Lewis – Sackville – Warner – Washington Lineage

Sir Edward Lewis of Glamorgan, Wales
Of ROYAL Welsh nobility, descended from princely houses tied directly to the English Crown.

m. Lady Anne Sackville
Of the Sackville family, kin to the Dukes of Dorset, firmly established in the Royal Court of England.

Children mentioned in this article

• William Lewis, MP
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  A Later Descendant:

  • General Andrew Lewis (1720–1782)

    • Celebrated Revolutionary War commander

    • Known as the “Washington of the West”

    • Purchased lands with George Washington, fought alongside him, and is honored in statues together with Washington

• General Robert Lewis
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  Later Descendants:

  • The Lewis family of Warner Hall (Gloucester, Virginia)

    • Colonel Fielding Lewis (1725–1781)
      m. Betty Washington (1733–1797)
      → Sister of General George Washington

• The Lewis family is ROYAL in blood and noble in standing: the Glamorgan Lewises descend from Welsh princely lines tied to the Crown.

• The Sackville connection reinforced this status through one of England’s great noble houses.

• General Andrew Lewis (William’s Lewis MP line) and Warner Hall Lewises (General Robert Lewis line) are of the same royal-descended of the Lewis house.

• Fielding Lewis’s marriage to Betty Washington bound the Lewis bloodline directly to the family of America’s first President.

• Andrew Lewis and George Washington were more than comrades — they were kin and partners in land, war, and the founding of the United States.

• Statues and memorials today place Lewis and Washington side by side, honoring their united legacy.

  Sources:

• Historical and genealogical research on the Lewis family, Sackville connection, and Warner Hall line is documented at:
  www.lewislegends.shop

• Lewis–Washington Lineage Summary with Sources

  1. William Lewis, MP for Devizes (1625–1661)

     • Son of Sir Edward Lewis & Lady Anne Sackville

     • Married Margaret Banastre

     • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lewis_(MP_for_Devizes)

     • Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182538620/william-lewis

  2. General Robert Lewis of Belvoir (1704–1765)

     • Brother of William Lewis, MP

     • Settled at Belvoir, Albemarle County, Virginia

     • Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lewis-2595

  3. John Lewis “the Pioneer” (1678–1762)

     • Descendant of William Lewis line

     • Founder of Staunton, Virginia

     • Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lewis-440

  4. General Andrew Lewis (1720–1782)

     • Son of John Lewis “the Pioneer”

     • Revolutionary War General, hero of Point Pleasant

     • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Lewis_(general)

  5. Fielding Lewis (1725–1781)

     • Son of Robert Lewis of Belvoir

     • Married Elizabeth “Betty” Washington (sister of George Washington)

     • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fielding_Lewis

     • Source: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Lewis-4641

  6. Elizabeth “Betty” Washington Lewis (1733–1797)

     • Wife of Fielding Lewis

     • Younger sister of George Washington

     • Source: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LH6W-DZ7/betty-washington-1733-1797

  7. George Washington (1732–1799)

     • First President of the United States

     • Brother-in-law of Fielding Lewis

     • Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington