[1] According to historian and author Benjamin F. Van Meter, Lewis was "possessed of considerable means when he came to Kentucky, consisting of money, slaves and livestock.
He was a very intelligent, enterprising old-fashioned Kentucky gentleman, who kept his well-trained body-servant close at hand wherever he went; was noted, like most of the gentlemen of this region and of Virginia in that day, for hospitality and high living.
Although urban development has encroached upon Lewis Manor's former rural surroundings, the historic one-story Federal house has been beautifully restored in recent years and remains in excellent condition.
One son, Alpheus Lewis (March 28, 1799 – April 6, 1865), a farmer and whiskey distiller, built the Oakwood estate (circa 1820) near Winchester, Kentucky.
Another daughter, Anne Nancy Conyers Payne Lewis (August 18, 1774 – November 17, 1835) married General James Garrard, whose father was twice governor of Kentucky.