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His second marriage was to Elizabeth "Betty" Washington , the sister of the American President and Revolutionary War General George Washington , on 7 May 1750. The marriage produced 11 children. Betty outlived Fielding, passing in 1797. Commissary General of Munitions during the Revolutionary War , Lewis held the rank of Brigadier General . He and his second wife resided near Fredericksburg, Virginia . In 1769, Fielding and Betty started construction of a large Georgian mansion, which was completed in 1775 at their estate, later named ''Kenmore House''. It is now open to the public for viewing. Fielding Lewis was the first Mayor of Fredericksburg. The Kenmore estate purchased the property said to be "George Washington's Boyhood Home", Ferry Farm , to keep it from being developed. Both Fielding and his wife Betty are commemorated with street names in the nearby Ferry Farm Subdivision (Fielding Circle and Betty Lewis Drive). His great-nephew was Meriwether Lewis . EXTERNAL LINKS
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