Children of JOHN LEE and JANE HANCOCK are:
i. THOMAS3 LEE.
ii. JOHN LEE, b. Sep 1616.
3. iii. RICHARD LEE, (THE FOUNDER), b. 1608, Shorpshire, England; d. 01 Mar 1663/64, Cobb's Hall, Dividing Creek VA.

Generation No. 3

3. RICHARD3 LEE, (THE FOUNDER) (JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1608 in Shorpshire, England, and died 01 Mar 1663/64 in Cobb's Hall, Dividing Creek VA. He married ANNE CONSTABLE, (OWEN) 1641 in Jamestown, VA, daughter of FRANCIS CONSTABLE. She was born 1622 in England, and died Aft. 1663 in VA.

Notes for RICHARD LEE, (THE FOUNDER):
- Col. Richard Lee
- 2nd oldest in his family
- Born - Coton Hall in manor of Nordley Regis, England
- Came to America from England by 1636 (York Co Records by Fleet, Vol I,p92 - Thomas Davis of Warwicksquack Co, later became Isle os Wight 1637, to Ambrose Meador and John White of Pagan Shore, 50, 18 Jul 1636. Wit Thomas Holt and Richard Lee).

Richard was from Shropshire, a county bordering Wales and Located about 100 miles northwest of London. Christened 3/22/1618. After his cousin John brought him down from Shropshire to learn the ways of London, Richard sailed for Virginia. This was shortly after his mothers death and 21st birthday.

Richard arrived in VA about 1639. He began life in the colony as clerk of the quarter court, within the Secretary of state's office. His close affiliation with Sir William explains Richard Lee's progress as a public figure. He was a member of the House of Burgesses, high Sheriff, Colonel in the militia, secretary of state and was named in 1651 to the Council of State.

Richard not only profited from his public office but also by trading with the Indians for fur and skins. He moved from one triumph to another, taking care that his early land patents designated him as "gentleman". At the end of his life he held high office & owned about 15,000 productive acres in VA & MD. His plantation was called Paradise. He also had many slaves and much livestock.

Richard made survival & prosperity his concerns, which bequeathed comfort, power, and wealth to his children and grandchildren. On his death he was one of the wealthiest and most influential citizens of Virginia.

Source: The book, "Shaping a Nation Stories of the Lees", by Ludwell Lee Montague.
Richard Lee came to Virginia before November 26, 1636, in company with the new governor, Sir Francis Wiatt, to be clerk of the Quarter Court at Jamestown. Not long thereafter he married the Governor's ward, Anne Constable. Subsequently he was Attorney General and colonial Secretary of State under Sir William Berkeley. In addition to these occupations, he was, from his first arrival in Virginia, actively engaged in the Indian trade, trading for furs as a factor for his cousin, John Lee of London.

Richard Lee's first home in Virginia was on leased land near Gloucester Point. He was driven from it by the Great Massacre of 1644. He and his trading shallops were actively employed in the ensuing military operations against the Indians on York River, but he still found time for Indian trade. Unable to deal with the York River tribes, be sought our those of the Northern Neck, who were still at peace with the English.

Although Richard Lee had been steadily patenting land since 1642, he did not become a planter until 1652 when , a Secretary of State, he negotiated the capitulation of Virginia to the Commonwealth of England and then retired from public office. Thereafter he spent almost as much time in London as in Virginia. He was not only developing his plantations in Gloucester County, but also operation as a London merchant trading in Virginia.

It has been supposed the Richard Lee established his residence on Dividing Creek in 1651, but the supposition is contradicted by the evidence which has subsequently come to light. Considering the dates at which he is known to have been at Jamestown, in Gloucester, or in London, he cannot have settled here until the spring of 1656. His tenth and last child, Charles Lee, was born here in May of that year. The original Lee home here until the spring of 1656. His tenth and last child, Charles Lee, was born here in May of that year. The original Lee home here stood near were you turned from the Cobbs Hall lane into the woods surrounding the graveyard.

Richard Lee had been in residence here only two years when he again returned, alone, to London. There he purchased an estate in suburban Stratford, with the intention of making it his home. His purposes seem to have been the better management of his mercantile business in London and the better education of his children.

In the fall of 1659 Richard Lee returned from London to put his affairs in Virginia in charge of a steward and to move his family to their new home at Stratford. The notes left by this steward, John Gibbon, show that the Indians were then still a conspicuous feature of the local scene. The future herald was much impressed by Indian royalty: not only the neighboring King of Wicomico, but also the King of Chicacoan, who came to visit the Lees on Dividing Creek, the King of Chiskiak, who lived near Lee's Paradise plantation in Gloucester, and the famous Queen of Pamunkey, met in the course of an introduction to the fur trade on York River.

In February 1661, after five years in residence on Dividing Creek, the Lee family moved, bag and baggage, to its new home in England. Three years later, Richard Lee returned, accompanied only by his eldest son, John, to have a look at his Virginia plantations. Apparently he contracted a fatal illness on shipboard, for he reached Dividing Creek a dying man. He was buried here, in the garden of his last Virginia home.

In accordance with his will, Richard Lee's family returned to Virginia. His widow lived here with her second husband, Edmund Lister, and the younger children. Eventually the youngest, Charles Lee, inherited this place. It was his son, Charles, who abandoned the original Lee home and built the first Cobbs Hall, about 1720. However, the Cobbs Hall family continued to use the only burying ground in the garden of the older home. In 1761 Leeanna Lee caused an enclosing wall to be erected. She was not only the widow of Charles Lee III, but was herself a great-granddaughter of Richard Lee and Anna Constable. The wall you see before you was built where the foundations of her wall were found.

Source: The Society of the Lees of Virginia, August 1999 pg 14 Appendix E, Richard Lee, the Emigrant - New Research, By Alan J. Nicholis
Richard Lee arrived in Virginia in or just before 1640. He as initially employed as the clerk of the quarter court. In 1642 Richard married Anna Constable and between 1643 and 1656 they had six male and two female children. In 1643 Richard became Attorney General for Virginia. In 1649 he was made Secretary of State and from 1651 he was titled Colonel. Richard became a great landowner and merchant in Virginia and also owned a substantial property in England. Richard died in Virginia on 1st March 1664.

Children of RICHARD LEE and ANNE CONSTABLE are:
i. JOHN C4 LEE, b. 1643, VA; d. 1673.

Notes for JOHN C LEE:
A major figure in Westmorland County. Served as Leader of the Malitia, Justice of the Peace, High Sheriff and as a member of the House of Burgesses. Died unmarried at age 30. Was one of four founders of America's first Country Club. One other founder was Henry Corbin. When John died his duties as executor of his father's estate passed to his brother Richard, The Scholar.

- Inherited the property "Machodoc" on the Potomac in Westmoreland Co., VA; he also recieved 3 islands in Chesapeake Bay, slaves, servants, livestock, grain, and what his father called the "great new bed". He served as leader of the militia, justice of the peace, high sheriff, and as a member of the House of Burgesses.

4. ii. RICHARD LEE, (THE SCHOLAR), b. 1647; d. 12 Mar 1714/15, buried at Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., VA.
iii. FRANCIS LEE, b. 1648, VA; d. 1714.
5. iv. WILLIAM C LEE, b. 1651, VA; d. 1696.
6. v. HANCOCK LEE, b. 1653, Dividing Creek, Northumberland, VA; d. 25 May 1709, Ditchley, Northumberland Co, VA..
7. vi. ELIZABETH LEE, b. 1654; d. Unknown.
vii. ANNE LEE, b. 1654, VA; d. 1701; m. THOMAS YOUELL.

Notes for ANNE LEE:
Twin of Elizabeth

8. viii. CHARLES C LEE, b. 21 May 1656, Cobbs Hall, Northumberland, VA; d. 1700, Northampton Co, VA.

Generation No. 4

4. RICHARD4 LEE, (THE SCHOLAR) (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1647, and died 12 Mar 1714/15 in buried at Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., VA. He married LAETITIA CORBIN ABT 1674, daughter of HENRY CORBIN and ALICE ELTONHEAD. She was born 1657, and died 06 Oct 1706 in buried at Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co., VA.

Notes for RICHARD LEE, (THE SCHOLAR):
Richard Lee was known as "The Scholar". He was a student in England, presumably at Oxford, in the year 1664. In 1673, he became head of the Lee clan and owner of John's Machodoc Creek property in Westmoreland County, after his father's death.
Wife was 10 years his junior.
After he married, Richard was elected by his neighbors to the House of Burgesses. In 1676, he was named to the highest governing body in VA, the Council of State (State Senate). He found himself tested after arriving in Jamestown when nothing less than civil war broke out, led by Nathaniel Bacon. There was much controversy between Bacon and Richard especially when Bacon had imprisoned the Scholar.
In the 1670's, Virgina began a transformation which persons like Richard the Scholar feared would corrupt society. His fight against progress may explain why Richard disappointed his descendants.
Richard Lee is the most misunderstood and underappreciated member of the Lee clan. Many of Richard's descendents (in his opinion) nearly ruined their lives by pursuing money. Richard spent most of his life in study. He was at least as courageous as his father although his family did not see this. He was also known for his honesty.
Richard's epitaph was appropriately understood. It noted whenever Richard Lee had served in office, "he was a zealous promoter of the public good." It went on to note that he was very skillfull in the Greek and Latin languages and other parts of polite learning.

- Col. Richard Lee (2.Col.2, 1John1) b. 1647, "Paraadise", Gloucester Co, Va, m. 1694, Laetitia Corbin, b. 1657 (daughter of Henry Corbin and Alice Eltonhead) d. 2 Oct 1706, Westmoreland Co, VA buried: Mt Pleasand Westmoreland, VA. Col. died 12 Mar 1714 "Mt Pleasant", Westmoreland, VA, buried: Mt Pleasant. Tombstone reads: "heare lieth the body of Richard Lee, Esq., born in VA, son or Richard Lee, gentleman, descended of an ancient family of Morton-Regis in Shrpshire...He quietly resigned his soul to God whom he always devoutly worshipped, on the 12th day of Mar, in the year 1714, in the 68th year of his age". He was educated at Oxford, member of Governor's Council, House of Burgesses 1677. He recieved the plantation "Paradise" in his father's will.

Notes for LAETITIA CORBIN:
Sister of Frances Corbin who marries Edmund Jenings, known as "Lettice"

Children of RICHARD LEE and LAETITIA CORBIN are:
i. JOHN5 LEE, b. 1670, VA; d. 1671.
9. ii. RICHARD LEE, b. 1679; d. 1718, London, Eng..
10. iii. PHILIP CORBIN LEE, b. 1681, Westmoreland Co, VA; d. Apr 1744, Charlotte Co, MD.
11. iv. ANN D. LEE, b. 1683, "Mt Pleasant", VA; d. 12 Jan 1731/32, "Eagle's Nest", King George Co., VA.
12. v. THOMAS LEE, b. 1690, Mt Pleasant, VA; d. 14 Nov 1750, "Stratford", VA.
13. vi. HENRY LEE I, b. 1691; d. 25 Aug 1747, "Lee Hall".

5. WILLIAM C4 LEE (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1651 in VA, and died 1696.

Child of WILLIAM C LEE is:
14. i. MARY5 LEE.

6. HANCOCK4 LEE (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1653 in Dividing Creek, Northumberland, VA, and died 25 May 1709 in Ditchley, Northumberland Co, VA.. He married (1) MARY KENDALL 1675 in Northampton Co, VA. He married (2) SARAH ALLERTON 1709 in VA, daughter of ISAAC ALLERTON and ELIZABETH WILLOUGHBY. She was born 1671 in VA, and died 17 May 1731 in Ditchley, Northumberland Co, VA..

Notes for HANCOCK LEE:
From Hancock decended Zachary Taylor 12th president of the United States, and father of Richard Taylor Lt. Gen, of C.S.A.

Children of HANCOCK LEE and MARY KENDALL are:
15. i. ANNA5 LEE, b. 05 Jan 1680/81; d. Aft. 1754.
ii. WILLIAM LEE, b. ABT 1682; d. Aft. 1706.
16. iii. RICHARD LEE, b. 18 Aug 1691, Lancaster Co., VA; d. 1740.

Children of HANCOCK LEE and SARAH ALLERTON are:
iv. ALLERTON NEWTON5 LEE, b. 1691.
v. ISAAC LEE, b. 1707; d. 1727, England.
vi. JOHN LEE, b. 1709; d. 11 Aug 1789.
17. vii. ELIZABETH LEE, b. 1709, Northampton Co, VA.
18. viii. HANCOCK LEE, b. 1709; d. 1789, Warrenton, Fauquier Co, VA.

7. ELIZABETH4 LEE (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1654, and died Unknown. She married (1) LEONARD HOWSON. She married (2) JOHN TURBERVILLE. He was born 1728 in Lancaster Co., VA.

