d. 16 Nov. 1667 Roxbury, MA
John appears in Roxbury, MA in 1640. A John Lewis is mentioned in a deed in 1662.
V. Andrew- b. 11 Sept. 1644
Ref:
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire- pp.428ff
Old Kittery And Her Families-p.581
2I. PETER (JOHN 1)
b. 11 Sept. 1644 Roxbury, MA
m. GRACE DIAMOND
will 3 Feb.1712/3- 4 Apr. 1716
Peter bought a house and fishing stages on Smuttinose Island from Matthew Giles on 30 Nov. 1668. The then bought land on Spruce Creek from John Phoenix in 1675 and sold his property at the shoals in 1683. He was listed as a culler of fish at the shoals in 1680. Peter was on the grand jury in Mainein 1668-9, 1695, 1696, 1701 and 1702. He was on the Grand Jury in NH in 1673. Grace was listed as being a midwife in 1720.
Peter Lewis, laborer, of Kittery, and wife Grace, sister to Adam Diamant (Diamond) late of Ipswich, deceased, for �30 quit claim to Theophilas Cotton and wife, Elizabeth, possessors to Estate of sd. Andrew Diamant, all our rights in 2 certain messuages now in their occupation. No. 1 containing 1+ acres garden, etc; also a lot of salt marsh at Plumb Island, sd. Diamant bought of Benj. Newman, also all the house hold stuff, money, plate, goods, and wares of whatever nature, that said Andrew died seized of. Signed April 13, 1708. Witnessed by Peter Lewis Jr. and Elizabeth Dill.(1)
Map of Kittery- Lower Parish- from Stackpole's Old Kittery And Her Families
In the name of God Amen The third day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred & twelve thirteen I Peter Lewis of Kittery in the County of Yorke in the Province of the MasachuSets Bay in New England yeoman, being weak in body but of perfect mind & memory thanks be given unto God therefore Calling unto mind the Mortality of my body, & knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die, do make & ordain this my Last Will and Testament : that is to say; principally & first of all I give & recommend my Soul into the hand of God that gave it; & for my body I commend to the Earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executrix nothing doubting but at the General Resurrection I Shall receive the Same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching Such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give devise & dospose of the Same in the following manner & form.
First I will that all those debts & duties as I do owe in right or Conscience to any manner of person or persons whatsoever Shall be well & Truly contented & paid or ordained to be paid in convenient time after my decease by my Executrix hereafter nomed.
Item I give unto my Well beloved Son Peter Lewis by these presents a Confermation of all the Land which I have heretofore given him by deeds one bearing date ye 13 day of September Anno Domini 1706 the other bearing date the 29th of January 1712/13, and also after mine & my wives decease I give to him his Heirs & assigns Eight acres of wood land which Lyes at the head of Roberd Easmans Land & Andrew Haleys Land forever to enjoy it after my wives decease
Item I give unto my well beloved Son Andrew Lewis a Confirmation of the Lands whereon he now dwells & possesses for which I have heretofore given him a deed of gift which is in full of that portion which intend to give him.
Item I give unto my well beloved Son William Lewis his Heirs & assigns the moiety or one halfe part of that tract of Land which I have in the woods Lying & being in the Town Ship of Kittery Containing in the whole fifty acres be it more or Less forever:
Item I give unto my well beloved Grandson Nathaniel Lewis Son of my Son Morgan Lewis Deceased the moiety or one halfe part of that tract of Land which I have in the Woods Lying & being in Kittery TownShip Containing in the whole fifty acres be it more or Less the whole to be Equally divided betwene my Son William Lewis & my Said Grandson Nathaniel Lewis.
Item I give unto my well beloved Grand children Benjamin Lewis Grace Lewis Elizabeth Lewis Mehetabel Lewis the Children of my Son Iohn Lewis deceased five Shilling apeace to be levied & raised out of my Estate and paid to them by my Executrix after my decease.
Item I give unto my well beloved daughters Grace Lewis one Cow four Ewe sheep on bed & furniture belonging to it forever and her dwelling in the Lentoe of my now dwelling house So long as She Shall Continue unmarried.
Item I give unto my well beloved daughters Mary Hutchins Grace Lewis Anne Tapley Rebecca Pike Elizabeth Lewis Sarah Lewis after the decease of my wife all the household Stuff & other moveables or personall Estate that Shall then be found belonging to my Estate to be Equally divided among them.
Item I give & bequeath unto Grace my dearly beloved wife the vse & Improvement of my whole Estate real & personal during her naturall life for her comfertable Subsistance but if it Should So happen that the Income of my Estate will not maintain her Comfertably that then She hath hereby power & leave to dispose of So much of the moveables as Shall be necessary to Support her.
I do likewise Constitute make & ordain my above said wife Gr[a]ce to be my onely & Sole Executrix of this my Last Will & Testament and I do hereby utterly dissalow revoke & dissanull all & every other former Testaments & Will by me in any ways before this time Willed and Bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my Last Will & Testament In Witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand & Seal the day & year above written.
Signed Sealed pronounced & Declared
by the Said Peter Lewis as his last
Will & Testament in the preSents
of us the Subscribers.
Samuell X Hutchins
his marke
Jonathn X Hutchins
his mark
Jno Newmarch Peter Lewis (Seal)
Probated and recorded 4 April 1716. Inventory returned 9 April 1716 at �82:3:0, by George Frink, James Breeden, and William Godsoe, appraisers. (2)
Issue-
XI. Sarah- m. 10 Sept. 1718 Portsmouth, Peter Mow of Rochelle, France
Ref:
(1) Essex Deeds- Vol. 22, p. 235
(2) York County Probate- Vol. II, fol. 111
Old Kittery And Her Families-p.581
Genealogical Dictionary of Maine & New Hampshire-p.428ff
3I. PETER (JOHN 1, PETER 2)
b.c.1670
m.1. after 1688 LUCYCHADBOURNE (m.1. _____ Landall, 2. Michael Hicks of Barbados (will 19 May-12 June 1688), d. c.1702)
2. after 1703 Elizabeth ______
will 17 May -21 June 1739
Peter was a shipwright and he and his wife Elizabeth were admitted to the church in Kittery in 1731. He was listed as a culler of fish in Kittery in 1692-3. He was on the grand jury in 1714.
