My email address has changed so I am resubmitting this updated information. I hope to find someone new out there who knows of this LEE family from Ireland. Jehu (a nickname, later changed to John) LEE came from Ireland in early 1700 as a stowaway on a ship at 14 years of age. Jehu settled in VA & had 8 children; Henry LEE, Nathan LEE, Samuel LEE, Susannah LEE, Jane LEE, Victor LEE, Bell LEE, Alice LEE. Henry LEE had 8 children and was probably in NC when Samuel LEE was born in 1800. * NOTE - There must be another generation because of the span of years. Samuel LEE b. July 31 1800 NC - d. Nov 22 1853 Greene co, MO - bur. Robbinson cem. NE of Springfield MO - m. Aug 21 1823 Blount co, TN, Mary HACKNEY b. Sept 21 1805 Blount co,TN - d. Jan 2 1880 Ebinezer, MO, (Mary HACKNEY is in the Mormon family records computer file, married to John LEE, in error.) 11 children (1st 6 b. Blount co, TN); Elizabeth Jane LEE 1824-1901 (m. Solomon B BRIENT 1843 MO - 2 dtrs.), John Austin (Aus) LEE 1825-1870 (m. Elizabeth RHINEHART BRUTON 1851 - 4 ch.), Richard Ishmael (Dick) LEE 1827-1910 (m. 1st Joan Catherine (Cassie) FULBRIGHT - 1 dtr., m. 2nd Martha Dian KIRKPATRICK), George Roger LEE 1829-1902 (m. 1st Eveline Agusta WILSON - 3 ch, m. 2nd Christina Elizabeth Doris Jane KIRKPATRICK - 2 ch.), Samuel Winters (Wint) LEE 1830-1902 (m. Frances Lucinda SNOW 1856 - 2 sons), Hannah LEE 1833-1881 (m. Jesse 'Smith' VANN 1856 prob. MO - 15 ch.), (next 5 b. Greene co, MO) Charlotte Emily LEE 1835-1842, Mary Ann (Annie) LEE 1837-1863 (m. William T HARNER 1861), Charles Thornton LEE 1839-1906, Susannah Malderine (Mal) LEE 1841-1908 (m. George Washington McLAIN 1871 - 3 ch.), Louisa Malvina (Lou) LEE 1843-1929 (m. Elijah Leigh THOMPSON 1867 - 5 ch.). I have information that I would be glad to share. Darolyn Mason _________________________________________________________________ Other surnames in these lines; ANDERSON, BLACKWELL, BROWN, GILMORE, GOODRICH, GOSS, HANN, HILLHOUSE, HILTON, JOHNSON, KIRKPATRICK, LEDBETTER, MASON, MITCHELL, PALMER, PETTIE, PICKRELL, ROSE, SHAUL, SPRINGER, THOMAS, THOMPSON, WARNER, WILEY, WILSON, YANTIS. Darolyn (Dee) Mason California - USA ==== LEE Mailing List ==== 6 Etymology: history, places, & family names of LEE group include LEES LEA DeLEY LEVY O'LEAHY LEIGH C'LAE LEASE LEAHY ORLEAHY LEVI LUIS LEAGH LAYS LEY HALEY CLEAY DALEY DeLAY MacLEECE GREENLEE FitzLEIGH LEVICH OLLY LEEHAM LOEWE LEACH LIEGE LEAY vonLEAHY LEHY LAIGH LAIGLE LUY MacLEE O'LEE LEESON LEESKI LEHMAN LOEWY LEECH deLOACHE LOWE SCHLEY HELMLEY etc. Please FOCUS on topic, per actual connections, to LEE / LEA group