Notes for ELIZABETH LEE:
Twin of Anne

Notes for JOHN TURBERVILLE:
Hon. John Turberville
Hon.: Was Justice in 1699, Burgess in 1703-4, sheriff in 1680. The virginia Turbervilles are said to be descended from the English family of Bere Regis, Dorset. On the "Battel-Abby Roll" appears the name of a Sir Payne Turberville, who was a companion of the conqueror, and is supposed to have been the progenitor of this family in England. The manor of Bere Regis was sold to Robert Tuberville in 38 Henry VIII, and was for years the seat and sequlchre of generations of this family.

Child of ELIZABETH LEE and JOHN TURBERVILLE is:
19. i. GEORGE5 TURBERVILLE, b. ABT 1694, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA; d. 1742, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA.

8. CHARLES C4 LEE (RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 21 May 1656 in Cobbs Hall, Northumberland, VA, and died 1700 in Northampton Co, VA. He married ELIZABETH MEDSTAND 1676 in Northumberland, VA, daughter of THOMAS MEDSTAND. She was born 1660 in Norhtampton, VA, and died Aft. 13 Jul 1700.

Children of CHARLES LEE and ELIZABETH MEDSTAND are:
20. i. THOMAS5 LEE, b. ABT 1679, Cobbs Hall, Line, N, VA; d. Aft. 11 Jun 1735, Lancaster Co., VA.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE, b. Bef. Jul 1679; m. JOHN HOWSON.

Notes for JOHN HOWSON:
Capt. John Howson

iii. LEANNA LEE, b. Bef. Jul 1679; m. WILLIAM JONES, 1707.
21. iv. CHARLES LEE, b. 16 Jul 1684, Cobbs Hall, Northumberland, VA; d. 1740, Northumberland, VA.

Generation No. 5

9. RICHARD5 LEE (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1679, and died 1718 in London, Eng.. He married MARTHA SILK. She was born 1680 in England.

Notes for MARTHA SILK:
An Heiress

Children of RICHARD LEE and MARTHA SILK are:
22. i. GEORGE6 LEE, b. 18 Aug 1714, London, England; d. 19 Nov 1761, "Mt Pleasant", Westmoreland, VA.
23. ii. MARTHA LEE, b. 1716, London, England; d. Nov 1751.
24. iii. LETTICE LEE, b. 1715; d. 15 Jan 1768.

10. PHILIP CORBIN5 LEE (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1681 in Westmoreland Co, VA, and died Apr 1744 in Charlotte Co, MD. He married (1) SARAH BROOKE in VA, daughter of THOMAS BROOKE. She died Nov 1724. He married (2) ELIZABETH SEWELL.

Notes for PHILIP CORBIN LEE:
Married in VA and removed early in 1700 to Maryland and died in 1744. He was married twice and left a large family. Eight sons and eight daughters.

Children of PHILIP LEE and SARAH BROOKE are:
25. i. RICHARD H.6 LEE, b. 1708; d. ABT 1788.
26. ii. FRANCIS LEE, d. 1749, Cecil Co, MD.
27. iii. PHILIP LEE, b. 1712; d. 1739.
28. iv. THOMAS LEE, b. 1713; d. Sep 1749.
v. ARTHUR LEE, b. 1716; d. 17 Jul 1760; m. CHARITY HANSON.
vi. SARAH LEE, m. WILLIAM POTTS.
29. vii. ELEANOR LEE, d. 22 Apr 1759.
30. viii. HANNAH LEE.
31. ix. LETTICE LEE.

Children of PHILIP LEE and ELIZABETH SEWELL are:
x. ELIZABETH6 LEE, b. 1730; d. 19 Sep 1752.
32. xi. ALICE LEE.
xii. HANCOCK LEE, b. 1733; d. Oct 1759.
33. xiii. JOHN LEE, b. MD.
xiv. CORBIN LEE, b. 1736; d. 1773; m. ELINOR (MNU) LEE.

Notes for CORBIN LEE:
Lived at "The Adventure", an estate of 1,000 acres, lying on the Great Falls of Gunpowder River, six miles from Joppa; with a large elegant brick house. He was a member of the House of Burgesses from Baltimore Co, MD in 1761.

xv. GEORGE LEE, m. REBECCA HANSON.
34. xvi. MARGARET LEE.

11. ANN D.5 LEE (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1683 in "Mt Pleasant", VA, and died 12 Jan 1731/32 in "Eagle's Nest", King George Co., VA. She married (1) DANIEL MCCARTHY. He was born 1679, and died 04 May 1724 in buried in Old Yeocomica Church, VA. She married (2) WILLIAM FITZHUGH 1699, son of WILLIAM FITZHUGH and SARAH TUCKER. He was born 1679 in CA, and died Dec 1714.

Notes for DANIEL MCCARTHY:
Capt. Daniel McCarthy

Capt.: He was Burgess, Justice and Sheriff of Westmoreland, in 1715-20; He was speaker of the Assembly

Notes for WILLIAM FITZHUGH:
Capt. William Fitzhugh

Capt.: Of Eagle's Nest". He inherited 1800 acres of land in Stafford and Westmoreland Counties. he was the Justice of Stafford Co., and High Sheriff in 1707; member of the House of Burgesses in 1700, and a Governor of the College of William and Mary in 1702. Ca

Children of ANN LEE and WILLIAM FITZHUGH are:
35. i. HENRY6 FITZHUGH, b. 1706.
ii. LETTICE FITZHUGH, b. 15 Jul 1707; d. 10 Feb 1731/32, buried "Hickory Hill Cem."; m. GEORGE TURBERVILLE, 16 Mar 1726/27; b. ABT 1694, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA; d. 1742, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA.

Notes for LETTICE FITZHUGH:
Her tombstone says that she "died great with child" but mentions no children.

Notes for GEORGE TURBERVILLE:
George Turberville, Maj.

Was of "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland, VA. Was a Justice in 1720, Sheriff in 1722-23, Clerk in 1726-42. Also of "Pecatone"

iii. SARAH FITZHUGH, b. Bef. 1707; d. Oct 1743, buried Bruton Church, Williamsburg, VA; m. EDWARD BARRADALL, 05 Jan 1735/36; d. buried Bruton Church, Williamsburg, VA.

Notes for EDWARD BARRADALL:
Edward was an Attorney General and Judge of the Admirality Court of VA. He and Sarah are buried in same tomb in Bruton churchyard, Williamsburg. The tomb bears the arms of Barradall and Fitzhugh impaled.

12. THOMAS5 LEE (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1690 in Mt Pleasant, VA, and died 14 Nov 1750 in "Stratford", VA. He married HANNAH HARRISON LUDWELL May 1722 in Green Spring, daughter of PHILIP LUDWELL and HANNAH HARRISON. She was born 05 Dec 1701 in "Rick Neck", Bruton Parish, James City, and died 25 Jan 1748/49 in "Stratford", buried "Burnt House Fields", Mt Pleasant..

Notes for THOMAS LEE:
Founder of the Ohio Company, a member of the governing Council of the colony, & acting governor of Virginia. In 1717, he purchased 1433 acres for Stratford Hall Plantation and, in the late 1730's, began building the brick Georgian Great House. A successful tobacco planter and land speculator, he owned more than 16,000 acres in VA and MD. In 1732, Thomas was named to His Majest's Council. President and Commander in Chief of the colony. Owned "Machodoc" estate.

Estate was known as Machodoc which was set on fire by imigrant felons from England who had been sternly treated by Thomas as a magistrate. Later he built Stratford starting in1738. It was 4800 acres at Thomas & Hannah's death.

Thomas was the son of Richard the Scholar. By the manner in which he combined materialist & political zeal, he would be a reincarnation of his grandfather, Richard the Founder.

While many familys suffered from a continuing depression in tobacco prices, Thomas was not limited to the modest agricultural revenue from lands his father bequeathed him, but drew a measure of wealth through the navel office and the Proprietary.

"President" Thomas Lee

Thomas, the fifth son of Richard Lee and Laetitia Corbin, his wife, was born at "Mt. Pleasant," in Westmoreland county, in 1690; died at "Stratford," in same county, on the 14th of November, 1750. Of his early days his son has written: "Thomas, the fourth son, though with none but a common Virginia Education, yet having strong natural parts, long after he was a man, he learned the Languages without any assistance but his own genius, and became a tolerable adept in Greek and Latin..... This Thomas, by his Industry and Parts, acquired a considerable Fortune; for, being a younger Brother, with many children, his Paternal Estate was very Small. He was also appointed of the Council, and though he had very few acquaintances in England, he was so well known by reputation that upon his receiving a loss by fire, the late Queen Caroline sent him over a bountiful present out of her own Privy Purse. Upon the late Sir William Gooch's being recalled, who had been Governor of Virginia, he became President and Commander in Chief over the Colony, in which station he continued for some time, 'til the King thought proper to appoint him Governor of the Colony, but he dyed in 1750 before his commission got over to him."

That Thomas Lee possessed "strong natural parts" seems well attested by the important positions confided to him during en epoch in which the Colony was strong in men of marked ability. Besides being for many years a member of the House of Burgesses, a member of the Council and later its president, he became after the death of John Robinson, on the 5th of September, 1749, the acting Governor of the Colony, and held that position until his death. He served also upon various commissions for arranging boundaries, for making treaties with the Indians, and held other similar positons of trust and responsibility.

In May, 1744, Thomas Lee and William Beverley were appointed by the Governor his commissioners to treat with the Iroquois Indians for the settlement of lands west of the Alleghany Mountains.

Though Thomas Lee may have been a person of some influence in his day, he is known rather for his many distinguished sons than for his own individual merit. For it has seldom fallen to the lot of any man to rear six sons who took an active and patriotic part in the service of their country, at least four of whom were distinguished for their unselfish patriotism during the Revolutionary struggle.

Thomas Lee was married, in May, 1722, to Hannah, second daughter of Colonel Philip Ludwell, of Greenspring, James City county, an associate of the Council. She was born at "Rich Neck," in Bruton parish, James City county, the 5th of December, 1701; died at Stratford, 25th of January, 1749, and was buried in the old family burying-ground, called the "Burnt House Fields," at Mt. Pleasant. Her tombstone is now to be seen at Stratford, whither it was removed for preservation, probably by General Henry Lee, who built the new vault at that place.

Where Thomas Lee lived during the first years of his married life is a matter of some doubt. It seems most probable that his first home was at "Mt. Pleasant," and that the loss by fire, of which his son William wrote, was the destruction of the mansion. It is certain that the house at "Mt. Pleasant" was burned early in the last century, but there is no evidence of a fire ever having occurred at stratford. If Queen Caroline gave Thomas Lee a "bountiful present out of her own privy purse," while she was Queen, she must have given it between 1727 and 1737, as she became a Queen in the former year and died in the latter. As Princess of Wales, she would hardly have possessed sufficient means to make a large present. It seems, therefore, highly probable that the Stratford house was erected about 1725-30, hardly later, as it is said that all of Thomas Lee's sons were born in that mansion.

An old mansion has been declared to be a history in itself; its rooms being the chapters; its stories, volumes; its furniture, illustrations, and its inmates the characters. Such a mansion is certainly an illustration of the customs, habits, and mode of life of the period in which it was built and inhabited. And this thought seems to be applicable to Stratford for many reasons. Since it was erected upon the banks of the historic Potomac, American history has been made, and some prominent actors in that history were born under its roof. At the time of its building, the American Colonies were few in number, and weak in strength, hardly able to defend their homes from the marauding Indian. Spotswood and his daring followers had only recently crossed "the Great Mountains," and looked upon the beautiful valley of Virginia. The imagination of to-day can hardly realize venture, and the suggestion of such an idea seems a joke. "Early in his administration," writes Howe, "Spotswood, at the head of a troop of horse, effected a passage over the Blue Ridge, which had previously been considered an impenetrable barrier to the ambition of the whites, and discovered the beautiful valley which lies beyond. In commemoration of the event, he received from the king the honor of knighthood, and was presented with a miniature golden horse-shoe, on which was inscribed the motto, Sic jurat transcendere montes -- Thus he swears to cross the mountains." Since that time a new nation has been born and grown to manhood; from infantile dimension, a narrow strip of inhabited land, hugging the Atlantic as if afraid to loosen its hold on the mother country, its habitation have extednded from ocean to ocean, from the great lakes to the gulf. The war of the Revolution, whith its heroes and patriots, has come and gone. All these changes has Stratford witnessed, yet it remains to-day solid and strong, a monument of the past age in which it was erected, and had it no other claim to distinction, it might surely rank as one of America's historic mansions. But it possesses much greater claims that mere age; as the birthplace of two signers of the Declaration of Independence, and of two others who represented their country at the courts of Europe, during the earlier years of the struggle, it is hallowed by memories which no other mansion in America can share. There, too, on the 19th of Janurary, 1807, was born Robert Edward Lee, an event well worthy of being the last act in the great drama, of which stratford has been the stage.

