The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-11-19
Monument 10 IA Patriot;

A movement is Oh feet to remove tht
I. remains Of Johg9 Lewis, from their rest
ing place on 'Bellefontn farm, about
two miles east Of Stanton, to Gipsey
Park, in the western suburbs of the CITY
and to erect an appropriate monuu-
ment to his memory. At a meeting OF
the city council, Nov. 9rtl, 1851, it was
resolved to grant the privilege asked in
the following petition:
STAUNToN. VA. August ss, 1891.
TO the Mayor and Council of the City Of Staansto,n
GENTLEMEN: On behalf OF the descendants of
Col. John Lewis, the pioneer Of Augusta and
founder of Stanton, (now scattered throughout
the Union) the undersigned beg to request your
! honorable body to grant them suitable site in
Gypsey Hill Park where Col. Lewis remains and
those of his wife, Margaret Lynn, may be inter
red after removal from Fort Lewis on the Relic
| font estate, near Staunton. where Col. Lewis
was buried at the time of his death in 1862, and
his wife at g. little later period
1t is their purpose to erect statue of Colonel
Lewis, or q monument, simple, noble and dura-
BILE over the remains of himself ana wife, the
statue or monument to become when completed
the property OF the city and to be thereafter un-
ties
Very respectfully your obed emit servants,
John L. Peyton Mrs John b. Baldwin, Mrs.
VIM. P. Tams, Mrs George NJ Cochran, Mrs.
Richard p. Bell, Mrs. John N Hendren, Mrs.
VIM. Frazier. II. w. Cochran. r. Peyton Brown,
Mrs NJ. L. Gay, II. P. Cochran Mrs, VIM H.
Greene.
John Lewis, at his death in 1852, left
fo,,r SONS ,rio x,roro ,,ro,,, AZ,
history of their time and left, in their
services to the State and country, d
record of courage and patriotism that
will not be effaced by time. LIST, Hop.
Thomas Lewis, a delegate of the Free
holders of Augusta to the Colonial Con |
vention in IT'S; the end, Andrew Lewis,
the hero of Point Pleasant, and a Gen
eral in the. Revolutionary Army; the 3rd,
VIM. Lewis, Colonel in the army Of the 4
Revolution; the 18th, Charles Lewis, a
battle of the Point 1774, and several
daughters. General Lewis statue is
on the Washington monument in Rich
mond. and Lewis county, w. Va, was
named in honor of Charles Lewis. Lew
isburg, w. Va, was also named after the
Lewis family, and John Lewis gave the
name to Greenbrier county and Green
brier river. He had grant of 100000
acres of land covering much of the west
ern part of Virginia and portion of West
Virginia, and has descendants scattered
all through both States.
1t would be eminently appropriate |
were monument to be erected in honor
of the head of the Lewis family of revo-
lutionary fame, at the capital of the
county where he SO long lived, and |
where he died. 1t would commemorate I
a name that was associated with chival
rio achievements in the martial history
and traditions OF the old Commonwealth,
blended with social virtues and civil ats
tainments which emphasized the emf,
nent worth and character of him who
first gave it distinction in America. We
are sure there are many in the Valley,
and throughout Virginia and West Vir-
ginia, descendants of John Lewis, or in
termarried with the family, who will
deem it pleasure as well as duty to
contribute to SO appropriate and fitting
an undertaking, as the monument sug-
geSted. -