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Christopher Lewis, London to Virginia
December 4, 2012
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London COA
Christopher Lewis (1581 – 1673)
is my 8th great grandfather
Daughter of Christopher
Daughter of Rebecca
Son of Ann Williams
Son of George
Daughter of David
Daughter of Minerva Truly
Daughter of Sarah E
Son of Lucinda Jane
Daughter of George Harvey
I am the daughter of Ruby Lee
We see that my 8th great grandfather was in the tobacco business, owning land in Virginia starting in 1635. Sadly I have found no portraits of him. From the following data we can make a sketch of his life. He was born in London.
RECORDS AND LAND TRANSACTIONS FOR CHRISTOPHER LEWIS
1635 Christopher Lewis is a headright for a patent of John Upton for 1650 acres on Pagan Point Creek, Isle of Wight County and mentioned again in same land in another patent for 1500 acres adj. Ambrose Bennett (Isle of Wight Deed Book, P. 25, 69, 99)
4 July 1649 400 acres in James City County (Later Surry County) at Blackwater on eastern-most branch pointing up to Chippoakes Creek. (Nugent, p. 183) (Laond Office Patent Book 2, 1643-1651; p. 176)
5 Dec 1651 Christopher Lewis to John Guttridge (Virginia Magazine of History, Vol 5, p. 405)
26 July 1652 750 acres in Isle of Wight one mile to the southwest of Henry White’s Plantation (Cavaliers and Pioneers, Nell Nugent, Vol 1, p. 261)
30 Sept 1652 200 acres to John Burgess (Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol 5, p. 404)
2 Apr 1660 On a jury to investigate the death of a man (Surry County Book !, 1652-1672, p. 150)
1 Mar 1661/62 Between Christopher Lewis and Bartholomew Owen, 200 acres on the west side of Gray’s Creek named Great Level (Surry County Records 1652-84, p. 39)
25 Mar 1662 Christopher Lewis and wife Jane to William Foreman for 60 acres of land part of a dividend bought of Christopher Lawson (Lewis, p. 54) (Surry County Book 1, 1652-72, p. 186)
2 June 1662 John Hux to Christopher Lewis, a mare (Lewis, p. 54)
6 May 1662 Bartholomew Owen of Gray’s Creek, Southwarke Parish to Christopher Lewis, certain livestock. (Lewis p. 53) (Surry County Book 1, 1652-72, p. 187)
3 Jan 1665/6 Gyles Linscott of Warrencock, Surry sells to Christopher Lewis, winecooper, certain livestock (Lewis, p. 54)
31 June 1667 Christopher Lewis makes bond with Christopher Lawson for a debt that Thomas Andrews shall have of Anthony Rossey (Lewis, p. 54)
1668 Roger Williams to pay Christopher Lewis £1730 tobacco by court order (Lewis, p. 54)
1674 Bequeathes to the church warden of Southwark Parish “a silver flagon of two quarts measure” to William Thompson minister “1500 lbs of tobacco” and “desires to be buried in ye chancel of ye church and to have a tombstone over me and a funeral sermon” preached for which his executors are to pay. (Surry County Book 2, 1671-1678; pp. 34, and 36)
Virginia Colony
10 Aug 1676 Mr. Edward, Clerk, is to record a gift from Christopher Lewis, ded’d to Katherine Owen, daughter of Bartholomew Owen (Surry County Record Book II, (March 1671-July 6, 1684, p. 119)
Sources: Lewis Patriarchs of Early Virginia and Maryland; Robert J.C.K. Lewis, 3rd volume, Heritage Books; Westminster Maryland, 1998.
Christopher Lewis died in Virginia in Sept, 1673. His will mentions paying the minister for the funeral services 1500 lbs of tobacco, not to be paid until 1675. He made clear where he wished to be buried, and that he wanted tombstone and sermon in the exchange. They used British Pound Sterling but It sounds like tobacco was the currency most used.
Holiday Botanical Cheer
December 4, 2012
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holidays in bloom
tree in conservatory
season blooming
holiday color
art glass in conservatory
gingerbread house
oh tanenbaum
These are a few of my favorite shots from my visit to Phipps Conservatory last year at this time. I wish you a festive and well designed season.
Consumption as Culture
December 3, 2012
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Who is in charge of the decisions you make about consumption? Do your values ever influence what you buy?
Tucson’s Butterfly Jungle
December 3, 2012
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In Tucson we keep a small power packed tropical jungle full of exotic butterflies. We live in a draught filled desert, so besides the regular showing of of our local flora, our Tucson Botanical Gardens provides a little slice of steamy tropical heaven for visitors.
Visiting the tropics
I support the gardens and enjoy visiting at all times of year. The contribution to our botanical heritage is important. This oasis provides a luscious environment in the heart of the city for those who treasure gardens.
strike a pose
The collection of butterflies is seasonal. They arrive in the fall and stay until spring.