Stratford house, with its solid walls and massive, rough-hewn timbers, seems rather to represent strength and solidity than elegance or comfort. Its large rooms, with numerous doors and windows, heated only by the large open fireplaces, would to-day scarcely be considered habitable. Nor would the modern housewife care to have her kitchen placed out in the yard some fifty or sixty feet from her dining room. The house was built in the shape of the letter H, the cross line being a large hall room of some twenty-five by thirty feet, serving as the connecting link between the two wings; these wings are about thirty feet wide by sixty deep. The house contains some eighteen large rooms, exclusive of the hall. The ceiling is very high, dome shaped, the walls are panelled in oak, with book cases set in them; back and front are doors, leading into the garden, flanked on either side by windows, as shown in the illustration. On the other two sides of this hall, between the book cases, are two doors, opening into the wings. Outside, at the four corners of the house, are four out-houses, used as storehouses, office, kitchen, and such like purposes. At the corner of the house was the kitchen, with its immense fireplace, which by actual measurement was found to be twelve feet wide, six high, and five deep, evidently capable of roasting a fair-sized ox. Lying on the grass, there is seen a large, old fashioned shell or cannon ball, which tradition says was once fired at the house by the English warship. In recent years it has served the more useful purpose of a hitching block for horses.

The portions of the stable yet remaining show it to have been very large; the kitchen garden was surronded by the usual brick wall, much remaining at the present time. At the foot of the kitchen garden are the remains of the large brick burial vault, of which Bishop Meade wrote; "I have been assured by Mrs. Eliza Turner, who was there at the time, that it was built by General Henry Lee. The cemetery (vault) is much larger than any other in the Northern Neck, consisting of several apartments or alcoves for different branches of the family. Instead of an arch over them there is a brick house, perhaps twenty feet square, covered in. A floor covers the cemetery. In the center is a trap door, through which you descend by a ladder to the apartments below." This brick house having fallen into ruin, a late proprietor of Stratford had it torn down and the bricks heaped up into a mound, which, covered with earth and surmounted by the tombstone of Thomas Lee, would serve as a fitting mark for the unknown dead reposing underneath.

There has been some uncertainty as to the burial place of both Thomas Lee and his son, Richard Henry; the former has always been thought to have been buried at Old Pope's Creek church, and the latter at Chantilly. But an examination of their wills and other data proves most conclusively that both of them were buried in "the Old Burnt House Fields," at "Mt. Pleasant." It requires no proof to show that Richard Lee and Laetitia Corbin, his wife, were buried at this place, as their tombstone is still to be seen there. Thomas Lee's wife died about a year before her husband, and of course had been duly buried; in his will he desired to be "buried between my Late Dearest wife and my Honoured Mother, and that the bricks on the side next my wife may be moved and my coffin placed as near hers as it possible, without moving or disturbing the remains of my Mother." This request proves his wife had been buried very near the grave of his mother. There can be no doubt that Thomas Lee was buried, as he desired, beside his wife, for one slab covered the two graves.

No one can well doubt that the "family burying place" was in the old Burnt House Fields, at "Mt. Pleasant." This was the "one acre where my Hon'd Father is Buryed" that Thomas Lee, in his will, desired should not "be disposed of upon any pretense whatsoever." It was the "family burying place at the burnt House, as it is called," where Richard Henry Lee desired to be buried.

Thomas and Hannah (Ludwell) Lee had the following issue; names and dates were copied from the family Bible of Richard Henry Lee, who stated he had copied from that of his father at Stratford:

i, Richard, born 17 June, 1723; died unmarried, before his father.
ii, Philip Ludwell
iii, Hannah, born 6 February, 1728; married Gawin Corbin (who died prior to 1760) and left a daughter, Martha, who married George Richard Turberville. Philip Ludwell Lee, writing to his brother William, under date of 31 May, 1769, said; "Tomorrow Patty Corbin and George Turnberville are to be married." They had two sons: Gawin Corbin and Richard Lee; the latter married his cousin, Henrietta, daughter of Richard Henry Lee, and left issue
iv, John, born 28 March, 1729, and died the same day.
v, Lucy, born 26 September, 1750, and died unmarried.
vi, Thomas Ludwell
vii, Richard Henry
viii, Francis Lightfoot
ix, Alice, born the 4th of June, 1736, at Stratford; died at Philadelphia, on the 25th of March, 1817; married at London, in 1760, Dr. William Shippen, Jr., and had several children, only two of whom lived to marry. They were: I. Anne Hume, born in 1763; died at Philadelphia, the 23rd of August, 1841, 78 years; she married, on the 11th of March, 1781, Col. Henry Beekman Livingston, son of Robert R. Livingston, Sr., of Clermont, NY; they had a daughter, Margaret Beekman, who died unmarried. 2. Thomas Lee Shippen, born in 1765; died near Charleston, S.C., on the 4th of February, 1798; he married, at "Nesting," VA, on the 10th of March, 1791, Mrs. Elizabeth (Farley) Bennister, the widow of John Bannister, Jr., of Virginia.
x, William
xi, Arthur

It is not possible for Lucy to have been born Sept. 26, 1750 as they state in the Family Bible because her mother died January 25, 1748/49.

Notes for HANNAH HARRISON LUDWELL:

Hannah Harrison Ludwell was born in 1701. When she was only eleven years old Thomas Lee's junior, Hannah was one of the colony's greatest heiresses. They were wed in May 1722. Hannah's impressive inheritance from her grandfather was brought to the wedding. According to a solemn agreement signed by Thomas, the money was to be returned to Hannah if she became a widow.
Hannah was known for her strong personality which was sofened only slightly by her musical talent.

When Thomas and Hannah were asleep in January of 1729, theives crept into the building taking family treasures and set fire to the place. Thomas, Hannah, and their children leaped from the second floor window causing Hannah to miscarry a child.

Hannah was relatively young at her death, being only forty-nine on 25th of January 1750. Her grave is in Burnt House Field.

Children of THOMAS LEE and HANNAH LUDWELL are:
i. RICHARD6 LEE, b. 17 Jun 1723.

Notes for RICHARD LEE:
REF: Family Bible. Died unmarried before his father

36. ii. PHILIP LUDWELL LEE, b. 24 Feb 1726/27, Stratford, VA; d. 21 Feb 1775.
37. iii. HANNAH LUDWELL LEE, b. 06 Feb 1727/28; d. 1782.
iv. JOHN LEE, b. 28 Mar 1729; d. 28 Mar 1729.

Notes for JOHN LEE:
REF: Family Bible

38. v. THOMAS LUDWELL LEE, b. 13 Dec 1730; d. 13 Apr 1778.
39. vi. RICHARD HENRY LEE, b. 20 Jan 1731/32, Stratford Westmorland County VA; d. 19 Jun 1794, Chantilly, VA buried Burnt House burying ground.
vii. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, b. 14 Oct 1734, Stratford Hall, VA; d. 1797; m. REBECCA PLATER TAYLOE, 21 Apr 1769.

Notes for FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE:
REF: Family Bible

Known as Frank

Francis died 1797. He was elected to the Second Continental Congress and along with his brother, Richard, signed the Declaration of Independance. AKA "Colonel Loudon" by his brother's.

40. viii. ALICE LEE, b. 04 Jun 1736, "Stratford"; d. 25 Mar 1817, Philadelphia.
41. ix. WILLIAM LEE, b. 31 Aug 1739, Stratford, VA; d. 27 Jun 1795, Green Spring.
x. ARTHUR LEE, b. 21 Dec 1740, Stratford Hall, VA; d. 12 Dec 1792, "Lansdown", Middlesex Co., VA..

Notes for ARTHUR LEE:
REF: Family Bible - He was active in English politics, but was appointed as the Continental Congress' secret agent in London before the Revolution began

This came from the book, "Shaping a Nation: Stories of the Lees", by Ludwell Lee Montague

In 1819 old John Adams wrote as follows of the man whom we commenmorate here today:

Arthur Lee, a man of whom I cannot think without emotion; a man to early in service of his country to avoid making a multiplicity of enemies; too honest, upright, faithful, and intrepid to be popular; too often obliged by his principles and feelings to oppose Machiavellian intrigues, to avoid the destiny he suffered. this man never had justice done him by his country in his lifetime and I fear he never will have by posterity.

When I have done, you will understand the human tragedy indicated by that passage.

Arthur Lee was born at Stratford in December 1740. He was the youngest, and the most brilliant, of the eight surviving children of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell. His parents both died when he was only nine, but Philip Ludwell Lee, his eldest brother, gave him far more education than any of his brothers received.

In 1764 Arthur Lee graduated from the University of Edinburgh, a doctor of medicine, but continued his stay in England for two more years. It took a stern letter from Richard Henry Lee to recall him to his duty to America.

In 1768 he returned to England as a correspondent in London with full approval of his brother. His immediate purpose was to supply his correspondents in America with political intelligence from London. His political activity in England took several forms:

(1) He kept leaders of the Opposition in Parliament fully informedd of the growing opposition in America.
(2) He haunted the lobbies of Parliament himself, arguing for accommodation with America as necessary for the protection of such British interests as those of the merchants trading to America. In this he was aided by his brother William, who was established in London as a merchant trading to Virginia.
(3) He joined the Society of the Supporters of the Bill of Rights, an organization formed to express the grievances of the City of London and County of Middlesex against the conduct of the Tory Ministry. Soon Bill of Rights progaganda began to include the grievances of America as well as those of London and Middlesex.
(4) He attacked the Ministry directly in a series of pamphlets signed "Junius Americanus." At that time the Ministry was signed himself "Junius." His identity is unknown even today, but he sent messages of approval and encouragement to his American namesake.

In 1770 he entered the Inns of Court after deciding a better acquaintance with English law would be of advantage to him as a political propagandist. He was not admitted to the bar until April 1775 since he was not exclusively devoted to study or to political agitation.

Arthur Lee was one to be recognized as part of the achievement of American independence.
In 1790 Arthur Lee turned over to Alexander Hamilton the empty treasury of the Confederation and retired from public life. In 1791 he purchased a mansion at Urbanna which had thousands of acres attached to it He named the place Lansdowne. He was no farmer but an expert botanist. Pushing himself to far, in inclement weather, working on his projects, in December 1792 he contracted pleurisy and died, at the age of 52.

xi. LUCY LEE.

Notes for LUCY LEE:
REF: Family Bible

Never married

13. HENRY5 LEE I (RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1691, and died 25 Aug 1747 in "Lee Hall". He married MARY BLAND 1724 in Prince William Co, VA, daughter of RICHARD BLAND and ELIZABETH RANDOLPH. She was born 21 Aug 1703 in Prince William Co, VA, and died 1764.

Notes for HENRY LEE I:
PARTIALLY FROM: The Lees of Virginia, by Paul C. Nagle, Published by Oxford University Press 1990

This marriage founded what is known as the Leesylvania Line of Lees.

Built estate named Lee Hall.

Henry Lee I held nearly every local office except that of burgess, which would have taken him away from his wife and children. He was a "homebody".

"Lee Hall", Westmoreland Co., VA. Served as a Lt. Col. of Westmoreland Militia.

Notes for MARY BLAND:
Descended from the Randlophs and the Bennetts

Mary Bland married Henry Lee at the age eighteen. After briefly living in the Scholar's house, Mary and Henry built their own, which they named Lee Hall. After henry passed on Mary Bland lived at Lee Hall until 1764 when she moved in wither son Richard until her death at age sixty.

Children of HENRY LEE and MARY BLAND are:
i. JOHN6 LEE, b. 1724, Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA; d. 1767, Cabin Point, Westmoreland Co., VA; m. MARY SMITH, 20 Dec 1749; d. 1802.

Notes for JOHN LEE:
Col. John Lee

He represented Essex county in the House of Burgesses in 1762-63-64-65. He lived at "Cabin Point", on the Pontomac River, where he died. No children.

42. ii. RICHARD "SQUIRE" LEE, b. 1726, Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA; d. 1795, Westmoreland Co, VA.
43. iii. HENRY LEE II, b. 1729, Lee Hall Leesylvania, Westmoreland; d. 01 Oct 1787, Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA.
44. iv. LAETICIA LEE, b. 1730, Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA; d. 1788, Lancaster Co., VA.
v. ANNE LEE, b. 1732, Westmoreland Co, VA; d. 12 Jan 1731/32.
vi. LETTICE LEE, b. ABT 1730; d. 1789.

Notes for LETTICE LEE:
Ref: Ball Papers

14. MARY5 LEE (WILLIAM C4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married (FNU) HEATH.

Child of MARY LEE and (FNU) HEATH is:
45. i. THOMAS6 HEATH.

15. ANNA5 LEE (HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 05 Jan 1680/81, and died Aft. 1754. She married (1) WILLIAM ARMISTEAD, son of JOHN ARMISTEAD and JUDITH BOWLES. He was born 1671, and died 13 Jun 1711 in Eastmore River, Matthews Co,. She married (2) WILLIAM EUSTACE.

Notes for WILLIAM ARMISTEAD:
Captain William Armistead

Notes for WILLIAM EUSTACE:
Capt. William Eustace
Capt.: of Eastmost River, Gloucester.

