Gazlay Family History
Captain John Lewis
Parents
| Father | Joseph Lewis ( - 29 November 1749) |
| Mother | Sarah Andruss (16 March 1683 - 6 March 1773) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 7 August 2011; Last Edited: 2 February 2015 |
| Person ID | 2872 |
| Name | John Lewis |
| Title | Captain |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 14 April 17111 |
| Married | 4 December 1734 to Mary Munn1 |
| Married | 29 May 1750 to Ame Smith1, 2 |
| Died | 24 February 17993 |
| Buried | in Oak Street Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Munn |
| Born | |
| Married | 4 December 1734 to Captain John Lewis |
| Died | 30 September 1849 |
| Children | of Captain John Lewis and Mary Munn: |
| 1. | David Lewis |
| Born | April 1736 |
| Died | 1754 |
| +2. | Captain John Lewis, Jr. |
| Born | December 1740 |
| Married | 17 November 1763 to Sarah Gordon |
| 3. | Sarah Lewis |
| Born | April 1743 |
| Spouse 2 | Ame Smith |
| Born | ca. 1720 |
| Married | 29 May 1750 to Captain John Lewis |
| Died | 26 September 1796 |
| Children | of Captain John Lewis and Ame Smith: |
| +1. | Amy Lewis |
| Born | 24 May 1751 in Salem, Waterbury, New Haven County, Connecticut |
| Married | 1769 to Rev. Silas Constant |
| Died | 4 January 1805 in Yorktown, Westchester County, New York |
| +2. | Samuel Smith Lewis |
| Born | 7 September 1753 |
| Married | 22 February 1776 to Abigail Baldwin |
| Died | 1842 |
| 3. | David Lewis |
| Born | 11 April 1756 |
Sources
- The History of Waterbury, Connecticut, by Henry Bronson, M.D. Waterbury: Published by Bronson Brothers, 1858. Available at archive.org. Pages 518-519, genealogy of Joseph Lewis, including his son John Lewis (who first married Mary Munn and later Amy Smith); includes brief biographical and vital details of their spouses and children.
- Ancestors and Descendants of The Reverend Silas Constant, by Robert Lee Gazlay. 14th Edition, 8 June 2010, 91 pages. This family history includes the families of over 230 descendants of Reverend Constant to present day, with biographical sketches for numerous descendants. Extensive source citations; fully indexed. Available as a .pdf download at Gazlay Family History (website), under Sources.
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Street Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, Capt. John Lewis, born: (unknown); died: 24 February 1799 (from record); a photograph of his grave marker is difficult to read, but the caption, apparently a transcription of the grave marker, reads: “In memory of Capt. John Lewis, who died Feb. 24th 1799, in the 88th year of his age. Also Mrs. Ame (Smith) Lewis who died Sept. 26 1796 in her 76th year.”