Francis Lewis, Jr. (1749-1814)

Dry Goods Merchant & Stock and Insurance Broker of New York

His father set him up in business under Francis Lewis & Son, Dry Goods Merchants. After his father died he partnered with Augustus H. Lawrence as Lewis & Lawrence of 40 Wall Street, Stock and Insurance Brokers, making a "large fortune". In 1775, he married Elizabeth, sister of Daniel Ludlow, President of the Manhattan Company. They had eleven children of whom seven (listed) survived to adulthood.

Parents (2)

Francis Lewis

U.S. Founding Father & Member of the New York Provincial Congress

1713-1802

Elizabeth (Annesley) Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth (Annesley) Lewis

1715-1778

Spouse (1)

Elizabeth (Ludlow) Lewis

Mrs Elizabeth (Ludlow) Lewis

1755-1831

Children (7)

Morgan Lewis

Died in early adulthood, unmarried

b.1777

Juan Francis Lewis

Merchant, of 87 Maiden Lane, New York City

b.1779

Ann (Lewis) Battelle

Mrs Ann Dashwood (Lewis) Battelle

1783-1856

Elizabeth (Lewis) Ogden

Mrs Elizabeth (Lewis) Ogden

1785-1836

Gabriel Ludlow Lewis

1787-1851

Louisa (Lewis) Johnson

Mrs Louisa Elizabeth (Lewis) Johnson

1789-1825

Horatio Gates Lewis

Horatio Gates Lewis, of New York City

1794-1853