1 (July 1902): 9. The correspondence reveals Washington’s high standards and expectations for his subordinates, as well as Lewis’s struggle to live up to those standards.

Thank-you for this blog. I am John Fielding Lewis, Jr., President General of the Lewis Family Descendants. As manager, Lewis’s responsibilities included supervising the management of each of the five separate farms on the Mount Vernon Estate, as well as supervising the five overseers in charge of their separate farms. Younger siblings: Samuel Washington (16.11.1734 - 26.09.1781), Charles Washington (02.05.1738 - 16.09.1799). Betty was born on 20.06.1733 as 2nd child to parents Augustine Washington (12.11.1694 - 12.04.1743) and Mary Ball (30.11.1708 - 26.08.1789) She was born in Westmoreland County. His mother blamed his struggle for solvency on his father’s early death.

Kenmore and the Lewises. Fielding 5 Lewis and Elizabeth Washington include: 15. i. Betty 6 Lewis, born 23 Feb 1765 at Fredericksburg, VA; married Charles Carter. Washington’s will left Lewis 1/23 of his residual estate, including 1,531 acres on the Kanawha River in what is now Kanawha County, West Virginia. Mount Vernon is owned and maintained in trust for the people of the United States by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union, a private, non-profit organization. After resigning from his post at Mount Vernon for financial reasons, Lewis managed his own land holdings in Virginia until he passed away in 1822. Build your family tree online ; Share photos and videos ; Smart Matching™ technology ; Free!

The patriarch of the Virginia Lewises came in 1635 on a ship called the "Blessing." © 2020 Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association. 7. Related Projects. [Fascimile of Letter] FC-1128, “Howell Lewis to George Washington, 24 April 1792,” George Washington Foundation Archives, Virginia, AI: PH/TS/FC Binder, Winchester. 11, No. All Rights Reserved. Robert, Wellford, “A Diary Kept by Dr. Robert Wellford, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, during the March of the Virginia Troops to Fort Pitt (Pittsburg) to Suppress the Whiskey Insurrection in 1794,” William and Mary Quarterly, Vol. Lewis was born on December 12, 1771, in Culpepper County, Virginia, the youngest in a family of fourteen children. Her father died on 12.04.1743. Fielding Lewis’s support for the Patriot cause damaged the family’s finances, and his wife and children, including Howell, would struggle with money throughout their lives. Betty was born on 20.06.1733 as 2nd child to parents Augustine Washington (12.11.1694 - 12.04.1743) and Mary Ball (30.11.1708 - 26.08.1789) Lewis informed Washington that he planned to sell some of his inherited slaves and “move with the small remains of my fortune which are but a few negroes, the next spring with my Brother George to Kentuckey, & there try if I can make something, or at least have it in my power to look after my lands which I have in That Country.” Lewis thanked his uncle for his employment, and closed his letter with the statement that his time working for Washington “made an impression on my mind which, I trust time itself cannot obliterate.”7. In July 1793, he accepted Washington’s offer of the position of manager at Mount Vernon for the same yearly salary, after the former manager, Anthony Whiting, passed away. For example, after rebuking him in a letter for being unclear in his response to Washington’s questions, the president softened his criticism by stating: I mention these matters not with a view to find fault, but to shew you the advantages of correctness; and, as you are a young man just advancing into life & business, to impress you with the propriety & importance of giving attention, and doing whatever you undertake well.6, On April 19, 1794, Lewis offered his resignation from his position as manager due to monetary reasons. Historical records and family trees related to Fielding Lewis. Howell and Ellen Lewis spent several days with George and Martha Washington at Mount Vernon in early December 1799. Reply Delete. Washington confided in a letter to his friend Charles Carter: I was in no real want even of Howell Lewis, but understanding that he was spending his time rather idly, and at the same time very slenderly provided for by his father, I thought . .

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Patriots - Daughters of the American Revolution ; Commander-in-Chief Guards; American Revolutionary War soldiers ; Edit Edit profile photo . 6. One source names him as a volunteer in the army sent to western Pennsylvania in October of 1794 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion.8 On September 26, 1795, Lewis married Ellen Hackley Pollard in Richmond, Virginia. Betty was 9 years old then. Email This BlogThis! Replies. Washington-Lewis Family Research at 4:56:00 PM.

He moved himself and his family to these western lands in 1812, and remained there until his death in 1822.

