May 3 - November 12, 2009
Lucy Meriwether Lewis Marks
Virginia Planter and Doctoress
1752 - 1837
with works by Christine Andreae, Debbie Bankert, Janet Brome, Meta Carr, Esther Carpi, Wendy Cortesi, Lara Call Gastinger, Eileen Malone-Brown, Vicki Malone, and Gail McIntosh
About the Project
About Lucy Marks
- Her Life and Her World
- Genealogical Chart
- Family Member Biographies
- Nicholas Meriwether II (b. October 28, 1667, died December, 1744)
- Col. David Meriwether (b. 1690, died December 25, 1744)
- Thomas Meriwether (1714 - 1756)
- Elizabeth Thornton Meriwether (1713/17 - 1774)
- Col. Nicholas Meriwether, son of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton, (1736 - 1772)
- Dr. Francis Meriwether, son of Thomas Meriwether and Elizabeth Thornton Meriwether, (1737 - January 2, 1803)
- Lucy Thornton Meriwether (February 4, 1752 - September 8, 1837)
- Jane Meriwether Lewis (March 31, 1770 - March 13, 1845)
- Capt. Meriwether Lewis (August 18, 1774 - October 11, 1809)
- Reuben Lewis (February 14, 1777 – February 17, 1844)
- Capt. John Marks (1740 – 1791)
- Dr. John Hastings Marks (1785 - 1822)
- Mary Garland Marks (May 8, 1788 - 1864)
- Dr. Meriwether Lewis Anderson (June 23, 1805 - March 5, 1862)
- William Douglas Meriwether (November 3, 1761 - January 21, 1845)
- Col. John Lewis, II (November 30, 1669 - November 14, 1725)
- Robert Lewis of “Belvoir” (1702 - 1765) & Jane Meriwether
- Lt. William Lewis (1733 - November 17, 1779)
- Col. Nicholas Lewis (1728 – 1808) and Mary Walker Lewis (1742-1824)
- Dr. Thomas Walker (1714 - 1794)
- Family Homes
Medical Practices
A Brief Look at Botanical Art in 18th Century America
Plants in the Gallery
Adiantum pedatum (Maidenhair Fern)
Aquilegia canadensis (Wild Columbine)
Arisaema triphyllum (Jack-in-Pulpit)
Asarum canadense (Wild Ginger)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterflyweed/Pleurisy root)
Caltha palustris (Marsh Marigold)
Capsicum (Red Pepper)
Chionanthus virginicus (Virginia Fringe Tree)
Cimicifugia racemosa (Black Cohosh)
Datura stramonium (Jimsonweed/Jamestown Weed)
Geranium maculatum (Wild or Spotted Geranium)
Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly)
Impatiens capensis (Orange-spotted Jewelweed)
Lindera benzoin (Spice Bush)
Mint Family Collection:
Mentha piperita (Peppermint), Melissa officinalis (Lemon Balm), and Lavandula angustifolia (English Lavender);
Mertensia virginiana (Virginia Bluebell)
Panax quinquefolius (Ginseng)
Phytolacca americana (Pokeweed)
Podophyllum peltatum (Mayapple/ American Mandrake)
Rhus coppallina (Dwarf Sumac)
Sanguinaria canadensis (Bloodroot)
Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
Tradescantia virginiana (Spiderwort).
Verbascum thapsus (Common Mullein)