Elizabeth Betty LEWIS1

HAIRSTON.org ID#1598, b. 23 February 1765, d. 9 August 1830
Father*Colonel Fielding LEWIS2,1 b. 7 Jul 1725, d. a 10 Dec 1781
Mother*Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON b. 20 Jun 1733, d. 31 Mar 1797
Birth*Elizabeth Betty LEWIS was born on 23 February 1765 in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia. 
She was the daughter of Colonel Fielding LEWIS and Elizabeth Betty WASHINGTON.2,1 
Marriage*Elizabeth Betty LEWIS married Charles CARTER on 7 May 1781 in Fredricksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia. 
WillIn President George WASHINGTON's will dated 9 July 1799 in Fairfax, Virginia, Elizabeth Betty LEWIS was named as an heir.3
Death*She died on 9 August 1830 in Clarke, Virginia, at age 65. 

Family

Charles CARTER b. 1765, d. 1829

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S3640] Lowther, Minnie Kendall. Mount Vernon: Its Children, Its Romances, Its Allied Families And Mansions. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Co., 1932. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uiug.30112047559510, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  2. [S89] Tandy, Lura Boulton and John Meriwether McAllister. Genealogies of the Lewis And Kindred Families. Salem, Mass.: Higginson Book Co., 199. https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062355862, Hathi Trust Digital Library.
  3. [S3642] Will of George Washington, 9 July 1799 - The original last will and testament of General George Washington filed 1800, Family Search Film #007644633, Images 1-61., Family Search Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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