'Lewin3'Index links to: Lead / Letter
Families covered: Lewen of Broomley, Lewen of Newcastle-upon-Tyne,

                               
John Lewin or Lewen of Durham & Broomley (a 1378)
1. Walter Lewen of Broomley (a 1378, 1404) possibly father of ....
  A. Walter Lewen of Durham (a 1414)
  m. (before 1387) Alice Sabraon (dau/heir of Nicholas Sabraon or Sabraham)
  i. Richard Lewen
  m. _ Claxton (dau of William Claxton)
a. Robert Lewen of Broomley (a 1525)
  m. Maud Astley (dau of William Astley of Aislaby)
  (1) William Lewen
  m. Alice Heslerigg (dau of Lancelot (sb John?) Heslerigg of Swarland)
  (A) Robert Lewen, Sheriff then Mayor of Newcastle (b by 1504, d c12.1563, MP)
  m1. Margaret Middleton (dau of Gilbert Middleton of Newcastle, Silksworth & Kibblesworth)
  (i) George Lewen of Silksworth
  (ii) Gilbert Lewen (a 11.1562, cleric, master of St. Mary Magdalen Hospital)
  m2. Jane Brigham (d c1569, dau of Christopher Brigham of Newcastle)
  (iii) Christopher Lewen of Newcastle & Hetton, last of Broomley, Sheriff of Newcastle (bur 29.11.1604)
  m. (c05.1561) Anne Cordall (a 1611, dau of Sir William Cordall of Long Melford (Master of the Rolls))
  (a)+ issue - Thomas (a 1607), Christopher of Newcastle (a 1593) mentioned by Hodgson
  (iv) Edward Lewen of Newcastle & Hetton-le-Hole, Sheriff then Mayor of Newcastle (bur 28.02.1618-9, MP)
  (a) Thomas Lewen of Fawside & Hetton (a 1607)
  The following comes from MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), p151).
  ((1)) Edward Lewen (bpt 04.03.1632-3, bur 05.11.1645)
((2)) Timothy Lewen of Chester-le-Street (bpt 08.07.1629, bur 23.03.1668-9, master mainer)
  m1. ??
  ((A))+ issue - Timothy (bpt 14.08.1651), Nathaniel (bpt 01.02.1652-3, bur 13.07.1655)
  m2. (18.12.1655) Eleanor (widow of _ Robinson)
  ((C))+ other issue - George (bpt 01.12.1656), Thomas (bur 20.10.1656), Edward (bpt 08.11.1659, bur 05.08.1673), John (bpt 09.04.1663, bur 14.05.1664), Hannah (bpt 10.09.1660)
(b) George Lewen of Whickham (bpt 30.11.1585, d 26.02.1664-5)
  m. Margaret (a 1665)
  (c)+ other issue - Christopher of Newcastle (a 1593), Henry (bpt 23.11.1578), Jane (bpt 12.08.1576) mentioned by MGH
  (v) Robert Lewen of Newcastle (bur 09.09.1623) this line only from MGH
  m. (before 08.1578) Anne Delaval (bur 19.01.1615-6, dau of Sir John Delaval of Seaton Delaval, widow of Thomas Cramlington of Newsham)
  (a) Thomas Lewen of Amble & Hauxley, Northumberland (bpt 08.08.1578, bur 27.01.1640-4)
  m. Alice Fulwood
  (b) Henry Lewen of Throckley & Newcastle (bpt 02.02.1583-4, bur 29.10.1652)
  m. (11.1607) Eleanor Richardson (bur 30.12.1630)
  ((1)) George Lewen (bpt 04.01.1611, bur 10.02.1689-90, 2nd son)
  m1. (21.11.1637) Barbara Biggs (d 07.04.1646)
  ((A)) George Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 30.10.1645, bur 12.06.1715, 2nd son)
  m. (27.04.1682) Anne Layton (bur 09.06.1706)
  ((i)) Katherine Lewen (bpt 04.02.1693-4)
  m. (28.11.1723) Thomas Taylor
  ((ii))+ other issue - Margaret (bpt 13.03.1682-3, bur 02.01.1699-1700), Mary (bpt 06.01.1684-5, bur 28.08.1686), Deborah (bpt 08.08.1686), Elizabeth (bpt 02.03.1687-8, bur 24.04.1691), Ann (bpt 11.03.1689, bur 07.04.1691), Isabel (bpt 17.12.1691, d unm 1761), Mary (bpt 08.08.1699)
  ((B)) Eleanor Lewen (bpt 23.02.1641-2)
  m. (26.02.1670-1) Robert Crow of Newcastle
  ((C)) Margaret Lewen (bpt 04.07.1643)
  m. (07.11.1667) John Dobson of Newcastle (m1. ??)
