Genealogy: Lewis descendant chart

Lewis

Tradition has it that the Lewises of Warner Hall are descended from the Robert Lewis who came to Virginia in 1635. This chart works on that assumption, as opposed to one of the more convoluted alternatives—which brings into question only one generation anyhow—and ignores the abundance of material on Lewises before that date, whether in Wales, England, Scotland or Outer Mongolia. There is and long has been, for those who might care, all sorts of excitement on that subject, all very tedious and pointless. It's a sunny warm day in the midst of a very long soggy cool spring and the fairways beckon.

[Note: Unique to this chart are the alpha codes preceding each name from the fourth generation onward. As I note in full as a footnote, these codes track the line of descent from the third generation, that of Councillor John Lewis and Elizabeth Warner, whose three sons were born at the turn of the 17th to 18th centuries.]

Generation No. 1

Robert Lewis, born in England, married possibly Mary, died before 1656.

Generation No. 2

Major John Lewis, younger son of Robert Lewis (died before 1656), married Isabella Miller. Two children:

William Lewis
John Lewis

Generation No. 3

Councillor John Lewis, married Elizabeth Warner (died 1719/20).

A John Lewis, born 1694, oldest son and heir, later known as Col. John Lewis of Warner Hall.
B Charles Lewis, born 1696, later known as Col. Charles Lewis of The Byrd.
C Robert Lewis, born 1704, later known as Col. Robert Lewis of Belvoir.
Catherine, twin, baptised November 2, 1705. Died young.
Elizabeth, twin, baptised November 2, 1705. Died young.
Mary Lewis, believed to have been a daughter, not proven. Married Maj. Robert Throckmorton.
Elizabeth Lewis, baptised May 7, 1706. Married John Bolling, died without issue young.
Isabella Lewis, baptized December 18, 1707, married Dr. Thomas Clayton, died in 1742, buried at Warner Hall with only child Juliana.
Anne Lewis, baptized February 14, 1712.

Generation No. 4

Charles Lewis, the Byrd, born 1696 and died 1779, married Mary Howell on May 28, 1717. In August 1725 he acquired the estate by which he is known, The Byrd, in Henrico/Goochland County.

BA John Lewis (1720-1794), baptised October 8, 1720 in St. Peter's Parish, New Kent. Married, issue.
BB Charles Lewis of Buck Island, born March 14, 1721 in Goochland County and died in Albermarle County on May 14, 1782. Married, issue.
BC Elizabeth Lewis, born April 23, 1724, married April 3, 1744 to Col. William Kennon of Chesterfield County. Issue.
BD James Lewis, Capt. of Lunenburg, born October 6, 1726 and died May 21, 1764. Married, issue.
BE Mary Lewis, born April 26, 1729 and died January 12, 1733.
BF Howell Lewis, born September 13, 1731 and died November 20, 1813, married Mary Isabella Willis.
BG Anne Lewis, born March 2, 1733 married 1750 to Edmun Taylor. Nine children.
BH Mary Lewis, born September 23, 1736, died, like the sister for whom she was named, young, in 1740.
BI Robert Lewis, born May 29, 1739 and died January 10, 1803. Inherited The Byrd. Married Jane Woodson in Goochland County on February 20, 1760. Issue.
BJ Frances Lewis, born August 1, 1744 and married on September 3, 1760 to cousin Robert Lewis. Issue.

Generation No. 5

BF Howell Lewis (born Goochland County, Virginia, September 13, 1731 died Granville County, North Carolina, November 20, 1813), was the fourth son of Col. Charles and Mary (Howell) Lewis of "The Byrd", Goochland. He married Mary Isabella Willis.

