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LEWIS FAMILY NEWSLETTER FALL 2015 8X11 The Lewis Legacy Descendants of Betty Washington and Fielding Lewis Lewis Coat of Arms Kenmore Vol. 6, No. 2 Publisher: Michael Frost, PhD Editor: Sandra Duffy Fall 2015 Dear Lewis Family, The 2015 Heritage Weekend The next day we headed for Berryville, VA to tour was a great success despite Fairfield. Warner Washington, cousin to George the hot and humid weather. Washington built this home in 1770. The owners, Robin and George Greenhalgh, were very gracious, As usual Kenmore showed and we were able to tour the mansion and grounds. us Southern Hospitality The house and thirty-eight acres are for sale for with a warm welcome from $2,250,000.00 if anyone wants to live like our ances- Bill Garner and Andrew tors. Barry. We enjoyed two dinners, presented by a new Our alfresco lunch was at Veramar Vineyard with caterer, which were memo- wine tasting and a panoramic view of the Blue Ridge rable. Mountains, 15 miles away. Everyone enjoyed the wine and lunch almost as much as the eventful We welcomed a new member, Barbara Petrov who reunion. was there with her husband Brian, during the busi- ness meeting. For the 2016 reunion, we are going to try something different. Our Lewis Heritage Event will take place Bill Garner led us on a walk to the graves of George mid-October to take advantage of the cooler weather. Lewis, (son of Betty and Fielding) and his wife Cath- We will be utilizing the historic Inn at Warner Hall erine Daingerfield at the Willis Cemetery. Bill where we will enjoy three special dinners. Hotel showed us a short cut to the graves, avoiding the accommodations will be close by. steep hill and a long walk in the heat. From this base we can tour Jamestown and Yorktown It was then on to Alexandria, VA and the touring of plus the immigrant cemetery of the Warner Family. the ship L'Hermione. This ship is an exact replica of the ship that brought the Marquis de Lafayette to a Hope to see you all in 2016. meeting with George Washington with the news of French aid. Larry Holmes President General Table of Contents President General’s Message Page 1 Lewis Family Descendants Officers Page 2 SAVE THE DATE Lewis Family Heritage Event 2016 Page 2 Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation Page 2 Next LFD Heritage Event The Evacuation of Kenmore June 1781 Page 3 Fairfield Page 4 October 18-20, 2016 Lewis Family Heritage Weekend 2015 Page 5 Tuesday through Thursday The History of the Hermione and Lafayette Page 6 The Inn at Warner Hall The Dragon of Wales Page 7 Gloucester, Virginia For Your Reading Pleasure... Page 7 The Lewis Dragon Page 8 Page 2 Fall 2015 Lewis Family Descendants Officers 2014-2016 President General Lawrence Tayloe Holmes Registrar Michael David Frost, Ph.D. 1st Vice President General John Fielding Lewis, Jr. Chaplain Samuel “Sandy” Frierson McDonough, Jr. 2nd Vice President General Stephen Patrick Holmes Historian Linda Reilly 3rd Vice President General Sandra Duffy Editor: Sandra Duffy Past President General Michael David Frost, Ph.D. The Lewis Legacy Secretary John Fielding Lewis, Jr. Web Master John Fielding Lewis, Jr. Treasurer Stephen Patrick Holmes Lewis Family Heritage Event 2016 As you have read in Larry Holmes’ note to the Wednesday, the family will travel to Yorktown for family, next years event will be held at the Inn at the annual Yorktown Victory Celebration, which Warner Hall, in Gloucester, VA. This beautiful includes a parade. A trip to historic Jamestown is manor house was originally established by Augus- scheduled for Thursday. tine Warner. The Warners and the Lewises are the two families most associated with the property from More specifics will follow in the winter newsletter, the mid-17th century, well into the 19th century. and each family member will receive a letter with a Queen Elizabeth II, is a direct descendant of Augus- detailed itinerary and costs. tine Warner through the Bowes-Lyon family and the Earl of Strathmore. In England, Warner Hall is So mark your calendars now, you don’t referred to as “The home of the Queen’s American want to miss this unique opportunity! ancestors.” The Lewis Family Heritage Event will be held Tues- day, October 18 through Thursday, October 20. Warner Hall Story of a Great Plantation Family members will want to arrive Tuesday so they by David Brown and Thane Harpole can visit local sites on their own around Gloucester or the Warner-Lewis family graveyard at Warner Hall. Banquet dinners will be served Tuesday, The innkeepers of Warner Wednesday and Thursday evenings at the Inn at Hall have suggested David Warner Hall. The chef at Warner Hall, Eric Garcia, Brown and Thane Harpole, as is well known for his excellent cuisine. key note speakers one night during the Lewis Heritage Event. They are the authors of Warner Hall, Story of a Great Plantation. The book is highly