Lewis family of Virginia
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The Lewis family of Virginia was a prominent colonial American lineage influential in the political and social life of early Virginia and connected by kinship to other notable families such as the Washingtons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewis family of Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10177210 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewis family of Virginia Context triple: [Washington family, relatedFamily, Lewis family of Virginia]
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Jones family of Virginia
The Jones family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era Virginia lineage known for producing influential figures such as planter and politician Orlando Jones.
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C.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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D.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
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E.
Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lewis family of Virginia Target entity description: The Lewis family of Virginia was a prominent colonial American lineage influential in the political and social life of early Virginia and connected by kinship to other notable families such as the Washingtons.
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A.
Lee family of Virginia
The Lee family of Virginia is a prominent American political and military dynasty that played a major role in colonial, Revolutionary, and early United States history.
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B.
Jones family of Virginia
The Jones family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era Virginia lineage known for producing influential figures such as planter and politician Orlando Jones.
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C.
Alexander family of Virginia
The Alexander family of Virginia is a prominent colonial-era lineage known for its early settlement, landholdings, and political influence in Virginia’s history.
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D.
Page family of Virginia
The Page family of Virginia was a prominent colonial-era lineage of planters and politicians who played a significant role in the early political and social life of Virginia.
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E.
Harrison family of Virginia
The Harrison family of Virginia is a prominent American political dynasty whose members played significant roles in colonial leadership and early United States history, including producing two U.S. presidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | American colonial family ⓘ |
| activity |
colonial politics
ⓘ
landownership ⓘ military service ⓘ plantation management ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Clark family of Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fielding family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriwether family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Randolph family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Warner family of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin |
British
ⓘ
Scots-Irish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Andrew Lewis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Charles Lewis of Point Pleasant NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Fielding Lewis of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel John Lewis of Augusta County NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Robert Lewis of Belvoir NERFINISHED ⓘ Colonel Thomas Lewis of Rockingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Fielding Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ General Andrew Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Howell Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Major William Lewis of Sweet Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ Meriwether Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ William Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Zachary Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early political development of Virginia
ⓘ
social structure of colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political influence in colonial Virginia
ⓘ
social influence in colonial Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | First Families of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Piedmont Virginia
ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Tidewater Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Virginia gentry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewis family of Virginia Description of subject: The Lewis family of Virginia was a prominent colonial American lineage influential in the political and social life of early Virginia and connected by kinship to other notable families such as the Washingtons.
Referenced by (1)
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