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Monica, So excited to be able to read about your research! His father, Fielding Lewis, Sr., was a prominent merchant and planter in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Our Lewis family meets, in Virginia, for a Heritage Weekend each summer. “From George Washington to Howell Lewis, 18 August 1793,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-13-02-0322. We cordially invite you to apply, if you think you are eligible. All Rights Reserved. Matthew Goetz George Washington University. Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association.

. Our Lewis family meets, in Virginia, for a Heritage Weekend each summer. If you are interested in joining us as a documented, lineage member, the process for membership is discussed on this website. Her father died on 12.04.1743. Half siblings: Butler Washington (1716 - 1716), Lawrence Washington (1718 - 1752), Augustine Washington Jr. (1720 - 1762), Jane Washington (1722 - 1735).

When Lewis was still a small child, his father became dedicated to the emerging cause of the American Revolution and used his considerable fortune to support the war effort, including funding an armory for the Continental Army. From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. “To George Washington from Howell Lewis, 19 April 1794,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-15-02-0484.

She was born in Westmoreland County. Despite the family’s debts, when Fielding died in 1781, ten-year-old Howell inherited seventeen slaves and 15,000 acres of land in Kentucky.1, As a child, Howell Lewis received an education with his siblings at the Fredericksburg Academy. “Howell Lewis,” The George Washington Foundation, accessed October 8, 2018. http://www.kenmore.org/collections/portraits/howell_lewis.html. We don't accept government funding and rely upon private contributions to help preserve George Washington's home and legacy.

A list of Qualifying Ancestors is on this website. I hope you are reading this because you are interested in the Lewis family, or, you are already a documented lineage member.

Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen". She died on 31.03.1797 as 63 years old in Culpeper. In the early 1790s, Lewis briefly served as President Washington’s personal secretary and manager of Mount Vernon. In his letters, Washington routinely chided Lewis for failing to adequately answer all of his inquiries concerning his estate, but usually tempered his criticisms with kindness.

Some historians claim that the Welsh Lewis family descended from the French line of monarchs (Louis). The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only. Howell Lewis was George Washington’s nephew and second cousin to Meriwether Lewis of the famed Lewis and Clark expedition. “From George Washington to Charles Carter of Ludlow, 19 May 1792,” Founders Online, National Archives, last modified June 13, 2018. http://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/05-10-02-0258. Howell immediately accepted the offer, and responded to Washington: “I consider myself extremely favored by your proposal,” although he admitted that “I lament I have not been more attentive to the improvement of my writing tho hope that I shall soon be qualified to do the blessings for which you mean to employ me.”5 Lewis worked as Washington’s scribe from late April 1792 until July 1793, during which time he lived with Washington in the executive mansion in Philadelphia, earning a salary of $300 a year. His mother, Betty Washington Lewis, was the younger sister of George Washington. For unknown reasons, Lewis abandoned his plan to move to Kentucky, and instead, returned to his lands in Fredericksburg. 8. Our next Heritage Weekend is scheduled for June 11 - 14, 2020 in Fredericksburg, VA. For more information regarding this event, please select the Contact option on this website. William 5 Lewis (Robert 4, John 3, John 2, John 1) married Lucy Meriwether, daughter of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton. She was also known as Betty Washington. We don't accept government funding and rely upon private contributions to help preserve George Washington's home and legacy.

Family Tree Examples; Betty Washington Lewis; Betty Washington Lewis.

Lived to adulthood: George, Betty, Samuel, John and Charles 3.

The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858. Older siblings: George Washington (22.02.1732 - 14.12.1799), John Augustine Washington (1736 - 1787), Mildred Washington (1739 - 1740). Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Reply. Our Digital Encyclopedia has all of the answers students and teachers need. Our membership includes, primarily, descendants of Fielding Lewis, Sr. and Betty Washington Lewis, George Washington's only sister. 11. Records may include photos, original documents, family history, relatives, specific dates, locations and full names. Spend the day with us! Cindy. The Lewis Family Descendants help to support the colonial home, Kenmore Mansion, home of Betty Washington and Fielding Lewis in Fredericksburg, Virginia. 1. “To examine his improvement,” wrote his mother in a letter to George Washington, “he has been left entirely to himself- and of course not very well informed.”2 In late 1791 or early 1792, Lewis rented land in Virginia, which his mother thought was a poor idea, for “he is not acquainted with the Experiences of a Plantation,” as she explained in a letter to Howell’s older brother, Robert.3. After graduating in 1789, Lewis seems to have struggled to find steady financial footing. Need help with homework? New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1949.

In April 1792, Howell Lewis’s uncle, President Washington, offered him a job as his personal secretary in Philadelphia, a job previously filled by his brother Robert.