Lewis Burwell (1737-1779)

of "Whitemarsh" High Sheriff of Gloucester County, Virginia

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He was born in Virginia and educated in England at Balliol College, Oxford. He studied law at the Inner Temple in London before returning to "Whitemarsh" that he inherited from his father in 1756. He served as High Sheriff of Gloucester County (1767) and as a Member of the House of Burgesses (1769-1774). He was a supporter of the Episcopal Church and the Conventions of 1775 and 1776. He was married twice. By Judith, daughter of Mann Page II of Rosewell, they had 5-children (listed above). His second wife was Lucy, daughter of William Randolph of "Wilton".

Parents (2)

Lewis Burwell

President of the Governor's Council & Acting Governor of Virginia

1710-1756

Mary (Willis) Burwell

Mrs Mary (Willis) Burwell "Heiress of Old and New Purton"

1718-1746

Spouses (2)

Judith (Page) Burwell

Mrs Judith (Page) Burwell

1745-1777

Lucy (Randolph) Burwell

Mrs Lucy (Randolph) Burwell

1744-1802

Children (5)

Alice (Burwell) Williams

Mrs Alice Grymes (Burwell) Williams

b.1763

Lewis Burwell

of Richmond, Virginia

1764-1834

Nathaniel Burwell

of "Whitemarsh" Gloucester County, Virginia

1766-1821

Mann Burwell

Mann Burwell

b.1768

Judith (Burwell) Miles

Mrs Judith Page (Burwell) Miles

1768-1830

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