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Fielding Lewis (July 7, 1725 – December 7, 1781) was an American merchant, member of the House of Burgesses and a Colonel during the American Revolutionary War. He lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia and also owned a plantation in Spotsylvania County, which later became known as Kenmore.
Fielding Lewis, born on July 7, 1725, was a colonel in the American Revolution and the brother-in-law and second cousin of George Washington through their common great-grandfather, Augustine Warner II.
Dec 22, 2021 · Fielding Lewis was a merchant, justice of the peace for Spotsylvania County (1749–1781), and member of the House of Burgesses (1760–1769) who helped to found the Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory during the American Revolution (1775–1783).
Nov 14, 2016 · Major General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to General George Washington in October of 1781. By December, Fielding Lewis, at the age of fifty-six, had succumbed to his battle with (consumption) tuberculosis. Charles Dick died a few years later in 1783.
May 31, 2023 · Fielding Lewis (1725-1781, aged 56): The husband of Betty Washington and the mind behind Kenmore, Fielding Lewis served his country during the war by funding various supply and defense lines.
Historic Kenmore is a beautiful, Georgian-style brick mansion built by George Washington’s sister, Betty Washington Lewis, and her husband, Fredericksburg merchant Fielding Lewis, reflecting their pre-Revolutionary War wealth and gentry status. The guided tour focuses on the Lewis family and the sacrifices it made to support the American ...
Artist: John Wollaston. Date: ca. 1755-1758. Fielding Lewis was the son of John Lewis and Frances Fielding Lewis of Warner Hall. He built Kenmore in the 1770s on his property in Fredericksburg. His first wife was Catharine Washington. He married Betty Washington in 1750. Dimensions: 50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)
“From George Washington to Fielding Lewis, Sr., 28 June 1781,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Washington/99-01-02-06203. [This is an Early Access document from The Papers of George Washington . It is not an authoritative final version.]
Mar 2, 2002 · George Lewis (1757–1821) served as an officer in GW’s personal guard during most of 1776. In December 1776 Lewis became a captain in the 2d Continental Dragoons and the following January he was transferred to the 3d Continental Dragoons.
Mar 3, 2002 · Lewis’s list of field officers for the nine Virginia regiments is incomplete and inaccurate. In August 1775 the third Virginia convention made Patrick Henry colonel of the 1st Virginia Regiment, his brother-in-law William Christian its lieutenant colonel, and Francis Eppes its major.
