William was born on the "Belvoir" plantation of his parents, Col. Robert Lewis (~1704–~1765) and Jane Meriwether (~1705–?). He married Lucy Meriwether about 1768 in Albemarle County; she was his first cousin once removed, granddaughter of Jane's brother David Meriwether. William and Lucy had four children: Jane (1770–1845), Lucinda (1772–~1773), Meriwether (1774–1809) and Reuben (1777–1844. Son Meriwether was the noted explorer, Capt. Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the Corp of Discovery, aka the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
William is said to have been home on leave and while returning to duty he and his horse fell into an icy river. He made it to his cousins' farm "Clover Fields" where he became ill and died.
The dates on his gravestone, erected by the DAR many years after his burial, are questionable. He probably was born between 1734 and 1738. His wife Lucy (Meriwether) stated that he died in 14 Nov 1779 and she remarried in 1780. The existence of the 1780 inventory of his estate, the tends to confirm the 1779 date.
∼TMSI [659]: M128 — G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
William is said to have been home on leave and while returning to duty he and his horse fell into an icy river. He made it to his cousins' farm "Clover Fields" where he became ill and died.
The dates on his gravestone, erected by the DAR many years after his burial, are questionable. He probably was born between 1734 and 1738. His wife Lucy (Meriwether) stated that he died in 14 Nov 1779 and she remarried in 1780. The existence of the 1780 inventory of his estate, the tends to confirm the 1779 date.
∼TMSI [659]: M128 — G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
William was born on the "Belvoir" plantation of his parents, Col. Robert Lewis (~1704–~1765) and Jane Meriwether (~1705–?). He married Lucy Meriwether about 1768 in Albemarle County; she was his first cousin once removed, granddaughter of Jane's brother David Meriwether. William and Lucy had four children: Jane (1770–1845), Lucinda (1772–~1773), Meriwether (1774–1809) and Reuben (1777–1844. Son Meriwether was the noted explorer, Capt. Meriwether Lewis, co-leader of the Corp of Discovery, aka the Lewis & Clark Expedition.
William is said to have been home on leave and while returning to duty he and his horse fell into an icy river. He made it to his cousins' farm "Clover Fields" where he became ill and died.
The dates on his gravestone, erected by the DAR many years after his burial, are questionable. He probably was born between 1734 and 1738. His wife Lucy (Meriwether) stated that he died in 14 Nov 1779 and she remarried in 1780. The existence of the 1780 inventory of his estate, the tends to confirm the 1779 date.
∼TMSI [659]: M128 — G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
William is said to have been home on leave and while returning to duty he and his horse fell into an icy river. He made it to his cousins' farm "Clover Fields" where he became ill and died.
The dates on his gravestone, erected by the DAR many years after his burial, are questionable. He probably was born between 1734 and 1738. His wife Lucy (Meriwether) stated that he died in 14 Nov 1779 and she remarried in 1780. The existence of the 1780 inventory of his estate, the tends to confirm the 1779 date.
∼TMSI [659]: M128 — G-Grandson of Nicholas Meriwether & Elizabeth (?) Meriwether Browne.
Inscription
LIEUT.
WM. LEWIS
VA. MIL.
CONTL. LINE
REV. WAR
1748 — 1780
Gravesite Details
Headstone erected many years after his death; both birth and death years are suspect.
Family Members
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