Elizabeth Alexander LEWIS

HAIRSTON.org ID#1624, b. about 1772, d. 1836
Father*Fielding LEWIS Jr.1,2 b. 14 Feb 1750/51, d. Jul 1803
Mother*Ann Nancy ALEXANDER b. 1756, d. a 1788
Marriage*Elizabeth Alexander LEWIS married Alexander Eliot SPOTSWOOD.3 
Birth*Elizabeth Alexander LEWIS was born about 1772.1 
She was the daughter of Fielding LEWIS Jr. and Ann Nancy ALEXANDER.1,2 
Court RecordThe Virginia Chancery Records from the Library of Virginia contain copies of letters relating to a lawsuit concerning the 1805 will of Mildred G. Hammond of Jefferson County, West Virginia. Plaintiffs: Executors of the George Washington Estate, Lawrence Washington, etc. vs. Defendants: Lawrence Lewis, William McCarty Spotswood, Bushrod Washington, etc. The files contain hundreds of pages, including letters that list George Washington heirs and their descendents.
A letter dated 19 May 1823 written by Mary D. Washington to the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia for the Court of Alexandria contains the following on page 4: "That Fielding Lewis died intestate on whose estate no person hath taken letters of administration leaving Charles A Lewis, Robert A Lewis, Catherine the wife of Henry C Dade, Lucinda the wife of Gilson Foote, Nancy the wife of Thomas Davidson and Elizabeth the wife of Alexander E. Spotswood." (I have added commas to make the sentence clearer.) This is a list of the living children of Fielding Lewis Jr. as of 1823. Please note that after the death of Fielding Lewis (1725-1781), Fielding Lewis Jr. stopped adding Jr. to his name. - These letters are found at the Library of Virginia, Chancery Records - Arlington County, Index Number 1837-019.2
Death*Elizabeth Alexander LEWIS died in 1836. 

Family

Alexander Eliot SPOTSWOOD

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S83] Washington Family, John A. Washington, 17 November 1956.
  2. [S3694] Arlington Virginia Chancery Court 1837-09, Executors of George Washington estate vs descendants of George Washington regarding a claim by the husband of Mildred G. Hammond, a niece of George Washington which lasted until 1847., Library of Virginia - http://www.lva.virginia.gov
  3. [S3000] Glenn, Justin. The Washingtons, A Family History: Volume 1, Seven Generations of the Presidential Branch: Savas Beatie LLC, CA - 2014, Personal Collection - printed book.
Last Edited19 Apr 2022