Children of ANNA LEE and WILLIAM ARMISTEAD are:
46. i. JOHN6 ARMISTEAD.
ii. JUDITH ARMISTEAD, m. GEORGE DUDLEY.
47. iii. MARTHA ARMISTEAD.
48. iv. MARY ARMISTEAD, b. 1696; d. 1775.
v. ANNE ARMISTEAD, b. 04 Apr 1725; m. ANTHONY WALKE; d. 14 Feb 1731/32.

Notes for ANTHONY WALKE:
Anthony was of Fairfield

49. vi. JOYCE ARMISTEAD.
vii. FRANCES ARMISTEAD.

Children of ANNA LEE and WILLIAM EUSTACE are:
viii. WILLIAM6 EUSTACE, m. ANNIE GASKINS.
50. ix. SARAH EUSTACE.
x. JOHN EUSTACE.
xi. ISAAC EUSTACE.
xii. HANCOCK EUSTACE, d. Stafford Co., VA; m. HANNAH LEE TURBERVILLE.
xiii. (FNU) ESTUTACE, m. (FNU) CARR.
xiv. (FNU) ESTUTACE, m. (FNU) BEALE.
xv. MS. EUSTACE, m. (FNU) LEE.
xvi. ANN EUSTACE, m. JOHN GASKINS.

16. RICHARD5 LEE (HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 18 Aug 1691 in Lancaster Co., VA, and died 1740. He married JUDITH STEPTOE, daughter of ANTHONY STEPTOE and LUCY STEPHENS. She was born 1685, and died 1780.

Notes for RICHARD LEE:
Died of Ditchley in 1740

Children of RICHARD LEE and JUDITH STEPTOE are:
51. i. KENDALL6 LEE, b. 1727; d. 14 Feb 1780, Northumberland Co, VA.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE, b. 1731, VA; d. 1753; m. PETER CONWAY.

Notes for PETER CONWAY:
Maj. Peter Conway

52. iii. MARY LEE, b. 1722; d. 04 Mar 1743/44, Cobbs Hall, Northumberland Co, VA.
53. iv. JUDITH LEE, b. 1723; d. 24 Mar 1791.
v. ANNE LEE, m. (1) EDWARD KERR; m. (2) EDWARD SHORE.
54. vi. STEPHAN LEE, b. 1715; d. 1791.
55. vii. LETTICE LEE, b. ABT 1732; d. 17 Nov 1811, White Chapel, Lancaster Co, VA.
56. viii. THOMAS LEE, b. 1729; d. 1816.

17. ELIZABETH5 LEE (HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1709 in Northampton Co, VA. She married (1) SWAN JONES. She married (2) ZACHARY TAYLOR, son of JAMES TAYLOR and MARTHA THOMPSON. He was born 17 Apr 1707 in Orange Co, VA, and died ABT 1767.

Children of ELIZABETH LEE and ZACHARY TAYLOR are:
i. ZACHARY6 TAYLOR, m. ALICE CHEW.
ii. HANCOCK TAYLOR, d. 1774, Kentucky buried in Taylor's Fork, Silver Creek.

Notes for HANCOCK TAYLOR:
Killed by Indians. Was a surveyor and first white person to penetrate into the wilds of the present state of Kentucky. He was sccompanied by his cousin, Willis Lee, to whom he ldft property.

57. iii. RICHARD TAYLOR, b. 03 Apr 1744, Lexington, KY; d. 19 Jan 1829, Louisville, KY.
58. iv. ELIZABETH TAYLOR.

18. HANCOCK5 LEE (HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1709, and died 1789 in Warrenton, Fauquier Co, VA. He married MARY WILLIS 1733 in Spottsylvania Courthouse, daughter of HENRY WILLIS and MILDRED WASHINGTON.

Children of HANCOCK LEE and MARY WILLIS are:
i. RICHARD6 LEE.
59. ii. JOHN HANCOCK LEE, b. 1738; d. 1802.
60. iii. MARY WILLIS LEE, d. 14 Mar 1798, buried in Montpelier, Orange Co., VA.
iv. SAMUEL LEE, b. 26 May 1763; d. 1844; m. OLIVE WILLIS.
v. WILLIS LEE, d. 1774.
61. vi. HANCOCK LEE, b. ABT 1736; d. 1815.

19. GEORGE5 TURBERVILLE (ELIZABETH4 LEE, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born ABT 1694 in "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA, and died 1742 in "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA. He married (1) ELIZABETH ASHTON, daughter of HENRY ASHTON and ELIZABETH HARDIDGE. He married (2) MARTHA LEE 1718, daughter of RICHARD LEE and MARTHA SILK. She was born 1716 in London, England, and died Nov 1751. He married (3) LETTICE FITZHUGH 16 Mar 1726/27, daughter of WILLIAM FITZHUGH and ANN LEE. She was born 15 Jul 1707, and died 10 Feb 1731/32 in buried "Hickory Hill Cem.".

Notes for GEORGE TURBERVILLE:
George Turberville, Maj.

Was of "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland, VA. Was a Justice in 1720, Sheriff in 1722-23, Clerk in 1726-42. Also of "Pecatone"

Notes for LETTICE FITZHUGH:
Her tombstone says that she "died great with child" but mentions no children.

Child of GEORGE TURBERVILLE and ELIZABETH ASHTON is:
i. ELIZABETH6 TURBERVILLE, b. 12 Jan 1718/19; d. died young.

Children of GEORGE TURBERVILLE and MARTHA LEE are:
62. ii. JOHN6 TURBERVILLE, b. 14 Sep 1737; d. 14 Jul 1799, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co, VA.
63. iii. GEORGE RICHARD TURBERVILLE, b. 1742, CA; d. 29 Jan 1793, Hickory Hill.
64. iv. LETITIA TURBERVILLE.

20. THOMAS5 LEE (CHARLES C4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born ABT 1679 in Cobbs Hall, Line, N, VA, and died Aft. 11 Jun 1735 in Lancaster Co., VA. He married ANN (MNU) LEE ABT 1700. She was born ABT 1682 in Northampton, L, VA.

Notes for THOMAS LEE:
Justice for Lancaster Co, 1712; Sheriff 1714

Children of THOMAS LEE and ANN LEE are:
i. WILLIAM6 LEE, d. 13 Jan 1734/35.
ii. THOMAS LEE, d. 1759.
iii. RICHARD LEE.

Notes for RICHARD LEE:
Died unmarried

iv. CHARLES LEE, d. 1792; m. JOANNAH MORGAN, 07 May 1753.
65. v. JOHN LEE, b. 1705, Charlotte, VA; d. 10 Oct 1770, S, VA.
vi. ELIZABETH LEE.

21. CHARLES5 LEE (CHARLES C4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 16 Jul 1684 in Cobbs Hall, Northumberland, VA, and died 1740 in Northumberland, VA. He married ELIZABETH PINCKARD 08 Nov 1721 in Lancaster Co VA.

Notes for CHARLES LEE:
of Cobbs Hall

Children of CHARLES LEE and ELIZABETH PINCKARD are:
66. i. CHARLES6 LEE, b. 02 Nov 1722, "Cobb's Hall"; d. Mar 1785.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE.
iii. MARGARET LEE.
iv. ANN LEE.
v. LUCY LEE.
vi. JUDITH LEE.

Generation No. 6

22. GEORGE6 LEE (RICHARD5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 18 Aug 1714 in London, England, and died 19 Nov 1761 in "Mt Pleasant", Westmoreland, VA. He married (1) JUDITH WORMELEY 30 Sep 1738, daughter of JOHN WORMELEY and ELIZABETH WORMELEY. She was born 20 Jun 1714, and died 08 Jun 1751. He married (2) ANNE FAIRFAX WASHINGTON 16 Dec 1752, daughter of WILLIAM FAIRFAX and SARAH WALKER. She was born 1728 in Salem, Massachusetts Bay, and died 14 Mar 1761 in "Mt Pleasant", VA.

Notes for GEORGE LEE:
Colonel
George was deputy Clerk of Westmorland under his brother in law, George Turberville, from 1740-42, at which date, he succeded him in office, and held it until his death. he also was a Burgess in 1748, 1751, and perhaps other times; was a Justice of Westmoreland in 1737; a vestryman of Cople parish in 1755. His will, dated the 13th of September, 1761, and probated, at Westmoreland, the 26th of January, 1762.

Notes for ANNE FAIRFAX WASHINGTON:
ref: VA Hist. Soc.

First mistress of Mount Vernon

Children of GEORGE LEE and JUDITH WORMELEY are:
i. RICHARD7 LEE, b. 13 Aug 1739; d. died in infancy.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE, b. 21 Mar 1748/49; d. 19 May 1828.

Children of GEORGE LEE and ANNE WASHINGTON are:
iii. GEORGE FAIRFAX7 LEE, b. 24 Feb 1713/14, Mt. Pleasant, VA; d. Dec 1804, Mt. Pleasant, VA; m. (FNU) TRAVERS.

Notes for (FNU) TRAVERS:
Widow of Dr. Travers of Berkley Co. VA

iv. LANCELOT LEE, b. 19 Jan 1756; d. 01 Jul 1812, Fairfax, VA; m. (1) MARY BATHURST JONES; m. (2) (FNU) COCKRELL.
v. WILLIAM LEE, b. 17 Nov 1758; d. 19 May 1838.

23. MARTHA6 LEE (RICHARD5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1716 in London, England, and died Nov 1751. She married (1) GEORGE TURBERVILLE 1718, son of JOHN TURBERVILLE and ELIZABETH LEE. He was born ABT 1694 in "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA, and died 1742 in "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co., VA. She married (2) WILLIAM "WAR BILLY" FITZHUGH 28 Mar 1740, son of GEORGE FITZHUGH and MARY MASON. He was born 1721, and died 1798.

Notes for GEORGE TURBERVILLE:
George Turberville, Maj.

Was of "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland, VA. Was a Justice in 1720, Sheriff in 1722-23, Clerk in 1726-42. Also of "Pecatone"

Notes for WILLIAM "WAR BILLY" FITZHUGH:
Served with distinction in Vernon's Cartageana Expedition 1740; as Capt. in Coock's American Reg.; and he resigned at the beginning of the Revolution and joined the Continental Army.. He was a Burgess from Strafford, 1748-51; Lt. Col. 1752; and of the King's Council in MD; "Rousby Hall" was burned by the British and Col. Fitzhugh taken prisoner.

Children are listed above under (19) GEORGE TURBERVILLE.

Child of MARTHA LEE and WILLIAM FITZHUGH is:
i. GEORGE LEE MASON7 FITZHUGH, m. MARY GRAFTON DELANY; b. MD.

24. LETTICE6 LEE (RICHARD5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1715, and died 15 Jan 1768. She married JOHN CORBIN 01 Sep 1737 in St. Paul's Parish, son of GAWIN CORBIN and JANE LANE. He was born 08 Jul 1715 in "Port Tobago", Essex Co., VA, and died 08 Aug 1757.

Notes for JOHN CORBIN:
Presiding Justice for Essex in 1742; and member of the Council in 1775

Children of LETTICE LEE and JOHN CORBIN are:
i. MARTHA7 CORBIN, b. 19 Nov 1738; d. 08 Jan 1792; m. JOHN TURBERVILLE, 1759, VA; b. 14 Sep 1737; d. 14 Jul 1799, "Hickory Hill", Westmoreland Co, VA.

Notes for JOHN TURBERVILLE:
Maj. John Turberville
Married his first cousin, Martha Corbin. He was of hickory Hill". Educated at William and Mary's college; member of the Committee of Counties in 1775. Member of House of Bugesses. (Historical Society of fairfax Co., VA, Inc. Vol. 11-1971)

ii. GAWIN CORBIN, b. Bet. 1748 - 1765, CA; d. Westmoreland Co, VA of "Yew Spring", Caroline Co., VA; m. ELIZABETH JONES, 10 May 1776, Northumberland Co, VA.
iii. JANE CORBIN.

25. RICHARD H.6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1708, and died ABT 1788. He married GRACE ASHTON, daughter of HENRY ASHTON and ELIZABETH HARDIDGE. She died Bef. 1790.

Notes for RICHARD H. LEE:
Richard was a member of the Proprietor's Council in 1755. Naval Officer of North Potowmak.

Children of RICHARD LEE and GRACE ASHTON are:
i. RICHARD7 LEE, d. 1834.

Notes for RICHARD LEE:
Richard was an invalid many years prior to his death.

ii. PHILIP THOMAS LEE, d. 28 Nov 1778, Potomac; m. (FNU) RUSSELL.
iii. ALICE LEE, m. JOHN WEEMS, 1788, Blenheim, Charles Co, MD.
iv. ELINOR ANN LEE, d. 17 May 1806.
v. SARAH LETTICE LEE, d. 1790; m. PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL, 30 Sep 1759.

Notes for SARAH LETTICE LEE:
Ref: Lee of VA

Notes for PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL:
Clerk of Charles Co.

vi. HANNAH LEE, d. 20 Sep 1763; m. GEORGE PLATER, 05 Dec 1762, Charles Co, VA.

Notes for GEORGE PLATER:
George Plater, Esq.

