Board : Boards > Surnames > Lee Subject : Richard Lee the founder of the Virginia Lees Author : Duane Miller Date : 14 Jun 2005 10:42 PM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QIw.2ACIB/7428 Boards > Surnames > Lee URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.lee&m=7428 Subject: Richard Lee the founder of the Virginia Lees Author: Duane Miller Date: 14 Jun 2005 10:42 PM GMT Email: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------I have the books "Robert E Lee, The Man, The Soldier, by Philip Van Doren Stern" and " The Lees of Virginia, Seven Generations of an American Family, by Paul C Nagel" and both tell me different on Richard Lee's parents. Stern says that Richard's parents are Richard Lee and Elizabeth Bendy and Nagel says John Lee and Jane Hancock. It did dawn on me however that Richard Lee and Anna Constable had a son named Hancock which if I were to go by naming paterns I'd lean more towards the John Lee Jane Hancock theory. I also found these this webpage that isn't any more helpful than the books, http://www.btinternet.com/~ALANSPAGE/Alstalk.htm There is a letter there (1745 Copy of a Letter from Lancelot Lee of England to the Hon.Thomas Lee, President of the Colony of Virginia, dated Coton, Shropshire, May 21st, 1745 – from “The King’s Lea, p.131-133 by Gladys Howard Thompson) which makes me agree with only one fact from all three of these sources and that is the mention of Reyner de Lega in the books and the mention of a "High Sheriff" which is probably Reyner mentioned in the letter are connectected to the Virginoian Richard Lee somehow. One other thing in the Lancelot letter that makes me wonder is he says, "Your ancestor, Richard, you see, was the sixth son, so that he must have been at least that number of years younger than his brother Thomas. By this computation, in the year 1616 (at which time you say he came to Virginia), he must have been middle aged and father of Col. Richard Lee, both having estates in England and Virginia." All Richard Lee (founder of the Virginia Lees) researchers know that he came to Virginia in 1639/40 so what was the reason for Lancelot saying "By this computation, in the year 1616 (at which time you say he came to Virginia), he must have been middle aged and father of Col. Richard Lee", did he mean 1639/40 instead of 1616 which is about the time the Virginian Richard was born or did his father come to Virginia as well? So with all that I ask, does anyone know who the Virginian Richard Lee's parents are. With all the different information I've see I have no idea how anyone can make a connection to Rayner de Lega. Thanks in advance for any replies and sorry for a long post.Duane Miller Six Lakes MI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

Stern HAS IT right. [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Medicine Woman" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: [LEE] Va Lee's Board : Boards > Surnames > Lee Subject : Richard Lee the founder of the Virginia Lees Author : Duane Miller Date : 14 Jun 2005 10:42 PM GMT http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/QIw.2ACIB/7428 Boards > Surnames > Lee URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.lee&m=7428 Subject: Richard Lee the founder of the Virginia Lees Author: Duane Miller Date: 14 Jun 2005 10:42 PM GMT Email: [email protected] -------------------------------------------------------I have the books "Robert E Lee, The Man, The Soldier, by Philip Van Doren Stern" and " The Lees of Virginia, Seven Generations of an American Family, by Paul C Nagel" and both tell me different on Richard Lee's parents. Stern says that Richard's parents are Richard Lee and Elizabeth Bendy and Nagel says John Lee and Jane Hancock. It did dawn on me however that Richard Lee and Anna Constable had a son named Hancock which if I were to go by naming paterns I'd lean more towards the John Lee Jane Hancock theory. I also found these this webpage that isn't any more helpful than the books, http://www.btinternet.com/~ALANSPAGE/Alstalk.htm There is a letter there (1745 Copy of a Letter from Lancelot Lee of England to the Hon.Thomas Lee, President of the Colony of Virginia, dated Coton, Shropshire, May 21st, 1745 - from "The King's Lea, p.131-133 by Gladys Howard Thompson) which makes me agree with only one fact from all three of these sources and that is the mention of Reyner de Lega in the books and the mention of a "High Sheriff" which is probably Reyner mentioned in the letter are connectected to the Virginoian Richard Lee somehow. One other thing in the Lancelot letter that makes me wonder is he says, "Your ancestor, Richard, you see, was the sixth son, so that he must have been at least that number of years younger than his brother Thomas. By this computation, in the year 1616 (at which time you say he came to Virginia), he must have been middle aged and father of Col. Richard Lee, both having estates in England and Virginia." All Richard Lee (founder of the Virginia Lees) researchers know that he came to Virginia in 1639/40 so what was the reason for Lancelot saying "By this computation, in the year 1616 (at which time you say he came to Virginia), he must have been middle aged and father of Col. Richard Lee", did he mean 1639/40 instead of 1616 which is about the time the Virginian Richard was born or did his father come to Virginia as well? So with all that I ask, does anyone know who the Virginian Richard Lee's parents are. With all the different information I've see I have no idea how anyone can make a connection to Rayner de Lega. Thanks in advance for any replies and sorry for a long post.Duane Miller Six Lakes MI __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - Helps protect you from nasty viruses. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail ==== LEE Mailing List ==== When responding to a 'gatewayed' post from the LEE message board, be sure to use the board addy provided in the message. Since the poster might not be a member of our LEE mailing list, they may only see your response when it is made through the board. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.9/23 - Release Date: 6/20/05 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.10/25 - Release Date: 6/21/05