Genealogical notes of Barnstable families - citizen hylbom blog

146 GENEALOGICAL NOTES OF BAKNSTABLE FAMILIES.
vis. She died Feb. 1782, aged 41, and he married second Desire
Parker, daughter of Samuel of West Barnstable. He died in
Gorham July 24, 1819, aged 78.
Children horn in Barnstable.
222. I. Mehitabel, July 21, 1762, married Crocker.
223. II. Lothrop, Feb. 13, 1764. Of Col. Lothrop Lewis, Josiah
Pierce, Esq., in his history of Gorham, says : "Probably
no Gorham man ever stood higher in the estimation of
bis fellow-citizens than the Hon. Lothrop Lewis. His mor-
als were pure, obliging and courteous in manner, prudent in
words and action, and distinguished for sound common
sense. His mind was not brilliant, nor its operations rapid,
but clear and persevering." When young he was much engaged
in surveying lands. He was often a referee in important
and diflflcult cases. He held many civil and military
oflSees, and discharged their duties with fidelity. He was
Colonel of a regiment of cavalry. Justice of the Peace,
Deputy Sheriff, Selectman, Representative to the General
Court, member of the board of war from 1812 to 1815, and
land agent of the State of Maine. He died in Bangor Oct.
9, 1822, while in the discharge of his official duties. Col.
Lewis was twice married, first to Tabitha Longfellow, by
whom he had Stephen L. 1795, and Mary 1796. His second
wife was Wid. Mary J. Little, a daughter of Judge Prescott
of Groton, Mass., by whom he had Annah, Catharine and
Elizabeth.
224. III. Sarah, Jan. 13, 1766, married Capt. Eben'r Peabody.
225. IV. Annah, March 21, 1768, married John Darling.
226. V. James, Aug. 21, 1770. Mr. James Lewis was a man
of ability, character and property. About the year 1803 he
became a convert to Methodism, and soon after an earnest
and zealous preacher. His great fluency of speech, powerful
voice, and evident sincerity, drew together large audiences.
He travelled extensively, and when past eighty
years of age visited his relatives at the Cape. To the last
his physical and intellectual vigor remained almost unimpaired.
He died in Gorham Aug. 20, 1855, aged 85, highly
respected by men of every shade of religious belief.
227. VI. Ansel, Feb. 2, 1773. A surveyor of lumber in Portland.
228. VII. George, March 28, 1775. He was a farmer at
Bridgton, Me., and major in the militia.
229. VIII. Daniel Davis, July 22, 1777. A Baptist clergy-