Ref: Lee of VA

26. FRANCIS6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) died 1749 in Cecil Co, MD. He married ELIZABETH HOLLYDAY, daughter of LEONARD HOLLYDAY and (FNU) SEMMES.

Notes for FRANCIS LEE:
Francis was a clerk of the county since 1746, and had also been a deputy from Dorset County.

Children of FRANCIS LEE and ELIZABETH HOLLYDAY are:
i. AMELIA7 LEE.
ii. LANCELOT RICHARD TOOMAS LEE.
iii. FRANCIS LEONARD LEE.

27. PHILIP6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1712, and died 1739. He married BRIDGETT PHILIP. She died 1739.

Children of PHILIP LEE and BRIDGETT PHILIP are:
i. LETICIA7 LEE.
ii. ELIZABETH LEE.
iii. SARAH LEE.
iv. PHILIP LEE.
v. HENRY LEE.

Notes for HENRY LEE:
Not mentioned in his father's will, may have died prior to his father.

28. THOMAS6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1713, and died Sep 1749. He married CHRISTINA SIM, daughter of PATRICK SIM and MARY BROOKE.

Children of THOMAS LEE and CHRISTINA SIM are:
i. SARAH BROOKE7 LEE.
ii. THOMAS SIMS LEE, b. 29 Oct 1745, Prince George's Co, MD; d. 09 Oct 1819, "Needwood", Fredrick Co, MD; m. MARY DIGGES, 27 Oct 1771; b. Aug 1745; d. 21 Jan 1805.

Notes for THOMAS SIMS LEE:
Gov. Thomas Sims Lee

Was elected Governor in 1779, being the second to hold that office under the State Constitution. Again he was chosen for that position in 1792, and served a full term, but declined election in 1798, when offered a full term. He was also a member of the continental Congress in 1783-4; was elected to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, but refused to attend; later, he served in his State Convention which met to ratify the constitution; adopted at Philadelphia.

29. ELEANOR6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) died 22 Apr 1759. She married PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL.

Child of ELEANOR LEE and PHILIP FENDALL is:
i. PHILIP RICHARD7 FENDALL, m. (1) MARY LEE; b. 1764; d. 1827; m. (2) SARAH LETTICE LEE, 30 Sep 1759; d. 1790.

Notes for PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL:
Clerk of Charles Co.

Notes for SARAH LETTICE LEE:
Ref: Lee of VA

30. HANNAH6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married (1) DANIEL BOWIE. She married (2) JOSEPH SPRIGG.

Children of HANNAH LEE and DANIEL BOWIE are:
i. BANIEL7 BOWIE.
ii. (FNU) BOWIE, m. THOMAS BELT.
iii. BARBARA BOWIE, b. 13 Nov 1756; d. 21 Feb 1805; m. (1) (FNU) HALL; m. (2) IGNATIUS TAYLOR, 1789; b. 11 Sep 1742; d. 21 Sep 1807.

Notes for IGNATIUS TAYLOR:
Major
Of Hagerstown, MD

Children of HANNAH LEE and JOSEPH SPRIGG are:
iv. JOSEPH7 SPRIGG.
v. OSBORN SPRIGG.
vi. THOMAS SPRIGG.
vii. CORBIN SPRIGG.
viii. WILLIAM SPRIGG.

Notes for WILLIAM SPRIGG:
Hon. William Sprigg. Judge of the Supreme Court of Ohio, then of the Territorial court of Indiana, and lastly of Illinois.

31. LETTICE6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married (1) JAMES WARDROPP. He was born in of "Ampthill", Chesterfield County, VA. She married (2) ADAM THOMPSON.

Notes for ADAM THOMPSON:
Adam Thompson, MD.

Children of LETTICE LEE and ADAM THOMPSON are:
i. MARY LEE7 THOMPSON, m. (FNU) WILLIAMS.

Notes for (FNU) WILLIAMS:
Col. Williams; of Maryland

ii. ALICE CORBIN THOMPSON, m. JOHN HAWKINS.

Notes for JOHN HAWKINS:
Capt.: officer in Revolutionary War, serving with the Virginia Troops.

From the Family Chronicle, May/June 1998, "The Surname Origin List" pg 48
Hawkins (British) "a hawker" or "one who looks like a hawk"

32. ALICE6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married THOMAS CLARK.

Child of ALICE LEE and THOMAS CLARK is:
i. (FNU)7 CLARK, m. (1) JOHN ROGERS; b. of Maryland; m. (2) MERIWETHER SMITH, 1760.

Notes for JOHN ROGERS:
chancellor

33. JOHN6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born in MD. He married SUSANNAH SMITH, daughter of THOMAS SMITH.

Notes for JOHN LEE:
John lived in Essex Co, VA; he succeded his cousin, Col. John Lee, of "Cabin Point", as county clerk in 1761. (This John was the son of Henry Lee and Mary Bland of "Lee Hall", who married Mary (Smith) Ball, and had succeeded Capt William Beverley as Clerk in 1745). John Lee's will was dated 24 Apr and proved on the 19th of May, 1777. His estate was named "Smithfield" and was given to him by his cousin's wife, Mary Smith, who was the sister of his wife.

Children of JOHN LEE and SUSANNAH SMITH are:
i. HANCOCK7 LEE, d. Sep 1792, Essex Co, VA; m. ANNE SMITH.
ii. BALDWIN MATTHEW LEE, d. 07 Feb 1822.

Notes for BALDWIN MATTHEW LEE:
Never married

iii. GEORGE W LEE.
iv. PHILIP LEE, m. MARY JACQUELINE SMITH.

Notes for PHILIP LEE:
Col. Philip Lee
Philip leved near Nominy, westmoreland co, VA; he was generally styled, "Col. Philip Lee of Nominy".

v. LETTICE LEE, b. 1754; d. 03 Apr 1838; m. JOHN WHITING, 1783.

Notes for JOHN WHITING:
Capt.

vi. MARY LEE, m. PAUL MICOU.

Notes for PAUL MICOU:
Held the office of Justice for Essex Co, 1780-1800

vii. ELIZABETH LEE.
viii. JOHN PITT LEE.

34. MARGARET6 LEE (PHILIP CORBIN5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married (FNU) SYMER.

Child of MARGARET LEE and (FNU) SYMER is:
i. (FNU)7 SYMER, m. (FNU) PHENIX.

35. HENRY6 FITZHUGH (ANN D.5 LEE, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1706. He married LUCY CARTER 28 Jul 1730, daughter of ROBERT CARTER and ELIZABETH LANDON. She was born in Lancaster Co VA, and died 06 Dec 1742.

Notes for HENRY FITZHUGH:
Col. Henry Fitzhugh
ref: Col Fam Sou St
Of "Eagle's Nest". He was LT-Col. of Stafford Militia. He was a member of the house of Burgesses and was candidate for speaker.

Children of HENRY FITZHUGH and LUCY CARTER are:
i. ELIZABETH LANDON7 FITZHUGH, b. 20 Apr 1731; m. BENJAMEN GRYMES, 12 Feb 1746/47; b. 1725, of "Smithfield", Spottsylvania; d. 1779.
ii. ANN FITZHUGH, b. 26 Mar 1734.
iii. LUCY FITZHUGH, b. 26 Oct 1736.
iv. WILLIAM "CHATHAM" FITZHUGH, b. 24 Aug 1741; d. 1809, of "Chatham", Stafford Co., VA; m. ANNE MARIA RANDOLPH, Bef. 1770; b. 15 Nov 1796.

Notes for WILLIAM "CHATHAM" FITZHUGH:
Served as Burgess, 1772-75; and of the Convention, of 1775-76; of the Committee of Safety, 1779-80; House of Delegates, 1780-87

v. WILLIAM HENRY FITZHUGH, b. 15 Jul 1765; d. 13 Dec 1831.

Notes for WILLIAM HENRY FITZHUGH:
Of "Ravensworth"

36. PHILIP LUDWELL6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 24 Feb 1726/27 in Stratford, VA, and died 21 Feb 1775. He married (1) ELIZABETH STEPTOE, daughter of JAMES STEPTOE and HANNAH ASHTON. She was born 1741, and died Jun 1789. He married (2) P R FENDALL.

Notes for PHILIP LUDWELL LEE:
Ref: Fam. Bible
AKA "Colonel Phil" by his family. Was executor of his father's will, of which he maintained tight control.

Inherited Stratford. He managed it top it's zenith of 6600 acres

Children of PHILIP LEE and ELIZABETH STEPTOE are:
i. MATILDA LUDWELL7 LEE, b. 1764; d. 1790; m. HENRY (LIGHTHORSE HARRY) LEE III, Apr 1782; b. 29 Jan 1756, Leesylvania, Prince William Co, VA; d. 25 Mar 1818, Cumberland Island, Georgia; home of Gen. Green.

Notes for HENRY (LIGHTHORSE HARRY) LEE III:
General

Graduated Princeton 1773 at age17

Source: Article from "The New York Times," Sunday Dec. 7, 1969, by Eugene Warner, 'The Lees of Virginia and How They Lived'

Rich in Spirit
Robert E. Lee started life with little, and he, left it-after great glory- the same. Lee's father, Henry (Light-Horse Harry) Lee, was imprisoned for debt in 1809. He had had a brilliant cavalry career in the Revolutionary War, but he failed to fit into postwar life; true, he rose to become Governor of Virginia, but he squandered his inheritance on get-rich-quick land speculations.
Light-Horse Harry Lee had married a cousin, Matilda, who had inherited the vast estate of Stratford Hall from her father. They had four children. When Matilda died in 1790, she left the estate in trust for her children, no doubt to save it from her husband's creditors. Three years later, at 37, Light-Horse Harry married Anne Hill Carter, the 20 year-old daughter of Charles Carter. The Carter estates were said to be nearly as vast as George Washington's.

Words for a Hero
Light-Horse Harry brought his young wife to Stratford Hall, settled down for a while and was elected to Congress. There, upon the death of Washington, he eulogized his hero as "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
On Jan. 19, 1807, Lee's second wife gave birth to her fourth child, Robert Edward Lee. He was destined to become the most famous of all the many Lees of Virginia.
Lee was born in what today is called the "Mothers' Room." It is on the east side of the mansion, on the main floor. In this same room, it is said, were born two earlier Lees, Richard Henry, and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only two brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence.
When Robert E Lee was 16 months old his half-brother Henry reached the age of 21 and thereupon became the lawful owner of Stratford Hall under the terms of his mother's will. From that day on, Light Horse Harry, his second wife and their four children became nonpaying guests, desperate for money. Everything they could sell-tracts of land, carriages, etc. was sold.
Anne Lee could not help, because her father had put her inheritance in trust. Like Matilda, old Mr. Carter had no confidence in Harry's ability to handle money. Then came to final blow: On April 11, 1809, when Robert was 2 years old his father was arrested for debt and hauled off to jail for a year.
In the summer of 1810, Light-Horse Harry and his family left Stratford Hall and moved to a small brick house on Cameron Street in Alexandria, VA. From then on Robert E Lee was to live in many places between Stratford Hall, Arlington and his final resting place at Lexington..

ii. FLORA LEE, b. 1770; d. 1795; m. LUDWELL LEE, 23 Jan 1788; b. 13 Oct 1760, "Chantilly"; d. 23 Mar 1836, "Belmont", in Loudoun.
iii. PHILIP LUDWELL LEE, b. 24 Feb 1775; d. died in infancy.

Notes for PHILIP LUDWELL LEE:
Died age 2 months

37. HANNAH LUDWELL6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 06 Feb 1727/28, and died 1782. She married (1) GAWIN CORBIN, son of GOWIN CORBIN and MARTHA BASSETT. He was born 1725, and died Dec 1759 in Peckatone. She married (2) RICHARD LINGAN HALL.

Notes for GAWIN CORBIN:
Of "Peckatone", Westmoreland Co., VA. He was member of the House of Burgesses for Middlesex, at the seassions of May 1742, Sep 1744, Feb 1746, Jul 1746, and Mar 1747.

Notes for RICHARD LINGAN HALL:
Was a MD

Child of HANNAH LEE and GAWIN CORBIN is:
i. MARTHA "PATTY"7 CORBIN, b. 1748; m. GEORGE RICHARD TURBERVILLE, 01 Jun 1769; b. 1742, CA; d. 29 Jan 1793, Hickory Hill.

Notes for GEORGE RICHARD TURBERVILLE:
Hon. George Turberville

The will of George Turberville, of 'Peckatone', Westmoreland, was dated 20 June 1790 and proved 29 Jan 1793. He stated that his wife, Martha, had a life of interest in all the lands which came to her from her father, Gawin Corbin, except lands in Caroline, Culperper and Fauquier. He gave her one third of his other lans, stocks, furniture, etc.

Children of HANNAH LEE and RICHARD HALL are:
ii. ELISHA HALL7 CORBIN, b. 1727.
iii. MARTHA CORBIN.

38. THOMAS LUDWELL6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 13 Dec 1730, and died 13 Apr 1778. He married MARY AYLETT, daughter of WILLIAM AYLET and ELIZABETH ESKRIDGE.

