Like his father, Andrew Lewis, Jr. gained his fame and rank of Colonel as an Indian fighter. In 1991, he was a Captain in the Virginia State Troops. A Virginia Historical Highway Marker (KA7) just west of Gate City in southwest Virginia attests that Fort Carter was under command of Captain Andrew Lewis, Jr. from 1792 to 1794. He settled on Bent Mountain and built the first home there, a log house one and one-half stories in height. He named the home "Longwood" and he died in that home. His first wife was Agatha Madison, a cousin of President James Madison, and they had one daughter. After the death of his first wife, he married Margaret Bryan on 10 June 1788 and they had two children, Catherine (Kitty) and Thomas. Colonel Lewis's two daughters by his two wives bore nineteen children between them.
Thomas Lewis, the only son of Colonel Andrew Lewis, never married and was killed on 9 May 1808 in a duel to settle a political dispute. Thomas was killed instantly and the other party to the duel, John McHenry, was mortally wounded and died shortly thereafter.
Like his father, Andrew Lewis, Jr. gained his fame and rank of Colonel as an Indian fighter. In 1991, he was a Captain in the Virginia State Troops. A Virginia Historical Highway Marker (KA7) just west of Gate City in southwest Virginia attests that Fort Carter was under command of Captain Andrew Lewis, Jr. from 1792 to 1794. He settled on Bent Mountain and built the first home there, a log house one and one-half stories in height. He named the home "Longwood" and he died in that home. His first wife was Agatha Madison, a cousin of President James Madison, and they had one daughter. After the death of his first wife, he married Margaret Bryan on 10 June 1788 and they had two children, Catherine (Kitty) and Thomas. Colonel Lewis's two daughters by his two wives bore nineteen children between them.
Thomas Lewis, the only son of Colonel Andrew Lewis, never married and was killed on 9 May 1808 in a duel to settle a political dispute. Thomas was killed instantly and the other party to the duel, John McHenry, was mortally wounded and died shortly thereafter.
Gravesite Details
He was most certainly born in 1758, not 1759 as indicated on his gravestone.