The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-14
IN Port Burwel on Lake IGrit), thought
tn be descended from Mnior lewis Bur.

| CeStOr of the Canadn B,irwclls left
| Ntrgnin in l72i His name was John.
| His brother. James, was q British Of
| flcer wounded at the Siege OF York
| town. moved to Canada IN 1855 The
! f3urwells OF Canada are descended from,
him After the Revolutionary War lie
| was rewarded by n large grant of land
/ near Lake Eric. His great grandson.
I.eolidas was u member OF the Canada
| Parliament.
Major Lewis Burwcll Fairfield,
| Gloucester county. Va. born about 1879
| died November Il? 1858. married Lucy
Higginson. daughter OF Captain IIig-
ginson. died November &c. 1875. Issue:
| tthcre is only record of one som
Major. the Hon Lewis (s) Burwell.
Mrs Lucy fIigginson Rurwcll mar
| ried. second, Colonel William Barnard
third, Philip 1.udwell.
| Major the Hon. Lewis CD Burwell.
! Queens Creek York county Va. AT :
| forwards of Fairfield. Born Gun
/ KNOWN; died (unknown). Married
Abigail Smith. Born, 1889; died, Novem-
Der IL. 1872. Issue:
| +. Lewis (s). died September l6, 1896.
2. Bacon ca.
g. Jane CD.
4. Nathaniel (s) died l7.l.
5. Lewis ca, born 1854; died l74i.
6. James ca, born, 1859; died Ills.
Z. Joanna (2).
s. Elizabeth cay.
.. Lucy (s).
10. Martha 90.
Marriages.:
4. Nathaniel (s). married Elizabeth
Carter.
5. Lewis ca. married Ar
instead.
s. Elizabeth ca, married Benjamin
Harrison OF berkeley. Va
10. Martha 90, married II. Ar
instead.
Major, the Hon. Lewis (2) Burwell.
married second, Mrs. Martha Lear Cole.
Issue. Several children, names, etc. un-
known.
Nathaniel (3) Burwell (No. - left
large landed estates in Virginia and
England. He Is buried at Carter's
Creek. His wife. Elizabeth, was u
daughter OF Robt Carter (Ning Carter).
ried second. Hon. Robert Carter Mich
olas. Treasurer Of Virginia Colony.
James (s) mo 81 was Burgess from
York county in Ills. He is buried at
queens Creek
Elizabeth CD mo. 81 was the ances-
tress of the two Presidents. William
II. Harrison and BENJAMIN Harrison.
Issue of Major Nathaniel Burwell
and Elizabeth Carter:
l. Lewis 90. born ITO; died 1852.
9 Carter ca.
3. elizabeth (D.
4. Robert Carter (4).
Marriages. etc: Lewis (D (No. ID
married Mary Willis. residence. The
Grove" Gloucester county Va. He was
educated ct Cambridge, England and
was president of the Virginia colony.
Mrs B. MARY Willis was the daugh-
ter of Colonel Francis and Ann Willis;
residence. Gloucester county, Va Lewis
Burwell was also burgess from Glou-
cester county in 1886.
Carter 90 (No p, of THE Grove"
was a student of William and Mary in
1920 Married Lucy, daughter of Hon
John and Lucy Ludwell Grymes. of
Branden. Middlcsex county, Va.
Elizabeth ca mo. 81 married Hon.
WILLIAM Nelson. president of the Coun-
Gil and builder of the famous old Nell
son House, near Yorktown. The pic
walls of the house, Is now in the pos
session of MR. Corbin Mercer, of Rich
mond. 49,
Robert Carter 20. no ~ was stu
dent of William and Mary; died in Isle
OF Wight county.
Issue of Lewis Burwell and ------
Arn,istead:
1. Lewis a., born 1915; died 1879.
9. Armistead G). born l71S: died
1854.
Marriag gees, etc:
Lewis (4) (No II resided at Kings
Mills, twelve miles from Williamsburg;
married Frances Thacker, daughter of
Edwin and Elizabeth Thacker. He was
appointed by Governor Gooch naval
officer of the district of the Upper
James River.
Armistead a. tNo. y resided at
Stoncland Mecklenburg county; mar
ried Christian Blair, daughter of the
Hon. John Blair and a cousin of COM
mssary Blair.
(Note.--John Blair was nephew of
Commissary Blair (see Virginia His
torical Society VoSlme w. October,
M. D., brother OF James Blair. D. D.,
died 1885, left Issue: /. John, born 1856:
died November. 1771; president. of
Council. acting Governor L76S: married
Mary, daughter of Rev. John Monro.
and had issue: " Christian, born 1870;
died January 2, 1884. who married Col
one Armistcad Burwell, Of Stoneland)
Issue of James Burwell (3), and ----
l. Nathaniel Bacon ca.
tNathanleI Bacon NNO. I),&lS supposed
to be the father of Nathaniel Bnrwell,
! the medalist OF philosophy at William
and Mary. 1872.
Issue OF (PresidenD Lewis Burwell
"a and Mary Willis:
j. Lewis (5).
Q. Rebecca (5).
8. ---(5). a daughter.
a. Nathaniel go.
Lewis CD (No. y was at William
and Mary in 1857.
Rebecca 90 (No. % married Colonel
Jaqueln Amber; she was noted
beauty
Issue of Carter Burwell (4) and Lucy
Grymes
/. Nathaniel (5).
2. Carter (5).
3. Mary (5).
Nathaniel (5) (No. 1, the first men
toned of the Clarke county Burwells'D
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