BFA Mildred Lewis, was almost certainly the oldest child of her parents as she was married when her father was but thirty-eight years old and (lied before her father's will was written August 17, 1812. She married in Granville County, North Carolina, September 6, 1769 John Cobbs (born Goochland County, VA, 1740), son of John and Susannah (Addison) Cobbs of Goochland (See Chap. 33; Cobbs Family).
BFB Mary Howell Lewis, married her first cousin BCC Charles Lewis Kennon. They were married on April 19. 1770 at Oxford, Granville Country, North Carolina, where the record of their marriage is still preserved. The date of her death is not known, but she was already deceased when her father wrote his will in 1812. Children.
BFC Elizabeth Lewis (born April 10, 1761), married in Granville Co., North Carolina, Feb 7, 1780, William Ridley of that county.... was already deceased when her father's will was written in 1812. Four children.
BFD Howell Lewis (born Goochland Co., VA, April 2, 1759), made h is home in Goochland County. He married in that county on May 3, 1780 Betsy Coleman, daughter of Robert Coleman of Goochland; the ceremony was performed by the Rev. William Douglas, and is recorded in the well-known Douglas Register. He was probably the Howell Lewis of Virginia who served in the army as captain of the 3rd Infantry form March 5, 1792 to July 25, 1797. No trace of descendants.
BFE Willis Lewis, was a captain in the North Carolina infantry during the Revolution. He later represented Granville County as a state senator in 1816 and 1817, and as a representative to the legislature in 1826. Nothing further is known.
BFF Frances Lewis, married Samuel Bugg. Only one child in each succeeding generation has been traced.
BFG Jane Lewis
BFH Charles Lewis, of whom nothing is known.
BFI Isabella Lewis, married a Mr. Jeffries and had two sons and one daughter.
BFJ Ann Lewis, married a Mr. Morton. Nothing further is known.

Generation No. 6

BFA Mildred Lewis, was almost certainly the oldest child of her parents as she was married when her father was but thirty-eight years old and (lied before her father's will was written August 17, 1812. She married in Granville County, North Carolina, September 6, 1769 John Cobbs (born Goochland County, VA, 1740), son of John and Susannah (Addison) Cobbs of Goochland (See Chap. 33; Cobbs Family).

At some time during the first fifteen years of their married life, John and Mildred (Lewis) Cobbs removed from Granville County to the state of Georgia, where they settled in Columbia County. After the year 1784, at the latest, this remained their permanent home; and in that year John Cobbs is described on the tax books of Goochland County as John Cobbs of Georgia.

The children of John Cobbs, apparently by concerted wish and agreement, dropped the final "s" from their name and thereafter used the name of Cobb; this latter form of the name has since been used by their descendants in Georgia and adjoining states. The change took place before the end of the eighteenth century, when John Cobbs' oldest son entered the army as Howell Cobb. The will of Howell Lewis, written in 1812 and probated in 1814, makes bequests to the children of "my deceased daughter, Mildred Cobbs"; and under the name of Cobbs these children qualified as beneficiaries of the will.

John and Mildred (Lewis) Cobbs had six children, most of whose descendants were and are inhabitants of the state of Georgia. Following the change in name adopted by their generation, they and their descendants are referred to by the name of Cobb.

BFAA Hon. Howell Cobb (born August 3, 1772- died Jefferson Co. GA, May 26, 1818), entered the army as an officer by appointment of the first president, but resigned early in the nineteenth century. He again entered the army and served as a captain during the War of 1812, after which he again resigned. He had a distinguished political career, serving as governor of Georgia and also as senator from that state. Howell Cobb married Martha Jacqueline Rootes, daughter of Col. Thomas Reade Rootes (1763-1824) of Fredericksburg, VA, who was also a descendant of Col. George Reade and Elizabeth Martiau his wife; but there was no issue of their marriage.
BFAB Mary Willis Cobb (born Fredericksburg, VA, April 16, 1777 - died Athens GA, February 8, 1829), married, in Virginia on May 9, 1794 Maj. Robert Watkins Flournoy (born Prince Edward Co., VA, 1763- died Sparta GA, 1825).
BFAC Susannah Cobb, married Capt. Chesley Bostwick of Georgia. Her husband was an officer in the army during the Revolution, serving as captain in the 1st Georgia regiment from January 7, 1776 (Heitman's Historical Register, P. 92). They had one known child.
BFAD Henry Willis Cobb (born Granville Co., N. C.- died Georgia, 1820), of Cobbham GA, married Obedience Dutiful Bugg (1788-February 10, 1846) of Thomson, Georgia. They were the parents of five children.
BFAE John Addison Cobb (January 5 1783-November 21 1855), of "Cherry Hill", Jefferson County, Georgia, was very prominent in Georgia political life and was for several years a Member of Congress from Georgia. He married on April 11, 1812 Sarah Robinson Rootes (September 20, 1792-July 23, 1866), daughter of Col. Thomas Reade Rootes and sister of his oldest brother's wife. They had a family of seven children.
BFAF Mildred Lewis Cobb (1790-March 3, 1853), married Col. William Henry Jackson (June 3, 1786-August 8, 1875), son of Gen. James Jackson. Gen. James Jackson of Georgia entered the army as a captain in a Georgia regiment in 1776; he rose during the Revolution to be colonel of the Georgia Legionary Corps, and in 1782 received the keys of Savannah when the British evacuated the city. Four children.