Butterfly on stone
We do not mind hanging out for a while in the mist. They even play jungle sounds, Here I am with an antler fern coming out of my head.
sitting in the butterfly jungle
The star attractions are born and die constantly. The butterfly tenders bring out new boxes of babies, born right next door in the nursery every day.
twice as lovely
They are whimsical, friendly, and short lived. They are kind of like a living sand mandala. They brighten the world for a brief time. They invite you to come on down to their jungle for a break from everyday cares. They know the secrets to getting it while you can.
on my head
Hallelujah!!!
December 2, 2012
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Hallelujah, the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth, for sure. My holiday dreams have finally come true. Technology has made possible the flash mob Hallelujah Chorus. Be still my heart. Kill the muzak, strike up the choir.
Fumigate Congress
December 2, 2012
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Greek Senate
I watched an excellent program on the history channel about the use of drugs in history. During the discussion of ancient Greece they showed the Senate (from the same word as senility) being fumigated with herbs before they met to discuss matters. The Greeks hot boxed the lawmakers in the chamber with hallucinogenic herbs to make them cordial. How have we not thought of this? How did this practice ever disappear? These people invented classic. Why has the CIA not been given a mission to find the fumigation recipe they used?
We know they are all on a number of pharmaceuticals, mind and soul altering drugs with disastrous side effects. We know that they can not distinguish between health care and wellness. We know we do not trust them with our money, and they have our money. I say we dose them, gentle readers, and NOT with their own medicine. It is time for a major toga party on the hill.
Best Time to Time Travel
December 1, 2012
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Gotham City
Today is the first day of the slowest travel time of the year. For the next two weeks hotels, flights, attractions, and everything related to tourism will be experiencing low season. This will abruptly come to a halt on Dec 15. If there is a place you want to visit but like to have the best service at the lowest price now is your moment. Get while the getting is good. The essential key to happiness in travel is beating the peak. If you fly on Sunday after Thanksgiving in the US you will be accompanied by the largest crowds of the year. Wait a week and a magical thing happens. Along with happier staff in hotels, restaurants, and airports the people know know the secret of hitting the road the first two weeks of December are a far less cranky group than the one that will stand in line for absolutely everything at the end of the month.
Carnegie in Pittsburgh
Phipps Conservatory
Last year at this time I went to Pittsburgh, where I grew up, but had not been since 1965. I had the best time finding landmarks and taking in the whole Gothic Christmas scene downtown. I went to Phipps Conservatory, a fond memory from youth, to enjoy the holiday botanical show. I enjoyed a superb performance by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and perhaps best of all I was invited to a family home to get down Steeler style. Although I didn’t go out to Oakmont to see my own suburban home with a basement, cheering the Steelers with a family of serious fans in their basement did bring back big memories. Naturally the place has changed since 1965, but since the three rivers made it what it is, the rivers still define the city. Once full of coal barges, lit up by the steel mills running all night, the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers form the mighty Ohio in Pittsburgh. This strategic point, where Fort Pitt is memorialized, made Pittsburgh the gateway to the west. It certainly worked for me. I moved to Venezuela in 1964 to be a petroleum princess, then to Texas in 1966 so my dad could be an Aggie. I never lived in a cold place, or the eastern part of the country again after that departure. I was an ice skating whiz at the age of 10, but I tried it in Zermatt when I was about 47 and found I had truly lost my ability. I decided against the rental skates last year, not wishing to leave the ‘Burgh on crutches. Just watching brought back enough fond memories for me.
Choice and Awareness
November 29, 2012
What choices do you make all the time?
Free will is the ability/responsibility to choose. It is not something that we have or have not, but something that is always there to varying degrees. Choices are realized through awareness. These choices are enabled or hindered by situational variables. These situational variables are very much a product of choices made in the past. The variable that determines the choices made is self awareness. This is because most of what we choose is based on who we believe ourselves to be. Think; “what would I do in any given situation” and you will see that it depends on who you understand yourself to be. Therefore, it matters less to the well being of the situation, how many choices you have to choose from, than it does the ability to discern between those choices. Focusing on self awareness seems to be the optimal way to bring about a collective existence which…
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Moses at the Mall, the One Commandment Diet
November 29, 2012
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i have been reflecting a lot about the way the monotheists enjoy and spread their beliefs. There is such a giant conflict of interest inherent in pledging aligiance to one god then using that God as a marketing device. It appears that these worshipers do many diverse things to indicate how much they are into religion and their own sect. Sinning, confessing, decorating, blessing, baptizing, and tithing are slightly rediculous if they are performed to honor false gods.
Charleton Heston dressed in his Moses gear should be sent to the mall with the tablets and a buring bush. All the parents need to sit on his lap, very close to the bush, while the kids go to Santa’s workshop. Moses asks each parent if they have other gods before the one they take the kids to worship. Charleton will quiz them on their understanding and execution of the first commandment. The bush will then have some private time with each parent during which they will be still and know.
Would you be afraid to sit on Charleton’s lap? Did you have to look up the first commandment?
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