PATRIOT Col. Charles Lewis^{[1, 2]}

Est 1736 - 1774  (~ 38 years)

• Name	Charles Lewis
  Title	PATRIOT
  Prefix	Col.
  Born	Est 1736	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	1774	Augusta County, Virginia
  Person ID	I23553	My Reynolds Line
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2022

  
  

  Father	John Gilbert of Beverley Manor 'Pioneer' Lewis,   b. 1 Feb 1677, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1 Feb 1762, Bellefonte, Augusta County, Virginia Colony  (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Margaret Lynn,   b. 3 Jul 1693, County Donegal, Ulster, Ireland ,   d. 1773, Bellefonte, Augusta County, Virginia  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6475	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents

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  [S245] Vital Record (Ancestry). Augusta County, Virginia Records Charles Lewis COL Charles Lewis Birth 11 Mar 1736 Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia Death 10 Oct 1774 (aged 38) Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia Burial Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia Colonial Militia Officer. Born at Lewis Fort, near present day Staunton, Virginia, he was a prominent Virginia planter and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1773 to 1774. A Colonel in the Virginia Militia, he led the forces of the Augusta County Regiment at Point Pleasant, Virginia (which is now West Virginia) during Lord Dunmore's War. On the morning of October 10, 1774 he led the attack of 150 officers and men, in the Battle of Point Pleasant, and engagement that pitted his Virginians against the famous Indian Chief Cornstalk and the Confederacy Indian Nations. Colonel Lewis was mortally wounded and died a short time later. He was buried with his fellow slain officers in the magazine on October 10, 1774. A large monument in memory of Colonel Lewis stands in the Tu Eudie Wie State Park in Point Pleasant. He is remember today for leading the fight in what many consider to be the first battle of the American Revolution. His brother, Andrew Lewis, would go on to become a General in the Continental Army. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9277293/charles-lewis. COL Charles Lewis Birth 11 Mar 1736 Staunton, Staunton City, Virginia Death 10 Oct 1774 (aged 38) Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia Burial Tu-Endie-Wei State Park Point Pleasant, Mason County, West Virginia Colonial Militia Officer. Born at Lewis Fort, near present day Staunton, Virginia, he was a prominent Virginia planter and a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1773 to 1774. A Colonel in the Virginia Militia, he led the forces of the Augusta County Regiment at Point Pleasant, Virginia (which is now West Virginia) during Lord Dunmore's War. On the morning of October 10, 1774 he led the attack of 150 officers and men, in the Battle of Point Pleasant, and engagement that pitted his Virginians against the famous Indian Chief Cornstalk and the Confederacy Indian Nations. Colonel Lewis was mortally wounded and died a short time later. He was buried with his fellow slain officers in the magazine on October 10, 1774. A large monument in memory of Colonel Lewis stands in the Tu Eudie Wie State Park in Point Pleasant. He is remember today for leading the fight in what many consider to be the first battle of the American Revolution. His brother, Andrew Lewis, would go on to become a General in the Continental Army.