William LEWIS

1593 - 1683  (90 years)

• Name	William LEWIS
  Birth	3 Jan 1593	Llandaff, Glamorgan, Wales
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Aug 1683	Farmington, Connecticut
  Person ID	I30817	kirkpatrick
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2006

  
  

  Family	Felix COLLINS,   b. Abt 1596, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales d. 17 Apr 1671, Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts (Age ~ 75 years)
  Marriage	2 Jul 1618	Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
  Children	1. William LEWIS, Captain,   b. 19 Aug 1620, Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales d. 18 Aug 1690, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F5206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2007

  
  

• Notes

  William Lewis came from England with wife Felix and son William, on theship "Lion" that landed at Boston September 16th, 1632. He is listed asbound for Cambridge. He was admitted Freeman in November and joined theBraintree Company, which in August 1633 removed to Newtown, Mass. In 1636, he was one of the earliest settlers of Hartford, Connecticut,and subsequently a founder of Hadley, Mass. He represented Hadley at theGeneral Court in 1662, and Northampton in 1664. Prior to Nov. 29, 1677,he had removed to Farmington, Connecticut, where he died Aug. 2, 1683. He married Felix (or Felecia) who died in Hadley on April 17, 1671. He was a trained military man, who evidentally took part in Europeanwars.