Generation No. 7

BFAE John Addison Cobb (January 5, 1783-November 21, 1855), of "Cherry Hill", Jefferson County, Georgia, was very prominent in Georgia political life and was for several years a Member of Congress from Georgia. He married on April 11, 1812 Sarah Robinson Rootes (September 20, 1792-July 23, 1866), daughter of Col. Thomas Reade Rootes and sister of his oldest brother's wife. They had a family of seven children.

BFAEA Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb, CSA (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, September 7, 1815- died New York City, October 9, 1868), studied law when a young man, but was destined for a most distinguished political career. He was elected a Member of Congress in 1842, when only twenty-seven years of age; and only seven years later he became Speaker of the House of Representatives. In 1851 he resigned from Congress to become governor of Georgia, serving one complete term in this office. He was appointed in 1857 as Secretary of the Treasury under President Buchanan, which office he resigned in 1860 to join the cause of the Confederacy. Howell Cobb was sent from his native state to the Convention at Montgomery, Alabama, which on February 4, 1861 formed the Confederate States of America, and served as Chairman of the Convention. He was thereafter a member of the Confederate Congress at Montgomery and Richmond until February 13, 1862, on which date he was appointed in the Confederate army as a brigadier-general. He remained in the army during the remainder of the war, being promoted to major-general on September 9, 1863 and being finally captured and paroled at Maron GA, on May 18, 1865. In later life he resided in New York City for the few short years which remained to him. He married Mary Ann Lamar (April 23, 1818-November 27, 1889), of a distinguished and well-known Georgia family, by whom he had six children.
BFAEB Laura Battaile Rootes Cobb (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, March 12, 1818- died Athens GA, October 16, 1888), married on March 23, 1841 Prof. Williams Rutherford (September 3, 1818-August 21, 1896), a distinguished author and educator of the University of Georgia. They had issue, eight children.
BFAEC Mildred Lewis Rootes Cobb (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, November 12, 1820- died Athens GA, April 20, 1900), married April 27, 1842 Col. Luther Judson Glenn, CSA (November 26, 1818—June 9, 1886), a distinguished lawyer of Athens, Georgia. They had issue, seven children.
BFAED Brig. Gen. Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, CSA (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, April 10, 1823-killed at Fredericksburg, VA, December 13, 1862), was a prominent law yer before the Civil War, residing at Athens, Georgia. He and his oldest brother were extremely influential in the politics of their state, and were largely instrumental in causing its secession at the beginning of the Civil War. At the beginning of the struggle he was one of the delegates to the Montgomery Convention of 1861, following which he organized as its colonel Cobb's Georgia Legion of the Confederate army. He was commissioned brigadier-general on November 1, 1862 and placed in command of a Georgia brigade forming part of Longstreet's corps. At the Battle of Fredericksburg this brigade occupied and improved a very strong defensive position on Marye's Hill; the position was assaulted.
BFAEE Maj. John Boswell Cobb, CSA (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, Feb 3, 1826— died Macon GA. November 21, 1893), of Macon GA, was twice married).
BFAEF Mary Willis Cobb, married secondly Dr. John Milton Johnson (January 15, 1812-May 18,1886) of Atlanta, Georgia. Two children were worn to her second marriage.
BFAEG Sarah Martha Cobb (born Athens GA, August 10, 1831- died Atlanta GA, October 30, 1906), married on September 28, 1853 Maj. John Charles Whitner, CSA. They had seven children.

