Maj. Lewis BURWELL Jr.
(1653-1710)
Abigail SMITH
(1656-1692)
Lewis BURWELL
(1681-1696)

 

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Lewis BURWELL

  • Born: 1681
  • Died: 17 Sep 1696, Gloucester County, at age 15

  Noted events in his life were:

• Cemetery, 1696, Gloucester County. [Arms. 10]
Here Lyeth the Body of
Honble Lewis Burwell11 Son of
Maj Lewis Burwell & Lucy his wife
Of the County of Gloucester who first Married
Abigail Smith of ye family of ye Bacons
by whom he had four Sons and Six Daughters
and after her Death to Martha12 the widow
of ye Honble William Cole by whom he
also had two Sons and three Daughters and
Departed this Life the 19th Day of December
Anno Domini 1710 Leaveing behind him
three Sons and Six Daughters. 13

[Arms. 14]
To the Sacred Memory of Abigail the
Loveing & Beloved Wife of Maj Lewis
Burwell of the County of Gloster in
Virginia Gent who was Descended of the
illustrious Family of the Bacons and
Heiress of the Hon Nathaniel
Bacon Esq President of Virginia, who
Not Being more Honorable in her Birth
Than Vertuous in her Life Departed
this World the 12th day of November
1692 aged 36 years having Blessed her
Husband with four sons & six Daughters.
___________

Sacred to the memory of the dearly beloved
* * * Martha, daughter of * * * Nansemond
County in Virginia, married to Col
William Cole by whom she had no [two] sons and
No [two] daughters. Afterwards married to
Major Lewis Burwell, by whom she had
Six [two] sons and three daughters; resigned
This mortal life the 4th day of Aug., 1704. 15
___________

Here lyeth the Body of
Lewis, son of Lewis Burwell and Abigail
His wife, on the left hand
Of his brother, Bacon, and
Sister, Jane. He departed
This life ye 17th day of
September 1696, 16 in the 15th year of his age.
______________

Here lyeth the body of Mary, the daughter
Of Lewis and Martha, his wife. She departed
This life in the first year of her age
On the 20th of July. 17
____________

[Arms. 18]
Beneath this Tomb
Lies the Body of Major
Nathaniel Burwell
Eldest son of Major Lewis
Burwell who by A well
regulated Conduct and firm Integrity
Justly Established a good Reputation
He died in the forty & first Year of
His Age leaving behind him three
Sons & one Daughter 19 by
Elizabeth Eldest Daughter
of Robert Carter Esq
In ye year of our Lord Christ
MDCCXXI.

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