Hello, I am coming to Culpeper VA in July to research my ancestor, Willis Atwell Lee born 1772. He was the son of Major John Lee and Laetitia Atwell. She died in childbirth in 1775. Their son Willis Atwell Lee was my mother's third great grandfather. I know nothing at all about the Atwells. Major John Lee married his second wife Elizabeth Bell in 1781. They divested their property in Culpeper Orange Co Va near the courthouse and moved to Kentucky territory in 1792. John Lee and Elizabeth had a lot of children, Lewis John Sarah Elizabeth, Mary Lucinda, Matilda, and Thomas. My sources tell me: John Hancock Lee (Major) b 1738 (DAR Patriot Index), d 1802, m1Laetitia Atwell of Culpeper, who d in childbirth 29 Mar 1775 (Willis ALee birth). Will 18 Dec 1801, filed Feb 1802 (Kentucky Wills) Warren Co. Willis Atwell Lee (wife 1) b 29 Mar 1775 Culpepper Co VA, d 6 Oct 1824 of typhus, raised and educated by his uncle, Hancock Lee. He came to Frankfurt KY to take a position in Judge Thomas Todd's office in 1793. Married Mary McAffee and built home "Glen Willis" on land given to him by his uncle Hancock Lee, founder of Leestown. Their granddaughter was my second great grandmother, Catherine Martin Rennick who married Rev. John Montgomery at Glen Willis, then moved to Sedalia Missouri, where he founded over a hundred Presbyterian churches. He and she and much of the family are buried at Rangeline Church, Houstonia, Missouri. If you have more information, especially on Major John Lee, Laetitia Atwell and/or Willis Atwell Lee, please fill me in. I am interested in her story, her parents, but have found no information at all. On the Lee side, if I can prove my connection I will apply to the Lee society. This would make my 82 year old mother and her sisters and cousins very happy. Thank you for any help you can give us, Jan Howell Marx