  ((D))+ other issue - Bartholomew (bpt 24.08.1638, bur 23.11.1642), Esther (bpt 09.04.1640, Barbara (d 17.04.1647)
  m2. Deborah (bur 12.11.1693)
  ((G))+ other issue - Mary (bpt 06.04.1657), Jane (bpt 25.02.1658-9)
  ((2)) Robert Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 14.01.1615-6, bur 11.05.1657)
  m. Elizabeth (bur 14.01.1658-9)
  ((A)) Margaret Lewen (b 15.05.1651, bur 20.07.1707)
  m. (c05.1668) Lancelot Allgood of Hexham (dsp 08.10.1703)
  ((B)) Barbara Lewen (b 02.03.1656)
  m. _ Rymer
  ((i)) Robert Rymer (b c1689, d 24.03.1422)
  ((C))+ other issue - Robert (b 02.06.1653, bur 07.02.1655-6), Edward (b 06.12.1655, bur 05.09.1657), Elizabeth (b 22.03.1649)
  ((3)) Henry Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 25.06.1623, bur 24.01.1666-7)
  m. (c07.1664) Ann Greene
  ((4)) Barbara Lewen
  m. (19.02.1630-1) Thomas Hudspeth of Corbridget
  ((5)) Eleanor Lewen (bpt 16.11.1620)
  m. (02.02.1641-2) George Chambers
  ((6))+ other issue - Robert (bpt 15.04.1610, d infant?, Thomas (bpt 02.08.1618), Dorothy (bpt 17.10.1613))
  (c) Robert Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 17.11.1588, a 1647)
  ((1)) George Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 17.01.1635-6, bur 10.01.1670-1, 2nd son)
  ((A))+ issue - Robert (b 10.11.1657), John (bpt 22.04.1666), Jane (b 25.02.1658-9, bur 10.09.1660), Barbara (b 16.08.1661), Rebecca (bpt 28.02.1663-4), Deborah (bpt 02.07.1668)
  ((2))+ other issue - Edward (bpt 04.10.1624, bur 02.06.1669, barber-surgeon), Margaret (bpt 07.09.1623), Mary (bpt 07.1627), Ann (bpt 21.10.1628)
  (d) Matthew Lewen of Newcastle (bpt 01.03.1592-3, bur 21.05.1630)
  ((1))+ issue - Robert (bpt 03.01.1620-1), John (bpt 24.03.1624-5), Matthew (bpt 16.09.1628, d infant?), Matthew (bpt 24.02.1629-30), Anne (bpt 21.11.1619), Barbara (bpt 29.10.1626, d infant?), Barbara (bpt 28.06.1627)
  (e)+ other issue - Agnes (bpt 03.01.1584-5, bur 13.04.1586), Margery (bpt 10.09.1587, bur 16.09.1587)
  (vi)+ other issue - William dsp before 26.11.1569), Michael (dsp before 26.11.1562)
  (B)+ other issue - Lancelot, Thomas (dsp)
  (2) Lancelot Lewen (dsp)
  b. Thomas Lewen
  c. John Lewen of Newcastle possibly father of ....
  (1) Elizabeth Lewen
  m. John Hagthorpe of Nettleworth
  ii.+ other issue - John, daughters
  B. John Lewen (a 1397)

Main source(s): 'A History of Northumberland' (vol 6, John Crawford Hodgson, 1902, 'Lewen of Durham, Newcastle and Broomley', p148), MGH (NS4 vol 4 (1912), 'Pedigree of the Family of Lewen of Sllksworth and Hetton in the County Palatine of Durham, and of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Amble, Bauxley, and Throckley, Northumberland', p60+)
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