Generation No. 8

BFAEC Mildred Lewis Rootes Cobb (born "Cherry Hill", Jefferson Co. GA, November 12, 1820- died Athens GA, April 20, 1900), married April 27, 1842 Col. Luther Judson Glenn, CSA (November 26, 1818-June 9, 1886), a distinguished lawyer of Athens, Georgia. They had issue, seven children.

BFAECA Col. John Thomas Glenn (born Athens GA, March 1844 - died Atlanta GA, March 14, 1899), of Atlanta GA, was a very prominent lawyer in that city. He was at one time mayor of Atlanta, and also served as solicitor-general of the judicial circuit. He married Helen Augusta Garrard (August 28, 1850 - April 11, 1924) of Columbus GA, and they had four children.
BFAECB Sarah Martha Glenn (October 10, 1848 - June 28, 1926), married on November 24, 1870 Samuel Lachlin McBride (September 25, 1846-January 4, 1893) of Atlanta, Georgia. Seven children were born to this marriage.
BFAECC Judge Howell Cobb Glenn (1852-1890), was at one time city recorder of Atlanta. He practised law for some time in Atlanta, but removed to New York City shortly before his death. He married Mrs. May Kitson, but died without having any issue of his marriage.
BFAECD Henry Holcombe Glenn, died in infancy.
BFAECE Laura Mary Glenn, died in infancy.
BFAECF Andrew Jackson Glenn, died in infancy.
BFAECG Luther Judson Glenn, Jr. (1858-1925), married Lessie Few, and died without issue.

Generation No. 9

BFAECA Col. John Thomas Glenn (born Athens GA, March 1844 - died Atlanta GA, March 14, 1899), of Atlanta GA, was a very prominent lawyer in that city. He was at one time mayor of Atlanta, and also served as solicitor-general of the judicial circuit. He married Helen Augusta Garrard (August 28, 1850 - April 11, 1924) of Columbus GA, and they had four children:

BFAECAA Isa Urquhart Glenn (born Atlanta GA, April, 1874), married on November 11, 1903 Col. Samuel John Bayard Schindel, USA (born New Jersey, June 3, 1871- died Washington, D. C., March 11, 1921). She is a member of a number of patriotic and hereditary societies, and has become an authoress under her maiden name of Isa Glenn. Col. Schindel graduated from the U. S. Military Academy in 1893, and served on the active list of the army up to the time of his death. They had issue, one child,
- BFAFCAAA John Bayard Schindel
BFAECAB Prof. Garrard Glenn (born Atlanta GA, August 17. 1878, died 1949), of University, VA, graduated from the University of Georgia in 1899 and from the law school of Columbia University in 1903. He was admitted to the bar in New York in 1902, since which date he has been prominently identified with the legal profession in New York City. He was for some years associate professor of law at Columbia University, and is now professor of law at the University of Virginia; he is a member of many legal societies, and of the Society of Colonial Wars. On September 9, 1909 he married at Ivy, Albemarle County, Virginia, Rose Aubrey Wood of that place, and they have two children
- BFAECB GA Garrard Wood Glenn
- BFAECABB John Forsyth Cobb Glenn
BFAECAC Helen Mildred Lewis Glenn (born Atlanta GA, February 23, 1885), married first Comdr. T. Gordon Ellyson, U. S. N. (born February 27, 1885 Richmond VA and died February 27, 1928), who was killed in a naval airplane accident. She married secondly Alfred Gray, of Richmond, VA, but has no issue by the second marriage. Issue by her first marriage, three children:
- BFAECACA Helen Garrard Glenn Ellyson
- BFAECACB Mildred Lewis Ellyson
- BFAECACC Gordon Ellyson (daughter)
BFAECAD William Louis Glenn, is a lawyer and practises in New York City. He is married, but is at present separated from his wife, and they have no children.

[Note: This information was taken directly and verbatim from Merrow Egerton Sorley's The Lewises of Warner Hall and rearranged eversoslightly to make following the Ellyson-Court (Cobb-Glenn) descent easier to follow and consistent with the presentation of other charts in this compendium. Minor factual corrections were made for the two Glenn generations. Excess detail on collateral lines was deleted. The alpha codes track the Lewis descent and were hence left in place. Emphasis and hyperlinks for spouses were added.—Helen Glenn Court, 2003]

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