Gazlay Family History
Family History - Mary Munn
| Key: | 1. | “+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation. |
| 2. | “born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown. |
This family history features Mary Munn and 10 of her descendants down to the third generation.
First Generation
1. Mary Munn,1 born ____ (parents not determined); died 30 September 1849.1 Mary married, 4 December 1734, Captain John Lewis1 (born 14 April 1711, the son of Joseph Lewis and Sarah Andruss;1 John died 24 February 17992). John is buried in Oak Street Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut.2Children of Mary Munn and Captain John Lewis:
| 2 | i. | David Lewis, born April 1736;1 died 1754.1 | |
| + | 3 | ii. | Captain John Lewis, Jr., born December 1740. Married Sarah Gordon. |
| 4 | iii. | Sarah Lewis, born April 1743.1 |
- The History of Waterbury, Connecticut, by Henry Bronson, M.D. Waterbury: Published by Bronson Brothers, 1858. Available at archive.org. Pages 518-519, genealogy of Joseph Lewis, including his son John Lewis (who first married Mary Munn and later Amy Smith); includes brief biographical and vital details of their spouses and children.
- Find a Grave (website). Oak Street Cemetery, Naugatuck, New Haven County, Connecticut, Capt. John Lewis, born: (unknown); died: 24 February 1799 (from record); a photograph of his grave marker is difficult to read, but the caption, apparently a transcription of the grave marker, reads: “In memory of Capt. John Lewis, who died Feb. 24th 1799, in the 88th year of his age. Also Mrs. Ame (Smith) Lewis who died Sept. 26 1796 in her 76th year.”
Second and Third Generations
3. Captain John Lewis, Jr.2 (Mary1), born December 1740.1 John married, 17 November 1763, Sarah Gordon1 (born ____, parents not determined).John Lewis, Jr., was a captain in the Revolution.1
It is likely he, and not his father, who is cited in various publications as having served in the Revolutionary War.
Children of Captain John Lewis, Jr. and Sarah Gordon:
| 5 | i. | Anna Lewis, born 5 January 1765.1 | |
| 6 | ii. | Ezra Lewis, born 28 May 1768.1 | |
| 7 | iii. | Leva Lewis, born 20 July 1770.1 | |
| 8 | iv. | John Lewis, born 16 July 1772.1 | |
| 9 | v. | Chauncey Lewis. | |
| 10 | vi. | Sarah Lewis. | |
| 11 | vii. | Alanson Lewis. |
- The History of Waterbury, Connecticut, by Henry Bronson, M.D. Waterbury: Published by Bronson Brothers, 1858. Available at archive.org. Pages 518-519, genealogy of Joseph Lewis, including his son John Lewis (who first married Mary Munn and later Amy Smith); includes brief biographical and vital details of their spouses and children.