Notes for THOMAS LUDWELL LEE:
Birth Ref: Family Bible,

Children of THOMAS LEE and MARY AYLETT are:
i. THOMAS LUDWELL7 LEE, d. 1807; m. FANNY CARTER.
ii. WILLIAM AYLETT LEE.
iii. GEORGE LEE, d. Jan 1805; m. EVELYN BYRD BEVERLY.
iv. ANNE FENTON LEE, m. DANIEL CARROLL BRENT, 03 Jan 1782.
v. LUCINDA LEE, m. JOHN DALRYMPLE ORR.

Notes for JOHN DALRYMPLE ORR:
MD

39. RICHARD HENRY6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 20 Jan 1731/32 in Stratford Westmorland County VA, and died 19 Jun 1794 in Chantilly, VA buried Burnt House burying ground. He married (1) ANNE AYLETT 03 Dec 1759, daughter of WILLIAM AYLET and ELIZABETH ESKRIDGE. She was born 1738, and died 12 Dec 1768. He married (2) ANNE GASKINS Jul 1768, daughter of THOMAS GASKINS and SARAH EUSTACE. She died 1796.

Notes for RICHARD HENRY LEE:
Richard Henry, the fifth son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell, his wife, was born at Stratford, Westmoreland county, the 20th of January, 1732, and died at his home, Chantilly, in the same county, on the 19th of June, 1794.

After he had completed his education in England he entered Virginia politics at age twenty-six. It was in 1757 that he made his first appearance in the political arena by being chosen a member of the house of Burgesses. Richard Henry Lee had been one of the earliest to talk against English misrule, even though his family had thrived for more than a century under the empire.

Also in 1757 he married Anne Aylett. They chose to live in Westmoreland County instead of upriver to the property he inherited. Richard Henry's tastes ran more to books and politics than to managing an isolated farm.

In 1759 Richard Henry uttered indignant remarks that have heen called the most extreme anti-slavery statement made before the 19th century. He stressed that blacks were "equally entitled to liberty and freedom by the great law of nature." Soon, when Richard Henry made a spectacular blunder, he found his earlier tactics left him little sympathy across Virginia.

In 1764, just as Richard Henry was seeking to topple John Robinson who was speaker of the House of Burgeses, his own ambition and greed betrayed him. Although he hastened to apply for the position under the Stamp Act, he lost it to George Mercer, whose family was allied with Speaker Robinson.

In 1774 Richard Henry and John Adam's were introduced at his sister, Alice Lee Shippen's house. At the time it was unaware that a partnership would be instrumental in bringing about America's independence.

On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee arose in Congress to offer the motion for American Independence. It was seconeded by John Adams. Affairs became sour for the Lee family at once. Because of Richard Henry's temper, the congress excluded him from the committee created to announce the separation from England. This is when Thomas Jefferson earned fame for penning the Declaration of Independence and Richard Henry's motion had been forgotten.

Mr. Lee continued to serve in Congress for many years and was one of the signers of the articles of confederation in 1778. After many years of active service in Congress, and all the while a member of the Virginia Assembly, he finally, in 1792, retired from public life. Both branches of the Virginia assembly gave him a vote of thanks for his patriotic services.

Mr. Lee died two years after retiring from public life; his constitution had been enfeebled by his long and arduous labors. He had great suffering, but, though his body had become feeble, his mind retained its vigor. He died at Chantilly on the 19th of June, 1794, and was buried in the old family burial-place, at the "Burnt House Fields," Mt. Pleasant, as he desired in his will.

Ref: Family Bible.
He was chosen as a member of the First Continental congress in 1774 and a member of the committee to frame the Declaration of Independance. Along with his brother, Francis Lightfoot Lee, he signed the Declaration of Indepencence. He wore a piece of black silk over his left hand as he was missing the fingers except for the thumb, due to a hunting accident.

Notes for ANNE AYLETT:
sister of Mary Aylett who married Thomas Ludwell Lee, Step daughter of Col James Stiptoe who owned Harmony Hall a plantation near Stratford Elizabeth Steptoe who married Philip Ludwell Lee was a half sister of Mary & Ann Aylett

Notes for ANNE GASKINS:
Was a Pinkard widow when married Richard Henry Lee
Had one son with Thomas Pinkard (name unknown)

Children of RICHARD LEE and ANNE AYLETT are:
i. THOMAS7 LEE, b. 20 Oct 1758, at Chantilly; d. Oct 1805; m. (1) ELIZABETH ASHTON ALEXANDER; b. 1760; m. (2) NELLIE BRANT; b. ABT 1760, Westmoreland Co, VA; m. (3) MILDRED WASHINGTON, 15 Oct 1788; b. 1760, "Bushfield" (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.).

Notes for THOMAS LEE:
Thomas Lee lived at "Park Gate," near Dumfries, in Prince William county, where he farmed and pracetced law.

ii. LUDWELL LEE, b. 13 Oct 1760, "Chantilly"; d. 23 Mar 1836, "Belmont", in Loudoun; m. (1) FLORA LEE, 23 Jan 1788; b. 1770; d. 1795; m. (2) ELIZABETH ARMISTEAD, 1797.
iii. MARY LEE, b. 28 Jul 1764, Chantilly, VA; d. Oct 1810, Georgetown; m. WILLIAM AUGUSTINE WASHINGTON, 05 Jul 1792; b. 25 Nov 1757, of Bridges Creek.
iv. HANNAH "SALLY" LEE, b. 1766 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. ABT 1801 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); m. CORBIN WASHINGTON, 10 May 1787; b. 1765, Augustine, Washington, OR (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1800 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.).

Notes for CORBIN WASHINGTON:
Of "Walnut Farm", Westmoreland

v. FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE, b. 18 Jun 1782, "Sully"; d. 13 Apr 1850; m. (1) ELIZABETH FITZGERALD, Bef. 1810; m. (2) JANE ANNE FITZGERALD, 09 Feb 1810.

Notes for FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE:
In 1798 entered Harvard College, was graduated an A. B. in 1802 and in 1806 received his A. M. (College records.) He was a lawyer by profession, and resided at "Sully," in Fairfax county, not far distant from Alexandria and Washington.

He married sisters

Children of RICHARD LEE and ANNE GASKINS are:
vi. ANNE7 LEE, b. 01 Dec 1770, "Chantilly", Westmoreland Co., VA; d. 09 Sep 1804; m. CHARLES LEE, 11 Feb 1789, Chantilly, Westmoreland Co., VA; b. 1758, VA; d. 24 Jun 1815, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., VA.

Notes for CHARLES LEE:
Hon. Judge Charles Lee

Princeton 1775, a student with expensive habits. Admitted to the bar 1794, served briefly in Va legislature. Appointed Attorney General of the US by Geo Washington as he was leaving office and continued under Pres John Adams

He was a member of the American Whig Society in 1775. He served as a member of the Continental Congress and the Virginia Assembly. He was also a naval officer of the southern Potomac by appt in 1784 by Gov. Patrick Henry. On 10 Dec 1795, Pres George Washington appointed him Attorney General of the US. He served from 1786-1801. He was one of the "Midnight Judges".

vii. HENRIETTA LEE, b. 10 Dec 1773, Fairfax Co., VA; d. ABT 1803, Fairfax Co., VA; m. (1) GEORGE RICHARD LEE TURBERVILLE, 14 Dec 1794; b. 1770, "Peckatone", Westmoreland Co., VA; d. 10 Dec 1773, Fairfax Co., VA; m. (2) WILLIAM MAFFIT, 14 Dec 1794.

Notes for GEORGE RICHARD LEE TURBERVILLE:
Hon.
Ref Historical Society of Fairfax Co, Inc. Vol 11-1971

Notes for WILLIAM MAFFIT:
Rev.
of "Salona"

viii. SARAH LEE, b. 27 Dec 1775, Westmorland Co VA, at "Chantilly"; d. 08 May 1837, Alexandria, VA; m. EDMUND JENNINGS LEE, ABT 1796; b. 20 May 1772, "Leesylvania," Prince William Co.; d. 30 May 1843, at his home in Alexandria.

Notes for SARAH LEE:
She married her cousin Edmund Jennings Lee.
Her sister Anne was married to Edmund's brother Charles.

From Westmorland County

She was christened by Rev. Mr. Smith; her proxies were, Thomas Ludwell Lee, and Henry Lee, Esqrs., Miss Eliza Lee, Miss Mary Lee, Miss Nancy Lee, and Miss Hannah Lee.

Notes for EDMUND JENNINGS LEE:
Assumed responsibility for bail of brother Harry when in 1812 he was arrested for being overly opposed to the War of 1812 and lost greatly also on a real estate deal in KY involving brother Harry.

Middle name believed to have had one "N" originally-see ancestors

Edmond Jennings Lee was born on May 20, 1772, as the fifth son of Henry Lee II and Lucy Grymes his wife at LEESYLVANIA. He married Sarah Lee and together they had nine children. On the 30th of May, 1843, Mr. Lee died at his home in Alexandria.
In early life he became a member of the Episcopal Church. He became deeply interested in the cause of religion in general, as in that of his own church. Edmond Jennings was an active layman and his name was among the prominent as a member of Diocesan and General Convention, trustee of Education Society, vestryman and delegate of Christ Church, and a member of Standing Committee.
Mr. Lee's undertaking, successfully carried out, to resist and defeat the execution of the confiscation act in regard to church property. His presevering devotion and legal ability helped him fight many other arguments and win. For example, the 'Bishop's fund' existence today is entirely due to Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee was for several years the Mayor of Alexanderia, and took special pains to enforce the proper observance of the Sabbath. As in public, so in private, he insisted on this duty.

ix. CASSIUS LEE, b. 18 Aug 1779; d. 08 Jul 1798, Princeton.

40. ALICE6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 04 Jun 1736 in "Stratford", and died 25 Mar 1817 in Philadelphia. She married WILLIAM SHIPPEN, JR 03 Apr 1760 in London England.

Notes for WILLIAM SHIPPEN, JR:
Known as Billy
Apparently a Physician

Children of ALICE LEE and WILLIAM SHIPPEN are:
i. ANNE "NANCY" HUME7 SHIPPEN, b. 1763; d. 23 Aug 1841, Philadelphia; m. HENRY BEEKMAN LIVINGSTON, 11 Mar 1781.

Notes for HENRY BEEKMAN LIVINGSTON:
A Colonel
One source has his father as Robert R. Livingston

ii. THOMAS LEE SHIPPEN, b. 1765; d. 04 Feb 1798, Near Charleston SC; m. ELIZABETH (FARLEY) BANNISTER, 10 Mar 1791.

41. WILLIAM6 LEE (THOMAS5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 31 Aug 1739 in Stratford, VA, and died 27 Jun 1795 in Green Spring. He married HANNAH PHILLIPAS LUDWELL 07 Mar 1769 in St. Clement Dane's, Middlesex Co, VA, daughter of PHILIP LUDWELL and FRANCES GRYMES. She was born 21 Dec 1737.

Notes for WILLIAM LEE:
William's surprising election to the post of Sheriff of London gave promise of a glittering career in english Politics, but he abandoned it willingly to join the cause of the Independence.

Children of WILLIAM LEE and HANNAH LUDWELL are:
i. WILLIAM LUDWELL7 LEE, b. 23 Jan 1775, London; d. 24 Jan 1803, "Greenspring", buried Jamestown Churchyard.
ii. PORTIA LEE, b. 1777; d. 19 Feb 1840; m. WILLIAM HODGSON; b. White Haven, England; d. 07 Nov 1820, Alexandria, VA.
iii. CORNELIA LEE, b. 03 Mar 1780; d. 1815; m. JOHN HOPKINS, 16 Oct 1806; b. Of Richmond, VA.
iv. BRUTUS LEE, b. Nov 1778; d. Jun 1779.

42. RICHARD "SQUIRE"6 LEE (HENRY5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1726 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA, and died 1795 in Westmoreland Co, VA. He married SARAH (SALLY) BLAND POYTHRESS 1786 in Prince George, VA, daughter of PETER POYTHRESS and ELIZABETH BLAND. She was born 1768, and died 1828.

Notes for RICHARD "SQUIRE" LEE:
Served as Burgess 1757-8, 1762, 1769, 1772, 1774 of Westmoreland co, VA

Children of RICHARD LEE and SARAH POYTHRESS are:
i. RICHARD7 LEE.
ii. MARY LEE, b. 12 Feb 1790; d. 18 Sep 1848, Chesterfield, VA; m. THOMAS JONES, 11 Dec 1804; b. 18 Aug 1781, of Chesterfield Co., VA; d. 09 Nov 1860, "Belle Vue", Chesterfield Co., VA.
iii. LETTICE LEE, b. 1792; d. 1827; m. JOHN AUGUSTINE SMITH.

Notes for JOHN AUGUSTINE SMITH:
MD

Resident of William and Mary College; and later the "College of Physicians and Surgeons" of New York City

iv. RICHARDIA LEE, b. 1795; d. 1850; m. PRESLEY COX, 1815.

