Lewis Burwell II
Colony of Virginia
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1698 |
Lineage
- Father Lewis Burwell I
- Son: Hon Nathaniel Burwell
- Daughter: Elizabeth Burwell Harrison
- Son: Lewis Burwell of Kingsmill
| Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Burgesses | 1698 |
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1652/00/00 | Hon Lewis Burwell is born to Major Lewis Burwell and Lucy Higginson. | Born | |||||
| 1672/00/00 | Daughter of Anthony Smith and Martha Bacon, Abigail Smith (11 Mar 1656 or 57 - 12 Nov 1692, cousin of Nathaniel Bacon) marries Hon Lewis Burwell at Gloucester County, Virginia. Through his first wife, Lewis II inherited Kingsmill on the James. | Groom | Kingsmill Plantation | Williamsburg | |||
| 1700/09/05 | The Privy Council appoints Lewis Burwell to the governor's Council at Governor Francis Nicholson's suggestion. | Work | |||||
| 1701/09/22 | Governor Francis Nicholson delivers a speech to the House of Burgesses in which he makes an improper reference to his love for eighteen-year-old Lucy Burwell, daughter of Major Lewis Burwell. She declines his marriage proposal. | Work | |||||
| 1701/10/13 | Claiming poor health, Lewis Burwell writes to the Board of Trade asking to be excused from service to the governor's Council. | Work | |||||
| 1702/00/00 | Hon Lewis Burwell works as a governor of the College of William and Mary. | Work | Wren Building, College of William and Mary | Williamsburg | |||
| 1702/05/14 | The Privy Council accepts the Board of Trade's recommendation that Lewis Burwell's appointment as councilor be withdrawn. | Work | |||||
| 1704/00/00 | Lewis Burwell, one of the wealthiest men in Virginia, pays taxes on 26,650 acres of land. | Life | |||||
| 1710/00/00 | Lewis Burwell II(1650-1710) (moved to Kings Creek c 1707), owned Fairfield 1675-1710. | Owner | Fairfield Site | White Marsh | |||
| 1710/12/19 | Lewis Burwell dies at his plantation on King's Creek in York County. He is buried at Fairfield in Gloucester County, but his remains are later removed to Abingdon Church. | Died | Abingdon Church | White Marsh | |||
| 1710/12/19 | Lewis Burwell dies at his plantation on King's Creek in York County. He is buried at Fairfield in Gloucester County, but his remains are later removed to Abingdon Church. | Died | Kingsmill Plantation | Williamsburg |
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.