts, whom General Washington married
The oldest representative of the family, and
the nearest By blood to Washington, is Capt
Henry Howell Lewis, who lives in this city
He is the eldest son of Samuel Lewis, who
was the eldest grandson of Colonel Fielding
Lewis and Betty Washington, the sister ol
George.
In conversation with reporter who called
to inquire about the matter, Captain Lewis
gave the following as representatives, besides
himself and family, of that branch, which Ia
the oldest one with Washington blood In
their veins Henry Byrd Lewis, Attaway
Lewis, Mrs. Andrew Reid, nee Gwathmey,
of Baltimore Mrs Empie. nee Gwa hmey,
OF North Carolina Mr.. Robert w. Gwath
mey, OF New York Mrs e la Bassett Wash
ington, her son, Mr.. William de Hertburn
Washington. Of Chariesio8n, West Vir
einia Mrs. Cbsr!es T. Mitchell, OF Charles
town, w. Va; Robert Mcclure, formerly of
but now living in the West Miss
Minna Mcclure, of Fauquier county, Va;
Mrs. Julian Ingie, nee Mcclure, of Charles
Md, and her son three children of
the late Mrs Fi:zhugh Jones, of Fsuquier,
Va Julian Edward Icg;e ,ir., Bassett Wash
ington logic, sons ofthe Rev. Julian E. lngle,
formerly Of Baltimore, bat now OF North
Carolina, aDd Annette Lewis Rassett, Cbas.
Conrad, of New Orleans John Lewis, OF Ber-
ryvi!e. Va, Hon. Edward Parka Custis
Lewis. o! Hobaken, II. L. D. Lswis, of Aud
ley, Clarke county, Va, George Washing
ton, Of Alexandria, Virginia, and his
brother Robert Washington, of Weatmore-
land county, Virgins, Lloyd Washing
ton. Mrs. Della Claiborne Buckner, wife OF
Glenn P.rne, Mrs Irvine Key.er. Of Bstl
more, James B Warrington, Of Pi.tsburg,
Pa, Mrz Mary Byrd Dallas, of PhiladeI-
phis, and Mrs Muyat Willis, of R7ppabnn
mock county, Va.
These are all, with .he except Oh Of Mr..
Perine and Mrs. Keyser and James B W1rh-
inpton, direcs descendants of Col. Fielding
Lewis and Betty Washington, his second
wife, within certain generations. Their child
rem we're George Robert, Howell, Lawrence
and Bstty. The eldeet son Of Geo. L'wis
was SAMUEL Lewis. who was tho father Of
Henry Howell Lewis and his brother WAS the
lale DaingerGeld Lewis. Howell Lewis mai
ried Miss Pollard, of Richmond, Va, and his
living grandchildren are Mrs. Reid and Mrs.
Empie, and Robert w. Gwathmey. Robert
Lewis married Judith Brown, known as
"The Countess Brown" From one OF their
daughters, Betty, who married George W.
Bassett, descended Mrs. Ella B. Washington
and her son; Mrs. Mitchell, Mrs Buckner
Julian E. and Bassett w. Ingle, and from
Judith. who married Robert Mcclure, Mrs.
Ingle and the McGuires. Lawrence Lewis
married Nellie Gusts, the granddaughter Of
Mrs. Martha Washington, who was sister
OF George Washington Parke Gusts, Mrs. NJ
p. Peter, E. P. Law and Eleanor P. Lewis
The three children of Lawrence and Nellie
Lewis were Angela, married to Charles NJ.
Conrad, whose son is Charles Conrad; Fran.
ces, who married Gen. Butler, of Louisiana
Lorenzo, who married Esther Cox, of Phila-
deIphia. From the last two are descended
John, Edward P. Q. and II. L. D. Lewis.
Samuel Lewis had sister Mary, who mar.
riyd Col. B. G. Willis, of fredericksburg
and whose children are Mrs. Dallas and
Murat Willis.
William Augustine Washington, nephew
ofGeorge, married Sarah Tayloe, of Mt. Airy
Their children were George Corbin and Sal.
ly Tayloe. The latter married another
Washington, and their sous are Robert and
LLOYD Washington. George Corbin Wash
ington married Eliza Ridgely Beall, of Dun
barton, whose only son was Lewis Washing
ton. He married first Miss Barroll, and bis
children BY her are Mrs. Perine, Mrs. Key
ser and James B. Washington. His second
wife was Ella Bassett, and his son by her
William de Hertburn Washington, unites
two branches of the family.
The children OF Col. John Augustine Wash
lngton, formerly owner of Mount Vernon
who was aide to Gen. Robert E. Lee, and
who was killed at Cheat Mountain, W. Va.
are also of the family They are Louisa
Fontaips Chew and family, Jane Charlotte
Willis and family, George Washington and
family, Eliza Seldeu Washington, of Charles
town, W. Va; Lawrence Washington and
family, of Marshall, FauquIer county. Va;
Apna Maria Tucker and family, of Nor.
folk, Va. Other members are Miss Eu-
genie Washington, of Washington, D c.
and Thornton a. Washington, OF Washing.
ton, D. @.
Can't. Henry Howell Lewis is about sew
enty years old, of massive build, of tall and
commanding appearance, and his profile
except where it is covered By long, white
mustaohe, is the counterpart of Washing
TOMS. according to the best portraits. he is
surrounded in his dwelling by relics of the
Washington, Lewis. Taylos and Lee fami,
lies. Among them are copies of the por-
traits of Col. Fielding Lewis and Betty
Washington, the originals of which are at
"Marmion,n n in King George county, Va
Col. Lewis was the son of John Lewis and
Elizabeth Warner. He married frat bis
cousin, Catherine Washington, daughter O.
Iohn Washington. and second, another