Lewis-Powers Family History
The Genealogy of the Lewis-Powers Family
Family: David Lewis / Mary "Polly" Boynton (F13)
m. 28 Sept 1786-
Father | Male
David Lewis
Born 7 May 1768 Pepperell, Middlesex, MA 
Died 8 Mar 1813 Ludlow, Vermont Buried Married 28 Sept 1786 Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts Father Jonathan Lewis | F14 Group Sheet Mother Persis Crosby | F14 Group Sheet
Child 1 | Male
David Lewis, Jr.
Born 25 Dec 1791 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 31 Dec 1811 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Buried
Child 2 | Male
Ara Lewis
Born 23 Aug 1792 Ludlow, Windsor, VT Died 8 Jul 1868 North Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY Buried Sanfordville Cemetery, Sanfordville, NY Spouse Lydia Payne | F11 Married
Child 4 | Female
Polly Lewis
Born 6 Sept 1796 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 12 Sept 1800 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Buried
Child 5 | Male
Loring Lewis
Born 24 Oct 1798 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 31 Jul 1799 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Buried
Child 6 | Female
Abigail Lewis
Born 31 Jul 1800 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 26 Dec 1885 Depeyster, St. Lawrence County, New York Buried
Child 7 | Male
Benjamin Green Lewis
Born 3 Oct 1802 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 9 August 1884 Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co, New York Buried
Child 8 | Male
Elnathan Lewis,
Born 16 Sept 1804 Ludlow, Vermont, United States Died 22 Dec 1853 Grundy County, Illinois, United States Buried
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Notes - The previous information I've gathered indicated that David Lewis married Polly (no last name known) but the information from "Edmund Lewis of Lynn, Massachusetts, and Some of His Descendants" (page 50) indicates that David Lewis married a woman named Mary Boynton. This may indicate that Ara Lewis' father may have been a different David Lewis and not necessarily the one that traces back to Edmund. It is, at any rate, a glaring inconsistency.
- 09/14/2022 - After further investigation, it seems that "Polly" was indeed a nickname or shortened version of "Mary". Various web sites reference this weird transition from Mary to Polly. From Wikipedia, "Polly is a given name, most often feminine, which originated as a variant of Molly (a diminutive of Mary)."
So, it seems that this David's wife who is referenced as Polly could be Mary Boynton as referenced in the "Edmund Lewis of Lynn Mass" book. I'd still like to find more definitive records, such as a marriage certificate, but for the moment I will move forward with David's wife being the Mary Boynton of reference.
Married:
- From a "family group sheet" accessed 1 July 2023:
https://www.fgs-project.com/vermont/groups/l/lewis-david.html