In the Name of God Amen the seventeenth Day of May Anno Domini one Thousand seven hundred Thirty & nine I Peter Lewis of Kittery in ye County of York in the Province of ye Massachusets Bay in New-England Shipwright, being sick & weak in Body but of perfect mind & memory Thanks be given unto God : Therefore calling unto mind ye Mortality of my Body. Do make & Ordain this my last Will & Testament that is to say principally & first of all I give & Recomend my Soul into ye Hands of God that gave it, and my Body I Recommend to ye Earth to be Buried in decent Christian Burial at ye Discretion of my Executors. And as touching such worldly Estate wherewith it hath pleased God to Bless me in this Life, I give demise & dispose of ye same in ye following manner & form.
Imprimis It is my Will That my Funeral Charges & all my Just Debts as soon as may be Conveniently after my Decease be paid in ye following manner Vizt Thirty pounds thereof to be paid by my Son Peter Lewis and if there should remain any more to be paid than that sum will discharge so much of my personal or moveable Estate shall be sold as will pay it.
Item I give and bequeath to Elizabeth my dearly beloved Wife all ye Remainder of my personal Estate & moveable Effects that shall not be disposed of for ye defraying of my Debts & Funeral Charges to be her own & to her Disposal for ever. I also give to her during her natural Life the Use & Improvement of one third part of all my Lands including the Land where on my son Peter Lewis now Dwells only only her Right or thirds in that Land shall be set off to her together with her right or third part of ye Land or Farm whereon I now Live & possess I also give to her the Use & Improvement of my Dwelling House & Barn & liberty to Cutt fencing & fire wood on my Land for her own use during her Widowhood.
Item I give to my wellbeloved Son Peter Lewis his Heirs & Assigns for ever the Land or Farm which he now possesseth & whereon he now Dwelleth together with all ye Housing that is thereon & all ye privilidges & appurtenances thereunto belonging : And also all that Land or Farm which I now possess & whereon I Dwell & live together with all ye Buildings that are thereon & all ye appurtenances & privilidges thereunto belonging to him his Heirs & assigns for ever only Excepting what I have herein given unto my Wife Eliza during her Widowhood & natural Life. provided & on Condition that he pay ye several sums which in these presents he is & shall be Ordred to pay.
Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Mary Lewis Forty pounds in Currant Money or Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of two years next ensuing my Decease.
Item I give to my wellbeloved Daughter Katharine Phennicke forty pounds in Currant money or Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of four Years next following my Decease.
Item I give to my wellbeloved Daughter Sarah Lewis Forty pounds in Currant money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid her or such as shall Legally represent her by my son Peter Lewis or his Heirs within ye space of six Years next Ensuing my Decease.
Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Abigail Trafton forty pounds in Currant Money or in good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis his Heirs &c. within the space of Eight years next ensuing my Decease.
Item I give to my well beloved Daughter Eunice Lewis Forty pounds in Currant money or good passable Bills of Credit of this Province to be paid to her or such as shall Legally represent her by my Son Peter Lewis his Heirs Execrs or Adminisrs within ye space of ten Years next ensuing my Decease.
Item. I give to my Grand Children namely Samll Tripe Abigail Tripe, Anne Tripe & William Tripe, the Children of my Daughter Luce Tripe Decsd Forty pounds to be paid to them by my Son Peter Lewis in equall Shares or Portions as they shall come to a Lawfull age to receive their part & to be paid in Currant money or passable Bills of Credit of this Province and if it should so happen that any of my above named Grand Children shall depart this Life before he or She shall be of a Lawfull Age to receive what is herein given to him or her & shall leave no Lawfull surviveing Issue to Inherit their part then ye Dece'seds part shall be equally divided among ye Surviveing.
Item. If any of my above named Daughters should Depart this Life before ye sum or Legacy which I have herein given to them be paid & leave no Legall surviveing Issue or posterity to receive it then ye Decesds Legacy shall be paid unto & divided amongst my Surviveing Daughters or such as shall Legally represent them in equal Shares or Portions. Item If any of my Daughters above-named shall be unmarried after my Decease they then shall have the liberty to live in my Dwelling house & ye liberty of Egress & Regress there during their continueing in an unmarried Estate and no longer.
Finally I Constitute make & Ordain my beloved Wife Elizabeth & my Son Peter Lewis my Sole Execurs of this my last Will & Testament. And I Do hereby utterly disallow, Revoak & disannul all & every other former Testaments Wills Legacies & bequests & Execurs by me in any ways before Named Willed & bequeathed Ratifying & Confirming this & no other to be my last Will & Testament.
In Wittness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal the Day & Year above written.
Signed sealed Published
pronounced & Declared by
ye sd Peter Lewis as his last
Will & Testament in the
presence of Us the Subscribers.
Joseph Willson
John X Hutchins
his mark
Samll Haly
John Newmarch. /memorandum that ye words
of one third part & House
& widowhood & were in-
terlined before signing.
Peter Lewis (seal)
his mark
Probated 21 June 1739. Inventory returned 13 July 1739, at �1422: 16: 5, by Joseph Willson, John Hutchins and Samuel Haley, appraisers. (1)
Issue- First four children by Lucy, ? mother of Abigail and Eunice.