recommended by other family members. It is an historical and archaeolog- ical exploration of Warner Hall. We hope to schedule these two authors, so this book might be a wise addi- tion to your library. Copies of the book can be obtained at Warner Hall for $12 + tax and shipping. Contact Waraner Hall if interested in purchasing a The Inn at Warner Hall, Gloucester, Virginia book. http://lewis-family-descendants.com Page 3 Fall 2015 The Evacuation of Kenmore June 1781 By The Living History Interpreters, Robert and Susan Bailey This is an excerpt from the presentation given by Robert and Susan Bailey to the Lewis Family, at Kenmore in July. They brought this exciting story to the present tense. The “Dark before the Dawn” is how many historians have characterized the situation in America between Robert and Susan Bailey 1779 and 1781. In General Washington’s own Lewis Family Heritage Weekend 2015, Kenmore words, the new country was “at the end of its tether.” The American economy had collapsed; its people link with General Wayne in order to gain enough dispirited; and its army was in tatters, starving, and strength to face the threat. Lafayette has been man- unpaid. aging to stay about 4 to 6 hours ahead of Cornwallis as he races north. Lafayette crosses the North Anna, In Virginia, in the first part of 1781, British forces while Cornwallis simultaneously crosses the Pamun- under the commands of General William Phillips key, east of him. These rivers are only around 15 and the ex-patriot, General Benedict Arnold, would miles apart. Since then, recent reports have Lafay- begin stepping up its military aggression by conduct- ette and Cornwallis both converging well into Spot- ing raids on prominent tobacco ports along the James sylvania County. River, destroying warehouses, buildings, and ship- ping all along Virginia’s waterways. The militia at Hunters Heights, could deal with a dragoon raid, but are no match for the main body. With command of the Per Lafayette’s instructions, they have removed all waterways and the bulk portable public stores and the valuable equipment at of the American army both the Gunnery and Hunters Iron Works. They are in the north, the British also assisting the Washington and Lewis families to were able to success- flee to the western counties. fully terrorize the state of Virginia virtually Word has just arrived that Lafayette has turned west- un- checked, while ward and is now nearing Wilderness Run, while Cornwallis continued other intelligence has reported sighting the enemy's to freely plunder Geor- dragoon outriders at Chesterfield Tavern. This is gia and the Carolinas. consistent with Lafayette's belief that the main body Cornwallis, however, will reach Fredericksburg sometime this day. headed for Virginia to deliver a final blow to bringCharles, the Old1st Marquis Dominion Cornwallis Welcome to June 2nd 1781. to her knees and its by Daniel Gardner-1782 leaders to the gallows. In Fredericksburg, news had arrived of British dragoons pushing hard toward the town. Their intent was to destroy the warehouses and the gun manufac- tories nearby, but, worst of all, they might attempt to capture General Washington’s mother and his sister’s family. The situation is this: Lafayette is in a full retreat from Cornwallis and is racing north to http://lewis-family-descendants.com Page 4 Fall 2015 Fairfield Hosts of Fairfield; Robin and George Greenhalgh Another stop for the Lewis family was at Fairfield near George Washington’s diary records visits to Fairfield Berryville, VA. This historic estate house was built in with his family, the first of which occurred in August of 1770, and designed by architect John Ariss. It was built 1769. Below is an excerpt from March 1774. Visits by for Warner Washington, first cousin to George Washing- the Warner Washington Family to Mount Vernon are ton, with his second wife Hannah Fairfax of Belvoir. also recorded in the diary. Seven children were born to Warner and Hannah at Fairfield. Upon Warner’s death in 1791, one of his sons, 9. Dined at Snicker’s & lodged at Fairfield. Fairfax Washington, inherited the estate. The signature 10. Went by my Tenants on Bullskin to my Brothers at of his wife, Sally Armistead is inscribed in the mortar on Harewood. 11. At Harewood all day. an eastern façade. 12. Returned by my Tenants on Bullskin to Fairfield. 13. At Fairfield all day with others. In addition to the impressive stone manor and terraced lawn, there are two cottages, a smokehouse and summer cabin, a greenhouse and garage/shop. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. Lewis Family members at Fairfield Library at Fairfield http://lewis-family-descendants.com Page 5 Fall 2015 Lewis Family Heritage Weekend 2015 Standing in Willis Cemetery, grave site of George Lewis and Catherine Daingerfield, are Stephen, Larry, Janet and Marlene Holmes.
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