43. HENRY6 LEE II (HENRY5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1729 in Lee Hall Leesylvania, Westmoreland, and died 01 Oct 1787 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA. He married LUCY GRYMES 01 Dec 1753 in Green Spring on James River, daughter of CHARLES GRYMES and FRANCES JENINGS. She was born 26 Apr 1734 in Richmond Co VA, and died 1792.

Notes for HENRY LEE II:
Colonial

He served as Justice of Peace, was a Burgess 1758, 1761-64, 1769, 1772. Member of the Convention 1774-76 and served in the State Senate 1780.

Henry Lee II was born in 1729, as the third son, to Henry Lee and Mary Bland his wife, probably at Lee Hall in Westmoreland Co. He married Lucy Grymes and had 8 children of his own.
While living in Westmorland Co he practiced Law. Then, in 1754, left for Prince William Co where he established LEESYLVANIA at Freestone Point on the Potomoc on a 2000 acres inhertiance. He served as Justice of the Peace in Prince William Co. and first in commission. He also represented Prince William for many years as a member of the House of Burgesses, of all the Conventions, of the Declaratory Committee, and of the General Assembly. He served as County Lieutenant and was active in the duties of the office during the Revolutionaly War. Mr. Lee also was in the State Senate in the year 1780.

Notes for LUCY GRYMES:
Considered the Lowland Beauty. Geo Washington courted her

Children of HENRY LEE and LUCY GRYMES are:
i. HENRY (LIGHTHORSE HARRY)7 LEE III, b. 29 Jan 1756, Leesylvania, Prince William Co, VA; d. 25 Mar 1818, Cumberland Island, Georgia; home of Gen. Green; m. (1) MATILDA LUDWELL LEE, Apr 1782; b. 1764; d. 1790; m. (2) ANN HILL CARTER, 18 Jun 1793, Shirley, VA; b. 1773; d. 26 Jul 1829, Ravensworth, VA, Bur. Chapel, Washin & Lee U, Lexington, VA.

Notes for HENRY (LIGHTHORSE HARRY) LEE III:
General

Graduated Princeton 1773 at age17

Source: Article from "The New York Times," Sunday Dec. 7, 1969, by Eugene Warner, 'The Lees of Virginia and How They Lived'

Rich in Spirit
Robert E. Lee started life with little, and he, left it-after great glory- the same. Lee's father, Henry (Light-Horse Harry) Lee, was imprisoned for debt in 1809. He had had a brilliant cavalry career in the Revolutionary War, but he failed to fit into postwar life; true, he rose to become Governor of Virginia, but he squandered his inheritance on get-rich-quick land speculations.
Light-Horse Harry Lee had married a cousin, Matilda, who had inherited the vast estate of Stratford Hall from her father. They had four children. When Matilda died in 1790, she left the estate in trust for her children, no doubt to save it from her husband's creditors. Three years later, at 37, Light-Horse Harry married Anne Hill Carter, the 20 year-old daughter of Charles Carter. The Carter estates were said to be nearly as vast as George Washington's.

Words for a Hero
Light-Horse Harry brought his young wife to Stratford Hall, settled down for a while and was elected to Congress. There, upon the death of Washington, he eulogized his hero as "First in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen."
On Jan. 19, 1807, Lee's second wife gave birth to her fourth child, Robert Edward Lee. He was destined to become the most famous of all the many Lees of Virginia.
Lee was born in what today is called the "Mothers' Room." It is on the east side of the mansion, on the main floor. In this same room, it is said, were born two earlier Lees, Richard Henry, and Francis Lightfoot Lee, the only two brothers to sign the Declaration of Independence.
When Robert E Lee was 16 months old his half-brother Henry reached the age of 21 and thereupon became the lawful owner of Stratford Hall under the terms of his mother's will. From that day on, Light Horse Harry, his second wife and their four children became nonpaying guests, desperate for money. Everything they could sell-tracts of land, carriages, etc. was sold.
Anne Lee could not help, because her father had put her inheritance in trust. Like Matilda, old Mr. Carter had no confidence in Harry's ability to handle money. Then came to final blow: On April 11, 1809, when Robert was 2 years old his father was arrested for debt and hauled off to jail for a year.
In the summer of 1810, Light-Horse Harry and his family left Stratford Hall and moved to a small brick house on Cameron Street in Alexandria, VA. From then on Robert E Lee was to live in many places between Stratford Hall, Arlington and his final resting place at Lexington..

ii. CHARLES LEE, b. 1758, VA; d. 24 Jun 1815, Warrenton, Fauquier Co., VA; m. (1) ANNE LEE, 11 Feb 1789, Chantilly, Westmoreland Co., VA; b. 01 Dec 1770, "Chantilly", Westmoreland Co., VA; d. 09 Sep 1804; m. (2) MARGARET CHRISTIAN SCOTT, 19 Jul 1809; b. 20 Jan 1783; d. 11 Oct 1843.

Notes for CHARLES LEE:
Hon. Judge Charles Lee

Princeton 1775, a student with expensive habits. Admitted to the bar 1794, served briefly in Va legislature. Appointed Attorney General of the US by Geo Washington as he was leaving office and continued under Pres John Adams

He was a member of the American Whig Society in 1775. He served as a member of the Continental Congress and the Virginia Assembly. He was also a naval officer of the southern Potomac by appt in 1784 by Gov. Patrick Henry. On 10 Dec 1795, Pres George Washington appointed him Attorney General of the US. He served from 1786-1801. He was one of the "Midnight Judges".

iii. RICHARD BLAND LEE, b. 1761, vA; d. 12 Mar 1827, buried Congressional Cemetary, Washington DC; m. ELIZABETH COLLINS, 20 Jun 1794; d. 24 Jun 1858, Buried Congressional Cemetary, Washington DC.

Notes for RICHARD BLAND LEE:
Occupation Congressman
He served as a member of the House of Delegates in 1784. He was a distinguished member of the US Congress 1789-95 and 1825-27

iv. MARY LEE, b. 1764; d. 1827; m. PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL.

Notes for PHILIP RICHARD FENDALL:
Clerk of Charles Co.

v. THEODORIC LEE, b. 03 Sep 1766, VA; d. 10 Apr 1849; m. CATHERINE HITE.

Notes for THEODORIC LEE:
Was the most obscure of the family-remained a farmer all his life

Notes for CATHERINE HITE:
She was not only distinguished for intelligence and beauty of person, but possessed unusual accomplishments for that day, having acquired a thorough knowledge of French and music.

vi. EDMUND JENNINGS LEE, b. 20 May 1772, "Leesylvania," Prince William Co.; d. 30 May 1843, at his home in Alexandria; m. SARAH LEE, ABT 1796; b. 27 Dec 1775, Westmorland Co VA, at "Chantilly"; d. 08 May 1837, Alexandria, VA.

Notes for EDMUND JENNINGS LEE:
Assumed responsibility for bail of brother Harry when in 1812 he was arrested for being overly opposed to the War of 1812 and lost greatly also on a real estate deal in KY involving brother Harry.

Middle name believed to have had one "N" originally-see ancestors

Edmond Jennings Lee was born on May 20, 1772, as the fifth son of Henry Lee II and Lucy Grymes his wife at LEESYLVANIA. He married Sarah Lee and together they had nine children. On the 30th of May, 1843, Mr. Lee died at his home in Alexandria.
In early life he became a member of the Episcopal Church. He became deeply interested in the cause of religion in general, as in that of his own church. Edmond Jennings was an active layman and his name was among the prominent as a member of Diocesan and General Convention, trustee of Education Society, vestryman and delegate of Christ Church, and a member of Standing Committee.
Mr. Lee's undertaking, successfully carried out, to resist and defeat the execution of the confiscation act in regard to church property. His presevering devotion and legal ability helped him fight many other arguments and win. For example, the 'Bishop's fund' existence today is entirely due to Mr. Lee.
Mr. Lee was for several years the Mayor of Alexanderia, and took special pains to enforce the proper observance of the Sabbath. As in public, so in private, he insisted on this duty.

Notes for SARAH LEE:
She married her cousin Edmund Jennings Lee.
Her sister Anne was married to Edmund's brother Charles.

From Westmorland County

She was christened by Rev. Mr. Smith; her proxies were, Thomas Ludwell Lee, and Henry Lee, Esqrs., Miss Eliza Lee, Miss Mary Lee, Miss Nancy Lee, and Miss Hannah Lee.

vii. LUCY LEE, b. 1774, VA.
viii. ANNE LEE, b. 1776, VA; d. Aug 1857; m. WILLIAM BYRD PAGE, ABT 1793; b. 1788; d. 1822.

44. LAETICIA6 LEE (HENRY5, RICHARD4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1730 in Leesylvania, Westmoreland, VA, and died 1788 in Lancaster Co., VA. She married WILLIAM BALL ABT 1746, son of WILLIAM BALL and MARGARET BALL. He died Bef. 12 Mar 1760 in Lancaster Co., VA.

Children of LAETICIA LEE and WILLIAM BALL are:
i. MARY7 BALL, b. 1748; m. (1) JOHN BALL, 12 Mar 1765, Lancaster Co, VA; m. (2) REGINALD GRAHAM, 03 Apr 1774.
ii. HENRY LEE BALL.
iii. WILLIAM BALL, d. 1785, Lancaster Co, VA; m. CATHERINE CAMPBELL, 10 Jul 1772, Scotland.

Notes for WILLIAM BALL:
Doctor
Named Col. Henry Towles as executer of his estate. Recieved "Millenbeck" 2 Feb 1746/7 by deed of gift. (Lancaster Co VA Deeds & Wills 14:44b)

45. THOMAS6 HEATH (MARY5 LEE, WILLIAM C4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) He married WINIFRED JONES.

Child of THOMAS HEATH and WINIFRED JONES is:
i. MARY7 HEATH, m. WILLIAM MILLER.

46. JOHN6 ARMISTEAD (ANNA5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) He married (1) SUSANNA MERIWETHER. He married (2) ELIZABETH GILL.

Notes for JOHN ARMISTEAD:
Had 3 children with first wife(Susanna Meriwether) and 4 children with second wife(Elizabeth Gill).

Children of JOHN ARMISTEAD and SUSANNA MERIWETHER are:
i. JOHN7 ARMISTEAD, d. 02 May 1779; m. (1) AGNES (MNU) ARMISTEAD; m. (2) MARY BURBAGE.

Notes for JOHN ARMISTEAD:
Col.

Resident of St. Peter's Parish, New Kent; colonel of militia and State Senator from New Kent, in the first Senate of Virginia.

ii. WILLIAM ARMISTEAD, m. MARY NICHOLAS.

Notes for WILLIAM ARMISTEAD:
Major
Vestryman of Blissland Parish

iii. SUSANNA ARMISTEAD.

Children of JOHN ARMISTEAD and ELIZABETH GILL are:
iv. JOHN7 ARMISTEAD.
v. MISS ARMISTEAD, m. WILLIAM RUSSELL.
vi. GILL ARMISTEAD, d. 1762; m. ELIZABETH ALLEN, 23 May 1751.

Notes for GILL ARMISTEAD:
Colonel
Lived in Blissland Parish, New Kent; sheriff in 1757; colonel in 1758

vii. WILLIAM ARMISTEAD, m. ELIZABETH ARMISTEAD.

47. MARTHA6 ARMISTEAD (ANNA5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married (1) LEWIS BURWELL. He was born 1710. She married (2) DUDLEY DIGGGES. He was born in of White Marsh, Gloucester Co., VA.

Notes for DUDLEY DIGGGES:
Hon Dudley Digges was President of the Virginia Council in 1736

Child of MARTHA ARMISTEAD and DUDLEY DIGGGES is:
i. MARTHA7 DIGGES, b. 1759; d. 1842; m. NATHANIEL BURWELL; b. 1750; d. 1801.

Notes for NATHANIEL BURWELL:
Major

48. MARY6 ARMISTEAD (ANNA5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1696, and died 1775. She married (1) JAMES BURWELL. He was born 04 Feb 1688/89, and died 06 Oct 1718. She married (2) PHILIP LIGHTFOOT. He was born 1689, and died 1748 in Yorktown, VA.

Notes for MARY ARMISTEAD:
Had two children with James Burnwell andfour children with Philip Lightfoot

Notes for JAMES BURWELL:
Was a Burgess in 1718

Notes for PHILIP LIGHTFOOT:
Hon. Philip Lightfoot was known as the "Merchant Prince"; owned large estates in York, Surry, Charles City, Brunswick, Goochland, New Kent, and Hanover Co's, houses, storehouses and lots in yorktonw, Williamsburg and Blandford, slaves, silver, chariots, horses, cattle, etc., and amassed the imense Lightfoot fortune. Served as Clerk of York Co., 1707-33; Agent for Public Storehouse, 1715; of the King's Council, 1733.

Children of MARY ARMISTEAD and JAMES BURWELL are:
i. NATHANIEL BACON7 BURWELL.
ii. LUCY BURWELL.

Children of MARY ARMISTEAD and PHILIP LIGHTFOOT are:
iii. WILLIAM7 LIGHTFOOT, b. 1722; d. Bef. 1771; m. MILDRED HOWELL.

Notes for WILLIAM LIGHTFOOT:
Of "Teddington", Charles City Co, VA. Served as High Sheriff of York Co., VA 1746

iv. JOHN JIGHTFOOT.
v. ARMISTEAD LIGHTFOOT, b. 1730; d. 1771; m. ANNE BURWELL.
vi. PHILIP LIGHTFOOT, m. SUSANNAH (MNU) LIGHTFOOT.

49. JOYCE6 ARMISTEAD (ANNA5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married MORDECAI BOOTH.

Child of JOYCE ARMISTEAD and MORDECAI BOOTH is:
i. GEORGE7 BOOTH, m. MARY WYTHE MASON.

50. SARAH6 EUSTACE (ANNA5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) She married THOMAS GASKINS V.

Notes for SARAH EUSTACE:
Had four children

Children of SARAH EUSTACE and THOMAS GASKINS are:
i. ANNE7 GASKINS, d. 1796; m. (1) THOMAS PINCKARD; m. (2) RICHARD HENRY LEE, Jul 1768; b. 20 Jan 1731/32, Stratford Westmorland County VA; d. 19 Jun 1794, Chantilly, VA buried Burnt House burying ground.

Notes for ANNE GASKINS:
Was a Pinkard widow when married Richard Henry Lee
Had one son with Thomas Pinkard (name unknown)

Notes for RICHARD HENRY LEE:
Richard Henry, the fifth son of Thomas Lee and Hannah Ludwell, his wife, was born at Stratford, Westmoreland county, the 20th of January, 1732, and died at his home, Chantilly, in the same county, on the 19th of June, 1794.

After he had completed his education in England he entered Virginia politics at age twenty-six. It was in 1757 that he made his first appearance in the political arena by being chosen a member of the house of Burgesses. Richard Henry Lee had been one of the earliest to talk against English misrule, even though his family had thrived for more than a century under the empire.

Also in 1757 he married Anne Aylett. They chose to live in Westmoreland County instead of upriver to the property he inherited. Richard Henry's tastes ran more to books and politics than to managing an isolated farm.

In 1759 Richard Henry uttered indignant remarks that have heen called the most extreme anti-slavery statement made before the 19th century. He stressed that blacks were "equally entitled to liberty and freedom by the great law of nature." Soon, when Richard Henry made a spectacular blunder, he found his earlier tactics left him little sympathy across Virginia.

In 1764, just as Richard Henry was seeking to topple John Robinson who was speaker of the House of Burgeses, his own ambition and greed betrayed him. Although he hastened to apply for the position under the Stamp Act, he lost it to George Mercer, whose family was allied with Speaker Robinson.

In 1774 Richard Henry and John Adam's were introduced at his sister, Alice Lee Shippen's house. At the time it was unaware that a partnership would be instrumental in bringing about America's independence.

On June 7, 1776 Richard Henry Lee arose in Congress to offer the motion for American Independence. It was seconeded by John Adams. Affairs became sour for the Lee family at once. Because of Richard Henry's temper, the congress excluded him from the committee created to announce the separation from England. This is when Thomas Jefferson earned fame for penning the Declaration of Independence and Richard Henry's motion had been forgotten.

Mr. Lee continued to serve in Congress for many years and was one of the signers of the articles of confederation in 1778. After many years of active service in Congress, and all the while a member of the Virginia Assembly, he finally, in 1792, retired from public life. Both branches of the Virginia assembly gave him a vote of thanks for his patriotic services.

Mr. Lee died two years after retiring from public life; his constitution had been enfeebled by his long and arduous labors. He had great suffering, but, though his body had become feeble, his mind retained its vigor. He died at Chantilly on the 19th of June, 1794, and was buried in the old family burial-place, at the "Burnt House Fields," Mt. Pleasant, as he desired in his will.

Ref: Family Bible.
He was chosen as a member of the First Continental congress in 1774 and a member of the committee to frame the Declaration of Independance. Along with his brother, Francis Lightfoot Lee, he signed the Declaration of Indepencence. He wore a piece of black silk over his left hand as he was missing the fingers except for the thumb, due to a hunting accident.

ii. THOMAS GASKINS VI, m. HANNAH HULL.

Notes for THOMAS GASKINS VI:
Prominent during the Revolution

iii. SARAH GASKINS.
iv. ELIZABETH GASKINS, b. 02 May 1756.
v. HENRY LEE GASKINS.

51. KENDALL6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1727, and died 14 Feb 1780 in Northumberland Co, VA. He married BETTY HEALE 09 Jul 1749 in Lancaster Co., VA. She died ABT Jul 1790 in Northumberland Co, VA.

Children of KENDALL LEE and BETTY HEALE are:
i. WILLIAM7 LEE, m. JANE PAYNE, 1789.

Notes for WILLIAM LEE:
He sold Ditchley to Col. James Ball, Jr. of Bewdley, in 1789, who married his aunt, Lettice Lee.

ii. GEORGE LEE.
iii. KENDALL LEE, b. 30 Jul 1763, Ditchley; d. 09 Jun 1811, Fluvanna County; m. (1) SARAH GORDON; b. 21 Jun 1764; m. (2) JUDITH PAYNE; b. 12 Sep 1769; d. 29 Oct 1850.

Notes for SARAH GORDON:
died without issue shortly after their marriage

iv. HANCOCK LEE, b. 26 Jul 1797; d. 05 Nov 1860; m. (1) MARY HENDERSON, 08 Jul 1824; b. 13 Mar 1802; d. 29 Mar 1844; m. (2) MARTHA BICKERTON DREW, 12 Aug 1847; b. 17 Oct 1818; d. 26 Dec 1892.
v. RICHARD LEE.
vi. LANCELOT LEE.
vii. ARTHUR LEE.
viii. JUDITH LEE.
ix. PRISCILLA LEE, m. GRIFFIN EDWARDS.
x. BETTY LEE.

52. MARY6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1722, and died 04 Mar 1743/44 in Cobbs Hall, Northumberland Co, VA. She married (1) CHARLES LEE, son of CHARLES LEE and ELIZABETH PINCKARD. He was born 02 Nov 1722 in "Cobb's Hall", and died Mar 1785. She married (2) CHARLES COBBS.

Children of MARY LEE and CHARLES LEE are:
i. ANNE7 LEE, b. 24 Jun 1742.
ii. CHARLES LEE, b. 04 Mar 1743/44, Cobb's Hall; d. Mar 1785; m. SARAH HULL; b. 1747; d. 1827.

53. JUDITH6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1723, and died 24 Mar 1791. She married DAVID PETER GALLOWAY ABT 1745.

Children of JUDITH LEE and DAVID GALLOWAY are:
i. HELEN7 GALLOWAY, m. JOHN GILMOUR.

Notes for JOHN GILMOUR:
From the Family Chronicle, May/June 1998, "The Surname Origin List" pg 47
Gilmour (British) "Servant of the Virgin Mary"

ii. DAVID GALLOWAY, m. MARGARET BLAIR.

54. STEPHAN6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1715, and died 1791. He married (1) ANN MURPHY. She died 1806. He married (2) JAME MATTISON. He married (3) SARAH CRABB MCGRUDER.

Children of STEPHAN LEE and ANN MURPHY are:
i. LEWIS LIGHTFOOT7 LEE, b. 02 Jun 1751; d. 1798; m. JERMIMA DERWY.
ii. STEPHEN LEE, b. 17 Dec 1752; d. 1826.
iii. EDWARD LEE, b. 1755; d. 1815; m. SARAH RECORDS.
iv. HENRY LEE, b. 1757; m. MARY YOUNG.
v. PETER LEE, b. 14 Feb 1759; m. REBECCA TAYLOR; b. 1763.
vi. LEANNA LEE, b. 1760; m. JOHN LASHBROOK.
vii. JEANNIE LEE, b. 01 Sep 1763; m. BURGESS MASON.
viii. LYDIA LEE, b. 30 Apr 1766; m. SANFORD RENNY.
ix. DEBORAH LEE, b. 1770; m. JACOB REMEY.
x. JOHN LEE, b. 1777.

Children of STEPHAN LEE and JAME MATTISON are:
xi. LUCY7 LEE, m. MOSES BIRDWELL, 1755.
xii. PRISCILLA LEE, m. WILLIAM BOTTS, 09 Nov 1769.
xiii. NANCY LEE.
xiv. ANN LEE.

55. LETTICE6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born ABT 1732, and died 17 Nov 1811 in White Chapel, Lancaster Co, VA. She married JAMES BALL. He was born 31 Dec 1718, and died 24 Nov 1789.

Notes for JAMES BALL:
Colonial
Of "Bewdley", Lancaster

Children of LETTICE LEE and JAMES BALL are:
i. JUDITH7 BALL.
ii. JAMES BALL, b. 20 Feb 1755; d. 1825; m. FRANCES DOWNMAN.

Notes for JAMES BALL:
Purchased Ditchley from his cousin William Lee, and settled there

iii. ANNE BALL, b. 31 May 1779.
iv. SARAH BALL, b. 1760.
v. FRANCES BALL, m. GEORGE LEE, 16 Feb 1787.

56. THOMAS6 LEE (RICHARD5, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1729, and died 1816. He married MARY GRIFFIN. She was born 1732, and died 1758.

Children of THOMAS LEE and MARY GRIFFIN are:
i. THOMAS7 LEE, b. 09 Dec 1761.
ii. JOHN LEE, b. 10 May 1763.
iii. WILLIAM LEE, d. 1825.
iv. RICHARD LEE, b. 03 Apr 1766.
v. JAMES LEE, b. 20 Oct 1768.
vi. NEEDHAM LEE, b. 04 Nov 1770, VA; d. 1820; m. SUSAN BAILEY.
vii. LEWIS LEE, b. 1772.
viii. ZILPHA LEE, b. 03 Jan 1773; m. THOMAS BAILEY.
ix. WINNIFRED LEE, b. 1778; m. WILLIAM BAILEY.
x. EDWARD LEE, b. 1779.
xi. ANNA LEE, b. 1781.
xii. LUVANNA LEE, b. 1781; d. 1782.
xiii. SAMUEL LEE, b. 1748; d. 1762.
xiv. THOMAS "GREENBERRY" LEE, b. 1749; d. 1784.
xv. MARY LEE, b. 1779.
xvi. EDWARD LEE, b. 1778.

57. RICHARD6 TAYLOR (ELIZABETH5 LEE, HANCOCK4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 03 Apr 1744 in Lexington, KY, and died 19 Jan 1829 in Louisville, KY. He married SARAH DABNEY STROTHER 20 Aug 1779, daughter of FRANCIS STROTHER and SUSANNAH DABNEY. She was born 14 Dec 1760 in Orange Co, VA, and died 13 Dec 1832.

Notes for RICHARD TAYLOR:
lieutenant colonel 2d VA Regiment; with Washington at the defeat of Gen Braddock; member VA Legislature; member KY legislature

Children of RICHARD TAYLOR and SARAH STROTHER are:
i. STROTHER RICHARD7 TAYLOR.
ii. HANCOCK TAYLOR, b. 1781 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1841 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); m. (1) SOPHIA ELIZABETH HOARD, 1806 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); m. (2) ANNA HORNSBY LEWIS, 1814 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); b. 1796 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1882 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.).
iii. WILLIAM DABNEY STROTHER TAYLOR, b. 1782.
iv. ZACHARY TAYLOR, b. 24 Nov 1784, Montecello, Orange Co., VA; d. 09 Jul 1850, White House, Washington, DC, Bur. Lousiville, Jefferson Co., KY; m. MARGARET MACKALL SMITH, 21 Jun 1810, Jefferson Co., KY; b. 1788 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1852 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.).

Notes for ZACHARY TAYLOR:
President Zachary Taylor
Occupation: 12th President, USA
Elected in 1848 over Lewis Cass by a popular vote of 1,360,967 to 1,222,342 and an electoral vote of 163 to 127. Chose Millard Fillmore as vice-president. Died in office, while Congress was in session. Was 2nd cousin of James Madison.

Zachary Taylor, nicknamed "Rough and Ready," was our twelfth president and hero of the Mexican War of 1846-1848. He was a descendant of William Brewster and Isaac Allerton. His Mayflower lines came through William Brewster's daughter, Fear, who was Isaac Allerton's second wife. President Taylor's great-grandmother, Sarah Allerton, married Hancock Lee of the Lees of Virginia. He was thus related to Richard Henry Lee, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Zachary Taylor's daughter, Sarah, was the first wife of Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America.

v. GEORGE TAYLOR, b. 1790; d. died young.
vi. ELIZABETH LEE TAYLOR, b. 1792 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1845 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); m. (1) JAMES FADDEN; m. (2) JOHN GIBSON TAYLOR, 1812 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); b. 1786 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.); d. 1828 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry, 1935 The Tuttle Co., Rutland, Vermont.).
vii. JOSEPH PANNHILL TAYLOR, b. 1796 (Source: "Genealogies of the Families of the Presidents", by Reginald Buchanan Henry